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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1905
Page
7
Dispatch from St. Petersburg reports 18,000,000 Russians starving due to crop failures and a broad railroad strike affecting 400,000 workers. Famine, disease, and dislocation push peasants to cities while the government faces a grim winter outlook with large grain deficits and high taxes.
A cablegram from the Presbyterian board of foreign missions lists victims including Mrs Machi Amy Mrs Peale and Eleanor Chestnut killed in a building fire. Separate reports mention Dr Reese Edwards murdered in Lima and a young logger Diaz killed by a engine near Acme.
Local Alaskans confront a boundary error blamed on American surveyors who set monuments 14 miles too far west near Behm canal. Officials investigate as citizens warn Great Britain could gain vast mineral lands if not corrected. Alaska claimants vow action to rectify the mistake and protect state wealth.
The bones of A. J. Bourgette killed by his father-in-law Na poleon Campbell in Mallard last spring are to rattle in their coffin. A suit for 26 000 with interest from 1894 was filed against Ema Bourgette his widow. Thursday morning the plaintiffs Joseph Couillard and Victor Le Heureux undertook to recover from the estate the amount on the claim that Bourgette swindled them in a Yukon mining deal. They allege Bourgette misrepresented a sale price and secretly reserved an undivided one fourth interest, selling it for 30 000 while keeping the whole amount.
Seattle detectives pursue the origin of a fire in a medicine room at offices of Dr. W. P. Kelley manager of the Syndicate Doctors. Kelley was released on $500 bail as investigators test his alibi and seek decisive evidence to clear or charge him.
Local residents vow to block any transfer of property to England. They cite ore values up to $90 per ton and demand the matter be presented to Congress for decision, insisting on American soil and authority.
A midnight fire at Twenty sixth and Howell caused consternation in the home of E. Feek until firefighters arrived and extinguished the flames. The blaze started from defective construction of a ...
The Labor Department reports 2515 openings filled in the prior month with 2240 men securing jobs and 265 women achieving employment, reflecting the month’s labor market activity and gender distribution.
South Seattle Interbay and other outlying districts will receive 15 additional patrolmen at the start of the year. Mayor Ballinger says allocations will come from districts showing the greatest demand for protection. Several officers are already at main street crossings to curb accidents. The Seattle Electric Company bears no charge in its charter though officials have not required it to share costs.
Police hold Charles Spencer on suspicion of possessing checks thought to be bogus during heavy evening traffic. No charges yet. custody taken by Patrolmen Damm and King as inquiry continues.
A 66 year old farm worker from Walla Phillip Palmer was found dead at the Dunnigan farm. Townspeople reported three men lost in the Forks woods had been found, according to Pat Townsend.
A man described as a large black assailant attacked Mrs. Moon in Seattle on Thursday afternoon. The victim screamed and fought back, the assailant fled, and a mob pursued him toward the bay and trestles before he escaped. Mrs. Moss suffered shock from the incident.
Contested reports from Kozlov, Stockholm, Moscow, and Odessa describe fled governors, mob violence against students and journalists, and police laxity. Priors pledge press freedom as looting and killings persist. Odessa notes mob sway and worsening sectarian strife. The piece also advertises a Seattle bank savings offer with 4 percent interest.
Mayor Bailinger and Street Superintendent Walters plan removing street obstruction at the southeast corner building. Pedestrian space is squeezed between fence and cars, raising fear of a serious accident during heavy traffic. Officials advocate erecting scaffolding over the sidewalk to restore safe passage.
W Reed and Hazel Garrison fought over stolen property early Friday morning. Ser geant Spritgle and officers arrived to prevent a murder. Reed is held for the theft of an overcoat based on statements from the woman who is well known to police.
Printer R. W. Cafle fled after claiming a typewriter to Pacific Marine Review. Police traced the stolen machine pawned in B. I. Wright’s name for 15 dollars, with grand larceny charges possible if located. Weather expected showers tonight and Saturday, with cooler, partly cloudy skies and light to fresh west winds.
Henry G. Bryant told the Geographical Society of Philadelphia that two casks from the Bryant Mellville expedition thrown overboard in Alaska two years ago have been located.
Mount Vernon Ohio November 3 authorities buried under a culvert 260 feet from where Stuart a Kenyon college student was struck by train. Three lengths of blood stained rope and a wad of absorbent cotton saturated with blood were found. Prosecutor Stilwell says several persons are under surveillance and might be arrested. Stilwell believes Pierson was chief of with the saturated cotton over his face. The boy was tied to the rails as part of a fraternity initiation.
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