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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
4
President Taft arrives in Mecklenburg County and is greeted by a crowd of about fifty thousand during a May Day celebration. He reviews the parade as Mrs. Stonewall Jackson sits in the box and comments on tariff reform as a potential future victory.
A report details troop movements toward the Philippines with Seattle departures. The Buford will leave in August as units shift, with 180th and 140th coast artillery staying at Port Ward and the Presidio until September 6. Ambassador Jusserand is expected to visit the exposition, with a reception planned at the Hotel Washington.
A park commission appeared before the park and boulevard committee of the city council yesterday and urged favorable action on a plan to create Central Park on land along the slope of the Nil? West of the county court. The committee voted to acquire two more five acre playground tracts, one at a point and one on Queen Anne.
Jin Joffrres states in Chic today he will sign in July to meet Jack Johnson and be ready for the debt within five months after signing. He notes training to reduce his bulk, aiming to drop seven more pounds each month before the fight. He says Johnson should have knocked out O'Brien by the second round.
Secretary McKibben of the anti tuberculosis league urged late supervision as the only feasible way to handle the tubercu roule issue. He proposed a tax to fund the plague effort. Edith Progeh discussed the fruit and flower mission which provides flowers and fruit for poverty stricken patients.
Miss Gertrude Andrus reports an Alaska delegate James Wickersham will appeal to the Newsboys union and the president to withdraw Walter K Clark from the governorship. Wickersham calls Clark a Guggenheim agent and urges a nonpartisan, fair candidate for governor to aid young Alaskans.
Brith Smith a former saloon keeper and boarding house crimp faced a court ruling on his home property amid divorce and restraining order anxieties. He spoke of ruin if the ruling went against him, noting unemployment and general despair as a steady undercurrent to his deteriorating health and finances. The interview occurred days before a separate burglary incident and during a period of rising personal crisis reports in the area.
The fireboat will be named Duwamish after a long list of citizen submissions. Councilmembers on the fire and water committee chose the name last night ahead of a planned launch by June 2.
The markets show mixed signals as traders weigh indicators for a potential shift. Analysts note volume uptick and varied sector moves amid cautious optimism and renewed inflation anxieties.
The Duke of Argyll opened the Imperial International Exhibition at Shepherds Bush in London. A large crowd attended as the White City layout with snowy palaces minarets and domes was described and sections highlighted diverse country articles and up to date productions.
Fairbanks Alaska May 20. The freight gold shipment for the year will be sent to Seattle tonight by mail. There is over a million dollars in the shipment. The clean up work is now in full swing and the conditions are excellent.
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