Foster oftten made threats of murder tragedy at Ballard hotel
The case involves George Foster a Seattle cook who murdered his former wife Bertha Kapp and then killed himself after a scheme to force her to live with him. The pair traveled from Ellensburg to Ballard where Foster lured her to a Frisco house and shot her. The officer notes Foster had threatened death multiple times and stole money from his wife. Both bodies were found in the hotel with bullets in the brain. The father of Bertha Kapp suspects deliberate murder. Funeral arrangements had not been made.
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George
Bertha Kapp
Kapp
Seattle
Nadie
Foster
Yakima
North Yakima
Wome
Met
Ellensburg
Ster
West 60Th St. Ballard
Poster
King
Ballard
Ebensburg
Poater
Bankrupt Broker Testifies on Payment to Miss Edna Hopper
0. Brown, a bankrupt broker, told U S Commissioner Gilchrist he presented Miss Edna Wallace Hopper of New York with a life insurance policy for 24000 dollars. Investigating attorneys say he has given Hopper substantial money in recent years.
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New York
Brown
United States
Gilchrist
Edna Wallace Hopper
Miss Hopper
Arts and Crafts Exhibit Opens Under Woman's Century Club
The Arts and Crafts exhibit begins next week at the Federated Club house corner Harvard av N and Thomas st. The Woman's Century club leads days of events with programs by Mary Carr Moore and others. Marriages and club activities fill the social page with numerous ceremonies.
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Woman's Century Club
Harvard Av
Wach Club
Woman's Century
Mary Carr Moore
Mia
B. H. Swarts
Sue Anne Fort
Phextra
Mise Canselia
Cilontan
Mra. Lourie C. Beck
Coterie Club
Heattle Woman's Club
Roxram
Rose Heatey
Ireland
Alpha Club
Ogram
Merr Karl Schwerdtfoper
Ehubert Club
My G Quartet
P. BK. O
Mre. Doheny
Jacoby - Stemmer
WH. Jacoby
Foreign steamers and Alaskan cargoes reported in port
The Dutch steamer Nederland cleared Portland with 264 480 bushels of wheat for St Vincent en route. Portland ships brought ore salmon salt and passengers while Seattle’s trip was postponed. Meanwhile vessels including the Beattie fishing schooner Francis Cutting were seized by justice authorities and other ships like Minnie A Caine and the Jefferson updated port statuses along Alaska and Pacific routes.
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Nederland
Portland
St. Vincent
Justice Martin
Vancouver Court of Admiralty
Francis Cutting
Gibbon
Alaska
LaTouch
Waketat
Heldevia
Honolulu
William H. Smith
Port Townsend
Moore Amusements Show Mix of Dances and Films This Week
The Moore presents dances and the film A Kate for a Day this week with pleasant reviews and matinees today and Saturday. Next week at the Moore features The Claneman by Thomas Dixon amid race controversy. The Gra plans George Cohan musical The Honeymooners next, opening with a Sunday matinee. Grand offers The gal Chef with Heinrich Lamphauser noted for dialect and vocal skill. matinees today and Saturday.
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Thomas Dixon
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Jan
Gra
George Cohan
New York
W. H. Conley
Heinrich Lamphauser
Minstrel Show At Luna Park Promises Outdoor Fun
A matinée at the Seat tle featured Richard and Pringle presenting a Beattie Benny Be nning Sunday afternoon show titled The Mountain reel at Luna Park Natatorium. The outdoor venue offered a healthful pastime for lovers of black-face minstrelsy with a view of Beattie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Richard and& Pringle
Beattie
Benning
Luna Park
Crown Clothing Co School Day Special Prices
Prices on clothing for the school day sale at Crown Clothing Co 1121 First Ave. Suits offered in regular 3.00 and 4.00 ranges with 6.00 suits also advertised. Limited details readable and no dates given.
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Comstock Golden Gate
H. M. Herrin & Co
Brice
Crown Clothing CO
First Ave
The Rose of the Rancho at the Lot a and forthcoming plays
Beattie stars in The Rose of the Rancho at the Lot a this week with singing dancing and costumed romance drawing big crowds. Next week Dorothy and added all a dramatization of Midnight in Chinatown will headline the Third Avenue company followed by The Heart of the Ridge.
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The
Rancho
Lota
Dorothy and
Addop
Charles Major
Chinatown
Third Avenue
Seon
the Ridge
Lester Chambers
Clara Knott
Orpheum
Jubiter Brothers
Jouve Lasky Company
Avrobatas
Typhoid Epidemic Spurs Fire Source Warning in Seattle
Health officials report ninety five typhoid cases and two deaths in September. They attribute most infections to an outbreak spread by fire and fleas. In West Seattle fifteen cases stem from one original case due to lax precautions.
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West Seattle
White Sox to Train with Lacrosse Next Spring
Chas A Comiskey president of the Chicago White Sox plans a novel spring training using lacrosse to boost players endurance and speed. He argues heavy baseball is tiring and lacrosse offers beneficial cross training. The note mentions a Scandinavian Grand Lodge session starting tonight with about 150 delegates at Danish Brotherhood.
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Chas. A. Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Grand Lodge
Rector Gowen Resigns Amid University Lectureship Signals
The report of Rev. H. H. Gowen resigning as rector of Trinity church is circulated as secretary notes. It may stem from his being considered for a university lectureship. New mail news from New York notes large mail consignments for Great Britain as postage rates drop. The Amerika sent 561 sacks and the Battle 110 sacks of letters bearing two cent stamps.
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H. H. Gowen
Trinity Church
New York
Great Britain
Haskell Bluntly Attacks Roosevelt In Open Letter
Oklahoma Governor Charles N. Haskell writes to President Roosevelt criticizing his fairness and integrity. He alleges attempts to pack courts, political motives behind lawsuits over Creek land and town lots, and accuses Roosevelt of granting a franchise to Prairie Oil & Gas for vested rights. He also challenges interior records and accuses leadership circles of corruption connections with Standard Oil interests.
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United Preas
Guthrie
Charles N. Haskell
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Haskell
Haakell Gaye
Mr. Roosevelt
Prairie Oi & Gas Company
Office of the Interior Department
Depew
Harri
Pinchot Attack Drops at National Irrigation Congress
United Press reports no new debate on the forest reserve issue in Albuquerque as officials expect the Pinchot dispute with Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot to end with already delivered denunciations. Attention shifts to selecting the next convention site between Pueblo Colorado and Spokane Washington.
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United Press
Albuquerque
N. M
National Irrigation Congress
United States
Gifford Pinchot
Pueblo
Colo
Spokane
Waah
Humboldt Off Rocks After Towing For Repairs
The steamer Humboldt ran aground at Mouatt Point Penderteland British Columbia and was freed at 6 15 by British tug Sbaiver. She was towed to Loteria and is not believed to be badly damaged, with repairs planned at the nearest drydock.
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Humboldt
Mouatt Point
Penderteland
British Columbia
Sbaiver
Loteria
Ulmost Drydock
Eggs Price Rise Noted in Ward Report
The report states egg prices surged with ranch eggs listed at 42 cents per dozen. The update highlights rapid market movement across wards affecting shoppers and local commerce.
Begins Work On Moses Coulee Branch Railway
Great Northern starts a hundred mile extension into Moses Coulee country with projected wheat shipments to Seattle of four to four point zero million bushels. John A. Miller, G N freight chief, returns from eastern viewings and reports positive talks with railroad traffic managers and industrials about Beattie.
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G. N
Moses Coulee
Great Northern Railway
Mores Coulee
Seattle
John A. Miller
The
Great Northern
Miller
Beattie
Mr. Miller
Miners Stampede to New Strike in Alaska Camp
Geo. B. Lucas reports a large stampede from Fairbanks to Sullivan Creek near Fort Gibbon Alaska. He notes a continuous pay streak on the strike and says about 175 people rode down the Tanana on the boat. Fourteen claims were taken there as the camp was described as a bonanza.
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Fairbanks
Sullivan Creek
Fort Gibbon
Alaska
Geo. B. Lucas
Arlington
Tanana
Lucas
Bankers Association Race Seen To Elect Reynolds Pearson
Denver October 1 reports indicate George M. Reynolds of Chicago will be elected president and Lewis E. Pearson will be chosen vice president of the American Bankers Association at its session in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Geo. M. Reynolds
Chicago
Lewis E. Pearson
American Bankers’ Association
Settlement advice for doctors and nurses bills inquiry
The Star states that parties seeking information about settling doctors and nurses' bills should consult a lawyer and that the paper does not provide legal answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Steamer Lindsay Libeled Over Cordova Dock Collision
The steamer A. G. Lind was libeled for $5,000 at Cordova after a crash with the dock. Due to no local banks, the libel bond was sent to Valdez where the ship was delayed six days awaiting arrival. She is scheduled to reach Seattle on October 11.
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Cordova Docka
A. G. Lindway
Cordova
Valdez
Beattle
Police Arrest Totals Signal Busy September Month
The blotter at police headquarters reports 1099 arrests in September and 1030 in August. Police note about 36 arrests per day as relatively quiet for the period. A dip in monthly fines from the restricted district is linked to the near removal of certain resorts.
Tacoma man named VP of Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad
L. M. Ingersoll of Tacoma has been chosen vice president of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad with responsibility over the Northwest. He will relieve President Williams of many demanding duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Ingersoll
Tacoma
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Northwest
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Clowe
Grote- Rankin’s
UNION
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Herbert L. Cameron
Clara Parr
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Columbia Et
J. M. Wilson
Mrwin Wentworth
Mies
Helen & Er
Charlce Drager
H. W. Young
Miseap Matwon
Cart Drager
Wentworth
Baker Lake
Wash
Ladies’ Musical Club
Rowman Ralston
Musicallub
Damrosch
Braget
Terry Av
Stet
A. Ogleten
N. Stevens Relief Mra
Elleworth
Stevens Relief Corpe
W. EB. Stevens
Young Ladies Institute
Marie Durkin
Dolly Nothe
Mary Godfrey
MacKay
Prospect Christian Badenvor
Prospect Geterdachenas Church
the Royal Chef
Seattle Theatre
Lele
Third Avenue Theatre
We Star Theatre
Newsomes
Jolly & Wild
Hawley
Scott Olcott
Joe Hardman
Brigmareie
Nardeen
Tom Jack
Swickards
Lerado & Blake
Lester& Quinn
Lacrosse
Gergbion
Gov. Haskell
Interior Department
Merelt
Wallet
Cortelyou
Futesos
Erie
of God
Edenee Giastt
Ug West
Fery
Dana
Pinchot
Carine and
Lake
National Land Inv. Co, the
Mme
Paul
NEW Bankers’ President
S. C. Osborn & Co
Northwest Trust & Safe Deposit CO
Colman Puilding
Ae Arsol
Oxte
Eneme County
Owen
Mer
Eantaan
TE Cairn
Lindsay
Hubbell’s
Hubbell
Marseilles
Newhall
Eaton & Hurlbut
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