05 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1912
Page
1
Judge Weil Tera filed a motion on February 5 concerning placement of Mouth, a child of Mrs. A. The document notes the condition of placing Mouth with her, mentioning the tongue and related assertions.
An early 20th century profile traces Tom Wilson's rise from Princeton insurgent to Woodrow Wilson candidate for president. Oliver P. Newman reports from Trenton and beyond on Wilson's career arc, his clashes with trustees, and his image as a reformer. The Star promises the six chapter feature starting next Wednesday.
Rev A W Leonard condemns Parish and Gill in sermon, endorsing George F Cotterill as the progressive candidate. He questions Parish’s business experience and warns against a partisan, law-enforcing city administration while praising Cotterill’s record and moral fitness.
The Nebraska Commoner, Bryan's paper, rebuts Senator Halley's charge that William Jennings Bryan is in politics for money. It says Bryan saved about 1000 dollars annually during his four years in Congress and since has earned mainly from writing and lecturing with most talks non political.
Two meetings of the Seattle Quiz Congress are set for this week at the M C A auditorium. The first is Wednesday night and the second Thursday night. Mayoralty hopefuls T A Parish and H C Gill are invited to speak, as is corporation counsel candidate H Caldwell. Followed by council candidates led by J Jacobs, with about 30 more to be heard before the primary election. The Central W C T U meets tomorrow at 3 30 in the new Plymouth church.
Overland limited No. 1 derailed at Applegate early this morning while westbound. Engineer Charlie Brown of Sacramento missing, fireman Clark of Roseville badly injured. The Mallet locomotive turned over and a brakeman is badly hurt. No passengers reported injured.
Walter H. Beebe, 50, proprietor of a Firat Avenue shooting gallery, was found dead in bed at 611 Cherry Street by his roommate with six gas burners burning. The case notes a family in the East and reports of a prior domestic incident involving Mrs. Olive Gregory and a jail term for her spouse.
Washington reports La Follette’s supporters consider withdrawing him from the Republican bid due to health. An unofficial statement was prepared by his allies though La Follette has not been consulted and could veto the move.
Thomas A. Pariah spoke in Rainiee Valley area meetings at Hillman City Columbia and Dunlap. At Columbia a cordial audience of four women, a small boy and others listened while at Dunlap 19 men and women plus children and dogs attended, one dog ejected amid disorder. Ole Hanson spoke at Hillman City and suggested small crowds were caused by rival blue advertising efforts. The North Seattle meetings face a conspiracy theory blaming local opposition for weak turnout.
In a county jail case, 19 year old E. E. Andrews already serving for forgery allegedly continued to forge checks and handed them to visiting friends. Jack Kaet ziner and Charles Moulton have been arrested. Earl Hackleman is sought. Kaet ziner was nabbed at the jail after deputies found five checks on him.
Washington reports military preparations for U S intervention in the Mexican uprising are complete and 25 000 troops may be mobilized for an immediate advance unless Mexico’s government offers assurances that foreign interests will be protected. Mexico’s reply to Taft’s ultimatum is expected within 48 hours.
The trials of F. Kra Bender and A. Maple for conspiring to dynamite the Hall of Records will begin Feb. 13. Bert H. Conners faces a similar charge with a trial date to be set Feb. 13 after the jury for Conners was discharged with a 10 to 2 acquittal.
Peggy Dunbar, a young vaudeville singer, says her husband Harold True abandoned her, leaving her penniless and ill. He reportedly told her he would beat it while she endured hunger, with the hotel manager and city doctor aiding her as she loses her voice and faces recovery and support needs.
Registration reaches 61 254 with 27 415 filed in two days as books move to residence districts. The drive continues through February 13 with Prefontaine building hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Wednesday and Saturday evening hours extend to 9 p.m. Ballard notes the largest year-to-year increase yet.
Judge J T Ronald refuses to sentence a 16 year old horse thief, promising a job instead. He argues most youths are not criminals, urges mercy, and says society gains more by helping youth become good citizens than by punishment. The case highlights a philosophy favoring rehabilitation over jail.
Washington February 5. Congressman Slayden moved to suspend rules and pass a resolution declaring the house's sense against a third term for any president. The move targets Roosevelt, with Norris taking charge of the insurgent opposition as lawmakers crowded the floor to avoid quorum.
Two robberies blamed on youths were reported today. East Union drug store at 18th and Union was entered and taken for about 30 dollars in goods. Alma grocery at 20th and Union lost about 10 dollars of items including baseballs mitts cigarets and other youth appealing goods.
Falcon Joulin and W H Parsons join banker John Schram and businessmen F K E Barbour and EF Webster in Alaska grand jury indictments arising from the Washington Alaska bank collapse. Parsons calls the charges unjust and notes the 1905 to 1911 ownership timeline and subsequent merger.
In Fort Worth the jury pool for J. B. Snead, millionaire banker, faces search amid bitter courtroom mood. The defense plans to invoke unwritten law to justify the shooting, seeking married jurors, while Snead’s team argues A G Boyce Jr and his father abducted Mrs Snead from a sanitarium and Boyce Jr later eloped to Winnipeg.
In San Francisco on February 5 the Ninth Circuit heard a rehearing petition in the Hillman real estate fraud case. Attorneys sought to permit admission of Hillman’s private books as evidence arguing the court caused their grand jury presentation. Hillman, a Seattle real estate dealer, is sentenced to two and a half years at McNeill Island prison.
A weather note says occasional rain will affect the area tonight and Tuesday with moderate easterly winds. Noon temperature reads 47 degrees.
A Seattle millinery dealer reports a shift to oversized, expensive hats for spring. The new wide brim sailors, chocolate sundae brown, Napoleon triumph, and aero plane styles promise dramatic headpieces that will consume more gas and tax money, much to men’s consternation.
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