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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1908
Page
1
Police report plans for a return of John R S Ribyinger as a Christmas gift to Seattle. A raid on two poolrooms failed to arrest any gamblers and many hand books were left overlooked daily by officers.
Edward Morris, driver for Golden West Baking Co., fends off a masked highwayman at Broadet water front with a kick, escapes down the water front as officers search for the assailant. Deputy US Marshal Crabtree, recently foiled by Chevalier arrest, vows vengeance and pursues the case.
Washington officials pursue Seattle city comptroller John Riplinger who fled to Honduras after embezzling over 50 000 dollars. Riplinger operates a banana plantation under the alias J R Rich twelve miles from Irona on the Honduran coast. A state department backed plan aims to arrest him and return him to the United States within weeks amid ongoing negotiations with Honduras.
Testimony shows Rockefeller recalling four plants kept in operation after Kellogg pressed details of purchases, with memory lapses about names. He acknowledged buying Imperial Refining Co Devoe Manufacturing Co and Jett Carey Co with stock and deeds. The principal stockholders reportedly held Standard stock.
Attorney General Bonaparte filed in the Supreme Court a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the U S Court of Appeals judgment in the 29 million Standard Oil case, which remanded the matter for retrial.
John D. Rockefeller faced grave cross examination as the government seeks dissolution of Standard Oil Co of New Jersey. He dodged questions and claimed memory gaps while Kellogg pressed for stockholder names from 1874 and details on competition. The session showed Rockefeller's defiant stance amid the legal battle.
Capt T R Gawley denies plans to flee and says he will attend the preliminary hearing in Seattle for trafficking in Japanese girls. He vows to be present when the case is called and insists he would not forfeit the $5,000 ball money. Friends doubt he will attempt to dodge the court.
A 26 pound turkey from Morace Vor arrives at the White House for President Roosevelt. The heavy bird weighs 26 pounds and was shipped on November 23.
In compliance with a petition by business men, waterfront crossings at Marion and Madison Avenue were in a passable condition this morning. Balload Avenue sidewalks were swept and cleaned, improving safety and appearance for pedestrians and shoppers.
A moderate storm moves eastward over Vancouver causing potential high winds and heavy showers as land interactions intensify. Residents are advised to monitor conditions and seek shelter if winds escalate or downpours worsen.
Arthur Hawkes, a clerk at Bwitte Gaaraee, was badly burned on the face yesterday afternoon when a nitric solution containing fine particles splashed. Henry Brow is reported to have gone home. the origin and exact whereabouts are unclear.
Jefferson City reports a dramatic jail delivery plot at the Missouri penitentiary. Investigations begin into prison management as authorities fear a scandal. The plan, devised by life sentence convicts, involved a tunnel beneath the yard nearly breaching the wall before discovery.
Tehharan November 23 reports 81 clashes between liberals and reactionaries across the city as the shah withdraws the constitution promise. The unrest is not yet serious but fears grow of wider unrest. Many arrests have already been made.
A rear end collision between an Akron suburban electric car and a city car in Cleveland leaves one man dying and six others fatally injured. Motorman Steinmertz, struck at the front, was trapped beneath wreckage and died en route to help.
Investigations confront the Seattle police about the secret service fund used to pay informants and cover crimeInvestigation costs. Officers complain of lack of access to funds while critics question fund distribution and accountability.
In Coron, Long Island, police arrested 85 year old widow Marié Delaney after an investigation into incendiary fires. She was held without bail for examination as the arrest caused a sensation.
The special bar association committee appointed to inquire into charges against Justice Root regarding the Gordon Great Northern shortage will hold its first session tomorrow morning at John H Powell's office 649 New York block. Members will not discuss the matter before the meeting and will decide whether the session is executive or open after assembly.
Mrs. Vrehm alleges in superior court that since their 1904 marriage her husband beat her and shattered diningware. She says on May 1 he threw dishes and toppled a table, and on November 8 he knocked her down and left home. Judge Albertson ordered a temporary alimony hearing set for November 28.
Water will be shut off tomorrow Tuesday November 24 in the Intermediate system within the North and West 40th Street area and west of Meridian Avenue and Green Lake to the old Hallard limit. The outage also covers Hallard north of West 70th Street.
Den John Green U S A retired aged 84 died last night in Howe Idaho from neuralgia of the heart. He was a veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars and had been many times brevetted for bravery.
In Nashville Tennessee a mob of 160 armed men surrounds a wooded area where three Black suspects hide after the shooting of John Hall and Richard Burrus by White men. Hall lies wounded and Burrus was killed. police feared the sheriff cannot prevent a lynching if the trio is found.
In a Vienna front page dated November 23, Hungary openly aims to swallow Austria during Balkan turmoil. Budapest would gain greater influence than Vienna, with leaders seeking formal recognition of a transfer of sovereignty and a future crown for a Hungarian ruler as emperor of Austria-Hungary.
Undergraduates from the University of Washington will dine with the Delta Kappa Epsilon alumni association at the Katimer club tomorrow at 6 30 p m. The students seek to obtain a charter for a Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter at the state university in the near future. Db K B s not yet identified with the local alumni chapter are invited.
Nov. in Bellingham a woman mistook an unlabeled bottle for a similar bottle of medicine she had used, and consumed carbolic acid. She died the same day, with Coroner Thompson ruling the death accidental after the body was moved from Matin Estenday to the city line.
The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association No 38 will host an entertainment event at ArcndelH Arcade building tomorrow night. Tickets for the entertainment and hall are paired with coupons exchangeable for tickets to the Lols theatre.
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