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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1911
Page
6
The piece reports 3 000 expected delegates to the National Negro Educational Congress arriving in Denver. Hotels refuse to host them with only three small hotels and few black-owned homes available. As rooms are scarce the committee weighs renting tents and vacant houses to house attendees.
Five American scientists transport a cache of ancient Egyptian artifacts to the Metropolitan Museum of Art after years of work. The collection, loaded aboard a German freighter, will be displayed in a dedicated building.
Wrecking of the old Hoge block began in March. By August the exterior of the new 18 story Hoge Building was complete. The project used union labor and set a city speed record in construction.
John King Stack III eight year old son of Richard L Stack a Michigan lumberman is believed hidden in a Quebec convent. A letter signed W says a gang took the boy for fifty thousand dollars and placed him with the nun in the convent. Relatives of the boy say the kidnapping followed a family quarrel.
Valleyford Washington youths used hailstones as ice to churn ice cream after yesterday’s hailstorm. Local families reported kids making treats from storm remnants and turning the event into a communal activity.
In New York on August 12, police report the death of Frank Walsh in a Jersey City hospital and say Samuel Brown confessed to hiring Walsh to blow open a safe and destroy ledgers to conceal a $2,500 shortage. Brown and P. J. Timmins were arrested as co conspirators.
United Press Leased Wires reports in Washington that Standard Oil paid $43 000 in costs after a dissolution suit declared the firm a monopoly in restraint of trade. It was the largest costs award on record.
Ben Tillett leads London workers in a landmark strike hailed as the greatest labor triumph of the century. He says more than 100,000 will gain higher wages and shorter hours, enabling recreation, while praising disciplined action and deeming the coronation protest a critique of royal expenditure used to aid London's poor.
Paris reporter Andre Jagerschmidt aims to circumnavigate 27000 miles in 42 days. He travels from Yokohama to Vancouver aboard the Empress of Japan and will proceed to Montreal and Portland before heading to Liverpool, chasing a 57 day world record.
William Blaze, 76, resident of 1532 13th Ave, shot himself with a revolver yesterday afternoon. Blaze, a cigar maker, had lived in the city since 1889 and was found dead by his daughter Augusta when she returned home around 6 pm. His wife and two daughters were at the home. The article cites rheumatism as a suspected motive.
Newport reports the engagement of Eleanor Sears and Harold G. Vanderbilt will be announced at a dinner hosted by Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont. Vanderbilt, younger brother of William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and the Duchess of Marlborough, has shown marked attention to Sears for years amid longstanding rumors of an engagement.
A Seattle man offered $5,000 to obtain a marriage license blank and fill in a bride's name, telling the clerk he had $6,000 from Alaska and planned to marry someone as soon as possible. Clerk Gage refused, and the man said he would return the next day if he could find someone to wed him.
Edw. L. Harper former Fidelity bank president testified that he and his wife live on 15 cents a day each. Harper was involved in a 25 year old case tied to his failed wheat market cornering scheme.
Washington reports that House and Senate conferees led by Democratic Leader Underwood and Senator La Follette agreed on a 29 percent tariff on raw wool, ending the long dispute over the wool schedule.
Eight grandsons acted as pallbearers at the burial of Senator Frye in Lewiston Maine. State and municipal offices closed in tribute as Governor Plaisted attended the funeral service and joined official staff in paying respects to the late lawmaker.
The transatlantic steamship Columbia struck an iceberg head on in dense fog east of Cape Race. Injuries occurred aboard as the bow was crushed and water-line punctures appeared. A second unknown steamer was seen in the fog, believed sunk after failed warning.
New York reports a sharp rise in mental health crises among U S Navy officers. Brooklyn navy yard officials prepare to propose a board to study causes after 20 commissioned officers on active duty either died by suicide or disappeared in the past year.
For eight or ten years such cases have been on the Increase and with in two years the increase, especially among younger officers, has been alarming.
President Taft has decided to visit the Pacific coast this fall. He will attend the groundbreaking in San Francisco and is understood to also visit Oregon and Washington.
Four men who initiated a dispute for rights on King Crawford's line are identified in a staged lineup. From left to right: J. D. Crimmins, Hugo Kelley, F. Lang, and L. B. Fox, showing names associated with a local confrontation.
ANAMORA Aug 12 A prison guard named G Allan Hamaker was killed during a daring attempt to free convict Chas Schmidt at the state prison. A caller posing as an attorney lured Hamaker to escort Schmidt along a secluded road where he was attacked by two ex convicts. The incident underscores a bold escape bid inside the facility.
Welterweight Jim Judge recounted rescuing three women totaling 646 pounds from a dangerous surf off Rockaway Beach. The women Mrs Judge 216 pounds Mrs Hays 221 and Mrs Jones 210 were floated seaward before Judge brought them to shore in rough 40 mile per hour winds. Judge quipped no tug in New York harbor could have done better and compared the effort to towing the Mauretania across the channel.
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII suffered a slight relapse overnight. Doctors administered caffeine to strengthen the heart and reduce danger. After treatment the pope rested with limited nourishment and barred from audiences, church officials indicated no immediate threat but cautioned against further activity.
Helen Gelvin, who disappeared from San Francisco, was captured in Stockton with M. D. Barrey, an automobile salesman. Dr. Thomas P. Galvin, her father, and a detective confronted the couple at the post office. The pair claimed they were married ten months ago and had kept the union secret.
Atlanta Aug 11 Hoke Smith holds two major offices governor of Georgia and U S senator elect. He plans to remain in the governor's chair until the next congressional session despite pressure to resign. He aims to press progressive ideas in both roles and says he can manage both jobs while pursuing Senate credentials and a shift to the upper house.
A Senate probe into the methods used to elect Wisconsin Senator Isaac Stephenson will start after a resolution for inquiry passed. The Wisconsin legislature had reported bribery and irregularities and urged Congress to act on the matter.
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied today the Spokane Portland and Seattle Railroad Company’s application seeking approval for the proposed action. No further details were provided in the accessible excerpt.
Rates in effect between Pottsville Grass Valley and Montana apply to all points within the same territory. The schedule covers published tariffs and governs freight and passenger charges as current.
A garbled OCR list shows various scraper items with model numbers and prices such as No 1 1, Universal bee No. 3350, No. 2, No. 76, and prices ranging from $1.00 to $2.60. Names include Stanley and Sealey.
The listing notes furnaces priced at 38.75 dollars and locations for Latona Bunkers at 113 Northlake Ave North 465 Green 652 West Seattle. Details emphasize price points and street addresses for two businesses in Seattle.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a legal style reference with initials and numbers. No clear event, date, or party identifiable.
Fragments report bones unearthed in the Los Angeles region. The find prompts inquiry into the origin and age of the remains. Local officials coordinate with archaeologists to assess the site and study potential significance.
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