Fragmentary civic notice may describe city affairs
Obscure OCR fragment hints at municipal matter in progress with unclear details about city governance or actions.
27 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1905
Page
1
Obscure OCR fragment hints at municipal matter in progress with unclear details about city governance or actions.
A March 27 bomb attack nearly killed Baron von Nolken, chief of police, as revolutions spread across Warsaw districts. Police pursued the bomber. seven officers were wounded beyond recovery and the revolt's scope widened into Sidleco Bielak Wodslawek Rodin Lokow. Jews in Kishineff and Odessa fear massacres as protests surge. Other nations report political and military tensions amid calls for peace and preparations for war.
Mayor Ballinger and Kellogg press to force installation of condemned safety features on Seattle hotels. Officials order replacement of fire condemned ladders and stairways while court action continues, amid political shifts on police and civil service panels.
Nevada report states a seven year old boy was killed by his father after an earlier attack that injured another child. The mother was beaten as well. Authorities say jealousy sparked the incident and that the couple, once reconciled after a divorce suit, faced new turmoil.
Rioters attack and destroy countless shops as fires spread across the town. Troops guard government buildings amid escalating violence. Local authorities report widespread property damage and calls for calm as order attempts to be restored.
Gill announces new committee slate at Monday night meeting with few changes. Conway of the First Ward shifts license and revenue duties, leaving many franchises unchanged while Daulton is displaced from a key committee.
Tonight and Tuesday look fair with frost tonight. Light to fresh west winds. Temperature to be reported at 2.20 today. Rain expectations fade as conditions clarify.
The weather man declares a stance while opening a can. The scene mixes commentary with a casual, observational tone as he addresses the audience and sets a tentative mood.
A jury awarded James Connelly $1,200 after he sued Moran Brothers for damages from an injury to his right thumb. The incident involved Connelly sticking his thumb into a wheel belt at Moran Brothers' mill, causing severe injury and near amputation in January.
Funeral of Harry Dodd, a Ballard post office employee and member of Professor Miners band, was among the town’s finest. The Business Men's association plans harbor widening discussions and Portland fair scene catalogues. Burglars stole meat and other items from Stimpson lodging house. no suspects. Seattle Manufacturers Association met at Hotel Washington. pig iron rate talks cited with Great Northern and Northern Pacific officials.
Jacob Coleman, colored, files suit against the Central theater seeking $1,000 for damages to his feelings after being barred from admission. He alleges he was refused entry because he is colored and seeks redress for the alleged insult.
Coroner investigation into the death of George Fach a 35 year old barber at 214 Seventh Avenue South found no clear evidence of intentional gas inhalation. Landlord John Ryding reported gas smell and Fach's body was found in bed. Fach formerly owned a barber shop and had modest belongings in his clothing. Relatives are not well known. friends lean toward accidental death. Deputy Coroner Arnold conducted the inquiry under Coroner Carroll. The body was taken to Bonney-Watson morgue awaiting funeral arrangements.
Mrs Ruth M Lambert dies of paralysis. Interment planned east. Mrs N B Margetts and her mother Mrs Irving Bailard seriously injured in carriage crash near Port Blakeley. under care of Dr Truax Fort Ward. James W Young Seattleite since 1889 fire dies at Dawson three days after wife. Judge Albertson hears breach of promise demurrer case for Rosena Grover. Katherine Landes dies after tonsil operation. second operation deemed unnecessary. Marty Mitchell brewery driver dies from blood poisoning at Pacific hospital. NY parents notified.
All hope is given up for the rescue of the schooner A Klose and her crew after the vessel, abandoned days ago en route from Vancouver to San Francisco, turned turtle and grounded on North Beach near Easter Brook on the Oregon coast amid heavy surf.
Ravensdale Washington March 27 Eva Thibaut 18 daughter of saloonkeeper L Thibaut shot herself in the woods near her home after a disputed relationship with Frank Grantell to whom she was to be married soon. A note asked that a picture of her sweetheart be buried with her. She was found dying with a 44 caliber revolver in hand units say she was tired of living.
J T Howell was awarded 15000 damages in superior court Monday morning for injuries from a wreck near Snoqualmie. The case dominated much of the week-long proceedings.
KR Patterson Effinger of Portland has built and sold homes 13 times after starting with 600 dollars. He never deeds property or sells except on the 13th of the month, prefers the 18th, and recently won an automobile with ticket 18. His eldest child’s birthday falls on the 18th as well.
Boys of Seattle under Y M C A Wil stage a vocal show set for April. The event will be at Christensen's Hall with Mi pis leading singing and Tyler and Wolford directing the end men. First turnout this evening at 7 15 at the MCA. Alex Hansen, Norwegian tug of war captain, posts 25 dollars to out-pull any man of his weight in a single contest. Tie will not allow the affair to be rescheduled.
Seattle March 24 1905 notice requests the public not to donate money or items for the Ruther Home for Children to Mrs Carpenter as funds since November 1 1904 have not been used for the children and are said to pay debts. Superintendent Mrs H Ryther is associated with the Ryther Home at 1262 Denny Way Seattle
Mrs Schran expresses gratitude to friends for kindness after her husband was shot by Detective Day in Portland last week. She plans to stay with an aunt at Alki Point during bereavement.
Fore ver Alderman Havener was sentenced to two years in the house of correction for bribery linked to a three year old council permit. Havener, a wealthy hotel owner and member of the Milwaukee club of the American, had his new trial denied.
The piece criticizes Tacoma's finances under Mayor Wright, blaming extravagant spending and debt from the Wright administration. It argues the city seeks a power plant to burden taxpayers, condemns graft fears, and calls for economical leadership and removal of moral corruption embodied by Sandberg.
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