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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1909
Page
1
A Seattle-area report details allegations around GH interurban fare changes claimed to cost homeowners 2.75 million. Narratives cite an extortion case linked to Bel Waison Cornell, with statements from a hospital-attended interview and a forthcoming public retort as authorities pursue the matter.
Five thousand homeseekers invested about 2.75 million dollars in lots and homes along the Puget Sound Electric line after promises from Jacob Furth that passenger rates would not rise. Many built or bought homes, facing potential losses if rates increase and prompting mass protests and calls to regulate interurban speed following a tragedy.
Twenty one proprietors and clerks of pawnshops were arrested after jewelry pawns carried interest from 10 to 300 percent per month. The new criminal code limits to 2 percent monthly, with up to 250 dollar fines or 90 days jail. Bail set at 500 dollars each by Justice Fred Brown. Two women among the arrestees were Miss Jeanette Rottenstein and Mrs Herman Greenblatt.
Plans for a Georgetown school dedication collapse due to no drinking water. the Georgetown Water Company cannot or will not supply water to the new building, forcing students to bring their own water. Antisan voters allegedly seek to delay the ceremony until after an annexation election, with Seattle offering water.
In New York on October 23 James J. Jeffries leaves Hotel Albany greeting questions about Jack Johnson. He says Johnson is in San Francisco and may arrive next week while expressing doubt the Negro will rush to sign final articles. Jeffries jokes about money and a possible fight but suspects delays and bold terms.
Samuel A Bonnifield the Fairbanks banker and famed Klondike era figure was detained by police today after alleging someone tried to poison him. He was held for a sanity commission and sent to the county jail. He wrote a letter from jail referencing enemies and a past Dawson gambling venture.
The man once said to have wealth over 3 million dollars founded a bank in Fairbanks and invested in Kansas City. He kept millions in gold dust and nuggets, was treated for paresis after a King Street station arrest, and reappeared at police HQ with a tale of poisoned soup amid a life of visionary but strained schemes.
The editorial voices concern over officials from the A Y P E and the university failing to curb damage at the exposition grounds. It urges immediate action to stop digging up plants and driving heavy wagons across lawns, noting cement roadways suffice for teaming and benches were saved by brief wagon use.
Six of fifteen county officers and a salesman indicted by a special grand jury for offering and accepting a bribe have pleaded guilty in Youngstown Ohio. The indictments allege bribery schemes tied to county duties and public contracts. Local officials face ongoing legal proceedings and possible penalties.
Winnipeg report notes a fierce forest fire burning across northern Saskatchewan lands, threatening areas and prompting concern over spreading flames and potential evacuation. No further details available in the snippet.
Washington dispatch notes a shift in State Department leanings as Chas. R. Crane is recalled from San Francisco and Chas. R. Magoon, former provisional Cuba governor, gains favor. Observers joke about Shakespearean wisdom, predicting Magoon may become minister to China with Knox’s backing.
New York October 23 Patrick H McCarren state senator and democratic leader of Brooklyn died at St Katherine s hospital at 1 15 this morning after failing to rally.
The senator passed away following an appendicitis operation on October 14 after physicians had anticipated the end. He told the doctors there was no need for further consultation, saying he knew he was dying the day he entered the hospital.
A longshoreman style lament describes Georgetown’s political machine built on brewery funding collapsing as local option takes hold. The brewery, once the heart of power, refuses to invest further, sealing a shift to reform and new economic orders. The piece depicts a gloomy town, led by politicians now cut off from their financier.
Coroner Dr J C Snyder opens an inquest into the Foster fatality after Miss Georgia M Robbins 80 formerly of Somerville Mass was ground to death by a Seattle bound interurban train at Foster station. Eye witnesses say rapid speed through town caused her to be unable to escape as another Tacoma bound train neared. Grammatic details note the body taken to H S Nolte Co Georgetown and the coroner urging action against dangerous speeding.
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