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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1903
Page
1
Laborer Pat Boyle was slashed by Louis Ladrue, ex barbers union president, in Yester bear on Yester way. The assailant fled after wounding Boyle in the neck and chest. police seek Ladrue on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder.
The Volke blatt reports Constantinople circles fear Admiral Cotton may pass the Dardanelles. In response, a trade order demands all fortifications along the strait be prepared for defense and mines laid. The London Times correspondent notes related stories as true.
Ten workers were seriously injured at the Nelson Morris packing house in Chicago when a crowded platform gave way. All fell to the concrete floor, with several suffering internal injuries. The exact extent of injuries could not be determined at the time.
Sept 12. Minnehaha County bank at Valley Springs 14 miles east of Sioux Falls held up in Jesse James style by eight armed men. Explosions rattled town as residents watched. robbers looted outer vault for 800 dollars and fled with a handcar. A posse of officers pursues.
Mary Dugan or Davie a young servant at C C Morgan 119 Nob Hill Avenue died at Way Side Mission hospital from an apparent uremic convulsion. Coroner Hoye will hold an autopsy. the body lies at Bonney Watson morgue. The deceased, about years old, had lived in Seattle only a few months and worked for three weeks at the Morgan home.
The body of John Mize, known as a miser, was found in his bed at Jefferson Hall lodging house near Third avenue and Jefferson street at 4 36 this morning. He appeared to die of heart disease and carried certificates of deposit for 450 at Washington National Bank. A purse was missing, and no relatives are listed. Recovered notes include references to Franklin College. The Washington report mentions a hurricane warning for Florida coast.
A London correspondent reports a brutal massacre in Monastir where Christians of all ages were killed with the sword after failing to find refuge. The scene is described as horrific with prayers unanswered and no quarter given. France remains defensive as tensions in the Levant are kept ready only if needed. Admiral Treville sails for Aegean isles. Romania offers help to Athens amid Macedonian uprising, though this is questioned by diplomatic circles.
A Sofia dispatch to the Komische Zeitung says the Macedonian committee warns Turkish conduct may provoke vengeance on Mohammedans and claims powers will be made responsible for any extermination. A Beirut notice reports Nazim Pasha of Damascus taking charge and police reorganization improving conditions.
London reports from Liverpool that the White Star line will withdraw from the shipping trust soon and operate as a purely British company under the Bruce Lemay family ownership.
Hubbard of Versailles Missouri was arrested at the urging of Nora Akers a blonde who said he robbed her of a watch. Police found the watch buried along a railway track crediting Hubbard with explaining the find and burying the watch to avoid confrontation. His release came after appeals from friends and a circuit judge ordered him freed.
A fourteen year old boy named Harry Francis died in a Fremont mill after his clothing caught in a revolving shaft. Coroner Hoye described fatal injuries as his arm torn free and bones broken. The event occurred at Bryant Lumber and Shingle Company while children were nearby playing.
Prospectors near Yakona report four men missing after a bank collapse near the Copper River. A steamer from Val des arrived with the vague tip as natives near Yakona heard cries for help. The group may include Ray Larsen. searchers found no survivors.
A woman identified as Mrs. Mary Holder told a Toronto area divorce court a life that spanned Ireland, Alaska, and Canada. She married in 1846 at fifteen, believed her first husband dead, remarried, and only learned years later her first marriage persisted. The divorce from Thomas Holder was granted on desertion and non support.
George Van Horst known as the Lippy burglar pleaded guilty before Judge Bell and received a 20 year penitentiary term. Deputy Sheriff Clark kept him guarded in court and cuffed to prevent escape. Van Horst, a youth of about 18, protested while his mother visited in distress from Vancouver. His attorney urged mercy due to youth and guilty plea. the judge indicated 10 to 18 years had been his past penalties for robbery.
A letter to Seattle police alerts that Joseph Miller, known to have diphtheria in Tacoma, left his home without health officer consent and travelled to Seattle prompting a health alert.
Joseph September 12. One thousand workers resume duties at Mortis Packing Company following a labor settlement. A daytime excursion aboard the steamer George B. Starr departs September 18 from Pier 8 for commingled trips to Howe sound area.
Two Japanese fishermen were saved from a near death at the Gut of Georgia by Captain C. B. Clancy aboard the Ramona of the Paol Coast Steamship Company. They drifted for days after their boat capsized near Vancouver, were exhausted and chilled, and were picked up at 6:46 last night and taken ashore to the Frockton lighthouse keeper’s care.
Two men died and several were hurt when a heavily loaded freight train hit a washout and derailed near Kempton on the Chicesea Mtaul Minnespoile line this morning. The dead are Patrick Conway of Reedeturg and Wendell Brown of Baswovia.
The tug Heath sank at the Savannah Steamship Company pier in the morning. Five crew members were aboard and initially feared drowned, but divers later found no fatalities. The vessel likely sprang a leak, though the exact cause remains unknown.
Matthew Johnson, a Morane shipyard workman, was arrested by Deputy Sheriffs Nelson and Bunce on a charge of stealing several hundred tools from Morane and a Snohomish county firm. A warrant led to a Redmond shack where John econ had been hiding, with hundreds of dollars in tools recovered. The Morane firm intends to prosecute. Freighter Eureka sailed from Everett to Nome for Bolomon Ver railroad construction materials.
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