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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
6
A Rochester man died last night after being prostrated by high temperatures. Doctors reported death by internal burns and severe dehydration with vitals withered before death. The incident follows a week of extreme heat with a 108 degree reading noted.
Complaint by Carbon Coal and ay Co seeks removal of miners from company houses. Union organizing efforts at Bayne failed, prompting mine closings and demand for payments by July 16. The company obtained writs requiring tenants to leave within six days or post a $500 bond, with $500 bond also due in each case.
Mrs. Annhe im, an Indian woman from Port ly, was assaulted yesterday morning on Virginia Street. She was cuffed, kicked, and beaten and lost her purse before being left unconscious. After regaining consciousness she called for help and was taken to the city beating but says she fought back.
A youth named Harold Alfred Howes died after being struck by a circus ride in Tacoma. His unidentified body remained in a morgue for hours while his mother, Mrs Howes, was notified and sobbed at the scene.
In ten days 7 331 bathing suits issued at Alki and 2 157 Seattleites wore trunks and bloomers on the record day as crowds listened to the sea. The tally reflects strong public turnout for seaside recreation with many visitors enjoying the waves.
Special to The Star reports Canada’s Canadian Northern aims for a thousand miles of new line in the current year. Sir Donald Mann drives construction across provinces toward Vancouver, with Sir William Mackenzie funding the project. Next year’s target is 68 miles and freight service to the Pacific by 1914.
Wm C Landis of Buckeye, Cal. shot after killing Mrs W C Bradford two months earlier. His alleged revenge plot leads to arrests of Wm Clement, John Clement, and Dan Thompson. Landis had been jailed on bail and warned away from Buckeye. a lifeless car ride is described. Also Dr Alfred Olson seeks a new damages hearing due to distraction from a cherry fair.
Walter Edwards flew a Curtiss biplane from Terminal Island at 7 15 for 18 minutes thrilling thousands. He climbed above 3000 feet, skimmed over Queen Anne hill and Lake Union, then swung toward the bay and Fort Lawton bluffs in a bold, audacious exhibition.
The Potlatch slid down the ways yesterday afternoon amid whistles and bells from nearby boats. Built for Inland Navigation Co in 40 days, she measures 159 feet and matches the Sioux in design. She will operate on the Hood Canal route.
Chicago announces the Coliseum, site of the Republican National Convention, will host a new Progressive Party national convention. Theodore Roosevelt is to be nominated August 5 for president. Admission fees from 10 to 20 dollars will cover expenses. A local 106 member committee will handle arrangements under Medill McCormick.
In Philadelphia on July 19, twenty children of prominent families dressed in brief tights and skirts performed leap frog and the grizzly bear in the Bellevue-Stratford ballroom after an amateur show for the American Stomach hospital. Guards warned of approaching patronesses before the playful display.
The famed Oregon battleship crew won the race in Elliott bay on a hot day, finishing three lengths ahead of the Pennsylvania. Oregon received a silver cup worth 70 dollars, while Pennsylvania earned a smaller second prize.
The Hoos Hoos lumbermen wrap up yesterday’s parades at Arcade hall with a unique initiation. Sixty kittens were inducted into the order as J. M. Lieter of Portland spoke and L. KR. Fifer oversaw the ceremony. A banquet followed amid the surviving shrieks and pains.
John Mitchell former UMWA president and national labor leader is in Portland for a Chautauqua address at Gladstone park. He plans to meet a brother in Klamath Falls whom he has not seen in 20 years and will discuss organized labor.
An unnamed pilot completed a difficult approach and landed at Terminal Island, turning away from spectators who could not see his grin as the final moments of the flight concluded.
A local case centers on a woman found dead after being taken to a lonely farm by two youths. Prosecutors allege the suspects confined her for several days, while defense argues other factors led to the death.
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