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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
1
A large red auto caravan distributed shoes clothing and toys to about twenty homes in the Lawton and Ballard areas last night as The Star's Bachelors fulfilled holiday gifts. Santa’s helpers visited homes from Pike to Fremont with neighbors and editors aiding the effort while plans continued for further deliveries next week.
Reports from New York Brooklyn mention a letter from Dr. Frederick Cook rejecting Copenhagen’s rejection of his records and promising to return to Utah with instruments and more data. Cook’s brother criticizes his science, while backers doubt his honesty and claim he may prove polar achievement first.
President Taft and Captain Archibald Butt stroll through Washington on Christmas Eve. Taft stops at a shop, spies a Russian leather bag, and exchanges merry greetings with a quartet of revelers who toast the holiday as Butt guids the pair past a glowing city.
In Roanoke Virginia on December 25 a record setting mainline freight train departed for Norfolk on the Virginian railway. The consist included 120 steel coal hoppers, each 44 feet long and loaded with 60 tons of coal, claimed to be the longest single-engine draw.
The city finance committee grants a 10 cent a day raise for 30 city linemen. A train robbery case involves Charles Howells and Chief Ward over silk underwear. A habeas corpus case frees a wife from her husband as Robert Cravens and judge rulings surface. A coroner’s officer disputes a diamond medal display. Chamber leaders question 95 000 for a city horse stable. Barber’s itch disputes prompt notices from D and B firms and Morse. Justice Brown makes a terse remark about fresh cases.
Philadelphia social rider Miss Kitty Smith models a full riding outfit described as the latest in society wear. The ensemble features all wool knickerbockers, a broad brim hat, and a unique feminine outer garment suitable for equestrian display.
Washington and Jefferson college and the Washington Female Seminary quarreled over the theft of a cat for vivisection. Seniors seized Tabby from the seminary. college staff and President Moffat rescued the cat from an operating table before surgery. The incident ended with the cat returned to the seminary and a rift between the schools.
Twenty five individuals were released from the city jail this morning after offering diverse excuses. The list ranged from Yuletide frenzy to missing homes and odd antics, with a dozen more to face Police Judge John B. Gordon Monday for further hearings.
New York reports a short honeymoon lasting seven days ending in a public divorce case. Brokaw and his wife aired petty jealousies and marital strife in court, prompting laughter from the city as they consider reconciling, a familiar trend in high society divorces.
New York dispatch notes a Dec 26 reception for Barbara Spanagel known as Nana who served the Bauer family for sixty years since 1849. Invitations went to John and Mrs Bauer of East New York, honoring Nana for lifelong service and nursing four Bauer children.
San Rafael Cal December 26 James McCue once enemy of William Bradbury sends Christmas greeting to the prisoner at San Quentin. The prosecutor says I forgive Bradbury but will not advocate his pardon until he proves reform and pays his debts. he adds he has sent Bradbury to prison instead of the poorhouse. McCue’s condition is not thought dangerous after a buggy accident left him head first in lumber.
Seattle switchmen met at the Labor Temple after Chicago talks to press for immediate reinstatement of all strikers. Railroads offered to take back workers as positions open but only if every striker is rehired on the spot, a condition seen as unlikely to be accepted without universal reinstatement. President Hawley supports unconditional reinstatement, while Chicago conference is to set pay rates and assess union demands.
In Newark New Jersey four young brothers living in a mud floor hut at the foot of the Orange mountains were unfamiliar with Santa Claus until they were rescued by J W Kimball of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The family of six shared one room for bedroom kitchen and dining with worn patched clothing and no shoes. The rescue took place yesterday at a lumber camp under the Engle Mock area as Kimball visited the workers.
Cincinnati December 25. John Warren is held at police headquarters on suspicion as officers investigate his odd acts named Jack the Door Dauber. Residents report doorknobs smeared with tar across Carlisle avenue while Warren was found tarning a doorknob with a brush and a pot of tar. A trail of tarred doorknobs extends for blocks.
A Christmas Eve fire at 1811 BE Madison Street started when a heavily lit tree toppled in the home of W B Michaels. The blaze caused $380 in damages, mainly to living room furniture valued at $250 and the building at $50, with the fire department extinguishing the flames.
Bluefields Nicaragua reports Christmas in name only as 2000 captured government troops at Rama endure sickness hunger and wounds. American aid is scarce and antiseptics lacking. Captain Shibley leads relief efforts with soup kitchens in Rama and Bluefields as General Estrada restarts his march toward Managua next week.
Wis. judge permits jurors to drink whiskey in the morning and beer with meals while they sit through Christmas. Jurors may visit theatres and bowling alleys under court escort as Ward B. Hedger’s murder case proceeds, amid skepticism from lawyers over prior juror alcohol.
In San Francisco on Christmas Eve R. Sharp, a laborer, was struck and fatally injured by a Fillmore streetcar while crossing the street. He died after being thrown under the wheels, as onlookers noted he appeared dazed. Authorities search for his relatives who delayed dinner awaiting word.
Mrs. Josephine Zimmerman was found dead on Christmas Eve beneath the Halsted Street viaduct in Chicago. She wore a wedding ring and two other rings plus earrings, and appeared inadequately clothed for the cold.
M T Hill a young teamster, despondent over illness and a desertion by his lover who fled to Auburn New York, cut his throat and drowned himself in a bath tub at the Portola lodging house. The body was found by roomer R M Buchart on Christmas morning in Sacramento California.
A brief literary fragment recalls a couple’s exchange about returning home after six months. Ally Sipper’s quote reflects fear of darkness and longing for home in a personal, domestic moment.
The Star defends Sheriff Hodge against political attacks praising his graft stopping record. It reaffirms support for his honest conduct and promises continued backing from The Star and honest readers. The note extends Christmas greetings to Hodge his wife and four sons and wishes a good New Year.
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