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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1904
Page
7
In a superior court complaint, Mrs. Jean C White seeks $10,000 in damages for defamation after John F Colby accused her of theft claiming she stole $50 from him and harmed her reputation. The case involves alleged statements made to several people and mentions local businesses Peggan & Ericson and Ose Mourn's Millinery.
Sixteen Aleutian natives traveling to the St Louis exposition reached Seattle aboard the steamer Excelsior. They are led by Alaskan trader L. L. Bales and include four children and Ah Pak, famed otter hunter with scarred hands from his work. The group represents the first Aleutians natives to leave their homeland and hopes rise for public interest at the fair.
The council rejected a 9 dollar appropriation to substitute Chuckanut for Tentnostone in the Carnegie library project. M. J. Carkeek faced cross examination, failing to defend the request, while Bowen opposed the appropriation and suggested the library plan is deficient and may require about 54,000 more to complete.
The Alaska Steamship Dolphin sailed at night carrying 50 crates of Dawson berries shipped by J A Anderson. It also carried 50 head cattle to Palibanka and 100 passengers, most bound for Dawson, marking the first strawberry shipment to Dawson this year.
In Hoston Massachusetts sixteen hundred painters and decorators voted to strike demanding an increased wage scale and an eight hour workday.
A clash erupted at the council of ministers with Premier Combe favoring handing passports to the papal nuncio while Foreign Minister Del Casas opposed. No decision was made and the issue is expected to be revisited at the next meeting.
The Self Brick on Lodge No 1 Bona of Norway of the Pacific coast plans a second annual picnic at Redondo Beach on Sunday June 11. A six member committee works to ensure a successful event with sports, prizes from local merchants, and free dancing.
The annual clericus of the Episcopal clergymen of the northwest opened at St Mark's church with nearly 300 clergy present. Bishop Kestor of the Olympia diocese preached the opening sermon. The session continued from seven o'clock this morning.
Andrew Davis and Linda Callam both of Seattle receive licenses. J. F. Fleming aged 43 and Amelia McFarland aged 26 also of Seattle obtain licenses.
The Union Steamship Company invites Seattle and Tacoma transportation and hotel workers to an excursion by the Perdita. The party sails from Seattle at 7 a.m. on Monday May 30 and returns at midnight.
Private despatches from Vladivostok report Admiral Skrydhoff made a long excursion on Tuesday aboard a Russian cruiser, with details limited to the voyage and location.
The Mackinaw arrived with 1500 tons of cement and 100 tons of dynamite for discharge at Smiths Cove while the Edith takes coal at the bunkers for San Francisco. She will operate between Seattle and San Francisco now that the Pacific Coast company has purchased the Black.
The note mentions diamond coal mines and a prior delivery of Black Diamond coal at Ta coma by a previously mentioned person. No dates, places beyond Ta coma, or organizations are specified.
Mrs G Case files divorce against husband M E Case alleging cruelty with frequent rebukes and striking in front of company. She seeks alimony of 20 dollars per month.
In Paris on May 25 a jealous wife of M. Junerot threw vitriol at her husband and another woman in the Cafe Aslenos. The bottle shattered, injuring the couple and about twenty others with burns from the corrosive liquid.
Everett reports Patrick Murphy a logger was brought to hospital after falling 70 feet from a railroad bridge. He lay at the scene from Sunday evening until Monday morning. Examination found no serious injuries though a whisky flask in his pocket was broken.
Missionaries in Harbin report a rising Chinese movement in the northern part of Mhan Tung province resembling the pre boxer uprising. Early May reports indicate growing unrest and potential social tension affecting local communities and foreign missions.
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington from Groton Massachusetts where he attended closing exercises at the school attended by Theodore Jr and Kermit Roosevelt.
Laying of rails on the Seattle to Everett interurban line began this morning after delays in Ballard for rail deliveries. A jet rail delivery reached the line Monday and crews are placing rails along about three quarters of a mile, with nearly a mile expected by week’s end. Promoter Fred G. Sander said Ballard work will finish ahead of the time limit, and construction should reach Ballard in about three weeks with cross country work to Everett to start afterward. The Ballard crossing is roughly three miles from the city, with easier terrain than excavations elsewhere.
The chamber of commerce committee on city affairs met at 2 pm before the general meeting to discuss the waterway project. Due to recent city council action there was little left for the committee to do. At 4 pm the general meeting will hear reports from several committees, including the one assigned to visit Vashon Island.
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