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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
1
In a high profile probate case in London the title character Lady Sackville inherits nearly five million pounds from Sir John Scott. The trial unfolds as relatives challenge a buried codicil claiming disinheritance and seek to overturn the will.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels will travel to the Pacific coast July 16 through 18. He will spend time in Seattle and inspect the Bremerton navy yard during the visit.
Mrs May Brown of Avon apartments asks why a lazy husband law cannot apply to her son Kenneth a 20 year old who loafs in pool rooms and saloons and relies on her for support The widow says she cannot continue supporting him and police records show four arrests in the past year.
In Washington on July 10 Richard Bartholdt of St. Louis defends the Chicago convention that nominated Taft, declaring no dishonorable conduct occurred. A Harvard professor uncovers a 1893 confidential letter showing Bartholdt arranging special rates for a European trip via Herman Oelrichs, seeking influence and travel terms through Major Wiegel’s circle.
Dr Anna Y Reed of Seattle criticized a Washington grand jury before the National Conference of Charities and Correction. She condemned a county commissioner for not “teamwork” amid a harmful program, praising minority members as valuable on commissions.
R. Lewis Shearer, 19, captain elect of Lincoln High School football, was killed in an elevator shaft at Killers Music House. He was operating a freight elevator with lumber when a jam caused a sudden impact, crushing him between the car and wall and dropping him from the third floor.
Mrs Charles G Gates says reports of a disagreement with her husband are false. She describes Charley as a fine young man and explains he left by a special train for a mine in Canada then to Minneapolis, noting regular trains bore him.
A playful regional note reports that only six of nine superior court judges have taken summer leave on July 10. It names Judges Albertson Humphries and Tallman as working through vacation weeks while others, including Smith Gilliam and Frater, plan next week sessions.
Authorities hunt Dominic Pittori an escaped leper who fled Diamond Point isolation station by boat to Discovery Bay and Port Townsend then Seattle. Dr Earle Port Townsend marine hospital reports Pittori used a buggy and travel companion Antonio Volcano from Spokane for the escape.
Senator Miles Poindexter of Washington introduces a bill in the Senate to move machinery used for Panama Canal construction to Alaska for government coal mining use. The measure would lease half of coal lands to individuals, share profits with government workers, and authorize government railroads and ships with coastal depots for coal buyers. It follows petitions from The Seattle Star and other Scripps papers urging government mining of Alaska coal.
Evidence in Washington notes the senate lobby committee hears William Whitman, a millionaire textile manufacturer, claim of active lobbying for a wool tariff since 1875. W. Bell Marvin, secretary of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers, hands over association books to the panel.
Ada B Chase of 110 Chestnut street was found dead by her husband in her home after shooting herself in the heart at midnight. W Young, with whom she had been seen, was captured by a policeman at the front door as Chase recounted returning from Anacortes and discovering the scene. The tragedy ends with Young in custody and no statements from him.
Washington Governor Ernest Lister addressing the National Conference of Charities and Correction called the automobile joy-ride a curse and linked roadhouse venues to delinquency. He pledged state aid to shut roadhouses and curb joy-riding for youth nationwide.
Maurice G. Roper files for divorce after a wife who calls him a "low-down mean pup" causes ongoing conflict. He alleges she refuses to cook or wash, their 5-year-old son despises him, and her mother beats him.
Pennants offered by The Seattle Star require four consecutive coupon numbers from The Star and 15 cents for a 65 cent pennant. A different pennant each week. Mail order adds 5 cents for postage to The Seattle Star at 1307 Seventh Avenue, near Union Street.
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