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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
1
Fred L. Boalt writes from Seattle urging readers back east to relocate to the Puget Sound region. He praises the climate, clean water, low infant mortality, and absence of slum conditions while contrasting harsh Eastern winters, floods, and heat waves. Boalt extols timber wealth, virgin land, and self-reliant residents, claiming he will not return.
The article teases a popular star revealing his ideal woman, noting the answer appears on page 5. It presents a playful, gossip style prompt about celebrity preferences.
Floods and a cyclone sweep through Omaha as morgues report up to 110 dead and 1 669 homes damaged or destroyed. Looters arrested, fourteen bodies remain unidentified, and relief plans begin with loans from big local institutions. A mother survives a storm with a deceased baby presumed killed.
Continuous rains flood tributaries to the Ohio and Mississippi rivers causing widespread damage. Ten thousand Indiana families homeless and Dayton Ohio submerged after levee break. Terre Haute and Muncie among flooded towns. reports of deaths in Anna Illinois and a Pennsylvanian train crash in Ohio. Blizzard sweeps Michigan.
State investigators exposed mishandling in a county crematory where pauper remains were handled unethically. Contractors, warrants to Mrs. H S Nolce, and daily cremation figures highlighted systemic mismanagement and untracked ashes amid extensive public spending.
A county inquiry reveals mismanagement by the American Contract Co and Undertaker Noice over cremations and burials. Bodies were cremated and mixed in boxes while ashes labeled for individuals were scattered in urns, with 39 days of labor claimed for 9,000 cubic feet of digging. Noice defends his role, stating responsibility ended at delivery. The dispute centers on $8,150 and 3,260 dollars overseen by the State Board of Supervision.
The Bon Marche asks Governor Lister to start a wage inquiry into women workers at once. The Seattle store states it is the state's largest employer of women and pledges cooperation with the commission to establish a fair wage scale promptly.
Nebraska and Iowa lists show hundreds of dead in towns like Omaha, Ralston, Mead and Council Bluffs with totals near 198. Indiana reports 20 deaths in Terre Haute as the toll rises.
Coroner inquest opened into the death of Ida J. Anderson of Stanwood Washington who died at the Raleigh hotel after a 14 day treatment by Dr Linda B Hazzard the fast specialist The post mortem found alum in the stomach and the case highlights legal actions surrounding Dr Hazzard including prior murder conviction charges and medical board appeals
The Seattle Federation of Women's clubs unanimously adopted a resolution urging simplicity in dress for high school girls and teachers. They oppose uniforms and class segregation and disapprove of longer school hours. The club moves to lift its $7500 club house debt, planning to dispose of $500 in tickets donated by Clemmer Theatre.
Olympia March 25 Governor Lis ter appointed Henry Drum of Seattle as superintendent of the state penitentiary at Walla Walla to succeed Charles S Reed who resigned to accept a higher paying post at the Minnesota reformatory. Drum has been in the Bal lard manufacturing business.
Large crowd gathers at Sec onday and Spring street for a street corner revival. Rev. J F Van Horn and Rev. A W Leonard preach as Rev. Ralph Atkinson leads singing. Images of Jesus on a big screen precede the crowd moving to Plymouth Church for Rev. Matthews in the evangelistic series.
A petition signed by 150 residents protested near the etty isolation hospital at Main and Sixth and Seventh avenues. The hospital now sits on Etacon Hill and the harbors and public grounds committee voted to remove it to improve Jefferson Park. Council referred the matter back to the committee.
An article cites Miss Mary Brown of the Seattle police protection unit arguing that vice plagues the city as hundreds of girls and women disappear yearly. It lists causes from improper amusements to starvation wages and calls for a living wage and removal of male sexual liberties to protect women and girls.
Dr. Charles 8. Noble, special commissioner for The Seattle Star, returned from New York after three weeks studying Friedmann’s remedy. He plans talks in Spokane to relay findings to Chamber of Commerce members and local doctors, expressing cautious optimism that the Berlin physician has made a real discovery for bone and joint diseases and early lung tuberculosis.
Seattle YMCA boys added 451 new members in a recent membership contest. The boys department now totals 31 200, with plans for outdoor handball and basketball courts, extended hikes, and four Orcas Island camps offering eleven day stays at seven dollars. The YMCA projects a landmark year ahead.
United Press dispatch from Los Angeles reports Hollywood high school will teach girls plumbing for the first time. Instructor Claud Sandyfur says a practical physics course will let students fix leaks read meters and manage house plumbing, aiming to empower girls to handle home maintenance intelligently.
An Arctic hawk described as one of the rarest birds in captivity was brought aboard the Great Northern liner Minnesota off the Aleutian Islands. The snow white bird fed on small birds in the rigging, became exhausted, and was captured by a sailor for exhibition at the Woodland Park aviary.
A Sunday cyclone hit Terre Haute Indiana causing 20 known deaths five missing and 100 injured. Over 300 people are homeless with public schools housing the displaced. Mayor Gerhard warned stores to stop price gouging as prices spiked. Militia patrols and debris searches continue as relief efforts unfold. A separate note reports a government cable repair ship heading from Seattle toward Alaska.
Dayton is inundated by two to seven feet of water after a Miami River levee failed six miles north of the city. Thousands flee as the business district suffers heavy damage and many buildings are abandoned. The main Miami River bridge was dynamited to prevent debris from building a dam. relief teams and supplies have been dispatched from surrounding towns.
Reports from Columbus say Maj Br V Leas and 20 Delaware residents drowned today in Scioto river flood waters. Adjutant General notified that 60 people sought refuge on house tops at Larue in Marion County as floods worsen.
The Star proclaims advertising as the lifeblood of modern business and urges merchants to choose mediums wisely. It touts a daily paid circulation exceeding 40,000, built over 15 years, and promises reasonable rates delivering profitable returns for advertisers.
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