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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1913
Page
1
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Leper Dominik Pittori, escaped from Diamond Point colony near Port Townsend, seen loitering near George Tauson’s home in Acoma. C H Cruver alerted police who tightened protection for Tauson. Tauson recently married Mrs Lottie Early after divorcing John Ruskin Early, whom Tauson helped send to the colony. Early, distraught by the marriage, has hinted Pittori will “get” Tauson.
Mrs. Cora L Fleming 30 wife of Roy Fleming a police stenographer killed herself at 6 10 this morning at 1927 Broadway by shooting her heart. Neighbors say she had been visiting Hast six weeks and returned this week. Police seek Roy Fleming as the missing husband and the grieving case is under investigation.
Interview with Mrs. Lottie Tauson Early describes years of fear and deception as she hid her husband George Tauson’s leprosy and abuse. She recalls fleeing to Los Angeles then Summit, facing reporters, and hoping he would be sent to a leper colony to protect her children. She admits lying to her family and the press to survive.
PORT TOWNSEND reports John Barly a leper and mad man ends a week of turmoil after learning his wife in Tacoma divorced him and wed his former friend George Tauson. He seeks gin, vows to obtain drink by any means, and his religious zeal vanishes as he rants and sulks.
The speaker recalls promising to accompany her husband to a forced relocation at Diamond Point, then denying the promise. She notes fear for her babies, cites a divorce served to Barry, and reveals knowledge of her marriage to Mr Tauson. She suggests Barry’s long madness, not the second marriage, as the trigger.
John Bebiens reported a $600 loss to a woman companion in Tacoma during auto races. She was arrested and returned part of the cash after he left for Seattle. Police found no resident named John Bebiens at 112 Columbia Ave. The man is now $450 richer but unaware of the restitution.
Roumania launches invasion of Bulgaria crossing the Danube at 11 30 am and seeks to seize territory as compensation for neutrality in the Turkish war. Bulgaria reportedly agrees to cede the disputed lands to avert broader conflict. A second note reports the body of John G Egan to be shipped to Seattle for burial. Hyatt Powell Rehol advertises a Pine Street business school.
Chas Cowen proposes a large four-faced thermometer in City Hall Park at Thurday and Yesler to showcase Seattle’s climate. He urges government to modify cancellation marks to read Seattle the Healthiest City in World Temperature Today. Cowen’s plan includes a prominent column visible from all directions and a city hall park installation.
Jacob Oppenheimer, dubbed the human tiger of Folsom prison, walked to the gallows calmly after a final address to reporters. He was hanged at 10:23 after seven years opposing the death penalty, with witnesses present in the prison yard and a phonograph concert heard beforehand.
President Wilson narrowly avoided serious harm in an automobile collision near Windsor Virginia. His chauffeur steered off the road down an embankment into a yard and hit a house to dodge a runaway traveling in the opposite direction. The president was severely bumped but joked about the incident.
Mrs. Margaret Fisk testified in a divorce suit in Pontiac Michigan that her husband forbids prayer at home. She described how he swore during grace and followed her into the parlor to prevent her from praying, prompting the case to attract attention in the city.
County Auditor Phelps refused to issue warrants for overdrafts ordered by Commissioner Hamilton in the Kent and Vashon districts citing legal limits on road fund draws. An excess of $500 appears in Kent road expenditures and an overdraft will be shown for Vashon by month end. If upheld, local road work in both districts would cease though trunk highways remain unaffected.
San Francisco July 11 A romance begun forty years ago between Fred Emerson Brooks poet singer actor and Emma Jahn Holmen widow ended in a wedding. Brooks met Jahn in San Francisco when he starred in Pinafore and they were engaged before a discord led him East. Each married others and raised families. now Brooks and Jahn Holmen reunite in wedlock.
Greece and Servia were expected to reach an armistice today after Bulgaria placed its affairs in Russia's hands. Bulgaria may cede territory to Roumania to stop the invasion and avert harsher terms. Reports cite Bulgarian reverses as Greek and Serbian forces press toward Guevebell.
Seattle Elks captured two prizes at the Rochester national convention. They won $500 for the best parade float and $200 for the greatest aggregate miles traveled by delegates. The Seattle float featured several stuffed elk and elaborate emblems.
Mayor William Willison calls for the resignation of Marshal H. H. R. Nelson, backed by affidavits alleging a $10 bribe to let a Vancouver man escape. The Blaine council refused to vote on the resolution, as it was brought by the mayor.
Frank Bauweraerts was executed in the prison yard at San Quentin at 10 am for the murder of two women on a Riverside county mining claim in March 1912. He declared his innocence and blamed M D C Putnam, then offered thanks to Warden Hoyle. His final remark hoped it would be the last California hanging.
Rumors persist that the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad backs the Olympia and Southern Railway which filed articles of incorporation with the Lewis County auditor. The road, incorporated for a small sum, is believed to have funds to construct the full line, with work expected before summer's end. Additional plans reportedly include a Puget Sound to Columbia River route.
Dr Martin Damourette searches for three rabbits inoculated with cancer germs near his Ninth Avenue West home. Five escaped from the warren. two were shot last night and the remaining three are still at large. The doctor hired boys to help search and warned against eating any captured animals.
Mrs. Millie Trumbull of Portland represented Gov. Oswald West at a Plymouth church session of the National Conference of Charities and Correction. She praised Oregon’s honor system and urged psychology tests for officials while criticizing a judge who mocked psychologists.
The annual meeting of the Washington Association for the Prevention and Relief of Tuberculosis will take place in Tacoma July 14 and 16. Delegates from across the Northwest and several from the East will attend the conference at the Tacoma Commercial Club.
The Public Service Commission in Olympia halted the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company long distance rate increase set for July 16 for 90 days after receiving complaints. The proposed tariffs would raise statewide rates by distance rather than wire distance. In a separate item, Ottilia Hohensee filed for divorce from Otto Hohensee, alleging years of nagging drove her to near freezing in a vacant lot during midwinter.
Four consecutive coupons from The Star plus 15 cents grant a 65 cent pennant with a different design each week. The University of Washington pennant is out today. Send 5 cents postage for mail delivery or bring to The Seattle Star office at 1307 Seventh Avenue near Union Street.
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