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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1909
Page
1
Sept 15 report notes a father withdraws from efforts to separate his daughter from her Japanese suitor. Washington speculation centers on a pending resignation by Secretary and a broader political fallout.
In Judge Mitchell Gilliam s court O N Allen was sentenced to hard labor for grand larceny. He pleaded guilty after a gambling spree left him with wife and two boys. The father kissed his sobbing children as he was led away, urging them to be good while he serves six months to fifteen years.
A United Press report notes graft allegations tied to Peary and Cook claims. Peary declines further discussion citing potential misuse of information and maintains Whitney holds disputed data. Doctors and officials recount tensions around Cook, Whitney, and Peary at polar claim events.
The council lighting committee will review graft accusations by Kh L Munson against city electrical engineer J D Ross at the weekly meeting. Munson alleges city purchases and city-made components show corruption and seeks a full inquiry by Mayor Miller and the council.
In court Judge C. H. Hanford presided over Priest Beretze Claude Billet and Leon Jubert all accused of importing women for immoral purposes. Beretze was ordered removed to Juneau Alaska for trial while Billet and Jubert were committed to New York.
New York on September 15 reports par silver priced at 51 1 2 cents per ounce.
The city council passed an ordinance Monday night. Mayor Miller signed it yesterday afternoon authorizing the purchase from James F. McElroy of two lots and a stable building in Plummer's addition for 95000 dollars.
Fair tonight and Thursday with light north to east winds. Clear skies and mild temperatures expected across the region.
Mrs. Washington, hailed as the first colored woman in Seattle to attend the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Fair, discusses progress of Black women. She praises club work by the National Association of Colored Women and cites education, reform, and economic opportunities in the South and among colored professionals. She notes a Thursday speech at Queen Anne Congregational Church on Tuskegee work.
Roland Cotterill of the park board explains the Lincoln park playground used by Broadway high school students will not be damaged but improved. The ball field will be closed for two to three months this winter to plow and resurface the ground as a modern grass diamond.
Prosecutor Vanderveer will interview prisoners only in the county jail office moving forward. The contempt case against Jail Superintendent John W. Roberts was dismissed after a demurrer challenged the case title. It marks a complete Roberts victory in Judge Gilliam's court.
A Blaine Washington father pursues his daughter Dora Jacobson and her Japanese husband Tusatoro Oota after they elope to Seattle and hide in the Miyoka hotel. Police and locals chase leads through the Japanese quarters as Reverend Galen Wood and Rev Akioshi perform or refuse ceremonies amid suspicion and cultural tension.
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