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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1912
Page
7
Reported by Robert Scott that he and his party have reached the South Pole. The dispatch notes the journey’s completion after a long expedition, with the team enduring harsh conditions and extended travel to the geographic landmark.
Captain Scott leads the Terra Nova on a 1910 voyage from London June 1 with a stop at New Zealand en route to the Antarctic Ross Sea. The mission cost over 906000, funded by British subscriptions. Terra Nova, built 1884 in Dundee, is the largest old Scottish whaler, 187 feet long, 82 feet beam, active in polar exploration since 1908.
Police issue warrants for W F Campbell aged 66 and Mrs Nettle Poster 50 both married of Roseburg suspected of eloping from Roseburg to Portland and now in hiding in the city. The pair have long resided in Roseburg. Mrs Campbell filed the warrants. Also Bloomfield New Jersey report of John Hetzel suing for 16000 damages after being leg shot during a Modern Woodmen initiation with blank cartridge wadding.
Zada K R Palmer 20 sister of A M Palmer Bullock's department store Los Angeles and Frank R Fisher 22 held by police in Portland after eloping from California. They reached Portland after a telegraphic alert and planned to marry when she turned 21. Palmer had promised her father on his death bed not to marry until then.
London March 6. The government adopted a policy to treat suffragette property destruction as felonies with seven years in prison. Police Inspector McCarthy made the announcement after a raid. Those arrested under the rule face conspiracy charges. first detainees were Pethrick Lawrence and his wife. Christabel Pankhurst reportedly arrested overnight but later said to have eluded capture.
United Press reports El Paso dated March 6 that Pascual Orozco and President Francisco Madero lead rival forces toward Mexico City within ten days. Orozco vows to declare provisional president if he seizes the capital, while Madero calls for loyal enlistment and readiness.
A young man identified as Thomas C. Waggener died by self-inflicted gunshot at 1812 Eastlake Avenue after loss of $57 of his employer's money and his gold watch. He worked at Herper's Clear Stand, 212 Pike, and was robbed on Eastlake Avenue after closing Monday night.
A horse drawn wagon loaded with tiling ran into a ditch near the tunnel entrance this morning. Three workmen were slightly injured and escaped by running back into the tunnel despite the wagon and its load.
A note on walking from house to house to find rooms with a "Rooms for Rent" sign and reading The Star ads. It promotes using room for rent notices and suggests calling Main 9400 or Ind. 441 for listings.
A scrambled listing shows various medical claims and ads for cures without operation. It includes Dr. Severance and a Meridian area address, plus unrelated items like clothing, hair work, and property offers.
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