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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1905

Page

3

Italian girl survivor of Pyatt Sound tragedy on Sound

A 17 year old Italian girl, claiming to be wife of Frank Tate, recounts surviving a night with six liquor dazed men and a doomed launch near Pyatt Sound. She swam half a mile in icy water, lost her husband and $4,000, and has no memory of key details while authorities search for missing bodies and verify her story.

Havel Tate Mary Yacontti Vashon Island Nelson Butts Harper Star Yacontti Frank Tate Pyatt Sound Seattle Tacoma George W. Champion Beattie Hose Company No. 6 King & Winge Colman Block Wood Harper Brick & Tile Company Saya Sentinel The Gottstein Tate Cocorga Italy Isaa Ashe Anosser America Acordingly Harper Boarding House Butts Menrom Vashon Sand & Gravel Company Ino Wan Heem

Franchising Battle Over Street Car Line Intensifies

City debate centers on granting an exclusive street car franchise for Second Avenue. Crichton Zbinden and Mayor Mallinger show willingness, while Sixth and Eighth Ward residents demand better service and extensions to Queen Anne Hill. The corporations committee handles the proposal after Murphy's amendment, with many council members avoiding clear stance.

Seyond Avenue Counecilman Crichton Zbinden Mallinger Beattle Electric Company Crichton Second Avenue Eixth Eighth Wards Firet Avenue Queen Anne Hill Kinnear Park Cedar Street

Senator Spooner Talks Railroads and the Nation

Wisconsin senator John C Spooner, in Milwaukee, avoids answering about the next president and discusses railroad abuses praising President Roosevelt for progress. He cites likely congressional issues such as rebates trusts and insurance, notes interest in Bremerton navy yard, Alaska representation, and Seattle prospects before returning to Washington.

John C. Spooner United States Wisconsin Butler Hotel Congress Roosevelt Milwaukee Sienator Exteta Washington Navy Yard Bremerton Alaska Porto Rico Seattle

Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Advertisement Notice

An old advertisement promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal kidney and urinary remedy. It claims to cure back pain, kidney and liver issues, and urinary discomfort, offering free samples and a book by mail. Readers are urged to mention Seattle Daily Star when writing.

Kilmerswamp-Troot Druggists Jr Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton Seattle Daily Star Dr. Kilmers

Vermont Murderess Mary Rodgers Freed From Expenses

Washington dated October 24 reports the law enabling papers to docket cases and print records in the United States Supreme Court was used to aid Mary Rodgers. Chief Justice Fuller ordered her freed from all expenses in her bid to escape the death penalty.

Washington United States Supreme Court Mary Rodgers Vermont Fuller

Shasta Sailings Open Week of West Coast Lumber Trade

The steamer Shasta of L. H. Gray & Co sails from Bellingham for San Francisco with a large lumber cargo and 20 passengers. Three other steamers of the line plan departures for San Francisco this week, including Aberdeen, Harold Dollar, and Lagua, carrying about 3,606,000 feet of lumber in total.

Shasta L. H. Gray & Co Bellingham San Francisco Aberdeen City Harold Dollar Mukilteo Lagua

Courage Amid Loss In Wrecked Launch Survivor Hopes For Work

A Harper town discussion centers on a young girl who survived a launch wreck and three days afterward. She reveals her parents, brother, and sister are dead and cannot contact anyone in the old country. She vows to work for her living despite trauma and memory gaps about her husband’s name.

Harper

Steamer Indianapolia Begins Long Puget Sound Voyage

The steamer Indianapolia, recently bought by Alaska Steamship, left Chicago for Puget Sound to serve Seattle waters. A telegram from Charles E B Peabody, vice president of the company, confirmed the start of the voyage Tuesday morning.

Indianapolia Alaska Steamship Company Chicago Puget Sound Great Lakes Seattle The Charles EB. Peabody

Local Labor Market Tightens as Alaska Returnees Fill Posts

Labor Commissioner Grout notes easier job supply with men returning from Alaska goldfields. Summer labor stringency persists as the city fills about 100 positions daily. Civil service began examining laborers and stable helpers seeking city employment amid 400 plus applications.

Alaska Goldfields Grout Civil Service Commission

They Have No Equal Dr Miles Anti Pain Pile

An advertisement extols Dr Miles Anti Pain Pile as the best remedy for various pains. It claims quick action and no injurious drugs with harmless after effects, urging readers to prefer the real article over substitutes.

Ship crew sails from Seattle to Chicago for horn voyage

The crew departed Seattle for Chicago to brief the vessel around the Horn and arrived safely. The ship left Chicago and officials planned a sowing stop in Chicago before the voyage. The early departure suggests the vessel will leave the lakes to avoid delays and may be fitted in New York before heading to the Pacific.

Seattle Chicago Cépany The Lakes New York Pacific

Steamer Chehalis Sails From Aberdeen With Lumber Load

The Chehalis, of the same line, leaves Aberdeen Theceday night carrying 20 passengers and 800000 feet of lumber bound for San Francisco.

Aberdeen San Francisco

Doctor Sks Promotes Regular Bowels With Ayer's Pills

A health note urges daily bowel regularity and urges small laxative doses of Ayer's Pills. It claims one pill at bedtime supports digestive health and overall wellness.

Euler Ayer

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