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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
7
A fire at a bakery run by a single patty at 606 Hell at were com to use force this mv forced entry after the door. firefighters 4 man faced resistance before entering. The blaze likely started from dry bread shavings near the oven. Damage is nominal, but officials will inspect the premises due to trouble reaching the fire.
Police report an arrest in a murder case linked to a quarrel among Austrians at a Fountain Street tavern. The suspect, called Gust Cormyack, is claimed to have ties to St Louis from 1903 and is held for transfer after officers wired the St Louis authorities for confirmation.
Delegates from Oregon Washington and Idaho gathered at The Dalles to push rapid completion of the Celilo canal and extension of the portage road from Hood Eddy to The Dalles. Polly 225 representatives from business groups attended the two sessions endorsing continuance of canal work on bond or contract and the portage railroad linkage. State Senator J R Stevoomame of Pom ervey Wash ex Governor Washington Miles C Moore Captain W P Gray of Pasco and Pendleton figures head a large delegation. editors from Washington were among participants.
Fears grow for 65 year old Morris Milken who ran a tailor shop at 211% First Ave South and has not been seen since last Sunday. Police asked to investigate as Milken’s hotel room contains all his belongings. Loomis A. Silverton, 38, is also missing. his wife is ill in Milwaukee hospital and has not seen him since September 15. A report placed him in Seattle on September 26.
The civil services commission sent Acting Captain J B Kinney of the Third Avenue and Pine Street firehouse petition to the auditing committee without recommendation. Kinney claims typhoid contracted at work and seeks back pay for illness. The fire and water committee will investigate the fire headquarters and station conditions, and blame for faulty construction at Third Avenue and Pine Street station.
In Denver on October date unknown BE. L. Perce, a claim auditor for the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, shot and killed BE. T. Osborne after Osborne refused to apologize for using a vile name. Perce fled the scene and remains at large.
Lieut Col Charles Bentzon, retired, died at his Los Angeles home yesterday aged 77. He had served in the military for many years and was widely known in veteran circles.
The Star and Times aidedMrs May Kemig whose home at S11 Pondluaay was burned. She has secured apartments at 192 Yoauler way with clothing and furnishings to start anew. Mrs Konig widow with three children received a substantial sum from readers donations totaling nearly $100 and more contributions followed from Seattle Waterfront Marine Steamfitters Union J. A. Buck Centralia and Mrs T B Muldoom among others.
Two actors from Thorns and Orange Mossoma drama were wed in Tacoma after a Seattle visit. Orma Raymond and James D. Cunningham declared they married two hours before, despite Orma’s Portland mother’s bid to halt the match. Justice Link presided as they took out a license.
The one year rule barring freshmen from intercollegiate athletics is under serious consideration at UW. A Thursday noon Associated Students meeting on the administration building steps will discuss it. A junior board member will be nominated to succeed Wylie Hampill. Faculty support exists. President Campbell of Oregon backs the rule. The Pacific Wave advocates its adoption across the Northwest.
Great Northern Railway stockholders vote at annual meeting on merging all subsidiary properties into the main company subject to existing liens. Chairman James J. Hill notes consolidation will simplify ownership and management of the system. Exhibition of water color bird paintings by Miss Jenny V Getty shown at the King County Teachers Institute in Georgetown.
An advertisement highlights large heavy blankets priced at $1.59 each, noting a value listed as $2.00. The offer emphasizes a bargain on substantial bedding items.
Walter A. Thomas was arrested on a Capitol Hill streetcar for attempting to pay a fare with a genuine $100 gold certificate. He sobered at the station and faced a police court where the bail was forfeited after the prosecuting attorney moved. The saga ends with the claim the drink cost him $100.15 and Thomas yet to appear.
Fay Magill in directing the selection of the jury that will try her and Fred Magill on a charge of inducing the latter's first wife to commit death by her own action. Attorneys for the defense questioned Thomas Miller, a negro talesman, and indicated they would accept him before dismissing him at Fay's signal. Union meetings announced for the Labor Temple include several trades.
Pedro Musal a stationer fireman and woodchopper at Green River Hot Springs collapsed and died yesterday afternoon. Coroner Carroll's investigation cites a ruptured blood vessel as the cause. Musal, about 45, left Seattle recently and was native to the Argentine Republic.
Judge Denne extended the Ruef case hearing and the pending sentencing on the extortion charge to October 24 on motion by prosecutor William Hoff Cook.
A shut-off will occur from 4 p m until 1 p m tomorrow north of Bouton Street on Federal Avenue. The outage covers the high service of the University district and includes Green Lake and Fremont districts.
A collection notes odd facts and curiosities including honey production, London park funding, Russian anti Jewish prose on cholera, a Henry VI statue at Salisbury, German army mattresses, New York storage trends, shopper habits in department stores, British mine depths, minting limits, starless city remark, and navy yard battle readiness.
Henderson Ky Oct 9 The street car system is tied up today after the second strike of employees within a wake caused by the discharge of Superintendent Cole. Railroad management refused to reinstate him amid demands by the men. Expresses Gratitude. Mrs J F Nel age of 1710 Twelfth Ave has asked The Star to thank friends for sympathy in the illness and death of her husband J F NePage.
Mrs Cassie Chadwick lies critically ill in the women's ward of the Ohio penitentiary hospital with a weak pulse and delirium. Doctors prepare to halt sinking spells and estimate a limited survival time while she remains indifferent and resigned to death. Also noted is Ruby Tilly from Quitman Georgia appointed as a missionary to Korea by the Methodists and en route to her post.
United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was ordered to appear before the grand jury Monday to discuss graft in Boston city government. In a speech to the Republican state convention he said the city’s government had sunk to a degradation unseen in the city’s annals.
A Seattle ad promotes Madbury System clothing emphasizing fit and hang, noting expert tailoring and the importance of neck and shoulder fit. The Eastern Outfitting Co. at 1953-34 Second Avenue and Tinton Street offers credit and installment plans for purchases.
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