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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1909
Page
1
Insurgents win early battle push Bouillon to seek council action on a streetcar schedule ordinance. Bouillon, superintendent of public utilities, proposes a fixed running schedule and demands more cars to ensure adequate service. The measure aims to compel companies to provide a fair, current service level.
Washington reports Bogota, the capital of Colombia, is under martial law after days of rioting. Insurrection rumors swirl as troops occupy the plaza and President Reyes faces opposition and possible resignation amid a tense political standoff.
Over Saturday night to Sunday night seven burglaries were logged in Beattie region. Victims include F. A. Buene at 23 East Goetenter, George Moore at Florence House, Chas Beherkentbach at 716 Maynarday, and Mrs. R. J. McChesney at 410 17th av N, with cash, jewelry, and personal items stolen. A violin valued at 1000 dollars and other losses were noted at the Holyoke building. Police noted entry by a pass key and suspicious activity near the Sorrento hotel.
President Taft orders Magoon to go to Central America at once to act as peace maker amid unrest in Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica and El Salvador. Minister Gregory returns from Nicaragua to explain stalled communications as Weet Virginia arrives at Acajutia and Washington at Corinto with Glacier at Amapala to resupply forces.
Captain A. J. Bainey of Seattle visits San Francisco and dismisses Theodore Roosevelt’s South African trip as a joke. He claims he has hunted much of Africa Roosevelt will visit and jokes about lions being gun shy.
J H Molland president of the J H Holland Co reports he was garroted and robbed by two men while walking to his home at 1116 17th Ave N yesterday morning. A cloth was placed over his face and he was choked from behind as one thief took a gold watch and a few dollars. He had been attacked previously last December in a saloon on First Avenue South and relieved of valuable jewelry.
In Ann Arbor, March date, Mrs. Mary Miller aged 65 collapsed and died of heart disease while William 4. lectured on the Prince of Peace in a university building. The incident occurred as she sat in the balcony.
Bank clearings and balances listed for Seattle Tacoma and Portland. Seattle shows 91,617.483.40 in clearings and 186,166.77 balance, Tacoma shows 9,926,526 balance, Portland reports 1,708,932 clearings and 893,776 balance.
A body found near Alexandria, Virginia on March 7 with throat slashed spurs arrests of several African American suspects. authorities hope the case will be cleared with their custody.
In Los Angeles, William D Stephens won the mayoral election after a packed city hall scene with police cordons and crowds. He declared his term would last only until March 26 for a recall election against former Mayor A C Harper, with Alexander and Fred Wheeler named as recall candidates.
New York reports not guilty verdicts in a federal case involving publisher defendants Charles Van Hamm and associates. The court granted a two week extension for motions and reargument while attorneys argued the matter was outside federal territory.
The report details a pursuit at an avenue corner near Pike Street where a city jail escapee fled. A constable fired five shots at the fleeing man as he ran, with the suspect escaping unharmed. The incident follows a prior chase that began at 4 o'clock. The treasury ledger today lists expenditures totaling $9,744,088.
Repeated complaints describe a fake job scheme where foremen and agents recruit workers, take money, and shuttle them between locations. The cycle shows three crews active at once, with workers drained financially and left jobless, fueling calls for tighter supervision and reform.
Plans by local young men to interfere with the proposed marriage of Gungiro Aoki, a member of a famed Japanese family, to Mies Helen Emery, daughter of Archdeacon John A. Emery, in Corte Madera. The plan includes escorting the Japanese party from the city in a manner designed to cause interest and surprise in Nippon.
Abstract men in court today answer to B L W Held and others charged with un certain conspiracy against the Tithe Trust company. They appeared before the Superior Judge and were given until Tuesday to plead. The abstracts for Interlake and Laurel Heights valued at $1,313 were involved.
A widow sues Northwestern Improvement Co claiming $30,000 for the death of her husband in a mine blast at Healyn Nee. The suit, filed against the mine owner, details a blast in room 10 on level 10 that killed Delaski, leaving the family noted in court before Superior Judge Boyd J. The case names Delaski’s son and remaining heirs as plaintiffs.
A man calling himself John Jones, claiming ties to George Washington and other notable persons, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Griffitha on Saturday. The incomplete report notes his residence ranged from Hallard to a rear room in Furth's home, and mentions his detention in Avana amid a Cuba dispatch about President Zayne and a Cornell preparatory entry.
Dr. Lyman Abbott declares an ideal woman must wear “shoes” too large for easy walking and reject beauty aids. He adds she should not rely on dressmakers, should exercise, and resist Parisian fashion dictates. A strong home, kindness, industriousness, and motherly friendship define her in Brooklyn church discourse.
In Nashville on March 15 the state wrapped up its summing up in the murder case of Senator Carmack. Defendants Robin Cooper Colonel Duncan Cooper and John D Sharpe faced the jury as Attorney General McCain praised the deceased. Tears filled the courtroom as the state prepared to charge the jury tomorrow after an adjournment.
Citizens of Seattle and King County queued in the corridor to reach the county treasurer's office and claim a 2 percent tax rebate. By 9 am about 160 people had been waited on. the main rush began at 10 am with a steady stream into the courthouse.
Beattie Christian churches plan an exhibit at the exposition this summer. A minister meeting designated Rev. T. J. Shuey to organize funding and arrangements. A rest room will display church missionary literature and pictures of denomination colleges and leaders.
Board of Public Works members seek an inquiry into a siege event involving the fireboat. Fireboat crew members denounce the investigation as unjust and say the committee inspected during a period when the vessel was unsettled by ongoing repairs and not fully operational.
Councilman William H. Murphy returns after three months away in California and Mexico. Tonight he will push a large set of seventy 60 percent ordinances requiring a unanimous council vote. He defends the pea-green suit as a sign of class.
A decomposed male body was found floating in the bay near the Seattle Lumber Co plant yesterday morning by laborer Ole Anderson. The deceased had been dead about two months, and no marks of violence were visible. identification proved impractical.
Canadian trade commissioner in Yokohama cabled Ottawa that a heavy earthquake left Canadians safe. Seismograph readings at the Dominion Observatory recorded two shocks, occurring Saturday at 6:42 p.m. Yokohama time and Sunday at 12:42 a.m.
In Yeniseisk Siberia police claim to have killed 10 bandits and captured eight after they attempted to flee in the Turukhansk area. The crackdown followed long harassment by the outlaw group.
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