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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1905
Page
1
Dr M A Matthews pastor of First Presbyterian denounces John D Rockefeller as a robber and criminal for tainted gifts while criticizing the Board of Missions for accepting Rockefeller money. The report covers Sunday services at Plymouth First Methodist and First Presbyterian churches with details on events and officer elections.
A recent meeting of the foreign mission board rejected a $100,000 donation from John D. Rockefeller. Critics argue foreign missions drain funds better spent at home and propose using three million yearly and the Rockefeller gift to establish homes for wayward youth. The piece contrasts missionary zeal with domestic reform and questions the value of spreading a single creed abroad.
Saturday morning the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions devoted to routine business. A devotional service at o clock opened the session and set the tone for the day.
City records show Mayor Jones commending Ballinger officials after a purge of corrupt practices. The remarks highlight reforms and renewed ethics in municipal governance.
Minneapolis mayor D P Jones praises Seattle’s Mayor Ballinger after a meeting. He outlines Minneapolis reforms including liquor restrictions, gambling suppression, and slot machine limits. He notes city controls on saloons and street walkers, use of detectives, and a growing metropolis with a 5 cent fare and city water plant profits.
George W. Spencer, 44, was arrested in his room in the reconstructed district by Patrolman Hubbard after a flash roll and imitation Wells Fargo papers were found in his valise. City Detective Wappenstein says Spencer is well known in the cast. he is held without charge.
Portland officials announce a statement from President Elliott that the Portland & Seattle railroad is organized and owned jointly by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern. They will build from Kennewick along the north bank of the Columbia to Vancouver and bridge the Columbia and Willamette rivers to enter Portland, giving both lines a direct Portland to the Far East route.
An active disorder dubbed boxitis disrupts Seattle police operations as saloon keepers defy an antiquated liquor ordinance. After arresting John Brill, the mayor and chiefs press for enforcement, while patrols lag and officers hesitate to report conditions. Local saloons remove doors and curtains, signaling resistance to orders.
Thousands of babies from three months to years will be paraded at the Lewie and Clark exposition. Judge MecAlien, dubbed father of the state, divides participants into seven classes and awards prizes for categories such as fattest, darkest eyes, lightest hair, and best dressed. A souvenir medal and ribbons will accompany prizes as a baby parade begins at 2 oclock.
J. T. Rodia fruit stand owner and John Hogan fisherman fought on South Main near Washington Friday night. Hogan, intoxicated, grabbed peaches and Rodia used his iron hook to drive him off. Hogan fled, was chased and caught. both men were taken to the station and to face charges before Police Gordon Saturday afternoon.
Susan L Ford sues William Ford for divorce on non-support grounds. The case recalls a past Seattle sensational trial involving Ford and a 14-year-old girl linked to a game called Run, sheep, run. The hearing continues as both sides seek extra evidence.
George W. Perkins of J P Morgan & Co and vice president at New York Life testified before a special legislative committee probing life insurance practices. He disclosed a ledger entry of 48702 to J P Morgan & Co marked ordered paid by the president, which he said was a contribution to the national Republican campaign committee paid to Cornelius N Bliss.
Nan Patterson wed her former husband Leon G. Patterson again in a noon ceremony in Washington. The event, planned for the night, was postponed to avoid conflict with other duties.
The board will notify John D. Rockefeller before adjournment that the $55,000 donation for educational work in foreign fields is not tainted. The remaining balance of the $100,000 gift will be acceptable as soon as convenient to advance the work with minimal delay.
Thomas McCool 17 son of a noted Walla Walla pioneer tried to end his life Friday by taking arsenic. A nearby woman summoned a doctor who saved him. He previously served one term in reform school and recently broke his leg while attempting to hitchhike to Spokane.
In Valdez on September 16 J H Hughes noted engineer of the She tkoff is in the hospital with heart disease a relief has been sent by the garment to the head of the Gokana man who was stricken with paralysis and deserted by partners with no provisions Indiana reported the matter his name could not be learned
Vancouver news reports another death on the Skeena River as the steamer Amur reached port. The latest fatality involves Swanson, killed by a falling boulder while working at the Lorne Creek hydraulic claims.
Seven people were burned to death at the Climax Fuse company plant in Avon Connecticut as a fuse explosion started a rapid fire injuring others. The incident may trigger building code penalty up to $100,000. This item also notes a New Orleans yellow fever report with 22 new cases and one death at noon.
A blast at the Stave mill in Spincoming, Michigan kills five workers and injures ten, with two reported fatally wounded. The accident occurred early this morning as emergency crews rushed to the scene. A second item notes a car trip to Finland planned from Petersburg on Sept 16.
Beattie bar and saloonkeeper J H Ryan reported two counterfeit checks Saturday. One for Homer Warren signed P F Scharemidt for 3.15, cashed but returned no account. Ryan alleges a second $15 check signed W E Everett, using a blue pencil. He urges police to identify the culprit behind the faked drafts.
London the case of Hugh Watt a former member of parliament on a charge of attempting to hire a private detective to arrange his murder of his former wife is stiffening Warley a newspaper hawker testified Watt asked him to murder his wife by chloroforming her and gave instructions to access her apartments
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train was sidewiped by a switch engine at Kimmel Indiana. Engineer F P Snyder, Baggagemaster Frank Smoote and a passenger Walter Wilson were killed. Twenty one were injured including William Shaw of San Diego whose head was badly cut by glass.
James McDonald, a roomer at the Famond house in Washington between South First and Occidental, told police at 2 am Saturday he was robbed of 44 dollars, partly in a check indorsed by him. Mrs. Duboise of 606 Sixth reported a theft of a violin stored at 1434 Western. Bremerton notes: the gunboat Concord was commissioned with C. J. Bousch in command, to replace the Bennington in the Pacific squadron, while the transport Solace sails from Clare Island with part of its crew.
Miner Ben Seter from Dawson Alaska says he was robbed of $200 by an inmate of the Old Paris resort. City and prosecuting officials debate whether charges can be pursued while women in the underworld pay fines. Seter identified Lucy Green as the robber, but legal action remains uncertain. He seeks recovery while fearing renewed victimization and believes several clairvoyants misled him.
Humane Officer Clarke detained Henry Felter after being found wandering along Lake Washington with a bundled red bandanna. Taken to the county jail and deemed suitable for an insanity commission, Felter, 85, claimed origins in Elmira New York and said he once stayed at a Tacoma pauper establishment. He wore three complete suits.
Forgery suspect Kartolo Shumizu was arrested by Deputy Moe on a charge filed by G Yenari of M Furuya Co. Shumizu allegedly forged Tataro Uyenura’s name to a $30 certificate of deposit cashed in Kent. He confessed and offered $10 to the deputy. case forwarded to superior court.
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