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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1910
Page
5
Portland reports Eva Baker a 50 year old inmate at St hospital is badly burned after a Christmas tree fire. She wore a Santa Claus beard which caught fire from candles. bystander Charles Cragster smothered the flames with a tablecloth. She will die.
Deputy Prosecutor accused Fyaad of killing Nichola years ago but the jury found him not guilty after forty minutes. The defendant remained impassive as attorneys argued and comments from jailer and prosecutors contrasted with his demeanor.
United Press reports famine in Kiang Su and Anhui provinces where about three million Chinese starve. The vast two province population reaches 37 million. Foreign missions relief efforts have failed. The International Board of Foreign Missions seeks 1 million dollars and the Red Cross is urged to raise funds.
William F. Braun of Pittsburg a longtime dancing master now a performer predicts wild moves like the Texas Tom to trend in Seattle. He notes roots in the turkey trot Frisco rag and sewing roll and says the era is fierce. Braun plans to visit Japan soon. The Schubert club will stage The Pirates of Penzance at Moore theatre January 20 and 21.
A rare Jewish capital snow event brings Jerusalem blanketed in white. The grainy photo from Gordon’s Hill shows the German Church spire and the city walls, noting snow is unusual in Palestine and not common each year.
Tacoma December 26 Mrs Kvalshaug will be tried again for the murder of her husband Martin Kvalahaug in South Tacoma. Prosecutor McMurray confirmed the third trial after a bid to dismiss the case failed. Co defendant Charles Newcombe was convicted first, sentenced to hang, and now appeals to the U S Supreme Court.
The Nigger at The Moore draws notice for its provocative South scenes and strong performances by Florence Roberts and Thurlow Burgen. The Great Chinatown Trunk Mystery at the Grand, What Happened to Jones at Seattle Theatre, Sold Into Slavery at Alhambra, and The Matinee Girl at Lois Theatre are also reviewed with emphasis on cast and reception. John Yoreck admits beating his wife during six months of marriage. judge sentences him to jail.
Famed baritone Emilio De Gogorta will be the soloist when the Beattle Symphony Orchestra performs at the Moore Theatre on Thursday night January 6. De Gogorza previously appeared at the Grand Theatre several years ago.
San Francisco singer San Francisco Texas Guinan who starred in The Kissing Girl in Seattle has added the turkey trot to her repertoire and will introduce it in the Eastern cities.
Snohomish logger Mike Donnelly fired several shots at City Marshal Norton yesterday and fled. A posse of about 200 pursues him across the country. Donnelly is suspected in a recent hold up at Sultan near Enloon. Norton was unharmed. Leo Laker of the Taxicab company was robbed of $10 at Fifth Ave. W and Highland Drive. the robber’s description is unclear.
West Union Ohio December twenty six Adams county politicians press for a grand jury investigation into eight adjoining counties alleging wholesale vote buying in the last election. They accuse Pike Lawrence Jackson Gallia Beloto Clermont Highland and Brown counties of registering hundreds of purchased votes.
The committee of representative citizens will not select candidates for the city council. They will report the filing names and make recommendations after the filing period ends. A meeting Thursday evening at the Chamber of Commerce rooms will act on the report and adopt constitutions and by laws. New officers January 9. John F Murphy becomes prosecuting attorney of King County Willianna treasurer M L Hamilton and David McKenzie commissioners. Auditor Case County Clerk Sickles and Sheriff Hodge reelected and County Commissioner Rutherford a holdover.
The Bachelors club of Wecota, South Dakota, once promoting bachelorhood, now advertises for women to join and lists spouses by age, physical condition, wealth and other details. Members include barbers, telegraph operators, printers, teachers, grain dealers, and others.
In Jasper Georgia on December 26 Carter Lingerfelt an alleged moonshiner fired on Reverend W J Kimmon after being denied entry to a church. Kimmon returned fire and killed Lingerfelt with a single pistol shot.
A report from Marfa says Mexican insurrectos looted a ranch near San Carlos taking 250 horses and 15 cattle. It is rumored they also seized the town of San Carlos.
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