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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1903
Page
7
Coroner Hoye will autopsy all suspected milk poisonings to prove formaldehyde crimes. The Star denounces poisoners, links killings to poisoned milk, and urges strict enforcement and legal penalties. The piece rails at city finances and calls for better public health measures.
A move to establish a city laboratory for testing impure foods and milk is being prepared for Seattle council action. Health officials and physicians push the measure to curb infant mortality from poisoned milk, facing possible opposition from Councilman James over city costs.
The Star reports a broad campaign for milk purity led by Beattie as several papers decry adulteration with formaldehyde. Seattle dairies face intensified scrutiny with autopsies and prosecutions urged, amid infant deaths and rising public alarm.
Reports from Caralatan describe a massacre of refugees by a Bigarian band. Troops found 15 refugees bound and killed in a ditch. Snowfall worsens conditions in the mountains where women and children face exposure and starvation.
Beirut rioters flee to the mountains seeking unconditional pardon or surrender, while authorities warn no guarantee of stability. A Washington cable reports Beirut calm for now though future unrest remains possible as the Magersson case lingers.
The Seattle Metric Co. was instructed by the board of public works to lay heavy rails along Broadway where paving is underway. The company had used heavy rails for part of Broadway but switched to light rails near John Street claiming it cannot obtain heavy rails.
A board rejected an informal excuse and declared the company must adhere to the specified standards. The decision emphasizes compliance with established specifications and procedural requirements.
Judge Hanford awarded Morse Hardware 17 percent and N. P. Hudson 8134 against the receivers of North American Fisheries. In Waldron v Copeland Morris Pirie the plaintiff received 6.00. An order for deposition of Ah Chung was rescinded and the Chinese were discharged from custody.
A house in Commercial Road Portarworth famed as Charles Dickens birthplace is due for auction. Locals urge authorities to buy and preserve it as a library or public memorial, amid plans by a firm to demolish and build tenements.
In Chicago Hawthorne a 600 foot section of the Western Electric plant frame collapsed this forenoon. Two workers are confirmed dead and many others missing or injured. Ambulances were dispatched to transport the wounded to city hospitals as authorities fear more deaths will be found among the fallen trusswork and bolted uprights. A prior Coliseum collapse at construction had twenty fatalities.
Patrolman Fitzgerald was struck by assailants on Michigan Boulevard and fatally wounded after a confrontation with two men described as negras. The attackers fled. Fitzgerald’s home address is listed among the hospital details. Separately, Mrs Alice Eason was granted a divorce from James Eason on grounds of desertion.
Captain James Newman aboard the Yellow Jacket blames the Fairhaven for a collision off Broad Street dock at 3 42. The crew backed and steered, but the Fairhaven failed to signal, and both vessels suffered damage while aiding the other.
Mrs. Kila Stanley filed suit against William Rainey to recover 25 for alleged alienation of her husband John Stanley's affections. She previously won 9000 damages from Mrs. Sarah Stanley, wife of the defendant. The suit echoes an earlier case where Mrs. Fila Stanley faced a similar action and a decree was granted for incompatibility.
Kitty Hird was ordered to a county jail term on a vagrancy charge under state law. The case was filed in Justine Cann's court after she was released from the city jail yesterday and re-arrested in the evening.
The Board of Public Works exposes alleged bid collusion by regular contractors as Riley Kennedy Construction submits a bid about 2 percent below market. Secret meeting rules cited, causing shock and laughter when the bid is opened. Old-line firms feel humiliated and excluded from the process.
The jury in the Negue murder case was accepted by both sides at noon. Judge Bell adjourned the criminal court until Monday morning for the state to begin its evidence after overruling the defense motion to quash the panel for irregular drawing.
A freight train wreck near Montague California injures a young girl who stood near the track as cars were derailed and smashed. The incident remains under investigation by local authorities.
Mantels, Fixtures and Furnaces bought during this sale will be stored in our warehouse and insured for the benefit of the purchasers until their houses are ready. Terms require one half cash at purchase and balance on delivery. No goods exchanged during this sale.
The notice lists department reductions including Laundry Goods down 25 percent, Fixture Department 10 to 40 percent, Mantel Department 10 to 00 percent, and Tin and Enameled Ware reduced 26 percent.
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