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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1904
Page
5
New York police investigate a bold blackmail plot at the St. Regis hotel. Three letters demanded 6009 dollars under threat of death or injury to R M Haan and his family. An explosive blast outside his apartments was set off to threaten payment. Detectives suspect someone connected with the hotel.
Gus Berenah of Cincinnati claims a 115 pound title and travels to Seattle for a bout with any opponent who can weigh in around 116 to 120. He boasts he is part of a family of boxers who have never been beaten in the ring.
A dense market report lists prices for fresh meats, vegetables, fruit, and staple groceries. Cattle beef veal mutton. potatoes apples cantaloupes oranges lemons and berries with per box crate and per ton quotes. Grain hay flour meal and cereals prices shown for several firms and regions.
Incomplete text references a time window for delivery between unspecified hours and indicates a copy will be sent by special messenger. The fragment mentions Main 1050 and an incident number but lacks clear context or details.
Frank Raisinger, jailed for his wife’s murder, admits detailing the crime after a confrontation over ironing. He described a plan to shoot, delay, and then finish with a second shot, burying a shell before calling for a doctor as landlord Howard Davis watched nearby.
Reports from Spokane and nearby areas note back salaries owed totaling about 1000 dollars for the Girl Prom Chile company stranded after two Spokane shows. Guard detachments in Washington finished rifle and skirmish work near American Lake Center, while a Spokane divorce case cites interference by the mother-in-law. Manure accident injures Mary Ellis in Pullman. a boy's dynamite cap incident injures Tim Healy near Van Wyck. New gas plant mains laid in Connell to light the town.
City engineer Thomeon orders crews to complete pole line and wire stringing for municipal electricity delivery by November 7. Right of way cleared, remaining miles to pole and string. Transformers planned for Seventh Avenue site, building to be finished in weeks.
A promotional pitch extols Liquozone as a miraculous oxygen based germicidal tonic. It claims two years of testing, medical endorsements, and offers a free bottle via coupon to persuade readers to buy. It lists numerous diseases, touts healing claims, and asserts internal safety against poisons.
The new station features stone and pressed brick walls and about four thousand incandescent lights for night ornamentation. Architecturally pretty, it will dominate the cityscape at night with four color illuminated towers and a bold Heattle sign in electric light.
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