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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1909
Page
1
Seattle public utilities head Bouillon warns city council that AYP operations will require 118 more street cars than now available even with 90 new arc cars ordered by Seattle Electric Company. He urges ordinances fixing schedules on every street line and notes two possible paths for council action.
N Moreta of 407% Yeaster Way 6t complains to Police Chief Ward that a thief entered her judging room No. 1 in Okayama and stole several items of baggage from between 9 and 2 pm today. She asks the chief to determine if the baggage is hers and requests an audience to resolve the matter.
Two manicurists appeared in Judge George's court this morning with a jeweler and a bill vendor. Sargent refused to pay $26 for repair. The judge set a $2 fine for resetting the ring, which Marie promptly paid to Henry Hansel who had bought an account from Goodman.
Residents of the Union Bay area prepare to present a petition to the board of commissioners tomorrow. They seek funding to construct a piled driveway across the end of Union Bay, backed by 25 percent of the Union Bay Improvement Club members.
The Star invites readers to submit letters on how a man should propose to The Girl Question as part of a contest tied to the musical The Girl Question at Moore Theatre. Prizes include seats and orchestra tickets. entries must be inked, single-sided, and received by March 4 with proposals reflecting bold or heartfelt approaches.
Councilman Alexander McKinnon, opposing a major franchise push, was stripped from key committees and faced a council purge. McKinnon defended his independence, vowing to vote his conscience despite pressure from Murphy, President Gill, and the city’s political bloc. The reshuffle moved Revelle to corporations duties and reallocated McKinnon to harbor and wharves, parks, and boulevards committees.
The article reports Taft delivering a special message to Congress calling for an extra session to revise the Dingley tariff. He cites changed production conditions and revenue shortfalls, urging rapid, thorough consideration of a new tariff bill. The piece also recounts assorted crime notes and local incidents from the same page.
Billy Cooper an Alaska veteran failed a 2000 wager to drive from Valdez to Seattle overland. The 1000 mile journey via Yukon and British Columbia ended near Ashcroft after weather forced retreat to Skagway. The expedition’s dog team returned to Vancouver while Taft’s message drew applause in the upper house and committee appointments followed in Congress.
Spokane dispatch reports Great Northern will release details on Gordon debt after reviewing accounts. It is stated the company owes Gordon about 16 000 dollars, altering Gordon's defense stance as the inquiry is expected to be halted. James J Hill comments on Gordon and aims to keep the road secure while the prosecutor intensifies efforts to expose the motive behind the claim.
In San Francisco on March 14, James Young testified that he fired the fatal shot that killed Police Officer Meine on June 4 last year, insisting he acted, not his brother Thomas C. Young, who was retried for murder after a first trial ended without a verdict. The testimony aimed to secure Thomas Young's acquittal by presenting James as the shooter.
Rev W E Barton warns at a Presbyterian ministers conference that plots by women to entrap ministers are common in downtown churches He says ministers face ongoing danger and must guard their relations with congregants to avoid scandal Some clergy note wives screening calls to detect hidden motives.
Acting Governor Hay signs several measures including House bill 300 requiring cities and towns to prepare expenditure estimates, House bill 357 new military code, Senate bill 299 granting the railroad commission grain inspection control, Senate bill 326 prohibiting liquor sales to Indians, House bill 156 horticultural code, and House bill 214 amending laws on vacation of plats.
London March 16. The cabinet admits fear of a major rise in Germanys naval armament behind its push for higher naval appropriations. Financial Secretary McKenna says two Dreadnaughts to be laid in July and two more in November.
The forecast calls for showers tonight or Wednesday with light southwest winds throughout.
In Charlottesville Virginia John Armstrong Chanler of the Astor family shot and killed Englishman Gillard reportedly to defend Mrs Gillard from her husband Chanler’s friends call the death justifiable while the sheriff investigates. In Trinidad Colorado Edmond Butler a saloon keeper was shot and killed by J M Justice who surrendered saying Butler had stolen his wife.
A correction from Prom S. C. Osborn & Co. faults The Star for failing to distinguish bucket shops from legitimate stock exchanges. The Star argues both are gambling institutions and morally equal, noting both take bets on price movements and evade police oversight, offering hostility until either system benefits the community.
Washington dispatch reports Joe Cannon venting anger after insurgents scored a partial victory in the house. He accused Champ Clark and Lafollette of plotting to dominate with a 15 member czar committee, then left the White House in a fury.
Vienna reports a cabinet plan to send a strongly worded note to Servia tomorrow after a conference among Superior Francia Joseph the crown prince and Austrian generals. The note is expected to warn that war is inevitable unless Servia concedes.
Miss Dobbs fell asleep as clothes on the bed were set alight by an iron. The room went up in flames and her screams alerted others. She was badly burned about the body but is believed to recover.
A meeting of the executive committee of the Duwamish River Improvement club is likely to approve further steps on forming a dyking district to aid the Duwamish River. In Olympia on March 16, Daniel Gray, 27, committed suicide after his wife refused him permission to return home following a drinking episode. He ingested a lethal dose of strychnine.
Inett Charles McConnaghey a ship carrier from Eagle Harbor was struck by a streetcar while wandering along Washington Street near First Avenue. He sustained bad bruises to head and face and was taken to Providence Hospital for treatment.
Gua Alvas, a self-styled duelist, will face assault with a deadly weapon charges after firing a baby revolver toward Tony Roderick who was favored by Minnie Whitney. Roderick was released from jail this morning and cautioned to reform. Alvas is to appear before Police Judge John B Gordon next Friday at 10 o clock.
A bloody riot in Ogden Utah injures more than 30 workers from both Greek and American factions during a confrontation as a Greek man is edged from a photo line. No deaths are reported.
Tomorrow night a variety of events will honor the patron saint with entertainments from a grand ball by Mrs Florence Moore at the Butler annex to numerous church gatherings. In Olympia on March 16 the attorney general plans to urge the governor to veto Senate Bill 267 which would amend the 1905 condemnation law, a provision superseded by 1907 legislation.
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