12 Sep 1907
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
1
A worker fell into a vat of boiling fruit juice at Comet Syrup plant on Madison Street. Dr. Gardner and colleagues pulled him free as he suffered severe burns before being rushed to hospital, with doctors fearing for his life. Another man revealed possible inhalation injuries from the syrup.
J Whyte Evans, sued in Los Angeles Superior Court for 1169 owed for ads two years ago, has vanished from his Los Angeles and Ocean Park hotels. A process server cannot locate him or determine his whereabouts. Evans, a Portland financier, once charged Dr. J Owens with extortion.
In Montana on September 12 the Oriental Limited was taken by two masked men who forced the engineer to stop and drained the train. They looted the express car and mail sacks as guards kept up a fusillade. A $10,000 reward was offered for the bandits' capture.
A incendiary account portrays Hindus as a looming threat to Seattle and Vancouver, detailing fears of mobs, disease, and social upheaval. The piece links anti Hindu sentiment to past violence and questions implications for public safety and segregation.
A slight panic spread on the Philadelphia stock exchange as United Gas Improvement stock dropped sharply amid a raid. Supporting orders moved in to rally the market and stabilize prices.
Tirey L. Ford, once California attorney general, faced trial for allegedly bribing Thomas Lonergan with 5006 through Abe Ruef to secure a trolley franchise. His case marked the sixth graft trial to unfold in San Francisco.
Inga Ff Ole files a $20,000 damages suit this morning against Seattle Electric Company over injuries from the Fort Lawton line wreck on the third of last March. She alleges broken left leg parts and injuries to her right hip spine and elbow.
General Drude reports capturing and burning the Moors camp at Taddert in Morocco with heavy Moor losses. French forces suffer one killed and six wounded. In the U S case, Cheater Coppeck sues Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis railroad for 200 damages after a seating dispute during an excursion.
Clyde Brownfield known as the Alibi Kid vanished after three failed trials for highway robbery. Bonded at $1,000 by his father, he failed to appear when called. A bench warrant was issued as authorities say he was seen in the city last night.
President Roosevelt will consider ending his southwest tour with a hunt in Louisiana early in October if he can be convinced there is game worth hunting. The decision depends on available opportunities and the feasibility of the plan.
President Burnett says no disorganization of working committees will occur until after the fourteenth ward member is seated. Councilors Hines and Armstrong join several committees and will be added to others as needed. Current chairmanships remain unchanged until the new Council is organized next spring.
A Washington war department error sent Taft party passports to the wrong Dunn. Robert H Dunn of Seattle discovered the misaddressed letter and returned it, saving the Taft delegation from travel delays. Postmaster notified and Dunn commended for honesty.
Walla Walla reports Sept 12 that Sept. Kincaid of the penitentiary who has resigned will become assistant superintendent of the Portland and Seattle or North Bank railroad, taking up new duties.
Frank G. Wurghoffer of Bellingham is named heir to a Chicago estate of the late artist John J Burghoffer. The painter died yesterday with only his curios for company and a faithful dog watching.
Charlies EB Letten chief clerk to State Tax Collector John Fitzpatrick of the First district is missing. A shortage of $100,000 has been found in the tax office accounts in New Orleans.
Valdez sept 12 The city is in flourishing condition with the Alaska Home railway construction progressing satisfactorily Eight miles are ready for rails and thirteen miles have been graded
A Vancouver riot involving Japanese residents prompts Japanese officials to downplay the damage and blame the U S and British authorities. Consul Morikawa and Baron Jehil defend friendship with England while Ottawa seeks damage adjustments. Tokyo editorials condemn late news and urge British resolution.
A Seattle report claims spies are at work and a secret record of Puget Sound fortifications and Japanese organization will be revealed at a Japanese Korean Exclusion League meeting. Secretary Fowler returns from Vancouver with alleged wholesale Japanese smuggling data and plans for a large Vancouver delegation.
Dr Annie Russell returned to Judge Morris court with Dr G W Miracle to face larceny by embes sment charges. The pair, tied to a claimed common law marriage, have endured almost continuous proceedings for months as the accuser’s diamonds theft claim collapsed for lack of proof.
D Winn of Hive Ridge in McKinney Texas at 84 years old remains active as a farm hand. He works in the field and stays in remarkably good health, continuing routine labor most of the time.
Manila dispatch reports Governor General Smith declines to intervene in the cases of Macarie Sakay and Julian Devama. Both are Ladrone chiefs who have confessed to brigandage and are scheduled to die tomorrow.
Violent anticlerical agitation in Rome targets Cardinal Merry Del Val papal secretary of state. The pope orders the cardinal back from Castle Gondolfo amid a parade of a grand suite and rising public indignation.
Horrible massacres against Jews described with refugees fleeing to villages along the Pruth river. Accounts claim many Jews were burned in Kishineff and a nearby lumber yard set ablaze in the carnage.
Ferdin and Pinney Earle left Monroe last night after discarding his wife to marry his chosen partner Julia Kuttner. The escape occurred as a shower of rotten eggs was hurled at them in New York on September 12.
A city alert in Bellingham notes an anonymous warning to Japanese and Chinese to depart. Twenty Japanese have already left while 200 Chinese workers in canneries threaten to leave if whites demand it. Reports say Japanese are arming themselves to resist any attack.
Mayor Moore signed the annexation ordinance uniting Rainier Head Dunlap Atlantic City and extensive territory with Seattle completing consolidation into one southeast area of the city.
The health and sanitation committee will Monday night recommend passage of a rat ordinance. The measure provides a waterfront rodent war and prevents plague spread powered by the health office for enforcement.
Western avenue commission men pivot tactics to starve the public market by withholding produce from local ranchers and pressuring peddlers. Farmers respond by shipping valley fruit directly to Seattle and by underselling dairy prices to keep the market competitive.
Secretary of War William H. Taft saluted Seattle from the Minnesota dock as he prepared to sail, praising physicians including Dr. Reed for disease control and Panama Canal progress. He reviewed interstate commerce policy, rails, and trusts at Aberdeen and in Seattle, then rode to the Minnesota with Wilson and Vandall after a Washington luncheon.
Northern Pacific and Great Northern trains report extensive late arrivals as watered stock weights strain schedules. No. 3 arrives three hours late. No. 5 and No. 1 slip an hour. No. 10 delays until 1 06. No. 104 reaches at 10 53 minutes late. Great Northern No. 3 four and a half hours late. Passengers seek compensation, none offered yet.
Magijiro Tsukino, president of the Oriental Trading Co and of the Japanese American Bank, was struck and killed by a Great Northern train at Smith's Cove near 1 p.m. He was a well known city businessman, found alone at the scene. the accident timing suggests he went to Smith's Cove to witness the Minnesota sailing.
Wm. C. Bowen of Renton files $450 damages suit against Laula Smith alleging a malicious attack on Bowen's cattle. Smith, recently acquitted on a criminal charge, is said to have claimed Bowen's cattle escaped onto Smith's land and then used an ax to pursue and injure the animals.
Partial OCR text hints at violent or alarming activity involving hacking and frightening behavior. The readable fragments suggest a report on security concerns or criminal conduct, but specifics and exact names or dates are not clear from the provided excerpt.
John Krueger and P. O. Weber, arrested by Maud Arnt on conspiracy to defraud charges, face trial this afternoon before Judge Carroll with defense attorneys Cummings and Hall. Both plead not guilty.
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