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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1905
Page
1
Mrs. H L Hillman wife of Homer L Hillman Seattle Homeseekers manager clashed with Rolla Grinnell a Southeast Seattle resident in a platform office confrontation. Hairpins pencils combs and other items flew as bystanders separated the pair after a prolonged exchange. Both women left vowing further combat if they met again.
In Southeast Seattle at the Homeseekers Club the bout between Mrs Hillman and Miss Grinnell ends in a draw after exchanges and a clash of penalties. Referee Homer L Hillman admonishes both, as Grinnell loses a hair accessory during the match.
Ping Poy 27 wife of a Chinese merchant in the city accidentally swallowed carbolic acid Friday night and died in agony. She lived at 621 Washington and had suffered toothache. It is believed she grasped the wrong medicine in the dark and found her error too late. Coroner Carroll conducted a post mortem at Butterworth and Son's morgue. Mrs Poy leaves a husband and three young children.
Game Warden H Rief obtained a warrant for the arrest of Deputy O Larned on charges of unlawfully killing two birds on September 6. Rief, who claimed to witness the event, said he warned Larned repeatedly and that complaints about the Mercer Island district had accumulated.
Dispatches report communications severed with Baku and fears rise over dire conditions. In Warsaw, following Friday’s execution of Kasp ghak, workers strike across the city. troops patrol streets as incidents escalate.
Berlin reports Turkey protests Russia over Armenian killings in the Caucasus, described as Russia’s bitterest taint. Tiflis says General Alinhott ordered to Kulals district to restore order with infantry and artillery as 4,000 people march Osburg carrying red flags. Frankoff sent to Baku to probe Caucasus conditions. Onacar Wise, charged with larceny, stands trial as arrest ties to a Waterfront saloon robbery.
The body found on the Northern Pacific track Sunday morning is suspected to be a murder victim. Coroner Carroll says an inquest is unlikely while noting the body was cut in two and could not be preserved for long. no money or jewelry was recovered. The remains may be buried in Potter's Field, pending identity.
City Engineer Thomason and Water Superintendent Youngs will travel to Cedar Lake in a few days to inspect ground for enlarging the municipal light plant. Extensions are needed to meet anticipated heavy demands on municipal light and power. Judge Morrin ruled for the defendant Monday afternoon in the Hertha McPherson suit for damages against the Seattle Electric Company. The case sought $3,000 for injuries incurred in care of the company.
Reports from Tokyo and surrounding areas indicate unease over peace terms. Six Tokyo newspapers suspended, martial law ongoing, legation guard of 12 soldiers kept. A Japanese commissioner delivered Oyama's armistice message to General Linevitch, while Okuma’s government contemplates plenipotentiaries and armistice details as the army braces for unpopularity.
Three United States circuit court judges of the Ninth district convene in Seattle this week hearing appeal arguments. W B Morrow presides, with W B Rosas of Los Angeles and W B Gilbert of San Francisco as associates. The court will move to Portland next Monday after hearing several motions and the Pacific Coast Company versus Jenkins appeal.
In Georgetown C J Lawrence 48 killed himself with carbolic acid while his wife and three children watched. Undertaker Herbert Nolee reported the death as a tragic act after a post mortem confirmed poisoning. Lawrence, said to be from Bellingham, had recently moved to Georgetown and vanished for a time before his death. His body lay at the Geerwn morgue awaiting his mother’s arrival from Ferndale.
In Wooster on September 11, Captain Taggart was not in court this morning. Attorney Bmyser summed up the evidence for Mrs. Taggart. He warned of denouncing the captain, calling him a proud peacock. He asserted the charges involving Fortescue and Miner were groundless.
Detective Wappenstein reports a sleepwalking theft at the Collonado hotel tied to rings removed from two women, Mrs Shipp and Mr Mortem. Jewelry hidden behind a commode and in the bed explained the non crime, end of case. Mrs Shipp pleads guilty to the stunt and the matter is dropped as rooms reconcile.
Mayor Ballinger declines to act in the dispute between Special Investigator Bringuret and Fire Chief Cook. He says charges must be specific and in writing to the civil service commission or himself for investigation, otherwise no action. Also noted are visiting fire chiefs from Calgary Victoria Van Dawson planning to attend the Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs meeting in Portland.
Reports from Valdez describe a Mount McKinley district gold find with two prospectors said to have earned 5 000 in three days and pans yielding 5 to 10 dollars per pan. A stampede from Valdez and Fairbanks is anticipated as Captain Story abandoned two men marooned on Middleton Island after provisioning them for a voyage to prospect.
Mayor Ballinger discusses Seattle's municipal challenges and engineering needs for fire protection and public improvements. He notes rapid population growth since 1897, strains on police and street departments, and the high insurance rates, urging districting, new equipment, and better water pressure solutions while expressing confidence in gradual adjustment.
In Butte Montana on September 11 Mrs Wm Frost shot and killed her husband a well known mining man in their home. She said she acted in jealousy and feared he intended to injure her.
James Morrison 24 a steam fitter was charged after beating his aged father on Sunday afternoon. This is his second offense after a prior fine for assaulting his father in Justice Gordon's court.
Joseph Morrison, 415 North First, faces a complaint by Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh for threatening to kill. His 70 year old father, Morrison senior, was beaten by J. H. Morrison when police intervened Sunday night. The assailant, intoxicated, resisted arrest with a gas pipe before detectives Barbee and Kennedy subdued him at the police headquarters.
Samantha Allen was booked at police HQ on Sunday night after a dispute with Patrolmen Damm and King over her ability to navigate Washington street shoals. She left after hours in confinement, claimed as Josiah Allen’s spouse or a worldwide celebrity, then secured her diamond ring the jailer allegedly took. Separately, Georgia Welch’s parents reported their 16 year old daughter safe after she disappeared last Thursday and said she was visiting a friend in Green Lake.
Mayor Ballinger defends police chief Tom Delaney as diligent and conservative in approach. He notes Delaney would rather hear a complaint than pass it on and says action on saloon and restaurant box investigations will come soon, with boxes likely to be abolished to solve the problem.
The Chief of Police Delaney is said to be improving and his fellow officers report he will not require a hospital ward. Dr Shannon states the patient is not suffering from Brights disease as some reports claimed.
Theodore Larson testifies he is 48 with a wife and four children while Bertha Robinson, 20, is accused of grand larceny for taking 546 dollars in gold. She claims Larson gave money to furnish a flat but later sought to abandon plans. Witnesses include the mother, a lodging-house operator, and other outsiders. The jury retired after 1:45 PM.
President Roosevelt met with the board of consulting engineers of the Panama Canal to discuss isthmian affairs. A number of visitors including foreign correspondents who had been at Portsmouth called at Sagamore Hill.
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