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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1911
Page
9
The superintendent of buildings shall supervise all buildings and enforce the arch provisions. Every four to six story building shall have at least one public stairway fire escape or enclosed fire proof stairway. Stairways must be entirely of wrought iron and steel.
The piece argues Francis W. Grant as superintendent of buildings is in charge of enforcing the law and thus responsible for thousands living in fire traps lacking adequate fire escapes. It warns that a future fire could cause major loss of life due to these violations and Grant’s duty to enforce safety standards.
Lord Grey cables Ottawa with a flat rejection of the new King George stamp. Postmaster General Lemieux refused the model and warned that Canada will produce a fully Canadian design if British authorities do not supply one.
Tulsa police report John Bouman and Fred Walker under arrest for blowing the vault of the First State Bank at Broken Arrow early yesterday. A posse pursues two other suspects believed to have assisted them.
Friends of Craige Lippincott, president of J. B. Lippincott Co., suggest a new theory tied to the opera Quo Vadis. They claim witnessing the final scene where Petroniv and Eunice kill themselves may have produced a spell leading Lippincott to shoot himself within an hour after leaving the Philadelphia theatre.
Chicago April 7 Postmaster Campbell and postal inspectors audit the stamped envelope department to determine the shortage. About $4,500 is reportedly missing with potential for more. James Dailey, head of the department, has not reported for work since March 3.
Five large tugs failed to refloat the North German Lloyd liner Prinzess Irene grounded on the sand off Fire Island. The cargo will likely be lightened and 1,774 passengers were transferred to the Prinz Friderich Wilhelm as hopes of freeing the vessel faded.
San Francisco April 7 Mrs Ollie E Crim wife of millionaire F Crim asks the court to settle an equitable share of his wealth claiming her husband is the meanest man on earth when it comes to spending about four dollars from the millions he is supposed to possess.
In Los Angeles on April 7, 356 Southern Pacific shop employees reported to work to receive blue envelopes marking job terminations. Company officials said the cuts are part of a broader retrenchment across the Harriman system.
Labor troubles escalated as police with special deputies clashed with strikers. Milan Michedich a Montenegrin worker was shot in the right side near the lung and is not expected to survive. Several others were wounded. a special constable lost a finger and another had a head wound from a rock while on duty.
W. E. Engel was seriously injured and Carl E. Bellinger and a one year old boy were slightly bruised when an automobile went over a foot bluff on the Tukwila to city road last night. The car turned over two or three times and was demolished. The party had been calling on Mayor Engel of Tukwila, brother of W. E. Engel. Engel and Bellinger run a bakery at 2615 Jackson Ave.
Mrs. Sarah Watson has gone blind after the shock of witnessing Virgil Bell's death last Sunday. Doctors say the trauma from seeing the young man fall at her feet likely caused the loss of sight, a possibly permanent condition.
Friends of William Lorimer in the Illinois legislature abandon opposition to a $10,000 appropriation to fund a senate investigations committee. They aim to appoint Lieut. Gov. Oglesby, a close ally of the "blonde boss," to the panel. Lamar Monroe High student, 21, son of an Oklahoma City businessman, dies after falling 20 feet from a cliff in the Two Buttes area.
Pullman April 7 Ralph Holgerson of Tacoma, a prominent athlete, is expelled from Washington State College for alleged hazing of seven coeds on March 27 when they were dumped from their beds. Regents also decide to expel three students and suspend three others. Holgerson denies involvement.
Mrs. Catherine Smith, 45, used a pistol hidden in her hair to attempt suicide in a detention hospital cell yesterday afternoon in Los Angeles. She did not succeed.
In Lansing, Michigan advances a trio of constitutional measures to add initiative referendum and recall. The senate committee favors the bills after they passed the house, signaling progress toward statewide incorporation.
Cheasty's offers Easter dress essentials with a focus on individuality. Beautiful cravats from 50c, new street and dress gloves including Mark Cross at 1.50 and up, Dunlap Heaths hats and the Cheasty soft and stiff hats at 3.50, extensive men’s shirts 1.50 up, Spring hosiery 25c up, plus underwear, sanitary wool walking sticks and umbrellas, and fancy waistcoats.
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