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30 Sep 1907
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1907
Page
1
Fragmentary text references a governor and dates but details are unreadable. cannot ascertain event, names, or location from the provided passage.
The Seattle Star urges Seattle Electric Company president Jacob Furth to test a proposed life saving fender on a streetcar. The editorial promises a Star supplied test with a volunteer to stand before a moving car and seeks a prompt company response for public safety.
United Press reports President Roosevelt dedicates the McKinley monument in Canton Ohio with ceremonies at 10 15 am. Tens of thousands attend as guards line the route to St. Paul School and tributes highlight McKinley’s character and public service.
President Small arrived in Washington and met with Samuel Gompers and Labor Commissioner Neill to discuss the strike. He argues the strike persists as major cities show companies hiring few strike breakers, forcing payments from New York for higher salaries to attract replacements.
The judge will hold court in July while others take vacation in July and August, then take October off where chanting is allowed and game like grouse and pheasants are plentiful. This arrangement follows extended vacation patterns and shifts court dates.
Two boys aged 12 and 7 from 19th Avenue attempted burglary to satisfy daydreams of candy trees and peanut bushes. They took two watches a chain and some money from Andrew Anderson on 1772 10th Avenue. A note of a handprint led detectives to the case. one boy confessed and the pair were booked for juvenile court before Judge Frater.
An unidentified man was struck by a southbound car at Westlake Boulevard and Republican Street on Saturday night September 14 around 8 o clock. Eyewitnesses said the victim died under the wheels and the car fled, later stopping a block away. police traced the car to Wayne driven by E Foster but details remain unclear as investigators seek the missing man.
Friction among Shipwrights' Calriers and Joiner’s Union No. 2 leads to two resignations and an anti union push for No. 11. Wm Gordon, former treasurer, faces fraud charges for withholding $1,198 from the old union. A certificate of deposit for $1,138 remains disputed as to rightful ownership and a court case seeks a bank restraint until settlement.
Secretary Taft and Viscount Teruchi met in Tokyo to discuss U S Japan relations and immigration questions with both sides seeking to restore mutual confidence. Taft called any talk of war criminal and outlined steps toward formal negotiations and continued dialogue.
In Stockholm the Swedish Yacht Club has sent a formal challenge to the New York Yacht Club for the America's Cup. The dispatch notes the challenge but provides few details about conditions or dates.
The weather bureau reports storms for the Northwest with heavy rains and strong winds. Southeast warnings cover the Oregon and Washington coast while winds shift from southeast to southwest later today.
The comptroller's office shows September expenditures totaling 192 348.07 for the city. Items include library 320.78 park service 7593.49 lights 12353.94 water 17059.31 and general 91720.55. Payment is scheduled for the tenth.
Reported discovery of a new volcano on Sullivan's Island between Juneau and Skagway follows an earthquake in the north country. Smoke was seen from a peak as Seattle bound ships passed, but Captain O'Brien and Dolphin officers could not confirm a volcanic eruption, suspecting woods or distant fires instead.
Chicago September 30 President Small of the Telegraphers Union has been summoned from Washington to the bedside of his ailing wife. Authorities fear she may die before he reaches Chicago.
Boston dispatch reports Rev. J. H. Crocker of Roslindale Unitarian Church left yesterday for Seattle to serve as pastor of the First Unitarian Church there.
Mrs William Thaw arrived back in New York from Europe and declined to comment on her finances or the report that John D Rockefeller had offered to assist her.
A Japanese man started a riot on Second Avenue and Cherry Street, halting streetcars, injuring one man, and fighting Detective Clark. Police arrived as the assailant slept on the Bailey Building steps and resumed violence after waking, before being arrested and placed in the patrol wagon.
Richard Walton, a colored man, confessed to murdering kindergarten teacher Mrs. Lillian W. Grant in Seattle. He said he entered the room to rob her, she screamed, he throttled her, then pressed his knees on her chest to crush her lungs.
A rear end crash between a patrol wagon and a Sutter Street car in San Francisco killed prisoner George Bordeaux, jailed for gambling, and injured others in the wagon. The impact halted traffic as investigators opened an inquiry into the fatal collision.
Bank clearings and balances are listed for Seattle Tacoma and Portland. Seattle shows 1 420 075 48 in clearings with 141 428 10 balance Tacoma reports 1 018 390 00 clearings and 257 005 00 balance Portland lists 1 538 473 00 clearings and 182 446 00 balance
Judge Albertson appointed A. R. Moore as receiver of the Arcadia Cafe at Ballard on petition of creditors. In Bellingham the case of H. F. Walker, on trial for murdering his wife, ended with a not guilty verdict by reason of insanity.
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