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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
4
A Paterson social event ends in a comic disaster as Miss Williams bites into a tough pastry at a bridge party. She sues Miss Convoy for 6 dollars in damages after allegedly swallowing teeth and claiming an assault.
The piece mocks the money trust inquiry as it describes brokers like Frank Sturgis entertaining accounts of “catch and skin” schemes. It notes the exchange limits membership to 1100 seats and grants privileges like cheating creditors and using customer stock as collateral. It also highlights brokers betting both sides of Sugar Preferred and earning commissions, calling investors the “lambs.”
The article lauds U. S. Senator Miles Poindexter for aiding the recall of Judge Clinton W. Howard and U. S. District Attorney Coiner, framing it as a victory against corrupt appointments. It credits Poindexter with courage, cites past fights with Joe Cannon, and calls him a rising national progressive figure.
A notice outlines Professor Bill Taft’s appointment as Yale law professor after March 4, with a $5,000 salary and $8,000 private income. It notes he will lecture at other universities and in public halls on legal history and public questions. The piece references his brother Charlie and broader public approval.
The Editor's Mail questions Alden J. Blethen's guilt or innocence regarding the $12,000 chimes donated to the university, urging the welfare league and board of regents to resign or reform. The letter argues tainted money and tainted leaders alike merit scrutiny. It calls for integrity in university governance and accountability for Blethen.
One year ago summons were served on H. W. Poh man business agent of local 86 to appear before the federal grand jury in Los Angeles. Mayor Dilling urged the council to establish a tuberculosis hospital on Beacon hill.
A fragmented clipping hints at humorous growing pains in a public office. The text references a borrower, a man recalling a deer, and a woman who uses a public phone to share gossip with Mrs Jones about Mrs Smith’s husband. The tone suggests light anecdotes about office life.
A fire believed incendiary destroyed an area near 22nd rd aves with extensive damage to a fastlake. Three suspects linked to a Black Hand plot against a Seattle Electric construction foreman were arrested. The column jokes about film studios and a careless actor, and muses on a vegetarian pedestrian’s cross country walk from California to New York.
Vague recollections recall Denny Hill and figures like Dick Ballinger as mayor, era when slot machines operated, and the Star building burst. The text hints at a city of past views and familiar places now faded.
A fragmented note mentions a man who did his Christmas and squeezes the pole, a fighter unable to start a mill in the pink of condition, and a Groen take with no water. The readable text is sparse and cryptic.
John Bing fell from the 20th story of the High building and was buried with pomp after losing a small jack knife. Police search for a week failed to find the knife. Mrs Sadie Weepnomore, rescued from the steamer Snagstuck, mourns lost trunks with diamonds sealskin coats and more. She recalls losing trunk keys but notes they could not be opened anyway.
A preacher imagines an afterlife with universal equality and no social hierarchy. A society leader laments the idea, noting there would be no one to look down upon.
Members of the national association met yesterday and decided to raise prices ten percent. The secretary said the increase was due entirely to the law of supply and demand.
A jumble of stray facts mentions Jaytown Texas population quirks Seattle as largest city claim L A Smith building and Broadway bureau relocations. It also lists gift ideas and odd anecdotes about Brookside goats and a local Walker Everett Burnett recital with Hugo’s Jean Valjean.
A fragmented column mocks modern agricultural reform and eccentric ideas. It references a fisherman, an Eastern professor, and various everyday characters, highlighting confusion over farming methods and social norms.
Kalem company stars Gene Gauntier Robert G Vignola and Alice Hollister discuss their immersive study in the Holy Land for the Life of Christ films. Vignola explains Judas was driven by jealousy rather than pure evil and recalls on set dangers during desert shooting.
A reader praises Diggs for notable accomplishments and remarkable endurance. The comment compares him to a social debutante, highlighting refinement and public presence as part of his character.
Charlie G Heifner and Judge Will Ring, both potential cabinet nominees for secretary of the interior, exchanged friendly remarks in Seattle on Wednesday. They said they would be delighted if the other secured the post, as long as the speaker didn’t win himself.
Eggs dropped to 38 cents a dozen on Wednesday with a two cent decline from the day before. Storage eggs make up about a third of trade while demand remains tepid. Eastern storage egg prices hold steady.
In Los Angeles on December 19, builder Chas H. Day identified wreckage portions of the Kearny hydroplane found off Redondo Beach. The discovery suggests likely death of aviator Horace Kearny and passenger Chester Lawrence, missing since their flight from Santa Monica to San Francisco. A pontoon, rudder and wing fragment were recovered, with a shirt and vest seen nearby.
W J Circle 56 and W W Circle 51, long separated after roaming the country, met in Puyallup today for the first time since boyhood in Glen Wilton Virginia. W J Circle works at Washington Mattress and lives in Strathmore apartments Harrison Avenue.
Vancouver police confirm H. T. Carney’s arrest links him to Quinn Miller, the San Diego bank embezzlement suspect who allegedly diverted sixty five thousand pounds.
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