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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1908
Page
6
A dense page fragment lists lodging, used furniture, horses, detective service, money loans, patent attorneys, photography supplies, shoe dealers and a large section of farm and acreage real estate ads. It includes boarding stables, a furniture sale, money lending terms, and numerous property offerings with locations and contact notes. The item reads like a bustling classified section with many businesses advertised.
California branch of the American National Red Cross sent resolutions to President elect Taft urging retention of the Pacific fleet and its augmentation by the Atlantic fleet. The resolutions, drafted at the annual meeting, carry a congratulatory tone.
Two workmen died at the scene and two others fatally injured when a work train carrying Italian laborers crashed into a stationary freight train before the station on the New York New Haven and Hartford line. An additional wounded worker suffered serious injuries.
Newsies mark their fifteenth anniversary with a grand masquerade on the evening of November 18 at Perk Pavilion. Proceeds fund a big Thanksgiving dinner for the newsies. Local merchants donate prizes for best costume, humor, and other categories as judges select winners.
Bring children to our Specialist for advice at Schu chard Optical Co. 1207 Ind Av. The notice urges prompt attention to eye troubles to prevent serious complications.
Governor-elect Cosgrove plans to travel to California this Friday to seek health relief. In a conference with Governor Mead they aligned on the transition for the next administration. Mead expressed confidence in Cosgrove’s recovery and avoided answering whether he will remain as chief executive if Cosgrove delays inauguration.
Rome confirms transfer of the Bee of New Westminster to Vancouver now elevated to Archbishopric. Very Rev. Father McDonald, vicar general of Diocese of Antigonish, Novia, has been transferred to the bishopric of Victoria.
In Butte a notorious gang member known as Paddy Hodgers was captured after a violent holdup at a local drug store. Hodgers and an accomplice fired on a clerk and patrons, were engaged by a customer who grabbed a pistol, and Hodgers was finally subdued and jailed with an officer present.
A mob seized Henry Ledy from a jail cell and hanged him near Rack Bay after the 16-year-old Eliza May Hauser reported an assault on a road. The victim identified Ledy as her attacker, who was captured with bloodstained clothing.
Harry Manaton, described as a leading scientist, spoke with OSresi at the White House about the country he plans to visit on his hunting trip. He stated he could convey key African insights and the trip’s potential implications, highlighting his role as the era’s most informed man on Africa.
Reports from the south say the Magus rebuild the cottas destroyed two years ago and mass troops at Basiian and Mindanao. Authorities fear a renewed armament effort as rains delay the offensive movement and a clash is expected soon.
A Southern Pacific special train struck an automobile on a county road near Red Bluffs California killing four people and injuring a fifth. Victims were Mr. and Mrs. George K. Willard their daughter Mme Olive Willard and Miss Irene Hayes of San Joaquin county. Imogene Willard, 14, survived briefly but was severely hurt. The driver was deaf and the party, returning from a pleasure drive, could not hear the train approaching.
In Spokane Mrs Mary Larson testified that Andrew Larson repeatedly threatened to kill her and beat her. She described instances of forced bare-floor sleeping and being kicked out of doors during a drunken episode. Larson was bound over for a year with a $2000 bond to keep the peace.
A seven member citizen committee named by Mayor Taylor begins work to examine graft prosecution conduct. Rumors of a special legislative inquiry prompted the Citizens' League of Justice to seek to block interference by urging the mayor to appoint a committee of bankers to carry out the probe.
A reported case involves Earle and Charles Dayton with disputes over an apparent chair strike. Witnesses describe a domestic disturbance with injuries and questions about weapon use. The parties discuss the event as a possible affinity related dispute, with lingering tensions and a guilty plea mentioned.
The report filed with the state railroad commission shows average net income per mile and per ton mile decreased slightly from the prior year. It notes a 4 percent rise in aggregate freight ton miles but a 2.57 per cast cost inefficiency despite flood blockades ending by June 23.
An Alaska official was found guilty in a serious incident at Kodiak Island. The trial concluded with the official charged as an accessory after a man killed a 73 year old woman and hid the body. The case involved a Russian commissioner and the crimes included murder and coverup.
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