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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
8
Representative Jones of Washington proposed adding the Northern Pacific land grant inquiry to the Fulton resolution on the Southern Pacific grant. Hawley resisted, urging no complication, and Jones agreed. If Fulton passes, Jones may push a separate Northern Pacific inquiry afterward.
A Chamber of Commerce meeting protested plans to move the regimental headquarters and band from Fort Lawton near Seattle to Fort Wright near Spokane. Proposals by Quartermaster General Aleshire for new buildings sparked rumors of relocation. Former Gov. Mehan, then in Washington, was asked to press Senators and Representatives on the issue as Fort Lawton remains crowded with four full companies and recruits awaiting assignments.
Oregon seeks to take Esther Mitchell from Steilacoom asylum for treatment after a prior insane declaration. The Holy Roller shooter who killed her brother George Mitchell now faces state questions as authorities request removal to Oregon for care.
Court rules Robert A. Eaton may take his year old son to the circus, use him on the Fourth of July, and for one day per month 9 am to 9 pm. Eaton must pay 50 dollars yearly toward child support and may give him useful presents. The decision followed a divorce proceeding with Dr. Cora Smith Eaton in Minnesota courts. An entertainment for the Children's Industrial Home at Ballard will be held Friday evening at the YMCA. program by home children. Minister Wu Ting-fang discusses world peace through mutual understanding and education, arriving with 22 Chinese youths for study in American schools.
A watchman was locked up before burglars raided a way car on the Bellingham May & Huntied Columbia railway in front of the machine shops. They entered the roof house by cutting a staple and broke into a trunk addressed to D C Butter Blaine. Contents were scattered on the depot platform, but police found no stolen items due to the cornaigner's absence.
Mrs. EB Whitmore of Pair View was arrested on a charge of threatening to inflict great bodily harm on tenant George Clifford. Clifford, who had troubled her over a vacant house, allegedly threw wood and matches at her door after a dispute, prompting the warrant.
Albert Arnold aged 14 of 1617 Ninth Avenue is reported missing this morning by his mother. He wore a long brown overcoat and a gray and black checked cap, according to the police report.
Brooklyn public school standout Floyd Youngs, a Maeval Training High School student in Heeton, has emerged as the top miler among schoolboys in the East. He won a Public School Athletic League mile in 4:40 at Columbia Oval, beating rivals by 18 seconds, and has earned 26 medals across distances from 60 yards to the mile.
A clipped Edmonton Bulletin interview dated February 15 features the Canadian Northern Railway oil expert. The piece discusses oil operations and industry context tied to the Canadian oil sector and regional rail transport.
State Labor Commissioner Hubbard states his son L L Hubbard is innocent of the charge tied to Miss Misa Hayward of Beattie in Pomeroy. A silk dress pattern vanished from Pomeroy Mercantile after Miss Hayward looked at it. cloth not found. They traveled to Seattle and Dayton, were detained by the sheriff at Starbuck, then released.
In Lincoln on March 4 Gov. Sheldon commuted John J. Martins sentence after he agreed to marry his advocate Miss Anderson. She had pledged to reform him after a swindle conviction and a Tennessee arrest, and she later found success in Alaska before returning to unite them.
A confusing United Press dispatch from Bellingham reports tension in labor talks with carpenters and shop rules. The exchange hints at a potential open shop policy and possible new agreements after April 1 amid stalled bargaining.
A silver medal center opening marks the first in a series by the W. C. T. U. at Piret Christa Broadway and Olive. Named participants include George Perry Roth Wagons Davies Bessie Partridge Lamar est Dana.
Bal lard police were asked to locate a set of upper teeth lost last night between Ballard and Interbay. The anonymous lover from Interbay said he needed the teeth and recounted he had been to the Shingle suburb to fetch election returns before losing them on the walk home. He claimed to have had them on arrival in Ballard.
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