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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
3
An old advertising snippet touts Pape's Diapep sin as the fastest, harmless fix for upset stomachs and indigestion. It promises relief within minutes and urges readers to keep a fifty cent case at home for family stomach derangements.
Reverently shown on the exact spot where John the Baptist cried in the wilderness. Part of a moving picture production by the Hatem Company to debut at Christmas time.
Salem Ore December 11 no decision was handed down in the Humphrey brothers murder case near Philomath. They will not be hanged with the five men slated for execution next Friday at the state prison.
Salem Oregon December article describes Gov West considering duck hunting out of state as Attorney Weatherford seeks a writ of probable cause to delay Taylor's execution. The case argues there was insufficient evidence for first degree murder.
Reading California December 11 a jury in the murder trial of William E Clements acquitted him of killing his mother's killer William C Landis after only two ballots. Expectation grows that charges against Thompson and Griffiths for alleged complicity will be dismissed.
Reports from federal soldiers say American mining engineers William Bally and James Little were killed by Yaqui Indians in Central Sonora. Bally, nephew of Geo Young of Green Cananee Copper Co., and Little, son of a wealthy New York banker, had left Agua Prieta to inspect property near Mazatan.
United Press reports in San Mateo that Fred Pattison, former chauffeur for Mrs. Margaret I McNamara, won his wage claim for the New York trip. The case arose after Nicholas J McNamara, a San Francisco banker, had Pattison and Cora Perkins arrested on theft charges involving a $4,500 automobile, with Lamb awarding Pattison $120.
United States Senator Geo EB Chamberlain of Oregon stated the Soldiers Home at Sawtelle suffers from incompetence rather than dishonesty as investigators assess conditions. In Tacoma W J Connors, Buffalo political leader, and his wife commented that the nation should enjoy unprecedented prosperity.
A Seattle health claim says many thin people fail to assimilate food. Samose, a Mead terrainy supplement, supposedly aids digestion and builds firm flesh. The ad offers 60 cents to Bartell Drug Co. for a home box with a money back guarantee if no improvement in weight or strength.
The Beattie Philharmonic Orchestra opened its winter concert at the Metropolitan Theatre before a crowded house. The program pleased the audience and confirmed the group’s promise for the season with pianist Florence Wagner delivering an outstanding performance.
Clarence Darrow, labor attorney for the McNamara brothers, will go on trial January 6 for allegedly influencing juror Robert F. Dain in the McNamara case. Ford's assistant district attorney predicted no delay, noting Darrow was recently acquitted of influencing prospective juror George N. Lockwood.
Northwest stock proved superior in judging at Lewiston Idaho as six thousand spectators attended the Northwest Live Stock Show on December 11. The feature event included a stock parade in Spokane day, touted as the largest ever seen in the Pacific Northwest.
A petition presented to Mayor Wrankenberg carries over 600000 signatures from California schoolchildren endorsing sending the Liberty Bell to the Panama Pacific exposition in 2016. Walla Walla juror Maurer, late for a trial, blamed his auto. The judge fined the machine and released him on parole. Dance at Dreamland tonight.
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