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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1904
Page
3
The Novosti reports Port Arthur as a city of marked changes with trains filled by fugitives and the military as the main presence. General Stoessel orders shops to stay open during bombardment while press praise for England and criticism of America continue.
Thirteen thousand five hundred miners in Iowa walked out amid a dispute over wage scale cuts. All state mines closed as the scale committee met and the operators threatened to reopen only on an open basis. The industry holds a million tons of coal. miners report eighty dollars in treasury funds. The strike signals a prolonged, bitter conflict ahead.
General Stoeese at Port Arthur orders sentries to shoot and kill anyone approaching fortifications and batteries. Admiral Makaroff deflects praise, naming Lieutenant Krinizke of the torpedo boat destroyer Stilni as the real hero of the repelling Japanese attack. Icebreaker Ermack arrives at Cronstadt.
The notice states a change effective next day with the announced plan for March as officially declared. It presents a brief update on timing and official status without additional details.
A physician proclaims decades of experience and near two million cases treated to prove his Restorative cures. He claims the Sympathetic Nervous System can revive failing organs, remove waste, and restore full function, offering a month trial through Dr Shoop at Box 88 Racine.
Everett Buckingham the Union Pacific transportation superintendent will be named general superintendent of the Oregon Short Line. He will succeed E B Calvin and the position of assistant general manager will be abolished.
Superior Judge Bell granted L. M. Steep of near Hillman City a permanent injunction against the Edmunds Brothers hog ranch. The court orders the hoggery moved away from Steep’s residence to prevent nuisance.
Democratic House floor leader John Sharp Williams demanded information from the attorney general. He asked whether any investigation of the anthracite coal trust was conducted, if coal roads violated antitrust provisions, and whether criminal action has been pursued against individuals in corporations named in a recent Sherman act merger ruling.
Dr Anita McGee leads a party of Red Cross nurses aboard the Heston Steamship Shawmut departing for Oriental ports. Alice Kemper ill with measles remains in Seattle, others bound for the Philippines and Manila to assist in government schools and military posts.
A writ of habeas corpus issued this morning returns Monday in the case of Marx the bearer on petition of counsel alleging error in the sentencing of the bandits and errors in the clerk's record. The legal fight may postpone the execution as proceedings proceed.
The Senate approved the bill appointing men named on the board of managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Clark of Wyoming opposed repealing the desert land act and homestead act provisions that would hinder arid region development. The House debated the sundry civil bill with an amendment restricting pension money held by state and territorial homes from federal appropriation, and barring national aid for homes maintaining bare.
A morning permit was filed for the Or pheum theater at Second avenue and Madison Street with a project cost of 16000 dollars. A second project plans a 10 cent theater on Pike street though no permit has yet been issued. In other dispatches a whale was blown up by a mine near Porstet bay and a mangled carcass washed ashore. Moscow column notes Port Arthur should be renamed Port Nicholas due to Russian sentiment regarding the English name.
Mrs. Jessie Young in a craves complaint seeks divorce from Nicholas Young alleging abuse. She claims custody of two children while an inmate of an insane asylum and demands alimony of 40 a month. The court-appointed guardian protects her interests as the suit proceeds.
Thomas R. Delaney was sworn in as police chief and posted a $10 000 bond. Tomorrow he will take active charge, issuing orders and reorganizing the force after a consult with Mayor Ballinger. He declined to discuss policy, saying he would enforce the law and reveal plans once in place.
In Victoria H C on March 41 the Alaska Steamship Company and partners purchased a 200 foot water frontage on Jamen Bay across from the new Canadian Pacific Railway wharves. Plans include sheds with lower freight space and upper waiting rooms and company offices.
A Chinese detainee from Montana arrived days earlier and held a key to most doors in the building. Watchman Wilson of the Chinese bureau secured the key and prevented a wholesale escape of numerous Chinese inmates slated for deportation.
William J. Bryan lost his contest for admitting a sealed letter to the Bennett will. Judge Gager ruled the letter cannot be admitted under Connecticut law because the document is not described with sufficient certainty in the will and an extraneous paper cannot be used to interpret the will.
Dr G L Tanser declines a city analytical post under civil service rules proposing 11 percent monthly pay. He will notify the board of health of his withdrawal while offering to continue city work on a per analysis basis or his original 12 monthly plan with own laboratory. He argues civil service would bar outside work and hurt his business. Halifax dispatch notes 10 line regiments expected in Canada next month amid far east tensions.
State Labor Commissioner Blackman pressed the board of public works about rumors that at least two city contractors work nine hours daily in violation of the eight hour law. Superintendent Walters denied such reports. Blackman argued the board must prosecute violators or face impeachment if it fails. If evidence is found, warrants for arrest of several contractors may be issued.
In Utah on March 11, Pros Lucas of the Pacific National league and managers of the Spokane, Holse, Hut TE and Balt Lake clubs met to transact business and adopt the upcoming season schedule.
Sheriff Ed Cudihee announces he is not a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor and will retire after his term ends. He praises several potential gubernatorial contenders Vorhees Blackman Turner and Moore as capable executives.
Mrs Sophie Hansen was granted a divorce from Peter Hansen by Superior Judge Hell on grounds of cruelty and drunkenness. He admitted monthly sprees but claimed his wife nagged him. Friends testified to bruises on Mrs Hansen. She received 25 alimony and custody of their 12 year old son.
Zenon Champoux, the French murderer of his 19 year old sweetheart Lottie Mrace, is sent to Walla Walla prison for execution. He declares he would rather die than stay in prison and says he will see Lottie in paradise after death. He has long celebrated the deed and opposed appeals, with relatives in Canada funding his defense. The judge’s sentence stands after a sane trial, and Champoux’s mood turns jubilant as the date nears.
A short notice notes that pleasing qualities and styles of the Men’s Soft and Stiff Hate products are unmatched in the city for quality and style, sold by KE. N. Brooks & Co. in a brief retailer description.
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