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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
1
Chicago report compiles 1910 losses across categories from fires and mine disasters to rail and weather accidents. It notes forest fires at 20 million dollars, total fire and public loss at 222 million, and rail fatalities peaking in Washington snow slides with 118 deaths.
The Seattle Star editor was jailed in King county for four months for contempt of court, prompting protest over whether a newspaper may censure a court before a ruling is final. The piece argues such power threatens liberty and urges legal reform to curb judicial overreach.
J A A Burroughs of friatos tied the knot with 3 515 couples in a single day an extraordinary run of weddings alongside a triple union of three runaways from Virginia The man kept a diary for 58 years never missing an entry until illness halted him Daniel Wernter Moore of Dover New Jersey also preserved a 58 year diary with the last entry noting his illness The report hints at a court decision Halstead in Kansas involving a $100 fine to spank a wife
FP. R. Shoemaker, a car repairer, tried the bare handed treatment on his wife after she expressed desire to go to the depot with a friend. He was fined $100 in Christmas money.
Dental experts treated Carrie Mangino, a schoolgirl, by attaching four teeth including the eye teeth to relieve nerve pressure. By drawing the teeth they say the pressure is released and the eyes are now straight. They consider it a sure cure.
A rusty grackle with a broken wing disrupted court near Jamaica Court in New York as Magistrate Fitch adjourned the session. The bird was captured and given to a court clerk who plans to nurse it back to health before release.
A Seattle city-wide plea asks if New Year celebrations will honor decency or repeat prior years of drunken revelry. The writer questions midnight scenes, dress, and behavior, urging a healthy, wholesome, normal end to the old year and a modest start to the new. It argues to protect souls and honor against dive-keeper profits.
Miss Louise Retting heiress to millions eloped to Los Angeles with George L. Kroeger a drugstore clerk in Pasadena. The bride daughter of Charles F. Retting a Grand Rapids Michigan furniture manufacturer.
A humorous note from Freddie the office boy questions the price of roast pork at twenty cents a pound after Christmas. The piece mocks the New Year feast plans with icing and sausages while expressing a wish for roast pork despite the high cost and festive confusion.
Madisonville Louisiana December 31 Mrs Annie Edwards of New Orleans was fatally bitten by an alligator after overturning her automobile and being hurled into the Telefund a river. She could not swim to shore as the reptile seized her.
Water will be shut off tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Klickitat avenue and 16th avenue 8. W. from Spokane Street to Railroad Avenue, and on Spokane Street from 15th avenue 8. to 30th avenue 8. W. and adjacent areas to old Georgetown limits including South Seattle.
A seven person party arrived in Seward over the winter trail led by a woman, traveling from the Imnoke and Iditarod districts in 19 days of actual travel, marking the first group to reach the port this season.
A garbled 1912 era clipping mentions figures like Gill Forth Superintendent, Taft, LaFellette, and names such as John L Wilson and John E Humphries. It references promises and threats including recalling elections, returning land payments, and firing a sergeant, all in a disjointed stream of quoted lines.
A mechanic Henry Huber was cleaning a Buick owned by Dr. R J O Shea when a cigarette in his mouth caused a bigger noise as a gasoline tank played a prominent part. The incident occurred at 2 p m yesterday in Keystone Auto and Machine company garage Harvarday and Denny way. Missing Buick valued at 2500 insured and a garage and automobile tools worth 38500 uninsured.
An official of the customs service says frauds against the government have persisted for 15 years and will be exposed when the New Orleans sugar sampling grand jury finishes its work. An San Francisco investigation is also planned. A New Year dinner at Grandma Gorman's home will feature vegetables for the boys with activities planned in the afternoon and evening.
Arch Hoxsey, holder of the world altitude record, fell 800 feet and was killed instantly at 2 15 this afternoon at Dominguez Field Los Angeles.
Brighteyes the fox terrier and Sammy were spared by their owners after reading The Star yesterday. Sammy reunites with a boy at the pound as many call to save other dogs slated for New Year’s death. The Star urges would be rescuers to come Monday at 10 to claim the two additional dogs.
John B. Moissant the famed aviator who flew Paris to London and circled the Statue of Liberty died after his machine capsized at Harahan New Orleans. He fell a hundred feet and died two minutes after extraction. He had been aiming for the Michelin cup and was noted for his adventurous life including Central American intrigue and a prior prize for the Liberty statue flight.
Mrs Harold, divorced from Tim Berman, shot W R Wil lame and Sidney Marks after claiming they tried to kidnap her 2 year old daughter in Tacoma. Wil lame was wounded and hospitalized. Harold and Marks were jailed as police search for Harold, believed to be the instigator.
The Seattle Star invites readers to join stay at home tourists on a world tour starting Monday January 2. Readers are urged to buy a copy of the newspaper to participate and enjoy travel pictures and sights from across continents without leaving home.
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