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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1911
Page
3
Sheriff Hodge and Chief Bannick clash over a West Seattle roadhouse case as Deputy Beebe and Patrolman Foraker arrest each other. Beebe faces $25 bail, Foraker $200 bond, in a tangled law enforcement confrontation marred by conflicting actions.
Judge Robert W. Prigmore of the Seattle superior court was killed by two bullets fired by deputy prosecutor Robert H. Evans who mistook him for a cougar while hunting near Mt. Baker. Evans, Prigmore’s friend and former law partner, found him mortally wounded and died minutes later in Evans arms.
Elder Miligan of the Mormon church in Salt Lake City tours Redlands with two women claimed as two of his 25 wives. He says Redlands pleases him and he will likely establish a tract and found a colony there.
In New Orleans C A Thompson, lighthouse keeper at Passe A Lutre in the Mississippi delta, recovered a small skeleton of a fish with a female torso, crushed head, and fused pelvic bones. The specimen, about two inches in diameter, is preserved and sent to the Louisiana Historical Society for study.
The Seattle Newsboys union plans its 19th annual picnic at For tuna park next Sunday with prizes totaling about $150 donated by city merchants. A 20 minute boat service will operate all day and a program of sporting events plus afternoon and evening dancing is scheduled.
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad, the two girls accused of attempting to murder millionaire W E D Stokes, pleaded not guilty before Judge Crain in New York general sessions court. Their counsel was given 10 days to withdraw pleas and file motions. The $10,000 bond was continued.
Fire destroyed $5,500 worth of groceries and meats at the Chase and Weat as and Arbogast market on 15th and Madison. The building suffered about $1,500 in damage and the cause is not known. Arthur Johnson, one of the owners, had just closed the store when the fire started.
A couple, Miss Norma Blankenship and Janach N. Upton, wed beside a newly dug grave in a cemetery near Okla yesterday after discovering their minister officiating a funeral. Rev. W. EB. Humphries conducted the ceremony at the grave.
A fire in Los Angeles origin in the early hours heavily damaged a two story brick building on South Spring street causing an estimated loss of 50900 dollars. The Los Angeles Rubber Stamp company was the heaviest loser in the blaze.
Councilman Wardall introduces an ordinance to add fifteen acres for child playgrounds in Rainier Valley south of Hillman City. The Sunny Side Sacre trade bill was referred to the Harbors and Public Grounds Committee, of which Wardall is chairman.
Washington July 19 Senator Crawford appeared on the senate floor without his mustache. Doorkeepers initially refused admission and Vice President Sherman nearly ordered him ejected. The embarrassed senator spent most of the afternoon hiding his upper lip behind his hand.
Dr. L C Chisholm testified in Santa Rosa California that he killed John D Powell at Coleman gulch near Fort Rows after Powell attacked him during a drinking bout. He said he disarmed Powell and then shot him twice as Powell struggled for the weapon.
Seattle schedule lists Mrs. Moore Fiske in A Wife's Secret. The Orpheum Emprese Pantages Grand Coliseum present vaudeville shows and motion pictures in a busy program lineup across venues.
Prominent African American leaders have started a project to establish a colony called Western Tuskegee on 800 acres near Sultan. Plans envision housing 150 families in the new settlement with community facilities and self sufficiency goals.
Sacramento reports Madaline McKissick Bruguiere Janney, now married to Lieut Col Robert Ames, formerly married to Dr P Bruguiere and to Lt Clarence W Janney. In 1910 Janney killed himself in Ames’s quarters. the affair involved social circles and a court martial that was later reopened for more evidence.
Wall Street politicians in New York cite Lord Cowdray's visit as evidence that Standard Oil backed Francisco I. Madero's uprising in Mexico. Cowdray's syndicate held concessions from Diaz, enabling pressure on Standard Oil to cut prices. Denials followed and reports said Cowdray sought to sell concessions to Standard Oil while Madero eyed the presidency.
A Maryland girl shows rare anatomy with heart and organs on the right side. A New Jersey farmer dresses scarecrows in hobble and harems to terrify crows. A Pennsylvania farmer suspects a deer thief milking a cow. An Ohio girl haunts doctors with rapid breathing and a fast heart. A Springfield deer visits city buildings and is captured for the zoo.
In San Francisco three young boys Ralph Honeywell Walter Buckram and Frank Weeks attacked the ship Jgoa near Golden Gate Park as part of a reenactment of piracy. Captain Erick Dantelaon used an old horse pistol to deter them, a later park police intervention ended the incident with a reprimand. In Salem a wife witnessed her husband drown her body later recovered remains missing, and in Galveston cattle losses from a four month drought reach about 750000 dollars.
New York reports a coordinated plan by US and city health officers to curb cholera in the densely populated East Side. The Italian liners San Giorgio and Prince of Piedmont arriving tomorrow will be detained for 10 days. Hoffman's Island cholera station findings list five carriers among immigrants, all bearing germs that could activate after about a month if spread.
IIT Ind July 19 reports Lake Shore engineers clash over record times with the Twentieth Century Limited. The company issued orders prohibiting faster times than 110 minutes for the 133 mile Toledo to Elkhart run, with 120 minutes rewarded as a good run.
Mrs James Jenkins of Richmond Beach resists alighting with her three children and eight men support. The Seattle line car is diverted to coal bunkers at Washington and 13th avenue where she remains with the puppies until hunger forces a retreat. The dispute ends with threats of court action.
Oregon and Washington lumber firms win ICC action. The Southern Pacific must cut rough green fir lumber and lathes rates by 1.50 per ton from Willamette valley points to San Francisco. The Wendling branch rate of 5 per ton is ruled unreasonable and reduced to 3.75 per ton.
The largest searchlights in the nation illuminate Seattle today on Pennsylvania Avenue and Philadelphia streets atop the Hoge building and the Washington hotel. Each 36 inch reflector surpasses previous 30 inch models used locally, signaling a bright display for cruiser parades.
In Vain effort to save his five year old daughter E M Threads of Sacramento jumped into the Sacramento River near Castloton to rescue her but the child drowned and the river is being dragged for her body by her wife. In Long Beach small boys search the surf for J P Jones Oklahoma City lost teeth with a $4 reward posted.
A local Seattle shop debuts a Mapleine flavored ice cream, signaling a new seasonal offering. The create combines maple sweetness with a creamy base, aiming to attract dessert lovers seeking unique flavors.
New York July 19 Porter Charlton the self confessed murderer of his wife Mary Scott Castle Charlton will bid farewell to his son at Hudson county jail New Jersey before sailing later this week Charlton confessed he killed his wife in Italy saying she had loved him too much Judge Paul Charlton Washington recently appointed federal judge of the department of Porto Rico is named in the report
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