10 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1912
Page
1
Spring fabric trends shift to Turkish toweling and wifey's suit, with linens and robes suggested for home use. The text playfully describes parade outfits and stage items like feather trailers and ostrich displays, while Tom O'Shanter is pictured amid seaweed and mud guards as a popular program feature.
United Press dispatch reports Zapatista forces near Guanajuato attempting to capture the capital federal army at Horseshoe Hill were defeated. About 680 engaged. 1 200 federals retreated north as rebels pressed flank attacks and heavy fire followed by a counter charge. Border mobilization plans and state militia movements are ready if needed.
President Taft announced that Arizona will become a state on St. Valentine’s Day February 14 and that he would sign the proclamation admitting Arizona to the Union next Wednesday.
Tad Feb 10 report: A family seeks to set aside their grandfather’s will claiming he was of unsound mind. The document left an estate valued at $12,000 to their parents and unborn child, with the Yeager children among those contesting the will.
Twenty five passengers on the Fort Bragg seek rescue after a fog bound crash into a rock off Point Arena. Captain Eliason orders pumps, wireless messages go out, Sea Rover tows the damaged vessel to safety with a big hole in the side and water filling the hold.
A large Progressive gathering in Gricago on February 10 discusses Roosevelt support across 15 states. Governors Osbern Brubba Veeney Aldrich Hass Glasscock and Fort speak at separate sessions about uniting behind Roosevelt if La Follette withdraws, asserting the principle over personal feeling.
Sacramento reports Zollie Clement the boy bandit and self confessed killer of Oakland officer Brown and Stockton saloon keeper Diamond Bill Newman tried to end his life by slashing an exposed artery in his wounded right arm. He tore the bandage and bled heavily as a guard read a novel. his condition was discovered after blood soaked the bed clothes.
Unconfirmed reports from Hamilton Ontario state several people have died from freezing in remote sections as temperatures plummet to 20 below zero the coldest in 15 years.
Benjamin J. Weeks resigns from the Tacoma light and water commission after a two month bitter fight and a pending recall election. He cites the workload and personal business pressures as reasons. His resignation is accepted immediately.
Cotterill Junction hall Bal lard Parish Masonic hall university Goddard's hall Fre mont Gallinger's hall Weat Seattle Gill Noon rally Coliseum Socialists Rainier hall Rainier valley Steiner's hall Interbay Socialists meet at Rainier valley and Interbay venues with multiple gatherings listed across city halls and halls.
Lily Irvine, a Seattle resident at 826 BE, earns fame as the first English speaking woman to imitate a bird in flight. Studying under Capt. James B. Martin the Harvard aviator, she left London Aerodrome two years ago and made America’s first woman pilot flight in Waltham Mass. Martin, a former Seattle navigator, will lecture on flying at the Y M C A auditorium on February 12 13 and 17 detailing plans for a transatlantic flight project.
Another cold snap brings subzero readings from Buffalo to Ontario and Michigan towns. Temperatures fall up to 32 below in Sault Ste. Marie and 28 degrees in 12 hours in New York state, forecasting severe hardship for the sick and poor.
Charles Seifert, convicted of second degree murder for the shooting death of John Craig at Richmond Beach on Labor Day, received a ten to fifteen year term from Judge Ronald. Seifert, an NP track walker who worked under Craig, claimed self defense. Craig left a widow and four children in destitute circumstances.
Feb 10 report from Toronto notes temperatures from 12 to 44 below in various districts, with Lambton at 44 below. Trains run late and streetcar service is badly disorganized. Relief expected tonight as Montreal records 19 below.
Detroit and Michigan points logged extreme winter temperatures with 11 below zero in Detroit and deeper readings at Saginaw Sault Ste. Marie 22 below and Houghton Lansing 24 Alpena 23 and Marquette 18 below zero.
A storm warning was issued at 11 a m for all Washington seaports and the Columbia River mouth. The center of the storm approaches Vancouver Island and moves rapidly eastward, bringing increasing southeasterly winds this evening and a shift to the southwest later.
At the Turkish embassy in Washington Italy announces 400 men killed in January while Ottoman forces report thirty killed and forty wounded in the Tripoli campaign.
Tonight at Junction hall Bal Broadway theatre and other venues including Good Templars hall at 2h and Madison. Tuesday events listed at May's hall University Modern Woodmen hall Ravenna.
A noon rally at the Coliseum featured Hi Gill the reform candidate with speeches by E Hester Gale and James F McCelroy. Gill promised to drive immoral women from residence districts and to lead city finances and police as chief. He defended Arms appointee as maligned and praised Cotterill and Wella for backbone while misaligning Parish.
A Seattle purse snatcher becomes a puzzling case as Dr Katharine Harrison and two young women misidentify a dapper suspect. Police claim a differing version and seek the alleged purse thief while the escorted men deny wrongdoing. Officer Moses questions Willie as the mystery unfolds.
A 22 year old former nurse fights morphine addiction while confined in a padded Seattle hospital cell. With fiancé and ally support she endures withdrawal, illicit morphine smuggling, and radical treatment as she seeks recovery and moral courage to overcome the drug. The story frames her inner struggle and resolve against the drug’s grip.
Joseph W. Folk of Missouri quits the race and pledges Missouri's delegation to Speaker Champ Clark if he believes Clark has a chance to win the Democratic nomination. Folk says he seeks unity for Clark as a top Missouri candidate to oppose Woodrow Wilson and Governor Harmon. He adds he will urge friends to unite behind Clark with unanimous Missouri support.
George F. Cotterill the progressive mayoral candidate will be the principal speaker at a Ballard meeting at Junction Hall tonight starting at 8 p.m. Several other speakers will precede him with short talks.
Rain expected tonight and Sunday with brisk southerly winds likely to rise. Noon temperature around 53 degrees. Oat text ends abruptly with uncertain tail.
The first of a new series of free lectures on agricultural topics at the Y M C A will be heard this evening. L J Chapin seed expert at the state experiment station at Puyallup will discuss Green Crops for Poultry and the Dairy Herd.
Discovery that Southern California shippers must pay the same outgoing rates at San Pedro harbor as before a court decision set lower schedules has stirred mercantile circles. Shipper attitude toward steamship lines will shape future rates, while eastbound and foreign consignments will see enough cuts to help Los Angeles manufacturers compete with San Francisco and Seattle.
Charles F. Robinson died in Washington after two hours of hiccoughs that caused spasms. The incident was reported from the city.
Five work men were killed at the Pathfinder dam project near Casper Wyoming when dynamite exploded. The dynamite was said to be carried by an aerial tramway to the dam top. a cable broke sending the men into the river where they drowned.
The Star Saturdays invites readers to enjoy Uncle Jack's page four column and encourages joining The Star Circle society for members. This brief notice highlights community participation and ongoing features in the newspaper.
A Sunday rally will be held at Maccabee hall Ballard at 2 PM featuring speeches by candidates E J Brown C J Jacobs and Max Vetter. The event includes a chorus performance and promotes the socialist campaign.
A police raid on thirst establishments and a countywide crackdown in the Grant's Pass area led to nine men being charged and fines totaling 1650. Four residents were jailed, including a former city councilman who owns a local bottling works. Additional dealers from Grant's Pass and Kerby faced heavy penalties, with fines of 200, 200, 300 and 500 dollars.
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