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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1907
Page
5
March 4 reports from Montreal and Eastern Canada describe widespread noncompliance as the Sunday closing law took effect. Theaters remained shut, but enforcement gaps appeared with arrests for violations and authorities noting little observance in multiple cities including Victoria and Vancouver.
Report notes possible action by the man committee this week on wages for switching, passenger and freight crews. Expect changes that would benefit the staff and operations along the Great Northern to Pacific route.
Telegraph briefs report a March 1 signaling Russian Douma opening amid protests in Petrograd and scattered explosions. Other items note a tunnel blast in New Jersey killing one, infernal devices found in Petersburg, a San Francisco cleanup, and railway disaster in Los Angeles involving a boy killed.
New York committee on the Carl Schulz memorial issues a circular outlining objects to be sent broadcast nationwide during the week. The fund aims to reach 250000 dollars. Dr Gremhystekha dead in Ottawa head and feeder of the Independent Order of Foresters dies in Augusta Georgia. Mohawk Indian native of Canada. Rev Dr Henry Vandyke to resign from Princeton March 14 after eight years as Murray professor of English literature to pursue active literary pursuits.
Olympia March 4 The new law making wife desertion a felony passes both legislative branches unanimously and advances to the governor for signature. The bill was introduced in the house by Mr. Beebe.
UPA reports prison inspector Kolbe shot and killed this morning in a terror attack. One agent is captured, others at large.
A call to Seattle residents to save and build a foundation for future welfare. The State Bank of Seattle offers a savings account earning 4 percent interest with care for depositors.
The Pennsylvania railroad increased its annual pension appropriation for retired employees by 36 percent from 390000 to 606000 dollars after granting a 10 percent wage rise to active workers. The change is announced in the pension department's annual report.
The trial of Will J. Davis for second degree manslaughter began in Danville with Judge Kimbrough presiding. The Iroquete theater fire in Chicago on December 41 1003 prompted the case as talesmen were examined and exhibits shown.
The Mountaineers changed their outing plan from Lake Chelan to the Olympic Mountains. They will spend about three weeks tackling the snowy peaks, shifting from a lake trip to a mountaineering expedition.
In Kalamazoo Michigan on March 4 a mother christened her newborn Evelyn Nesbit after the wife of Harry Thaw on trial for the Stanford White murder case in New York.
RB Cooper Willis reports on property deals where vacant parcels bring high profits, while tidelands dominate the earnings. Details are limited in this fragment.
George T. Slade, longtime general superintendent of the Great Northern Railway, tendered his resignation in St Paul on March 4 and it was accepted. He declined to discuss future plans. No official successor was named. P. A. Kennedy, now assistant general superintendent at Spokane, is mentioned as a possibility.
Secretary of the Washington Fire Insurance Company, John W. Black, has returned to duties after surviving a dangerous mastoid operation.
Mme Nordica, famed prima donna, attended a brutal bull fight at Juarez Plaza del Torre where professional female bull fighters performed. She reportedly tossed a bottle into the ring after the final bull killed, praising the spectacle with evident satisfaction.
The Order of Hibernians plans a commemorative program marking Robert Emmet's birth with remarks by Webster Davin and a lineup of readings songs and performances. Participants include Agnes Hunt Mina Mae Rippe Clarence Wise Michael O Hara Nordhoff Ahearn Mae Jones J Powers W J Daly and others with audience singing of God Save Ireland and The Star Spangled Banner.
A daily fine course dinner served from two to six p.m. features a special event at Stevens Hotel Cafe. The venue at 1331 Second Avenue, Brooks Hats, hosts a dinner honoring twenty six guests.
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