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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1905
Page
7
Thieves robbed Mae Jaco Bernhart’s residence at 803 Twen Hart afternoon around 2:20 pm. They took two watches, $10 in gold, a valuable diamond, and a gold wedding ring before leaving. The report notes possible suspects and seeks information.
The Kaiser's cup trans Atlantic yacht race is put off until noon tomorrow due to bad weather. Eleven yachts started the 3,000 mile contest aiming to finish at the Lizard off England. Historical notes recount prior races, stakes, and record times from 1866 to 1900.
Camille Ranger a French parachute jumper is jailed on grand larceny charges after stealing a $290 diamond brooch from a Boseman prostitution house. She implicated Garfield Davis who aided her claim, but she later confessed while Davis was released. Police tracked them to Seattle where the gem was found on Davis’s finger.
Five boys aged 14 to 16 at the Lawrence Cement plant in Binnewater Kingston organize a union demand higher pay. The official refuses, workers quit, and the mill closes as the barrel lining line halts and empty shifts pile up. The BinnЕwater plant suspends operations amid the walkout and failed search for replacements.
James Hunter of Bridgeman Minnesota forgot dynamite in a stove to thaw stumps. An explosion wrecked the house killing his wife and two children. Hunter, upon returning and learning the tragedy, became violently insane and is now under restraint.
Frederick W. Linde collapsed during a pinochle game at the Coleman house in West Orange. He told friends he did not feel well and said he had played his last card as he died.
In a lighthearted scene at the hotel circle Mr Sands faced playful taunts until his pale condition drew concern. J Minor Maghee was summoned from his residence opposite the hotel and arrived to confirm the death of Mr Linde who was 67 years old. Dr Maghee attributed the death to apoplexy.
Charles Lindsay a six year old boy son of Frank L Lindaay of Burt New York died at General hospital Buffalo from injuries inflicted by a ram at Comer station near the city. He had spent the day with his grandfather and went to the fields to watch sheep at 7 pm. The boy teased lambs with sticks provoking the ram which butted him.
Patrolman Chipman calms a frantic child on Washington street as crowds clear. A four year old wandered for blocks crying for his mother before the officer safely returns him to a grateful family at headquarters. The mother offered payment but the officer declines saying he has children of his own.
In Chicago on May 16 Professor Haines testified for the prosecution that arsenic unlikely reaches Mrs. Weicker Hoch’s stomach via the casket and cemetery soil. Mercer, another expert, agreed. U S Attorney Nealy then began state arguments.
The article tours a condemned Tide Flats district with Andrew Johnson’s shack and a nurselike tight-knit community. It notes a clean Finnish woman, well-kept children, and a council of residents surviving on scarce work while the Washington Wireworks denies loiterers.
James Conway of Conway ro s feed and livery stables asserts the heart of the district remains safe from thieves. He notes his business stores $2,000 to $9,000 in horses and $200 to $300 in harness with no nightly watch and praises local honesty while blaming only nearby village rag-pickers for scavenging garbage.
An elderly man quotes the Sun day Times alleging immoral degenerate women. He recounts Nels Peterson and his wife fleeing Finland after a fraudulent employment agency and settling on a sand flat home for 17 dollars, with the husband earning 1.40 dollars daily.
Manager Lindsay Broad of a grocery store and butcher shop defends local residents, saying poverty and filth are widespread but crime is not their fault, asserting familiarity with nearly all in the district and denying criminal behavior.
A narrator and guide pass a padlocked door and whisper of locating “degraded wretches” in a rear area. They describe a man with both wrists bandaged trying to retrieve something from a box, illustrating a scene of criminal or morally degenerate activity as depicted by the Sunday Times quote.
Bartew, manager at Washington Wire Works, says four to five thousand dollars of tools and stock lie around the shop nightly without guards, yet no losses or loafers have been seen in the neighborhood. He notes the shack dwellers are poor but hardworking.
The text describes a wounded sounding laborer with a crippled wrist from unloading cement three days after losing his job. A guide calls out to a man named Green as an innocent puppy is shown, while two men sleep in a cabin.
A four year resident, Claft Walker, notes some cab drivers avoid rent by living in modest shelters. The Times reports tensions over rights, saying squatters pay no rent, while others invest in cabins for a semblance of home and independence despite humble conditions.
A描述 shows sleeping coal workers on an 18 hour shift then Mr Green reveals seven puppies mistaken for children, while a Siwash woman scavenges at the city dumps. The scene shifts between shacks, a shack full of puppies, and the rag-picking dwellers.
The Times reports on crowded shelters made from refuse material, illustrating crowded living conditions. Mrs. Nela Peterson notes a small purchased home costing $17 with sand, clean air, and space for children to play despite its modest value.
In Shackville residents reject criminal charges and lawlessness while pursuing improved futures. Families who stayed now own homes in Fremont and Green Lake, with plans to move someday as they “strike pay dirt.” Olaff Walker says emergency roofs suffice for now and vows the group will cause little trouble.
The bondman of a dead man sues for 2690 dollars alleging misappropriation by administrator J. J. Hayes as heirs claim. Other items note domestic abuse allegations, a death at 105 Sixteenth Avenue North, insanity commitment of Andrew Johnson, a theft flight by Tony Armby, a bar fight at New York saloon, and longshoreman E J Woods jailed after drunken chaos.
Alex Marie of Green Lake captured the top prize in C. D. Hillman’s popular vote contest for five acres of improved land in the Garden of Eden. Marie received 27,840 votes. Separately, New Jersey's Standard Oil Company declared a quarterly dividend of $9 per share, payable June 16.
Olympia May 16 Prank Morse assistant postmaster at Tacoma was selected secretary of the state tax commission Monday.
May 16 Chicago reports show labor leaders seeking peaceful settlement as Gompers and the Teamsters executive urge arbitration. Employers bring more strike-breakers, police guard wagons, and Mayor Dunne pledges peace and possible troop call. Injunctions against labor men remain under court review as testimony continues.
The Executive Board of the Brewery Workmen's Union states that a boycott led by Mr. Sweeney is harming beer sales. They acknowledge it could benefit his business as advertising but warn it decreases their own sales materially and warn Sweeney his advertising will be at his expense.
The King County Liquor Dealers association convenes Monday afternoon amid a brewing clash over the boycott. Officers say they will not oppose the boycott action, while some saloon owners hit hard by the protest prepare to rally. Suburban merchants report rising pressure as small saloons suffer daily losses, with higher end establishments largely spared. The Old Crow saloon on Pike Street is among those affected.
Reports say a boycott closes the Seattle property near First Avenue after union claims of trade loss. Brewery owners cite private dispute with Seattle Brewing & Malting and Joe Dick who has left the city. Tacoma labor unions and Portland joined the boycott, with the United Mine Workers backing it as saloon patronage in Renton and coal towns wanes.
Mrs. Fred Kiseman of Fair Avenue Delaware Ohio awoke with a severely fractured jaw. Doctor Day found facial swelling and paralysis. the jaw was completely unlocked at the socket. She recalls no memory of the accident and cannot explain how it occurred.
The Cockrell zinc smelter in Altoona Kan burned today causing an estimated $100000 loss. Fire crews worked to contain the blaze and prevent spread to nearby facilities. No injuries were reported.
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