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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1901
Page
3
A violent robbery occurred near King Street at Tenth gouth. victim FL Charland, 1450 Avenue South, was knocked unconscious. His coat and shoes were removed while his watch remained. The two assailants fled after ordering him to raise his hands and striking him in the back. He recalls little.
City officials of Ta l in the Seeley Hunt matic Telephone Co visit Seattle for a tour. Mayor Campbell City Engineer Taylor Holgate Miller Saim Bot Hamsey Rolce Waiter Christian and EB Wyman attorney join the party. They tour the Rainier Street area then tour the telephone building to view shown improvements. The group plans to depart late this afternoon.
Afternoon discussions reveal Machinists backing a nine hour day as Typographical union members press for improved working conditions and standardization. The move signals broader labor solidarity within the printing trades.
A store on Pike Street was robbed last night by a familiar figure to the area. About $7.56 in coins and a few nickels were taken from the till and rear can, with the thief still at large. Police were notified and investigators were told the suspect may have knowledge of the surroundings.
Taliman files for divorce from Emily on grounds of non support and jealousy. A separate divorce case shows Mary Coparto from Coporto with threats noted. The state seeks a writ directing a supreme court hearing on the Sullivan estate dispute. A personal injury case against Electric Company proceeds to jury. Cedar River watershed actions move in Judge Bell’s court with tax work orders under review.
The day’s filings include numerous damage suits with totals up to 50 000 dollars. Cases involve personal injuries from an electric shock at Snoqualmie Falls and elevator fall, a $20 000 claim against Alaska Mail Steamship Co for a oil can explosion, and a $500 dispute over stock in Seattle Labor Temple. Judge Tallman ruled on a demurrer and scheduled trials in the superior court.
Havana's May 38 municipal election heads to Saturday under American procedure. Carlos Garcia, union Democratic candidate for mayor, is favored. Anticipation runs high with expected calm and Gov. Gen. Wood ordering extra precautions to prevent unrest.
New Brunswick New Jersey May 28 In twenty years Charles A Strong a saloon keeper kept the law and aided the poor He died recently leaving about 40000 to be distributed after several sisters heirs pass away The will directs most of the fortune to the YMCA Rutgers College Children’s Memorial Home and Wells Memorial Hospital
Charles G. Smith and Belle F. Smith of Washington wed at St Joseph Michigan after a long romance begun in the war department. Smith, older by ten years, had earlier married in DC and was divorced with no re-marriage allowed there. They renewed their vows in Michigan after decades of change and pursuit.
Stevens Post No. 1 G A R appoints a Memorial Day committee to visit each city school on May 29. Two members will represent every school including Central School F Hurd and A W Haatie and Denny School John R Kinnear and A M Kent among many others.
Frank Jones and Frank James were bound over to the superior court to answer burglary charges. Walter Mann, arrested by Officer Pidgway, received 10 days from Judge George. Loraine Howard was arrested for creating a disturbance at the Palmer hotel, and J C Greed faced arrest for fast driving along the waterfront.
Col John A Wholly former commander of the First Washington Volunteers in the Philippine campaign is en route to San Francisco from Manila and will likely proceed to this state. The local volunteer association plans a warm reception as he visits.
In Clarksburg West Virginia May a theater company staged a Wild West scene when a stray bullet from Luther Moore’s revolver struck W H McClung in the chest and heart, causing instant death. Coroner deemed the death accidental and unnecessary to hold an inquest.
Jonae Loneway of Madisonville shot Frank Riley twice in the United States Printing works fatal to the foreman. Loneway, a teamster for the firm, had claims of discharge and stood within the shadow of the electric chair as the crime occurred.
New York report on Samuel Wood founder of Woodsburg leaving 1 million for a music college. Twenty three years of litigation drained funds to 120 000 with trustees misusing assets and fleeing New Jersey, and the will repeatedly contested. No Wood College of Music remains.
The fight among rival steamship firms over a ten dollar round trip to Skagway ends with two firms declining the rate set by Pacific Canal Steamship Co. The City of Beattie sails Wednesday sold out and managers warn agents to halt taking ten dollar payments. Steamship officers face heavy demand for Nome accommodations as twelve vessels advertise service to Nome in ten days.
The piece notes Nome passages priced at 100 dollars with exceptions for the Nome City and Jeanie at 150 and 200 dollars due to early sailing dates. Many will wait until mid June, possibly traveling second class. The Samoa heads to San Francisco dry dock for extensive repairs and several ships depart for Alaska ports and Arctic trips.
In Chicago a river rescue unfolded on the Thirty Fifth Street bridge as Policeman Thos Malone, Mendelsohn, Kelly, Corbett and three others formed a human chain to pull Jas O Donnell from the river. O Donnell had fallen in and cried for help attracting attention. after several attempts the group lowered him to safety and the crowd cheered.
Actress Sandie Oates claims women should learn self defense after a NY street incident. She says a man followed and taunted her, she used boxing basics to defend herself, and stresses women need not seek fights but should know how to use their hands if attacked.
The Beattie Theater opens this Victoria Day for all who favor U S British goodwill with no admission tickets. Tickets sold only to defray expenses. a list of artists and readings is announced. Wagner band to perform with choral songs directed by Chas Englehard.
Water entering the wind box of a giant converter caused an explosion at an Ohio steel plant. Four workers died and three were seriously injured. The deceased were John Tekete Thomas Maxwell Paul Washaw John Soulferec.
Cleveland reform mayor Tom L. Johnson faces threats as detectives guard him in public appearances. Reportedly enraged individuals affected by his city reforms have threatened the mayor's life, prompting continuous protective attention by law enforcement.
A man calling himself Nelson the Great was assaulted by a mob at Winona junction near Colfax on May 2 after boasting about his power over local women. He arrived days earlier, performed for about 20 dollars, and fled town on the morning train after the attack at the school building doors.
The Haworth M E church congregation faced a sharp rebuke as Dr A F Flynn lambasted stingy members during Sunday night services. He criticized wealthy donors for giving only small sums, likening pocketbooks to nets with no outlets and urging generosity for true happiness. The crowd left stunned by the tirade.
The Alcatraz Asphalt Paving Co. gains the Terry avenue Ninth avenue and Madison street districts contracts. Terry avenue construction $168,500 maintenance 10 years $467,225. Madison street construction $29,000 maintenance 10 years $11,475. Ninth avenue construction $74,000.
The state rests its case against F N Handy in a fraud trial over alleged money obtained by misrepresenting a steamer. Testimony centers on hearing inspector C F Rolles who said the vessel Professor Morse was unseaworthy and of questionable value. Witnesses J Jordan Anna Russell and others described Handy and Jordan overheard discussions portraying the boat as a floating palace.
General MacArthur announces continued embarkation of volunteers from the Philippines. The Forty second departs tomorrow, followed by June 1 sailings of the Grant with the Forty-ninth Kilpatrick with the Forty-third and Logan with the Thirty-eighth. All should reach San Francisco by end of June to allow muster out by fiscal year end. A Great Northern Railway feature offers unrestricted return routes to Buffalo.
The Great Northern Railway issues round trip tickets to the Buffalo Exposition valid via any route. This travel offer covers Sea and Great Northern connections with return travel included.
Seven burglars, after binding and gagging Rev Father Decker at a Pa rectory, forced him at gunpoint to open a safe containing Sunday church funds. The attackers, claiming seven in number, escaped with the booty. no residents were harmed.
A man named J Gardlestone was taken to Providence hospital after alleged strychnine poisoning with unclear details. The Alaska Traveling Club plans a meeting at the post office tomorrow at 2 pm and 50 members already joined. Seattle Gas & Electric Co announces gas price changes effective July 1 with tiered rates and meter charges for standard and prepaid meters.
Benjamin Leslie telephoned his mother to say goodbye then shot himself in his office. His mother Mrs. Sarah Leslie arrived after a half mile run and fainted. The bullet was deflected by a rib. Leslie may recover. He had been melancholy for several days.
Blanch sweetbreads then simmer gently with onion bay leaf mace and salt. Prepare a brownly cooked stuffing with butter onion clove flour stock salt pepper truffles and lemon juice. Pipe stuffing into pockets, seal, baste with butter, and broil. Serve with Spanish sauce or cheese sauce with Parmesan egg yolks and butter.
Reginald Claypool Vanderbilt, heir to the Cornelius Vanderbilt fortune, failed to gain election to Yale's Skull and Bones and Scroll and Key. He ranked last among 15 seniors chosen for the Wala Head, described as the least important society in the article.
In Fresno on May 28 13 year old Henry Spencer died while climbing an electric pole feeding the Kearney estate. He crawled onto live wires and was instantly electrocuted as two thousand volts passed from his right arm to his left leg. His path was badly burned and the arm fell off.
The university held a baccalaureate sermon for President Penrose at First Presbyterian Church with ex president Wilmot Whitfield assisting. Rev T F B Winecofft spoke at Kenny Hall for the Christian associations. Alumni reunion included banquet and dance at Lincoln. Graduation exercises in Denny Hall featured the class day program.
The leading faculty members staged a lively spoof led by Pierrepontius as Graves. Adolphius and Horatio impressed as Hechdolt and Hyers amid masquerade costumes. Guests enjoyed jokes on the faculty, solos by Trout, McDonald, and Kincaid, and a class prophecy finale.
Michael Kowalski, a miner, and his wife were walking with their three boys from Coal Hill to Carnegie to buy plants when their eldest sons found two bodies along the Panhandle tracks. The father was found cut to pieces and the mother mortally wounded after being struck by a Chicago express, as the couple had been pursuing them about 200 yards behind.
Alex Collins assaulted J. Walsh with a cane in a Tenderloin saloon. Walsh, known for years in a Seattle check game, proposed a payoff of 16 to 20 dollars to drop the matter. Officer Roberts intervened, both men were taken to headquarters. Collins released on 20 dollar bail, Walsh jailed.
Applequist, arrested last night on suspicion, proved today to be the man who recently obtained $5 from Ernest E. Dernan on a worthless check at the First National Bank. He will be given a hearing Friday afternoon on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses.
The text warns against using water to remove objects from a child’s ear and cautions that emetics are useless and potentially harmful for swallowed buttons or indigestible items. It advises giving potatoes and cheese if ingested objects have sharp edges and highlights safer home remedies.
Practical kitchen hint suggests cold water stop for dyed hard boiled eggs and extra beaten whites lightening whipped cream. Also a brief notice that the Great Northern Railway issues Buffalo route tickets for return travel.
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