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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1910
Page
1
A raided student mass meeting in Mexico led to 12 killed and 35 wounded as troops attacked with sabers and pistols. Protesters reportedly forced to dig their own graves before being shot, amid clashes around Diaz opponents and political tension in 1910s Mexico.
Sangamon county grand jury indicts Lee O Neil Browne W Wilson Louis D Hirschheim and Frank A Traut on three counts each. Wilson allegedly received 900 from a legislative jackpot in St Louis linked to Beckemeyer testimony. Erbstein seen on a fire escape ladder during case handling. judge admonishes any further such visits.
In Lynn Massachusetts on a Saturday morning three armed robbers halted shoe firm Landrigan & Walsh as he returned from the bank with 4560 dollars for payroll. Police officer Carroll guarding Landrigan died. the robbers were pursued through town. One robber died by police fire, another killed himself, and a third was captured after abandoning the loot near High Rock. The pursuit ended in Revere’s field with the bandit on horseback shot dead and the other bandit wounded. The suspected ringleader Abe Aceson, a New York crook, was identified.
Night foreman J. D. Osher reports five men tried a daytime heist at the Broadway Union street garage around 2:45 AM. Osher seized a pistol, frightened intruders, who fled down Broadway abandoning the attempt as drivers searched the area. no money was taken from a gulden safe with a burglar proof combination.
Fragmentary OCR note references a meeting for Monday and individuals including a minister. Details are garbled across column break with page Eight continuation implied.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce invites all members to memorial services at the First Presbyterian church at 1 15 PM Sunday in memory of Hon. John H. McGraw former chamber president. Brief addresses by Hon. C. H. Hanford Hon. B. E. Hughes and Hon. Thomas Burkesley. M A Matthews to officiate.
In New York on June 25 the Suit Case Makers union of twelve hundred workers won a nine hour day and a 10 percent wage increase after resisting for months. Sudden heat drew city customers away, pressuring employers to concede as demand collapsed.
The Ballinger Pinchot investigating committee adjourned today to reconvene September 6 in Minneapolis. A formal report and the committee findings will be prepared and announced then.
General Frederick Funston rejects rumors of a serious condition saying only indigestion and heat discomfort trouble him. He plans to depart soon for Oakland to be with his wife.
Boston June 25 Kermit Roosevelt is arranging to re enter Harvard University in September as a member of the class of 1913. He hopes to regain his standing in the 1912 class.
The visit of Secretary of War J. M. Dickinson to Seattle was notably understated with no public ceremonies or official escort. He met his family at the home of his son while Mrs Dickinson and the secretary’s younger son waited inside, reflecting a restrained page in a city tone of wartime.
The Australian Lloyd steamship Triest with 85 crew and 4 passengers is three days overdue at Bombay after a typhoon. No reports have reached port of the vessel, and it is feared she foundered.
Frank A. Twitchell, receiver of the United States land office and receiver of public moneys in Seattle, is nominated by President Taft for another four-year term. He said he is gratified by the news and will continue in office.
William H. Andrews a 37 year old official in the United States surveyor general’s office in Phoenix shot himself shortly before noon. Several notes were found in his apartments one blaming whisky for the act and another to a well known society girl involved in the affair friends doubt the liquor claim and think the note was to shield the woman’s name.
In Apex silver mine near Feureka Utah a blast released gas killing three men by asphyxiation and leaving 15 overcome. The injured were removed and resuscitated, investigation pending.
Halley's comet inspired a baby name in Michigan as the official birth record lists the newborn Bedunab as Halley Bedunab. He is the oldest child of Mr and Mrs John Bedunab of Ostego and is one month old.
Trouble brews in the old South King political ring as Lou Smith, ex sheriff, seeks the Republican nomination for county commissioner. W A Carle of Georgetown delays his withdrawal amid ring loyalty questions and fear of treachery. Carle cites Vashon Island hard support while Hamilton gains strength locally.
Clwarings today show Seattle with 1 496 428 07 and balance 179 763 23 Tacoma 914 253 00 and balance 68 090 00 Portland 1 423 416 00 and balance 284 809 00
The claim by Mrs. Minnie Henage that the murder victim was her husband Franklin C. Henage is disproved. Webb and Mrs. Kersh identify the dead man as W. A. Johnson, whose brother confirms the identification. A warrant exists for Henage on non support. his father knows his whereabouts but won’t reveal them.
Gifford Pinchot praised insurgents and criticized Ballinger and Wickersham after meeting Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. He noted the insurgents rewrote the railroad bill for public interest and expected Roosevelt to address the Industrial and Conservation Congress on September 6. Medill McCormick and James Garfield joined the visit. a local paper claimed a new national party was forming.
Gordon Trapp was held to the superior court to stand trial on a Pettit larceny charge. C. Decker, Ballard grocer, says Trapp obtained 16.50 in groceries by falsely claiming he worked for Puget Sound News. Other reports allege 29.50 in apparel and 50 in goods from Sperger and Hurlbut under similar pretenses.
In Washington on June 25 President Taft signed the rivers and harbors appropriation. The measure includes 2,275,000 for the Lake Washington canal with 175,000 immediately available. Taft criticized the pork barrel tendencies and pledged veto power only if crucial projects fail. a King County bond issue of 1,075,000 faces a state Supreme Court ruling, with a rehearing likely.
Superior Court Judge Wilson RB. Gay granted a divorce this morning to Sen Ho, a Chinese woman, who charged that her husband Lee Quong deserted her and provided no support. The case raised questions of American court jurisdiction but recognition of the marriage in Boise, Idaho, by an American minister led to the decree. Sen Ho testified in native dress while a crowd listened closely.
The forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Sunday with light westerly winds. No precipitation expected and temperatures likely mild across the region.
After 16 hours of deliberation the jury could not agree on a verdict in the murder case of Patrolman Thomas Walsh. He is charged with second degree murder in the December 20 1909 killing of 18 year old Antonio Portipillo at Sixth Avenue and Jackson Street. Walsh is free on bond and resumes police work pending a fall term retrial.
Read today’s Want news in The Star to spot many small opportunities that can become extraordinary. The column urges scanning ads to uncover chances for extra income or practical improvements.
Boston dispatch reports Mrs Nicholas Longworth cigarettes in public and not wearing a wedding ring. Clifton Carberry recalls smoke wreaths blown around her father on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria with suffragists noting the omission unsettles many married women while Mrs Longworth also flaunts jewels. Frank Kellogg sits with the president abroad as Mrs Longworth smokes and chats.
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