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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1908
Page
1
Disjointed war dispatches describe unrest in Austria Hungary Serbia and Bulgaria with assassinations riots and shifting alliances. Reports mention Bulgaria Serbia Austria and Greece amid tensions over Bosnia Herzegovina annexation Crete and military funding while Czech and Prussian stance unclear.
Lincoln Oct 12 The suitor William Jennings Bryan Jr and Miss Helen Berger plan to wed next year despite family objections. Bryan, a Nebraska State University sophomore, will finish college after marriage. Berger is praised as a talented student and musician.
Henry Surry of West and Surry private patrol system offered a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a burglar who killed F. E. Hand, a 50 year old patrolman, at the Federal saloon on Third Avenue. The spree involved multiple break-ins with little police response, highlighting perceived police inefficiency and rising crime as winter approaches and the exposition nears.
A massive steel beam and crane collapsed on a street corner narrowly missing bystanders. Spectators heard the impact as wreckage blocked a nearby cable car line and spilled into the road near the American Bank. Emergency crews cleared debris and secured the area.
Dr Matthews of the First Presbyterian church charged Seattle churches with failing to teach the Bible plainly and using sacral language. He denounced high er criticism and allegory, arguing the gospel truth is obscured by such methods as he addressed a spellbound audience for nearly two hours.
City health officials warn that Cedar river water may be contaminated near Barneston and Taylor with sewage waste from nearby towns and logging camps. A bacteriological test on samples from the Lincoln Park intake is awaited, with results due in days.
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor issues an appeal to workers to vote for W J Bryan. He argues the Republican party wields despotic power and would undermine the government comparing it to crown rule. He says the Democratic party upholds the law and urges labor to support Democrats in the national election.
The 416th anniversary of Columbus discovery was celebrated today by Italian Americans in New York. A Knights of Columbus parade occurred, with banquets and balls planned for tonight as part of festive events.
City council to introduce measure signifying intent to seek 1,000,000 in bonds to aid finances and allow a 16 mill levy next year. Finance committee reports cuts to 1909 estimates and urges bonds to hold taxes steady. Hospital and municipal building plans discussed with potential emergency ward funds.
Detroit Tigers win the third game against the Chicago Cubs by a final score of 8 to 3. The Tigers, led by strong hitting including Cobb and Steinfeldt, push ahead after a six run sixth inning to seal the victory in Chicago.
In a Pike Street cigar stand yesterday morning officers seized a small cash sum and arrested W. Cook Harry Wise Charles Young J. Lewin D ohabon Thomas Blattery and Al Myers for poker. Bail set at $100 each. Chief Ward and Jesse Webster linked to a Seattle embezzlement case with $6,000 allegedly missing from Cascade Laundry Co. Webster fled Seattle October 7, 1907.
At 8 o'clock Saturday night Car 222 of the Kinnear park line, a Hammond type with 26 seats, carried 82 passengers including the regular conductor. Seated 26, 48 stood, six children stood, and one extra conductor rode. A Meridian car later denied change for a $5 gold piece, forcing a passenger off, then allowed him to ride a Wallingford car after paying $6. A Wallingford motorist misdirected a woman and child, refusing an emergency transfer and causing a two mile walk. another passenger provided tickets.
Kendall Thaw, famed slayer of White, was recommitted to the Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane. Justice Mills dismissed the inquest into his mental state and deferred any move to private or federal custody, with Thaw's family in attendance and Thaw alleging mistreatment at Matteawan.
Water will be turned off tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sixth Avenue from Olive to Denny Way and on Seventh Avenue from Pine to Westlake. The Battery area from Sixth to Denny Way and Westlake from Sixth to Mercer will also be shut down from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Gov Freer sends aloha to Pacific coast as Hawaiian wireless at Kuhuku Point completes the first intelligible cross ocean message to Russian Hill San Francisco. Operator Teabel speaks with Marain for about three hours, signaling a new era in wireless telegraphy across the Pacific.
John Wolf of Plain City Utah entered a gun store in Salt Lake City on October 12 and fired at pedestrians across the street injuring two people as shoppers panicked. Clerks overpowered him after the magazine jammed following three shots.
Seattle was selected as the convention site for the Chambers of Commerce of the Pacific Coast. The San Francisco gathering adjourned with the date set for October next year and officials named include President John H. McGraw and Secretary C. B. Yandell.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce attended the Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress in San Francisco and secured resolutions for a one-way railroad fare to the exposition. The move is expected to bolster Seattle's claims and help secure the reduced rate.
Communications to Henry B. Reed indicate Ohio and South Dakota will be represented with state buildings at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific fair. B. Campbell of Oxford Ohio reports the Ohio legislature will appropriate 25000 dollars for a state building. Scott Hayes of Chamberlain SD notes widespread fair publicity and belief that the legislature in January will provide a suitable appropriation.
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