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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1904
Page
3
A blaze at Weedrett & Co. in Knoxville destroys a levee warehouse and several stores after 200 pounds of dynamite stored inside exploded. Five firefighters and numerous spectators were seriously hurt as burning timbers were hurled into the crowd and flames spread to two more buildings.
Eight masked robbers wrecked Rio State National Bank vaults with explosives last night and stole about $8,000 in cash and papers. They fled on a railroad handcar, pursued by five armed posse members early this morning.
U.S. immigration officials expose a San Francisco based gang using fake proxy marriages to lure Japanese women to the mainland. Investigators report dozens of planned ruin schemes, with women confined in bawdy houses after arrival and profits funneled to gang members.
Immigation officials aim to dismantle a ring that lures Japanese women by promising marriage. Procuers rarely target city women, instead seeking daughters of farmers with funds for passage to this country. Authorities plan prosecutions to the fullest extent of the law.
President Roosevelt authorized a statement confirming John Hay will remain as secretary of state, serving in the cabinet until March 4, 1909. The president urged the announcement be stated positively.
The monitor Wyoming ran aground at Point White and sustained more severe damage than feared. Five additional compartments leak beyond the two flooded, pumps strained, and a marine survey will determine the full extent before possible long drydock repairs.
A church bazaar will be held at the procathedral corner of Third Avenue and Washington Street. Fancy work will be displayed and sold. Dinner will be served from 1 to 2 pm and from 6 to 7 pm.
A false alarm reported about 11:30 p.m. from Second Avenue South and Jackson Street nearly caused accidents in dense fog. Fire apparatus moved slowly while police searched to locate the culprit. Fire officials say they will make an example of the first person found.
The Northern Pacific Railway renews colonist rates to attract eastern and middle western farmers to western lands. The reduced rate starts March 1 and continues for at least ten weeks, offering affordable travel to new homes.
Oregon City Oregon Navy 12 A circuit court decision in the state against Frank McLeran proprietor of Without Springs centers on an incident when Frank Holt visited the springs. McLeran warned him to leave, Holt refused, and was forcibly removed with a large club.
The court held that paying an admission fee to a public report constitutes only permission to enter the premises and may be revoked at the proprietor's pleasure.
The steamer Corwin from Nome reached the port last night with about 26 passengers and a small cargo of tin from the York district. The Corwin is the last of the Nome fleet.
Prentice, secretary of the local barbers’ union, recalls eight months with Theodore Roosevelt when the future president ran a Wyoming cattle ranch. He describes Roosevelt’s leadership, his early federal service, and a youth in Wyoming who later became known as a bold leader among cowboys and Indians, including Cody.
University of Washington students prepare for the Interstate oratorical contest to be held next spring with Idaho Oregon and Washington vying for a $100 prize. Local clubs select freshman members. Athena Debating Club and Stevens clash. Rev W D Simonds to speak on Boston and Washington.
Washington dispatch reports the Nineteenth Infantry will ship from Vancouver barracks to the Philippines around April 1. In exchange the Fourteenth Infantry now in the Philippines will be sent to take over the Nineteenth’s duties.
In St Louis on November 12 a boiler in the Newport hotel basement exploded, badly damaging the hostelry and causing a panic as guests fled to the street. Firemen entered the wreckage to assess damage and extinguish a small blaze sparked by the blast.
A Johns Hopkins student, Kikichi Morinoto, received a letter from Japan claiming a new gold mine at Mutsu in northern Japan. It says the government owns the mine and will mine it to fund the war with Russia, estimating ore value around six billion dollars.
Health Officer Ludlow urges the city to regulate crowding on street cars and improve ventilation in 10 cent theaters to curb spread of diphtheria scarlet fever and other diseases. He says current boards lack authority and calls council action or new ordinances. He criticizes impure air and debris tossed into car vents and urges better ventilation and passenger limits.
The Queen Anne Improvement club forms a committee led by ex Governor Mc Graw J W Clise J E Brace L H Wheeler and J F Pike to push a boulevard around the brow of Queen Anne hill A survey of the proposed route has been made paving Queen Anne driveway and East Queen Anne drive will improve access to the plateau requiring new east and west side thoroughfares.
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