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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
1
A sensational tale from the Starr reports a colored waiter and a white man each claiming Mrs Fannie Gravelyn as wife. Bert Goodhue says he wed Gravelyn months ago and Dixon denies the charge, accusing persecution as he protects his white bride.
Lawton Oklahoma May 12 Snyder endures another fierce storm after a early catastrophe with all temporary buildings blown down and wires down. Wounded people crowd shelters as officials fear many deaths in the second disaster. Chicago May 12 Hoch trial witness says arsenic was not used in remains and fluid matches St Louis source.
A civil hearing at the auditor’s court unravels a tale of marriage and identity involving Bert Goodhue, Fannie Gravelyn, and a Washington hotel waiter. The case follows a claimed marriage to a colored waiter and the widow Gravelyn’s contested status, with testimony from Matt Dixon and a nurse Eliza beth Gravelyn. A separate jacket dispute in a justice court ends with a tailor reimbursing $10 plus costs. The central question remains who is Mrs Bert Goodhue.
Letter to the Seattle Lighting Co denouncing fuel bills and price hikes. Citizens accuse the gas firm of exploiting customers with escalating charges and intrusive investigations. Names and addresses of local victims are cited, urging protest and fair pricing.
The Star urges readers harmed by Seattle Lighting Company gas bills to contact the "gas man" for help. Call Phones-Ind. 676 or Sunset, Main 1060 to report boosts and seek relief as part of a public campaign.
May 123 report from Los Angeles outlines a fatal shooting: A Brightman from San Jose and San Francisco shot Mrs. Charles Gurley on her porch and then killed himself. The six weeks’ bride, a former Herald employee, died an hour after the attack. Brightman was her former lover who pursued her from her home to a vacant lot where he fatally shot himself.
Chicago strike enters sixth week with seven dead and many injured as both sides cling to standoff. Employers push non union drivers. injunction hearings proceed. Pickets attacked and shot during clashes. department stores recruit for union or non union workers. police supplement the force amid a riot threat.
Reports from Dallas Marlow and Winnebago indicate a cyclone struck causing great damage with many injuries and two deaths. A Cotton Belt line washout near Dallas killed three passengers and two trainmen, as Checotah in Indiana Territory faced a torture attack. Judge Bellinger near Portland is gravely ill. his death may delay land fraud trials.
The body of a man believed to be Herbert Croker son of the Tammany chieftain was taken from a Santa Fe train at Newton Kansas and handed to a local undertaker. The body shows severe bruising and was loaded onto the train last night by an unknown woman. The state of the scene suggests foul play or a violent assault.
Local Norse club plans a two day festival starting Saturday at Madison Park pavilion to mark Norway's constitution anniversary on May 17. A. Hansen and R. B. Albertson will speak. Norwegian and Swedish singing societies join a 130 voice chorus for songs and music by Luben or Gestiva.
Rescue teams report no complete bodies found after the Pullman hospital disaster. Officials describe the scene as gruesome with hundreds of wounded and known dead, while railroad authorities express disbelief at the low casualty count given the wreck. Estimated losses reach $300,000.
Judge Frater adjourned noon session as Mrs Catherine Bet berg spoke for 38 minutes in a receivership case. He advised lunch and further testimony this afternoon.
All the city students attended a symphony performance at the Grand this afternoon. The program honored the city’s school children of Beatle.
A steel sheet from an explosion enveloped a hundred yard radius and trapped those who escaped the blast. The injured were taken to St Anger hospital. John Boyd and Owen Bradley are reported to die.
The local Brewers union led by Peter Hanson seeks a settlement based on the current San Francisco contract. Seattle managers reject open shop terms and wage levels. Executives and union members discuss possible peace while Spokane breweries resist aiding the strike, despite assurances beer will be shipped.
Nan Patterson released on own recognizance after DA Jerome states three key facts: Morgan Smith bought the revolver, Patterson took it, and Caesar Young did not kill by his own action. Also noted are divorce suits filed by Mamie Riddle, Katherine Conniff, May Nolan, Peter McGregor, and Emma Braun.
In Snyder Oklahoma a tornado wrecked a business block and a fire burned remaining structures. Reports say several bodies may have been cremated. relief efforts face critical shortages of food and shelter as wounded wait for care.
May 12 report from Harrisburg details a deadly railroad disaster with twenty one dead and about one hundred injured. Bodies were unrecovered or only partial remains found, with a coroner's jury reviewing the scene as families sought word. The disaster prompted a citywide effort to clear wreckage and aid survivors, including the death of Sam S. Schubert and ongoing identifications of victims Nettie Robinson Charles B. Risonick and Thomas Lewis.
Local telegraph office receives hundreds of inquiries about the tornado disaster. Officials pledge a complete list of victims is being prepared for newspapers as the dead are gathered and the injured cared for.
In Snyder Oklahoma on May 12 Paul Crump a boy was in Mize s store with Miss Mary Mize when a tornado struck Miss Mize lifted him toward the door A timber cut off the boy s head and arms while the woman suffered facial bruises in the same incident
Fairbanks report says Ole Peterson, recently discharged from the Brellacoom asylum in Washington, went on a gun chase yesterday against Judge Wickersham and federal officers. A struggle ensued before Peterson was captured by several United States marshal soldiers.
A massive tank explosion at 11 o'clock this morning killed eight men and injured eleven, with two likely to die. The wreckage shattered windows in the southern city, as the hundred ton tank containing thousands of cubic feet of gas was torn apart and fragments flew in all directions.
Conservative casualty estimate places deaths near 100 with 150 injured, 40 seriously. Loss pegged at 350000 dollars. Wounded moved from a temporary hospital to Guthrie and Oklahoma City. Up to twenty buildings standing, two hundred homes demolished, town begging for funds from leading territorial cities.
Two Kulings were found dead in a cabin near Three Forks British Columbia. One body showed severe gashes and a shotgun lay beside the other, indicating a double murder. The police began investigations as the scene was secured.
Snyder Oklahoma May 12 Clarence Donovan and Miss Nina Fessenden planned a Wednesday wedding but postponed to Thursday morning. A tornado struck the area during the delay and the couple were killed.
Remainder of the eight hotels is partially readable with six still described. Text suggests a list of hotel properties and their status, but details are fragmented and unclear.
An unidentified woman was located on the ground pinned by a broken scantling that had entered her left eye and protruded from the back of her head in Snyder Oklahoma authorities investigated the grisly incident.
A tornado outbreak moving from the Texas line northeast damaged Altus Olustee and other towns. About 25 fatalities are reported with many injured. National Guard signal corps is deployed. Funeral arrangements and relief plans are under way as citizens vow to rebuild.
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