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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
3
In Ingleton on Aug 14 Tama Jim Wilson, secretary, forecasts meat price drops as grazing lands are divided and corn yields rise. He says beef may become the cheapest in years and that steaks and chops will fall in price when demand peaks.
Landlord points to a well-settled by-pastor and notes his odd mood while a washing machine agent explains eccentric behavior. The pastor, married to a wealthy widow, sits in an easy chair as his public persona frustrates patrons.
In Los Angeles on August 14 sponsors report thousands of signatures collected for a petition demanding a referendum on banning free lunch in saloons. Daily solicitors push to meet the required tally despite opposition from temperance groups.
The British steamer Strathardle captained by Lamont ran aground on a rocky offshore bank west of Angel Island near noon today. The army tug Slocum and three other tugs are on standby to assist if needed.
A hunting party in Glacier National Park led by Robert Taft and his sister Miss Helen Taft moved along remote mountain trails with no outside communication. Louis W. Hill and the Great Northern party plan to meet them at McDonald Lake the following day.
In Odessa on August 14 sixteen seamen and a petty officer were condemned to death for a revolutionary plot aboard the battleship Ivan Zlatoust of the Black Sea fleet. The plan aimed to seize the Russian imperial family on their yacht and compel Czar Nicholas II to abdicate.
In Portland on August 14 Judge Tazwell released George Ferguson after Bertha Brewer charged him with battery. The complainant tore Ferguson's shirt from his back and caressed his face with a skillet during the incident.
Governor Hiram Johnson campaigns for the progressive ticket at Dreamland rink in San Francisco. A crowd of over 10 000 packed the venue, 4 000 overflowed next door, and supporters waved bandanas and flags amid thunderous cheers and bull moose cries.
Washington reports indicate that if excavation continues at July’s pace, water will flow within a year where steam shovels are working on the Panama Canal. July output reached 2,633,637 cubic yards of rock and earth removed.
A middle aged traveler recalls a European trip with pride but notes a serious error by his wife in a Paris shop. She asked the saleswoman if the lace was imported provoking a sharp response. The exchange is cited from the New York Times.
George A. Tracy of San Francisco, first vice president of the International Typographical union, was arrested at the union convention in Cleveland on a U S warrant charging failure to support a minor child. The warrant was issued by Tracy's wife, now resident in Washington, from whom he was divorced years ago by an interlocutory decree.
Santa Cruz August 14 Mia Callister Martin sixteen daughter of E B Martin of this city scored two deer on her first hunt near Glenwood in the Santa Cruz mountains. She shot and brought down a three spike buck weighing 126 pounds and another deer without aid, setting a record for local hunters.
An alleged pickpocket and a pursuing officer got lost in a mirror maze at the Midway in Ocean Park. Neither could escape until the proprietor freed the officer and helped capture the fleeing suspect who was arrested.
New York reports Mrs. John Conklin pleads to recover her adopted baby Mabel taken weeks ago due to poverty. She laments losing her only child after agreeing to hand her over to two women who promised a visit within a week.
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