Death smothering incident reported with horses involved
A terse police summary notes a person found smothered to death in a room adjoining a building. The text also references thirty horses as part of the scene or accompanying details.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1903
Page
5
A terse police summary notes a person found smothered to death in a room adjoining a building. The text also references thirty horses as part of the scene or accompanying details.
The State Liquor Dealers Protective Association plans a convention in Seattle on October 7 at Ragtes hall near Second Avenue and Pike. President James W. Morrison calls the gathering, predicting two days of intense business, rules discussions, and sectional fellowship as dealers from Idaho to Oregon meet for the event.
Three hundred tailors walked out in Cleveland to demand recognition of the union. Authorities expect around five hundred more to join the walkout as the labor action widens.
Kent brings Captain Bob to the Beattie theater with Ines Porman and John Dillon as strong supporting cast. The play opens tonight after Kent’s Seattle intro, aiming to refresh the audience’s memory of The Cowboy and the Lady. Next at Third Avenue theater is Buried at Sea during opera week.
The Northwestern Commercial company's steamer Manuense sailed for Siberia with a cargo of provisions last night. Delays earlier hindered departure by about a week due to charges against the company and securing a continuation of her Danish rule. The trouble was resolved when the company posted a 1600 bond with Danish Vice Consul John B P Jakebeen and settled with Russian officers aboard.
The Advertiser reports the Bart of Salisbury in the Huntieh cabinet plans to resign due to ill health. His likely successor is Sir Robert Findlay, the Attorney General, who is currently handling Boeland's case before the Alaskan boundary commission.
Distinguished Irish Americans from across the United States gather in Columbus to honor Robert Emmet and his martyrdom. The event highlights Emmet key as the symbol of liberty and sacrifice, with portraits and autographs from Trinity College and Irish artists capturing the moment of defiance before the judge.
Mary Dayete died last night at her Latona residence at age 14. She had lived in Seattle for 14 years. Her husband S. Payce, proprietor of the Latona grocery, survives, along with a son and a daughter.
The fourth annual exhibition of the Society of Fine Arts of Minneapolis opened today and runs through October 11. Oils and miniatures highlight the display, featuring work by prominent western artists.
The Cottage City docked with a large lot of MB passengers from Dawson and a cargo of 21. e cases of salmon from the A P cannery at Wrangell. United States Marshal Shoup traveled from Juneau with two patients to be sent to We Balem aeylum. A portion of the Excelsior cargo damaged by water near Midway was sold at the Artington deck on Thursday afternoon.
Belgrade Serbia Sept 19 rumors of King Peter's assassination circulating from Paris and Berlin were found to be without foundation. No reliable news agency has corroborated the report. The item notes a social dance at MacDonald's Hall Ballard every Saturday night.
Washington, Sept 19. The wedding of Miss Adelaide Fairbanks daughter of Senator and Mrs Charles W Fairbanks Indiana and Knetan John W Timmons A N was quietly celebrated today at the bride's parental home in the city.
A scanned church notices page lists services and topics for multiple congregations. It details times for morning and evening worship, sermon topics such as The Self Sacrifice of Christ as Moral Perception, The Power of Christ in the Church, and educational addresses, with specific notes for parishes including Trinity, St Marys, Church of God, Sacred Heart, and Immaculate Conception.
Senator Nathan B. Scott who recently relapsed after illness is better today and likely to recover. In Denver, Clifford Craig Lester Mbull and Pred Austin were arrested by Detective Mennedy on a charge of stealing clothing from a building on W Street. They claimed the items were discarded and promised to return the goods by Monday.
An advertisement promotes Gordon hats at $2.00 from King Bros on First Avenue. It also advertises a Pleasant Ride to the navy yard with boat departures from Pier 2 at several morning times.
The excerpt lists wholesale price references for grains and feed components including alfalfa hay barley oats bran and hogs with an emphasis on East Coast markets. Specific figures appear interspersed with garbled text, noting prices like 96.90 and references to hay and eggs.
A fragmentary prices page lists commodities such as wheat, corn, oats, and hay with per ton and per hundredweight figures. It shows dairy and poultry items like cheese, eggs, and butter with regional notes, plus live poultry and ducks, indicating a mid century farm market snapshot with approximate delivery prices.
Shrewsbury’s Putter barber shop announces new hours for evening service aimed at teens and local residents. Ed. notes teen-focused outreach and expanded late hours to accommodate after-school requests.
Nine instruments delivered yesterday and five sold. Prices slashed on pianos with $325 models now $220 and $550 styles at $424. Upright pianos offered at $360 and $316, plus others at $21 and $137 to clear stock. Store hours extended to 10 o clock.
Local dealer advertises major piano lines from Chickering Hobart M Cable Kimball and others at deep discounts. Also offers secondhand organs from twenty dollars up and a geared testing device demo with a $200 used model. One price to all with generous terms and guarantees on all instruments.
The department invites customers to view a wide range of instruments including violin, guitar, mandolin, banjo, music box and Columbia talking machines with disc or cylinder records, promising confidence in a satisfying purchase.
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