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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1910
Page
8
Washington dispatch notes Taft’s open rupture with Roosevelt allies after Gifford Pinchot’s dismissal. Pinchot’s stand against Ballinger’s land policies exposed tensions, with insiders predicting fallout for Taft and plans to reveal further Ballinger evidence.
In Columbia Missouri Charles Addison Jones was selected as the live subject for an experimental program by Dr Edna J Day a professor at Missouri State University. Coeds will practice child care arts on the infant as part of the curriculum planned to address alleged criminal gaps in girls knowledge of raising children. If successful, about six babies may be engaged longer term.
After more than 12 hours of deliberation in Judge Ronald's court, the jury in the John Denning case could not reach a verdict. Denning stands accused of criminal assault on 14 year old Allee Turcott on July 4 of last year.
A Whitman county party of 37 ranchers arrived in the city for a week long Puget Sound vacation. The jury in a pending case was discharged with eight for acquittal and four for conviction. no date for another trial has been set.
The King county sheriff Bob Hodge campaigns on salary gains and vows to board prisoners at cost. Critics note previous profits from boarding prisoners, but acknowledge no graft and say the sheriff has saved the county thousands. Public trust remains high in both the sheriff and commissioners.
The piece notes John H. Perry deputy prosecuting attorney announcing after February 1 1916 he will resume the practice of law with offices in the Leary building The writer mocks the irony of leaving the office to return to private practice and jokes about the so called art of law and Perry’s oath and intended return to the profession.
Martin Hannon of Key stone place told Judge Frater he had been drugged and hypnotized for 46 years by organized groups in Canada and the U S, causing inability to work and support his wife and four children. Humane Officer Vaupell reported the family half starved and poorly clothed. a lunacy commission was ordered to examine Hannon.
Chicago papers recount Nat Moore death at Vic Shaw’s Dearborney resort as society figures and underworld alike recall a lavish scene. Moore's wife Helen Fargo, a society leader, mourns amid revelry while the resort’s exclusive image and billowing wine accounts highlight the era's excesses.
National Bank of Commerce celebrates moving to the Leary building at Seconday and Madison with a reception this afternoon and evening from 3 to 6. Officers and directors issued hundreds of invitations to patrons and friends to inspect the new bank facilities.
Jamean Stephen, candidate for councilman at large on the Republican ticket, is praised as "the man who built our schools." A Beattie resident for 20 years, he spent a decade planning and supervising Seattle public school construction, building more than 40 schools noted for modern architecture. He is described as informed, conservative, hardworking, and capable of representing all citizens.
A Tacoma ordinance limits billboards to six feet in height and Superior Judge Shakleford sustains the measure denying a writ of mandate for a permit to erect a tall sign on Polyanipay. Petitioners argued the rule would put billboards out of business, but the city council pursues the limit.
Michael Schreck challenged government authority after a denied citizenship application by Judge H W Canfield. Minas Theora Carter addressed 360 attendees at First Presbyterian church to boost Sunshine Seeds work. Liza Williams, about 60, jailed 24 hours for refusing to disclose her age, judge called the request improper after she refused.
The narrator and Jacques Bertillon observe two Englishmen and a Mexican man meeting in Montreal as Helena von Ritz hosts visitors. The ship Modeste vanishes from the riverfront, hinting at an English land expedition across Canada and possibly by sea, leaving the narrator with unresolved questions.
Captain Hector Gawley battled smoke to rescue his daughter Jessie 16 then dragged his father in law Henry Marshall to safety. His son Arthur 10 aided, while Hellen Gawtey escaped from a bedroom window to a porch roof and leaped to helpers.
The markets section lists average wholesale prices for butter eggs poultry and meat products from local producers. Prices shown include butter from Washington and various items such as eggs hens turkeys ducks live poultry and ham with notes on grade and freshness affecting value.
Market prices from Yakima to Mt. Vernon show selling prices for potatoes corn oats and barley by ton and per hundredweight. The list includes live poultry meats fats and canned goods with various regional price points and shipping notes as of the latest report.
A promotional claim touts Papes Diuretic as a universal cure for kidney and bladder misery. It asserts rapid elimination of back pain, urinary troubles, and other kidney related symptoms after a few days treatment.
Mrs. G. G Christofer of Asbury Park New Jersey credits possum ointment with protecting her face after a crash, saying it prevents wind irritation and can be washed off to leave clear skin. The ad claims use for lips hands scalp and skin issues and offers free samples via Emergency Laboratories New York City.
Classifieds in Star Want Ads are pitched as a driver of commerce, urging readers to use the ads to reach customers and grow their local business. The notice emphasizes practical, results oriented use of the want ad service.
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