13 Jan 1910
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1910
Page
1
In a political note the speaker contrasts two paths to city governance. The Bouillon approach favors a straight, open, aboveboard method, while the Eugene method is described as darker and less direct, urging a clear civic duty if elected mayor.
A. V. Houlllen, Republican candidate for Seattle mayor, challenged lavish city expenditures at a Men's League meeting of the First United Presbyterian church. He urged delaying unnecessary improvements, reducing taxation on small property owners, and redirecting funds to education and residents' welfare, arguing the city has burdened taxpayers and driven factories away.
Three women living alone in Seattle restrained Chester Webb after he broke into their room. Mies Clara Voss and Mies Marie Tembor helped pin him while Mies Annie Ohleon summoned police. Patrolman Hart escorted Webb to the station as Webb claimed he was merely taking a shortcut home from the ferry.
A fragment mentions a barber and accusations tied to a figure named Matarent, with references to trusts and blame. Details are unclear, but the item suggests a local dispute or allegation involving individuals and financial arrangements.
The article discusses rising living costs blamed on tariffs and political actions. It notes economists and citizens arguing about price pressures, government policy, and how tariffs influence wages and everyday expenses. The piece cites ongoing public debate and calls for regulation to ease burdens on workers.
Fragmentary report describes a clash where a thief fired at a patrol, Mary Cox and others involved near a railroad right of way. The incident ends with shots and a jail confrontation, details unclear from the OCR.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a truck related scene with mention of two sons and a hand involving Dearty. The passage is garbled and lacks clear names, dates, or a coherent event to confirm specific actions or outcomes.
In Staunton Virginia the Western State Hospital for the insane reports that daily handshakes and kind words aid patient care. Officials greet every patient and allow talks with physicians to inspire goodwill and assist diagnosis, noting some insanity forms show peculiar handshakes.
Spiro Bourkanos of 1924 First Street invited a man named Joe Bowey to his room after a meal last night. Bowey disappeared this morning along with Bourkanos valuables including $20 in gold a Smith and Wesson revolver a gold watch and chain and several trinkets.
Letter from Charles Ruben Pierce asserts his baby was christened Charles Ruby Pierce by Father Mahoney and that God’s law governs the name, denying state authority. Pierce claims to legitimize the child and vows to support him toward manhood despite press questions.
A blind man and a deaf mute traveled across the continent to California, sharing one voice and one sight. They received shelter at Miles tor sanitarium with credentials from New York State Associated Charities. The pair, once miners in Oroville, conveyed gratitude and pride in their unlikely partnership.
Lillie Nygren, a factory worker in Keokuk Iowa, was teased after being hugged by male coworkers at work. Her distress escalated and she was deemed insane and sent to the state insane asylum after the incident and subsequent badgering.
James Currie, a runner for the Alaska Commercial hotel, stands charged after 74 year old John Redmen reported he was held up near Adrian and brought to the New England bar in Seattle. Currie allegedly took $60 and a watch, displaying a star badge, as Redmen could not resist. Preliminary hearing set in Justice Brown's court.
Ex Governor Muller of Greenland recounts a 1894 incident when Dr Cook sought help after the Miranda stranded. Cook offered to buy two rug decorations, wrote a $500 check refused for lack of account, later paid one third after Danish consulate collection efforts. Otto Cornellieri, senegal superintendent of Chicago & Great Western, resigns in St. Paul.
A Trenton NJ girl saved four dollars to buy violets for Maude Adams at Peter Pan on Broadway. A note was lost but editor Edward Bok learned the girl’s story and arranged a signed Peter Pan photo and theatre box for her in What Every Woman Knows. Peter Pan remembered the girl and she is happy again.
A Masse meeting of Madison St Improvement Club members set for Saturday January 22 will hear the report of a committee appointed to confer with Seattle Electric officials on permanent improvements for the Madison at cable line. The committee includes O C Metillora W M Calhoun and C M Williams.
At Coos Bay Oregon a day after leaving for San Francisco the steamer Czarina foundered in a blizzard. Four men lashed to the mainmast are sighted at daybreak, with three survivors likely including Captain Duggan Harold Millis and Second Mate McNichols. Purser Hedges is believed dead. Rescue by Nan Smith is unlikely but Captain Olson is praised for bravery.
Henry Marson, jailed 104 days over a charged theft of a sack of potatoes, was found by the Marion County grand jury and released. Mulson, who worked on a northern farm, claimed innocence as two men accused him but no prosecutor was notified.
Washington January 13 Gilson Gardner presents an insider account of the Pinchot firing. He argues the clash was between public land and corporate interests led by Ballinger Guggenheim and Standard Oil, not a personal feud with Taft. Gardner contends Wilson betrayed Pinchot and Taft misrepresented facts to oust him.
At the aviation field in Los Angeles on January 13, Hilary Beachey attempted a flight in a Gill- Dosch biplane, started the engine, and flew about 100 feet before the engine stopped and the craft crashed, fracturing a wing and delaying further flights. Willard reports engine fixes and plans to surprise spectators, Cardin Mas card shows brief lifts but crashes leave the monoplane slightly damaged. Louis Pauthan, famed aviator, prepared his biplane for afternoon flights, tinkering with motors and wiring as crowds watch.
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