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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1910
Page
3
Florence Nightingale, famed nurse and reformer, dies at ninety. The English heroine, celebrated for Crimea work and hospital reform, lived a life dedicated to nursing, training, and compassionate care. Her legacy endures in nursing ideals and the lamp of mercy she carried.
Bertha Renigus a 20 year old telephone operator and merchant’s daughter was killed on the eve of her wedding in Adilene Kas. Police investigated the unexpected death and searched for a motive and suspect. The tragedy shocked local residents as details emerged about the victim and arrangements for a future ceremony.
A local girl was found murdered in her parents house yesterday. Police believe burglars killed her after chloroforming and restraining her with pillows and blankets to prevent an alarm. A German note in the yard claimed the crime and mentioned jewelry two blocks west. The fiancé Karl Livingston was in Salina at the time, while Itta Renigus was to wed him tonight.
Two companies of the 26th Infantry from Fort George Wright Spokane aided in fire suppression in the Elk City district near Stites. The Elk City forest fire is described as the worst in the region’s history with the area ablaze. Two people, Joseph Bursinsky and his wife, are reported missing on the San Jose river.
Conductor Scheeke was thrown 40 feet from a Georgetown car while breaking up a drunken fight. He landed in mud uninjured after the accident near the trestle. Five men on the car were injured by a bottle blow and were taken to police custody.
William Scott a driver for Washington Laundry drowned in Lake Washington a few hundred yards north of Leachpark at 5 p m yesterday. Three men on a fishing launch tried to save him but could not. Scott attempted to reach the boat after slipping from the bow during a landing maneuver. a cramp and exhaustion ended the effort.
In Lancaster California a pet dog unearthed the body of Mrs Frieda Schulte Castine a wealthy ranch woman from a shallow grave in her front yard. Authorities suspect murder with robbery as motive. Her brother in law Otto Schultz fled after telling a station agent he was bound for Germany and relatives in San Francisco had sent remittances. The son found the body partly exposed after a search for the missing woman.
Libby Mont August 15 The trial of Mrs Vera Prosser of Seattle for the murder of her divorced husband Reese T Prosser opens in Jefferson County court. Prosecutor alleges premeditation while defense cites self defense and passion.
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