12 May 1910
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1910
Page
1
Local incident centers on Wallace Russell in a violent clash at a saloon. The affair involved tax disputes, seizures, and legal pressure from Seattle Electric and King County authorities. Court action and attorney opinions surround who bears responsibility for delinquent taxes and interest.
County Treasurer Matt H. Gormley cannot lawfully accept less than the full tax and interest from Seattle Electric. A legal consensus from Seattle lawyers holds the interest penalties on defaulted taxes are proper, and no official or company may compromise or release the interest due.
A bold daytime holdup on a Beattie Electric pay car occurred on Spokane Avenue near First Avenue. Three men robbed Motorman Charles Heteon and Conductor Elia Jenuis and robbed passengers of about 2000 in cash and jewelry. They fled toward Argo after forcing the car to stop and boarding a southbound freight train. Wealthy victims included G Dery of Horseshoe Liquor, Howard McShane, Herman Schroeder, and J Gelmer among others. One robber carried three revolvers.
Wallace A Bussell, 24, son of C B Bussell a Seattle landowner, shot Joe Bonner four times in the Monte Carlo saloon after a dispute over gambling. Bonner died at city hospital. Bussell was wounded by Patrolman A L Volk. Bussell has a history of insanity and paranoia and had sued Mayor Gill. Bonner was a well known Seattle bartender with extensive property.
A garbled line notes a sail or ship context with 25 men and a price of 60 yen, mentioning Aymeric and a date in May. The fragment implies a transport or shipment detail from a United Press item, but specifics are unclear.
In Kansas City on May 12 the Hyde murder trial saw sharp exchanges between prosecutors and defense as Judge Latshaw cautioned both sides. Dr. Hyde’s lawyer Walsh cried the juror W C Kohn, whose son is in prison, while accusing prosecutors of prejudice and calling a key witness the selected executioner.
After a decade as a national novelty Carrie Nation is touring the Mississippi valley and beyond. She spoke in North Yakima last night and will appear in Seattle at Arcade Hall at 8 pm Sunday and Monday night. She has abandoned the hatchet but still wields sharp talk against liquor dealers, echoing her earlier Wichita hotel saloon destruction.
Classified note urges reporting vacancies via The Star to reduce rent losses. Ads priced low and available by phone with contact numbers 9400 and 441.
L. E. Rader former state legislator dies after autopsy notes possible organic diseases and starvation. Doctors and city officers failed to remove him from Linda Hazzard fast cure treatment at a North Broadway boarding house. his body later autopsied and Hazzard issued a statement claiming fasting was necessary and caused by organ disease. Rader leaves a wife and adult son from Vashon Island.
Washington May 12 Taft and insurgents threaten a clash with regulars as the sundry civil appropriations bill moves to debate. Key issue is a 260008 dollar appropriation to fund a tariff board to compare domestic and foreign production costs. The battle involves Payne Calwell Fordney Tawney Beveridge and Dalzell as party factions rally around or against the measure. The outcome could influence tariff revision plans and campaign material for upcoming elections.
White Haven England May 12 United Press reports all hope abandoned for 137 miners entombed after a Wellington coal mine explosion. Fire and heat hindered rescue attempts and officials warn the death toll will be heavy as rumors spread of possible drowning in four mile long workings under the Irish Sea.
Attorney General Wickersham admits the Ballinger summary was written after Taft's letter and antedated. He explains the summary's date reflects when the matter was presented to the president and cites constitutional limits on presidential advisers being questioned by another branch. The disclosure prompts further witness appearances and debate over memoranda held by the Interior Department.
Two men, unnamed, were blown to a pulp at the Dupont powder factory near Tacoma when two powder cars collided at noon, triggering the explosion. They were guiding separate cars along a line inside the facility.
Two workers, W. J. Malback and H. Peterson, were seriously injured when a steam shovel digging the North Trunk sewer collapsed into an excavation at Ewing and Evanston streets. Peterson suffered a broken arm and possible internal injuries. Malback broke a leg and was badly bruised. Both were taken to Providence hospital.
A Japanese suspect named Genyo Matsunaga was captured ten miles from Loveland Colorado after allegedly murdering Mrs. Katherine Wilson. He reportedly fought his captors and briefly escaped before being recaptured.
Richard Quinn who killed his wife at Everett is to be hanged at the state penitentiary on Friday the 13th, the 13th execution there. Governor Hay will not delay the sentence and also declines to intervene in the Spokane case of Frank Barker.
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