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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1905
Page
3
City detectives investigate a home entry at 326 gah reportedly by a man described as a nipper thief. The intruder took a gold pin a gold nugget a diamond stud and a love knot ring from a lady’s valuables.
The Tyee, the university annual, released in brown 326 page volume, praises campus activities. Dr George H M Whitworth, former president, spoke on the Whitman missionary expedition while Dr Roller demonstrated voice culture and physical training. The University Bulletin catalogue went to press with few study changes noted.
Cash H Newman says he does not know his attacker yet filed a complaint against John Dee for assault and battery after a sprinkler mishap on Western avenue. Dee allegedly struck Newman without a preliminary hearing and Newman plans to seek judgment before Justice P V Davis.
Stephen Record, lodging at a Detroit hotel, slept with Marty Drisette, believed employee of Detroit Bar. Record woke to missing $40 nugget chain and $7 cash, Crisette also missing. police filed grand larceny charges against him after investigation.
A. D. Stewart, 66, killed himself in his Perrin hotel room between 7:30 Saturday and 1:30 Sunday. Cyanide of potassium was the poison. He faced a prior arrest for a fake mining stock sale to Mrs. Locke, was jailed on vagrancy charges, and released. No friends or relatives could be located.
Fire at the French Celluloid Company plant in Vienna caused a blast from cellulose product, wounding fifty people including the fire chief and several firefighters. Crowds crowded near the blaze when the explosion happened, with some injuries potentially fatal.
Early Sunday a masked burglar threatened J. W. Dunlap in his Dunnlap room at the Golden Gate hotel telling him to stay quiet or be shot. Dunlap complied as the thief escaped with $8 and an umbrella.
Ravensdale on May 15 reports Mr and Mrs Phil Meigard their son and two boarders living near Maple Valley were poisoned after eating mushrooms.
Prominent attorney George D P D Collings faces a San Francisco grand jury on bigamy charges amid conflicting marriage records. He is accused of marrying Agnes Newman in 1889 while claiming to have married Charlotta Newman, with Agnes dying years later. The dispute involves three children and disputed maternity, while Collings allegedly used Agnes in death and bank records to sever ties with Charlotta. Disbarment proceedings in the state supreme court proceed alongside the case. Meanwhile, a separate tornado in Snyder kills mine workers Paulson, John McCart, and Miss BD, raising the death toll to 117 with others missing or injured.
A promotional pitch promises $1000 for a bottle of Liquozone and $1600 for a disease germ it cannot kill, arguing the product kills germs without harming tissue. It touts two years of testing, claims American rights bought for $100,000, and a million-dollar spend to give free bottles to patients.
Charlies Browning, 38, was found dead in bed by his wife at 6 80 o clock Monday morning. Deputy Coroner Arnold was summoned to the Browning home at 1412 Fifth Avenue. Browning formerly played with Wagner's orchestra and at the Grand. He was employed by Heinrich Strona Brewing Company. Burial will be under the auspices of the Musicians Union, of which he was a member. Remains were taken to Howney Watson company undertakers. Mrs Browning said they retired Sunday night. he complained of feeling ill. The body was cold when she awoke this morning.
The article recalls John Corbett earning a penny for breaking a horse at age 14 while worrying about Emerald Isle crops. It notes 18 years of police service and a single misconduct report during a beat assignment after drinking in parilla and iron. Also mentions the British ship Lord Wolseley to be rigged as a five masted barkentine at West Seattle after two years out of service.
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