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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1911
Page
3
A well dressed youth entered Sam Bolts second hand store around 11 pm and asked to see a revolver. After inspecting the weapon he requested cartridges, loaded five rounds, then bound Bolts and escaped with 16.
Reported arrivals to San Antonio from Mexico describe anarchy in Torreon and Coahuila with a critical situation. They say they will not return until some foreign power intervenes.
In Los Angeles on July 22 Ynez de la Guerra performs a Moorish inspired harem dance claiming ancestral influence. She highlights oriental dances, Seville theatre memories, bullfights, and Spain as key inspirations while noting concern for horses being blindfolded to meet death.
In Los Angeles on July 22 Wyatt Earp Walter Scott and E Dunn were jailed as suspected confidence men after real estate dealer J Y Peterson reported a fake faro bank plot. Peterson said the trio planned a $2500 chip buy and a $40,000 win to be wired to a San Francisco syndicate, then arrest followed at the meeting place.
John J. McNamara declares readiness for the murder trial tied to the Los Angeles Times Building destruction. He pledges to stand with allies in the field and workman solidarity as the case proceeds.
Residents around Death Valley and Salt Basin flee extreme heat with temperatures reaching 140 during July. Frank Faxton reported paths to Furnace Lake area were empty as temperatures stayed above 100 day and night for a week.
Denver reports John M. Bradiey chief clerk of the passenger department at Colorado Island railroad awakens at 5 A M daily after appendectomy his natural alarm now two hours early for his comfort. Stockton obituary notes Mrs Ethel M Robson dies suddenly during a social chat and Washington reports farmer George F Cotterill of Seattle en route home from Europe.
Baltimore reports Cardinal Gibbona reaches his seventieth birthday with wide congratulatory messages pouring in from around the world. He marked the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination as a priest last month in a milestone sequence.
In Columbus Ohio on July 22 a cork accident led to a double drowning and a near drowning. Howard Beck aged 17 disappeared while fishing. Mester Hitel aged 14, his companion, leapt in to help and both struggled. Alexander Link attempted a rescue and was nearly suffocated.
San Francisco on July 21 reports that Mary Gertrude Nig vanished after leaving her home to buy theatre tickets. A detective squad has scoured the city and suburbs, but no clues have emerged to explain whether she wandered, was harmed, or ran off due to a romance.
Reliable sources report the pope will name another American cardinal to balance perception of Rome influence. Arch bishop James E. Quigley of Chicago is named as the likely honoree for diplomatic reasons and to counter claims of American church domination by Rome.
In St Louis on July 22, Mrs Parra A Dekel burned nine crosses on her baby's flesh with a white hot nail to drive away an evil spirit she believed caused the child’s illness. The infant is dying.
C A Johnson 417 James Jr sustained injuries after stepping in front of a car owned by George O Reilly 706 34rd mv and struck near Seconday and Spring. Driven by Ray Tucker 1801 Seventh ay the vehicle hit him. He was rushed to Providence hospital where an operation was performed amid suspected internal injuries.
Washington State Hotel Men's association holds its annual convention in the city starting Monday with headquarters at the Butler. A Monday luncheon precedes a dinner at the New Washington featuring James C. Marmaduke with a cat exhibit. Tuesday offers an auto stage trip to Rainier National Park. Committee members include H. B. Kennedy W. G. Potts Charles Perry W. G. King and W. J. Hinckwell.
J. T. Young of Oakland California remembered Wm. R. O’Neal of Bainbridge Georgia in his will with a $20,000 legacy. The act occurred four years earlier when O’Neal surrendered his lower berth to Young while en route to Florida from Atlanta.
Wets claim victory by a large margin and drys are hopeful as Texas voters cast a massive statewide ballot on prohibition. Both sides ran a vigorous 60 day campaign, making a precise forecast difficult.
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