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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1909
Page
1
A chaotic account claims police moves were tipped to criminals via a phone line. Mayor and Prosecuting Attorney Van deny ordering any covert contact as investigators probe unauthorized police actions and the failed expected sting.
Police report a man known as the masher assaulted a girl and pursued her. After his arrest Judge Molenced fined him and ordered 86 days on the chain. Witnesses, including a uniformed aid, testified about the incident and the assailant’s actions.
Fire swept through a Mexican town of about 6 000 residents causing total destruction. Many homes burned and residents fled their houses as the blaze raged through the community. Local authorities report extensive damage with several buildings razed.
City council discussions erupt over graft claims against the police department as Councilmen Way and Goddard push a special session and grand jury inquiry. Recall talk surrounds Mayor Miller and Chief Ward amid calls for accountability in the southend district.
Two destitute young men shelter in a Renton Junction tent, now backed by six dollars in donations. They lack food, clothing, and medical care as the Anti Tuberculosia Society extends aid on credit and asks the public for support via The Star.
Report from Beattie highlights newborns at the city jail with no clothing as inmates and matrons seek baby garments. Authorities request charitable contributions of clothing to clothe the infants and ease their hardship.
May correspondence between Abdul Hamid and a monarch is to be made public, provoking international interest. The Young Turks claim the monarch in question is Emperor William of Germany and allege their belief, though details remain unclear. Rumors spread about the uprising plot while coronation ceremonies show ongoing unrest.
The thirtieth annual state convention of the Order of Hermann’s Sons rules that initiation requires American citizenship. Naturalized members must become citizens, with delegates from all sections attending the convention.
G Lorillard arrives in San Francisco from Manila with the news that his mother Mrs Pierre Lorillard died last month in Washington. The son learned of the tragedy only after reaching port following a message reading Mother dead.
An incident at a cheap lodging house ended with a fire escape chase as a workman, John Wies, tried to flee during a vaccination sweep after a vase of smallpox was found in the hall. Patrolman Ed Hagen arrested him as he attempted to escape.
Mrs. Joan Fortier, pregnant, struggles to feed six children after her husband Jean killed his brother and sister-in-law. Neighbors and the Star solicit clothing and aid at Denny Station on the Green Lake line as she endures poverty and worry for the future.
Coroner jury finds Michael and Mary Jane Fortier dead from gunshot wounds fired by Jean Portier. Community appeals for aid to support the young Fortier children and the grieving widow as she faces hardship and seeks shelter and basic necessities. Public utilities chief A V Bouillon pushes for reform in city franchise laws to protect taxpayers and ensure accountable service. He urges deferring franchise actions until proper businesslike agreements are presented and enforceable.
A man named Patrick 400. 2 was found dead in the hall of a lodging house in Washington last night. He had been on a prolonged drinking spree for weeks and became troublesome. After lodgers failed to control him, he was put to bed, and while attempting to rise he collapsed and died in the hall.
In Semlin a suburb near Vienna a Turkish nation secretary at Belgrade Bey and the young woman Mile. Lado vica Milnecka were found dead in a hotel room. The secretary shot the young woman and then killed himself. They left money to be buried together in the same grave.
G Nottingham, a 40 year old laborer employed by Moneer Sand and Gravel Co, died at Providence hospital after being crushed by a runaway gravel car at the foot of Dearborn street. He lived on Dearborn Street and Ballard, and suffered a badly fractured thigh and severe internal injuries from the cable snap incident yesterday.
United Press reports Howard Huntington denies knowledge of plans to marry the widow of his uncle Collis P. Huntington, despite friends insisting the trolley magnate will wed. In Wisconsin, George Hall and family died when a launch capsized in the Chi nepewa River after hitting submerged pilings.
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