16 Mar 1912
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1912
Page
1
The Ocean safety tragedy leaves 16 to 25 aboard the steamship Oceana dead or missing after a collision and capsize near Eastbourne. Passengers, including women and children, braved the seas as lifeboats failed. reports note 5,000 to 5,100 pounds in freight losses and stranded survivors being ferried to Bombay-bound ships.
In Havana on March 16 the Maine’s hull, towed by American ships and the Cuban navy, was sunk nine miles from Havana in Florida Straits. Crepe flags, closed businesses, and crowds marked the ceremony honoring victims. The caskets were loaded aboard the North Carolina for transport to Arlington.
A fragmented report notes a verdict related to a death by poisoning involving a woman who climbed a stile. Details are unclear in the readable text but point to a legal decision connected to the case.
The legislative body passes the measure by a near unanimous vote. Democrats including Louin BD support the bill as lawmakers endorse the proposal amid ongoing debates.
Readable parts mention votes and individuals like Roosevelt and Clark in a Southern California context. Details are fragmented. no clear event date or outcome is verifiable from the OCR.
Rev. Dr. W. F. McFarland aged 60 pastor of a Presbyterian mission at Greenville Tenn was found guilty here in the afternoon of performing a criminal operation that led to the death of his former secretary Miss Elsie Coe a Pittsburg girl who died January 5 19 inet.
The jury returned a not guilty verdict for H. C. Phillips, president of the Commercial Bank of Vancouver, after 1 hour 25 minutes of deliberation. He was accused of taking money for deposit while knowing the bank was insolvent. Mrs Phillips embraced Mrs Hallock, the woman bailiff, as the verdict was read.
In St Louis on March 16 a suit was filed by a mother for damages to her unborn child. The child nine months old would have been, the complainant alleges, if the accident had not occurred. The street car strike left the infant with a maimed right hand and missing fingers.
A. M. Blodgett and Mrs. Edna Waskey, father and daughter, are serving as jurors this month in the superior court. Blodgett, of 7213 28th Ave. N. E., sits in Judge Gay's department, while Mrs. Waskey serves in Judge Gilliam's department.
Transformed by surgery from a desperate criminal to a student and model prisoner Raymond Holzhay, 45, once known as Black Bart, will be paroled from the state penitentiary in November 1913 after 24 years of a life sentence for the murder of a Minneapolis banker.
Music lovers in Seattle will hear Tetrazzini perform at the Moore theatre on March 27 with accompanying artists M. Mascal baritone Yves Nat pianist and Emilio Puyans flutist providing a varied program likely to attract local audiences.
A lively Stub row note song by Berton Straley praising St Patrick and Irish pride. The verses invite marches by lodge members with uniforms and drums to celebrate St Pat and evoke a strong, festive sense of Irish heritage.
The community marks St Patrick’s Day with parades and events across Seattle. The St Patrick’s Dramatic club presents The Pain of Meath at Immaculate Conception. Our Lady of Good Help holds Masses and a Coliseum theatre entertainment. organ recital at Trinity Parish. sermons at Prospect Congregational on Saint Patrick.
The Seattle Star emerged as a powerful influence in Seattle by backing George F. Cotterill’s nomination and election as mayor. Despite opposition from the Post-Intelligencer and a unified weekly press, The Star led and voters trusted its leadership, asserting Cotterill could not have been nominated without the paper.
Sidney Allen, captured yesterday, breaks away with six or more followers, as the Allen gang murder raid in the mountains leaves five dead including Judge Thornton Manale attorney Wilenter Sheriff Low Webb Betty Ayres age 15 and the child witness Floyd Allien. The death toll is expected to rise.
Mountaineer report says Sidney Allen, boss of the Allen clan, escaped from a Hillsville capture zone after a raid on the Hillsville courthouse left five dead. Deputies, detectives, and feudists pursued the gang as telegraph lines were cut and a mountaintop standoff continued. Allen’s wife died in the firefight and he was wounded as the posse stormed their mountain home.
John Rogers, convicted of murdering jewelry salesman Benjamin Goodman in a Barbary Coast cellar for diamonds, was sentenced to be hanged by Judge Wilson with the execution date to be set later. The condemned man showed pale composure as the verdict was announced. his brother stood nearby.
The 16th annual mail carriers ball will be held in the Leschi pavilion with 200 carriers in nine new uniforms. Postmaster George F. Russell will lead the grand march and the public is invited.
The Star presents six stories by Jack Binns on building a wireless station. The installation guidance aims to engage readers, especially Seattle boys, and kicks off next week with the first installment.
In a courtroom led by Judge Gay, EK K Andrews, 19, facing forgery charges, argued for leniency but received a five to 20 year term after his insult to the judge. Andrews had prior reformatory sentences and forged checks while awaiting appeal. Co-defendant Jack Kastriner, 18, showed distress as sentencing continued to Monday.
Mrs. Chas Olsen, bride of the skipper of the bark John Bna, traveled 14000 miles from Philadelphia to San Francisco around Cape Horn. She spent 135 days aboard during the voyage and captured moments with her camera. A bottle she cast offshore near Natal was recovered by fishermen days later.
From San Francisco on March 16 a saloon keeper posts a bold sign reading buy a drink and get a hat amid a rush of business as free lunch fades from the scene.
Billy Abbott former dive keeper tells police he was robbed of an $800 diamond by an old mobster. The remark comes as he laments the fear and trauma of the incident. Police investigate the vague lead and pursue possible suspects connected to organized crime mentions.
Cavaldosi sues for ninety dollars wages and offers to prove singing ability by hiring a hall for Judge Barnett. The court lost nerve and the judge did not attend.
A San Diego group organized the Champ Clark club last night and planned a large mass meeting. The Clark men pledge support for Woodrow Wilson if he receives the nomination.
Herbert Hanion, journalist, found guilty by a jury in Judge Ronalds court of grand larceny. He allegedly stole jewelry and furs from J F Douglas office. valuables found in the Hanson apartments. Howard Hanlon confessed. their mother claimed Howard as thief. Howard married Anna Drath after perjury. both deny guilt. Jury deliberated all night and returned verdict at 9:40 AM.
A compact quotation attributed to Lowell notes that only the foolish and the dead persist in fixed beliefs, implying stubbornness transcends time and circumstances. The remark underscores rigidity in thinking as a human flaw.
In Los Angeles on March 16 a confrontational stranger from Chicago tried to press Joe Levy Rivers’ manager for access to see a White boxer trim Rivers. Levy gave him only a frozen stare as a response.
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