Fragmentary OCR Note Reflects Unclear Calf Injury
The readable text is garbled showing references to a calf issue and numbers without clear context or identifiable names or events. It reads as incomplete notes rather than a coherent report.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1913
Page
1
The readable text is garbled showing references to a calf issue and numbers without clear context or identifiable names or events. It reads as incomplete notes rather than a coherent report.
A column by E C Rodgers documents the decline of Albert Merk from a promising 12 year old to a twice convicted murderer at 16. The piece cites Merk’s mother, a widow with four years of hardship, and describes the investigator’s trip to St Louis to reveal social lessons for readers.
A troubled boy named Albert, once seen as a bad influence, joins a local gang in a lumber yard, carries a gun bought for a dollar, and imitates Western gunmen. After reform school, he returns to violence, kills Maplewood marshal, and pleads guilty to second degree murder, receiving a 12 year penitentiary sentence.
In Seattle city laboratory assistant bacteriologist Miss Bess Storch tests milk for impurities and tuberculous contamination. The report emphasizes that tubercle germs are hard to detect in milk, requiring months of culture work, and warns that milk from a tubercular cow may infect several babies before germs are visible in a blood test with a high power microscope. The warning underscores the danger once the baby shows infection.
Federal grand jury scrutiny looms over a proposed merger between Bell Telephone and Western Telegraph Co. Attorney General Wick, supported by U S District Attorney Bev W. Coiner, signals a possible federal probe. State officials decline comment, citing grand jury secrecy as they weigh issues tied to the Independ Telephone and Telephone Co. merger and related state commissions.
Mrs Wanghop press claims Dr Waughop is being held by kin or friends in Seattle. She says papers in a contested divorce were signed under free will and vows to locate him. Attending doctors and relatives accuse each other of involvement as the case unfolds.
In San Francisco on February 14 J P Morgan faced police after causing a disturbance at a masquerade ball in his devil costume He claimed no relation to a man who testified before the Money Trust Committee regarding his wife. He was released today.
President Francisco Madero declares I will die rather than resign as advisers and senators press him to quit. Overnight street fighting marks a tense clash between Diaz and Madero factions. Rebels near the national palace threaten property seizures in Mexico City as calls for resignation intensify.
An unknown man, found near the Alpa hotel on King Street, died from a fractured skull and broken jaw after attempting to enter room 622 on the fifth floor. Foot prints and window marks indicated entry through the lobby and fire escape. he slipped and fell to the alley below. The coroner and undertaker Manning Pyne handled the case.
The Seattle Automobile Club has sent letters to its members endorsing N. B. Abrams for the city council, signaling organized support from local motorists.
Hundreds of Seattle mothers halted milk for babies as Health Commissioner Crichton warns tubercular cows contaminate dairy supply. He cites 2,000 herds tested, only five free of tuberculosis, and urges a city ordinance to ban milk from diseased cows and require testing before sale.
In Tacoma Washington on February 14 Peter Miller was found guilty of burglary in New York on December 26 1894 making him a habitual criminal and subject to a life term. A jury including Sant Anna Gillespie hew band and wife faced a motion to discharge over a juror's influence. verdict stood. He also faces up to 12 perjury charges from King County Prosecuting Attorney Murphy.
A promotional piece emphasizes The Seattle Star’s focus on Seattle and nearby areas, noting a daily circulation over 40,000 copies. It claims strong reader confidence, city-centered reach, and readiness to prove the statements to reputable advertisers through its sales representatives.
Nordskog convicted of a misdemeanor after a jury verdict in the Hanford wire tapping probe. He testified the Times Printing Co. hired him and Murphy as detectives to gather evidence for ex Judge Cornelius Hanford during the impeachment fight, and that he rented a hotel room to file reports as a detective reporter. The case reveals agency shifts between Burns Detective and Times Printing Co. and potential further prosecutions.
U S District Judge Ward ruled Castro could remain in the United States while he weighs options after overturning deportation orders. Castro said he would sail for Europe soon. In California, a gardener found a pot of gold and silver coins buried in St James Park, many dated 1854, the amount undisclosed.
Oregon Governor Oswald West confronted Frank Perkins of the Portland Evening Telegram in the capitol corridor, then fell on a pencil pusher before bystanders separate them. West said Perkins writes false articles about him and vowed to knock him down if spoken to again. Perkins had been involved in earlier graft accusations linked to tenderloin hair schemes.
Marco Panzio is detained on larceny charges after being caught in the act taking clothes from a store. In his room authorities find $2,000 worth of loot, allegedly from three firms where he previously worked, including Leather, Rack, and Poormack Bros. The items include leather goods and other apparel seized as evidence.
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