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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1906
Page
1
An engine attached to Southern Pacific train No. 6 exploded near Cedar Wells Nevada at 2 AM. The boiler and locomotive were blown apart killing the engineer and firemen. Cause unknown.
In a crowded court, Mitchell's trial date was set for June 25 after a request for delay. Prosecutors and defense indicated the central defense would hinge on insanity, with testimony about Creffield and alleged relations involving the defendant's family to be explored to suggest mental unbalance.
The Rainier proposed annexation excludes most of Graham Avenue area, leaving only parts of section 27 and west to George Street. The agreement pleases Seattle and annexationists by enabling Cedar River pipeline boulevard plans, though Brighton residents protest and delay the linking boulevard.
The text describes mayor Moore in a debate over Pacific and Fourth avenues and a rail corridor, noting a demand for a southward thoroughfare. It emphasizes choosing routes by best interests despite many difficult questions and references street openings and access considerations.
In the wake of a catastrophe thousands of workers are displaced and living in tents with charity in place. The author praises the Indians of San Francisco for their humanity gentleness and self restraint amid the calamity and asserts their admirable character.
San Francisco maritime leaders push relief for ice bound whalers off Herschel Island near the Mackenzie River. The coast steamer Harold Dollar is being chartered to reach the fleet by late July, load last season’s catch, and keep whaling ships at work for another season.
Bank clearings for May 19 show $1,336,602.48 for 1995 and $1,336,? plus 76,876.64? Increase over the same date last year is $459,875.64. This brief notes year over year growth with the 1996 figure and a stated rise of $459,875.64 over the prior year.
Kenosha Wisconsin May 19 Five buildings of the Laffin Rand Powder company six miles west of here were blown up by an explosion near ing. No lives were lost.
A schooner owned by Aden, Goodall & Co. of San Francisco reportedly overturned off Tiburon last night. Two crew members are believed drowned.
In Gooldsfield Nevada on May 18 1919 Sreve Orten a miner shot and killed his wife at Rhyolite. Deputy Sheriff McDonald attempted to disarm Orten and arrest him when Orten drew a revolver and moved to shoot. McDonald shot Orten dead.
Seattle grain dealers ship the second Puget Sound hay cargo aboard the Nebraskan to Hawaii after a long San Francisco trade gap. Prices rise as Hawaiians pay higher rates. Galbraith Bacon Co and others receive new orders while Eastern Washington farmers hold stocks and expect price changes with seasonal rain.
Scores of Chinese refugees from San Francisco are arriving in Chicago May 19, many are supplied with money and aid from local agencies.
RGrand Rapids Michigan May 19 Western Michigan University campus felt an earth quake early this morning with no serious damage reported.
Nearly 400 women suffragists escorted by 40 members of parliament presented their claims to Premier Campbell Bannerman who declined to pledge when women will be allowed to vote.
Esther Mitchell faces first degree murder charges in the Creffield case after her brother, George Mitchell, is implicated. The narrative traces influence, obedience, and sisterly loyalty amid a controversial religious leader’s downfall and a forthcoming court appearance.
Local discussion centers on a possible Sunday closing of saloons and theaters as petitioners push for action. Supporters expect the mayor to grant the petition, while he withholds final commitment and says he will listen to all sides.
J. Trevall, charged by police with swindling several city women and wanted for adultery, remains in the city jail. He greeted detectives with a grin after returning from Mission Junction, B C, offering no comment on the charges. His wife and children reside at Pearthav N until the trial, while Mrs Winner provides testimony anticipating prosecution evidence.
Mayor Moore faces delay as the city awaits the nomination for chief of police. Detective Wappenstein maintains influence amid uncertain selections, with no definite name released by the mayor.
In San Francisco on May 13 the transportation committee met to review debris removal. Railways will haul bricks iron steel and wood as tracks are laid in the ruined district. Funds are lacking to pay workers, but a solution is sought. Lumber famine fears eased as mills run extra shifts and large timber supplies arrive daily. Health conditions are reported as marvellously good.
City Treasurer George Russell opened an auction at the city hall front steps offering twelve hundred parcels of real estate, many valuable, for delinquent grade tax assessments. Assist ant Treasurer J. F. Haney conducts the sale which may last days as a large district faced overdue notices and disputed assessments.
Contractors and mine owners announce that Nome laborers must cover their own steamship fare to Nome. For years workers received advances from Seattle crews, but now crews face loss as men break contracts and switch employers, shrinking the paying party and reducing labor supply.
Norfolk Va May 19 Tewin Tucker aged 40 president of the Newport News Savings Bank killed himself in his bank as the chief of police opened the door to arrest him. He faced defaulter charges totaling about $20 000 and had warned of self harm if an arrest attempt was made.
Fire on May 19 ravaged multiple Wisconsin and Michigan communities. Flames from lumber operations felled hundreds of homes, with trains halted and rail lines damaged. Thousands displaced, but no confirmed deaths reported. supplies rushed to Escanaba as crews battled blaze across swathes of timberlands.
Fire devastates multiple towns leaving only partial destruction in Stanley and Watisan Auburndale as population counts show Quinneser 2000 Shaefer 600 Ralphs 466 Salvote 260 Cornell 500 Wood 260 Talbot 400 Saunders 160.
May 19 dispatches detail a spreading forest fire across the region. Escanaba reports 6,000 homeless and three trains of victims arriving for aid as the blaze extends from Goose Lake to Peshtigo and beyond. Marquette notes 25 families displaced, and Milwaukee confirms the fire advancing into Iron County.
Rainier Valley association members push Alaska-Yukon fair directors to pick Batley peninsula near Seattle as the fair site. D. D. Egan proposes a railroad spur to the peninsula enabling 20 minute access from 1st Ave. Lese Madison and Madrona parks boats could aid transport. The site offers picturesque, wooded plateau with over a mile of Lake Washington shoreline and about 250 acres with Sears tract adjacent.
Charles Westlake of Newark, an engineer on a Baltimore and Ohio express, was killed after leaping to safety from his cab to flag a burning bridge near Columbus. The train halted just before the bridge, which was afire, allowing the crew to avoid a worse disaster.
The Star’s special correspondent Jacob Waldeck previews the fourth Steunenberg murder installment from Idaho. It outlines the prosecution’s claims on the eve of the major trial, with the fifth article to cover the defense perspective.
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