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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1904
Page
7
Rosina Mantello, a Portland wife living at 294 First Street, left with Frank Polesto for Seattle. Mantello seeks police aid. $4853 disappeared with his wife and warrants for grand larceny have been issued. Mantello offers a $58 reward.
The wind's advance is tearing at homes along the coast as a southerly gale advances. Weatherman Salisbury urges caution and advises indoor Kensington work or wearing sturdy skirts with six-pound shot for protection. The March blow begins today and intensifies tonight, threatening more damage along the oceanfront.
The weatherman warns of a small hurricane like storm, urging residents to carry rain and prepare for strong winds this afternoon and tonight. Mr. Balisbury plans to issue updates this afternoon and may change the forecast tomorrow, claiming March winds follow time honored traditions and that city politics require steady leadership.
Justice Cann issues warrant for George Brandt a Ballard liquor dealer charged with selling liquor without a license. The complaint questions validity of selling beyond Ballard city limits and cites a Green Lake order paid for wine at $2. Near the state university a two mile radius restriction is noted affecting liquor sales.
Mrs Steiner of Waterville dies at 5 AM before golden wedding anniversary after paralysis struck her on the way home from Beattie. Fifty year married to Gottlieb Steiner, she leaves ten children and fourteen grandchildren. body to be brought home for burial.
S. P. Asia testified before Justice Cann this morning charging Peter a Greek with assault and battery. Asia says he entered a cigar store at 1313 Second Avenue to use a rear telephone, where Peter objected and knocked him down twice. He alleges the Greek threatened to hammer his head if he stayed at the phone.
Lloyds Yokohama wire reports the Shinohi Maru wrecked off Chemulpo is a total loss. The dispatch offers no wreck details while later the story describes a burglary ring uncovered by inspectors with youths confessing to plans and ledgers, including a $140 case, and recovering $45 in plunder.
Two youths aged 12 and 11 robbed Ballard post office lock boxes, learning combinations by observation. They forged checks and seized money orders totaling over 400, then burned many items and used funds to eat, signaling a startling juvenile crime spree in the region.
Patrolman Wickman arrested R. G. Walker on suspicion of being Marty Voss’s partner in a recent Interbay house burglary. Voss was captured by citizens, while Walker fled. officers suspect Walker is Voss’s twin brother due to their resemblance.
A prowling burglar entered at least two residences on Ninth and Tenth avenues south last night. In the Wagner home on Tenth avenue south a kitchen door was forced and a felt hat taken. At the Con way home on Ninth avenue south a pair of trousers was stolen along with about $1 in the pockets.
A condemned killer in St Joseph Missouri twice escaped jail during March. Dunn escaped by fooling a death watch, slipped through a revolving door while the sheriff waited, and was recaptured after a midnight breakout. He was hospitalized with pneumonia and faces execution the next day, doctors warning death could occur within three days without the sentence.
Patrolman Bunnell confronted James Reed on First Avenue South as he attempted to fashion bricks into a small steam engine. Reed claimed to be working at his trade as an iron moulder. He was jailed pending a mental condition evaluation.
Several successive earthquake shocks were felt this morning at Trieta Carintha and Glagenfurt with no damages reported. Luther C Gilliam of St Louis and Katelie Weet of Wardner were married yesterday in Beattie by Superior Judge Arthur Griffin. The couple will reside in Beattie amid a small circle of friends.
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