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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
1
A reader-supported drive collects hundreds for a tourist rate case in Seattle to push a legal battle to the U S Supreme Court. The effort targets a total $5,000 for counsel Charles A Reynolds with hotel men and business groups backing the campaign.
Mrs John Lawrence formerly of Eureka, now in Denver, shot and killed her husband after claiming he beat her and tore her clothes. Beadle testified he saw her shoot again, saying the first shot did not finish him. The case links a prior family quarrel over a lie to a fatal act of violence.
The article notes the first women chosen to serve on a committee planning a presidential inauguration. It lists Mrs. Weasley Martin and Mrs. J. H. Boggs among others, highlighting their positions in the effort to support the candidate before the election.
Advertising managers note daily talk on Seattle theatres offerings. Read The Star ads today for full particulars on Liberty Pantawes Palace Hip Coliseum Moore and other showings. Over 60 000 copies daily inform the public.
Indications point to a settlement of the strike of the drivers of the Seattle Taxicab and Transfer Co. before Saturday night, according to Manager George De Lappe. Several of the drivers have returned to work. We will replace those who do not come back with other men. The scale will be the same as paid by other companies in the city. De Lappe said the company was only operating a few cars, but a general tie up had been avoided.
Federal grand jury adjourned until next Tuesday as it weighs indictments in liquor graft probes. District Attorney Allen pursues a new lead in the liquor syndicate case while witnesses, agents, and prosecutors prepare for renewed testimony at the federal building.
The article profiles John D W Clark of Butte as the richest American in potential reach, citing vast, self titled holdings across Montana Arizona and beyond. It notes his United Verde mine earnings monthly dividends and a sprawling empire with property in multiple states and a New York office network. He claims to recover energy through rest and decisive risk taking.
About 90 percent of Sitka spruce producers in the Northwest gathered in Tacoma to discuss the embargo imposed on spruce by the English government.
Foster Island on Union Bay may be acquired by the city for park use. The park board voted to purchase it from the McGilvra estate for 15000 dollars. The six acre site lies adjacent to Washington Park and the council must confirm the deal before it proceeds.
British forces gained a footing in a location north of Ancre after repeated assaults on Serra, according to the German official statement dated January 13 reported via Sayville.
An explosion at the Fushun colliery in Manchuria trapped 900 Chinese miners. Only 130 saved so far, with fears that 770 others have perished. Reports from ToriO on January 13 describe the disaster and rescue efforts unfolding amid growing casualties.
U S cruiser Milwaukee with 450 sailors and 17 officers aboard ran aground west of Samoa in heavy seas and fog. Coast guardsmen prepared breeches buoy rescue as the ship lay broadside to breakers and a line was aboard. Monitor Cheyenne and tug Iroquois stood by unable to help before further details emerged.
Deputy District Attorney Edward Cunha did not disclose when he would present formal charges linking Thomas J. Mooney Alexander Berkman and Eleanor Fitzgerald to a plot to assassinate Gov. Johnson. Gov. Johnson said he had heard no definite plot though he received threats from cranks. Robert Minor of the International Workers Defense League denied involvement in any such plot.
Thomas Shackleford, a Seattle attorney and brother of Tacoma Judge John A. Shackleford, was arrested late Friday and jailed on a petty larceny charge for cashing a ten dollar bad check at a Second Avenue department store. Shackleford admits passing the check.
Bert Swain house manager of Rosita Villa apartment 1208 Tenth Ave West had his Van Dyke beard amputated Saturday. It was wearing out a red necktie he got for Christmas, he explained.
Paul Jems a 34 year old marine fireman shot Miss Dora Roberts 27 at the Hotel Rex and then killed himself after a quarrel over Jem s pastur e The couple had been living at the hotel for a year The girl’s condition is serious but she may recover The incident occurred as Jems prepared to depart for Portland on the Great Northern line
Weldon H. Wells, 25, of Kansas City, arrested in Huntington, Ind., is charged with first degree murder in the Mona Simon death at a Columbus hotel. An affidavit was filed, and Wells will be returned to Columbus. Police believe the killing occurred last Thursday night amid hotel activity.
Rep Wickersham leads Sulzer by 11 votes in Alaska congressional returns. Final counts show Wickersham ahead as ballots are tallied, highlighting a tight contest in the state.
It Just About Broke His Father's Heart centers on Tom and his family in the weekly novel Bobbie General Manager. A book-length story costs 6 cents and runs from Monday to Saturday in the Star, previewing a week of plot development and domestic drama.
On the University of Washington campus about 3000 students face mid year exams described as harsher than prior eras. Faculty and students voice worries about study stress, dorm lights stay lit late, and some seniors oppose exams while others defend them.
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