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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1910
Page
2
Tip Wright criticizes scalping during Cubs games and urges the national commission to curb speculators. He condemns Chicago club leadership for allowing inflated prices and calls for action from Heydler and Bruce to ensure fair seating for fans this World Series.
Eastern football schedule lists Chicago versus Illinois and other matchups across campuses including Michigan vs Michigan Agricultural, Indiana vs Milliken, Yale vs West Point, Harvard vs Amherst, Princeton vs Lafayette, Pennsylvania vs Brown, Navy against Washington and Jefferson, and Dartmouth versus Vermont. The Highlanders defeated the Giants 6 to 4 in the post season series at the American League Park. Dance at Dreamland tonight.
Weather is likely to play a key role as baseball's world series unfolds. Past series between Boston and Pittsburg, Athletics and Giants, Cubs and Tigers, and others spanned mid October with several games moved by storms and cold. This year opens one day later at Philadelphia with Chicago games set a week later than usual.
Hillman and agents deposited 55060 bail with the United States after arraignment before Judge Danworth in Tacoma on a seventh indictment charging conspiracy to defraud using government mail. Additional indictments named G. C. Peet and Aleck Maule, other Hillman employees.
Despite opposition from the municipal plans commission and museum site concerns the Washington State Art association will push to secure a suitable location from the park board J C Ford a park board member expresses support for granting the attempt
On October 16 in St Paul DeWolf Hopper the popular comedian and his manager A. B. Roth were held up by three footpads while walking from the theatre to their hotel. The thieves took only a small amount of money and appeared not to be angered by the modest haul.
Victoria dispatch reports Col A D Davidson and A D Mc Rae acting for Canadian Northern Railway have nearly completed the purchase of the entire hold of the Pacific Whaling camp. Final payment is to be made by December 1. The deal is valued at about 1,000,000.
Olympia reports state departments have nearly exhausted printing appropriations and must cut costs to avoid deficiencies. Governor Hay orders state affairs to run on business lines, forcing closer financial management across agencies.
Albert D. Reed filed suit in the superior court seeking 146100 dollars plus interest. He alleges he paid Mulvihill a sum for property claimed to be on Michigan at Chicago, but the parcel was actually 21 miles from the city. The alleged transaction occurred in Denver.
Between 500 and 600 bankers will travel to Seattle after the Los Angeles convention. They will tour the city until 11 tonight, viewing 125 automobiles guided by a committee from the local clearing house association. United States Treasurer Lee McClung accompanies the group.
A Seattle theatre company, active for two weeks to boost business, has dissolved and manager James Haswell left for parts unknown. In St Louis, six year old Robert Schuster died from lockjaw after vaccination.
Dayton, Oct 12. Walter Brookins the Dayton native who became one of the Wright brothers first aviation pupils has flown from Chicago to Springfield Illinois successfully. He began in the automobile business with his father and later joined the aviation field. At 22 in July, he achieved fame as a pioneering aviator with the Wrights and is regarded as a hustler who kept pace with evolving Industry.
A 65 member club organized at a smoker event at Hotel Hutler. The group aims to drive the prescription laboratory for unregistered drug gista. D. C. Bartley was elected temporary chairman and B. W. Wilson temporary secretary.
The North Side Republican club met at Steiner's hall in Interbay last night with speeches by Edgar Wright Daniel Landon Dr. G A R Steiner and God Hates a Coward Humphrey.
Miss Aliee Brown of Denver and Samuel A. Martin of Beattie announced their engagement. Brown, heiress to millions and a Denver social figure, met Martin in Seattle last year. Parental opposition gave way after a year of persuasion, with a November 20 wedding planned at the bride’s home and a Hawaii honeymoon expected by motor car to Honolulu.
The skeleton of 10 year old Lillian Gimmons was found in the ruins of the burned Catholic orphan asylum. She clutched the frame of a doll as workers cleared debris after the fire last Sunday. Nuns had herds of inmates guided to safety during the blaze.
Comptroller William J. Bothwell asks Mayor Gill to direct the city council finance committee to examine bonds of city officials and banks named as city funds depositaries every six months. He notes no audits have occurred since GI’s administration began and requests audits of his books and the city treasurer’s books.
Report by Walter B Nettleton details 253 days of treatment in September including five operations 12 casts and 16 outpatient visits. A board meeting chaired by Mrs. C D Stimson was held yesterday afternoon in the Henry Building auditorium.
The All Stars defeated the Athletics at the American League Grounds with a final score illustrated by a string of numbers. Batteries listed as Morgan Dygert and Livingston against Johnson and Street.
A nightly pool event at Oriental Pool Room on 1413 Ord Ave between Pike and Union offers $10 cash prizes daily. Players gather for competitive play with little advance notice, cash payout to winners.
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