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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1909
Page
3
The legible fragments recount a threatened storm at a jail and a pursuit by bloodhounds to a cabin. References to Meadows family, a sheriff, and Blankenship appear amid unclear names and actions. The text is garbled but centers on an attempted breach and pursuit.
Sept 24 reports show at least 200 dead in Louisiana as tides wash through villages. Casualties likely exceed 900 with widespread property losses estimated at 50 million dollars. Sugar cane destroyed and rice fields damaged beyond estimate.
Three thousand day shift miners in 45 Amalgamated properties refuse to work this morning and 5000 night shift men plan not to report tonight as engineers secede from the Western Federation of Miners and form an independent union. The move threatens a regional mining stoppage across camps west of the Rockies.
Coroner J C Snyder absolves a boy of blame after investigating the death of Mrs Robina Hemer wife of J Henry Hemer grand recorder of the UW. He concludes she fell down the Kohler Chase elevator shaft due to operator neglect by M M Miner.
San Francisco judge sustains demurrer in recount suit filed by Charles M. Wickert. Heney remains Democratic nominee for district attorney and will run on Good Government League and Independence League lines. Wickert to appear on Republican and Union Labor tickets as his party nominations.
A well dressed man about 50 collapsed and died near Fourth Avenue and Jackson Street while walking toward King Street Station to board a train. He carried $195 in cash and a railroad ticket to Miphata Washington.
The Star cashier offers 1.00 each for three copies of a specific dated paper. He explains he believes he will have them on time and instructs readers to read the ad completely and follow the request. The cashier’s window is the first left window at The Star office entrance.
Sullivan Considine sues N Salih proprietor of the Streets of Cairo at the AYP EL in Superior Court for 205.60. The amount is claimed as six percent of weekly salaries for performers supplied to Balth shows.
Quincy Sept 24 The North Dakota first of the Dreadnaught class has been completed and is ready for the government standardization tests. Tests are set for Sept 16 off the Rockland course near the Maine coast to evaluate the vessel before acceptance.
The Santa Clara sailed for Alaska ports at 9 p m with freight and many passengers. On Monday the Buckman will sail to San Francisco with passengers and cargo. The Governor departed for San Francisco and Southern California ports at 10 a m with freight and passengers. The Cottage City sails tomorrow for Skagway and Southeastern Alaska at 9 p m, followed a week later by the Umatilla bound for Nome and St Michaels.
Fred Sailah Joe Ablan and A Cam were fined 20 dollars each by Police Judge John B Gordon yesterday for using citric acid instead of lemons in lemonade. The fines were paid. J Duncan and Simon Burnett, charged similarly, will be heard September 29.
Theodore A. Bell of California told Notre Dame students he aims to be governor of California one day, asserting no power can thwart him. He praised the late Minnesota Governor John A. Johnson during the talk at Notre Dame University in Notre Dame, Indiana.
The data shows Clearings today for Tacoma Portland and nearby totals. Tacoma clears 930,260 with a 56,961 balance. Portland clears 1,047,942 with a 55,003 balance. Total nationwide clearings reach 2,508,977.07 with a 869,224.19 balance.
An advertising line touts Leary’s Liquid Compound for soft white hands and complexion with a perfumed scent. Mentioned in the excerpt is promotion through druggists.
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