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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1905
Page
5
An advertisement lists pure malt vinegar and white soap, large packages of baking powder, and a lemon extract product. It notes ERXA and SONS as wholesale merchants at a Main street location and invites readers to request a price list.
An old advertisement for The Rubber Store at 714 First Avenue touts rubber matting and tiling as superior to gritty versions. It encourages polite conduct with lines like wear Craven ties and walk on rubber while keeping voices low, praising rubber as reasonable and enduring.
At Geneva live representatives of revolutionary societies from around the world gather, including Russians Poles Italians Spaniards Greeks Roumanians Hungarians Finns Montenegrins Servians Turks Chinese Japanese English Americans and Jews. They are divided by race prejudice distrust and divergent views which could spur global upheaval if united.
Geneva, a refuge for political exiles, is portrayed as a pivotal hub in European revolutionary activities. The piece claims funds, guidance, and agents flow from Geneva to Russia, aiding plots from the Potemkin mutiny to naval and military interventions, with named figures and covert transfer channels cited.
The Seattle Tacoma Power company seeks a franchise to provide steam and hot water to residents in a defined district after agreeing to rate restrictions. The firm bought out Diamond Ice and Storage after a previous attempt by another company was denied. A council meeting also covered municipal streetcar track proposals and a large lobby presence. An unrelated Auburn murder case notes Henry W Manzer electrocuted for killing a 12 year old girl.
Annie Rooney accompanies officers during a Tenderloin patrol. Annie Price and Frank, a former secondhand dealer, are arrested after a fight with Patrolman Brafford and Officer Mayou near a saloon. The trio’s arrest sparks local chatter as they live in the underworld.
Engineers report by Thomson claims four months of study in Europe and America found no remedy for billboard nuisance beside public opinion. He notes private property owners control signboards, and European cities use stronger municipal power to regulate streets and facade design to preserve uniform architecture. The piece ends noting a gas franchise promoter foresees a shock.
City Engineer Thomson prepares a report for corporations committees on Wednesday. He has not disclosed his recommendations yet but indications point to radical changes aimed at improving the gas franchise. His Europe trip suggests new ideas may shape the final plan.
The elections and boundaries committee plans Friday night work on city redistricting. Major changes target the Third Seventh and Second wards with new precincts in the Tenth and Eleventh wards. A new ward may be created in Booth Beattie area due to expected annexation vote.
Anton Zettler, a saloonkeeper and gambler, rich in gambles and recently convicted under the felony law, says 15 other local saloonkeepers will also face penalties if he goes to the penitentiary. He shows a book listing 15 names and dates of alleged dice games over bare dice, asserting he shook dice with them.
Vancouver, inspired by Seattle, eyes a municipal light plant after Mayor Buscombe reviews local rates. Vancouver charges 13 cents for 40 kWh and 11 cents for next 60 kWh, with Beattie private firms charging near similar rates before municipal operation. If the Electric Railway company does not cut prices, Buscombe leans toward a city plant.
The Dolphin of the Black Ball line docked at Pier 1 after arriving from Skagway and Juneau. It carried 106 passengers and $300,000 in gold dust from Dawson, plus $360,000 in private prizes from Fairbanks. Among travelers were Frank Oliver the Canadian minister of the interior and several prominent Dawson businessmen.
Lieutenant Edward Hanford son of Judge C H Hanford leaves on Wednesday for his first post since graduating from West Point last June. He is assigned to the First Cavalry and will report to Fort Clark Texas then transfer in the fall to Fort San Antonio. Hanford is well known locally and served in the Philippines after attending local grammar and high schools.
Fire swept the mechanical arts building at the Agricultural college in Lagan Utah this morning. The blaze caused about 50000 dollars in damage and is suspected to be the work of an incendiary.
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