14 Jan 1910
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1910
Page
1
A. V Bouillon defines a square deal as a transaction where each party receives what is justly due. He argues that the good citizen gains protection and justice, the bad citizen punishment, franchise holders voice, police uphold law, officials serve the public, and funds go to public benefits in full measure. He warns that so called square deals may be mere quadrilaterals or trapezoids, but always traps.
The text, attributed to James R. Garfield, discusses equal opportunity and societal changes, referencing past figures and the weight of opportunity in shaping national policy. The piece frames duty, merit, and public service within a historical context and laments bitter losses in the pursuit of broader access.
Emma line Pleckleman of Dorchester Wisconsin died in Seattle after drinking carbolic acid. Coroner reports death by poisoning but notes a guilty conscience and remorse in her letters to a farm lover named Henry. She had lived various Seattle addresses, changing her name with each move.
The readable fragments show numbers and scattered codes. No clear events or names emerge to describe a specific person, place, or action. The piece appears to be a damaged financial or advertising snippet with uncertain context.
In Weatoning today, jurors are asked to review the case over accounts and present the facts as the hearing proceeds. The proceedings focus on documentation and statements tied to the financial matter.
Five unknown tramps burned to death after a freight train wreck on the Hook Island bridge near Wister China. The collapse sent ten cars into the river, with two carrying acid and three carrying oil. The acid sparked fire that spread to the oil and cars, trapping the victims.
Louse Farkas and Margaret Nahas, once separated by a telephone line from Cleveland to an Ohio court, were married in Justice Brown's court after a week of longing. Louse, a Toledo bank clerk, had been courting Miss Barbara at her home.
William Parker, a Black driver, was kicked into a stable by a mule he was handling. The mule refused to be approached, thrashing with heels until police and bystanders used a rope and lasso to subdue it. Parker suffered a badly fractured skull.
Atchison Kansas January 14 The engagement is announced of Minx Mareel Howe and David Farnham of Seattice the marriage to take place in June Mise Howe is the daughter of KE W Howe editor of the Atchison Globe and is in New Orleans at present She has literary talent with contributions in magazines Mr Farnham is a Yale man and a superintendent of a factory in Beattie
George F. Vanderveer prosecuting attorney is preparing extradition papers for the return to Seattle of Cart Rider alias Samuel D. Gray from Denver. Rider or Gray is charged with obtaining shoes from the Washington Shoe Manufacturing company 400 Occidental ar under false representations.
Detroit Morning reports Miller, once a Wolverines captain and engineering student, fled amid scandal after failing to attend classes and shifting to forestry. His father suspects he is in Beattie, possibly insane, with no traces found among friends as the Beattie mystery grows.
Frank Bederman, a West house employee in Sandusky, fell asleep in a hotel bathtub after a late night out. He awoke briefly to feel cold, covered himself with a rug, and slept on until morning when coworkers found him. The open window froze the bath water, but he suffered no ill effects.
New York court action ties together Robtyeomn, Fay Tyson, and Helen Roberts in a messy divorce dispute. Benrime the actor explains past marriages, current wives, and an unborn child shaping a likely clerks’ decision. Court experts call it unmatched for complexity in eastern divorce courts.
Judge Frater condemned late night cheap theatres after a 16 year old Handall faced the juvenile court over a disturbance involving a crowd of boys and three Filipinos outside the venue Saturday night. Randall to appear next Friday as peers remain at large.
Fred Wilson, residing at the Monticello hotel 715 Seventh Ave, told police he was held up by two masked men on Cortorilla Street between Sixth and Seventh at about 1 o'clock this morning. The pair took from him ten dollars.
In New York on January 14 a suit seeks $20,000 from Lewis Stouyvesant Chanler in a Supreme Court action by William F. Clark alleging Chanler’s 1908 presidential boom was engineered. A deposition quotes Manning claiming he would make the nation indebted by presenting the best president, with Captain Manning receiving a $20,000 payment and then $5,000 from Lewis Chanler.
Tom Wagoner, Fort Worth banker, says he gave his three children Texas land and cattle valued at 6 million dollars each. He reflects that he must have worked hard and hopes his children gain an easier, independently wealthy life if they are careful.
Hampton's Magazine charges Ballinger backed Standard Oil in Seattle suits. La Follette accuses Ballinger of actions similarly dismissed by Taft over Pinchot. Ex Secretary Garfield explains Roosevelt policy and denounces Taft's approach.
President Taft tells Congress a message urges immediate consideration of conservation legislation. He says the proposals echo Ballinger's recommendations and reflects on early public land policies while noting the inquiry into Secretary Ballinger's charges continues.
Dayton Ohio January 14 Minority Leader Champ Clark Missouri warned the tide rising against Cannonism will not ease. He accused Senator Hale of turning Cannon’s Kansas City speech into campaign literature. Clark defended public land reforms and noted Ballinger withdrawals expanded water power site coverage by 229 percent, urging modern disposition of public lands to private capital.
Isadore Roberts, a Frenchtown, Michigan farmer, pleaded guilty to destroying muck rat houses in Munroe on January 14. He was fined $9.75, paid the amount, and was discharged.
Occasional rain is forecast tonight with a brisk southeast wind and continued unsettled conditions into Saturday. The system brings scattered showers and cool temperatures, with no major storms expected.
A veteran seaman named Mason John Mason recalls sixty years at sea from the warmth of memory to the frost of travel. He describes mutiny, storms, and a limp from an early injury, plus the lure of ships over land, and hints at an inevitable last voyage.
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