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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1904
Page
8
US immigration authorities welcome Canada's Dominion act now in force at Victoria and Vancouver. The act tightens admission rules for aliens and aligns with American laws, easing border control and reducing risk of unauthorized crossings.
Patrolman Holland reports John Clear alias Cockney Jack, a former Labor Exchange bartender, was arrested on suspicion of robbing a sailor in the lower city. Accomplice Fred Oleson remains at large as officers Hardin Mason and Christersen pursue him. Clear faces grand larceny or highway robbery charges.
John Davia of Monohan arrived in Seattle with a sizable sum and a gold watch. He staggered to police headquarters last evening claiming drugs and robbery but could not identify where or who took the property. He was advised to rest and return with a clearer report.
Portland residents witness crepe draped bulletin boards outside cigar stands promoting baseball news. Cartoons of Dugdale appear in corners amid strong signs the Seattle club sacked him to damage Portland, seen as a severe blow to local baseball and a controversial move.
The report notes Arma and the Man and The Usurper with cast talk including Rodion and Ivan. Joseph Arthur plans Indian drama Seirine with Belasco involvement. Tsabel Irving to London in The Crisis. Kiljes in Balmoral casting per King Edward. Read and Gibson avert illnesses after rain delays while Nat Goodwin and Morris face mixed reviews.
Attractions for the coming week include the James Neill company in The Cowboy and the Lady at Seattle Theater Alcazar presents Ten Nights In a Bar Room by the Wiedemann company Grand shows The Weird of Or Third Avenue features Frank Bacon and company in The Hills of California.
The Seattle theater presents the final showings of The Conquerors this afternoon and evening. Next week, starting tomorrow, Manager Howe brings the Neill company with Nat Goodwin’s The Cowboy and the Lady starring Teddy the cowboy and Rhythe Chapman and Mrs Wee ton. The Alcanar cast features Tom Wiedemann in Ten Nights in a Bar Room with elaborate staging and dramatic enhancements.
The Grand opera house opens a four performance run of The Wizard of Ox with scenic effects promised. Frank Bacon returns to Third Avenue in a scenic production of The Hills of California. Bacon leads an excellent cast including Bessie Stuart Bacon Poppy Hill and Wilfrid Roger as Everett Bushnell. The program also features animal acts and a brief note on other upcoming pieces and plays in rehearsal.
Morris notes his plays lack major attention while Tape the German military drama wins success in Germany. translated well it preserves the author's intent. New York critics and audiences dislike the original ending where the sergeant major kills the officer. Kelcey adjusted the ending to please patrons by having the officer killed and the daughter survive.
Andrew Carnegie argues in Ottawa that Canadians born in the region between the two nations are Americans and should merge with the United States. He predicts no force needed and says Canada’s destiny is to join the republic, similar to Scotland joining England.
City officials returned from Cedar Palla reporting a successful test of the municipal plant. The dynamond generated sufficient electricity to light the Incan descent bulbs, while Mayor Ballinger and City Engineer Thomson praised the achievement.
The Union Pacific ordered a gasoline powered car for local passenger service in Omaha. The new engine, perfected in Omaha shops over two years, operates as easily as an electric car and tops 60 mph. It aims to provide economical rapid travel on light branch lines and may roll out on all Harriman lines if successful. It will seat 30 passengers.
Lansford C. Jones sues Mary Hanta Jones in Pasadena alleging desertion in 1903 after a marriage in Yuma Arizona. He is an invalid with rheumatic pain and claims his wife is worth 160000 with income, asking 160 dollars monthly alimony and 1000 dollars for attorneys fees plus costs.
Portland October 15 Presbyterians of the state organized to prevent the opening of the Lewis and Clark fair on Sundays in a bid to uphold Sunday observance and avoid secular activities on the Sabbath.
A Vienna dispatch reports Russian sources say General Keller’s wife agreed not to publish her letters from the front. The letters would have exposed criticisms of Kuropatkin and other Russian generals, potentially embarrassing the war department.
In Troy Idaho, a young boy named Carl Peterson was killed when a log toppled onto him yesterday afternoon. Authorities described the scene as a sudden, tragic death with emergency crews securing the area and notifying his family.
A fragment notes someone unable to straighten things out and says he “hit the play with a hammer and knocked it to pieces” as an artistic failure. The quotation attributes the remark to an unidentified speaker.
In Elberton Washington on October 15 Mrs Lester Mc Donald suffered serious injuries and a broken leg when a runaway incident threw her. Despite brutal injuries she managed to protect and rescue her infant child unharmed from the wreck.
Portland faces a winter pause as Colum bia River mouth projects shut down. Hundreds of workers in quarries steamboat operations and jetty construction seek two to two fifty dollars daily, while contractors refuse to meet those rates.
The murder trial of Mrs Gertrude Robb in the case of George Joye was continued from November 18 and reset for a later date. Proceedings involve ongoing pretrial matters and scheduling by the court.
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