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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
2
Parrots aboard the U S armored cruiser Colorado swear in Spanish during a Central American cruise. Visitors reported parrots shouting carramatas on deck while sailors carry on conversations in the birds native tongue, blurring lines of nationality aboard the ship.
Purchases of the 10 coupon tickets have surged since April 16 with a record 164 books sold yesterday. Over 3 000 books remain and sales continue at banks, treasurer’s office, and exhibit grounds as May 1 approaches.
In Alameda on May 10 Mrs Westlinder, 54, caretaker for NrQuist’s house, was found in a blood pool at a staircase foot with severe lacerations and head bruises. She lies in a White Cross hospital in critical condition. A young child, Charles Westlinder, 10, is in a stupor, found four days earlier. cause unknown whether fire or fall, police investigate.
The Pacific Northwest faces a beef shortage with California sending large dressed beef and live cattle to Oregon and Washington over the past two weeks. Montana and neighboring states struggle to meet Coast demands, prompting dealers to source shipments from California rather than Chicago.
Samuel Wellington of Los Angeles faces grand jury charges of bigamy after being accused of maintaining four wives. The elderly man’s wife Fiorente Cushman Wellington, a former mannequin, stands by him amid the case.
Baron J H Von Schroeder and Baroness Von Schroeder formerly Miss Mary Ellen Donahue face a mortgage foreclosure suit in San Francisco Superior Court brought by Security Savings Bank. Their finances, including a prior Hotel Mafaoch investment at $27000 through agent A C Blomehthal, are described as consistently unsuccessful.
The Presbyterian general assembly met in Denver with Dr. Baxter H. Fullerton of St. Louis delivering the inaugural address to more than 2,000 delegates. A moderator for the coming year was to be elected in the afternoon.
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