Dramatic Incident After Sermon at First Presbyterian
A dramatic incident occurs after a sermon by Reverend M. A. Matthews of the First Presbyterian Church. Charges are brought against local sailors for boarding house activity described as harboring shanghaied sailors. Two seamen substantiate the charges amid tension in town near the doors of hell.
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Doors of
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M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Eteas
Beattie
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The
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Seattle
Showers Bring Cooler Air Tonight and Tuesday
The Weather Spotter reports showers and cooler air tonight with light to fresh south to west winds. The forecast calls for showers on Tuesday and a drop in temperatures across the region.
Milwaukee Road abandons Beattie coast terminal plan
The Chicago Milwaukee and Mt. Pao abandoned hopes of Beattie coast terminals after two years of effort due to prohibitive tide lands prices. Options on tidelands held by Milwaukee are valued at about 1.75 million dollars and were rebuffed by the Northern Pacific. If the Milwaukee line returns to coast access, Portland would be chosen as the western terminus.
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Beattie
Star
Milwaukee
Northern Pacific Railroad
Milwaukee Everdoce
Portland
Sermon Attacks Seattle Sailor Ring and Blood Money
Dr Matthews in a Sunday night sermon denounces Standard Oil and local harbor interests for blood money and shanghaiing sailors. He blasts boarding houses city government and the appeals court for aiding illicit practices, portraying dented competition as murder. The address shocks a large congregation.
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Matthews
Standard Oi! Company
Sailor Boarding House
Cirrcuit Court of Appeals
Standard Oi
Standard of! Company
Seattle
Tacoma
Chicago strike turmoil flares as union fights police actions
Violence erupts as strikes disrupt operations amid a labor dispute in Chicago. Police guard plans loom while Mayor Dunne and Chief Sehleuter review actions. Deputy Sheriff Nuthall rescues a wagon driver and four attackers are arrested. a strike breaker is assaulted on an elevated platform, causing panic among passengers.
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Dunne
Graham Taylor Hut
Aft
Yh Chi- Kimber
Sethe
Clyburn and Orchard
Em Company
Wee McNicatt
West Virginia
Chicago
Robert Nuthall
United States
Clark
Randolph
Burt McKay
State
Vanburen
McKay
Supreme Court Upholds Chicago Board of Trade Quotation Protections
The supreme court today upheld the legality of futures delivery transactions on the Chicago board of trade and ruled the board may protect its grain quotations. Buckets shops are barred from obtaining or using quotations without board consent.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Chicago Board of Trade
British government refuses Mrs Maybrick full pardon
The state department was informed that the British government refuses Mrs Maybrick's request for a complete pardon. She will not testify in the trial over her mother's property, Baron De Roques. Police later found two bombs in a workman’s house. his wife and four men were arrested.
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State Department
Maybrick
Baronean de Roques
Chicago Wins Scripps News Ass Opinion on Franchises
A May 8 court opinion favored the contention that Chicago streetcar franchises on Adams Street extending from Clay Street to the city limits expired April 21. The city can take over the current line or tear it up and build new ones. This ruling paves the way for the first municipal ownership experiment in street transportation.
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Clay Street
Brewery Strike Talks Swirl As Conflict Grows
May sue considered as owners meet after boycott action. They explore legal steps against the Brewery Workers' union for alleged conspiracy to ruin trade, though no suit may be filed yet. Strikers anticipate shipping a large quantity of "fair" beer into the city this week.
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Brewery Workers’ Union
Sullivan to miss Star sports page May 10
John L. Sullivan will be unable to edit The Star sporting page on Wednesday May 10 due to ongoing work in Spokane. He will serve as sporting editor on May 17 and will contribute signed articles daily until his return. Sullivan wired from Spokane that he will be on hand next week.
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John L. Sullivan
Spokane
the Star
Sullivan
Kaltor
Case details before Judge Griffin and divorce filing
The state v. J. H. Bishop involves an attempted rape charge against Helen Depner aged 16 to be heard before Judge Griffin. Harry McLean sues Fannie McLean for divorce claiming cruelty extravagance and lack of appreciation amid ongoing disputes.
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J. H. Bishop
Helen Depner
Griffin
Harry McLean
Fannie McLean
Sullivan to Put Up 10000 for Sullivan Mitchell Bout
Frank Hall, manager for John L Sullivan, arrived in Seattle and arranged a forfeit fund of 19000 to back Sullivan versus Charles Mitchell in six rounds. Hall planned signings in Tacoma for the Sullivan Mitchell match while pursuing additional one night boxing content in the city.
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Frank Hall
John L. SuLlivan
Seattle
Spokane
Butler Hotel
John L
Sullivan
Star Theater
Hall
Star Office
Charles Mitchell
Butler
Mitchell
Tacoma
Sullivan-Mitchell
P. Slavin
Sullivan -N Dawson
Slavin
Dawson
Ballinger
Jim McCormick
Figilivan
Jim
Aged Woman Injured In Runaway At Seventh And Pike
Mrs Plernaud, proprietor of a Seventh Avenue lodging house, was severely injured when two delivery wagons from Hop Paint and Columbia Grocery ran out of control at Seventh and Pike. She suffered a skull fracture and possible internal injuries after being struck on the brick pavement. Driver A P Valleen and Harry Stowe sustained minor injuries. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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A. G. Snow
EB. C. Cummings
Hop Paint Company
Seventh and Pike
Columbia
Broadway and
Roy
Pike Street
Woodcock’sa Cy
A. P. Valleen
Summit
Mra. Plernaud
Seventh Avenue
Pine and
Olive Streets
Harry Stowe
Broadway
Doery
Tottenham Crew Alleges Bunco Over Passage Money
The crew of the British ship Tottenham claim they were buncoed and discharged Sunday. They say the vessel owners seek to dodge paying their passage money back to San Francisco. In Yokohama the ship’s name changed from Brinkburn to Tottenham, and crew who signed for Brinkburn paid just over half the coastwise salary.
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Tottenham
San Francisco
Yokohama
Brinkburn
Mathes Named Whitworth President Candidate
Dr Edward T Mathes Ph D president of the State Normal school at Bellingham will likely become Whitworth college president after trustees at the First Presbyterian church meeting unanimously call him to the post. If he accepts the faculty will be organized under his guidance to succeed President Gault who resigned previously.
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Edward T. Mathes
State Normal School
Bellingham
Whitworth College
First Presbyterian Church
Mathes
Whitworth
Japanese suspect held for assault with deadly weapon
A 22 year old Japanese man Charlie Ishi is held by police on assault with a deadly weapon charge. Patrolman Lillie arrested Ishi after a cutting affray on Jackson street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The complainant will seek a formal complaint before Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh after being seriously cut on the arm.
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Charile Ishi
Lillie
Iahi
Jackson Street
Fifth
Sixth
Mackintosh
Hanson Charged With Beating Wife in Interbay Court
Interbay police court heard Hanson, identified as &. Hanson, accused of a severe beating on Monday at their home. His wife Ida Hanson alleged he broke in that morning and assaulted her. The couple has three children.
Autoists Hopkins and Hall Favored by Judge in Morning Session
In a WTAR chamber session with Judge Gordon and City Attorney DeBruler, Ralph Hopkins and J N Hall awaited the judge’s verdict after speeding arrests by Officer Hedges. The crowd showed emotion as DeBruler promised to “let you both off easy” amid akanes of skepticism jurisdiction.
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Wtar
Gordon
DeBruler
Hall
Hopkins
Arrests in court as officers clash over speed cases
Hall received a $5 fine after being arrested by Hedges for clipping off at 15 mph, while Hopkins was let go despite claims of 260 mph. Judge Gordon discharged Hopkins amid courtroom drama and a call for a star chamber session with the city prosecutor Bruler.
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Tribunal of Justice
Ralph Hopkins
J. N. Hall
Gordon
Hedges
New York Central
Hopkins
Hall
de Braler
Hopkine
Star Chamber
de Bruler
Second
Madison
James and
Broadway
James Street
DR Bruler
Russian Front Movements and Far East Developments
From the front, Oyama presses Linevitch east and west of the rail line as a broad offensive unfolds. A Russian advance post spans about 100 miles from Singtament on the Liao river toward Shantu as Russians retreat to first line defenses. Nebogatoff’s fleet reportedly passes Saigon and Baltic squadron readies at Kronstadt for inspection. A British steamer reports a Russian cruiser off Hankhoe bay and a collier sailing eastward, while another vessel is halted by a Japanese cruiser but allowed to continue.
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Oyama
Linevitch
Sing Tmanten
Liao River
Shantu
Hongkong
Charterhouse
Hankhoe Bay
Annam
Angels
Mororan
Japan
Robbery at Ballard Ends With Arrested Suspect
Ballard resident doctor Schultz reported robbed Tuesday night of 77 dollars and a 30 dollar diamond pin from his Felt hotel apartment vest pocket. Police arrested a suspect, William Perry, after he was injured at Seattle Cedar Lumber mill. Ballard’s White Stars visited Ballard for a 6 to 7 12 inning loss.
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Seattle Cedar Lumber Company
Ballard Hospital
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