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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
1
The Evans fleet of battleships under Rear Admiral Robley Evans arrives at Magdalena Bay after a rapid 1,200 nautical mile voyage from Callao Peru. The ships conduct drills and target practice planned for three weeks before cruising up the Pacific coast to greet the nation.
Secret police chase a mysterious Declaration and establishment sites linked to Noroda figures amid a looming international dispute. US authorities face pressure as European governments weigh responses to alleged conspirators and a $5,000,000 bond scheme tied to the effort. Diplomatic notes to Washington may warn that the czar frowns on any open organization against his rule.
Margaret Holt files for divorce in superior court alleging her husband John van Ek Holt repeatedly took money from her purse to gamble at roulette. Married in Salt Lake City on April 19, 1904, Holt is described as an electrician who spends most of his time gambling.
The Seattle Bar Association approves a June 26 primary plan for superior judges. Any bar member may file a candidacy declaration. six candidates will be voted by members, with the top six receiving indorsements. Official ballots, regulations, and election expenses are managed by the association trustees.
C B Trefethen is slated for the office of president of the Young Men's Republican Club to elect officers for the ensuing year. Election is set for April 4 with the polls open for several hours in the afternoon. Nominations occur at a forthcoming Saturday meeting at the club room.
The board of public works has issued bids on the Green Lake division of the North Trunk sewer system. The project is expected to cost about $750,000 and a contract may be awarded if the engineer’s figures match the bid.
Thieves forced entry to the barracks at 118 Washington last night and stole instruments from the Scandinavian Salvation Army band. A trunk was broken, three corners a guitar and a brown leather case were taken, valued about 150 dollars, with uncertain identities of the suspects.
United Press report from Spokane describes Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Curry shot while asleep at 2 a.m. Both are not expected to recover. an infant under their care was unharmed. A revolver lay by a kitchen door and the rear door stood open. Curry suspects a previous attacker may be involved.
Enoch W. Wood, a defendant in a suit brought by C A Russell over two Evans Hewitt addition lots, says he was not charged with forging deeds. He claims the deeds were obtained through a third party and that the documents were properly executed and genuine.
New York March 12 The jury in the Hitchcock case against Raymond Hitchcock the comedian was completed shortly before noon after a conference of defense attorneys It is reported there may be no introduction of evidence by the prisoner and cross examination of girl witnesses may reveal their involvement in a similar case a year ago against a wealthy New Yorker who was acquitted without prosecutions.
Baldy the police headquarters cat, longtime fixture for 15 years, is missing after a week of illness. Officers fear the feline companion may have died as he did not report for breakfast and was last seen yesterday morning near a garret stairway.
Albert Bittle a brick mason is sought by his sister Mrs Mayme Adelman after their father died January 23. She says he telegraphed and wrote from here about the death but both messages were returned and he cannot be traced.
A Senate resolution seeks a Finance Committee ruling on whether banks may make speculative loans and if needed what legislation should prevent such practices. The measure, offered in Washington today, requests a determination on the issue and potential safeguards.
The Bryan campaign opens tomorrow night in Ballard with a Thirteenth Ward Bryan club meeting in the old city hall. George F. Cotterill Judge F A MacDonald Bo Sweeney T J Casey and other Seattle Democrats will attend to deliver addresses and spur Democratic activity ahead of the convention next month.
Republican and Democratic members of Congress face a delicate situation after three committee reports on the Browneville shooting. They weigh restoring rights to red soldiers dismissed from service by President Roosevelt and how to support Taft amid the muddle surrounding the issue.
Ben Tanaka faced trial in the superior court on an accessory charge after confessing payment to two countrymen to murder Chin i Yokoo. Nakayama and Hyashi killed Yokoo on March 30, 1907, in a U S restaurant. Nakayama jailed for 80 years, Hyashi later captured in California.
In Denver on March 12, Alla, accused of killing Father Heinrich, was found guilty of murder by a jury this afternoon.
Thetis, a United States revenue cutter, rescued 11 of 19 crew from the Japanese schooner Satouma Maru after it wrecked near Yakutat bay Alaska on November 5 or 6 of last year. Survivors, aside from First Officer Tonda with a gunshot wound, were reported recovered and turned over to immigration officials.
Bank clearings reported for Beattie Tacoma and Portland. Beattie shows 1,520,909.45 in clearings and 160,804.66 in balances. Tacoma reports 677,393.00 in clearings and 120,810.00 in balances. Portland lists 1,198,727.00 in clearings and 8,224.00 in balances.
A Vatican backed cable reports Catholics of Shanghai and other nationalities denouncing President Roosevelt and Secretary Root for exonerating United States Judge Wilfley. The message comes from Rev M Kennelly of St Joseph's Homan Church in Shanghai and was relayed via Anthony Matre.
Oliver Morosco, manager of the Burbank theatre in Los Angeles, was convicted of violating the child labor law for permitting 11 year old Marty Glazier Jr to appear in The H al f Reed. Sentencing set for Saturday with a motion for a new trial to be filed.
A pending post office appropriation bill includes a general raise for postal workers. An amendment by Mr Goebel of Ohio to set $1200 salaries for carriers was adopted as part of the measure.
William Kuhlman second mate of the American ship Tillie E Starbuck recalls surviving a wreck in the Antarctic Ocean after 28 men left New York on April 6 Only four survived 20 drowned when the lifeboat broke Capt Winn killed himself and others perished Eight others perished in the second boat Kuhlman plans to sail again after visiting his California parents
John W. Considine returns to Seattle from New York and says eastern conditions show improvement and summer attractions are being arranged. He notes optimism about recovering from a financial low mood. In New York Maiden Lane diamonds edge toward a likely trust break with possible 50 percent price cuts for uncut diamonds.
An ignition of a moving picture apparatus at the Orpheum theatre caused a fire alarm last night. Crossed wires on the Grand Union hotel roof triggered firefighting units, but damage was nominal and crews returned to quarters.
A Seattle Star representative sailed from San Pedro on March 7 with The Orient to Magdalena Bay to cover Admiral Evans and the fleet. The voyage, with UPI and NEA correspondents aboard, aims to deliver first class news on the navy’s maneuvers and tests as the United States Navy seeks to prove its readiness.
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