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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1911
Page
3
A reflective poem notes a worn baseball pass back, frayed and glossy, worn by constant use. It comments on the short life of the object shaped by game time and appeal, still valued by players and fans alike.
Fragmentary OCR shows an address line in Seattle with postal style amid unreadable text. The readable portion includes "rst Ave" and "2623" followed by a partial city context.
Rumors rise that Commissioners Hamilton and Rutherford plan to oust Chairman McKenzie after his refusal to sign bills. McKenzie disputes necessity of approving hospital bills urged by Hamilton, widening the breach as relations among the county board deteriorate.
Thomas Dupea sues the Lower Yakima Irrigation Company and Cr. Wiegel for 2102 dollars, claiming he was misled into buying what he believed to be fertile garden land in Benton county after being shown the property by agent Wiesel and barred from seeing wind piled sand drifts and local residents. Dupea, a married man with six children, says the land’s value was misrepresented and cites anticipated railroad rights of way as increasing its value.
In New Jersey a dying year-old child infected with rabies from a mad dog bite at North Bergen last January attacked and killed her mother after weeks of treatment at the Pasteur Institute. The child Susie Mandoline’s rapid decline ended in a fatal convulsion and the mother suffered severe facial injuries.
The Seattle Electric Co proposes to surrender its franchise on Raner avenue if the city returns the good faith bond posted for the streetcar franchise. A public meeting was held in the council chamber where S E Co would argue for renovation of the plan. The $15,000 bond is expected to be returned, and attorney James B. represented the offer.
Republicans move to remove certain entities from a public free list amid policy friction. Analysts say the measure impacts access and transparency while party leaders push for streamlined eligibility and potential budget implications. The proposal unfolds in a state legislature amid partisan debate and public scrutiny.
In Washington on April 26 Republicans assailed the free list bill proposed by Chairman Underwood calling it political soothing syrup. Representative Mann condemned its indefinite drafting and potential to cover much of U S imports. Gardner of Massachusetts argued it favored Southern products and hurt Northern farmers. Democrats remained calm.
Seattle women debate police brutality at a Bloom residence on Brooklyn Avenue with calls for grand jury investigations and humane treatment for prisoners. They insist prisoners are innocent until proven guilty and urge reforms in the jail system. The Women's Industrial League meets tomorrow evening in Liberty Building room 221.
The article argues households must tackle garbage disposal to curb typhoid. It advises fly proof cans with lids, burying waste where possible, or burning it using a perforated iron basket device that charcoals garbage before burning.
The Kitsap county disbarment case reveals inner politics as Senator Bryan targets his accusers. Judge Main signals willingness to uncover the full truth, while Thomas Stevenson admits registering to run as Bremerton city attorney before meeting residency rules. Relators Sutton Carr and Heyward may lose seats as Judge Yakey plans to dismiss them.
In Powell River near Vancouver three men drowned when a pleasure craft capsized Monday night. Oscar Bryan a Belgian married Perrie a Frenchman single and a man named Charley employed in nearby pulp works drowned. a fourth man swam two miles to shore to escape death. Paris census shows 250000 foreigners in Paris and suburbs with only 11800 Americans.
Minnesota congressman elect Sydney Anderson gains prominence after defeating Jim Tawney to win a House seat. The article highlights the freshman congressman as one of three new stars entering Congress, signaling a shift in party balance and leadership dynamics.
Congressman Frank Buchanan states to United Press that a moneyed faction of fictitious capital exploits the McNamara arrests to smear organized labor. He asserts unions face a conspiratorial campaign by financial highbinders and hired detectives, while defending John J. McNamara as innocent of the charged crimes.
In Muscatine Iowa labor strife over button production shifts local politics toward socialism. Two socialist city council members and two socialist school board members have been elected as factories shut and thugs were brought in. 1,000 women workers face reduced pay and stalled piece rates while union leaders push for fair counts and wages. Hazel Ostrander leads nonunion worker persuasion amid arrests of Dororthy Saunders and Two-Etta Girard for disorderly assembly.
The jail corridor was used for a group march of unclad women after blankets were fumigated by the health officer. Jail matron Mrs Atkinson testified the quarantine officer had prepared blankets but a follow on matron insisted on moving the women bare of coverings.
J W Hayes secretary treasurer of the International Typographical union in Tacoma on the way to San Francisco for the August convention says he cannot believe McNamara and others accused are guilty. He notes discrepancies in reports and questions police actions in the Los Angeles Times explosion case.
Frisco Chief of Police Seymour denounces any use of unfair or unlawful methods in possible arrests tied to the Los Angeles dynamiting case. He vows due process and access to counsel for San Francisco labor leaders if warrants are served.
In Oakland on April 26 Dr A B Byron testified he could subjugate any woman in the city and force her to do his will. Detective McSorley said Patrick sought police aid to break up what he called an alliance and Byron allegedly held Frances Patrick under influence of drugs or hypnotism. Byron had lived with Miss Patrick for weeks before the stabbing by her father Charles Patrick, who tried to stop the affair. Byron remained near death for several days after the attack.
Unionists and Labor say they did not seek the clash as capital drives a massive industrial struggle. The speakers claim labor will endure and prevail, arguing the fight is for life and justice.
An explosion at 12:20 this morning at the Smythe and Seymour streets construction site damaged floors and walls but caused no serious harm. Police deem it an attempt to wreck the four story building.
Judge O M Hilton telegraphed President F M Ryan of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers that he accepts representing John J McNamara James B McNamara and Ortie McManigal in the preliminary trial for alleged dynamiting. Hilton will be paid by the Western Federation of Miners and vows to spare no expense for a fair hearing and just treatment.
Howard and John Lynch of Wild Horse Canyon were killed when dynamite exploded while they moved it on a wheelbarrow. Parts of their bodies were found over a mile away, in this Nevada mining area report dated April 26.
A German U boat U 3 sank at Kiel harbor and used a floating telephone buoy to surface. The rescue ship Vulcan hoisted the submarine between its hulls after the buoy guided it up. The piece notes wartime innovation and cites Taft's presidential trip to New York starting April 26 with six banquets.
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