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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1910
Page
4
In a police court hearing Judge Gordon kept the couple apart and later in private chambers arranged an amicable settlement. After an hour they emerged smiling and announced their differences were patched up. The judge noted this was better than jail for 63 days and removing the family’s source of supply. The couple was discharged.
A disgraced Uslator involved in sugar frauds confessed at Salvation Army headquarters. Before Japanese and European attendees he announced his conversion to Christianity and pledged to follow its tenets. He then enrolled as an active Salvation Army member.
A wartime city report notes mail carriers falling ill amid a cold spell with scant rainfall. Russell monitors the sky for relief and urges rain to ease fatigue and keep deliveries moving amid persistent northwest winds.
The grand jury in Astoria continues its Hodge Vanderveer controversy and probes profits from feeding prisoners. Hodge claims funds were used to pay matrons and a living wage, with remaining money held for the county treasurer. Meanwhile two men threaten trouble when indictments come to a vote. Local notice of boarding rooms also appears.
The long concluded Hugh McMahon case resurfaces as questions are raised about whether Reasor or Peter Miller supplied diamonds to the other. Officials face criticism for inertia and alleged biases as the two men' s roles remain unclarified, risking the murder case staying unsolved.
SANK CLEARINGS Seattle reports clearings today totaling 2,193,792.97 with balances at 190,081.70 Tacoma shows 8 in clearings today with 934,886.00 balance Portland records 91,585,789.00 in clearings and a 270,970.00 balance.
A scattered bulletin reports George Reynolds and John Williams found guilty of assault with death sentences in Kanab City as jail inmates attempt lynching. Other items note Dr. Frederick A Cook expelled from an arts institute, a former Lincoln clergyman serving prison time for counterfeiting, and Mrs Charities Morse barred from seeing her husband for 16 years. Also listed are a Houston hotel death after a dispute, retirement of 800 New York Central pensioners, suffragette protest injuries in England, and transaction news that John M Fahey and A M Baker have gained control of the Boston Traveler.
In South Norwalk the Dewooded family woke to smoke as their cat checked on baby Josie O Hara. The cat’s anxious purring alerted the household, allowing Josie and parents to flee to safety before the house collapsed, with two older sons joining from the lower floor.
A vintage ad urges every family to keep Diapepsin to quickly ease indigestion heartburn and stomach distress. It claims relief in five minutes, notes breath improves and digestion proceeds, and promotes no sour stomach odor after use.
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