15 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
1
United Press reports near Weston Texas that about 1500 federal troops clashed with insurrectos near Navarre. Fierce fighting forced back rebels as cavalry captured prisoners and seized arms. darkness halted pursuit. Reinforcements arrived with rebels retreating to a new position. battle expected to continue at daylight.
Katie Mang a 16 year old from Canton is described as obsessed with clothes and jewelry by five alienists who say her mind is consumed by vanity. She faces murder charges for poisoning her older sister. autopsy found poison after the sister’s death. The experts predict proceedings may be quashed and she could be detained in an asylum. Her father Goothart Mans expresses harsh views about her fate.
A man on a forest road confronted by a masked robber who demanded all he had. The assailant seized a package containing a pound of food, then fled after a brief exchange. The victim watched his supper vanish in the dark and later bought another pound.
Thomas Hurke announces his ban from the committee of 50 with remit to apend Carnegie's 16 million dollars to international peace. The commission, including college presidents and national figures, will be organized at once to continue the work of peace foundations.
Dec 15 report says Breinheim, recently acquitted of murdering her husband and mother, rented a cot in a Paris suburb and plans to return to live. She has stayed in England since acquittal and is rumored to move in gay circles.
In Francisco on December 15, Frank Meyer testified that he only threw the man down three flights of stairs and struck him. He faces charges of assault with intent to commit murder in connection with the incident.
Mrs Mary Aber. GTON December 15. She claims a teacher set her 12yearold son on fire in a public school incident involved a collection of myths tales and plans to raise the matter with school heads authorities.
An OCR fragment reports occasional rain and moderate winds with fog. It mentions Paul Primrose and hollyhocks near street corners and shop windows, all in a quaint local-weather style from a historical page.
New York report states Miss Vivian Gould daughter of George J. Gould, 20, engaged to Lord Decies John Graham Hope Horsley Beresford, fifth baron of the house of Decies, 44. The couple will marry, confirming a high society match.
In Houston on December 15 mounted Officer Lubbock of the city police shot James Fife, another mounted officer, likely fatally. Fife was with Lubbock’s daughter on the street when he opened fire as they confronted each other. Miss Lubbock shielded her father during the incident amid disputed attentions.
Three thousand sleeping car porters on West lines petitioned the Pullman Palace Car company for higher wages. They seek a flat monthly salary of 45 to 50 dollars instead of the current 83 1/3 cents per day, citing the high cost of living.
About 60 heartsick women and a dozen mere males plus one suffraginfant met in Victoria city hall to form a women's suffrage society for the city.
Henry Rosenthal, a wealthy Washington social figure, was bound and gagged in a Cairo apartment as a couple and an accomplice presented compromising photos and demanded 5000 dollars. Mrs James Knott, James Knott and Alton Armstrong were arrested on charges of attempting the badger game.
A jumble of historical questions and names notes death age distributions from 40 to 49, a Utah case of a condemned murderer choosing shooting, U S population centers in 1790 and 1960, and mentions of James Esary ship ro ge, Captain Larsen Sea Wolf, Jack London works, tugboat Vancouver, John Hughes Puget Sound shores, Lillico the launch king, and a pet seagull.
In Tacoma a man named Truax faced Judge Arnison on a charge of threatening to harm John Wheeler, husband of Truax’s former sweetheart. Despite long-ago bonds and care given at Wheeler’s home, truax received a six month peace bond set at one thousand dollars as the court warned that violence could escalate to murder. After the hearing the men shook hands.
Four girls walk and chat after a laundry visit. They discuss a neck jerk from an incident, worry about hair getting caught, and vow to take more care to avoid injury. The local scene captures daily chatter and mild concern.
Rob ert J Miller and wife filed a complaint to enjoin coal bunkers and stables at 26th nv 8 and Dear born st claiming nuisance from dumping coal. terrible noise. stables breed flies. employees speak loudly and sometimes use profane language. neighbors suffer.
Algodt Lind a junior in the classical department has passed the Rhodes scholarship examinations. William E. Milne and Stanley Yates of Whitman college also passed.
BALTIMORE MD December 15 Willie Hoppe the billiard expert was married here yesterday at the cathedral to Miss Alice Walsh daughter of Thomas Walsh a wealthy New York clothing manufacturer. The couple first met three years ago in Atlantic City where Hoppe saved her life.
M. H. Stewart of Alberta sails to Ireland to recruit one thousand school teachers for Alberta and Saskatchewan as part of an education expansion plan.
In Olympia a jury of state house stenographers and wives of merchants decided a case last week. An appeal by the losers contends women have no right to sit on juries and will be tested in higher court. Meanwhile the boilermakers’ strike ended as 50,000 Ship Building Employes’ Federation workers returned to work under terms accepted today.
The Star editor faces contempt trial before Judge Gilliam. The defense argues courts must allow public criticism, citing Seymour D. Thompson on Stapleton case and noting elected judges in Colorado and the press right to critique public officials.
Mrs. C. L. Freeman of Kansas City claims to have lived as a alley cat before reincarnating as a wealthy theosophist. She keeps a palatial home for stray cats and says she understands animals and will recognize them if they appear in human form.
A confidential war department report on Pacific coast defenses was withheld after a Taft administration meeting. Representative McLachlan and allied editors advocate publication, arguing the nation is unprepared for war and needs truth about army numbers guns and fortifications.
Rescue efforts press on as twelve miners remain trapped in the Leyden coal mine after an explosion. Fire, smoke, and toxic gases hinder progress while diversions focus on access to the lower level where the men have lived since yesterday. An interurban wreck in Tacoma will be investigated Friday by the state railroad commission.
A. V. Rossi and M. T. Smith of the Seattle Tacoma interurban pleaded guilty to larceny in failing to cancel tickets. Rossi was fined 50 dollars plus costs and given 20 days in jail, sentence suspended. The hearing occurred in Tacoma before Justice De Witt M. Evans.
Dense fog shrouded Puget Sound as the Kitsap collided with the Indianapolis's launch Columbia near Luna Park. Columbia engineer Aubrey P. Venen died. Capt Eustus survived. The Kitsap, valued at 45 000, insured 37 500, sank later after the collision. Indianapolis helped rescue 30 passengers and 13 crew. Marine Inspectors plan witnesses. no date for investigation set.
The Northwestern Improvement Company seeks to reduce a King County coal land tax assessment of 2.5 million dollars and asks for a 5 percent interest rate on delinquent taxes. Deputy Prosecutor H S Chase presents the offer but county commissioners reject the proposal and plan to distrain the company’s property.
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