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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
3
United Press reports a dawn riot as 7,000 unemployed fill the streets with police guarding the aristocratic district. Rioters loot shops and homes while women and residents endure terror amid renewed clashes. injuries and exact counts remain uncertain as authorities claim ongoing patrols to restore order.
The St. Vincent, displacing 19 250 tons, was launched at Uth England on Sept 10 amid great brilliancy. Spectators cheered as the great battleship met the waves. The Countess Beauchamp performed the christening, marking a new epoch in warship construction and raising expectations for its performance.
A brief United Press item notes September 16 that Sweden and Norway are planning together to form a steamship arrangement with foreign stock involved. The move aims to deepen international maritime links amid ongoing restructuring.
In a landmark decision the five countries agreed to maintain passenger and cargo service across the Atlantic independent of foreign steamship companies. Officials stressed mutual benefit and national control over routes and schedules amid growing competition and wartime pressures.
Pearson Talley aged 60 attacked his wife and two in laws with an ax during a temporary insanity fit in Wilmington. Edith Johansen and her husband Andrew Johansen were seriously wounded. Talley was arrested and offers no explanation for the deed.
Rail travel offer for a Denver round trip priced at 55.60 dollars with sale starting September 15 and reservations available at Union 608 First Ave. Details reference a navigation or transport package and a specified pickup location.
A fragmented verse hints at a troubled union as she returns, letters discarded, and a failed pairing leaves Wedlock's fetter unresolved. The lines imply strain in a marriage and separation rather than reconciliation.
London watchers report cardinals and Rome dignitaries weighing the abandonment of the planned Sunday parade due to threats from radical Protestants. Police prepared for potential anti clerical demonstrations as the congress opened amid caution.
The Hubbell Co buys the entire McCarthy stock valued at 35,000 at a few cents on the dollar. Hubbell plans to dump bankrupt stock onto the public at any price to clear inventory. The sale, described as historic, begins Saturday morning at McCarthy's old store.
The standard oil company contests the government demand for a rehearing of the $29,000,000 fine case arguing ignorance of published rates is not an excuse to violate them. The firm says the court held shipper must adhere to published rates. Also notes a meeting set for tomorrow at 2 PM at Mrs O J Duttons residence Wildwood Station plus community notices of events at Firloch Club and Calvary Presbyterian Church. Engagement of Jacob Kaplan and Ming Cetin Suseman observed at the Suraman residence with attendees from Tacoma Washington.
Cornelia Stevenson and J Dalbert Earle Twitchell wed at the Presbyterian church with Miss Genevieve Chambers singing and James Urquhart as best man. Bride wore white satin lace and lilies of the valley while guests and family mingled at a pink decorated supper. The couple will reside in Spokane Washington.
The Lady Minstrels perform Friday and Saturday evenings at the Moore Theatre. Secure your seats at once for a lively program and entertainment.
In Paris a French court ordered the secretary of the Electrical Workers' union to pay damages to two members after they were laid off during a city blackout on August 6. The court ruled the strike to be malicious and an abuse of the right to strike, noting it paralysed economic life with no avenue for appeal.
Anna Rawdale met with Mayor Miller to push bubbling fountains for horses and dogs in public squares. Rawdale said Miller supported the idea, rejecting fears that the fountains could spread disease and mocking collapsible buckets as an inferior substitute. The conversation suggested possible city action pending formal measures.
Two hundred fifty locomotive engineers on the Canadian Northern railroad apply to the department of labor for a board of conciliation to settle demands for a higher wage schedule.
Charles K. Lord president of the Goldfield and Tonopah Railroad died in Philadelphia. He was former vice president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and long a prominent figure in railway circles. The rest of the text notes a hit show and fast sales of beate, then ends with Yes.
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