Roosevelt Denounces Labor Hater Otis Ree Tlatsw Moyy
Roosevelt denounces a labor hypocrite Otis for anti worker rhetoric in a vocal public address. The speech frames labor rights as essential and condemns attacks on unions and fair wages.
15 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
1
Roosevelt denounces a labor hypocrite Otis for anti worker rhetoric in a vocal public address. The speech frames labor rights as essential and condemns attacks on unions and fair wages.
Testimony shows the Western Washington Fair Association borrowed from county funds and paid out salaries and rent. The county seeks to bar further expenditure, noting $7,000 in unpaid rent and unbudgeted payments, including Globe building rents and park charges. The suit targets approving an $15,000 draw against an $18,000 levy.
Fred Melville, a teenage robber who escaped Preston reform school two weeks ago, is trapped on a hill between Vallejo and Benicia by a posse of about 150 men. The fight began at six and by nine had produced 150 shots as Melville held a strong position with three pistols and ample ammo. Reinforcements were requested as the youth reportedly faced hunger and thirst.
Alexandre Tolstoy nephew of the late Count Leo Tolstoy married twice before he wed Mary, daughter of a New York broker, in 1911. He says these affairs were not binding under the Russian church law and that his only valid marriage is with Miss Frothingham. Paris courts seek to resolve a complex matrimonial dispute amid alive rival claimants.
Readers debate when a explosion is called a noise and where its sound would be heard. Letters from BALGUTH, PATIENCE, WILLIE R, ANANIAS, SUFFERER and SANDY ML discuss hearing, distance, perception, and the role of the ear in defining noise. The exchange shows varying views and a playful editorial stance.
Janet Stradley was not lost but visiting a chum. Her mother and fifteen neighbors plus five policemen hunted parks and woods from evening until 5 30 a m. Janet appeared at the schoolhouse unharmed, no punishment given.
A bomb exploded today in the Plaza Oriente beside the royal palace in Madrid. The cathedral entrance was damaged and nearby buildings shook but no injuries were reported.
In Vancouver an inquest into the death of thirteen year old John Dnaitak son of a Chinese tea merchant concluded the boy found hanged had been lonely with the family apart from his father in China. The witness testified the uncle had treated him kindly and no murder was suspected.
Frederick Megill of Farmingdale earned local fame as a wing shooter when he downed a hawk at Ashury Park on June 18. The hawk had flown about 3006 feet with a chicken in its talons before releasing the bird, which then spiraled to a safe landing. The chicken strutted the yard bragging over the flock for the rest of the day.
In Seattle a morning shooting involved Crescenva and Julius Rando with Rando's wife. Crescenva fired from a woodshed behind Rando’s home at 1160 16th Ave, but missed. Detectives Bi anchi and Majewsky found Mrs. Crescenva wandering on Rainier Boulevard. the couple fled after escaping by breaking a shed board. Mrs. Rando has five children.
Helena text reports a woman outsmarted a burglar by winning a seven up game after he entered her home and promised to steal her silverware Holmes won the exchange and kept the silver from the thief through a clever game based ruse and the incident occurred in Helena Montana on June 16.
The piece surveys bartenders Turkish bath workers cigar clerks manicurists and barbers as public consoles. It argues bartenders hear more woes than clergy and Turkish bath workers bond with customers through shared stories while cigar clerks manicurists and barbers also offer sympathy reinforcing a moral that the public desires consolation from these workers.
A citizen recalls mailing two five pound parcels to Tacoma and Berlin and notes puzzling postage. He finds Tacoma rate 80 cents for 37 miles while Berlin costs more due to Germany's parcel post. He argues express companies and the express trust shape rate policy and Congress.
Supt. of Streets A. L. Walters denies a two week vacation for street sweepers who protested uniforms. He offers 18 half days this summer instead. The charter provides 15 days. A state law grants half holidays. The committee recommends funding cleaning and maintaining suits next year. Berlin employs 2,200 uniformed sweepers.
Eight time indicted ex chief of police Charles Wappenstein was given until June 21 to plead to the last four indictments. Retrial of the first bribery charge set for June 26 after a prior hung jury. Extortion and a separate 2500 dollar bribery count postponed to later dates.
Local theater advertises a premier feature tonight featuring the Pink Star with a full program. Ticket offers and showtimes highlighted to attract patrons to the late evening screening.
Rev. George Burbank a Coburg Methodist minister today began a one year sentence in the county jail after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Judge Harris sentenced him and he must also pay prosecution costs. The arrest and conviction caused a district wide sensation.
Three Oakland men Harry D. Parker Charles F. Burnham and O A Towsley members of the Charros club returned from Death Valley after a fruitless search for a lost gold mine guided by a dying miner map They were driven back by water shortage and plan a spring return The map was found to be nearly accurate except for water location.
In Portland on June 15 a lone woman wrestled W. D. Lewis a real estate man to the sidewalk after he attempted to hug her. The same man then received a thrashing from the woman's husband for failing to act. Police records show Lewis was arrested after the incident on Second street last night.
For Seattle and vicinity fair tonight and Friday with light southwesterly winds.
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