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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1901
Page
3
At a Beattie executive meeting the Associated Iron Trades unions refused to accept the Metal Trades Association plan to resume work on a 55 hour week. Officials notified the Metal Trades immediately of the decision.
The Seattle Electric railway adds air whistles to Ballard cars replacing bells as alarms. Other routes will receive whistles soon as the system uses an automatic pump to feed air for brakes. A separate case in Justice Cann notes Joe Hetne filing a complaint against a man named Stone for assault following a saloon altercation.
The Stevens Relief Corps No 1 met with president Mrs Benthorne at her Union Street home on Friday afternoon. A large group of members attended including Mrs Harney Mrs Herrick Mrs Isedorah Miss Clara Hawthorne Miss Sadie Reed Mrs Held and many others.
A large gathering of ex Confederates met in the Marine Engineers hall at the call of Geo F Alford to organize Camp John B Gordon UCV Trans Mississippi department. Officers named include Col James N Gillmer commandant Major John C Patterson 1st Lt commandant Aurelius K Shay Lt commandant Wm H Collar adjutant and treasurer Dr H Yandell surgeon with Gen Alford presiding. The camp unanimously adopted its bylaw framework as its first action.
The column details multiple weddings and social events in Milltown, Bedford, and Seattle. It notes marriages of Clark-Stretch, Douglas-Stephenson, Clarke-Lacey, and DeMor residences, with gatherings, farewell dances, and visits from Alaska and California, featuring numerous local residents and families.
The Seat tle Christian Endeavor union held a large monthly gathering at Westminster Presbyterian church with Homer L Bull in the chair and Miss Phebe Jones as secretary. The group discussed floating endeavor and work for women, heard a report by Prof. Thomas W Lough, and noted nearly $260 raised toward a Hotel Messenger project. An all-societies social is planned for the 18th. W W Clarke was named Quiet Hour chair and F J Barth head of the lookout committee. The next meeting is Friday Sept 13 at 8 pm in the Marine Engineers hall.
Anna Leo Shannon aged 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Shannon died at a local hospital. The body is in charge of Bonney and Stewart. Funeral from Church of Our Lady of Good Help Monday afternoon. The dead girl is the niece of Ore Will and James Shannon. William Fletcher and Frank Baldwin were arrested as vagrants. Ed Johnson and J Kennedy were arrested for fighting by local officers.
Cleveland reports the president’s condition worsened with pulse 104 temperature 108 percent respiration 24 as Dr Rixey monitors for septic poisoning. Mark Hanna reacts emotionally on news. Proclamations call for day of prayer for recovery. Reports from Buffalo and other cities describe tense crowds and security at the exposition.
In Buffalo the president rests quietly after a foiled assassination. Cadgoce fired before intervention. a bystander struck him, and security officers seized the pistol. Cadgoes remained silent on the way to the station as officials investigated the attempt.
A chaotic sequence unfolds at the Pan American exposition in Buffalo as President McKinley is shot twice. Eyewitnesses describe the assassin as a calm youth named Czolgocz and the crowd's violent reaction as doctors treat the president and police corral suspects vs. the newsroom’s global reactions from London to Buffalo.
The Seattle and Portland game, postponed due to the president’s assassination, will be played Monday as an exhibition. The prior forfeit by Portland stands under rules, though challenge possible if standings change. Beattie holds last Tuesday's win. Hickey will pitch tomorrow for Beattie in a hoped for great game.
Mayor Hamen issues proclamation calling city offices to close in sympathy. All departments shut by noon and will reopen Monday. The move affects city hall operations and reflects the local response to the president's condition.
Ex premier Mackenzie Bowell, now leader of the Higher Canadian House of Parliament, returned from At aeka and registered at the Halojer Grand. He expressed horror at the shooting of President McKinley, calling it terrible and awful and predicting a long shadow of sorrow across both nations.
The killer, held on the third floor, is moved to a cellar dungeon for safety after confessing he planned the deed long ago. Guards remain near the cell and at the entry while officials press the case that the plot originated locally. Messages of sympathy arrive from M Loubet and the German Emperor.
A Cawson report states George O'Brien tacitly confessed to the Helfe Clayson Olsen murder. He allegedly told Matron Dormer at the jail he would plead innocent on the gallows, then spoke of fate home and friends he loved. The district court adjourned to September 21.
Justice Joseph McKenna of the U S Supreme Court is listed at the Rainier Grand. A close ally of President McKinley, he served as attorney general before joining the high court and now sits on the ninth district circuit court of appeals. He declined to comment on the attempted presidential assassination. Elizabeth Guernsey seeks divorce from Schuyler Guernsey on abandonment and support grounds. Neagle sues Benjamin Kenyon in superior court for $1000 for legal advice in business matters.
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