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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1906
Page
8
A wartime report recounts a December Warsaw arrest of printers and editors for publishing a manifesto. Police seize an insurgent press crew and transport them to Hotel de Ville, Warsaw, describing grim prison conditions and overcrowded cells with squalid meals. The piece ends with a promise to continue.
A renegade Indian from British Columbia was arrested by Sheriff Williame on Marietta bridge over the Noksacok Monday night and escorted across the line by BC officers. He faces multiple accusations including horse looting and killing a neighbor's horse, abducting another woman after getting her drunk, deserting his wife, and kidnapping his neighbor's wife. A week of search followed his escape. the woman involved accompanied him during the flight. Information on his movements came from a trusted aide who aided him Monday night.
An Alabama man named Andrew Peterson attempted suicide with a razor during his granddaughter’s funeral. He slashed his throat and died shortly after. the infant’s face showed the wounds before the tragedy ended.
In Tacoma on October 3 a jury awarded Stephen Barbare damages of 16000 in a condemnation suit brought by Port Townsend Railway Company. The ruling advances the bay shore right of way and the Point Definance tunnel project toward completion into the city.
Information filed by Chief Brown targets 15 saloons for keeping open on Sunday. Four licenses already revoked by the council. action on remaining cases awaits submission to the justice court.
The Port land and Seattle Railway company and the Oregon and Washington Railway company have begun condemnation suits against several water and land owners for rights of way across their lands. In some cases both companies seek the same strips of land.
A sneak thief entered Martin Alien’s hotel room at the Northern and stole a Hampden watch valued at $18, along with a tailored suit from EE Wear Elliott and McGregor.
Berlin dispatch reports Nordhausen ban on dresses touching the ground. Offenses carry $4 fine, $10 second, and a day in jail third. Women oppose measure, plan to pay fines for those arrested. leaders warn of broader nationwide fashion dispute. Mrs Friesenstein leads protests challenging the city council. Some officials favor appealing to the Kaiser.
The local convention committee in Seattle arranges a public reception for national treasurer William Shaw, with banquets and entertainment. Shaw speaks in Spokane next Monday and will visit Seattle October 12 and 15 at the First Presbyterian Church, with daytime committee conferences and evening public meetings.
An officer arrived from Los Angeles with J. P. Smith wanted in Louisville for allegedly embezzling $8000 from an insurance company while serving as an agent two years ago.
In Chicago a split within the Industrial Workers of the World cuts away 25,000 Western Federation of Miners delegates. The dispute centers on deposed President C O Sherman for high travel expenses, with no new leader chosen and miners likely to form a new organization with Sherman at the helm.
A stranger named Taylor was killed on a trestle two miles north of Chehalis by train No 18 last night. The engineer did not see him in time to stop the locomotive.
Olympia report states the attorney general ruled Pierce County must compensate for Mary Conway's return to Tacoma after alleged unlawful commitment to the insane asylum. The decision rests on an interpretation that idiots or feeble minded individuals cannot be admitted to the asylum for the insane.
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