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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1911
Page
8
Madrid reports the capture of Foa by Moroccan rebels under Hafid. Sultan Mulai Hafid seeks refuge in the French consulate with a small following resisting fiercely. Europeans at Fes perish as rebels assault the city. some are tortured and slain before escaping to the consulate.
A Seattle bachelor bought a trunk for 4.76 at a customs appraisers sale and discovered it full of women's lingerie hose and petticoats. Bidders crowded the sale as oriental silk and other feminine items sold quickly. The man joked about needing a wife and sent the trunk to his bachelor quarters. Others bought silk hats and unknown contents, heading home to surprises.
John Reyelski died after a heavy girder trapped him at New TUIRK Apt 8. He asked his sweetheart Mia to marry him on his deathbed. she accepted as a priest pronounced the end. Elizabeth Orsack witnessed the moment before Reyelski’s death. A Potlatch button was to be taken home by his wife.
Senator William M. Kenyon is announced as the newest member of the senate, second youngest after Luke Lea. He hails from Iowa and has prior experience with the United States Department of Justice prosecuting several anti trust cases.
In St Louis on April 28, Mrs. John H Kohring urged her husband and nurse Miss Bertha Henkel to wed after her death. The 76 year old Kohring and 46 year old Henkel married today fulfilling the dying wish of the prominent broker's wife who had nursed Henkel for two years.
In Washington April 28 Democrats pushed a reapportionment bill through the House increasing members from 391 to 493 and redrawing districts on a 211,877 population basis. The measure preserves governor and legislature roles but faced GOP opposition over potential gerrymandering by Republican Governor Hadley.
The London meeting led by Lord Mayor Strong endorsed Taft's arbitration proposal linking Great Britain and the United States. Premier Asquith and opposition leader Balfour spoke, calling the Anglo American agreement a step toward universal peace and not a military alliance.
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