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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1911
Page
6
Rioters attack the strike headquarters and hotel housing strike-breakers as the Des Moines street car strike starts. More than 5,000 workers confront police. several cars are wrecked and many bystanders injured. General Manager Harrigan is burned in effigy amid the unrest.
A burglar entered through a skylight at the Seattle Furniture Company, 1421 First Ave., attempted to crack the safe with a leather punch, leaving a mark. no valuables were taken and the punch was found on the floor. In Riverside, 6 A. Cox's home was robbed of twelve dollars and a gold watch last night.
A collection of odd incidents and quirky reports from Bilcom field New Jersey to Boston and Atlantic City. Highlights include a barber clipping the tip of a nose during a shave and humorous notes on a glass arm treatment for a pitcher, plus a convict marriage in jail and a 1816 mile walk wager.
Council floor debate on Griffiths single tax proposal features two parts the taxing plan and a franchise limit tied to taxable property. Erickson pushes the tax measure while Hesketh represents nonproperty holders. The measure was laid over for a week and a charter amendment to exclude improvements from taxation may be proposed next year. Vancouver's growth under the single tax is noted as a model for others.
William P. Chambers of Corwith Iowa drew polite confusion when mistaken for Vice President Sherman. He drove to Washington with his wife and, after being identified by a cap and frock coat, endured questions from people who believed he shared the vice presidency.
In San Francisco August 5 the Shop Employes' federation urged shorter hours and wage changes. General Manager E B Cal of the Harriman railroad system was to be presented to Robert H, chairman of the board. An executive meeting decided to take the issue to company officials immediately.
Warren Sumault, a farmer near Montgomery Missouri, paid a ten dollar and sixty cent fine after taking water from the Sunbeam schoolhouse well to comfort dying neighbor “Uncle Johnny” Green. Green, 70, reportedly died hours after the water run.
United Press dispatch reports meat prices in London have doubled due to the dockmen strike, with provisions generally higher than in years past. A decision on the arbitration movement is due tonight. an unfavorable ruling could trigger a 100,000-man walkout on Monday. In New Jersey, the anti bird plumage law takes effect, penalizing violators with fines and arrest.
In Pruse Nebraska on August 6 Henry Ruser sues neighbor Nel Ferguson over a rooster fed corn soaked in whisky after winning a blue ribbon at a poultry show. The bird grew agitated and attacked another rooster before injuring itself and losing feathers.
Des Moines reports a blaze at the big Okoboji summer hotel on Lake Okoboji. Two domestic workers are believed to have burned to death as guests fled through windows in panic. Authorities say most guests were saved.
A transfer resembling a streetcar pass is being issued by the Moody Church. It bears the instruction to turn life in the direction punched for Heaven and serves as a symbolic religious token rather than standard transit fare.
The Green Lake M B Church will arrange autos and carriages to fetch aged parishioners to services. Pastor Rev. Fr. L Benedict devised the plan to boost attendance. The idea appears promising.
Boston reports a global talk on clothing color in heat. A Vienna scientist deems white worst for summer while Dr Laura Hughes of Boston argues white is the best color for summer wear.
Seventeen years after Mrs George Starz, a Dayton widow, gave away her baby girl born a month after her husband died, the mother and daughter finally find each other. The woman later married Starz, a manufacturer from Aurora, Illinois, and spent years searching before they are reunited.
An unidentified man named Robert Morgan in Chicago halted a street car by exposing a shotgun and aiming at the motorman in a bid to board for a hunting trip. The car stopped at a safe distance, Morgan boarded calmly, and he was not arrested.
In Chicago aug 6 the National Association of Window Trimmers voted to retire the papier mache show window dummy and replace it with flesh and blood models. More than 200 trimmers declared the replacement justified when real figures proved superior to the dummy.
The wife of Edgar H. Bracey files for divorce claiming he left her and their baby to join insurgents fighting for freedom in Mexico. She says she has had no contact since he fled toward the border. the couple married in Seattle in May 1909 and the complaint was filed yesterday.
At Wolfe's cafe the Beattie league urged selling at least part of the A line bonds in ten dollar units to begin construction immediately. A Beattie council committe e of Erickson Hesketh and Goddard pledged to carry the demand to the city council. Cotterill condemned private monopolies in public service while praising European city operated systems and urged municipal ownership to curb corruption and improve service.
Anna Gaffney Langley widow of a man killed by her asserts the right to arrange the funeral and buy the grave. The Moose Order, of which the deceased was a member, will help at the service. Burial is at Mount Olive cemetery after services at an undertaking establishment.
The heat wave across Germany has caused more than 1,000 deaths in Berlin and many others from heart failure and water shortages. Officials report scarce clean water and temperatures rising during the ten day extreme heat.
A list of varied stage bills and film programs across theaters including Motion Picture Shows Grané, National, Odeon, Alaska, Dream, Photo Pastimes, Washington, ideal, City, Lyceum, Bijou, and Acme. It catalogs plays such as The Stranger in Camp Raising Ostriches in Fever and The Ghost The Lure of Vanity exhibit titles and acts by Eleanor La Van Master Sydney Ferney Reginald Watts and ODel Hart Howard among others.
Four boys discovered the headless body of Mrs. J. A. Mitchell in a trunk sewer in Cincinnati. Police search city drains for the missing head while evidence of a fierce struggle is found in two rooms near her residence on the city outskirts. Authorities believe a serial attacker is responsible for the recent terrorizing crimes.
Walter Damrosch praised Debussy at a Chicago dinner for The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, lauding its simple music. A Long Branch musicale anecdote features a violinist and a witty reply about a new E string. The Kansas City Star quip notes a small house and a dog’s tail for applause.
The French and German governments are expected to investigate the death of Mile. Lantelme wife of Parisian newspaper owner M Edwards. She reportedly fell from her husband’s yacht on the Rhine after a party with champagne flowing.
A six ton granite boulder will mark the 1858 Lincoln Douglas debate site in Bloomington NL. Discovered by Woodford County Historical Society on a local farm it will bear an inscription and be dedicated at the Old Settlers Association annual meeting this month.
A tombstone inscription in Los Gatos honors Winning a fox terrier buried July 30 1911. The dog’s remains lay beneath a zinc lined casket as Mrs Dolores Kent divorced wife of James B Kent and daughter of Mrs Dolores De Wilkins preserves the pet’s memory.
Josephus Hosier, 82, Indian wars veteran, is in the city jail for safe keeping after being found exhausted and denied entry to Port Orchard soldiers' home for missing an application. He receives a government pension. In New York the Filipino Independence league unfurled a flag at Brooklyn headquarters signaling a future flag over the Independent Philippines. In Montgomery Warren Zuwalt, arrested for stealing water, fetched a bucket from a schoolhouse well to help an elderly man John Green, 80, who died after collapsing on the road. In New York Thos Holz, Nuremberg toy inventor, seeks Christmas toy ideas after pulling a fire alarm to test a fire run and ending up in the Tombs.
Joseph Vacek, 17, admits killing his father and alleges the parent tried to hire him to murder the mother. He initially blamed the Black Hand and pinned a note on the body stating a supposed $500 promised payoff. Police dispute his story and investigate motives.
Market list shows dairy butter prices and perishable produce across Wenatchee and Apimach with items like Timothy hay, potatoes, onions, beets, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, celery, peaches and pears. Includes assorted prices and weights, reflecting local wholesale and retail listings.
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