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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1901
Page
4
Dr James claims about 5000 dollars raised to defeat the ban circulate amid rumors as councilmen face pressure. Dave Gross of the Lexington saloon at 2204 Pike Street says he spoke in heat and fears misstatements about actions by the Liquor Dealers' association.
Crowds jammed streets and wharfside as the Slocum docked to receive President McKinley who thanked donors and noted the 4,900 workers who built the warship. He warned the looming nine day strike as 4,000 machinists threatened to walk out for ten hours pay. He toured the plant and viewed the battleship site from the observation platform.
The Ohio measures 288 feet in length with a beam of T2% feet and a draft of 23% fret. It displaces 12.4 tons and can reach a speed of 18 knots.
Article compares the Ohio and Oregon naval profiles noting the Ohio is longer broader faster and carries a heavier main battery. It cites armor thickness costs and a public display pledge of 20000 dollars while Ohio’s final cost remains undetermined with construction and commission dates discussed.
The Goldsborogh toured the bay this afternoon while the launch Freetwing undergoes fitting at the boathouse. Starting June 1 it will run nightly to West Seattle after greenom running and during the day to Al-Ki point. The Pehert transport crew clean and ready the ship for inspection. After 48 gore repairs she sails to Alaska ports with a stop at Briagway. Stella Nelson case on saloon box robbery postponed until next Tuesday due to witness non appearance.
Seattle bartenders schedule a 7:30 pm meeting Tuesday at the Western Central Labor Union room under the P L building to discuss forming a union.
Mrs. J. J. Owen of Blaine asks Seattle police to locate her husband Richard Owens who left on a wheel trip to Seattle on May 2 and was last seen on a road near Whatcom. He has not been heard from since.
Postmaster Stewart and clerks M P O Leary and Joseph F Mott oversee sub stations. Station No 11 under Mott opens at North Seattle Pharmacy corner First Avenue Hattery Street. Station No 16 under Leary opens at East Thomas Street North Broadway. New sub stations go into effect.
Detective Phillips reports 18 saloonkeepers jailed and fined 25 dollars per machine for operating illegal slot machines.
At a public works meeting the Seattle Electric Co received permission to build and maintain tracks on Olympic Place, Queen Anne Avenue, Blaine and Second Avenue North. Frank Buta may install a sidewalk stairway and elevator at Fifth and Jackson. The Seattle & Montana Railroad may add two tracks on Railroad Avenue cross First Avenue. The board urged all pole owners to paint and stencil owner names on poles.
The city board ordered poles painted within six months and those in use over six months to be painted. A dispute with W D Simpson over damages to a shade tree remained unresolved. The Improvement by grading Com street was completed. Seattle Electric Co was refused permission to erect a box. Bids were ordered for a pesthouse and for clearing three acres of timber lands. Many petitions from telephone companies to erect new poles were granted.
Mrs Clara Lula Mullins aged 21 died at Providence hospital at 1 am from complications following an operation performed weeks earlier. She was a daughter of Mrs Elizabeth V Conklin of the Rainier Grand hotel. Remains will be shipped to Silverton Oregon for interment.
At yesterday's street committee meeting officials endorsed the ordinance to pave Summit avenue from roadway to Spring and the two intersecting blocks, signaling a favorable report for the project.
Alaska mail reports the steamship Excelsior arrived from Valdes carrying Matt. The City of Seattle is scheduled to sail tomorrow night with Matt for Skagway and way ports.
Duwamish precinct residents circulate a petition to Washington urging the post office department to rename their post office from Duwamish to Georgetown.
Congressman Jones meets with a Seattle chamber committee to arrange entertainment for the rivers and harbors committee visit planned for late July. The group reconvenes this afternoon to firm details.
A Dutch expedition member telegraphs that during the Sumatra eclipse the sun was partly hidden by clouds. Photographs of the corona with different refractors and of the spectra and chromosphere were taken. Polarization and heat radiation measurements of the corona failed. Port Orchard excursions on the new fast steamer Athlon at 9 20 and 1 30 p m Sunday.
In New York on May 18 the lawyers for Kirk Stanley said the dead priest Rev. Father Phillips was not guilty of immoral contact. They stated no women were present in Stanley’s flat when he and Father Phillips arrived.
William Shelton and Charlie Hook Indtansa charged with the murder of Judge David Tease. They were placed in county jail after a preliminary hearing in Everett. Deputy Marschal Tyler Tommy Scott and George Vokes were also arrested but released. Kelton and Hook bound over without bonds to appear before the grand jury in early June.
A stylish 30 year old man roams outlying stores using forged checks to cover payments. He buys a few dollars worth of goods and pays with checks forged in the name of a prominent physician, netting the difference in cash. Detective Crane is on the case as complaints mount. The King and Pierce county employee ball, set for Decoration Day, has been moved to June 1.
Chas Hazelton, labeled a dope fiend, was found in a helpless condition on Pike Street and fined $100 before Judge George who committed him to the hospital ship Idaho. Ed Howard, operator of a bath house at Madison Park, was arrested for selling liquor without a license. Frank Warren, arrested on suspicion, is described as a desperate criminal with prior penitentiary terms and an Eastern record. Names of several arrestees follow in incomplete list.
Rested Inst night for playing ball in the streets of Wremont, were released by Judge George this afternoon. W. H. Hewitt of 1001 Ping street, who disappeared yesterday from his home, has not been heard of since. A searching party will probably be went out today.
The United States transport Warren under Captain J B Barnemon and Robert B Kelly, a fret worker, docked at Arington wharf Sheta after a San Francisco voyage. The vessel, once the Beandia, was overhauled by Hisdon Ironworks for over three months and gleams in shipshape condition. It had been procured from the German government about two years ago and now features modern conveniences.
In Washington on May 16 excitement runs high among South American delegates over topics for the Pan American Congress in Mexico City. Rumors say several nations may withdraw, raising prospects that the meeting becomes a fiasco with uncertain participation.
Philadelphia May 18. Former Chief Justice Edward Paxton bought 6 000 shares of Northern Pacific years ago at 28 a share. He sold them last week at 6 percent, leaving a net profit of 2 160 000.
Markets closed a mediocre week as California produce lacked first class quality yet Hood Canal strawberries fetched high prices. Fruit and vegetables showed fairly steady prices while poultry remained steady. A daily steamer excursion to U. S. Dr a is listed, and local ads promote paper hangings and bicycle repair services.
Rev Dr W D Bimondas will lecture on Oliver Wendell Holmes under the auspices of the Stetail Clerks union for the Labor Temple Fund. A 5 cent admission will be charged. Bimonds is regarded as a gifted entertaining speaker and a supporter of labor unions.
M Talbot of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. circulates a handsome new book detailing Alaska excursions and northern scenery. The 14 page volume is rich with information and half tone cuts, including views of Muir Glacier reachable only by Pacific Coast Steamship Co. boats. U S Dry Dock excursions are scheduled tomorrow on the new steamer Athion.
A local drug store touts reliable drugs and reasonable prices with emphasis on quality. It highlights two boxes each of Dr Lyons Tooth Powder, Wright antiseptic, Tar soap, Talcum powder, and Pears Uncacent heap items, noting regular prices and modest savings for shoppers.
A local ad appeals for quick sale of second hand bicycles at half price. It lists Phenix Dawson Gilchester Sterling Stearns Crescent and others at ten dollars each plus 20 more wheels and models including Riverside Hawthorne Columbia and 1941 Columbia chain wheel with repairs offered.
About two dozen half pint bottles are available for delivery to any part of the city for one dollar. Orders can be placed by calling Telephone Rainier 80.
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