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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
5
A vivid, dated travelogue follows William Jennings Bryan on a busier day of campaigning. The piece details his relentless pace from dawn, meeting crowds, dictating letters, and receiving local politics chatter, with portraits of his humor and fatigue as reporters track his endurance in a cross-state journey.
The article details William Jennings Bryan’s grueling schedule with dozens of speeches daily, vast crowds, and patient handshakes across towns. It notes his measured rhetoric, daily long speech goals, water intake, and care for reporters and Mrs. Bryan as he travels by train and car, maintaining a steady pace toward election.
Minneapolis reports show the Pillsbury Woodburn Flouring Mills Co with assets exceeding liabilities by 1 145 636 dollars. Receivership earlier claimed solvency and operations continued without interruption.
Paris dispatch reports the Aero club awarded Wilbur Wright a $1000 prize for the longest official flight on the club course. The record flight duration was listed at 1 hour 7 minutes 11 2/3 seconds.
The empress dowager summoned China’s top physicians to discuss the emperor’s troubling mental state. Authorities describe a violent form of insanity that could not be independently verified, leaving palace aides puzzled by the royal condition.
The new tariff on goods from the Orient for through shipment to New York will take effect next month. The rate is being set today after arrival of a schedule from the Interstate Commerce Commission dictating the railroads’ share of the haul.
Freddie Welsh the English lightweight champion and Kid Trendall the Missouri fighter have signed to box 15 rounds at McCarey’s pavilion in Los Angeles on October 4. United Press reports the bout has drawn strong fan interest as the two boxers prepare for the match.
Health Commissioner Crichton and Vice Marshal Kellogg will investigate local theatres next week examining sanitary conditions fire exits fire protection and curtain and sprinkling systems. Complaints allege poor ventilation and dangerous crowding in vaudeville halls raising fire trap concerns.
The Seattle Speedways club plans a racing matinee at the Western Washington Fair grounds next Saturday. Local amateur owners have entered classy horses and close fights for prizes. Free programs will prevent confusion, and racing colors will aid identification. Admission will be charged. The program lists a 2:40 pace, free for all, 2:40 trot, pole team match, free for all trot or pace, and two pony races under 14 hands.
Rumor spread that Japanese observers at Alcadero California camp were spying on troop maneuvers and artillery activity but headquarters denied the claim. Witnesses cited notebooks, though verification was lacking and the presence has continued for several days.
Authorities sought troops after a sharp confrontation between officers and outlaws last night near Arovona. An appeal has been sent to the governor for reinforcements.
United Press reports that Montana will admit no shipments of cattle from the Dakotas or Wyoming while anthrax remains epidemic there. The order aims to protect local stock and prevent disease spread across borders.
Orville H. Saunders, a prominent local undertaker, ended his life after a car accident injury left him mentally deranged. While discussing base ball with a friend at his shop, he stepped to a rear room where several corpses lay, and was found dying from cyanide poisoning.
Westbound routes via Oregon Railway and Navigation Co from Chicago to Seattle with fares 38 dollars. From St. Louis 35.60 and to Kansas City Omaha and others 90 dollars. Other rates and reformation furnished, deposit taken at Union Ticket Office 608 Miret Ave. E B Elils General Agent.
University of Washington students held a campus meeting in the gymnasium to spark college spirit. Student leaders urged departments to support spirit drives and called for real enthusiasm to uplift varsity pride across the campus.
Buckingham county Sheriff William leads 196 men in a search for a desperado gang that killed N. M. Gregory, a prominent resident, last Saturday and has since held the area. A Lancaster Park Natatorium schedule shows hours from 0 to 19.
An advertisement encourages relief from headaches and neuralgia using the Arnold Vibrator 4 te tee. It promises no charge and invites readers to call or write Masecee for Health Beauty and claim a free offer.
Advertises rooms at weekly rates from 3 to 5 dollars with steam heat and hot water. Each room includes bowls and a bath free. Location listed as 2414 First Avenue.
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