No clear article headline from provided text
Fragmentary prompt yields no identifiable people organizations places dates or events. Unable to form a factual news card with requisite entities and actions.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1911
Page
3
Fire destroys Bangor business district and homes
A massive fire raged through Bangor on May 1 wiping out the business section and much of the surrounding residential area. Three reported dead, 60 injured, with state militia guarding banks and looting. Dynamite aided containment after hours of fighting in darkness and rain. Tents and provisions prepared for the homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Calkins
Jail Breaker Promises Surrender For His Children
Denver May 1 Chief of Police Armstrong reports a letter from Prank Stevens wanted in Los Angeles for alleged real estate swindle. Stevens says his jail escape aimed to arrange a home for his three children, later seeking relatives in New York and Los Angeles. He offers to surrender to Los Angeles authorities if his children are sent to him. Police say he is married to Lillian Paxton, the veiled woman arrested in Los Angeles for forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Pope Armstrong
Ryan Stevens
Los Angeles
Stevens
New York
Armstrong
Lillian Paxton
Ortie E. McManigal
Pasadena
McManigal
Chicago
The
Times
Detroit
General strike called by Western Pennsylvan ia shopmen
Pennsylvan ia rat western district shopmen announce a general strike asking 10 000 workers to quit. Labor leaders say the action aims to pressure for concessions from management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ualied Press
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Labor Protest Denounces McNamara Arrest in Mass Meeting
In Seattle a mass socialist and labor rally denounces the secret arrest and alleged kidnapping of J. J. McNamara J. B. McNamara and Ortie McManigal. The crowd pledges support for a fair trial and opposes industrial oppression amid calls to end dangerous working conditions and defend unions. 3000 attended at Dreamland pavilion with $93 defense fund collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
J. J. McNamara
J. B. McNamara
Ortie McManigal
Dreamland Pavilion
Los Angeles
Hannon
Otis
William Hannon
Machinists’ International
Gen. Otis
the Times
Ado Receives Five Year Sentence in Penitentiary
Frank Ross becomes the first man sentenced for false registration. Judge Main sentenced him Saturday to two to five years in the penitentiary. Gov. Hay pardons Rev. E. B. Sutton. Seven others await sentencing for the same charge. Alfred E. Cohn faced three counts of inducing false registration by offering free hotel lodging for one night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ross
Main
E. B. Sutton
Gov. Hay
Alfred E. Cohn
Court showdown over phone merger seeks city control
City officials prepare to take the matter to the supreme court to determine if the new utilities commission can fix rates for public services under a city franchise. Corporation Counsel Calhoun asks Chairman Fairchilds for an opinion on rate differences between Independent and Sunset Telephone companies to preserve absolute city control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Utilities Commission
Railway Commission
Calhoun
Fairchilds
Commission
Independent
Sunset Telephone
Supreme Court
County asks voters about land swap for Meadows tract
The public will decide if county lands should trade for the Meadows tract. Groups including the Municipal league Commercial club and Rotary oppose the swap. Commissioners will place the issue on a ballot with no election date set. The plan aims to use grounds for the Western Washington association fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadows
Municipal League
Commercial Club
Rotary Club
Western Washington Association
County to sue over Orpheum building ownership
Attorneys Kerr and Leehey say county commissioners must sue Coliseum Investment Co to settle who owns the Orpheum building after April 2 lease expiration. The lease allows removal within 60 days if premises released. They contend accepting rents in April created a new lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Kerr
Maurice D. Leehey
Coliseum Investment Co
Orpheum
Tornado claims two in Waerensburg
A Missouri town tragedy reports Kelly Fain, 10, killed when a tornado ripped him from a car and carried him a quarter mile. His mother was struck by flying timber and is expected to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Waerensburg
Kelly Fain
Witnesses name McNamara in Times explosion case
Mrs. DO. H. Ingersoll identified James McNamara as the chief witness against him. James Brice had boarded with Mrs. Ingersoll before the Times blast, and the prosecution plans to prove McNamara as Brice. Ingersoll heard Brice and Schmidt plotting the destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DO. H. Ingersoll
James McNamara
James Brice
Ingersoll
Times
McNamara
Brice
IWW Circular Urges National Strike on McNamara Trial
Circulars issued by the Industrial Workers of the World from Chicago call for a strike of every laboring man in the United States on the day John J. McNamara goes to trial. The proposal was voiced here by Wm. D. Haywood before about 1,000 Socialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Industrial Workers of the World
Chicago
United States
John J. McNamara
Wm. D. Haywood
United Press
C. F. Merriam
University of Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Desperate Canton Braces as 20000 Soldiers Stand Inside Walls
Dispatches from Canton report a tense siege with 20 000 troops inside the barrier and fears of a large revolt. Killings and executions occur hourly and foreign safety is at risk as two British gunboats and the American Wilmington reach nearby Shiamen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Canton
Shiamen
Burns Denies He Is Enemy of Organized Labor
Detective Burns rejects links to McNamaras and McManus, says unions should denounce criminals who hide behind labor. He asserts not manufacturing evidence and predicts revelations will prove the prisoners’ guilt. He claims to have identified James McNamara as J. B. Bryce and to hold dynamite traces and storehouse keys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sycee
Wetire Star
ICAGO
Trval
Indianapolis
J. Burns
Uni
Ant
McNamaras
McManluse
Labor
Organized Labor
Fem
Burns
McNamara
American Federation of Labor
Antoniam
James McNamara
J. B. Bryce
Beardsly Matriarch Dies Leaving Large Family
Maria Beardsly died here at age 84 leaving 7 living children 48 grandchildren 62 great grandchildren and one fifth generation representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar
Maria Beardsly
Berger Speaks in Boston May Day Rally
Socialist congressman Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee joined labor unions in Boston for May Day events. A mass meeting at Tremont Temple served as the climactic gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Boston
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
Tremont Temple
Frye Delayed in Recall Election Case
H. S. Frye, Hi Gill's law partner, found guilty of interfering with an officer during recall election day, was not sentenced as scheduled. He was granted a postponement to argue his motion for a new trial after a deputy sheriff attempted to arrest Clarence Gerald for selling liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Frye
Hi Gill
Clarence Gerald
Couple Freed After Jurors Clear Them in Williams Will Suit
Fred and Minnie Graham were cleared by a jury in Judge Prigmore's court on Saturday as witnesses in a suit to set aside the will of Jack Williams. Mrs. Williams faces a perjury charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Minnie Graham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gance
Golly
Von
Railroads
Puget Sound
Grays Harbor
Washington
Oregon
Oregon-Washington Railroad
Shasta Limited
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
Omaha
Thousand Islands
Niagara Falls
Adirondacks
Atlantic City
Tacoma
Portland
Minneapolis
Montreal
Shasta Limited,” O. S. L. and
City Ticket Office
Second Ave
Ind
E. E. Ellis
Av. So
Dearborn
L. E. Gilbert D. T. A
W. D. Skinner
Critical Howlers For Industrial Freedom
Case
Moyer-Haywood
Oes McManigal
Harry Orcheard
Manufacturers and Merchants’ Association
E. J. Brown
Richard Winsor
Roth
James B. McNamara
International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers
Los Angeles Times
Ado
A. F. Wright
W. T. Whitney
Highland Drive
Organized
Berger
C. B. Williams
Frye
Foreign Exchange Department
Scandinavian American Bank
A. Chilberg
J. E. Chilberg
T. B. Minahan
Alaska
J. F. Lane
Cashier
Search the Seattle Star Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Seattle Star?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.