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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1911
Page
1
Citizens in a mass meeting endorse Councilman Goddard's July 3 resolution calling for the mayor to remove R. H. Thomson as city engineer. The assembly supports the charges as well founded and urges unanimous support for the resolution and the council members who voted for it.
Dozens of Seattle women patrol business districts selling roses to raise funds for the Y W C A. The first rose day reports strong sales with many women sending in fresh roses for the afternoon push.
Statistics show at least 700 deaths in a sun scorched week across the east with 675 attributed to heat and humidity in major cities. City tallies include Chicago 156 New York 110 Philadelphia 65 and many others across the region.
Angry homeowners packed the Kilbourne hall to oppose a proposed regrade plan claiming City Thomson's involvement and past contracting ties. Councilman Goddard led calls for Thomson's removal as residents warned officials against altering street grades.
City Reginald H. Thomson deflects questions about Councilman Goddard's resolution. He says he has seen no one and is not looking for idiots, offering no further comment on the dispute over his official position.
Miss Mary Sanders 20 of Pipers Grove Wisconsin went to Chicago for a visit but returned home after a chaotic day. She asked a traffic policeman a question, he blew his whistle and ruptured her ear drum. A horse bit her hat, someone stole her pocketbook, and she was lost on an Illinois Central suburban train. City relatives thought she had been kidnapped and she fled by the first train home.
A humorous verse warns against rash seaside romances during summer as vacation ends, noting the risk of heartbreak and potential liability for a broken promise. It cautions readers to avoid hasty engagements by the shore and the sorrow of future payments for a wounded heart.
In Los Angeles a special Santa Fe train raced to deliver Dr. James McGregor of Flint Michigan to California hospital after he fell ill on board. An auto ambulance sped him to surgery within an hour for appendicitis and he was reported on the road to recovery by ten. The physician was stricken while westward bound on Santa Fe passenger train No. 1.
Senator Gronna of North Dakota denounces Taft's reciprocity proposal in the Senate, accusing the president of favoring foreign interests and claiming the plan surrenders the American farmer's market without compensation. He warns Congress must resist perceived executive overreach.
Militiamen of the Washington National Guard opened their annual encampment at American Lake near Tacoma after an intentional alarm clock delay. Guardsmen had spent three days at the Tacoma carnival and reached camp at midnight after oversleeping an hour.
Karl Von Metz Meyer a Norwegian lieutenant and Heidelberg graduate son of a Christiana banker is under arrest in New York on wholesale burglary charges. The arrest marks a sensational case eclipsing any Raffles in fact or fiction and ties to Norway’s military college.
Chicago reports a drop in temperatures with cooling showers breaking the heat wave. Forecasters predict a cool spell tonight easing the heat that had plagued the region. Rainfall ends an ice shortage risk and helps crops as corn prices retreat after recent gains.
In Oregon City on July 6, Mrs. Elizabeth Van Der Ate collapsed at her home after a fainting spell believed caused by tasting ice cream. She had a history of heart disease.
City council efficiency committee discussed hiring an efficiency expert this morning. Several applicants appeared and were given two weeks to present offers for a one month trial. Two or three experts may be hired on trial, after which the committee will select the best candidate.
Richard Blair, a Portland hotel man, kept his mother's watch after two highwaymen stole it. Blair told the robbers they had taken the timepiece, and one robber even returned it saying he was too sentimental for the business.
A colorful report by John Copley describes 140 Boston school teachers passing through town en route to San Francisco for a National Educational Association convention. The piece notes their refined appearance, class pride, and playful exchanges with locals at the New Washington hotel.
Seattle sees unusually cool June with noon reading around 1 degree while Chicago tops at 101. The warmest June day was June 11 at 66, with a monthly average of 57 and ten year average 60.6. Sound breezes keep residents comfortable despite the heat in other cities.
July 6 a major reshuffle in the San Francisco Police Department saw Chief White transfer two score of senior officers. The move sparks concern that the city may return to a "wide open" era though White denies removing any lid on city morals or enforcement.
Mrs. Theodore W. French, 74, offered grass to Philip Clark's horse in front of his saloon in Pawtucket R. I. The horse bit two fingers from her right hand.
Two women were injured yesterday evening by Seattle Electric Co cars. Mrs Eva Smith 1001 Franklin av was struck on Second av and Spring at and treated by a company inspector. Mrs Christine Marbles 114 24th av N sprained her arm alighting from a Madison st cable car at Eighth av and was taken to Seattle General hospital.
H Yamaguchi offered Patrolman Hart three silver dollars to avoid police station arrest on the Fourth. The officer refused and Yamaguchi was fined 25 dollars for violating the firecracker ordinance. He claimed business kept him from police HQ and that the money was meant to speed his return to work.
Milwaukee court upholds a probate mistake by Mrs FE P Allis widow of engine builder founder of Allis Chalmers. Four grandchildren meant to receive 25000 each were cut off with 25 dollars due to a miswritten will. Court ruled the period between five and the ciphers could not be interpreted as a comma and a third cipher added.
Billie Burke, age about 22, has adopted Cherry Watens, a girl of 12 from a friend who died. Cherry studies music in Jersey City and will be sent to Paris next year for advanced schooling. Burke says happiness comes from making others happy and she loves Cherry as her own.
The grand jury resumes work as the Wappenstein conviction shifts focus to the vice gang. W. J. Baxter, Burns detective, testified first followed by George Amos who alleged gambling links. Benn and Portland detectives were delayed. perjury charges suspected as an official stenographer joins the proceedings.
For Seattle and vicinity showers tonight then Friday fair with moderate westerly winds. Noon temperature today is 63 degrees.
In a police court session lasting two hours and forty five minutes a judge processed 146 cases at a pace of about one minute per case. One man fined ten dollars for sleeping in a box car faced three days in jail and a hollow future as he sought work, highlighting how justice may trap the hungry and homeless rather than reform them.
A fire at Ballard Motor Shingle Company damaged the plant and destroyed dry kilns causing widespread smoke and residents to fear a waterfront fire. Two firefighters were overcome. Edward Barr was hospitalized at Salmon Bay hospital. The auto truck from Engine Co. 1 skidded on a stump en route to the blaze.
In Chicago on July 6 Evelyn Author See was described as not the cult leader by witness Felicia Rees, a disciple of Prince Charming on trial for corrupting 17 year old Mildred Bridges. Rees testified See was equal among members and that they revere God. She confirmed See had kissed her.
Little Clarice Whitter, aided by ten Seattle people last Monday, greets visitors with her usual smile despite severe burns and a plaster cast protecting the injured area. Doctors cannot yet judge the operation's success, needing a couple of days for certainty. She has won the affection of staff through her bright disposition.
The Star unveils Who's Zoo and The Reason as a daily novelty on page 4. It highlights well known and lesser known citizens with a spotlight style column.
Quiet reigns in Hicktown as minor mischief continues. Missing bell, moved gates, and a skyrocket attached to a cow tail amuse locals while a holoproof sex salesman returns. A big butchering festival is planned at Willer Creek next Saturday with Hicktown invited. Lafe Watertower notes a local base stealer tipped a home run.
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