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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1905
Page
7
In New Marlboro, Mass on September 19 ten year old newsboy Frank Spelling kept calm with his left foot caught in a switch as a passenger train bore down. He was struck and severed his foot at the ankle. Doctors report the leg was amputated at the knee and say he will likely recover.
A Nome telegram reports two masked robbers held up the Fox River Road House in Victoria British Columbia early Sunday. Proprietor Gus Wilson was robbed of 270 dollars. The incident details are sparse with no arrests announced.
Bertha Kain a University of Nevada freshman from Cochise County, Arizona Territory, was initiated by coeds with a risky prank. After being dunked in a lake three times for refusing to sing, she retrieved a revolver and threatened to defend herself, ending the hazing.
The German ship Emile bound for Portland from Rhielda with rigging damaged entered Port Stanley. The British Beacon Rock under Captain Wilton, en route to Tacoma from Liverpool, arrived at Port Stanley with a hull and bulwark damaged. The vessel’s mast and yard arms were affected.
Sept 19 Everett. Mrs Swartz attempted a fields last evening by taking laudanum. Her son summoned a neighbor and a doctor arrived. Her life was saved. Domestic troubles said to be the cause.
In Newport a retired minister Rev H W Chamberlain feared harming a neighbor and attempted suicide with a handgun in his room. The attack cut a gash on his scalp after a confrontation over boundary lines and ongoing provocation. The same era mentions Sons of Hermann events in Seattle and Fort Lawton with hospitality from Colonel Noble and a Tenth Infantry band.
Gleaned from an old hardware advertisement page listing Stanley copper butts at 12¢ per pair and other items such as bronze cupboard catches at 1.50, Yankee ratchet screwdrivers, bronze spring pin tumbler night latches, and burglar alarms. The ad promotes a cash store at 110 Avenue with various builders hardware offerings.
Rev Norman H Nesbitt pastor of the First ree church in Tacoma resigned after trustees cut his salary from 150 dollars monthly to church collections about 90 dollars. A large meeting of members expressed confidence in him and supporters expect his strike to succeed.
At Homners Ferry Idaho on September 19 three men were killed when a hole misfired on the Spokane International railway caused an explosion. The deceased are Joan Collins, L. Barrett, and Swan Marsh.
Arthur Wilson, jailed for four years, cried as he was led out after admitting a second marriage to Mies Coffman of Summer while already wed with two Portland children. The Portland wife learned of the marriage and pursued action. Wilson pleaded guilty.
Saunders, president of the city park board, filed his resignation with Mayor Ballinger on Monday. He says he will draft plans for the new city hall and other buildings in upcoming competitions but cannot work on them as a city officer under the charter. Saunders has served actively for two years, filling the vacancy caused by C. E. B. Fowler’s resignation.
Lem Willey aged 23 took his own life after arranging to purchase a plane and while at home with his wife. He was described as eccentric yet respected in the community.
A 12 year old boy named Harry Johnson fell into an elevator shaft at the Metropolitan building at Main and Third on Monday afternoon. He died at 10 15 from multiple injuries including a fractured leg an arm and a broken nose. The boy worked as a messenger for a Japanese newspaper and was alone when the accident occurred. His body was found at the bottom of the shaft by the elevator bay and police were notified.
Santa Cruz reports Timothy McCarthy 73 collapsed and died after being refused a free drink in a saloon. He was a well known town character with no local relatives.
A large Ringling Brothers tent collapsed in Maryville on Sept 18. One man was killed, another fatally injured, five seriously hurt, and more than twenty people bruised or trampled as winds gusted. Survivors include Charles Robinson and others with broken ribs and limbs.
New York unions of bricklayers opened wage negotiations with the Mason Builders' association ahead of the year end contract. Current rate is 70 cents an hour with overtime double time. 12 hour days yield 11.20. With high demand, workers may seek 75 cents hourly, while builders push for a 6 cent reduction rather than an increase.
A strong gust raised the canvas and pole supports, causing the big top to collapse onto the audience and animals. People and animals rushed to escape as cages with lions leopards and tigers were overturned. The show will be delayed for several days for repairs.
Manila dispatches quote Bourke Cochran endorsing Taft administration in the Philippines. He asserts anti imperialists back the current policy and that the president can count on support from former advocates of annexation. The remarks were made at a Taft party banquet hosted by Archbishop Harry.
In a superior court complaint Tuesday, T. F. Murray claims a Pullman porter dragged him from his upper berth after shouting Here’s the guy. Murray said he had paid for the berth and was awakened to find him shoved into clothing and expelled to a rough day coach filled with untidy passengers. Murray seeks damages for humiliation and shock.
At noon on September 19 12 new yellow fever cases were reported in New Orleans along with two deaths.
The store announces a retirement sale with drastic price cuts across Boys and Children's Clothing Furnishings and Men's wear. Suits drop from 3.50 to 1.75 and from 30 to 20, with other item discounts including 1.00 shirts 0.85 fleece and 2.00 to 1.50 wool garments. Remember the corner of First Ave and Cherry.
The Sparger Concrete Co. underbids all rivals with 89 cents per foot for concrete sidewalks on Firet avenue from Dennyway to Harrison, securing the contract. Other projects include grading McGraw street awarded to Andrew Peterson for 13 001, while Erickson delays Third avenue regrade as city engineers push for mud season readiness. The missing City Engineer Thomson spurs mystery about his whereabouts, with suspicions of a trip to the Cedar Falls light plant.
A Seattle reporter records charity pleas from Salvation Army and Volunteers of America leaders for a $26,000 donation. Ensign Baun and Capt Boyes describe shelters, meals, and aid for 9,000 homeless nationwide alongside Seattle home needs. The piece contrasts foreign missions funding with local relief and urges feeding and employing Seattle’s hungry before preaching.
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