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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
9
Complete returns show Hiram C. Gill elected over Judge Moore by 4 votes. Gill 17,871. Moore 14,672. Miller 1,509. Ward results listed by the city comptroller with a note of an event at Dreamland tonight.
New York newsboy Rusty McGillan vows to gain food, clothes, and schooling after he shows quiet courtesy to Maxine Elliott. Elliott rewards him with plans for education at Shattuck military academy in Faribault, Minnesota, citing an aunt nearby to help.
Pendleton Oregon March 10 Local physicians are baffled by George Moran four year old son of Section Foreman M Moran who was given candy by a friend Sunday and has since fallen into a comatose sleep. Doctors have treated him but show no progress toward awakening. Some say the sleep is due to candy poison though no satisfactory explanation exists.
A man identified as G. Jones was found in his Portland lodging by proprietor A. G. Stewart this morning. Believed to have planned suicide with a gun, he instead used the gas jet in the room. Jones was neatly dressed and had $13 and four watches.
A carload of babies from New York foundlings and orphan asylums arrived in New Orleans on March 10. Claimants waited eagerly outside, and those with prior approvals received the babies. others hoped for leftovers but none remained.
Nernard Kapelle, burned on a steam table during an Arctic Club incident, shows rapid healing at City Hospital. Doctors expect grafting from his own skin, using healthy areas unaffected by the burns, to repair one third of his body.
Mrs. C. C. Kenner of 1726 Harvard Ave. was robbed at midnight by three masked men as she reached Olive. Two restrained her while a third searched for valuables. Her handbag containing 75 cents and a pair of glasses was taken. one suspect wore a cap. She gave a description to police headquarters.
Spokane March 10 M J Gordon former supreme court judge went on trial today charged with larceny by embezzlement. The case centers on $9 000 paid by Great Northern railroad to settle a judgment for James Sparrow who died in a train wreck. Prosecutors allege Gordon used over $60 000 as a corruption fund to affect Washington supreme court decisions in favor of the railroad.
The Kupreanof Copper Mining and Smelting Co coordinates with Alaska rail progress, noting 100 000 tons of ore on Kupreanof island and plans for a tramway to ship 250 tons daily. Investors are offered treasury stock at 25 cents a share and urged to inspect Alaska building offices or request a descriptive booklet.
Portland March 10 A unique divorce case before Judge Cleland involves Mia Catherine Leet and her husband W A Leet both attorneys. Mrs Leet represents herself while Mr Leet sues for divorce. He offers to give her all her money and property if the decree is granted. Their granddaughter is seven. the pair are grandparents.
In Tacoma on March 10 Constables Coates and Shaw pursued George Clark, a road house proprietor, after he fled on a horse from a warrant. A four mile chase ended with Clark within shooting distance but he refused to halt as bullets whizzed by. Clark is charged with selling liquor without a license.
The body of Mrs. L. M. Lateh of the elite is at the morgue after the Wellington snow slide. From the scene last night came five other victims including George Diehl an express messenger of Spokane Plaher of Vancouver Carl Smith and two unidentified Italians. Snowplows reach Wellington from the east and western crews expect to bore through by tomorrow.
Paris reports that Prince Helle de Sagan husband of Anna Gould may lose access to the Prussian Silesia estate acquired after his father the Duke of Talleyrand died. Creditors supposedly threaten to seize the entire estate, while the duchess is said to be willing to pay creditors from her allowance to retain ownership of the famous property.
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as a fifty cent cure for backaches, kidney and bladder disorders, claiming rapid, thorough cleansing and strengthening of the kidneys and urinary system. It emphasizes confidence in Pape Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati and urges accepting only their product.
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