06 Nov 1905
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1905
Page
1
Reports from St Petersburg describe widespread killings and injuries as revolutionaries mobilize. Newspapers in Prague and Vienna note uprisings and talks of universal suffrage. In Seattle and other cities, debates over streetcar expansion reveal political tensions with reformers warning against private control.
Fire wrecks Meyer's Opera House in El Paso last night causing about 76000 dollars in damage. The upcoming Mining Congress, planned to be held there, may be postponed as no other suitable venue exists in town.
Prince Louis, escorted by state, army and navy officials, toured Mount Vernon and the tomb of Washington this morning. After a two hour stay for luncheon, the Dolphin departed for Washington on the return trip.
Arch Belwyn, representing the American Dramatists Club, declares legal action likely against John Cort, manager of the Grand Opera House, for pirating copyrighted plays. He outlines plans to establish offices, prosecute pirates, and cut booking with major agents. Cort, currently east, faces possible legal proceedings as the national piracy law tightens.
Representing the American Dramatic Club Arch Selwyn seeks to appoint counsel to prosecute alleged pirates of Pacific Coast plays. Names John Cort Dick Button Manager Alien and Star Theater Tacoma Wood Keating Portland appear in the penal offense framing with imprisonment or fines mentioned.
The Second avenue franchise fate hangs on a tight vote as council members and allies line up. Key quartette Crichton Cote Johnston have not committed, while Rude Benjamin Mullen Conway Gill remain solid for passage, with lobby protests seen as pivotal. Second avenue, once deemed less vital than Westlake, is argued by Councilman Murphy to be essential for Fremont Green Lake and other districts, linking to Pike Street via Broad and Second.
Ray McDonald lies in Providence hospital after a Friday shooting affray suffering repeated vomiting spells. George N Beede, alleged shooter, is jailed at the county jail while Mrs Beede remains under police guard. No charges filed yet as investigators pursue a theory of a planned murder related to the cigar man.
Minneapolis prosecutors announce indictment of W. A. Bechtel former president of Northwestern National Life Insurance and associates. Campbell Kerr Sackett charged with grand larceny and Dearth with bribery. All pleaded not guilty.
Albert C. Darwin awaiting trial for the Joliet murder of Mrs. Anna Gray hanged himself in his Cleveland jail cell this morning using a handkerchief tied to a steam pipe.
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