21 Nov 1902
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1902
Page
1
A panic in a knitting room packing area during a fire caused many girls to be trampled. Several hundred were injured from falls and crowd crush while some suffered broken bones and bruises but no fatalities were reported. Fire quickly extinguished and workers controlled the mob.
November report details Jonn 8 testimony in a Minnesota case. The Northern Securities Company sought a merger to gain control of Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Burlington stocks to appoint officers and dictate policy. The aim was to prevent competition by uniting power across the three railroads. The Great Northern annual meeting saw trustees hold 8,017 of 660,771 shares for voting.
Proprieter of a local dance hall faces arrest amid ongoing disputes over enforcement of city and state laws. Officials debate whether Tenderloin venues may continue under current licenses or require new regulation, with past convictions shaping the case.
The report details J. H. facing divorce with Anna Leila Rigby of Sulor Wisconsin and alleges bigamy after he wed a second wife in 204. A sheriff charged him with the offense as the couple’s home was disrupted. He eluded arrest and fled the state while the wife seeks a superior decree to annul the marriage. A son seven years old is mentioned from the first marriage.
Walla Nov 71 A wealthy farmer recently deceased left a large fortune to establish and maintain a home for orphans and indigent residents. The will specifies eligibility for the home's residents, including orphans widows and worthy poor, with income to be used for the facility in Oregon and Washington.
A fragment notes maintenance and the provision of common school education along with teaching a useful trade or occupation to the children inmates. The text implies program aims but lacks full context or specifics about location or authorities.
In New Orleans on November 21, a heated convention led to the joining of the meve and the Brotherhood of Carpenters, with Wood workers' Union likely entering the amalgamation. The federation will elect officers at 10 o'clock tomorrow, as opposition to Gompers appears shaken and his re election seems likely.
In Wayne Arkansas on November 21 a Black man named Lignan Wella, held on charges of stabbing an Iron Mountain passenger conductor, was taken from custody by an armed mob and carried away to the countryside near here. The report notes he had been benched prior to the incident.
President Roosevelt arrives in Washington from a southern journey and addresses crowds. He defends federal officeholders in the South, says some offices fit certain leaders, and plans to proceed with cautious appointments. He praises Memphis residents and continues to Philadelphia for Union League Club events.
A Seattle brewing company plans to move the license for Fellows Grotto to a new Tenderloin site at Sixth Avenue South and King Street, with conservative city officials aiming to clear the district of dives. The petition, backed by George W. Young, is under police, license and revenue committee review and no opposition is anticipated.
Fire department was alerted to a small blaze at the gas works located at Fourth Avenue South and Jackson Street. Employees had extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived this morning.
Reports from Aberdeen state the infant found in the river was not drowned but stillborn. Local residents claim armed people threw it in the water to save funeral rites, insisting they did nothing wrong.
Philadelph ia Irish groups hold anniversary exercises at the Academy of Music to honor the Manchester martyrs. Rev Eugene Sheehy of County Limerick will give the chief oration with speakers Colonel Blake and Francia W. Reita.
Scotish toolmakers meet in Aberdeen as news breaks that the American Pneumatic Tool Trust has acquired extensive lands near Fraserburg to build a large tool plant. Local workers react with mixed amusement to the news of the project and its scope.
Joe Kom also known as Joe Evangelista was arrested on a murderously assault charge against his wife, along with Mr Falsetto. Police found two revolvers and a bag of dental instruments believed stolen. The wife claimed near fatal violence and uttered threats, while Passetto faces a weapons charge as detectives probe instrument ownership.
The article predicts Cannon of Iilimere as the next speaker of the house of representatives on November 21. It notes Burton io as potential challenger for the plage and discusses Cannon’s expected influence over river and harbor committees and coastal improvements.
Secretary Hay Hag notifies the Colombian minister the United States will not concede further to obtain complete title to the Panama route free from restrictions. Spooner Act directs the secretary to seek via treaty or, if needed, grounds in Nicaragua and Costa Rica for the Nicaraguan route to avoid delays.
A Danube steamer sank off Orsova after a heavy leak. Thirty four people drowned in the disaster reported from Belgrade. Survivors struggled to reach shore as rescue efforts continued through the morning.
London reports Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain announced that beyond a 16 million free grant, burgher camps cost Britain one million dollars monthly for sustenance since the case began, highlighting the escalating financial burden of the campaign.
In the superior court a Klondike romance ended with a divorce granted to Ejisie Augusta McCaskill from her husband Donald Angus MacCaskill. The decree cites desertion and failure to provide as grounds. the husband promised to join but has not been heard from since.
In New Orleans the Federation of Labor held a test vote on Delegate Victor Berger's socialist resolution. The vote favored the socialist declaration 4444 to 4774, with mine workers backing the Be resolution and leaders including Gompers Duncan and Hayeu speaking for or against the measure.
Jeng Chong Kung, a Chinese inmate, hanged himself in the community jail yesterday morning. He used his queue and a string loop to strangle himself, apparently while standing on tiptoe. The body was found nearly erect with weight on the cord. A second Chinaman slept in the adjacent cell. a trusted inmate did not hear the act. King, held as a witness, had been brought from Whatcom for deportation and later landed back in Seattle.
James Dillard, an African American accused of assaulting two married women near here on Tuesday, was captured in Lawrenceville, shot three times in the struggle, and hanged by a mob from a telegraph pole while being moved to Sullivan jail. Local sheriff reportedly fled with the prisoner before the mob overpowered him.
May Burns known as Mrs J Howell was brought to the city jail by Jailer Stepler after alarming visions of blue monkeys pink elephants and a yellow forest. Her husband Jack Howell had beaten her recently and was sentenced. the wife’s erratic condition prompted police intervention. If untreated she faces insanity proceedings. Patrolman Wilkes noted the gagging and she remains in custody.
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