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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1909
Page
1
A woman narratives of abandoning a baby and gaining support from Mrs Short, a legal firm represents the father’s claim to parentage, and a plan to place the child with Walter Moment while ongoing court action seeks resolution on the child’s true parentage amid emotional testimonies. The case centers on endowments, care arrangements, and questions of maternity and guardianship.
Fragmentary text references Alaska war plans and a 60 million figure. Mentions names such as Carr and others, with garbled phrases about funds, investments, and accusations. No coherent event or clear facts can be established from the readable content.
Mrs L B Eastwood a South Dakota delegate at the American Prison Congress urged chloroform execution for all inmates in U S institutions for the feeble minded arguing children there show no signs of intelligence and a beard should oversee administration. The morning session also debated Dr H C Sharp’s proposal to remove criminals ability to exert their infirmities amid continued discussion.
Seventeen year old Schumacher was found dead in a Rochester cemetery after visiting her father’s grave to lay flowers and pray. Police investigate a fatal attack with the body buried in a weed clump near the graveyard.
At Emergency hospital in Washing, Grace McDonald a 19 year old Black woman fled through a window to avoid surgery she feared would carve her up. She was recaptured and returned to the hospital where doctors later said she had internal injuries and was discharged after a period of treatment without further complications.
Delegates at the Irans Mississippi Commercial congress in Denver discuss conservation of the public estate. Many will travel to Seattle for the conservation congress next week. A strong effort aims to keep the Balinger-Pinchot controversy out of debates, though some change seems unlikely.
In Atlanta Mrs Downs fired two shots at her husband after he refused to attend a theatre performance. She told police he had repeatedly declined outings and that her actions followed these refusals. A separate report notes a concrete block named the Brendalben collapsed in Winnipeg after rain-moistened concrete failed under steel girders.
A satirical note discusses the legality of marriages performed abroad being valid if witnessed by the American consulate. It explains the consulate issues a certificate to Washington and that such marriages are filed in the U. S. registry, warning against later attempts at another ceremony due to potential legal flaws.
Chicago reels under extreme heat as police report six murders, seven suicides, and numerous heat related prostrations. Ambulances fill hospitals while tenement districts endure intensified suffering amid near 96 degree heat. An accountant killed his wife and himself, a mother murdered her three children then killed herself, all attributed to heat induced insanity.
In Reading, Mrs. John McKnight awoke to a snake on her face, grabbed the writhing object, then with her husband searched in darkness and found a black snake coiled beneath a sewing machine which they killed. In Louisiana, John Stoner sued a white man for cow killing and was lynched after threats by a mob.
Ritter of McComb woke from a dream and found his wife and their one year old child dead at the bottom of a well in Findlay Ohio. Weather forecast shows showers tonight or Tuesday with light east winds.
A.V. Bouillon, superintendent of public utilities, sent a letter to the council urging rejection of Beattie Electric company franchise requests until the company adds a continuous ride from terminus to downtown and places transfer points to require cash fare for city travel. The critique was contained in a letter left with the council clerk Saturday morning.
The A Y.P. exposition plans special evening features after 6 pm to draw larger crowds. Director General J. A. Nadeau notes that last Friday’s Night in Venice drew 7 756 visitors after 6 pm, the largest evening turnout of the year, and cites 25 cent admission after 6 as a lure for fall events.
The article reports Archie Hickman, foreman at Tidewater Pipe Co., blinded by an explosion, falling in love with his nurse Flora D. Wels three months after his injury. Their romance culminated in a late Sunday marriage, as reported from Marion. A related note mentions a New York Sunday paper launch and Theatre section.
New York authorities investigate the murder of Madelia Vacco once a famed Tenderloin beauty. She was found strangled with a rosary in a fourth floor tenement room she owned, sparking a citywide intrigue into the crime.
Ines Hower aged 13 occupied the pulpit at the Friends' church in Berkeley. She spoke on Power for about 45 minutes, saying sermons are preached more forcibly by right living than by spoken words, after training at the School of Christian Workers in Huntington Park near Los Angeles.
Arthur Relaman pleaded guilty to stealing jewelry worth $1,000 from his father Nathan Relaman. He begged his father to provide bond so he would not linger in jail until trial, but the father refused, kissed him, and left the jail in tears.
A straw laden wagon caught fire during threshing at Howard Green’s farm near Galion. The blaze drove the team into a large barn, destroying the barn and an adjoining shed. Two horses were killed, sixteen others were injured, and the structure burned.
Allen Newton of Helena Montana, 24, drew first prize in a Spokane reserve government drawing held in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. The lucky ticket holders listed include Fred Olson Nora Gilbert William Mackey Dorothy Wilson Lotte Sheldon Chas Pebling Emma Rossing and B G Beblack among others.
Philadelphia Aug 16 Grace Jacobs 16 and her husband Ary Jacobs 21 were arraigned on charges of stealing clothing jewelry and money from employer Louis Lindenberg to fund a honeymoon trip to Atlantic City. Grace collapsed when bail was posted and she was left to prison, while Lindenberg claimed the couple stole a diamond ring three gold bracelets and a wedding ring.
Brattleboro Vermont August 16 James Gayley former first vice president of United States Steel and one of the Carnegie Boys says his separation from wife started in New York a year ago will likely lead to divorce proceedings. He says the action will not be contested and notes Mrs Gayley was born Julia Thurston Gardner a Standish descendant. He refused to discuss specifics but indicated divorce proceedings would begin soon probably in Nevada.
In Tacoma on August 16 a feud between the Rockefeller and Hill Ones erupts as laborers under Division Supt. W. C. Albee of the Northern Pacific tear up 40 feet of track linking the waterfront Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound line with the Tacoma mill tracks. Water was turned on by the mill company, later Milwaukee road workers relaid the damaged section.
In St Louis on August 16 Rev Jacob Meeker of the Compton Heights Congregational Church preached a short sermon to beer garden patrons after trustees cut Sunday evening lighting. He spoke from an improvised platform amid beer tables a theatre and a dancing pavilion drawing about 1000 listeners who cheered.
President Taft’s Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition itinerary faced opposition from expo officials who say the plan is too exclusive. They want Taft to meet the people of Washington and the Northwest, attend a Thursday Amphitheatre address, and participate in a Friday parade rather than confined golf and private banquets.
Hundreds of workers at the sweltering blast furnaces of a monster steel plant threaten to leave if beer is not supplied. A petition signed by many asks Mayor Knotts to permit beer delivery to private homes, arguing beer as food and stimulant.
The Stone-Fisher Co requests council to move auto drivers from University and Second streets corner near shop show windows. Manager says parked cars obstruct view and business. Earthquake in Japan report notes 41 deaths and 168 serious injuries from the quake north of Riwa Omi.
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