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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1911
Page
3
Tragic cloudburst near Gardnerville along the Kingsbury trail between Gardnerville and Lake Tahoe is believed to have claimed several lives. The flash flood obliterated a pond and wrecked dressing parties while the storm raged yesterday afternoon.
Montreal July 15 Judge Lanctot ruled there is no power to arrest a man for refusing to pay a taxi bill. Thos Davie faced no charge of failing to pay after a bylaw compelled cab hire, as no city bylaw or criminal code covers up to date vehicles as tax.
In Denver on July 15 Judge Whitford convicted Edward Doyle and William Crawford, officers of the United Mine Workers, and 12 other miners of violating the injunction against picketing coalfields. Crawford and Doyle received one year in prison. others were fined with fines suspended. The judge denounced the union, saying the miners harbored bitterness and tried to intimidate nonstriking workers.
San Francisco labor groups join 76,000 members in urging Earl Gray to seek clemency for Angela Napolitano sentenced to death in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario for the murder of her husband. The effort follows a prior 50,000-name appeal by the city’s labor council.
A standbag with four dollars and a purse holding diamond ear rings a gold cross and papers was taken from a pew in St. James Cathedral yesterday. Mrs W M Murphy of 1518 E 76th St and Mrs J F Kenworthy of Tacoma attended mass together leaving their handbags in the pew. Some money in Mrs Murphy's bag was overlooked.
Lonnie and Bat Battling Nelson plan a six round exhibition in Aberdeen Washington next Wednesday night. Austin says the event is purely exhibition and he is an instructor not a fighter. The pair should provide a fine display of ring skills for Aberdeen spectators.
The first cruiser for the Chinese modern navy, built over the past year, is afloat near Barrow. The vessel is accredited with a speed of 20 knots and carries 6 inch main guns.
A corroded 1889 silver dollar found by Postmaster Hitchcock from Corinth Mississippi illustrates how residents once hid money to avoid banks. The coin was among hundreds buried coins sent by Postmaster Elgin to show public distrust in formal savings.
New York wires report that more than 1,200 horses died from heat in the city during the past 11 days. A packing firm also suffered a $70,000 loss in horseflesh as the crisis worsened.
A first person memoir traces early Seattle dentistry from 1901 to 1910. The narrator claims a conspiracy by the State Dental Combine and Dental Board sought to force him from practice, recounting arrests, legal battles, and a booming private clinic with multiple offices and staff. He portrays himself as a defender of private rights and public support in a challenging professional landscape.
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