18 Apr 1910
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1910
Page
1
Disjointed OCR text mentions Governor Railroads and a Hampton Magazine piece. Context unclear with garbled names and places. Likely notes about congressional action and Alaska but specifics are unreadable.
Fragmentary report mentions various names and events including a murder case and a gas incident. Readable items reference individuals such as Hitchcock Pinchot Avery and Luet, an incident with a balloon and gas, and a political poll with 1 265 attendees.
Austin E. Griffiths elected president of the Poindexter senatorial club of King county at a Saturday night meeting at the Artington hotel. KR G Hutchinson named vice president and Joe Smith as secretary and treasurer. The group plans a Seattle headquarters soon with Poindexter campaign activities including eastern speakers.
M. Robert Guggenheim apologized after speeding arrest and visited Motorcycle Patrolman Dagner. His amicable meeting with the chief and Dagner eased the incident. A chauffeur, Phillip Churchill, was arrested for speeding earlier, but Guggenheim’s gesture helped drop the charges.
Walter Thurber known as a hallelujah bum faced a ten block street tirade against Presbyterians Catholics Methodists and Salvation Army. Judge Gordon set a twenty dollar fine for obstruction after police arrested Thurber during a street meeting.
Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain rested in Stormfield near Redding Connecticut while his daughter Mrs Oselp Gabrilowtiach arrives from Europe He faces heart failure and declining strength after his Bermuda trip and the death of his daughter He prefers to die among friends at his home with lingering fame and a solitary life awaiting the end.
Providence dispatch reports Senator Nelson W. Aldrich will retire at term end and will not seek reelection. Gen Brayton calls the retirement health related and authoritative, signaling party leaders’ understanding for Aldrich to step down with party endorsement in Rhode Island. Aldrich, elected 1881, has long influenced the Senate and Rhode Island politics.
In Puyallup two six year olds died in separate accidents. Dora Rerich burned to death after a yard fire started during a family quarrel and Christopher Switzer was killed when his 12 year old brother’s 22 rifle accidentally fired.
Chief Wappenstein announces saloons must stop service by 12 o clock Saturday nights. He notes no law prevents opening at 12 on Sunday but will end all drinks at 12 Saturday nights. The move targets early Sunday drunkenness and aims to curb public disorder.
A building boom in Salt Lake City ends in a dynamite blast at a hotel under construction. The explosion scatters debris, damages the Utah State Bank building, and injures several residents. watchmen pursue suspects as telegraph lines go down. Authorities note construction disputes and new workers had recently joined the project.
At Alki Point the second largest suffrage club in Seattle plans a reception for Mrs. George A. Smith who has just returned from Honolulu. The event will be held at the Congregational church at Alki tomorrow.
A call for readers to submit their best funny story to the Funy Bory Editor at The Star in Seattle. Entries must be sent between the stated dates, with the top tale earning a two dollar prize by mail.
In Kansas City on April 18, Dr. Br C Hyde, accused in the Col. Thomas H. Swope case, fights to keep from being confronted with evidence alleging he plotted to ruin the Swope family. The Special Prosecutor outlined allegations about blood draws and estate influence involving Moss Hunton and Miss Pearl Kellar, as part of motive claims.
Water will be shut off tomorrow from 9 to 1 p.m. along Seventh Avenue from 8 to Lake Washington and from Court Street to College Avenue. Plan for service disruption and consider alternative water sources during the four hour period.
A prisoner at Breubenville workhouse was released after composing a 17 verse poem. The hopeful poet reflects on his uncertain future and seeks new shelter after his release.
Theodore Roosevelt's Budapest visit sparked crowds at the railway station. The police chief suffered a broken leg while restraining onlookers as Roosevelt moved through the crowd. Roosevelt later called on Archduke Joseph and Premier Hedervary and addressed the Hungarian parliament.
A brief weather item notes showers expected tonight or Tuesday with moderate winds from the southeast shifting to the southwest.
New York April 18 President William Howard Taft is described as the handsomest man in public life by California sculptor Robert I Atkin who completed a bust for the actors fund fair Atkin used a collapsible modeling box to tilt the bust as Taft worked at his Washington desk, praising his features as marble worthy.
A Berkeley dispatch reports two young men driving a bay mare in an open buggy with red gear and steel tires. They are suspected as Southern Pacific train robbers after stealing the rig from the Hadley farm near Port Costa. Deputies pursue toward Wildcat and San Pablo canyons as authorities comb the hills.
Mayor Gill vetoes an ordinance to reimburse James F. McElroy 229 for employing two watchmen at city stables from purchase to takeover. He also vetoes condemnations for widening 19th avenue urging creation of an improvement district with assessments on benefited property.
Trenton April 18 former state comptroller William Han cock reports from a South America tour that Dr Frederick A Cook the disgraced Arctic explorer is living in a small village named Chilasocoles on the Chilean side of the Andes with his wife He declined to discuss charges raised by geographical societies and appeared gloomy and withdrawn while Mrs Cook was low in spirits.
A note points readers to Seattle real estate deals advertised in The Star Want Ads this week. It suggests the property seller values quick response and notes the Want Ads reach the buying public, with listed contact numbers.
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