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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1909
Page
1
In Worth, Washington Georgette Roth recounts a harrowing tale of a newborn baby found left in snow by a track, a desperate escape from danger, and a desperate plea to return to Germany. The narrative ties in family tensions, a planned marriage, and a cruel chase across continents as a dramatic life unfolds.
Vice President Sherman and Speaker Cannon presided as the Sixty sixth Congress reconvened in December. Officials planned to adjourn until tomorrow while the senate and house prepare for lively debates and to notify the president of any members who died during the vacation period.
Matt Starwich deputy sheriff testified he removed all slot machines from saloons under Sheriff Hodge and later allowed them back in after Vanderveer's instruction. He said Vanderveer directed the machines be kept off boats and near Seattle was off limits. John Liner corroborated Vanderveer’s role in returning machines to owners during the Smith era. The panel planned further testimony from Renton saloon keepers as jurors arrived.
The dispatch describes a frail baby saved on a track and a companion in precarious condition hospitalised near a divide. A guardian faces a perplexing choice as the father travels overseas to assemble the scattered party.
William J. Calhoun, a Chicago attorney long kept by major railroads as counsel, has accepted the post as minister to China. His swift confirmation is seen as ending federal embarrassment over the unfilled mission after earlier recalls and diplomatic frictions in Cuba Venezuela and with Castro era tensions.
The excerpt sketches a Pittsburgh street idea to lure riders by hanging signs on crowded cars. It suggests people imagine trains on Seattle lines like Madison, Ballard, and Green Lake while cartoonist Stanley adds a visual.
A janitor Gordon Hanson pleaded guilty to bootlegging after telling a patrolman he would force liquor with no license. He paid a $60 fine before Justice John B. Gordon. F Morl, Japanese, and Frank MacLaughline were fined $60 each for selling liquor to officers. A. E. Guy, drug store proprietor, was fined $100 after admitting he sold whisky to an officer under false pretenses.
Rain to fall tonight and Tuesday with warmer conditions and east winds. Maximum temperature in the last 24 hours is 36 degrees and minimum temperature is not provided.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen has 101000 members including freight and passenger brake and conductors, train baggagemen and switchmen. It is not connected with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, or the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors. If a strike is called it affects about 50 members.
In York on December 6, the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen named Grand and First Vice Presidents to decide whether to walk out or stay at work as railroads face a 10 percent wage demand. The movement, aimed at 101,000 trainmen, is to be kept separate from the Switchmen's Union strike activity.
Mia Anderson, a deaf mother of three, struggles after desertion and poverty. She currently cleans in downtown buildings, but wages are low and hours long. She seeks home work or steady employment to support her children and gain independence. contact via Independent phone Red 162.
Officials of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific posted notices to receive perishable and time freight in Seattle. They recalled over 100 laid off freight handlers and clerks and sent trains east, to Tacoma, and north, amid reports of non-union dock work and union picket disputes.
An interview with a self described “Man-Out-of-a-Job” who survived Seattle’s post fair closure by improvising. He cites three keys nerve gab and sprinting ability and recounts breakfast thefts, milk jar improvisations, and walking past police with boldness, illustrating a harsh urban struggle.
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