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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1905
Page
1
Chin Sing a hotel dish washer was crushed to death Saturday afternoon in the Hotel Brander elevator. He started the elevator and attempted to jump in, his body jammed between the shaft and floor. The accident occurred between the basement and first room as rescuers removed him. The deceased was about 30 years old and taken to the Bonney Watson morgue.
James Burke, collector for Pacific and Puget Sound Bottling Co, vanished two weeks ago after severing ties with the firm at Minor and Stewart. He allegedly took about 764 dollars, leaving paid bills and a small bank book unrecorded by the firm. Bank book and fates of funds prompt inquiry.
Havana dispatches describe a Liberals plot to blow up public buildings thwarted by an infiltrated source. Ayala allegedly offered a large sum to join and informed police, while Villuendas was slain and carried to Havana for lying in state. Interior outbreaks and a Pinar del Rio clash followed as authorities brace for further unrest. Washington reports rumblings of possible Platt Amendment intervention.
Special Agent Crist warns shippers of walt fish and other cargo bound for Japan to improve packing and handling. Instances include unclaimed cotton rotting in a Japanese warehouse, broken nails spilling from kegs, and salt fish deteriorating due to overlong wrappings. Also notes losses from fragile paper wrappings and warns Americans pursuing east trade.
The report from Petersburg notes that the people of Baku suffer from typhus scurvy and famine as authorities telegraph urgent notices for aid and relief amid ongoing hardship and illness.
Salisbury England September 23 Peter Herd an army pensioner murdered his six children and then took his own life He was demented and acted alone in a grim family tragedy reported today by the press.
Prof Price and chain gang members, housed in the city jail, joined contractor Erickson on the Third Avenue regrade Saturday morning, accelerating work and speeding the operation.
City faces a serious cement shortage affecting paving and walks in Seattle. Some advocate building a municipal cement plant using local material, with current imports from Belgium and San Francisco. Delays threaten Kenton hill paving and concrete walk projects, offering contractors a reason to procrastinate.
The North Pacific squadron led by Rear Admiral Goodrich arrives at Bremerton from Port Angeles after ten days of target practice. The flagship Chicago will enter drydock for repairs while Marblehead sails to Mare Island for overhaul.
The Henson versus Benson case shows a flurry of filings including a complaint a cross complaint and numerous affidavits. Allegations cite infidelity financial disputes restraining orders and disputes over domestic life and a hired girl described as a tele phone girl.
Report from Cleveland on September 23 notes Mayor Tom L. Johnson, serving his second term, being renominated for a third term by the Democratic city convention. The Marcelle case testimony includes 17 year old Mattie Morton recounting a coin toss marriage plan involving Joe Marcelle and Eva Boda. The trial progressed with prosecutor and defense arguments. Judge Griffin denied a motion for a non-suit and indicated the case would go to the jury.
City officials will bypass owner negotiations and push an ordinance to set final grades for the Jackson street regrade. A council vote is planned after an on site inspection by Chairman Mullen and the city engineers to resolve detallage and begin excavation, with disputes moved to court.
A Northern Pacific freight train derailed in the Stampede tunnel on Saturday morning overturning M cars and tearing out track for 16 car lengths. All traffic will be delayed about 26 hours while a wrecking crew from Ellensburg cleans debris. No injuries. Trains will be routed via Great Northern tracks until repairs are complete.
Bailey a Times reporter sues the Post-Intelligencer for 10000 over a published note that he was discharged for drunkenness and incompetency. The case highlights the ongoing friction between morning and evening papers as Portland reports close to the Williamson case with testimony about sheepmen and cattlemen tensions and timber entries.
A rumor circulates about a mysterious hold up in Georgetown near 3 am Saturday. Officials confirm a report exists but withhold details while investigators work with Velvet Safe as a potential lead.
The Sons of Hermann adjourned their convention until September 1909 after installing new officers and approving committee reports. Delegates visited the Seattle Brewing plant and were hosted by Sweeney and Gilbert, with a Lake Washington excursion for visitors. A Navy secretary telegraph reports a captain Young court martial adjournment pending Ensign Wade’s testimony.
At a Saturday works meeting Ferry renewed his bid to remove the ugly poles along North Tenth owned by Sunset Telephone. The board will urge the street committee to ask the park board to fund 6330 dollars for asphalt paving on Fifteenth Avenue north beside Volunteer Park, with Gilman Road costs shared by the general fund due to army post benefit.
The second section of the No 1 Portland to Chicago passenger train collided head on with a local freight one mile west of Eaton Idaho. Engineer L Rowe and a passenger mail clerk are known dead. Several passengers are injured as wrecking crews and doctors head to the scene. Showers tonight and Sunday with moderate southeast winds.
Dr. Harry A. Evans and son have purchased 160 acres of the Graham ranch near Seattle for $100 an acre to develop a large sanitarium and hotel. The center features a sulphur spring analyzed by Dr. Graham, a Chicago physician. The project follows acquisition from C. D. Hillman and references the Meadows’ race-track nearby.
Dolphin of the Alaska Steamship line reported Cottage City damaged when its propeller shaft snapped. The vessel was picked up Wednesday afternoon by Al-Ki and towed toward Nanaimo. Al-Ki then conveyed Cottage City to Departure Bay as a tug was dispatched to tow the disabled steamer to port.
Mrs. Fiora Mann told Judge Gilliam her husband Robert J. Mann abused her and drank heavily. She said she bought him twelve dollars worth of whiskey to keep him sober for three weeks, and that he has never breathed a sober breath since their marriage while she supported themselves and several children. She also referenced a runaway witness in a separate case against Joe Marselie.
Bertha Frey a colored woman is to be sent back to Tacoma on a grand larceny charge. Patrolmen Hubbard and Brafford say they captured her Thursday night after Tacoma authorities advised. Police describe her as one of the cleverest dips in the United States and claim a large reward is offered for her arrest at Butte Montana.
James M. Haggerty a mining man and pioneer Alaska Associated Press correspondent died at Secret Heart hospital Spokane from typhoid fever after a ten day illness. Baron Komura planned travel from New York to Vancouver then home with Hisamitsu to meet him. Seattle Japanese association may send a committee. Central W C T U to hold a parlor meeting Sept 26 at 2 30 pm at 1924 EB Spruce St. Ancient Order of Hibernians of Seattle met at St Francis Hall for a quarterly reunion ending with a dance. Joseph Dohney, early Seattle businessman and organizer of the National Bank of Commerce, died in San Francisco from heart disease.
In San Francisco on September 23 the scaffolding at the Pacific Mail dock collapsed during pier foundation work. Five workers were seriously injured and one man killed in the incident.
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