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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
1
Beattie Washington October 1968 recounts a political exchange over prison feeding costs and sheriff's salary. Candidates Hodge and Williams address feeding budgets and duties, with Hodge pledging cost reforms and Williams affirming compliance with county feeding arrangements.
Reports say the giant bear Old Roman was killed by natives near Point Barrow and its hide will be shown at Alaska wonders. Separately, searchers near Green River Hot Springs scourn a two-man disappearance as over 400 volunteers probe canyons and shale beds for Fred Kloeber and Julius Klummie with dogs arriving yet unlikely to find them alive.
A fractured report from Lithonia describes a deputy sheriff acting against a Black person at risk of being burned. The document mentions Ary and Mitchell in a troubling capture and threats surrounding a jail incident.
Ceovener F M Carroll reported a man identified as John Oates a land butcher found dead at Thirteenth Ave and Massachusetts St from heart failure after a fall damaging his face. Rumors linked his death to a steamer voyage and a schooner overdue from Peru, but authorities cited heart failure as the cause.
The Star reports contest standings with Macy the lone new arrival and several candidates sharing votes. John L. Wilson leads with 78, John Cort 74, Jacob Furth 76, while KE. C. Macy has 28 votes and John Riplinger sent in a letter critique amid fluctuating totals. results hint at shifting positions as ballots continue.
Viscount Kaneko told the American Friends Society in Tokio that a U S fleet in the Pacific would preserve peace and not threaten Japan. Admiral Sperry ends his Tokio visit with a farewell and a final reception aboard the flagship Connecticut in Yokohama Bay.
William H. Taft opened day two of his Indiana drive in Brazil with a sore throat and crowd noise from sulfur fumes from torches and colored fires. Dr. Richardson urged stopping illuminations at eight stops, but many committees ignored the request. Taft warned workingmen restoration of confidence is needed for prosperity and challenged Bryan’s election. In Green Castle he linked the market downturn to overconfidence, while a placard reading There's nothing small about him appeared above the platform.
An unidentified laborer was killed near Kanaskat while attempting to steal a ride on a freight train. He fell between two box cars and was crushed beyond recognition. The body was taken to Seattle by Deputy Sheriff Matt Starwich.
Judge Morrie in superior court orders county commissioners Dan J. Abrahama C. L. Bockingham and A. L. Rutherford to convene as a board of equalization and to justify by November 22 why they have not complied with the writ. The petition cites alleged errors in the canal construction act and questions constitutional validity and emergency needs behind the project.
Hon. John Barrett, head of the International Bureau of the American republics, told Seattle Chamber of Commerce that Seattle must initiate contact with the twelve South American republics and Asia to become a great port. He warned San Francisco could beat Seattle unless rapid mail and steamship lines are established and urged a Pacific international commerce conference next year with Latin American delegates.
State officials frost and Lawrence debated a proposed tax amendment before the Chamber of Commerce. Frost urged passage to overhaul taxation and align railroad and general property taxes while Lawrence warned it would harm the people and favor corporations. The audience heard both sides with no action taken.
Seattle clearings totaled 1 495 677 40 with balances 219 408 10. Tacoma clearings reached 677 679 00 with 30 639 00 balance. Portland clearings stood 1 040 421 00 and balances 292 965 00.
Mrs. K Kawand was found overcome by gas in her Hobart House apartments at 1600 First Avenue during the night. She was rushed to Pacific Hospital where she began to recover.
Dr. B F Roller of Seattle plans a rapid shift into prize fighting starting with a month of training under Bob Fitzsimmons in New York after returning from several months in Honolulu. He aims to meet top contenders and declares readiness to fight anyone, including Burns or Johnson, once trained. Roller says he is in peak condition and will not resume medicine until proving himself as a pugilist.
A severe early season blizzard hits Winnipeg Manitoba with ten to twelve inches of snow and drifts up to ten feet. Transportation is paralyzed as the Vancouver express stalls and eastern trains fail to arrive. Snow plows struggle to advance and the storm shows no immediate decline.
The committee discussed replacing heavy fast city touring cars with smaller runabouts to reduce accidents and liability. George Hewitt of Bremerton, injured by Supt Maloney’s car on October 3, filed a $7,500 damage claim against the city, alleging excessive speed and lack of precautions. The city currently operates three large touring cars for Maloney, the police chief, and Su Younge of the night and water department.
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