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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1901
Page
3
A miner described as living in Maines Alaska died by his own action in a third room at the National Hotel on Eo Avenue during the night. He had been in poor health and short of funds for some time.
The report notes vessels ready to sail to Nome on 1 LH with Gray as agent and high demand for passage. Spokane delays until June and has reserved staterooms. Rainier sails with freight to Seattle. Puget Sound is at the bulkhead while crowds observe. Watitila sails for San tonight with ore and general cargo. Pedro arrives in San Ecpenusteco late tonight.
A Saturday meeting at the Sailors' Union hall formed the Seattle Waterfront organization to unite waterfront workers including sailors firemen longshoremen carpenters caulkers and fitters. Officers elected were J J Carney as vice president and J Long as secretary with plans for formal permanence and San Francisco involvement.
Police notes describe Russell, a plasterer, arrested on a malicious destruction complaint by Detective Lane regarding Albert Card. The report mentions other individuals and vague charges over machines and riding a wheel, with references to Stevens, Mohr, Bilis, and Jap Korrama.
Burglars entered the residence of Rev. T P Re on Ninth Avenue Saturday evening while the family was away. About $52 was stolen and the thief left a scar on the window. The house was discovered by the family Monday night. the burglar had fled, leaving the fire in a stove burning. Phillips is said to be involved.
Arthur Griffin yesterday brought home a fine specimen bear weighing 2 pounds after a hunt above Auburn. The fox-hound helped track the game. Witnesses W. J. Lund, Jas. Boyd, Wm. Boyd, and C. Smith were hunting nearby.
Columbia boys defeated Ames in a close contest with an ample advantage, securing victory in the eighth inning as umpire ruled. The match grew more intense as innings progressed with Columbia prevailing.
A partial passenger list from the Hotel Diller shows John and a logger from Dewatto with companions, A C Jones, M M Merchant, Arington, J Dawson, Wm Kearman, Fred Meretary, and others. The group includes H M Went and army transport Hose Dodson with wives, plus Boo Burpee, Fairhaven, Sedro Woolley, Portland, Philip Abraham and his wife, Mrs H and Mrs H Royal, heading to Alaska.
A fragmented OCR list shows New York and several U S cities connected to a Pennsys-Vania company preparing to invest in mining property in Alaska. Individuals named include Edmund Burke Jr and A Bh Coates with multiple merchants, contractors, and army personnel cited across Seattle, Skagway, Juneau, Whatcom and Spokane regions.
The adjusters remain at the Mitchell, Staver and Lewis ruins and will not finish until the latter part of next week.
No new contagious disease cases reported to the health office since Saturday and quarantines have fallen from 80 in mid April to about 25 houses today. Last week 491 bike licenses were issued and the civil service commission will meet midweek to review examinations. A build permit was issued to M F Backes for a four story brick building with basement at 2031-33 Fifth Avenue costing about $30 000.
The transport Rosecrans has gone to Tacoma where J. C. Ollard & Bro will repair it at a cost of 2500 dollars. The work will take 30 days and the vessel cannot sail for Nome until July 10. The Seward is likely to depart first. It will carry supplies badly needed at Port Davis.
The state Sunday School association ended its session at First Presbyterian Church. Officers elected for the next term include a 8. Osborne as president and Mrs. T. C. Wiewell, Mrs. Helen Bonnell, Rev. Joseph R. Monfort as vice presidents, Rev. W. C. Merritt as secretary, and D. S. Johnston as treasurer. Executive committee members were named from Seattle Tacoma Walla Walla Yakima Spokane and other cities. Next meeting date to be set by the executive committee.
The Pacific Bridge Co filed an appeal from a superior court judgment against City Comptroller Paul regarding warrants for Cedar River water system construction. A jury in Judge Bell's department heard Thos Wilson vs Western Machinery Depot over damages to business seeking $400.
The funeral of Mrs Tei Faruya wife of local Japanese merchant M Faruya was held from Bonney and Stewarts chapel at 2 pm yesterday. Hara a paior of the Japanese Baptist church officiated and the procession of eight carriages drew about 1000 mourners. Interment was in the Lakeview cemetery family lot. Postmaster Stewart received a letter from Frank M Duffy of Hurley Wis seeking to locate Wm Strandberg and noting that Chas Strandberg a brother of the missing man recently died.
The Wynedowhe post office in Chehalis County has been ordered to discontinue, with the shutdown taking effect on May 31. The action affects local mail service and requires adjustments for residents relying on the facility.
A young housewife replies to her husband’s insistence on the guest room by saying she will choose the prettiest for herself. She notes mothers and living rooms now occupy favored spaces while guest quarters receive the least desirable area. Dr. Waggoner.
Fragmented OCR listing promotes products and services with names like Miles & Piper Co. and M. D. Peane Johnson Co. It mentions garden hoses shirts and a rheumatic cure with scattered street addresses and percentages. The text lacks coherent narrative or dates.
Washington defeated Washington Agricultural College by four to two as University players Sheek Campbell and Thayer shone in the field and at bat. Pullman’s Thomson and Loughead kept the visitors in check, but the Huskies outplayed them with strong outfield defense and sharp infield work.
Col. Cody's arrival in Berlin delights Emperor William and three minor German rulers. Buffalo Bill's show features an antiquated Deadwood coach scene with Indians attacking and cowboys rescuing passengers. The brief exchange ends with the emperor praising Cody and a witty reply about holding four kings and a royal joker.
Cooks and waiters plan to request a day off each week without loss of wages. The proposal was discussed at a union meeting but no final date or plan was agreed upon.
M Moore executive commissioner for Washington at the Pan American Exposition, leaves for Buffalo with Mrs Moore. Afntees La Wall, J Marvin, Thompson, Rudibeck, and Ross follow in days. Supt Knox of Spokane already at the fair. Moore wears a miniature gold pan badge with Pan American Exposition and Washington 1901 markings.
George Johnson sues the Sugar Grove Methodist Church for 32 dollars for services. After a half day trial before Mayor J W Sharp the judge orders both sides to pay half costs and to pray in their closets for divine direction. Both parties plan to appeal to the common pleas court.
The first annual regatta of the University Boat club will be held Friday on Lake Washington. Freshmen versus Sophomores will race in four oared coxswain gigs marking a new departure in university athletics and potential inter-collegiate relations. California had hoped to attend but could not meet the expense. Meanwhile the second game of the W. A. C. baseball series is underway after an 8 to 4 loss by the university.
Camp bells will be in the box for the university as the second annual point debate between the Law school and the College of Liberal Arts takes place in Denny hall tonight. The Law team is Will coneiat Mears Carkeek Steiner and Higgins. The Liberal Arts team includes Messia Weight Millett and Laurie.
In Elkton Maryland two children Thomas Simpers seven and his sister Balle twelve were brought before Judge Stump for the murder of their year old brother Howard Simpers. They argued the gun fired by Thomas killed him. both were sentenced to the Maryland House of Refuge in Baltimore until age twenty one.
Justice Truax rules Elizabeth Hancroft Murch not entitled to alimony from Dr. Thomas H. Burch in a separation suit. Burch, linked to Worcester Massachusetts wealth, contends his wife spent freely, bought 30 dresses at $19 each, and allegedly used clairvoyants and love potions in his food, harming his health and peace of mind.
Fine opal deposits are being mined in Cre e Washington and Idaho with standout specimens from a volcanic area near Moscow Idaho. The stones, formed by water in hot rock, include noble opal varieties whitish and translucent with rainbow hues. Experts note the color effects come from millions of tiny fractures in the stone.
In a bargain sale at a Knox store on West Fifth street two women fainted. Passersby and men from in front of the Rand hotel carried them to the hotel for aid. Names given were Mrs Susie Funts and Mrs Poland. Funts fainted again after returning to the estate.
The article notes proper hanging of table linens to prevent shape loss and fiber strain, advising even drying with weight on the long threads. It reports City Engineer Thomson appointing W. N. Cruchon as street and sewer inspector from civil service eligibles. It also mentions Seattle Electric Co replacing tracks along Thirtieth and Yakima avenues for several blocks.
Local business advertisement offers price quotes on fine paper hangings from Star Paint Co located at Third and Pike with listings at 300 402 Pike Street. Mention of Cline a piano house and Clare hat designer at 1407 Second Ave clarifies nearby businesses in the area.
The parade forms in double phalanx along Wag News avenue as the president reviews the procession. The beat calculations place the event at two and a half hours with pauses. Afterward the First California regiment stays under arms to escort the president to the Ferry Building for a reception.
The president arrived at Ocean View and was met by a city decked in national colors. Flowers and bunting covered the station house and lines into San Francisco, with trailing vines and evergreen festooning streets. Gaudy Japanese lanterns along Third Street Market Street and Van Ness Avenue promise a night of colored lights.
The president travels Market street in a glow of lights as Mehta appears at the Derry building. Fireworks and searchlights illuminate the bay while warships sound cannons to greet the commander in chief. On Wednesday, visitors visit Berkeley for UC commencement exercises.
The president will skip handshakes at a Ferry Building reception and later attend a luncheon and a street parade in Oakland. A controlled platform at the nave south end will restrict access, with a railing to deter hand contact. A large public reception awaits, likely drawing a crush.
The account alleges a scheme involving Law and Order League members aiming to entrap Chief Meredith. Key figures include Choynski and Holland, with $300 marked money circulated as the plot matured. Blaine denies involvement, while Holland refuses to discuss the affair.
J Barbaria restaurant keeper was arrested on a building ordinance warrant by Officers Lane and Eeson. Ti Stockwell sailor released after a bay plunge. Dan O'Brien minor accused suspect. Wm Coffey and J Butler arrested for disorderly conduct by Officers a and Hubbard. Ed Marehall blacksmith arrested on suspicion. Dora Leyde writes that James Leyde, a recent city jail prisoner, promised money upon release, leaving the family destitute in the streets. his whereabouts unknown.
A group of young medical officers in Constantinople protested six months of unpaid wages by writing to the sultan. In response he exiled the strikers to the Yemen garrison in Arabia, assigning them to harsh service.
In Richmond, May 14, members of First Baptist church were surprised to see a handcuffed boy in the pulpit before services. Pastor Dor Cooper used the scene in his sermon titled A Boy, removing the cuffs with paper strings to illustrate how easy it is to break bad habits, then binding him with stronger cords to show growing sinfulness. Finally the handcuffs were reattached to depict what leads to crime.
The piece argues love alone cannot sustain marriage and calls for shared values, selflessness, and enlightened action by a wife as steward of her husband’s affairs. It warns that mere willingness to yield all does not create a good or useful help meet or a stable home.
In Wallingford Connecticut Judge Wheeler awarded Miss Eva Bartholomew $1000 damages after she sued Charles Parmelee a wealthy merchant for $10000. She alleged he jumped from bushes at dusk cried Hoo and frightened her causing speech difficulty ending her teaching career.
In Danville Virginia on May 14 Mrs KR Foster was driven insane by a street prank as youths hidden behind a fence released a toy snake on the sidewalk. Doctors say the delirium will be permanent after this convulsive episode and the joking youths have been arrested.
Olympia reports the quarterly public schools apportionment. State Superintendent Bryan allocates funds with King County receiving 983,929.79 dollars, Pierce County 53,783.40, and Snohomish County 21,262.28.
An armed mob from the Rough Riders Club invaded Astoria, Long Island City, wrecked two buildings, beat a man, held up a trolley car, knocked a policeman with a hammer, and terrorized the area for over an hour before escaping. A prior clash with Lockwood Social Club members left several roughs badly mauled.
Detective Cudahee departs Seattle tonight to escort Morris Mohr from Philadelphia. Mohr was arrested there yesterday on a Seattle warrant for criminal assault against Helen Fisher of Seattle. Bondman L F Fraser posted bail, but Mohr violated bail terms and will be returned to Seattle to stand trial.
In Olympia on May 14 reports indicate the Washington Pan American commission will seek the entire balance of the state treasury fund set aside to cover its expenses.
Frank Nowak and Shelita Raffaello, section hands, died attempting to move a handcar clear of an oncoming Chicago and Alton locomotive. They chose to risk their lives to prevent a collision, with the train wrecking the handcar and killing them. The report notes their selfless sacrifice and the fatal crash details.
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