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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1912
Page
1
The article argues Corporation Attorney Bradford may allow Blaine and Wardall to escape recall via technicalities. It claims Bradford opposes recall, while the people demand a timely ruling. If petitions are invalid, recalls will proceed immediately despite delays.
Lulu Glaser testifies in Chicago court that off stage life among show people involves choking and beating and rare abusive language. She seeks a divorce from Ralph C. Herz citing these facts as justification.
Fragments describe a clearance sale with bold claims of low prices and notable value. Mentions of amounts and discounts appear, though several words are garbled, leaving unclear product details or exact terms.
Chas W Morse the convicted New York banker reportedly earned $2000 in a Wall Street play by selling short on gas stock while imprisoned. The profit was allegedly arranged via a cipher message and with the courtesy of Warden Moyer who was said to be angered when Morse offered to share profits with the prison head.
In Quincy Til January 3 neighbors battled a house fire at J. G. Maxwell's residence after hydrants froze. A snowball brigade pelted the flames with frozen water as another group rolled missiles, helping to extinguish the blaze.
A playful exchange questions when the baby will be properly fed, with a proud mother replying care is needed to start him right. She notes the many future namesakes and potential fame when he grows up to lead.
A 20 year old Jisura Tanaka was shot in a restaurant at 601 Main by a countryman who fled after driving down Third Avenue. The week saw two other killings including 18 year old Gladys Tesche and Dom Wes a Chinese man. T Noyne, Japanese resident at 614 James Street, was found unconscious near Main and Sixth and thought to be a further victim. Police suspect he was thrown from an upper story and may not recover.
John Rech faced trial in the Santa Barbara Superior Court for the murder of his one day old baby. Authorities say he admitted killing the infant over the high cost of living. his wife will be tried on a complicity charge.
Washington reports the White House is puzzled by a rumor that Roosevelt will wait to see if public demand is strong enough to warrant a presidential nomination. Friends of the president deny he will withdraw from the race.
Washington dispatch reports Gilson Gardner says Senator La Follette and Theodore Tocuevel unite to control the next Republican National Convention. La Follette remains candidate. Roosevelt backs him but is not running. Taft’s supporters fear the coalition will prevail, and a Taft re election fight may be ruled out by a White House decision.
United Press reports 25 000 workers striking with 10 000 more to join tonight, possibly 60 000 by tomorrow and the closure of hundreds of laundries in New York. Leaders claim harsh conditions, low wages of 4 to 5 dollars weekly, and widespread rule violations including child labor.
A Chinaman worker at the Western Fuel company farm near Nanaimo suffered a horrific accident while using a chin chopper. His left arm was drawn into rollers inch by inch, with the blade cutting away tissue until the arm was nearly severed at the armpit as the machine was stopped.
Washington January 3 1920 Earth has plunged three million miles closer to the sun in recent months and may crash by 1927 if the pace continues. Astronomers caution the orbit is an ellipse and expect Earth to return toward aphelion by July.
Paris dispatch says Lina Cavalieri the renowned singer was granted a divorce from New York financier Robert Chanler. Chanler did not oppose. Cavalieri claimed insults and threats and referenced a remark about jumping from a window. Alimony reportedly set at 100600 dollars.
Joe Smith may enter the mayoral race as progressives urge him to run. He is assured active support if he decides to join the contest while others seek a candidate. Hi Gill filed for Ming papers at city hall though GM did not formally enter today.
Chicago January 3. Walter Houser, La Follette’s manager, issued a formal statement denying retirement rumors. He said the campaign will continue until the convention gavel declares the Republican nominee and urged no speculation about withdrawal.
A mounted infantry regiment at Longmoor camp Hampshire mutinied on Sunday bayoneting several sergeants and severely shooting an officer. The mutiny was quelled after a ringleader fought a fist fight with a commanding officer.
Atlanta warden announces end of striped uniforms for federal prisoners in the city. Only convicts working outside the walls will wear the penal uniform, following prior changes such as ending the silence rule during meals.
Madame Curie, famed scientist and discoverer of radium, is hospitalized in Paris with a serious appendicitis attack. She will undergo surgery as preparations are completed after receiving the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last year.
Fair tonight and Thursday with continued cold conditions and moderate easterly winds. Noon temperature reported at 36 degrees.
In Spokane on January 3 a nomad alerted police to a man with a crying baby in a suitcase. Vaudeville ventriloquist A. O. Duncan was seized. the suitcase contained a wooden dummy and a note claiming to ID the killer of Anna Weber, signed Captain Burns. Burns, a former chief detective, is in California.
Miss Ella G. Ratto surprised William D. Caswell by proposing on January 3 in San Francisco. The bashful car dealer accepted after Ella dropped to one knee, whispered Be mine, and slid the ring on his finger amid playful reactions and a lighthearted scene about leap year custom.
A thief broke into J. Barton’s room on Dunsmuir Street last night and stole his cork leg attached to his trousers along with the trousers a watch and a small amount of money. Barton, confined to bed, cannot move without the missing limb.
In Mexico City officials acknowledge General Bernardo Reyes, a capitulated rebel leader, is ill though not in danger of death despite denials from President Madero and his cabinet. In Vancouver a storekeeper Bert Simmonds dies by his own hand at Ocean Falls. A treasury decision blocks free import of wood pulp and print paper from all countries except Canada.
Secretary Veeder testified in Chicago on January 3 in the Sherman law cases against Chicago packers. He said secret meetings continued for eight months after the National Packing Co. was formed in March 1903 despite a U.S. court injunction.
Three persons were killed when a freight train collided with an express in a snowstorm near Moose Jaw. The Winnipeg incident occurred January 3 as crews battled worsening conditions and halted traffic.
New Orleans report says aviator Robt G Fowler ends plans for a cross country flight and will instead stage exhibition flights along the coast, as advised by his manager.
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