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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1914
Page
1
Max Wardall battles to impose his claimed remedy amid a public health gas danger. The El Monte case includes the alias John Bostick and the court inquiry into true identity.
President says policy unchanged as Lind remains in Mexico. Fariss sentenced to hang. court denied plea to withdraw guilty and he goes to San Quentin tonight under alias John Bostick. Rabid details include fatherly visitation and priestly consoling in cell.
Milwaukee officials blame a January 1 repeal law for no marriages yesterday and Alderman John Koerner plans a Monday resolution urging a special legislative session to amend or repeal the law. County clerks say the Wasserman test is required to issue licenses, costing applicants 10 to 15 dollars.
San Francisco on January 3 reported Harry Rothbill and Miss Mary Breslin with skull fractures from separate street car accidents. Police investigated the incidents and the victims were rushed to local hospitals for treatment.
Gustave Heme tied a daring loop in an aeroplane carrying passenger Miss Trehawke Davies in London. The stunt occurred on January 2 as crowds watched the aircraft perform a high loop over the airfield.
Martin's Cafe in the nightlight district, operated by Louis Martin Inc., placed in receivership with liabilities listed at 40000 dollars and assets at 10000 dollars.
A man visits a police station seeking leniency and offers $20 as an advance payment to avoid police interference during an assault. He returns half an hour later with swollen features and asks for his money back after recognizing the earlier payment.
Queenie Williame of the Pollard company recalls an Australian admirer who calls "Cooee" from the gallery during her song about love. She laughs at the gesture yet fears the mysterious Bushman may return tonight, hoping the encounter stays harmless and distant.
The New York Stock Exchange showed little interest in J. P. Morgan and his firm's resignations from directorships yesterday. Trading was light with a slight decline marking opening movements.
Copperfield under martial law as Col Lawsen and five militiamen seize saloons, destroy liquor and bar fixtures, and arrest Mayor Stewart and councilors. Officials and saloon men held incomunicado. roads snowbound, trains halted, jurisdiction contested by Baker attorneys.
A heavily armed posse led by Sheriff Smith pursued Ralph Lopez after a murder. They found partially built breastwork, mouldy food fragments, two half filled bottles of claret, and earth imprints suggesting Lopez slept there. No signs of life were detected.
Secretary Redfield of the Department of Commerce urged the eight hour work day in a talk before the American Association for Labor Legislation. He argued it would benefit both employers' pockets and workers' peace of mind.
Portland on January 3 reports Sheriff Ward enforcing a ban on all card games in saloons cigar stores and other public places citing the difficulty of finding steady work as the reason for the restriction.
The State Anti-Saloon League filed the proposed statewide prohibition measure with the secretary of state, kicking off petitions for the 1914 November vote. Organizers expect 100000 signatures by July 3 with 6000 volunteers circulating. The plan bans manufacturing and selling liquor, restricts imports, forbids advertising liquor dealers, and limits possession of intoxicants.
Indianapolis Jan 3 The resignation of members of J P Morgan Co from the directorate of several corporations was discussed by Vice President Marshall. He called it a genuine reform and said interlocking directorships are an economic mistake. he had not yet assessed the full extent.
December earnings by thirty lazy husbands totaled $901.60, beating the November record per Sheriff Cudihee. The report highlights the workers and the gain for their families in a local tally.
Myron B Knowles aged 91 former editor of the Omaha Hoe in the early 1860s died in Greeley Col. His long career included a stint as editor and he was remembered by local papers for his early work in journalism.
King Alfonso dissolved parliament in Madrid and called elections for deputies on March and senators on March 15. United by royal decree, the move reshapes the political landscape ahead of the ballot.
Washington announces a currency committee hearing on the Pacific coast opening in Seattle January 31. The tentative itinerary lists Seattle January 31 and February 1, Portland February 2, San Francisco February 4 and 6, Los Angeles February 7 to 9, with return to Washington February 22.
Jacob E. Jacobi son of a Pacific Telephone official confessed the motive as an insane desire to beat the telephone company out of a nickel. The incident occurred in Oakland California on January 3.
Paris reports Ferdinand Pinney Earle and a woman named Mrs. Evans are under arrest in Norway on a charge of abducting Earle's eight year old son Harold from a school at La Motte Beuvron France.
A list records individuals who died from inhaling gas with their ages and dates. Names include Geo Bone Christopher Hand James Sotore Geo Godraeft John Doe John Barnes D W Johnson Hannah Johnson Masu Tsubata Axel Lindmark Robert Doherty M F Gorman Thomas Mullen Job Nicholls.
Fourteen Seattle deaths in 1913 due to gas lights prompt Councilman Wardall to push an ordinance locking gas flow at the source when electric lighting is used. The plan would separate domestic gas use from illumination and require gas-company installations, arguing lives saved outweigh costs. The gas company opposes the measure as it faces objections from other council members and two recent gas asphyxiation deaths.
San Francisco workers split into radical and moderate camps as I W W members lead the radicals and moderates revive their committee. Corporation Counsel Bradford hails a supreme court decision upholding the minimum wage as a significant reform precedent.
With a little over two weeks left to file candidacies the voter mood is dull. Seven mayoral hopefuls are listed including two socialists though Judge Gordon has declined to run. Others weigh bids while the sole council filing comes from Col. Jacobs. The note adds a nationwide cost comparison: candy bill at 124 million versus 10 million more than paint and varnish totals.
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