Tuberculin Testing of Seattle Cattle urged by Health Dept
The health department urges tuberculin tests for cows supplying Seattle milk. It notes 16 percent of cows are tubercular and 95 percent of Seattle milk comes from untested cows. It warns that over half of milk from untested cows is not pasteurized and asserts properly pasteurized milk has no tubercular germs. Citizens are advised to ask their milkman if his cows have been tested.
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Seattle
Health Department
Sheriff Hodge Ole Hanson saga fuels the 1912 race
A long Washington saga centers on King County Sheriff Bob Hodge and Ole Hanson with a $250 loan dispute. The two former allies clash over campaign funds and a later wage garnishment law, as political theater erupts from Syracuse to Olympia. The piece frames a mounting public feud and shifting loyalties in the 1912 gubernatorial context.
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Syracuse
T. R
Bill Barnes
Walt
Ole Hanson
Bob Hodge
King County
Ole
Rob
Bob
Roosevelt Barnes
York State
Johnny Clancy
Hanson-Hodge
Hanson
Hodge
Lord
Lou Cohen
Alaska
Olympia
Huerta Demands Hanging Traitors to End Mexico Turmoil
Gen Victoriano Huerta in a New York interview declares that traitors like Carranza Villa and Diaz deserve execution and asserts the uprisings are driven by land lust. He condemns bloodsuckers profiting from Mexico's misery while critic cites revolutionary violence.
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New York
Victoriano Huerta
Carranza
Villa
Diaz
Mexico
Huerta
Abraham Z. Ratner
Snoke
Liber
German Fleet Sails North Sea Terrains Toward Clash
Berlin reports the main German fleet is cruising in North Sea waters stirring expects a historic sea battle. Observers in London note multiple sightings off Heligoland but no contact with Britain yet. The mood hinges on Admiral Von Tirpitz risking a major clash with the British fleet.
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London
Berlin
North Sea
Heligoland
von Tirpitz
Tubercular milk blamed for child fatalities at Firlands
In a Firlands tuberculosis report Mayor Hi and Dr. Stith discuss Angelo a boy with a 104 fever and TB fight. They blame tubercular milk for child infections noting 75 percent of cases among children linked to impure milk and urge shut out tubercular milk to halve the battle.
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Angelo
Mayor Hi
Dr. Stith
T. B
Girl Bathers Sues for Lost Diamond Ring at Luna Park
Katheryn M. Thompson sues Seattle Park Co. for 250 dollars claiming she lost a diamond ring while bathing at Luna Park natatorium last June. She says she placed the ring in safekeeping with her belongings. the company denies holding the ring. In New York, April 24, Joseph B. Foraker Jr., 43, son of the Ohio senator, died at Manhattan Beach.
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Katheryn M. Thompson
Superior Court
Luna Park
Seattle Park Co
New York
Joseph B. Foraker, Jr
U. S
Ohio
Manhattan Beach
Austin Flood Claims Fifty Lives and Widespread Damage
Fifty persons are known dead and twenty missing after a cloud burst caused a flood in Austin. Forty five bodies were recovered as waters receded, with bridges destroyed, streets torn up, and houses floated from foundations. The worst of the flood has passed.
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Austin
Milwaukee native Tom Shaughnessy crowned by titles
Tom Shaughnessy born in Milwaukee now goes by Sir Thomas Shaughnessy K C president of the Canadian Pacific railroad and allied steam ship lines. He travels with Lady Shaughnessy and their daughter, returning from Portland aboard the private car Killarney with J D Farrell president of the O W R N Co. He predicts prosperity for North America after a Montreal to Panama Pacific exposition tour.
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Tom Shaughnessy
Milwaukee
Thomas Shaughnessy
K. C
Tom
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Allied Steamship Lines
Lady Shaughnessy
Portland
Killarney
J.D. Farrell
North America
Montreal
Panama. Pacific Exposition
Submarine Sinks Finnish Steamer Frack in Baltic
Stockholm report says a submarine sank the Finnish steamer Frack in the Baltic Sea on April 24. The crew is said to have been saved.
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Stockholm
Frack
Baltic
Job for Ex-Convict Seeks Fresh Start in Seattle
A former inmate who served one year left prison with $5 and railroad fare. He arrived in Seattle hoping for any kind of employment but remains jobless as his funds vanish. He seeks a chance to lead a straight life and asks for work opportunities.
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Seattle
Cost of Jitney Bonds Rise After Supreme Court Decision
The price of bonds for jitney bus operators jumped from 100 to 125 following a Supreme Court ruling. A.M. Prather, secretary of a jitney drivers group and Seattle Auto Transit Co. official, benefits from higher premiums as he is connected to the insurance field. The Pacific Coast Casualty Co. and agent C. M. Ferguson are noted for knowing when a driver is at a disadvantage.
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Supreme Court
A.M. Pratner
Prather
Seattle Auto Transit Co
Pacific Coast Casualty Co
C. M. Ferguson
Fleet in battle formation halts Halvin off Heligoland
The Halvin steamer arrived at Christiania and was stopped by a submarine in the North Sea west of Heligoland. After boarding and inspection by officers, the vessel was permitted to proceed.
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Christiania
Halvin
Aan Man
North Sea
Heligoland
British battleship damaged in Zeppelin raid
A German embassy statement says a British battleship was damaged in the Tyne district during the second Zeppelin attack on England last week.
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Washington
Tyne
England
Victory Is Claimed German Advance on Yser Canal
Berlin reports another village on the west bank of the Yser canal fallen securing a further German gain. The statement also says 15000 additional prisoners were taken along with numerous guns and ammunition.
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Berlin
Yser Canal
Clancy Jury Delivers Hung Verdict at Grady Court
After 23 hours of deliberation the Clancy case ended in a hung jury with ten for acquittal and two for conviction. Johnny Clancy faces no immediate verdict as the jury was discharged amid tense courtroom exchanges. Liberty cries and hostile comments from a protesting onlooker punctuated the scene.
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Clancy
Grady’s Court
Johnny Clancy
the Meadows Roadhouse
Way T E Ollinger Gets Results From Star Want Ads
The Star printed an advertisement from T E Ollinger Co praising the paper for generating inquiries and sales. Ollinger notes seven inquiries from a single ad and highlights a March 12–13 run offering 8 10 acres at Silverdal orchard with timber value.
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T. E. Ollinger
Star Want
Silverdal
T. ER
OLLIN@ER CO
T. BE. Ollinger
American Bank
Ollinger
Star
Minty Road
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M. Bd. Hay
Republian
Bull Moose
Ole Aska
Gen. Huerta
America
Frank Parker
BY Kenneth W. Payne
Fred L. Boalt
McBride
Stith
Firlands
Helen
Sally
Little Angelo
MR. Vanderpool
Nes Sir
O.stand
Seattle, Wash
Star Publishing Company
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