Raving Sick Man Dies as Hospitals Argue Duty
Malcolm McQueen a 28 year old shingle weaver from Seattle dies after four weeks in the city amid a fight over whether he should be treated as a transient at the city hospital or as a patient at the county hospital. Doctors clashed over who had responsibility delaying care. He died at Georgetown during the night after ambulance transfer.
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Diels
Malcolm Mceen
Colm McQueen
Seattle
Union
Thirday
Washington St
B. S. Paschall
Empire Building
McQueen
Dr. Paschall
City Hospital
Jones
Lodging House
County Hospital
County
Georgetown
Courtroom Tales of Tiny Joys and Easy Breakups
A Washington court diary details multiple divorce cases. Emma Knott pleads happiness with baby Gordon as Gilbert Knott fights over funds and boats. Lettie Sorber seeks independence with custody of two babies. Joe Venckosk’s estrangement from wife is discussed. Alimony awards and parental disputes appear amid dramatic testimonies. The courthouse atmosphere winds through marital collapse and child custody.
Miller Seeks Venue Change in McMahon Case
An affidavit filed in King County alleges Peter Miller is connected to the murder of McMahon and seeks a venue change. Miller argues he cannot receive a fair trial where the confession of Rose is public, prompting the request for a change of venue.
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King County
Peter
Rose
Miller
McMahon
Ronald
Shenk and Rose Compete in Key Final Race
In a tense race, Shenk and Rose contend for the final stage of the campaign. Official figures list Shenk as 36,265 and Rose as 22,42, with Judge Henry and Attorney Johan Henk among the city’s election participants.
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Shenk
Rose
Angeles
Tueadarimartes
Henry
Johan Henk
Mike
Thin City
Mune
Job Harriman
Strike Tension Rises Over Miner’s Wife Attack
Coal Miners union officials in Renton say they will seek a warrant for Mine Superintendent Jones for knocking down Mrs Paul Judesnick wife of a striking miner in the presence of her children. Four deputies are also accused of assaulting Judesnick as he walked toward home with his family. Judesnick says he was not on picket duty and he was attacked while returning home. A petition circulates among grain dealers urging the governor to retain Deputy State Grain Inspector W. F Hyde.
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Coal Miners’ Union
Renton
Jones
Paul Judesnick
Cudihee
Judesnick
Supt. Jones
W. FE. Hyde
Iowa Girl Sculptor Portrait of Life Amid Poverty
A young Iowa sculptor speaks of her ambition to capture American life as it is today in stone. She describes living among the poor to learn their interests and themes for her masterwork titled The White Slave.
Abastina Eberle Bridges Classic Sculpture With Modern Life
New York reports Abastina St Leger Eberle, an Iowa-born sculptor, brings human warmth to marble and bronze in her sunny studio. She aims to explore modern life by depicting causes that affect people, including a piece titled The White Slave, seeking deeper symbolic meaning beyond tradition.
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New York
Abastina St. Leger Eberle
Mise Eberle
Iowa
United States
Miss Eberle
Goodbye, Old Lid in the Fashion of a Poem
A fragmented poem fragment by John Campbell Cory humorously decries changing fashion and seasonal trends. The speaker muses on splicing a shattered role and borrowing parts while bidding farewell to a beloved old lid.
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John Campbell Cory
Grand Jury Probes Docksite $5000 Bond Deal In Seattle Case
Witnesses testify about a land swap around the Lake Union dock site tied to county purchases. Emily Clericus describes a 1912 sale and a sequence of transfers to M. J. Clapp and later to King County for 15000 dollars, with Barbee and Muller named in the transaction.
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Emily Clericus
Clericus
Lake Union
M. J. Clapp
Clapp
SS. HM Barbee
Mra. Clericus
Star
Grand Jury
Barbee
Barbeo
Twin Brothers Both Go Insane
Richard and Joseph Costello are identified as twin brothers. Joseph suffered a skull fracture when kicked by a horse and was committed to Stellum Insane Asylum after brain pressure relief attempts failed. A deaf youth claimed ears were stolen, leading to confusion with Joseph Costello. Doctors debated occult sympathy as the cause of Richard’s insanity.
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Richard
Joseph Costello
Stellum
Baumgarten
Joseph
Féehard
Funeral services for Rev Hansen at First M B Church
Burial and rites set for Rev. Co L Hansen pastor of the Norwegian Danish Methodist church who died. Services will be held at the First M B church next Sunday afternoon.
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Co. L. Hansen
M. B
Farmer is gore d to death by bull
May James R. Dean of Ragziz British Columbia is killed on his farm after a Holstein bull gore him during a yard crossing. He was tossed and crushed as he could not reach the fence. Bean escaped through the gate but suffered fatal internal injuries hours later.
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Vancouver
B.C
James R. Dean
Ragziz
Dean
Bean
Girl Tells Life With Jack Johnson in Trial
Belle Schreiber testified in Chicago on May 8 about her relationship with boxer Jack Johnson. She described how they met and traveled across states while witnesses added details of Johnson’s purchases and meetings with her at various locations. A crowd gathered as Johnson arrived at Union Depot with witnesses from the East.
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Jack Johnson
Chicago
Belle Schreiber
Johnson
Schreiber
Estelle Palmer
Henderson
Pittsburg
Chas
Samposa
Union Depot
Free Parcel Post Map With Star Subscription Offer
The Star offers a free Parcel Post Map with yearly subscription at 3.25 dollars. The map includes Washington state, the United States, and the Panama Canal with parcel post zones and detailed information. Supplies are limited and orders should be sent promptly.
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Star
Washington
United States
Panama Canal
The Man Without Hope in Walla Walla Penitentiary
Fred L. Boalt reports on No. 3234, a condemned man ten years into a life sentence at Walla Walla. Once slated for execution, he received a commuted sentence and now endures a mechanical, repetitive life in a jute mill cell with no hope or meaningful contact, his wife and children long gone.
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Walla Walla
Seattle
Hope
Hell
Earth
Exuberant Derby Injury At Tilikums Meeting
Will H. Horsley president of the senior class and former UW yell leader was struck in the eye by a swung derby during a Tilikums of Elttnes meeting. The hat tore the eye covering, bleeding covered the pupil, and sight was impaired. He was taken to Minor hospital where an operation was performed.
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Tilikums
Elttnes
Will H. Horsley
Yell
University of Washington
Horsley
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Emma
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Lettie Sorber
Lawrence W. Sorber
Sorber
Joe Venckosk
Inlaw
Bayne
Antonina Venckosk
Gallagher
Gustave Grunwall
Anna G. Grunwall
Striker
J. Dd. Muller
Cleritus
Hutler
County of King
Norman Wardall
Board of Commissioners
Hamilton
Rutherford
McKenzie
H. Barbee
J. D. Retler
Parcel Post
Fred L. Boalt
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Wappenstein
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