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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1910
Page
6
Former congressional candidate Jo C. Sibley, who withdrew from the race in Franklin Pennsylvania, is under arrest on charges of conspiring to buy votes. Authorities say he spent substantial sums at the primaries to influence the election.
Fannie Sturgis, a 16 year old Olympia girl, was shot by Beck, 14, son of a U S Army lieutenant, who mistook her for a pheasant while she slept on blankets near the maneuver grounds. The stepdaughter of C J, she had been away on a camping trip. Authorities could not locate further details last night.
City health records show 191 deaths and 416 births in July with 215 males and 201 females. In July 1909 there were 154 deaths and 310 births. Health Officer J. E. Crichton notes the death tally is anomalous compared with France and other regions.
After two years of agitation the city council passed an ordinance authorizing 20000 for the Stone Avenue bridge. Seattle Electric Co must also contribute a like amount. The bridge will shorten travel time on Green Lake, Wallingford and Meridian lines by about ten minutes.
An American, J. B. Duke head of the tobacco trust, haggles with a Berkeley hotel cashier over a bill in London. He questions water, cab, and other charges for nearly an hour, though the total is under ten dollars. Duke is described as a plump, stolid figure in the scene.
In Paris reports Mascagni has unveiled a mechanical typewriter that fits on any piano. It records the tune played automatically, eliminating the need for the composer to write notes. It is claimed to function without mistakes.
Custer D. Aug. 23 farmers in the area abandon potato patches and head to forests to gather pine cones. Government pays 75 cents per bushel for cones to reseed burned Black Hill national reserve sections. One wagon load can be harvested daily bringing $30 to $40 per family.
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