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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1907
Page
8
Report details an orderly reception planned by the Taft club and Ohio society for Secretary Taft in Seattle. Mayor Moore was placed in the background during arrival and a later inspection trip. city officials learned Taft had departed minutes before they reached the designated spot.
Secretary Taft travels with a yet unknown companion as Seattle hosts a long round of luncheons and dinners. The article notes the feast has been largely hidden but will be fully used upon Taft's return to explain his stance on injunctions.
Taft travels from the Southwest toward Fort Scott and meets Kansans at Iantha Missouri where a large lunch is prepared and a pail is gifted. He jokes the pail will feed Roosevelt and Bryan and says it will travel the world as a lucky omen.
Robert Koox six year old son of Frank Knoox of the MacDougall Southwick Co was drowned yesterday in the sound near Alki Point. The body was found in four feet of water and life was extinct. The family camped near the Point and the last sighting had him playing with a barrel on the shore.
Mayor William Hickman Moore assisted in making an arrest yesterday. He and Patrolman L. P. Larson escorted a young man named William McWilham to the city jail. The man was charged with being drunk and disorderly after using lurid language near the city chief executive outside Hotel de Wappenstein.
Bank officials accuse Francis of passing two worthless checks at Union Savings Trust then cashing personal checks totaling about 300 dollars. Police seek the original operator in high finance after a sworn charge of obtaining money under false pretenses.
Within 360 minutes the fire department responded to two mill fires near Lake Aston. The first alarm came from the Western Mill company plant at Westlake Avenue and Mereoret, the second from the Bryant Lumber Shingle company at Fremont. Losses were nominal and the blazes were quickly subdued.
Telegraphers on strike plan an open meeting at Fagan's bell in the Arcade building with T. P. Revelle and Grant Hamilton to speak. The strike committee says the situation is unchanged as telegraph companies press to stampede workers. A benefit show at Third Avenue theater tomorrow supports the strikers. Electricity boosts bookbinding embossing to 480 impressions a minute.
Voorhees and Jacoby of Seattle were forced by a building owner to vacate their First Ave North shop with 18000 dollars worth of clothing goods. The Monarch Shoe & Clothing Co. bought the stock for cash and will sell it at their 1317 1919 Piret Ave North store on a Saturday at low prices.
Local farmers and Riverside traders agree to haul fir wood to Seattle markets starting late October to early November. Two cord lots will be sold with no hauling charge unless distance imposes costs. Prices will be greatly reduced to meet competition and clear land.
Morning on Western Avenue shows stalls closed as dealers seek shelter after heavy rain. Initial trading was brisk before the downpour, with no price changes recorded. Rain likely lifts tomato prices and disrupts market flow. listings include vegetables fruits dairy poultry and various regional produce with alternating quotations and units across multiple items.
The public market saw steady prices with few changes as rain kept buyers away. Prunes sold at 1 cent per pound, huckleberries 10 cents a quart, live spring chickens 46 cents each, ducks 54 cents, eggs 36 cents a dozen, cucumbers and beans down a little, and various produce items listed with miscellaneous per unit prices. Crate and box pricing for apples, tomatoes, cabbage, and other goods noted.
Nine different 88x11 tapestry rugs are available at a special price tomorrow. Options include Oriental and Afghan conventional patterns and a windowed price promotion.
The ad urges immediate purchase of heating stoves while stock is plentiful. It promotes the Genuine Beckwith Round Oak as a trusted brand used in thousands of Seattle homes and warns against imitations, noting skilled mechanics available for setup and faster service before the rush.
Market ad lists Gravensteina and other produce with prices per box or head. Items include beets carrots radishes cauliflower lettuce squash corn pumpkins huckleberries blackberries peaches prunes and notes soap product reference.
Fruit sale listing notes green Gage plums in 6e pail or basket for 25e total.
The Whima high school paper will be issued regularly this term with the first copy arriving on October 7 and subsequent issues on the first Monday of each month.
Palace Meat Market promotes its selection of choice meats with enticements to try them, highlighting quality and variety. The brief notices freshness and value as a local advertisement.
United Press reports from New York on September events reflect a changing public mood across the nation as Westward perspectives gain prominence and political sentiment shifts amid uncertain signals.
Monuments Art Marble Company lists address at 2611 Bec ond avenue three doors north of Virginia street with contact numbers including 1738. Ad copy notes marble and monument services for potential customers.
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