23 Mar 1906
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1906
Page
1
March 23 report details a fatal mercury poisoning after a rock was crushed for gold extraction near the Pydee home five miles north. Louise Pydee, aged 6, died after hours of agony. sisters Elisabeth 8 and Emma 4 survive, under care of Dr. Stuart.
Six young women discuss what features and virtues their ideal man should possess They invite readers to send in letters describing physical traits and character preferences for publication by The Star in Seattle Wash The proposal aims to publish reader opinions on the kind of man sought by women
Washington March 3 reports the inquiry into the Valencia wreck off Vancouver Island will not blame officials of the steamship inspection service on the north coast.
City and state officials reach a plan to raze the Hotel Washington within 60 days to regrade a large district from Pine Street to Denny Way, with compensation to owner James Gore and street openings dedicated through the structure. James Morrison comments on saloon regulation and enforcement, urging license discipline rather than universal closures.
Bank statements show gains with figures 01 446 021 and 49 0T1 918 06, total increases of 773 103 45 compared to the same date in the prior year. figures indicate stronger earnings and year over year growth.
A dispute over the Mallard asphalt contract has led Matley, representing taxpayers, to seek a restraining order to stop Mayor Griffin from awarding or finalizing the deal with Harber company. The action aims to halt the March 1 decision amid calls for scrutiny of bids and process.
The annual session closed last night after a class of 50. officers elected for the ensuing year include W. F. Slater as Representative to Council, J. T Rogers as Stand Regent, Morgan Ngham as Vice Regent, B. Bowie as Past Grand, A. Larned as Grand Secretary, C. Larned as Grand Treasurer, A. Burt, H. Healy, J. F. McLaughlin named trustees, with locations in Seattle and Tacoma indicated.
Wilson reports a peculiar theft last Tuesday in Washington at La. A check vanished after an enterprising thief entered a Pacific office and left a rip. Police lack a description and remain unable to identify a suspect.
Labor central council members plan a cooperative laundry for organized labor with stock funding. They aim to close west gates to Korean and Japanese Seattle and place a non profit facility on Lake Union shore, with options on sites and no confirmed location yet.
Advices report a Standard Oil launch seized by pirates in Chinese waters. They took several American rifles and 1000 rounds of ammunition. The American gunboat Callao is heading to the scene.
In Poplar Bluff Missouri Curtin Jackson a Black man died in a related incident this morning during a supposed assault on Mrs Dan Norman a white woman. A witness saw the execution end as her husband sprang the trap.
Washington March 23 The insular government will aid a proposed modern hotel in Manila. The city seeks proposals for a 200 room structure, indicating government backing for the project.
Judge Griffin grants a demurrer in favor of Seattle city in a suit by Renton Hill water users to stop water sales to Ballard. Court decides the current contract with Ballard should be enforced and Ballard must be supplied under existing terms.
A catastrophic explosion at the Century mine in Phillips West Virginia killed thirty two workers with twenty one bodies recovered and eleven missing. The blast at 4 36 pm trapped over two hundred miners as telephone lines failed delaying rescue. Most victims were Polish and Hungarian immigrants. the mine is owned by Shaw brothers of Baltimore and employs more than 260 men daily.
Attorneys Frederick R. Burch and Charles B. Burch announce an auto-car designed to dash 600 miles to the North Pole. Three autos will be shipped north aboard whalers, powered by wood alcohol at 18 miles per hour, with tanks swapped as needed. The article recalls failed early steam sledges and Seattle inventors chasing impractical schemes.
A committee from the University Heights district urged the park board to provide a children's playground near University Heights school. The group led by Mrs Edmond Meany Mrs Wiswell and Mrs Coe spoke at yesterday's meeting seeking action.
Five men on the second floor narrowly escaped injury as a 2000 pound wheel burst due to a overheated engine and a surge of steam water. Fragments weighing 60 to 160 pounds flew across the mill yard, with one shard landing near the lumber area seven hundred feet away. Crews evacuated amid smoke and danger, barely avoiding injuries.
Radmund purchased parts of lot 2 and 3, block 229 in Seattle yesterday for 194000, in what appears to aid Union Pacific by bringing the line from the south closer to their waterfront Jackson and Washington avenues holdings. Schmitz bought 10 acres for 5000 in the same period, indicating expansion in the residence district.
Judge Frater Morning grants a divorce to both parties in the Corneliia Hagerty versus Corneliia Margerty case, with property division and costs to the husband. Deputy Sheriff Hodges recounts a thirsty prisoner tale from Black Diamond involving Alison Brain and a clever straw ruse to access wine through a jail grate.
Nadeau the Northern Pacific Railway general agent in Seattle says President Howard Elliott and other high officials will reach Spokane this afternoon then Tacoma and Seattle by Monday. Traffic Manager James G. Woodworth was in Tacoma yesterday and is expected in Seattle this afternoon for general business.
Judge O Sullivan in New York virtually refused to advise the grand jury on whether insurance officials wired political contributions to trigger grand larceny questions. Jerome urged the court to act as magistrate to permit depositions for warrants against George W Perkins and Cornelius Elias. The judge declined, citing other magistrates and dismissed the jury.
Late yesterday the Alaska Coast company chartered the steamer Jeanie from Schubach and Hamilton. The charter brings four steamers on the Valles Seward and westward run. The Hertha now sails Monday instead of Sunday. Jeanie departs north April 6, Farallon sails to Valdez April 10, and Portland resumes service around April 15 after repairs at Kugite harbor.
F R Sullivan John O'Brien and Joe Dunigan were brought to the county jail for vagrancy. Dunigan is wanted in Vancouver and the trio may face wine theft charges if evidence is found. An affectionate letter from a Portland woman was found on Dunigan and Deputy Starwich notified Vancouver authorities.
A 60 foot hose was stolen from a construction site on Prefontaine Avenue while about a hundred workers and a dozen officers watched. Contractor John Westin discovered the loss after returning to the packed hose near a supply box. Police suspect a dope fiend staged the theft, calling it a familiar test trick.
In Skagit county near Bow the Freeland equality settlement dissolves as receiver RE. W. Ferris is appointed to wind up assets to satisfy creditors. Free love and socialist beliefs sparked internal conflicts leading to financial troubles and a large storehouse fire, pushing the colony into court action.
Mrs. Whalley of 1111 EK Jefferson Jr reports a man posing as a peddler with silver polish is calling at homes. She fears he is examining interiors for possible burglary after approaching her house. She asks police to maintain a lookout on the suspicious visitor.
A Tacoma boy named Pery Kent, though possessed of a pony and other comforts, announced a strong desire to become a hobo. Police took him into custody and he was returned home by his father last night.
The scale committee met again in Indianapolis and rejected Robbins' proposal to adopt the 1903 scale while Robbins' vote favored adoption. A coal contract with United States Steel calls for six million yearly, and a strike risk is discussed as the firm may bear mining costs to avoid the 1903 scale. Negotiations paused at noon with a new meeting planned.
At a large meeting the Plymouth Congregational church unanimously calls Francis J. Van Horn of the Worcester South Church to its pulpit. Dr Freeland presided as the call was extended with a salary of 5000 dollars and a promised 6000 after one year.
Washington March 23 The House Judiciary Committee decided that Insurance is not an element of the Interstate Commerce Commission and that Congress lacks power to legislate in connection.
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