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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1910
Page
4
Fragmentary notes describe a courtroom testimony about a man killed by an axe in Oklahoma. The witness Peter Teal testifies about an alleged lover and the involvement of the father figure connected to the victim and the suspect.
The readable text references a building reconstruction at West Re and a short time in Seattle Heights. Names and events are unclear due to damaged OCR. The fragment hints at a severe injury connected to a wiring or cable incident and a originating period in the Dillabough era.
In a fragmentary report from Vancouver BC a brief scene recalls a couple’s night out and a sudden event. The text mentions Barnet and a theatre visit followed by a walk home and a surprising moment at home. The account is unclear and partially obscured by OCR errors but implies a domestic disturbance or incident after the evening.
Fragments show four men were found guilty and sentenced on February 16 to years in a federal penitentiary for conspiracy related to sugar weighing and dockside activities. Names appear as Kehoe Edwards Patrick J and Hoon. Details are incomplete in the clipping.
Fragmentary notes describe a butcher shop dealing with finances and pricing. The garbled text mentions a farmer, two hoes, and a price around 2.45 dollars, but details are unclear and movements of money or items remain ambiguous.
Walter Snyder of Lebanon Oregon mailed a marriage appeal in wrapping paper en route to Beattie Seattle. A Seattle paper mill buyer found the note and a pretty girl replied sparking hopes of a marriage. The girl plans to move to Lebanon to help run the mill.
In Chinatown San Francisco on Feb 10 the area celebrants including cousins from Seattle Oakland Los Angeles and Portland gather for a festive gambling day. Stores close behind barred shutters as chip rattles and player shouts fill the quarter amid efforts to keep residents undisturbed. A separate report notes a Chinese boy badly mangled after being dragged under a slow moving streetcar, the driver fainting at the scene.
A voice urges patients to choose a single trusted doctor for cough treatment and to avoid juggling multiple remedies. The message emphasizes asking the doctor which medicine is best and sticking with it for seventy years of described effectiveness.
Robert D. Hardy alias Richard Kunisch was arraigned on an habitual criminal charge today as he faced trial for grand larceny alleged to have occurred December 21. The incident included pepper in the eyes of Mrs. Fuhrman and theft of a purse containing $600 in gold, bills, and checks, followed by a flight before capture by postman L. B. Keene. Hardy’s defense claims the purse was taken by Mrs. Fuhrman, while police tie the habitual charge to a five year penitentiary term at Walla Walla under the name Kunisch.
In Frisco California on February 10 the health committee chair Healy argued for repealing the streetcar smoking ban while supervisor Hocks and a petition from 49 000 men supported the privilege of smoking in cars. A Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis committee opposed repeal citing health concerns from smoke and expectoration.
A list of various loose items turned over to Postmaster Russell over the past month includes a pink bath robe a pair of black hose a green sofa pillow and other goods not dry goods. The collection also mentions a good stove lid jewelry photographs and about 40 dollars in cash.
A new play cites the Flagler and Tabor divorce cases as material. Robert Edeson stars in A Man's a Man, with scenes drawing on Flagler’s legal actions and Mrs. Tabor’s society battles. The work argues divorce brings suffering and sorrow.
Seattle piano dealer advertises a "Week End Special" with multiple instruments. Highlighted are a Vertegrand Steinway ebony finish $600 value for $196, a Kimball model at $260, a Schubert Exposition Art Style piano near brand new at $414 value, a Johnston piano $286, Hobart M Cable studio piano at $284, and a Jewel boudoir piano for $225. Purchases offer easy payment and demand immediate action.
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