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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1905
Page
6
The page lists theater and rental notices including private lessons with Professor Stevens at a dancing school, land sale opportunities near Seattle with various acreage and prices, and rental rooms and boarding options. It also advertises auction sales of furniture, Bay area hotels, and local business directories plus abstract and legal services.
A Tacoma inbound Interurban struck a cow near Van Amselt station, splitting the engine and ripping 20 feet of track. Traffic between Seattle and Tacoma was halted for hours until repairs by 10 am. The cow’s carcass remained at the scene as crews worked.
Vancouver readers report union miners eager to join a north pole prospecting rush from Dawson. They believe rich northern fields lie somewhere in sub arctic regions and plan to explore Arctic islands.
Harry Peyton a Missouri Pacific railroad clerk was fined 300 in St. Louis district police court for allegedly annoying Mrs. A W Keogh at Union Station on Tuesday afternoon. Keogh 25 said Peyton twice approached her asking to go to Pine Street for a drink. Peyton admitted meeting Mr Keogh and denied flirting, claiming he was accosted first.
Ellis Judd of Chanute Kansas arrived in Helena to wed Maud Gruewell daughter of Montana State Senator C O Gruewell. A license and travel plans were set, but Everett Ferris a Donovan McCormick clerk persuaded her to elope. They married in Livingston last night.
John Kane aged 52 read an item about poleoning care in a newspaper from Dawson on September 15 and then purchased poleoning to kill himself. This report notes the self inflicted death and the sequence of events following the reading of the article.
In Denver Talius V. Smith and his wife split their possessions including Marvel their only child and the dog Rowdy. Mrs Smith now seeks a divorce and claims kidnapping the child to move it out of state. Smith recalls a simple property division and a playful quarrel over Marvel and Rowdy. Rev Randall to preach at University MBE church aiding fundraising for a new building.
A short classified line lists Northwest Furniture and MH. & Turner Investment Co. offering a two year old house on Geneva Street between Vester and James with modern improvements near car lines. The ad mentions Solna Ce Capital fill and division No. 6 as part of the listing.
Readable price list shows varied commodity rates from beans and beets to onions and apples. Notable entries include dry beans 3.06 to 3.75 per cwt, apples per case up to 6, peaches 80c per box, grapes from 1.26 to 1.60 per crate, and eggs at 23 to 24 cents. Also listed are cheeses, sugars, and butter-like dairy items with regional origins and unit measures.
Mrs. Alice Hames of Went Beat-Up becomes a widow in the sense of separation as Judge Griffin awards custody of their 5 year old son to the father. Community property, minus a partially paid plane, goes to Eames with $200 for her legal costs and personal effects on demand. The case featured sensational cross claims detailing alleged improprieties by both spouses.
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Washington will lay the corner stone of the new federal building at Third and Union at 2 p m Saturday. Members assemble at the Masonic ball at 12 30 and march to the site for the brief rite overseen by the U S superintendent of construction. The ceremony includes memorials, offerings, and a proclamation with music by Wagners Band.
John Fletcher, 21, a Seattle Transfer Co driver, is jailed on embezzlement charges after police say he stole about 50 dollars. Arrested Thursday evening by Patrolman Anderson, Fletcher admitted guilt and a formal complaint will be filed Friday.
Patrolman Dolphin testified that A Olsen a six foot Sweden born representative, paid $3 for a newspaper and was jailed at 6 20 pm on Washington Thursday afternoon after police searched him finding 19 cents. The court fined Olsen $5 and he left the station with his bank roll.
Professor J W Congdon renowned for botany and California education will settle at Alki Point Seattle with his wife Mrs Congdon active in progressive women’s clubs. Their son, also a Professor and attorney in California, will reside with Attorney G C Congdon as they begin life in the Evergreen state.
A state party plans a forthcoming visit to the Mount Rainier national reserve park area to study the forces operating near Paradise Valley and assess local conditions for future action.
Gov Herrick orders Secretary Probst to Cincinnati to aid in locating yellow fever refugees and stopping spread. New Orleans reports 15 new cases and two deaths at noon. A man named J Springer loses a handbag containing $20 and three railroad tickets from Portland to Lewiston Idaho.
Victor Cohen a shirt waisted peddler shows with his wife at the sheriff’s office accusing partner Samuel Hain of the embezzlement scheme. Sheriff Smith wires Bellingham for arrest while Deputy Hill travels to bring back missing assets. In Ballard a boy 10 ran away after a school punishment triggering a city police search.
Garfield Washington, Sept. 15. Harry Cox, a store clerk for R C Bellus, foiled a nighttime robbery by firing at about 1 a.m. The thief cried My God after the first shot, but no body was found. authorities suspect confederates carried him away.
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