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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1912
Page
6
Arthur Lewis found guilty of man slaughter in the murder of his step niece Helen Rumball in Oroville California after a 50 hour jury deliberation. He faces sentencing Thursday and the stepmother Mrs Rumball awaits trial January 22. The child’s body was found bound to attic studs with two neck fractures.
Semi official dispatches from Pekin report the dowager empress and 7 year old emperor fleeing in disguise toward Zhikhe on the Mongolian frontier. It is believed they seek protection from Russia.
Armed deputy sheriffs guard Willis Hatfield in a frail prison at Elville W Va following the shooting of Dr Edwin Thornhill in a Mullins drug store. Thornhill died from two shots to the body and head after an alleged drug dispute over a whiskey prescription.
A. C. Harrison, son in law of M. W. Kel fort, who vanished December 11 while employed as a bookkeeper, was located in a San Francisco hospital. He appeared mentally and physically unwell, with his wife and baby reportedly cared for. Kellogg said he was largely hidden from the world since his collapse.
Sun Yat Sen names his cabinet with Wu Ting Fang among the key members. The group is described as advanced reformers backing Sun Yat Sen to stabilize the government after Manchu opposition ends. The piece notes the cabinet’s pro reform stance and aims to support a strong transition.
Nat Goodwin, the actor known as the marrying Thespian, denies plans to wed Margaret More as his fourth wife. He says he will try again in a year, claiming credit for work and noting a recent four month absence and recovery from neuralgia while in New York at the Hotel Rector.
A dialogue from a Washington page echoes public frustration with voting. Mrs Bar ing Banners argues voters should demand real improvement, challenging the notion of simple participation without meaningful change.
New York physicians on January 2 said a second operation on Millionaire W E D Stokes would likely be unnecessary though he remains in serious condition. Stokes was injured during the seizure at the trial of Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad, who were acquitted of trying to murder him in their New York flat. They have since sued him for heavy damages.
The financial affairs of Harry Kendall Thaw, inmate of Matteawan asylum and Slayer of Stanford White, were wound up when Referee William R. Blair ordered checks for 22 percent of claims mailed to creditors. Liabilities totaled about 300000 dollars, with the principal claim by his mother Mrs Mary Copley Thaw for 209674 dollars.
Ortie McManigal the confessed dynamiter and key witness is being moved from Los Angeles to Indianapolis by Malcom McLaren and Sheriff Brain to testify before the federal jury. Olaf Tinetmoe Anton Johansen and J B Munsey face arraignment in the U S district court on charges of conspiring to violate federal explosive shipment laws. Attorneys indicate pleas will be entered later and the trial date will be set after further proceedings.
The program lists Metropolitan Montgom ery and Stone Moore as Polly of the Circus with Alhambra presenting Nell Gwynne. Vaudeville acts from Orpheum Pantages Empress Grand feature baths, music, dancing and Hewitt and company sketch. The Down East Four perform breezy airs and Eddie Roesch sings I Love the Name of Mary. The Famille Calvis perform European equilibrism while Deltorrell and Gliesando return with their eccentric clown act.
Ray Dooley and her metropolitan minstrels lead the Empress bill with a breezy juvenile act. James Grady and company present The Toll Bridge. Budd and Clare showcase an Englishman's act. Todd introduces two acrobats. Merlin performs a card routine. Bulldog Music Hall opens the week with Mary Bar i.
A balanced program at the Orpheum theatre features The Jugaging Burkes, The Six Steppers including two women, Robl Gordone r in statuesque poses, Knox j and Wilson with light antics, Hawthorn and Burt's The New Recruit, Una Clayton & Co presenting A Child Shall Lead Them, and The Flying Wards performing a strong trapeze act.
The bill at the Pantages this week showcases strong acts and a standout lineup. Audiences are drawn by engaging performances and solid entertainment value throughout the program.
New York reports church women across denominations unite to oppose polygamous Mormonism. The basis is a months long investigation by Mr. and Mrs. Hans P. Freice in Britain, Holland, Denmark, and Sweden. They aim to push federal action with a mass meeting in New York sponsored by the Interdenominational Council of Women for Christian and Patriotic Service.
In Washington Ollie James earns two contrasts in public view. The upcoming Kentucky senator is praised for his self made success and his bald head. Alabama congressman Heflin hails him as a fine fellow deserving credit.
Denver report notes Mount Lizard Head once 14 160 feet high collapsed December 22, leaving a jagged unnamed crag. Geologists attribute the ruin to melt water and heavy snows loosening rock, after a massive fall of rock and debris. The summit once towered above Telluride in the San Juan region.
Seismographs at Marquette University recorded sharp disturbances of the earth's surface shortly before 10 30 this morning. The epicenter was not yet determined and the overall severity remained undetermined.
In Sweyersville a large black dog was wounded by a $60 money stash fired from an old shotgun. John Vincent owned the money and hid it in a shotgun barrel. A boarder aiming to kill the noisy dog loaded the gun and fired, leaving the exact amount of shot unknown and the dog missing.
Berlin authorities report a new non combustible invention by the Berlin Chemical Society tested to prevent fires and panic in moving picture theaters. The technology seeks to reduce risk after several deadly incidents and is expected to eliminate the danger.
In Alameda California on January 2 a propeller struck little John McDonald as aviator Frank Bryan prepared for takeoff. He was unhurt, but the propeller splintered and the flight was abandoned.
Middletown Connecticut January 2 Professor Willard C Fisher head of the Wesleyan University economics department retires from politics after two mayoral terms service on the city council and a nine year reform effort he says he is tired of trying to reform politics
The reader is urged to ask doctors about prescribing alcohol based stimulants for children and tonics for them. The piece contrasts rare use of stimulants with frequent use of tonics and mentions Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a reference point.
Collinsville Indiana January 2 The first underground emergency hospital in Illinois opens in a large local coal mine. Fabian policy inventor Fabius is quizzed by a Roman senate committee about shifting positions, with a theatre of war analogy.
In Joseph Missouri on January 1 a pelican with a watch in its pouch was killed by Robert Uhl. The watch was removed from the pelican and was still running at that time.
A company of film actors performed Chantecler near a suburban studio. One actor encountered a man by the roadside who cried and explained he was a patient at a nearby sanitarium for bugs. The patient joked about leaving soon and terrifying roosters and hens that talk like people.
A farmer notes his son Josh is showing growing interest in farm life. He mentions ideas like turning the barn into a garage and developing golf links, reflecting a plan to diversify or repurpose the property. The dialogue captures a hopeful, small town tone about practical changes.
A man slips on a banana peel and rises, snarling at a passerby who jibes that the sidewalk hindered his back-to-the-land effort. The exchange evokes a wry urban moment from Chicago.
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