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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
1
A fragmented historical account debates a court case involving two brothers and a deceitful plan. It questions whether the accused acted out of necessity or criminal intent and whether the judge should acquit based on truth versus legal definitions. The discussion centers on motive, age of consent, and the role of defense in proving guilt or innocence.
A short note examines the phrase This Be That Maughty Girl as a mirror or reflection, exploring playful language and cheeky wordplay in a compact puzzle-like remark.
Reports from a Nebraska town describe a prison break attempt by three inmates at the state penitentiary south of Lincoln. A brutal snowstorm hindered search efforts and allowed two convicts to slip away while authorities pursued the third. Warden Heilman coordinated the manhunt as snow covered roads and landscapes.
Henry Gregg the city dog catcher narrates a brutal dog culling day at the pound. Mike the terrier is killed by electric chair while others, including brindle, bulldog, and a collie, meet their end. Gregg defends the practice as the law of life and survival of the fittest, noting annual kill and revenue figures and urging dog licenses.
A phony transfer company message prompts hotel porters to collect a dollar seventy five from a man and his trunks at multiple hotels. The ruse spreads through the Washington Annex Archibald and Savoy hotels as investigators label it new. In Berlin a biplane wing collapses during a flight by Aviator Witte, killing him at Tetlow.
A two hour sham battle at Fort Worden near Port Townsend shows five attacking artillery companies and one defense line failing to deter land assault. The exercise, audible in Port Townsend, reveals Fort Worden’s guns could not prevent a land attack on the Sound.
Occasional rain mainly tonight and Saturday with brisk south to southwest winds. Noon temperature reaches 46 degrees with a cool, breezy weekend in store.
Washington March 15 Dr Harvey Wiley chief chemist of the bureau of chemistry resigns after a protracted clash with Secretary Wilson. Wiley had demanded the ouster of associate chemist F L Dunlap or quit. He accepts future lectures and a possible new post with Good Housekeeping magazine announcing him as director of a Washington department of food health and sanitation.
Police press to capture Antonio in Alba the young anarchist who tried to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel. Major Langa of the king's guard remains wounded but likely to recover. Italy continues to celebrate the king s escape.
First day of the Oklahoma Republican convention in Guthrie sees Roosevelt supporters under Charles Hunter seize the floor after 200 Roosevelt‑favoring delegates were seated, despite Taft faction resistance. The clash marks a tense start to the event in the opera house.
Judge Elmer V. Hayden of Tacoma may receive the federal judgeship in Western Washington, vacancy created by Judge Donworth. President to announce after return from New England trip. Senator Jones advocates Representative Humphrey.
The case centers on Eugenie H Grace accused of shooting her Atlanta contractor husband as he lay dying in a local hospital The wife disputes the charge insisting she is innocent The husband claims she shot him claiming it was not a dream The article notes the couple and their social prominence and mentions a $26000 life insurance payable to the wife which arouses police suspicion
Robert Boyd, 36, a waiter at the Palm cafe at 1265 First Ave S, was struck by Seattle Tacoma interurban No. 19 at about 11 10 this morning near First and Connecticut. The motorman H A Willman tried to warn him and applied the emergency brake but Boyd died from injuries expected to be fatal.
A severe winter blizzard grips the Middle West with Chicago rail traffic at a near standstill and suburban services halted. Kansas Nebraska Illinois Oklahoma Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas report heavy snow and gale conditions. Transcontinental lines abandon new trains to focus on stranded passengers.
The piece laments Taft’s removal of Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot and Chief Chemist Harvey Wiley, calling Wiley a key public servant. It notes Mahlon Pitney’s appointment to the Supreme Court and argues for a leading Lincoln stamp advocate to rise to prominence.
Floyd Allen and son Victor Allen were arrested by Detective Feite and 20 deputies in Barren Springs Virginia. Victors defiant reply failed as authorities wrestled him to the ground. Floyd Allen, wounded, was carried to the penitentiary amid fears of further bloodshed as a statewide manhunt intensified. A Mount Airy raid yielded arms and ammunition. Betty Ayres, 13, later died from a stray bullet as the Hillsville court shooting toll rose to four dead and several injured. Police chase, militia deployment, and border patrols followed with Allen relatives and supporters still at large.
San Francisco police captured George F. Smith a 23 year old Seattle resident after he was taken from the steamer Kansas City. He admits stealing a motorcycle and a typewriter from Seattle dealer Spinning and was found with 650 dollars. He says the money is not involved and wishes to return north to resolve the matter with the complainant.
Senator La Follette announced in Jamestown North Dakota that he will return to Washington and begin a stomping tour on April 1 through Nebraska Oregon California and other primaries states. He remains undecided about stump visits to additional states.
Ida March 15. Kendrick Dahli, father of his fiancée Mabel Dahil, a mountain girl of 18, shot Richard Sundby in a canyon near Parks. Sundby, who was to marry Dahli's daughter this spring, died shortly after in Dahli's presence. Dahli mistook Sundby for a coyote when he heard a rattle in the bushes and fired.
New York March 15. Certainty of a strike in the anthracite coal district grew as negotiations over wage differences broke off. Operators and miners representatives vowed no further concessions, with a midnight March 31 strike to begin unless a faction yields.
Everett man Alva Burgett traveled from Everett to Pinehurst for a surprise party held by his bride’s parents. He was arrested on kidnapping charges. The couple dispute the girl’s age with the parents claiming she is 15, Burgett claiming she said she was 19.
Henry W. Wilkeson of Columbus Nebraska aged about 30 was found dead in a South Pasadena alley with a bullet in his temple. A revolver lay nearby with four chambers empty and police deem it suicide. Henry M Wilkerson a retired merchant formerly of Columbus Neb who had been a patient at a sanitarium wandered away last night and killed himself near the Southern Pacific tracks.
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