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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1909
Page
2
A Seattle man recounts a brutal burglary ring led by Miller, detailing plans to kill for money, a Spokane murder attempt, and a late Fourth of July jewelry store scheme. Williams describes beatings, fences, and a spree of robberies across the city, with Miller as mastermind and Tennant as target.
The account centers on 16 year old Williams alleging abuse by Captain Tennant and implicating Peter Miller, a convicted butcher, as a powerful influence. Williams describes escape from murder and a judge granting Miller three weeks to perfect a new trial motion based on alleged new evidence.
United Press reports 206 Industrial Workers of the World members in Spokane jail begin a hunger strike like English suffragettes. Convicted of disorderly conduct they receive bread and water while fines are weighed. Police consider purgatives, while a laborer volunteers for rock pile for food. Three damage suits have been filed against the city by jailed members.
Boston bard A A Belyea was stopped by a police officer in Everett for peddling poetry house to house. He lacked a peddlers license and was informed he needed one from the board of health to peddle poetry, though he protests he does not write that kind of poetry.
Fragment from a verse recounts a death with neighboring tributes. An ad-like promotional claim touts a cold remedy claiming quick cure by a Pine compound formula produced by Leach Chemical Co. of Cincinnati.
Superior Judge Gilliam denied a demurrer seeking dismissal arguing murder law existed when Arthur George killed his wife on May 13. Defense had claimed no punishment under the old code. Trial moved from Seattle area venues, with Peterson’s public stance not swaying the King county jury.
Criminals se up nitroglycerin blast at the Seattle Varnish Co office at 1428 Ewing street Fremont blow the safe open after 4 am. They take $10 in valuables while the entry leaves walls floor and windows badly damaged. Acting Detective Charles Corning reports the safe door blown across the room and the robbers gone.
Classified real estate column notes homes for sale and related listings in The Star. It highlights property opportunities, pricing hints, and contact details for buyers seeking residential stays.
The report details prolonged absences of Superintendent Carson from the hospital floor as patients in his care received minimal attention. Illness cases include M. J. Fortune with a swollen hip, Peter Klement with blood poisoning, Jack Downey with a skull fracture, and diphtheria case of Fred Podofsky. Doctors Corson and Wardell did not consistently examine wounds during Carson's absences.
Chief Banitary Inspector 5 Murray ordered 100 shacks on the Fantae riverbank cleared after a past fire threat. Owners lacked time to vacate quarters before their shacks burned. The plan targets a riverside row of shacks near Mish company and a fishing community along Main Street.
Joseph L Garvin returned to the city after attending the centennial celebration at the First Christian Church in Pittyburg. The event highlighted the church founding and the Alaska ration project, with members discussing the movement and its progress.
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