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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
3
The Atlantic fleet time has been moved to 8 o clock tomorrow after Rear Admiral postponed the schedule. The Yankton has departed alone to participate in the preliminaries tied to the fleet’s arrival and to inform Admiral Sperry of the plans.
Illuminating gas escaping into sleeping rooms at a Bank Street boarding house kept by Dagdupi Santoro caused four deaths and left eight men and two women unconscious or semi conscious. Police reported the victims were Italian and the tragedy occurred early today.
Sheriff Ralphs and a posse rode 50 miles into Bear Valley pursuing Will McKee accused of killing KR H Coombs and a man named Talmadge. The ambush shooting in sight of Albert Watts Rose mines superintendent marked the latest violent turn in the case.
Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy witnessed Wilbur Wright’s latest flights at Le Mans. Among the passengers were British Lieutenant General Hades Powell and Count Serge Kasnakoff, a Russian chamberlain. Tickets via telephone 65 for advance seating.
The Aero Club of France grants the 1908 Gold Medal to Wilbur Wright, marking a milestone for American aviation. The ceremony takes place in Paris as officials acknowledge Wright’s contributions to aeronautics.
London reports Bot Swart, once married to Anna Robinson of New York, has entered a third marriage to Vers Dailey, daughter of a former Lancers officer, after a divorce from his second wife. In New York the Northern Pacific Railway declares a regular quarterly dividend of 1 percent with all retiring officers elected.
Item fragment reads as a public notice or advertisement urging action on a telephone service price or reservation. The readable parts mention Cheek re and 65 but lack clear event, date, or organization details for fuller summary.
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