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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1910
Page
4
A boy was injured at Wyland Park when a swing swung back and struck his leg and dislocated ankle as he and a companion pushed it. Patrolman Meath assisted the boy, who was taken to medical help after the incident.
In Yakima on September 5 a sheep herder is jailed after a posse captured him following a search for Edy an employee of Venus Co who was found badly wounded Authorities believe Conway fired a 32 call weapon at Pope with no apparent motive.
The body of Daniel McKenzie was found after he was dragged from a small pleasure boat when a rope from the anchor twisted around his legs. Six companions tried to free him but the rope pulled him under and he died.
An elderly fisherm an is said to have died in city hospital after a fall and intoxication in Delirium. A separate incident notes a planerman 422 ay who fell from Snoqual river bridge at Fall City and drowned in swift current. body recovered. Mention of Forest Park features and forthcoming opening by Watch for opening a da. & Co. to handle the park.
Newport on Labor Day tours the grand horseshow with luxury boxes priced around 6000 to 9600 while 25 000 natives and 1 800 affluent residents shape a summer economy of about 12 to 16 million dollars. The piece notes weddings the Deacon Peabody and Sherman Gillespie and scenes of servants awaiting dinners and dances as Newport endures the season.
Four youths aged 18 to 20 were arrested for stealing two automobiles from the F G Keena & Co garage at 600 East Pike. A fifth suspect, Frank Martin, 20, is being sought. The group took a five passenger car, stalled near Belmont and Howest, then swapped to another car and drove to Georgetown resorts toward Green Lake before patrolmen stopped them at 4:30 a.m. Damages totaled 40 dollars. Occupations listed included messenger boy, teamster, elevator operator, and lineman.
Labor Day across cities features massive turnout as San Francisco sees 40 000 to 60 000 laborers in a grand parade while Portland and Denver hold park and picnic celebrations. Chicago cancels a parade though laborers gather in parks. Clarence Darrow addresses 660 000 in St Louis Forest Park. Pittsburg opens a new Labor Temple after a 10000-strong union parade. Coal miners near Greensburg join a protest against mine operators. Kansas City hosts AFL leader Samuel Gompers amid ongoing labor events.
Gompers spoke before about fifteen thousand attendees after a parade. Congressmen Borland and Mayor Brown were among other speakers at the event.
Des Moines observed Labor Day with thousands of workers marching in an industrial parade. Parades were also held in Burlington Keokuk Oskaloosa Davenport and other Iowa cities.
Nine vessels of the Pacific torpedo flotilla under Commodore Richardson anchor in San Francisco Bay awaiting the Admission Day celebration participation. In Jopalas, Hearna, a Heng machine, wins the all automobile race with Knight Scott second and Harroun Imon third in a 1 hour 23 minute 1 second 100 miles event.
Mrs. Magnus Miller, 62, wife of a farmer near Concrete, was hospitalized with serious injuries after a runaway accident on a rural road. Two accompanying young women were thrown from the carriage, uninjured, when a turn sent the vehicle into a telephone pole and the rear wheels passed over Mrs. Miller.
Twenty crew members of the steamship Prince Rupert fell ill after lunch. Dr. Hourne and Dr. Cole treated the sailors. three men from Manitoba Beokland and Kingsley Eng were rushed to Beattle General hospital where they recover. The ship sailed to Vancouver with the rest aboard. Berlin reports cholera deaths and ongoing cases.
At the Allhambra a girl’s beat friend heads a light program while Orpheum Majestic and Pantages present new vaudeville acts. John L. Sullivan is advertised as a headliner at Pantages with Lois in a feature titled Bachelor's Honeymoon.
Ernest Erndt living with his parents on a Bellevue area farm narrowly escapes severe injury after a hunting mishap. He dropped a rifle whose falling hammer struck lumber, discharging and lacerating four fingers on his left hand and the little finger of his right. He was taken to Providence Hospital, Montpelier.
United Press reports A G Spalding tops John D Works in voter fees and senatorial district wins, securing the nomination by the legislature. Griffin's Business College announces Fall Opening in Haight Building Second and Pine, offering Gregg Shorthand and Typing courses starting Sept 6. Students may enter any year.
Capt. B. Losalers aged 57, once of the schooners Pilot and Lizzie Sorenson, long active in Behring Sea fishing, died at city hospital after noon from a fractured skull after a street fall in Ballard. He had lived in Petersburg Alaska and was known among Alaska sealing men. He recently left the sea and was based at Pacific Net and Twine Co. He planned to return to Christiana Norway to a wealthy brother.
Aviator Morane ascended 8 151 feet to set a new height record and descended with difficulty due to cold. Count de Lesseps escaped death after a 60 foot fall, breaking his fall and walking away uninjured.
Advertises Pape's Diapepsin as a fast acting cure for indigestion dyspepsia and sour stomach. Claims relief in five minutes with a 50 cent case available at drug stores. Describes symptoms like heartburn belching and nausea and asserts lasting renewal after use.
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