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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1904
Page
8
The Norris and Rowe circus packed crowds yesterday with 7 000 attending across the afternoon and evening shows. Promoters promise comfort under the canvas and avoid rain as Seattle welcomes the famed troupe.
In Carlisle on May 31 David Pahr aged 40 shot his wife fatally wounding her and failed to kill himself. He was arrested as jealousy was cited as the motive.
Rome reports the pope is visibly affected by heat and concern, with Lapponi advising a system of audiences while the pontiff declines to accept. The brief dispatch notes ongoing illness and cautious public appearances.
In New York Vesely of the Bohemian Heat club defeated Titus, former senior champion, in the Harlem Regatta’s 38th annual race. A large crowd watched several races on the Harlem course yesterday afternoon.
Berlin reports via the Vossische Zeitung that Russia has ordered ten submarines from the Holland Company of Boston, signaling military procurement moves amid ongoing tensions.
Maj. Millis, USA engineer, probes reports that east channel of the Duwamish river where Interurban tracks cross is blocked by log booms. He will order clearance if verified, citing the navigable waters law of 1899. Booms hinder boats and recreational use on Seattle area streams and threaten river access from Samammish to Lake Washington.
In Cambridge Ohio on May 31, Andrew Messer aged 24 shot and killed his 17 year old wife and their 1 year old child. He then died by suicide. Family troubles are cited as the motive for the double murder and the subsequent death.
The text notes a man who says he does not understand his arrest and claims knowledge of a distillery operated in his house. It also reports A. F. Hoffman and Max Freudenberger, clothiers of the city, filing a bankruptcy petition in federal court showing debts of 18,943.41 and assets of 7,087.98.
The store operates under the Rochdale cooperative system promising customers profit on purchases and savings. It emphasizes member benefit and cost reductions through cooperative principles.
The shingle market sinks as prices drop to 1.40 and 1.20 per 1000 for first and second grades. Mills reduce output across the North Pacific coast and warn of shutdowns if demand does not improve. industry leaders say production costs near 1.25 per 1000, yielding little or no profit.
Seattle revenue officers describe Israel Cohen as a heavily wanted moonshiner who has reportedly left for Alaska where he once ran an illegal still.
Cohen, deemed a strong worker in the River Park operation, is pursued as lawmen spread word along the coast. The crackdown centers on an illicit network with Fay labeled a sharp offender though not the true head, and officers expect an arrest soon.
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