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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1913
Page
1
A damaged OCR passage presents unclear letters and numbers, mentioning fox and a few numbers with partial names. The readable content is insufficient to identify a clear event, person, or place.
Fragmented OCR notes mention a public safety item dated February and reference a court case. Details are unclear but imply a verdict or sentencing related to a moral crime. No full names, places, or concrete charges are readable.
Washington reports a massive mobilization of 000 men under War Secretary Stinson. Orders advance the fourth and fifth brigades toward Galveston and the border, with cavalry, artillery, and signaling units to join Brig. Gen. Carter. The plan includes deployment of the First Division from New York and Fort Bliss to field readiness.
United Free Leased Wire reports in Sacramento that Mrs Lillian Haskell faces potential first degree murder charges for shooting Frank Fischer during a business day. The district attorney vows to seek the extreme penalty if convicted while Mrs Haskell attributes the act to temporary insanity from alleged mistreatment and financial ruin. The jury trial resumes amid a crowded courtroom as whispers of motive and fate swirl. In Topeka, lawmakers back armed intervention to defend American interests in Mexico, urging termination of Mexican rule if needed.
Washington modistes and milliners complain after Mrs Woodrow Wilson says $1000 a year is enough for any woman to spend on dress Adoption of Jeanian simplicity by society is urged by merchants as many social figures back Mrs Wilson Mrs Champ Clark says Mrs Wilson can dress herself and her three daughters on $1000 apiece in the White House.
Investigation of charges against the Pacific States Telephone Co. continued today before a federal grand jury. United States attorney Coiner and social prosecutor John McCourt led the inquiry as witnesses crowded the outer chamber under subpoena.
Fragmentary dialogue about teeth chatter and a joke about wearing a collar. Incoherent items reference a talking scene and a farcical answer strategy. The text hints at a light domestic comedy moment and a kitchen or dining room setting with playful banter.
In Olympia the auditor notes the Blue season has cost COB $68 222.47 with about $1 500 per day. The house spent $14 742.05 and the Senate $18 529 7% of the total expense of the legislature will near the $90 000 appropriated in the first bill opposed by both houses.
Randolph J. Nathan, a New York salesman, goes to jail over $75 alimony. A Columbia English student sends $40 to William Shakespeare for tuition. Francis C. Dale ties cans to his mother in law’s bed and sues for divorce. Minnie Johnson, left by her mother in Chicago, despondent and alone dies in hospital. A Chicago wedding dress vendetta ends with the murder of Samuel Cosimano by an unknown shooter.
Atlanta readers report a dramatic act as Mrs. Ernest Still locks herSemanth-old baby in a steamer trunk and flames. She suffers severe burns while the infant escapes unharmed.
A lone burglar and three companions tried to enter the People's Market at 219 Kirbourne Street Sunday night. A watchman fired, but the shot failed to injure the thief who escaped. The man first attempted a rear entry, then circled to the front and pried at iron bars with a crowbar, awakening the watchman.
Dr James B Eagle son prominent Seattle physician was thrown when his car hit a larger dog on 12th avenue near Jefferson. His arm and ear were slightly lacerated but not seriously injured. he continued to his home at 962 Covenay. Also in Monaco Carlo Landau missed his train but then won 25000 at the casino and caught the next train.
Washington February 4 The senate judiciary committee favored Taft appointee Judge Clinton Howard for the Western District of Washington but the confirmation chances fade as Democrats and progressives block further appointments. Senator Miles Poindexter led affidavits showing Howard’s lobbyist career, stalling the nomination while Wilson prepares for inauguration and a new nomination is expected after April reconvening.
In Baltimore on February 24 the Rosalie Jones marching army of suffragists pressed on toward Washington. The front ranks endured wet, muddy roads and torn feet while the band of women declared they will not quit. Leaders like General Rosalie Gordon Jones and Col. Ilda Craft urged perseverance as companions including Edward Stevens and young Phoebe Hawn joined the grueling trek. A frail supporter, Martha Klatscken, kept faith that she would die for the cause if needed.
Ex-President Francisco Madero and former Vice President Jose Pino Suarez were shot while en route to prison in Mexico City. Gen Huerta announced they were killed during an attempt to escape, as the city remained festive amid national shock. The incident spurs calls for stability and possible return to Porfirio Diaz methods, with theatres busy and diplomatic inquiries ongoing. President-elect Wilson says Congress will convene an extra session on April 1.
Bustle Seward Neb Feb 24 Mrs BW Avery of nearby falls into a mill pond and is rescued. A large catfish is found firmly caught in the meshes of a wire buttle she was wearing, creating a notable oddity in the incident.
Mae Aronstein describes a violent confrontation with Margaret Baptie and LaBeoy Kelly aboard a North Queen Anne street car. Aronstein says Kelly restrained her, fractured a window, and she sustained arm injuries while attempting to reach Baptie after accusing them of a prior affair.
A motion to dismiss the case against A L Kempster, superintendent of Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co, was granted by Judge Gordon. The charge claimed failure to exchange transfers with Loyal Heights Railway Co under the city franchise. The court ruled Loyal Heights not a required transfer partner since it did not exist when the franchise was granted.
Teckhla Hults and Bertha M Wright each filed for divorce after long separations. Ernest E Hults deserted his wife after six months. Charles P Wright abandoned family support sixteen years after marriage. Hults and Wright have no shared children. Wrights have two daughters. Both women filed divorce complaints this morning.
Gov. Lister vetoes a 14 mills road levy and a $300,000 Cheney normal bill. Both require two-thirds majorities to pass. He hints further veto of any Senate 14 mill permanent road levy, arguing current funding of $8,000,000 over two years is excessive and $5,000,000 would suffice.
San Francisco February 24 United States Judge Van Fleet arraigned the indicted Western Fuel Co officials on charges of defrauding the federal government of customs money by short weights. All pleaded not guilty.
The Supreme Court sustained the Ninth Circuit ruling canceling Northern Pacific railroad patent to 295000 acres adjacent to the Yakima Indian reservation in Washington. The land, occupied by many settlers, reverts to the government.
A social lady uses daily newspaper ads from The Star to save money. She reads every advertisement and reports saving about one hundred dollars every three months through this habit, offsetting expenses with careful shopping.
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