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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
1
United Press reports Hoquiam area to be under martial law within sixty hours as 350 strikers block the Hoquiam Lumber and Shingle Company mill yard. Police clash with workers, some men restrained, as authorities plan to arbitrate later today.
A Star report details Murphy after a 40 day spree pleading for Judge Gordon’s help. In a delirious episode inside police custody a dominant inner figure, the “big black man,” battles Murphy to the door of sanity while doctors and officials watch.
In San Francisco a historic jury of women acquits Van Schrader, son of General Frederick Von Schrader, in a case over a $69 balance for a tailor’s work. The court noted the jury’s extended deliberation and found the disputed suits did not obligate payment.
The Star assumes readers will fish Monday as the season begins with a scramble for the best fishing grounds. Tomorrow's edition will publish a compendium of fishing resorts near town, travel times to streams, and available means of transportation.
Lillian Albertson, long retired after marrying millionaire A. J. Levy, returns to the theater as Marion Fairfax, wife of Tully Marshall, writes a successful play with a role tailored for Mike Albertson. The Fairfaxes, Marshalls and Lewys are close friends.
Frederick Belasco theatrical manager of San Francisco and Los Angeles, brother of David Belasco, lies in bed at the Hotel Astor after pocketing matches and chloride of potash lozenges. A blaze from his pocket burned his right hand and thigh. he will be confined for several weeks.
Dr Wiley argues against alcohol at meals in a Star Tomorrow report. The article previews expert opinion on dining habits and health effects.
Louis Brown aged 40 died at the city hospital after being found injured at the foot of a 12 foot embankment near Fourth and Fifth avenues on West Republican Street. He had wrist injuries and a back wound. no explanation of the accident emerged. Brown had been staying at the Stevens Hotel. his wife was in Chicago.
Jack Peyton, who brought smallpox from Truckee, is under Sacramento health authority care after exposing hundreds in Oroville and Marysville. State health officials seek precautionary measures in towns he visited to prevent a wider outbreak.
Richard J. White for the estate of Prof. A J Montgomery of Santa Clara college filed suit in Los Angeles to enjoin Glenn Curtiss from using a warping device claimed as Montgomery’s patent. The death of Montgomery during a glider experiment near Evergreen in 1911 is cited. A similar action against the Wright brothers was announced.
Former Oregon National Guard officer and once prominent politician Samuel L. Lovell is jailed in Portland on a grand larceny charge. He allegedly diverted 2500 given as agent of the Colonial Oil Co of Seattle to buy oil land near Valdez Alaska.
Dr Linda Burfield Hazzard nears 46 hours without solid food or drink beyond water and salt as guards keep constant watch. She plans public lectures at 1 30 Saturday in the Theosophical Hall and hosts visitors from 5 to 8 p m. Dr Tanner, founder of the fast cure, will also lecture.
London reports indicate early voting in coal districts shows a majority favor returning to the collieries. The article credits J. R. Macdonald of the Conservative Labourites for appealing to the Miners' Federation to accept the minimum wage bill as is, with Parliament to decide on a five shilling adult and two shilling minor minimum if boards fail to agree.
The senate Lorimer investigating committee voted 3 to 0 that charges of fraud in the election of Senator William E. Lorimer of Illinois cannot be reopened in the senate. The decision comes as the investigation closes with Lorimer’s status confirmed.
A $20,000 blaze swept a three story wholesale junk house in San Francisco on March 28. Twelve fire companies fought the fire as spontaneous combustion in junk piles sparked the blaze. One firefighter injured sliding down a pole. three Chinese workers leaped into a life net to escape danger.
London March 28 Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst leader of the militant suffragists and Patrick Lawrence and his wife sympathizers were held without bail for trial on a conspiracy charge at Bon Street police court. The charges against Mrs Tuke were dismissed.
United States Senator Robert Love Taylor of Tennessee was rushed to Providence hospital in Washington on March 28 for gall stone surgery. His condition is described as most critical.
Occasional rain is expected tonight and Friday with brisk southerly winds. The noon temperature recorded today is 48 degrees.
The Journal of the American Medical Association honors Wheeidane Taft Secretary Wilson and Solicitor McCabe amid a sharply critical cartoon and editorial remark. It condemns a reactionary departmental chief and a petty lawyer while noting Dr. Wiley’s resignation after long standing with the people against profiteers selling cheap poisonous drugs as substitutes for wholesome foods.
Oakland March 28 Ex mayor Roland Brow and ex convict Adolph Goldman died in a chapel duel that ended a 13 year feud. Goldman slashed Brow with a razor starting the fight before both fired their revolvers. Snow died later at a hospital. Goldman was killed instantly.
Madame Tetrazzini travels with a large entourage aboard the Shasta limited. A photographer and camera crew confront the party at the depot, but the manager shields the diva, prompting cries of alarm as they move toward the gate. The manager fumes at being followed for magazine ads and beauty product tie ins.
Police Judge Gordon unveils a graduated speeding fine scale with a maximum of one dollar per mile. The plan envisions steep penalties, including a quarter for hitting a chicken and higher costs for livestock, with harsher impact on the well off.
Browning, a noted forger, escaped through a train window at about 25 miles per hour in Hazen California. A special officer on each side attempted to aid in the pursuit as authorities continue the manhunt.
In Shadow San Mateo California on March 28 Ah Sing fired at his shadow on a box car but missed by 200 feet. He landed in jail following the incident.
James Trumbull twenty six was instantly killed in Augustine and Kyers store bake room Colman building at six thirty this morning. His jacket sleeve was caught in the mixer drum while he cleaned the machine and his neck was broken as he was dragged into the drum. He lived at the Standard hotel.
Rebel forces under Gen. Pasqual Orozco reportedly crush 1,300 federal veterans at Corralitos while Gen. Anbert's and Gen. Tellez's troops rush to reinforce. Aubert retreats toward Villa Lopez as Orozco and Salazar claim victory near Jimines.
Rebels depleted Ite vaults at the Banco Nacional in Chihuahua on March 28 closing the bank for lack of funds. They seized 275000 dollars from the Banco Nacional and 75000 dollars from the Banco Minero in a coordinated raid.
Chicago on March 28 Bryce Millar an engineer on a city fire tug struck a bonth with a sledge hammer to determine if it contained explosives. Physicians say Millar and two companions Henry Newbert and Maurice Murphy will be out of the hospital in about a week.
Col Theodore Roosevelt's private secretary denounces rumors he would bolt the party if not securing the presidential nomination. Roosevelt arrived from Chicago to St Louis and held a strenuous day meeting progressives, attending a luncheon, a reception, and a Merchants' Exchange speech ahead of a major political address tonight.
Connecticut oyster growers announce fifty carloads of seed oysters will be shipped to Pacific waters in coming weeks. The shipments reflect state aquaculture efforts and aim to bolster oyster supplies along western coasts.
Mrs. Frank Haley a former Sunday school teacher and bride of a day is in custody charged with forgery. Police say Leota Smith confessed to passing two worthless checks to win the affection of a man. Arrest followed publication of her marriage license in daily papers.
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