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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1912
Page
6
Two suspects unleashed a bomb on Yuan Shi Kai as his carriage left the palace. The explosion killed two bodyguards and several pedestrians while injuring many more. Yuan remained calm and ordered the drive on as chaos erupted. The assailant fled amid the turmoil.
On January 16 in San Francisco street cars collided at Chenery and 30th streets when a car descended a steep grade and jumped the tracks. Marine fireman Harold Lundberg was killed and five others were seriously injured including moorman J F Craven and Mrs J H Smith with children Jerome and Stasia Smith. Brakes failed and the two cars splintered in the wreck.
Judge Frater refused to grant the divorce after testimony showing Samuel G. Selden, a mail carrier, pressured his wife Adeline E. Selden. The court condemned Selden and urged criminal prosecution while reporting the case to Postmaster Rosesell. the wife testified he refused even a civil offer to be merely her husband. Portsmouth dockyard lays keel for Britain’s 28th Dreadnought, first of five, expected completion in 1914.
A reader testimonial touts Hyomei as a safe home remedy for children's colds, claiming rapid relief without narcotics. The ad promotes a home outfit with inhaler priced at $1.00 and extra bottles for 50 cents, guaranteed and sold by druggists nationwide.
In Berlin a 16 year old girl, illegitimate and forced to pay 3 dollars monthly for her child, faced attempted child murder charges after burying her baby in a rabbit hole following years of poverty. The court placed her on probation as philanthropists rally to aid others in similar plights.
United Press Leased Wire reports Spokane January program by state union forces led by President Case and the executive committee. They back initiative recall and referendum, seek constitutional amendments for direct people power, target private employment agencies, and plan local labor city cooperation with officials. The drive includes a living wage for women, higher wages for men, broader organizing of shop and factory workers, and collaboration with the State Grange and farmers for reform legislation demanded by farming interests.
In Venice California a buffalo nicknamed Nick escapes with two cows from the zoo. The beast and its companions charge a touring car owned by George Arlington, smashing lamps and the radiator and putting the vehicle out of commission. A three mile chase ends with the animals recaptured by three cowboys from a Wild West exhibition.
Chinese Premier Yuan Shi Kai, after narrowly escaping a bomb attack that killed two soldiers and horses, refuses to seek refuge in foreign concessions at Tientsin. He tells British Minister Jordan he fears no assassin and will stay in Pekin while his services are needed.
Comptroller Bothwell plans to sell a $2,280,000 municipal bond issue to Washington state next Saturday in Olympia. The sale includes $250,000 for the street railway as opponents of municipal car ownership press their case. The state already holds much of its school funds in Seattle bonds and must decide whether to back municipal ownership of the car line.
In Portland on January 16 three jurors were seated in Judge Kavanaugh's court for the Louis J. Wilde embezzlement case tied to the Oregon Savings and Trust bank wreck. D. W. Fairclough H. M. Caliwett and J. H. McDonald were chosen allied with peremptory challenges. The jury may face issues with accepting the credibility of state witness W. Cooper Morris, Wilde's co-defendant.
The vast steel bridge on 12th ay opens Dearborn st to traffic at 1 PM yesterday. It is Seattle’s largest bridge at 700 feet long with a 125 foot clearance at the highest point. The 8 BE Co will lay its tracks across it before week’s end.
In Los Angeles a Civic association runs a penny kitchen at a public school to feed hungry children as a cost saving measure. Mrs. Oliver C. Bryant leads volunteers, noting many families cannot afford two meals daily and that breakfast is often missing before noon.
William J. Bryan denounces J. Pierpont Morgan and the Wall Street oligarchy as a heartless band of pirates behind the tariff issue. He argues Morgan should not influence the Democratic party's presidential candidate selection, likening the power of financiers to czars and tyrants.
Washington January 15 progressive senators vow to block Judge Hook for a perceived railroad bias. They cite Oklahoma and Sanborn rulings as favoring rail interests, claiming he usurped state authority and deemed local rates part of inter state rates. Critics note a shift from earlier progressive stance toward railroad-friendly positions.
Their Eyes Were Opened at Last They lived together for 15. Four children came to them Then they got a divorce. Four years later they remarried Mrs Elnora A Van applied for a divorce. Judge Albertson refused to grant it holding that upon remarriage their eyes were open to each other's faults. The wife charged that her husband Thomas C Bevan deserted her two months after the second marriage. She secured the ir divorce on grounds of cruelty.
Lawrence, Mass January 16 Still in dread of mob outbreaks during the textile workers strike over shorter hours authorities keep eight militia companies under arms ready to respond if needed. Owners claim about 20 000 strikers have returned to work while leaders say most high class workers remain out. Dance at Dreamland tonight.
The Meridian Improvement club will discuss the proposed telephone company merger tomorrow night at Lincoln High School. Everett and Bellingham will send speakers to outline their positions.
President Taft is in accord with Postmaster General Hitchcock’s plan for government ownership of telegraph lines. The plan, reportedly feasible, may be recommended before Taft’s term ends. Hitchcock says such ownership would lower costs and improve service, though he opposes similar control of telephone systems and express firms.
Bion J. Arnold arrives in San Francisco at a salary of 250 dollars a day to examine the city’s transportation woes. He previously oversaw Chicago’s street railway overhaul costing 65 million dollars over three years.
In Indianapolis on January 16, a criminal court dismissed indictments against Detective William J. Burns and Detective Hosick of Los Angeles. The judge ruled the detectives acted under the federal constitution rather than state law in taking John J. McNamara from Indiana to Los Angeles for trial.
A blaze at the Revere hotel in Boston ends with the death of Fireman J F Kip who fell from the fourth story. Other firemen and guests were evacuated as the structure burned, with at least forty spectators reportedly trapped or injured in extreme cold.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Captain Bragg asking about a shark bite and another replying it has happened dozens of times. The exchange hints at maritime danger and repeated encounters at sea.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a rapid cure for cold and grippe symptoms. It claims relief from headache sore throat nasal congestion sneezing and stiffness within hours with a few doses, priced at 25 cents.
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