20 Jan 1910
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
1
A civic appeal urges citizens to support disruptive action against political waste in favor of honest efficient government. It casts disturbance as patriotic, arguing that principled disruption has driven historic reforms and public integrity.
Fragmentary text describes a rescue sequence where a person named Miss Clark is helped to safety after being pulled from danger. It mentions a drux store and a following water, with implied actions of reaching safety and being removed to foothay. The passage is garbled and lacks clear dates or locations.
A brief note indicates a gathering or event titled A E Lon Ward Tonight. Details are unclear but this seems to reference a local meeting or social gathering tonight with a person named Lon Ward. Further context is not provided.
Reports say a headless body was found in a Chicago flat today. Police detain a person, citing jealousy as a possible motive in the grisly murder case.
Fragmented text references a presbyterian group, a temperance official, and a charge or complaint. Readable elements mention a person in a church context, a January date, and a public meeting but core facts are unclear due to missing sections. The item appears as a small local notice with partial names and actions.
Incomplete OCR reads a public notice fragment dated near 4, 21 with time 9a and location west of Litha on West 26th. Details and parties are unreadable.
A fragmented notice advertises room rental in a vacant house in Wrens. The ad mentions contact by phone and indicates available lodging, but details are unclear due to the damaged text.
The Star exposes James Edward Ferdon head of a fake medical bureau in the Jam Hotel building. Report details Fer-Don healing parlors on the second floor with signed signs and a "$1" intake for examination. A doctor named Lemieux pressures for two months of treatment at fifty dollars.
President Taft will abandon his plan for federal incorporation for the present, shifting focus to interstate commerce legislation. Conservation measures aligned with Ballinger’s suggestions will be deemphasized as the White House reconsiders priorities during the current session.
The Hoberts Hall and Cringe firm suspended stock exchange operations after a third failure following declines in Hogking coal and bronetek. Officials launched an investigation into the Moeking pool collapse as nervousness spread through the financial district without triggering a bank panic.
President Taft ends reliance on Speaker Cannon as Ohio declares Taft the party leader. Ohio delegation says they will follow the president and refuse Cannon orders unless officially approved, signaling possible shift in support among other states.
Bank clearings in Seattle show totals of 2,000,070.72 with balances around 976,381.01. Portolana records similar activity with clearings and balances noted, indicating substantial daily banking movement across both locales.
Ralph J. Leavitt, an auto man with a history of trouble, returns to Seattle to stand trial for the manslaughter of Rafael Gage, struck by Leavitt’s car last July. He was arraigned before Judge Gil liam, bail set at 3000, with March 7 as trial date. He denied further comment, promising to tell the Holzheimer bribery full story at the trial.
The House, by 186 to 154, elected the Ballinger Pinchot investigation committee members chosen by the Republican caucus. Lloyd of Missouri refused to serve but was elected. Senate members named: Nelson Minnesota, Pfuit California, Sunderland Utah, Root New York, Painter Kentucky, and Pletcher Florida.
Louis Hyman owner of the Blue Front livery stables in Kansas City declares bankruptcy blaming motor cars for wiping out his business. He says automobiles killed horse dependent transport and predicts no horses in Kansas City within five years except for draught work.
John Swanson fought a ferocious mountain lion at his camp on the Animal river using a rifle with only three cartridges. After the dog was killed and the lion charged, Swanson clubbed the beast with the gun barrel and finally killed it. He notes fourteen mountain lions have been killed in the area in the last month.
The Gill gang aims to flood Seattle registration with fictitious names in the First and Sixth wards during the final days of work. City Comptroller Har Carrall and Regent clerk W. H. Hanna oppose the plan, while Councilman Conway pushes for gang allies to control the rolls. Citizens are urged to register in the next three days to counter 2000 fake names and prevent corruption over two years.
Washington reports stir talks in Congress over Theodore Roosevelt possibly running for New York's first district seat. Insurgent and regular factions reportedly back him with Taft informed of a possible plan to name Roosevelt as Cannon's successor. Return to New York next June may feature a speakership boom.
Louis Paulhan the French aviator who set the world high altitude record at the Los Angeles aviation meet will fly in San Francisco on January 23 24 and 25 arriving Saturday.
Elizabeth B Smith sues to break the will of bedridden 73 year old Elizabeth Hitchcock alleging Henry N Beatty of San Francisco used courtly charm to gain control of Hitchcock fortune. Hitchcock left about 75000 to Beatty and disinherited Smith. Beatty, a San Francisco attorney, is named in the suit filed in Oakland Superior Court.
Conrad Pfaff, age 20, was chosen president of the Brewers' union in Seattle yesterday. He has served effectively as a union delegate to the labor council and is regarded as an emerging leader.
Voters are urged to register today in their precincts with registration booths operating from 9:00 a m to 9:30 p m Friday and Saturday. The Star published the booth list last night.
The piece questions why Seattle costs rise 15 to 35 percent in five years and wages lag. It notes strikes, railroad turmoil, and national talk of investigations while reporting boycotts in Cleveland Omaha and Ohio towns as examples, asking how Seattle residents cope and what causes lie behind the rise.
One hundred fifty residents packed a meet ing tent in Pleasant Valley to back A V Bouillon. A vase tally by the Improvement and Social club showed 149 Bouillon and one for Gill though a Gill supporter claimed 22 Gill votes. Bouillon spoke of his dismissal as superintendent of public utilities and taxed industrial prospects in Seattle.
Postmaster W. H. Davis urged renaming streets before a council committee, arguing Allegheny's annexation to Pittsburg increases the post office deficit by 18,000 dollars yearly due to extra work to locate correct addresses. He noted 6000 streets to memorize with 1000 duplications and cited 19 Miller street as an example.
A runaway freight train wreck on the Moffatt road in Colorado killed three trainmen and injured two, bringing the last five days toll in the Rocky Mountain region to 10 dead and 16 injured. The prior days saw four dead and three injured near Leadville, and three dead and 11 injured at Lemay Utah.
The area expects a fall night tonight with moderate south east winds. Friday will be similarly cool with light to moderate wind. Chances of cooler temperatures and clear skies in the region.
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