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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1911
Page
3
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Dr John Grant Lyman of Los Angeles is en route in custody to McNeil Island Federal Prison to serve at least 14 months for conspiracy to escape from an Oakland hospital last summer. After release he faces a Los Angeles trial for using the mails in a land sale tied to the Panama Canal, involving several individuals.
Reading like a prophetic vision John Redmonds introduction to Home Rule Notes foresees a reborn Irish parliament opening with the king in person and notes the loyalty such an occasion would inspire among the Irish people.
Wholesale arrests of hotel owners and busy city figures are expected after investigations by the state game warden’s office culminated in a raid on the Hotel Portland the Hotel Oregon the University club the Louvre cafe and Mace’s market. Deer meat wild ducks and other game unlawfully possessed were seized.
Shawnee Oklahoma December 25 The fifth set of twins was born to Mr and Mrs Ellis Brown. The new arrivals are boys. The Browns have been married seven years and all ten of their children are living.
George P. Thurney, soon to wed, lies in a Los Angeles hospital with a fractured skull after an accident near Beattie Automobile School on Broadway. He is unconscious and may die as doctors fight to save him.
A large group of missionaries and their families reach San Francisco aboard the liner Manchuria from Shang The refugees include 20 children and endured a perilous trek through China with dangerous river travel and extreme hunger.
Grand Junction Colorado December reports Cherokee Bill a Native American reputedly 114 years old and titled America's oldest man announces retirement after a lifetime of hard labor starting at age 14. He cites wanting to retire with $106000 but says he cannot achieve it. He is said to have 200 pounds of concealed gold valued at about 75000 to 80000, earned in latter years through gold mining in Leadville Cripple Creek and along the Grand River.
In Flagstaff a Kentucky rooted family feud turned fatal when John McCoy shot Luke O’Brien at Brannigan's ranch near Bellmont. O’Brien died in hospital while Pat McCoy, son of John, holds McCoy’s killer in jail.
In San Francisco December 25 a stenographer's bill for transcripts of testimony amounts to 40000 dollars for 20 volumes of typing. Stenographer A J Gerwin's bill covers transcribing one of the supreme court's most expensive appeals. Attorney Samuel Shortridge represents Pepa De Laveaga in the matter. Marie C De Laveaga died leaving most of her estate to Pepa. The superior court ruled the will not the last, citing undue influence. The appeal rests on technical errors.
H W Pohlman of Beattle an Iron Workers union official and key witness in the dynamite inquiry has reached Los Angeles and visited Special Prosecutor Lawler for several hours His presence follows heightened federal scrutiny. Later a city patrolman admonished loitering at Sixth and Broadway triggering a riot call by Neil OBrien a former officer.
Arthur Gray admitted to police he burglarized a house, misjudging it for his own. He bowed to fate when shown footprints leading to a window where a pan of dough was rising.
An unusually virulent diphtheria outbreak sweeps Berlin with several hundred cases last week. Poor districts face crowded conditions as lactation wards at Charite and Empress Friedrich hospitals reach capacity. Sir Charles Tupper III, once Canadian premier, remains seriously ill in London with bronchitis.
Official State Department reports indicate two Japanese infantry battalions and a machine gun detachment are en route to Hankow China with an expected arrival date of December 31. The move signals heightened Japanese military activity in the region during the period.
Officials highlight Seattle as the healthiest city in the nation citing strong public health metrics and widespread access to wellness resources. The announcement emphasizes obesity reduction, clean air initiatives, and robust community health programs across neighborhoods.
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