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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
7
Jacob Wilson recounts a Lake car ride at 6 o clock with the sardine club inviting others to beat the record for packed fares and transfers on the dinky car. He notes 71 fares paid and as many transfers rung up as he describes the Alaska Packers Association’s packing lessons.
Police and Humane Officers raid a Brummet barn breaking up a cockfight ring. Arvid Bergman, 27, spectator, and Amie Brammer, owner, were arrested on cruelty charges as three game roosters were confiscated. Bergman and Berry escaped. Brammer to face trial in September. Cockfights were held every Sunday at the location.
Samuel Gompers testified in contempt proceedings that a New Deal fund of 1 500 000 dollars, raised by Alliance President Van Cleave, was used to hire detectives and influence labor leaders. Gompers claimed he was shadowed at every turn by detectives and questioned the fund’s true purpose.
Dayton dispatch reports Will Jennings Bryan will respond tonight to Judge Taft who charged him as unfit for office. The exchange centers on Nebraska remarks and national politics as Bryan prepares a direct reply to the accusation.
President TT developed today that claims Bryan demanded Governor Haskell resign as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee were premature.
The supreme court today upheld the assessment rolls for the widening of Third Avenue. The decision favored the city and rejected protests by taxpayers who challenged the legality of the assessments.
Mayor Miller's veto of a proposed municipal garbage collection and destruction system was upheld 9 to 7 at a special city council meeting. The veto prevents the ordinance from passing without 12 votes, so Murphy's original ordinance is restored as law. Two council members were absent.
In Holdenville Oklahoma a windstorm toppled tent poles during a circus. Japanese acrobat Satomo Saltow fell from the high wire and died from a broken neck. Eight spectators were seriously injured as poles and seats collapsed and the tent toppled, trapping the audience.
Acting Mayor Gill vetoed a measure after W. McLinn assistant pound master was thrown from a horse and injured while tending to his official duties. The veto marks his first use of power since assuming office.
The Steamship Jefferson was caught in a fierce storm that wrecked the Star of Bengal near Coronation Inland. It arrived yesterday off Mary Island, about 70 miles south, and went to Moran's drydock today for examination amid concerns of possible hull or seam damage.
The Moran company will construct the first buoy for the city. It measures 144 by 144 by 9 feet and will be placed near the West Seattle anchorage. The buoy comes with 120 fathoms of chain and a 16,000 pound anchor, costing 3900 dollars.
United Press reports the French bark Vendee ran aground on Williston Island near Cape Horn while carrying rain from Portland to London. A boat's hold is flooded. crew escape is only vaguely indicated by a cablegram to the Merchants' Exchange.
The Canadian Pacific railway will host a complete exhibit in the agricultural building showing mineral resources and game. Robert Jr passenger traffic manager Col Gooch and A Bh Carter toured the grounds to finalize concessions.
A thief pried open a desk with a screwdriver in the W. W. Voorhies office in the Eitel building at Secondav and Pike street and took 6 in silver along with 12 in postage stamps. The Snoqualmie national forest supervisor's office in the same building was entered but nothing was stolen. The intruder used a pase key.
On the front, Steamer Jeanie returns from Tacoma and may head to Southwestern Alaska for canned salmon in a month. With 40 passengers including ex U S Marshal G C Perry, the steamship Pennsylvania sails for Valdez and Cordova. Marcus Talbot of Alaska Pacific and Alaska Coast officials will ride the Bertha to Southwestern Alaska tomorrow. The army transport Dix shifts to the navy yard for repairs, the Weir liner Suverie arrives from Tacoma with cargo for the Orient, and the Schooner Maid of Orleans prepares to depart for Unga with salt and lumber. Riverside to serve Puget Sound to San Francisco, and Nebraskan to Beattie for New York freight.
Rev. J L Garvin of the First Christian church will continue his lectures on visits to the homes of the apostles tonight focusing on Matthew as the subject Matthew was a tax collector in Roman times and the talk will cover the Roman taxing system and discuss modern taxation and inequities.
In Pasadena area the worst hail storm on record damaged over 2,000 acres of wine. Low lands lie undated with enormous losses expected. Mount Wilson hotel manager F B Rosas fainted from hail bruises.
John Ove, a Beattie resident, vanished in Bellingham on a Sunday morning. Despite a Scandinavian paper job and roughly $130 in his possession, authorities and city residents search cities up and down for him.
A fire last night destroyed a cabin at Whattomave and Stacyet where counterfeiters were believed to operate as police prepared to raid. George Pearson, with a rogues gallery photo, was arrested nearby as 16 white metal bars were found in his possession. Two crude brass dies for molding dollars were found near the cabin, linking Pearson to the crime. solder found in his possession matched stolen warehouse property from Standard Oil on the tide flats.
Investigations by city health inspectors reveal fake plumbing by several firms. Samples show vent pipes ending at bathroom walls with roof vent omitted to save costs, creating a direct sewer gas risk.
Pathetic appeals reach Mayor Miller from Alexander Peters aboard the Kansas as sailors mourn the lost bear mascot who leaped overboard in the straits. Peters has written about 20 letters from Auckland, urging Seattle to send another cub to replace the mascot once gifted by Aberdeen citizens.
Charlies Cleary aged 60 a Civil War veteran died at Wayside Emergency hospital at 1130 last night. He had been a resident of Auburn for twenty years.
John Wil Hameon twenty six a sailor on the training ship Philadelphia was apprehended by Detectives Tennant and Hyrne after admitting guilt in a $40 theft from A Helord at 2120 KE Sprucest.
John Kalem the public market merchant presented his man-eating eagle to the park board amid controversy over captivity. New York Zoo seeks full details on the bird’s alleged summer kidnapping of Carrie Chisholm from Eagle’s Nest Alaska. Kalem spent 22.23 on informing eastern outlets. The bird, moved in a wagon, now cages, eats raw meat daily, including cow hearts and calves’ livers.
In Portland Oregon on September 24 the Willamette River dragging for the body of Lowell Smith a 10 year old who drowned yesterday afternoon resumed today. Smith was with two companions in a dilapidated boat when it capsized and sank while the others survived.
Classified ad lists 114 satin bed spreads with scalloped edges and cut corners at 3.35 each, 114 all wool plaid blankets in assorted colors at 6.35 a pair, 114 crochet bed spreads with fringed edges at 1.45 each, and 11-4 soft all wool blankets in plaid colors at 7.55 a pair.
Linen and Cotton Crash Toweling offered in red and blue checked patterns. Prices run 8 to 12 cents per yard depending on weight and finish, with heavier all linen bleached options at 12 cents per yard.
Hemmed Huck Towels offered in popular sizes 17x32 18x36 and 21x38. Linen cotton blends and pure linen options priced at 10c 15c and 25c each suitable for home or hotel use.
A logger in a camp near Berry Valley was found in a condition prompting Deputy Coroner Honey to investigate on a Tuesday. Details are sparse in the excerpt.
Contest entries flood in from city and countryside as the Johnston Co contest nears close. Lists must be received by Sept 26, with judging to follow by the Pioneer Plano House. Judges Rev W A Major Geo Mock and Jas Dege will announce winners soon. prizes are on display at Johnston Co windows.
The text lists varied percentage figures for wheat and other commodities, with scattered figures like Sept and May months and market values across Chicago trading references. It reads as an OCR fragment of price quotes and market movements without coherent narrative or complete data.
The notice lists various meat cuts with prices per pound and package deals. Items include beef such as mutton chops round steak sirloin and porterhouse with prices ranging from 7 to 18 cents per pound along with other cuts and prepared combinations.
The listing shows prices paid to producers for livestock and produce on Western Avenue. Items include butter at 17 to 20 cents per pound, chickens at 24 per dozen, beef and veal weights priced per pound, fruit such as apples at 1.25 dollars, blackberries at 1.50, and vegetables priced per sack or dozen with varying cents, reflecting a historical commodity price sheet.
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