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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1912
Page
6
A boastful promotion offers a miracle weight loss plan claiming permanent fat reduction without drugs or hard dieting. It pledges easy methods, free book, and testimonials, including names and towns, while promising dramatic, quick results without harm.
Seattle readers meet Teddy Boomer a Chicago arrival linked to Roosevelt Fedora chatter. Hudson a young enthusiast discusses political factions noting Roosevelt strength in Indiana Kansas and New Mexico while Taft faces limited support in several Rocky Mountain states and Utah.
United Press reports say a posse closed in on four bandits after they halted Mobile Ohio train No. 4 seven miles south of Corinth Mississippi. The robbers looted the express car taking about $60,000 in currency and valuables before disappearing into the darkness as bloodhounds aid the pursuit. Passengers later arrived in Jackson recounting the event and noting women delegates to the Mothers congress were aboard.
County commissioners plan a crematory to incinerate 3000 bodies buried near the county hospital to clear grounds for industrial development. About 0 acres are set for lease and paupers will be cremated unless relatives object.
Washington state owns title to lands involved in the Kate Thompson case, per Interior Department notice. The dispute, started in 1897, asked if a person choosing to settle could claim a preference right after the state filed a selection list. Mrs Thompson, a schoolteacher, lost the latest ruling. the estate will receive about 1000 acres for school funds.
President Tafts party faced delays due to heavy fog in the New York New Haven and Hartford yards at Mott Haven. The Government Express car could not be moved around the city and was switched to a siding at Grand Central Station where the president slept undisturbed until the fog lifted.
Bremerton residents clash over a dance called the Texas Tommy with Mayor Paul Menner warning against it at the navy yard town. The Loyal Order of the Moose promotes the ball and plans to dance it anyway amid rising excitement.
Dr. A B Mitchell chief of the St Paul laboratory of the bureau of chemistry assumes office as temporary member of the pure food board to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr H W Wiley.
Manhattan, March 20. Albert Frederickson Paul Smith and Godfrey Gustafson are dead today after their ferryboat capsized in the Blue river at Cleburn near here. The disaster occurred during the crossing, leaving three men missing and presumed drowned.
The council calls a public meeting this afternoon to decide whether to revoke the Independent Telephone Co. franchise. E. E. Webster and Charles T. McNally of Pacific Telephone Co. will attend amid talks of merging the two firms despite mayoral orders. The city holds equity in the Independent and voters previously chose a municipal system.
Visalia reports A. N. and wife and three children fatally injured in an explosion of 149 pounds dynamite set off in the Thompson barn near Lindsay. The Thompson residence 150 feet away was demolished.
Whittier confirms women will serve on the municipal election board but a conflict arises with the eight hour law for women. The decision affects April elections and the balance of duties for female election officials. A second desultory note reports a New York item about a large hair fragment found on a house roof.
Economy Cloak & Suit Co markets Perfectly Tailored Navy Serge Suits for Misses and Women at 19.50, cheaper than 25.00 elsewhere. They promote 25.00 equal to 37.50 items and present Tweed Mixture suits 15 to 25, plus spring wash fabrics and house dresses with various price points.
Miss Helen Vestal, Carmel school principal, was found washed ashore in Carmel bay after a search from Monday morning. Authorities ruled accidental death, with suicide suspected during a period of grief over her sister’s reported death in a state hospital.
Attorneys for Charles Wappenstein, once chief of police, will delay filing a rehearing petition pending a copy of the court opinion. Wappenstein will stay in the city until all appeals are resolved.
Chicago authorities charged Zar Adueht Ian Iah, leader of the Mardagnan sun worshippers, in a case accusing two individuals of importing obscene literature across state lines. The defendants faced indictments and potential penalties under federal obscenity laws.
Eight people are killed and another seriously injured when a gas explosion destroyed the Dunmore, Scranton area home of John Cavalla. The dead include Mrs. Cavalla and six Cavalla children plus two Summa family members. Mamie Summa is fatally hurt. Cavalla was away at the time as the house burned.
The Washington Supreme Court upheld Judge Boyd Tallman by affirming that Seattle city employees who performed what were termed chores were performing real labor. The case arose in an injunction by Ernest Davies M M Tennant and others seeking to bar mandatory work beyond eight hours. The city argued chores do not count toward the eight-hour limit.
In Canton Ohio on March 20 John Lyons aged 45 was placed under hypnosis by Prof F Q Loutzenheiser and remained under for 40 minutes during a delicate surgical procedure. The hypnotist kept Lyons laughing and singing though he fainted at the sight of blood. Surgeons completed the operation and Lyons began recovery while the hypnotist influenced his pulse rate by mental suggestion.
J N Wendt formerly a Salvation Army officer faces a charge from his alleged wife. He claims he believed his second wife to be dead and acknowledges a marriage to her. Wendt will appear in Seattle as his case proceeds.
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