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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1907
Page
5
A petition and order to show cause allege that Langdon exceeded official appointment power on January 16 1906 and conspired with Ruef to direct city funds for private use. The petition seeks restraint and cites unlawful appropriation of public money. Judge Sewall to consider Friday morning return.
The report describes embezzlement linked to a wrestling match bet. A $300 claim and a $1,000 side bet prompted bonds of $100 each from two wrestlers. On match day Roller posted $1,000, Klank $900, and Beckett provided a $75 check and $25 cash. Roller won and received $925, with a worthless check tied to the dispute.
A garbled feature discusses insurance on bodies and talents, naming Kubelik with a $50,000 policy for his right hand, a $45,000 figure for a mysterious musician, M. Caroles Duran's $30,000 eye policy, and Mme Lina Cavalier with a $60,000 neck policy guarding the source of her famed voice.
In this interview with GEO. RR. PULFORD from Ann Arbor Michigan the coach or writer discusses the 1907 Michigan football squad the new rules and their impact on play and speed and the broad national interest led by the south and Vanderbilt in Dixie with anticipated 26 000 spectators at Perry Field for Michigan Penn.
Light trading marked the public market with price adjustments as green produce scarce. Quoted items include live spring chickens at 18-20¢, tomatoes catsup 25¢ per qt, potatoes 16 lbs for 25¢, Wenatchee grapes 1.15 per box, and various fruits and vegetables with mixed per unit and per box rates.
Want City Water from Cedar river faces barrier from Georgetown which blocks extending the 124nd main to Seattle mains. Georgetown seeks a Seattle connection but the supreme court ruled Seattle cannot sell water to outside towns.
Irondale furnaces restarted yesterday at Port Townsend with experienced iron workers from the east. Manager EB. V. Price now directs operations, having studied the iron industry closely, and officials expect no further explosions to interrupt the melter’s work.
Seattle residents on Queen Anne hill upset over Seattle Electric Co service form a committee to study bringing in opposition capital to build a competing line. A meeting last night approved the inquiry and options for rival capital. Leave Pier 2 to see battleships.
City official wrote to the finance committee that a municipal paying plant can be completed and in operation by next March. Several ownership propositions will be submitted at the March election, though the paying plant scheme may be taken up earlier.
United Press reports James Atkin South Carolina visiting Portland says Tilman a southern joke and non representative. He notes Tillman loves the spectacular and could be a gentleman if he chooses. urges less northern interference to settle the race question.
City finance committee reduced the annual city engineer estimate from 2 728 424 99 to 1 235 304. Olympian dispatch reports accident as a locomotive driven by John Olum and fireman Frank Horst left track near Sherlock while en route to Olympia to move the Gentry circus, plunging down a four foot embankment and narrowly missing severe injuries.
Palace Meat Market promotes choicest meat poultry and fish in the city. Located at 604 Secondary, the ad invites customers to try their products.
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