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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1907
Page
12
A garbled notice discusses Greenwood Park open May events and a plan for large new paving in Mountain View area. Mentions tenants, a Queen arrangement, and references to Rosen, Empire, Clarke, and Brantree firms. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate planning for property use and street improvements.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Maudie and Adolph Behrens in New York related to mines and lots on Easy Yorn with valley and mountains nearby. References to cash balances, a 3 p.m. time, a small office, and various unidentified names appear in a scattered, unclear record.
A fragmented OCR line hints at a banking or investment topic involving Raney and a financial market event. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but the piece appears to discuss banking actions, investments, or market activity possibly in a historical context.
Fragmentary OCR shows a bank entry for State Bank of Erat with multiple names, warrants, furniture, and pledged items. It lists balances around 1,000, on a May closing, with cashiers and directors signing statements. The text references deposits, profits, and a set of secured notes or warrants linked to various assets and individuals.
Disordered report describes a prank in a cottage area causing damage to two decks of half cams meters and a car time. It notes a fenced driveway and nearby street activity with unclear names and locations. Police are not named. Local disturbance recorded near Lake Phowe and North mt.
A partial readable notice shows a personal sale or listing with mentions of a car, owner Ballard, a phone line, and nearby street references. The text is garbled but indicates a local marketplace item likely for sale with contact details.
Franklin coroner jury clears Vincent Atamborski Li thuanian miner of killing Jobo Gerushefaki. Verdict says gunshot wound caused by unknown assailant. others present were Poles and drunk. jury suggests Gerushefaki’s companions may have framed Atamborski to shield the true shooter.
New York May 25 Mrs Howard Gould tells General Bingham she faced months of terror of poisoning and showed warning letters. Developments include both Goul ds summoned over detectives spying on each other and possible post office probe amid claims of a prior marriage and payments to detectives.
Officers of the heat Coplin and Walters anion report no strike imminent as Beattie’s cafe owners discuss granting the union’s demand for a Sunday week. Several cafes have already adopted the new weekly rest period, while Rathakelier’s Olympus case faces opposition from managers of certain small restaurants and some large employers. The Olympus manager says there will be no friction with the union. The scale is set to take effect June 1, with some employers resisting the change due to hardship.
The official dog catcher has killed 76 dogs this month as part of his patrols since starting on the first. Dog owners have taken out a total of 3,460 licenses to date.
Ballard district ad by Merritt Realty Co offers a house with fruit trees and berry plants, south-facing garden, new plastered room, elegant view and strong details. Priced at 82.1 098 per unit with a bonus room and payment terms. agent H Warford urges visits at 11a 6th Ave near Mallert corner with ship stop access.
An old classified notice from Halland listing properties for sale and investment on Broadway and RM Avenue. The ad promotes real estate, loans, insurance, and related services by WM Haitz & Co at 12 Columbia Mt. with references to Roth Phones.
In Canton Otie on May 2 the afternoon met. William McKinley took the stand for the case. Pr Risey and Tarenves are absent, and the proceedings leave the matter unsettled with no immediate verdict.
A party of capitalists mining experts and associates sails from Seattle to Alaska aboard the Santa Clara to assess the Alaska Short Line route from Katellina Bay to the Yukon. The group includes C Masai J Fiorends Alexander Kirkwood A Antonella Sidney Orvett W E Smith and G O L of Beattice. They aim to gauge resources secure mining properties and arrange financing for construction.
A new case of smallpox emerged at the King county jail after a prior fumigation. Chan Longbottom, who shared a cell with Hendrickson, the printer stricken two days ago, was today found to have smallpox by Health Officer Calhoun.
Members of the Iron Moulders union in Seattle vow to press the dispute with the foundry men’s association despite a failed compromise. Many plan to use union cards to seek work in other crafts or relocate to nearby towns where similar opportunities exist.
The Whatcom steamer will depart Colman dock at 9:30 p.m. Sunday and return at 8:90 p.m. opening the excursion season on a Hood's canal round trip. The route offers unique scenery and suspends no time constraints with aboard refreshments and a one hour stop at Union City.
Arthur Phasen telegraphs Secretary Smith of the Central Labor Council in Seattle from Fairbanks Alaska that trouble is anticipated as the railroad company in the area plans to bring four hundred men to act as strike breakers.
A letter addressed to Mayor Moore from Richmond's Mayor Carlton McCarthy asks if Seattle is using oil to sprinkle public streets and if the practice is satisfactory. Moore will respond that Beattie has ample mountain water and will not bother with oil.
A telegram from Northwestern Biesmenhip company reports no word on the Balvage steamer leaving Valdez. It was once thought she would sail south when the Yucatan arrived with a load, but the Yucatan is now returning home and additional repairs are presumed necessary.
Mre. Fred Hartjes representing the King County Humane Society asked Judge Frater to intervene to resist the removal of six Hansen children from the Main Street saloon keeper’s home at 2416 Sixth Ave. The case notes eight children including Mathilda 16 and a 12 month old infant. two boys Eddie 6 and Marcus were sent to Mercer Island schools. Mrs Hansen described as neglectful and the mother an imbecile with a brutal father. The society seeks Mrs Hansen placed in an asylum and new homes for the children. Judge Frater plans to have the woman examined as insane Monday, with disposition of the children to follow.
RB C Pherson sues Thomas Mason claiming he sold 2000 shares of New World Mining stock in Cook county Montana on representations of a sure fortune. Pherson paid and later investigated finding the prospects poor. This is the second such suit this March.
A 17 year old, Ira Colburn of 2712 Elimwood Place, was victim to a predatory act by an assailant while returning from his father’s house. Colburn had recently left home after ransacking loose change and was on parole from Chehalia reform abel.
Mark Erans aged 81 a Maryland native who crossed the plains to California in 1849 and settled in the Walla Walla valley in 1862 died after a long illness in a local hospital. He never married and spent nearly forty-five years living alone on his Dry Creek ranch.
Nearly nine hundred children are expected at Plymouth Congregational church for a rehearsal of the Christian Endeavor chorus tomorrow afternoon. The group will perform at the international convention of Christian Endeavor in July.
The Yarmouth-based D D Reverend recounts a Beattie bound rail trip from the east and notes the famed scenery around Beattie. He would revisit the northwest for the scenery, and his piece appears in the Christian Endeavor World of Boston with photographs of Seattle area scenes.
The Pacific Coast Lumbermen's association met to select witnesses to testify in Washington at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on a salt dispute with the railroad. Secretary Victor H Heckman is in Washington. C A Doty will attend. J A Coulthart (Shingle Millis bureau) expected. other nominees include A E Griffithe, A Fr Specht, F White of Seattle, and James M Ashton of Tacoma. President S W Piles of the Southwestern Washington Lumber Manufacturers' association may go.
Seattle police expect a major manhunt next week linked to the Raffles case and the alleged presence of Kid Garrie the train robber. James Fiyon reports Currie in the city and promises Currie at central station this afternoon, though Currie will not bring $500.
Hough Donkey of the Western hotel misplaced cash after going to the hay. He was robbed of 75 dollars. Night clerk Joe Younger at the Western was arrested on suspicion in the theft case.
The King County Good Roads club held a well attended meeting at the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon to discuss improving public highways. The group focused on routes not only within King County but also connections to adjoining counties.
Vad May 25 The Orchard confession is now in the defense hands, a blow to the state and its backers in the Haywood murder trial. Darrow and Richardson celebrate, claiming they have penetrated the state's armor while court actions favor the defense with juror challenges and the selection of Finley McBean as trial proceeds.
City Engineer Thompson reported to the Board of Public Works that about 3 million dollars in various improvements were under consideration. A flood of bids—85 in total—focused mainly on grading, with high quotes, as most bidders cited rising costs. Excavation averages ranged around 45 cents per cubic yard while concrete walks averaged 1.26 per yard. one firm quoted 1.00 for Twentieth sidewalk, another 70 cents, and a third 20 cents for excavation on Twenty Avenue South. Project total near 60,000 dollars.
Police pursue a case in Elmhurst involving 14 year old Amelia as investigators name May and Henry Becker as suspects. A witness confession describes a stabbing while a thumb print on a knife was logged and Decker was taken to the morgue after collapsing. Hecker's statements conflict with other accounts.
The board of public works received bids for the Dave Taylor house at the southwest corner of Yest erway and Fourteenth. Contractor Stanley was the high bidder at 3057 dollars, with the house taken on condemnation proceedings.
Lewis W Palmer accuses Mat Branagen of assault and battery after Branagen was arrested yesterday. Branagen admitted chasing Palmer whose interference with Branagen’s men provoked the incident at the corner of First Avenue and King Street.
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