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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1911

Page

7

Boyish Escape Plan Ends Flurry at Jail Ward

Merrill, age 17, and Archie Jamison plotted a quick getaway from the King county jail juvenile ward after dodging probation checks. They lured the matron to the door and bolted as she went to lock it, then fled before aid could reach her. Merrill later phoned the sheriff promising to appear in juvenile court Friday morning.

Merrill Everett Daisy Pierce King County Archie Jamison

Anti Straphanging Bill Faces Final Action Next Monday

The Iran committee backed a straphanging bill after hearings. Seattle Electric Company attorney Jas KH Howe argued the ordinance harms the company and suggested leaving it to the state public utilities commission. Howe asserted KE company provides top service and seeks justice from that process.

Seattle Electric Company Jas KH Howe Com State Public Utilities Commission the Counell

Queer nuptials and elopement stories headline sparse 1920s report

A Chinese immigrant Wong married Florence Berg in Wing Minnesota by Arthur Cooke. The piece notes Wong’s wealth and a romance sparked at a Frozen Dog Tavern. Wild Pete derides the new conscience as readers are introduced to a separate barefoot elopement in Henry Missouri with 11 year old Mary Ernest and 20 year old Adrian Miller, who are jailed in Kansas City.

Wing Minn Wong Florence Berg Arthur Cooke Henry Mary Ernest Adrian Miller Kansas City

Man Confessed as He Shot Wife in Domestic Dispute

Sylvia Ewing testified in Judge Gay's court that Ewing shot at his wife four times after she pleaded to stop. The couple had separated for two years over a custody dispute involving their one year old daughter. He was found guilty of assault in the second degree.

Ewing Sylvia Ewing Ipes Valley Nickerd

Barge Arrests Striking Machine Worker in Assault Case

A striking machinist named Lackey was arrested on a warrant this morning. He is charged with assault and appeared before Justice Brown with a $100 bond. Lackey claims provocation and denies wrongdoing as public sentiment shadows Washington Iron Works amid tensions.

Lackey Justice Brown Washington Iron Works The

Revolution Plotter Estrada Reported Returning to Nicaragua

See service officials preparing to receive Juan J. Estrada, former leader of Nicaragua, tonight from Guatemala. It is believed he plans a new revolution in Nicaragua.

Fy Orleans Juan J. Estrada Ent Nicaragua Guatemala Madison Kirkland Anderson Kirk Burke & Farrar, Inc New York Block

Eight rescued from wreck of Jerecia spinning mill storm disaster

In Jerescia Italy on June 15 eight people were removed from the wreck of a spinning mill hit by a storm. The plant formerly employed hundreds of women.

Jerescia Italy

For Los Angeles Promoter Charged Under Neutrality Laws

N Diego reports promoter Dick For the Los Angeles theatrical manager was a hero this morning. He was charged with violating the neutrality laws in a developing case.

N Diego Los Angeles

Twin Residences for Twins in Ustin Texas

Twin Adrian and Moore twins have prepared residences in Marcos Texas for Leland and Lo Tabler, both married, as part of a local notice noting twin family relocations and housing plans in the Texas community.

Ustin Tex Adrian Leland Lo Tabler Moore Marcos

Gas Trouble Prompts Electric Light Wiring Request

A patient tells a doctor about stomach gas trouble while the doctor notes old-fashioned fixtures cause issues this fall. The doctor directs the patient to the next room to wire for electric lights, via his engineer.

Submarine Auto From France Draws Ocean Floor Concept

French firm Gregoire unveils a heavier than water car designed to skim seabed with a glass viewing window. The water tight limousine features a fore and aft window and roof lookout as shown in the illustration. Big pumps work around the Maine cofferdam as engineers expect the wreck to be exposed by nightfall.

Gregoire France Havana Maine

Bliss Brigade Prepares to Leave for Home Stations

General Tasker H Bliss and his provisional brigade, in place since March 8, are set to depart today aboard the transport Logan for Monterey and San Francisco Presidios. In Baltimore the Star Spangled Banner will be unfurled at Fort Henry on the anniversary of the Battle of North Point.

San Diego Tasker H. Bliss Logan Monterey San Francisco Presidios Baltimore North Point Fort Henry the Star Oak Harbor Whidby Island Puget Round Viceneral Ato Aoe Finch Story Larne Barn Ion Parentare F.br Mason Des Moines Roe Star Chicken Ranch Acre Star Morrison & Bluelman Alaska Burien Lake Teteeen Eee Burien Ecente Veterans Port Orchard Lees James Foreland Queen Hotel Toungstown Beattie Etat Robert Maltby Alaska Halidia Kent Sven Schroeder Arcade Annex Sumner Haven Schroeder Rice Ll. B Evett & Co Woodland c. J. BELL @ CO Globe Block Main Ind George L. Colman New York Block Seattle Samuel Collyer Leary Seattle Real Ate Association Phinney Care Star American Baker

Wife Dead, He Kills Himself

William Lochman aged 73 killed himself at his York Street home in Hamilton after his wife died yesterday. Grief over her death led him to hang himself in the basement, his daughter discovering his body shortly after 2 am. He had kept vigil beside his wife’s coffin all day.

United Preas Hamilton William Lochman York St

Quarrymen Locked Out in Index Washington

The Quarrymen's Union No 3 reports all Index Granite Works quarrymen locked out this morning and urges men to stay away until the dispute is settled. In Muskogee Oklahoma William T Vernon appointment as assistant superintendent of Indian schools provokes protest from Monty Tiger Creek Nation principal chief.

the Star Quarrymen's Union Index Wash Seattle Star Index Granite Quarrymen’s Union NO. 3 Muskogee Okla William T. Vernon Secretary of the Interior Fisher Monty Tiger

Subscriptions Due Notice From The Seattle Star

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