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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1907
Page
3
Investigators from the United marine board postponed further sessions into the United States Explorer launch disaster near Indianapolis last Tuesday. Several witnesses will testify on responsibility for the tragedy and whether officers violated marine laws by speeding in thick weather.
A nine year old lad from 1123 Twenty Lavay returns a dropped $20 gold piece found in a store to its rightful owner. The act earns praise from the owner, the principal, and the boy’s mother as a lesson in honesty. The found note and a $8 check are turned over to the school for display in a talk on integrity.
MeKee, a stage hand at Geiheater in Bles Cal, was killed when a stage sub rose during a performance. Amid a crowded scene the tragedy unfolded as a rope and rigging failed and McKee fell l.
A San Bruno incident left a man with both legs amputated after a nightfall fall on the San Bruno rail. Officials report incomplete details as authorities arrest a suspect and begin examinations of city service applicants for transit positions.
A public mining course for miners and prospectors begins in Washington state in January and runs through April 1. Organized for many prospectors aiming at Seattle, the course is open to all with no tuition charged.
Fragmentary text indicates a November 16 note about a cable connection between Sunset and Borax mines to improve transport. It mentions workers and wage expectations, reflecting labor concerns and uncertainty. The readable items imply a feature note on industrial logistics and wage talk without clear dates or officials.
A fragmented text fragment references competence, extravagance, salary, and a vague inquiry about starting something. No clear events, names, dates, or organizations are readable. The snippet reads like an incomplete note or webpage scrap with no actionable details.
Sanitary Inspector Lampman of the health board condemned two stables today at 1607 Westlake Avenue, just west of the Seattle Electric company car barns.
Washington orders 31000 for extra buildings at Fort Worden and 12025 for new equipment at Fort Casey. The plan elevates Worden and Casey to main forts with Flagler as sub-fort, updating coastal defense infrastructure.
John Graham Brooks, longtime economic writer, told Berkeley students that Americans are braggarts and that boasting makes them the laughing stock of foreigners. He said the race problem is the greatest issue now and is more pronounced on the coast than in the east.
A special miners union meeting in Goldfield will determine if workers at the Consolidated company mines and Mohawk Combination lease stay at work. Pay has been half coin and half in exchange drafts used by local merchants. W D Haywood reportedly opposed union acceptance of this payment form.
The civil service commission schedules a Monday evening hearing in the case of Patrolman C T Coleman who was dismissed from the force by Chief of Police Wappenstein for neglect of duty.
The notice lists several birth registrations with names and dates: Stone-William Stone age 46 on November 3 at a Manhattan hotel. Radakovich-Infant November 7 age 51 at Twelfth Ave South. Infant November 14 at South Larsen and L. Larsen age 46 November 12 at Providence hospital. Johnson-S. A. Johnson age 42 November 10 at Minor hospital.
Birth notices list new arrivals with parents names and addresses across multiple households. Frank to wife W Frank at 708 Seventh Ave welcomed a son. Kaxer to L L Paget at 1614 Dayton Navy welcomed a son.Howard to D M Howard at 2406 East Valley welcomed a daughter. Additional entries include Amegon at South Park with a son and many others through Beattie Seattle and Minor Ho hospital with varying child genders and dates in November.
Henry Watterson comments on William J. Bryan accepting the Democratic presidential nomination and his impact on party leadership. He suggests Bryan could control the 1908 race or defeat rivals, though he regrets the move as Bryan may fail to excite voters as before. Watterson notes Roosevelt supporters push a third term argument.
The Royal opera house in Berlin, Kaiser's private property funded by the imperial purse, features Puccini’s Madam Butterfly as the season’s chief production conducted by an official of the imperial household. The program underscores American influence on German stage during this era.
Sarah Truax, reflecting on her European trip, laments the absence of pie on menus and jokes about starting a chain to bring American pie to Europe. She notes the experience of travel broadens the mind but asserts pie as a patriotic comfort.
Albert Swanson 11 dies at Seattle General after a botched operation following a gun held by Will Swenson, his companion, on a bottom-boat incident near Bothell. Swanson’s father is A G Swanson, a Beat tle Electric carpenter. Swenson is son of Charles A Ewenson, proprietor of the Chicago bar.
Carpenters will begin laying the floors of the new municipal building at Fifth avenue and Yealer Way next week. Riveting of the steel framework will be completed by then, with a large force of men assigned to the project. Stone masons have set stone to two stories high at the west angle of the structure.
This morning the city leader planned a visit to handle important municipal affairs awaiting his attention. The short delay affects scheduled meetings and public matters requiring prompt action.
Contracts awarded to Messrs Workman Clark and Co of Belfast for two 12 knot steamers of 10 000 ton capacity. The freight and passenger vessels will join the Blue Funnels in the trans Pacific service operating direct Seattle to Monakong. Each ship costs about 600 000 dollars.
William M. Daniels aged 34, parents in Carnarvon North Wales, vanished October 30 after the sealing schooner Otto reached Victoria. He disappeared while a life line broke under strain during a heavy sealage in the Bering Sea.
Two highwaymen stopped a street car near Indian Crafts village in the early hours, forcing Motorman Somera and Conductor Livengood to step off and seize 14.50 from the conductor. Meanwhile prisoner James Devine died suddenly in his cell from a severe hemorrhage after reporting illness. No relatives are known.
The executive committee of the Independent Republican club pledged a permanent precinct organization across San Francisco and a strong drive for a non partisan judiciary and the strongest legislative delegation from the city at a banquet held at the Fairmont.
Washington reports a growing death toll among veterans. In the year ending, 18,600 joined the bivouac of the dead, bringing June 1 totals to 967,371 pensioners and a roll valued at 140 million 850 thousand 880 dollars. Spanish-American War veterans numbered 24,077.
Port Townsend reports the steamship Minnesota arrived from the Orient with a consignment of 40 patra of Oriental pheasants. Shipping Commissioner Knox boarded the vessel to take charge of the birds intended for breeding on his farm near Tacoma.
Windsor reports Emperor William continues efforts to win friendly feeling among English people toward Germany and makes his visit aimed at this un concealed objective.
Everett L. Jones of Albany College defeats D C Hoyd of Stanford and others in the Pacific Coast prohibition oratorical contest at Albany Oregon. Judges place Jones first with slight margin amid a field from Stanford Occidental College and Puget Sound.
The Methodist board of home missions reduced the Christian Republic publication budget from 56000 to 20000 annually and planned to merge World Wide Missions with the Christian Republic. A debate over the home mission fund of 650000 was anticipated as a lively issue. Two men attacked Peter Goldberg and Mos Goldberg on Mission Avenue. they were found unconscious and hospitalised with unknown motive.
San Francisco officials arrest several stationery store proprietors for displaying obscene postal cards and moving pictures as part of an ongoing crackdown. They will appear before police judges today.
Montgomery with the senate committee on temperance agreeing to report favorably the prohibition bill already passed by the house.
The commentary warns that steady premium costs will stretch budgets citywide, with only established insurance hubs spared from the financial squeeze. It highlights economic pressure on residents and local services amid rising coverage costs and volatile markets.
Mayor William Hickman Moore, confined at home since Monday with influenza, was able to go down to the city hall and resume official duties.
Advertises a money back guarantee on Schilling’s Bess coffee if customers are unhappy with the product. States grocer will refund the purchase price and encourages customers to buy with confidence.
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