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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1909
Page
1
The Mason deputy commissioner begins a thorough probe into alleged laundry law violations related to working hours and overtime. A reporter notes potential witnesses including a manager and several workers who may testify, while conflicting statements and uncertainty hinder proceeding.
W. W. Smith a private banker accused of defrauding small property owners of 10 000 to 15 000 failed to appear in Justice Brown's court this afternoon. His cash bail of 1250 was forfeited and a bench warrant issued for his arrest. Smith had been bailed after arrest in Vancouver and was last seen leaving his rooming house at Sixth Avenue and Cherry Street. He held a return ticket from Chicago via San Antonio and El Paso which had not expired.
Chicago dated report says Michael Yokiah is jailed on murder charges after inflating John Miscoho with a compressed air hose at a Standard Oil Whit ing Indiana plant. The incident left Miscoho severely injured. surgeons call it unparalled in medical history.
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with daylight northwest winds. No precipitation expected and temperatures mild for the period.
A 19 year old woman Dora Jacobson faces strong social disfavor as she seeks to marry her Japanese partner Pusatora Oota. Ministers refuse to wed them and the couple wanders seeking a religious ceremony while a frustrated father heads toward Seattle. Police have little information.
Henry Lee a vaudeville performer tested public sentiment on the Peary Cook North Pole controversy. He first appeared as Dr Ferdinand Cook drawing cheers, then as Commander Hubert Peary drawing boos and threats from the gallery.
Citizens urge city officials to investigate graft allegations involving R. Bouillon and other public works figures over rebates from an electric lamp contractor. Mayor Miller delays, seeking cautious review by the board while Munson and Boutillon push for independent inquiry.
Freddie Infusino aged six died at a Utica hospital after a shooting linked to a Black Hand case. Teresa Perco pia, eight, and Fan nie Infusino, seven, were found near the crime scene. Police with bloodhounds chased leads but have yet to capture the suspected perpetrator.
Henrietta Newman sues for divorce from Mayor B Newman alleging an unhappy marriage due to his ties with the Annual Bath cult. She claims he offered a 10 cent pie and crackers for the couple’s first meal after marriage despite a $50,000 dowry.
Washington reports that Secretary Ballinger may resign amid the Ballinger Pinchot feud. The president reportedly dissatisfied with Ballinger and Glavis, while Pinchot and Glavis appear favored. Evidence surfaces from Seattle coal land cases alleging Ballinger aided a scheme to defraud the United States by drafting dummy entries and securing patents before proof, with deeds kept in Ballinger's escrow.
President Taft begins a cross country journey from Beverly Massachusetts toward Washington DC aiming to cover 12729 miles and visit 29 states and two territories while delivering 300 speeches and addressing millions. Talks include Ballinger Pinchot controversy and Diaz meeting. Boston banquet precedes westward run. Simon Fogarty found guilty of intoxication and sent to 90 days in prison.
In San Francisco on September 14, Mrs Elizabeth Davie filed for divorce after 14 years of marriage and four children. She alleges her husband fraudulently concealed his black ancestry, presenting as white when the license was issued, and claims that Negro blood was infused in his veins. Davie heads the Davis Express Company and is described as well off.
A report from Hoboken New York dated September 14 states a man is accused yesterday of having given his wife only small sums totaling $22 over a span of twenty two years. The case details financial neglect and possible domestic dispute.
William Jennings Bryan denounces Texas congressmen who voted for a hides duty as violators of their party platform and aids of Cannonism. He challenges Senator Bailey to defend their action while hinting at a possible Texas senate run from his winter home near Mercedes.
The piece argues that Bailey’s challenge to Bryan is read as sufficient to show an attempt to wage a personal campaign. It notes that interpreting the language as a personal bid hinges on how opponents frame the confrontation and the surrounding political context.
Tacoma clearings total 1 021 929 dollars with balances 45 629 dollars. Portland clearings total 1 577 261 dollars with balances 231 541 dollars.
New York, Sept. 14. The Southern Pacific board of directors elected Judge Robert S. Lovett as chairman of the executive committee. The decision sets Lovett to lead the committee duties as part of the leadership team.
George Be Annis, a dapper Englishman, arrives in Seattle from Victoria. On the Princess Charlotte an affable stranger borrows five dollars, then in a cab steals Annis's hundred dollars and kicks him out, prompting a police report. The thief calmly fled with the wallet, leaving Annis to reflect on the rude treatment.
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