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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
1
Rome mourns massive bomb and fire damage with estimates of hundreds of thousands dead or suffering. Survivors recount burned cities, starving babies, and widespread pillage as the nation confronts a moment of numb shock and horror.
The report says Goveled, improving daily, will travel to Olympia on January 11 to take the oath as governor. Doctors express confidence in his recovery and note relief from worry for him and his wife as he rests, eats, and sleeps well today.
The report describes passengers packed into Fourth Avenue and Green Lake line cars with seating capacities of 111 and 112, many standing to avoid contact. Women’s hats were knocked and clothes disordered as cars swayed. Similar overcrowding events occurred on Madison Street and Wallingford avenues, prompting criticism that Seattle streetcars are rotten and need a remedy. The Star vows to identify blame if changes aren’t made.
City chemist Gregori of Messina narrates surviving a ferry wreck when the tremor shattered the boat. He describes endless horror in Reggio and Messina, with scenes of dead bodies, insane survivors, and a sea that opened beneath the vessel. He fainted upon arrival and lies in serious condition.
The Star delays a full MeMix photograph due to the stubborn grip bearing his name on it. Two briefs days yield progress as we printed the feet and aim to show the complete image tomorrow. The paper defends the effort with Shakespearean allusions and calls for patience from readers.
In Paso Robles California Dee 30 the patient Cosgrove shows remarkable improvement. He interviewed friends in the sun parlor yesterday afternoon and last evening chatted with events in the hotel lobby. His general condition is better than for many months. Fr W Sawyer Director.
Bank clearings and balances reported for Seattle and Portland. Seattle shows clearings of 1 480 170.94 with balances of 256 906.46 and 799 040.00 61 486.00 respectively. Portland records clearings of 1 032 624.00 with a balance of 187 597.00.
Erick Engel, held after a fight with Raymond Wickham, told Police Captain McDonald he believes his wife may be dead and that he will take his own life if she is confirmed missing. He said he had been drinking and had struck Wickham. Engel was discharged by the judge and left to continue searching for his wife and children.
Fair tonight and Thursday with light northeast winds. Gentle air flow expected across the region with dry conditions. No precipitation anticipated and temperatures likely to stay mild.
Australian liner Moana, which departed on December 4 for Sydney, faced severe weather en route to Honolulu arriving December 12. She then left Honolulu the same day for Sydney as crews considered jettisoning part of her cargo after storms that delayed the Empress of Japan.
Fifty armed citizens scour Skagit County woods for Joe Nicolas a 23 year old Filipino who killed Jose Santos’s 2 month old infant and wounded Santos’s 1 year old daughter and shot George A Brown on a Port Blakeley street. Nicolas fled after evading Frank McDermott’s bloodhounds leaving only shoes and a hat. He had threatened vengeance after eviction from Santos home following a Christmas day dispute. Nicolas bought a revolver in Seattle and attacked the Santos family then Brown who he mistook for an officer before fleeing toward Pleasant Beach. Further details unnamed.
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