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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1905
Page
2
A Seattle church event raised 21 500 to support foreign missions while local indigence persisted. The piece contrasts lavish donations at Plymouth church with hungry residents, lambasting the zeal for converting Celestials and Ethiopians and questioning the use of Seattle's money.
John Doe Summers refused to register as a barber and operated a four office business at a tourist hotel. He is charged with wielding a razor without a license after shaving F. G. Meyers on September 18. Registration cost $5 for the first year and 50 cents for renewals. authorities and the barbers' union pursue him.
The American Pomological association convened in Kansas City today with fruit growers from across the United States in attendance.
Special to The Star reports a Helsingfors dispatch noting American flags aboard a stranded steamer and rifles seized by Russian customs. It says 15,000 Finns in New York and New Jersey areas, 200,000 in the United States, funding a Finnish revolt with activity centered in Battery Park New York, led by Axel Hornberg and exiles at the Finnish Extics club.
Registration at the University of Washington exceeds expectations with 542 enrolled by noon Tuesday and about 400 completing committee rounds to become full students. By year start, the college expects at least 825 students, while old grads greet friends and help newcomers with housing and guides.
Reports from Cleveland and Pittsburgh indicate a price advance for refined oil by one cent and for crude oil by a half cent with another two cent rise in refined products in the city this morning. The combined increases total about six cents since September 12, boosting Standard Oil dividends as the market remains feverish and ripe for further advances.
Members of the Japanese peace envoy party arrive in Washington from the capital and check into the White House area lodging. The delegation includes E Yamaza M Adachi Colonel Tachibana K Ochiai S Ishiciji R Hirate H W Denison Matsubara. They refuse to discuss negotiations, citing busyness and lack of sleep. Komura’s condition reportedly improves allowing plans to return home though not all will sail on the Dakota Wednesday.
Co B Newton charged with assault with intent to murder pleaded guilty to assault and received a $200 fine. Judge Griffin ordered the fine to be served in the county jail. The water will be shut off Wednesday from 8 30 a m to 12 m on Howe from Third to Fourth avenues north and on Fourth Avenue north from Howe to Lynn.
Domanisco faces trial before Judge Griffin on charges of intent to murder after a drunken revel. He was dared by Peter Mofine to attack Monae with a razor, slashing him twice in the face. Deputy Sheriff Matt Starwick helped round up the Italian revelers as the case proceeds.
The Missouri river rises to 26 feet this afternoon surpassing the danger line by one foot. Across the river the bottom is flooded and farms are abandoned as the water climbs at about one inch per hour.
The Bonn of Hermann convened in Germania hall with reports read and routine business finished. Adjournment occurred at noon and the afternoon session set for 2 o clock. A big banquet is planned at Germania hall with Governor Meade and Mayor Mal linger delivering addresses.
Mrs Christina Swanson sues J C Swanson for divorce after a drunken incident in which an incubator was smashed, killing three dozen eggs and ending hopes of chicks. The case, before Judge Frater, centers on domestic strife and alimony as Swanson fights the separation.
A busy Monday afternoon in the city court saw Police Judge Gordon try fourteen canes in one hour, mostly against saloon idlers for intoxication on Washington Street. Several defendants pled or fled, while others faced fines and jail as stories of drunken nights, theft accusations, and a dramatic cafe melee at the Union cafe emerged from the courtroom and police reports.
Seattle news recounts a seven year old crime of a saloon keeper August Hawkinson who wed a 18 year old girl in 1898 under duress. The wife seeks $1900 in unpaid alimony, divorce, and child support for their nearly seven year old son, with attorney Oscar G. Heaton handling the suit.
Berlin reports seven new cholera cases with no deaths today and government officials say the epidemic is checked.
In a perilous at sea blaze two days long, the steam schooner Rainier traveling from San Francisco to Bellingham fought flames in bunkers and arrived safely at port with limited damage. The voyage ends with the vessel intact and secure.
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