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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1913
Page
1
The Star's London correspondent reports a girl in hospital due to forcible feeding by a tube. She quotes Mrs. Pankhurst ordering that they must not take human life yet. The interview reveals intense conflict within the suffrage movement.
The actress Misa Nesbitt describes leaving theater life after 14 years to pursue films. She seeks color and change, claiming acting offers a true profession and life beyond ennui, while recalling earlier stage fame with H. Crane and Ada Rehan and European tours. She recalls filming in remote logging camps for Jim's Wife and choosing rugged mountaineer roles.
Prankster Leeds arrives in town and rents the Moore theatre for a March 20 meeting to expose spiritualists as frauds. He vows to summon spirits on stage to prove his point and claims to have individual exposes. Chief Bannick notes the city has no ordinance to fine clairvoyants or mediums.
United Press dispatch from Placerville, California, reports that after a four month chase a man accused of murdering Ruth Lemos near Napa and escaping Napa asylum inmate La Faytte Newel was captured by Sheriff Hand near Placerville. He is jailed and to be sent back to the asylum.
Union City witnesses report a mob assault on a 70 year old white man Satm McClure and a Black man named John in a street corner incident. One person died and authorities investigate the events as of March 22.
The Humphrey brothers were executed at 8:05 AM in Salem for the murder of Mrs. Eliza Griffith, 66, at a homestead near Philomath. The crime, June 6, 1911, involved binding, assault, and theft as her body later lay near a pond. George Humphrey confessed after arrest March 31, 1912, and Charles Humphrey followed. their execution was delayed one day for Good Friday.
Olympia March 22 Gov Ernest Lister signed the Goss bill abolishing capital punishment in the state. The law takes effect June 14 and overrides doubts after a companion bill limiting pardons for murderers to a 20 year prison requirement was overlooked.
Judge Gordon frees Superintendent Kempster of Puget Sound Traction Licht & Power Co after two weeks of advisement. The city failed to prove authority to require an extension beyond what is specified in the franchise.
Frank S. Black former governor of New York died at his Troy home from valvular heart disease. He was elected to Congress in 1895 and served as governor from 1897 for a two year term. He was a long time figure in Republican politics.
O Henry writes the unfinished tale of Dulcie. a city clerk district and readers are invited to follow her struggle living on six dollars weekly and the temptations of urban life. The Star will publish two installments starting Monday, inviting readers to guess the ending.
A Chicago Star piece narrates Rev. W M Jeffers sitting with Police Judge Gordon as they weigh cases under both human and divine law. The exercise shows leniency for first offenders and aims at reform and public protection rather than punishment alone.
A Seattle amateur astronomer, staying up until 4 a m, missed the lunar eclipse despite a "well rehearsed" display by the Moon and a bungled stage light setup. Prof Boothroyd of the University of Washington notes cloud cover ruined the event for local spectators.
Wireless reports from the South and Midwest indicate about 106 deaths and 600 injuries. Alabama endures severe losses with Mobile counting around 30 dead and towns like Thomasville and Fulton cut off or destroyed. Damage to crops and property is estimated at 5 million dollars as proceedings note a Civil War veteran dying in a Gallatin county courtroom during the Corbly trial.
United Press reports William Moore resigned as chief of the Weather Bureau effective July 31. The move came after he was not chosen as Secretary of Agriculture by Secretary Hugo L. Houston, with Moore cited as a Democrat and not asked to resign.
Olympia special reports that unusual cold snaps this season have reduced oyster supplies. The shortage is attributed to cold weather, state reserve closures, and rising demand.
Adam J. Mayer a Seattle mission worker pleads guilty to mistreating a young niece. In a dramatic court address before Judge James T. Ronald Mayer seeks forgiveness for the girl and his family while receiving a sentence of not less than 18 months and not more than 10 years in the state penitentiary.
Three separate car crashes left three people hurt with one unconscious man flung from a truck near Fifth Avenue and Denny at about 11 AM. J M Cunningham of the Oregon Washington R R Co was struck by a car driven by Foy Aldron, suffering a shoulder injury and lost teeth. P H Rousseau of Puyallup collided with a city sprinkler on First Avenue and Madison at 2 AM, with Mrs Rousseau reporting minor injuries. The Albion steam schooner wrecked on Stewarts Point, California, with all crew rescued though the vessel total loss.
The Star guarantees circulation exceeding 40 000 beyond 15 years of building trust. It targets Seattle and its trade zone where merchants reach engaged readers. Large ad space from Seattle's leading stores shows the paper delivers effective advertising.
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