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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1909

Page

8

Central American Tensions Escalate With Costa Rica Involved

Report says Nicaragua may seek aid from Salvador and Costa Rica as four to five weeks pass, while generals in the region consider possible intervention. Cabrera and Estrada leaders of Nicaragua and Costa Rica face mounting pressure amid Zelaya's conflict.

Nic Salvador Costa Rica Alfaro Sal Cabrera Nie Tronge Sal and & Tree Provie Estrada Nicar Zelaya Anduran

Wedding to Unite A D Shepard’s Son and Seattle Visitor

In San Francisco on October 26 Warforte Shepard and William P Currier of the U S Army are in Seattle visiting Mrs Edwin Long. The bride to be is an attractive young woman with wide popularity and many accomplishments. The wedding date has not been announced.

Warforte Shepard A. D. Shepard William P. Currier Artillery U. 5

Wake Kills Three in Mother's House Tragedy

In Tennessee on October 26 Mrs Henderson and her two older children died after a night of illness. Firefighting efforts failed to save them as neighbors found the troubled household and later rescued a baby. Investigators link the deaths to poison and a drowning as the scene unfolded in the residence. A faint cry from the baby alerted others.

United Pree TENNE Wro Mra Seedance Te Aoun Wwe Henderson Fe Peeta Min. Henderson i

fragmented antiquarian notices about patents and trades

Fragmentary OCR notes reference Coleman registered patents, attorneys, and physicians. Mentions of exchanges, supplies, arcade, prices, clothing, and printing appear as garbled items with no clear context or coherent event. Entities and specifics are too damaged to extract a definite news item.

Injunction 13 Denied in Rate Dispute with Puget Sound Electric

Court Clerk reports Judge Lind denied Hillman's bid for a temporary injunction against Puget Sound Electric to halt rate increases. He ruled the matter lies with the state railroad commission and requires irreparable harm evidence for relief. Senator Parethamus filed protest with Olympia commission. Autoline service between Foster and Georgetown set to begin with 6:40 am departures, fare 15 cents, round trip 23 cents with Seattle Electric tickets.

R. H W. Lindsay D. Hillman Puget Sound Electric Company Wee State Railroad Commission Frederick R. Burch Hillman White River Valley Rbureh Parethamus Sumner Olympia Foster Georgetown Riverton Seattle Electric Company

Feud Cites Policy Cancellation for St. Louis Mayor

St Louis Mayor Roy C Woods of Wellston received notice that his $5 000 life insurance policy was canceled by an insurer without explanation. He links the move to two feud related shootings in Wellaton. His will provides a $1 000 to Joseph W Folk and $500 to seven lawyers if murdered by an assassin with $2 500 to arresting officers.

ST. Louis Roy C. Woods Wellston Woods Wellaton Joseph W. Folk Missouri

Japanese Cannery Hand Dies After Jump From Window

N Icabachi a Japanese cannery hand recently from Alaska died at City hospital after leaping from a second story window. Patrolman Mayou investigated and found a sealed letter to K Ishikawa Yokohama. Coroner Snyder could not determine motive. Police note despondency over a love affair as a possible cause. A gold watch and small amount of money were found on his person.

N. Icabachi Alaska A. N. Mayou K. Ishikawa Yokohama Japan Snyder Ichibachi

Bomb fails to explode in Lawton county attorney office

An internal device found in the Lawton County Attorney J. A. Fain office was designed to ignite a match at the door. F. B. Swank, former secretary to Congressman Scott Farris, entered first but the bomb did not detonate.

Lawton Okla J. A. Fain Swank Scott Farris

FAVOR UP TOWN SITE FOR NEW COURT HOUSE

A special Chamber of Commerce committee urged locating Seattle’s planned King County courthouse farther north than the current site. The report recommends a long lasting 100 year style building and favors a national authority to objectively choose the best location.

County Court House Seattle The Chamber of Commercee King County

Gruesome Evidence in Damage Suit Against City

Anna B Abrams sues the city for 50000 over her husband W Abrams death from an electric shock when turning on an incandescent lamp at 4741 Thackery Place on March 2 1908. Electrical expert F G Stimpson testified the death resulted from city negligence before Judge Ronald.

Anna B. Abrams Abram Ronald

Man Kisses Wife and Then Vanishes

Hugh Embry, recently arrived from Oklahoma, kissed his wife goodbye and left for a business matter in Seattle. He was last seen after that morning, with $500 still deposited at the First National Bank since his arrival on October 20. His wife, staying at 2419 First Ave, cannot explain his disappearance.

Hugh Embry Oklahoma

Bank Clearings Across Cities Report Today

Clearings today list funds in Tacoma and Portland with balances and totals. Tacoma shows Balances 249,486.58 and Clearings 2,026,844.88. Portland records Balances 184,279.00 and Clearings 1,296,932.00. Mt Tacoma totals 1,210,560.00 clearings.

Tacoma Portland

Fifteen Girls Alarmed by Hold Up Attempt

In San Lorenzo California on October 26 two highwaymen lurked along Southern Pacific tracks and halted 15 female workers at the California Central Cannery. The women fled back to the cannery after the thieves demanded silence on pain of death, marking a second such robbery attempt against female employees.

United Fresc San Lorenzo Cal California Central Southern Pacific

Taft Up Early But Others Kept In Bed

President Taft landed at Cape Girardeau Missouri at 6 o clock and spoke at the Normal school as the sun rose. Of 22 governors on the trip only Missouri Governor Hadley and Washington Governor Hay rose in time to hear. The party then moved to Cairo and on to Hickman after a noon stop, with plans to reach Memphis tomorrow morning.

United Preas Cape Girardeau Taft Missinnipp Hadley Missouri Hay Washington Cairo Ole der Press Taft Hickman Memphis

Northwestern Graduate Association Theta Delta Chi Smoker

The Northwestern Graduate Association of Theta Delta Chi hosts an informal smoker at the Olympus Cafe on Thursday October 28 at 5 30 p m in honor of James Hallock graduate secretary of the national fraternity.

Northwestern Graduate Association of Theta Delta Chi Olympus Cafe James Hallock National Organization of the Fraternity

Arbitrators to Meet on Rail Track Dispute

The board of arbitration appointed to settle differences between No Seattle Renton and Southern Railway and the Seattle Electric Company will meet this afternoon to discuss use of a track owned by the latter road.

Me&t Board of Arbitration No Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway Seattle Electric Company

Made Herself A Star In A Night

Maud Lambert in The Midnight Sons failed to take a role as Brennan, a chorus girl, demanded a chance. She persuaded the stage manager claiming she knew the part. The New York audience praised Brennan as she advanced toward a major Shubert role.

Brennan Maud Lambert Midnight Sons Shubert New York Mies Brennan Nas Brennan

Star's Querry on Ganton Reply Draws Prizes at Alhambra

The Star asked readers to weigh in on John Ganton's reply to his son in the Alhambra play. Many answered with varied visions of forgiveness or rejection. the closest to the spirit were Mrs. B. G. Lohrman, Miss Clair Huford, and Miss LaVerne Burton, who win show seats.

Star John Ganton Alhambra Tts B. G. Lobrman Terry Clair Huford LaVerne Burton Greenwood Lohrman Buford Miss Burton Star Business Office

California Astronomer Hunts Lost Star Aethra 36 Years

Berkeley, Oct 26 An astronomy professor at the University of California pursues a star believed missing since 1873. Aethra, an asteroid, might be masquerading under another name. reward to the finder as Champreaux computes orbits to reveal the real identity and restore the original Aethra.

Berkeley Cal A. J. Champreaux University of California Champreaux Aethra

Weyler to Succeed Santiago as Barcelona Captain General

General Weyler will replace General Santiago as captain general of Barcelona. The official appointment follows Santiago's crackdown on disturbances, with hundreds executed at Montjuich Fortress for rioting or suspected sympathies. Ferrer was arrested, tried, and shot during Weyler's Barcelona command as government forces aimed to quell radicals.

United Press Madrid General Weyler General Santiago Barcelona Santiago Mont Jnich Francisco Ferrer Weyler

Tiger Almost Stole Hearst Party Emblem

In New York on October 26 Justice Gerard ruled Tammany could not use the independence league column on the ballot and must leave it blank. He also heard arguments on whether Tammany Hall may place the independence league emblem on the ticket led by Justice Gaynor, the Tammany mayoral nominee. Printers were enjoined from printing ballots and warned they must start immediately or risk voters being ballotless Tuesday. Hearst’s attack on Otto Bannard split Republicans and civil allies, while Tammany boasted of historic wins with three candidates in the field. Hearst aimed to gain his prior votes plus 100,000 more, while Tammany predicted Hearst would rank third and fail to exceed 100,000 votes.

Hy United Press New York Justice Gerard Tammany Independence League Gerard Tammany Hall Gaynor New York City Hearst Otto F. Bannard Republicans Civil Alliance

Seattle Red Cross to Sell 100000 Souvenir Stamps

The Seattle Red Cross society ordered 100000 souvenir stamps to raise funds for tuberculosis research. Stamps will sell for one cent each at leading downtown stores and at grocery and drug stores in residence districts. One third of proceeds go to headquarters in Washington, with the rest used locally.

Seattle Red Cross Society Seattle Washington

Supposed Lepers Freed After Molokai Examination

Fifty suspected lepers from the first hundred examined by physicians on Molokai have been declared non leprous and likely to be freed. The re examination followed a resolution of the last legislature and raises hope for the 875 residents of the leper settlement.

Honolulu Molokai

Trials of Hamilton Olympia

Trials of former Adjt. Gen. Hamilton are set for November 23 and 24 with embezzlement first and forgery next. Hamilton, under sheriff, spent the day at the capitol reviewing vouchers from his former office in preparation for his defense.

United Press Olympia Adjt Hamilton Capitol

Thaw's Hopes Shattered Again as Appeal Denied

Harry K. Thaw, who killed Stanford White, must stay at Matteawan asylum. The Court of Appeals denied his appeal from the White Plains ruling, and Thaw likely will seek review in a higher court.

Unified Press Albany, N. Y Harry K. Thaw Stanford White New York Matteawan Asylum White Plains Matteawan Court of Appeals Thaw

Glavis Brief Seattle Visit Amid Cunningham Hearing

IL R Glavis arrives in Seattle from Washington DC after dismissal as chief of the Seattle field division. He leaves for California within hours as the Cunningham coal land hearing looms with no fixed date. Government officials and Cunningham’s attorney John P Gray pace the schedule while stipulations await signature.

Amalriat Cunningham John P. Gray Cunningham

Man Drowned Near Riverton Are we sure

Peter Simp non 37 was found in the Duwamish river near Riverton this morning. Coroner Snyder investigates whether the death was accidental foul play or self harm. He lived in a Riverton shack and worked for a nearby stone firm. No relatives information available.

Peter Simpnon Duwamish River Riverton Snyder Bimpeon

Westlake Market Specials Summarized Listings

Westlake Market offers a variety of produce and groceries including Prutira Vegortakler items such as 800 dozen eggs and assorted fruits like concord grapes and cranberries. Also listed are butter from Beattie Creamery and Washington creamery, Lipton tea blends, various coffees and teas, pickles, sausages, lamb cuts, and seafood options with prices per unit or per pound.

Pruitra Vegortakler Prancy Bee Concord Grapes Baldwin Apples Iowa Eastern Creamery Wisconsin Washington Creamery

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