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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1909
Page
1
Beverly Mass September 13 Secretary of the Interior Ballinger will not resign and Chief Forester Pinchot will also retain his post. insiders close to President Taft predict a statement confirming this before his Beverly departure tomorrow afternoon as he prepares his trip and speech.
A warrant has been issued for C. T. Byrnes, a former temporary night dispatcher at a Seattle taxicab firm. He is accused of grand larceny for stealing $285 from sacks dropped down the company chute to the safe. Byrnes allegedly used a hook on a long tie to retrieve sacks after drivers turned in daily collections.
The report shows yesterday's attendance at 17,063 and total attendance reaching 2,812,163. No context on event or location is provided.
Pa. Sept 13. A heroine risks her life to save 11 children from a treacherous river current. She steers a skiff toward the falls delivering the youngsters to safety while others assist, but she and several rescued are left in peril as the boat nears the dam.
George Rankin, a youthful messenger, loses his dog Toss after a collision with a heavy dray beside an Eastlake streetcar line. Toss leaps forward to avoid the wagon but is crushed by a rear wheel. Rankin mourns silently as onlookers expect a burial with ceremony.
United Press reports ten year old John Whalen pretended to be Dr Cook and reached a hilltop cottage at Utah and 19th streets deeming it the North Pole. He lit a basement fire to warm himself and planted a flag before returning to his lamp post base. Fire crews arrived too late as cottage and pole burned to ashes. Fire Captain Cullen said the boy was an explorer bold and the fire was for warmth.
Frank Ward a Goldfield mining man touring Los Angeles says former California legislator B Moorehouse may run to succeed Senator George 8 Nixon of Nevada. Ward reports Moorehouse considered by local political circles as possible candidate.
In Utica's Italian colony two men in a buggy abducted Teresa Infusino 6 and sisters Fannie 3 and Freddie 1. Teresa died from a gunshot, Freddie was wounded, and Fannie gravely injured. Milkman detained. 1,600 locals joined the search. Two suspects detained as investigators push for confessions amid threats to the families.
The forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Tuesday with light westerly winds. No rain is expected and temperatures should remain mild across the period.
New York on September 18 reports bar silver priced at 51½ cents per ounce, reflecting market movement.
Report says a threatened white staff strike at the Hotel Washington failed due to too few white employees remaining to notice a walkout. Manager Lax ordered discharge of bell boys. racial wage tensions cited with whites earning 25 and 20 dollars versus Orientals at 15. only one white lad remains.
New York Sept 13 Judge Robert Lovett was today elected chairman of the executive committee of the Union Pacific railway to fill the vacancy caused by the deaths of H H Rogers and Harriman. Rockefeller and Schiff are believed to have had financial interests in several Harriman railroad deals.
The Puget Sound Realty Associates provided a $150 000 superseders bond as required by Judge Wilson KR Gay in superior court, freeing them from the two receivers C W Ide and Edward Brady. The receivers also posted a $25 000 bond accepted by the court, backed by the National Surety Company with John W Roberts and George W Allen signing.
Washington report shows receipts of 2 022 148 dollars and disbursements of 1 972 000 dollars for today. The figures reflect the government’s current cash flow and fiscal position.
Mrs Peary and Mrs Cook nurse ongoing tension rooted in the dispute between their husbands over who first reached the North Pole. The wives maintain a quiet, personal rivalry sparked by the controversial race.
Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Peary receive news of expeditions while awaiting word at their Lewiston homes. They share reactions on the porch as telegrams arrive. details note their ages, children, and limited finances.
In Brunswick Maine, a colorful account traces Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Peary as rival figures in a polar fame chase. The piece notes their camps at Eagle Island and Casco Bay, their near encounters, and the public fascination with whose husband will reach the pole.
Mrs. Cook asks correspondent Shepherd to tell Mrs. Peary of Peary’s news. Mrs. Peary responds that the gesture is very kind.
A Danish letter from Dr Norman Hansen, relaying Cook's version of a supply dispute with Peary, claims Cook built a storehouse at Anna Took north of Utah and opened it to musk ox hunters. Hansen says a giant Newfoundland boatswain was placed in the house by Peary at Etah, prompting further dispute.
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