Auto driver spared by court after near‑hit on hospital run
Mrs. Elia M. Ives testified after a Broadway car near Second and Pine. Carl Reiter, manager of the Orpheum, was arrested for the incident. Reiter’s witnesses were not heard and the judge dismissed the case with four against one, sparing a prominent offender from jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second
Pine
Yuelled
Carl Reiter
Orpheum Theatre
Reiter
Griffiths
Mra Ives
Mre
Vee
Ives
Excerpts From a King's Love Letters Revealed in Diary
The document cites diary and love letter fragments attributed to Manuel, noting his doomed fate after assassinations of his father and brother. It mentions AGNES as a potential queen, KITTY’s affection, VALENCIA’s piety, and GABY’s perceived attentions as a king. The tone reflects intimate, risky royal intrigues and personal desires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel
Agnes
Kitty
Valencia
Gaby
Portugal
Paris
Mafra Palace
Municipal car line to open Saturday with six for 25 cents
Seattle introduces a new municipal car line starting Saturday with a six for 25 cent ticket. Four cars run during morning and evening rush hours delivering 16 minute service, two cars operate daytime on a 20 minute schedule, and a late night service is planned. Transfers with Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power are sought, and potential track use with Renton & Southern is discussed. The line runs from Third and Pine to Ballard, serving workers, with 12 new cars and a spur to connect with the N P tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Municipal Car
A. L. Valentine
Public Utilities Department
Beeacres
James E. Bradford
Public Service Commission
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company
City Railway
Renton
Muni
Cipal
Renton & Southern
Third End Pine
Third
Clay
Dennyway
Fourth
E. Broad St
Roy
Dexter
Nickerson
13Th W
Ballard
Fort Lawton
N. P
Valentine
Lake Burien
Secret Diary of ex King Manuel Reveals Love Letters
A fragment of ex King Manuel of Portugal diary recounts early romances with Agnes the governess and Valencia. Entries describe affection and flirtation, with remarks on his mother Queen Amelia and a note on Gaby Deslys. Publication risked damaging Manuel's prestige in exile.
Will Ask Arrest Of Laundryman
The dismissal of Miss Johanna Hilta by Troy laundry manager Ivy after her testimony before Olympia’s minimum wage conference triggered a Central Labor council probe. Labor Commissioner Olson and the minimum wage commission met with Ivy and the laundry’s attorney, seeking reinstatement, while Olson planned to request a warrant for Ivy’s arrest. Dr Stephen Townsend, surgeon and author, is reported dead in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Hilta
Troy
Olympia
Central Labor Council
Olson
Minimum Wage Commission
Ivy
Stephen Townsend
London
Policeman Heads Three Year Arctic Expedition
Inspector Betts of the Northwest Mounted Police is ordered to the Arctic Circle to track killers of explorers Radford and Street killed two years ago by Kekimos. Betts will lead a party that plans to be away at least three years with base at Chesterfield Inlet after moving from Cape Fullerton.
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Vancouver
B. C
Inspector Betts
Northwest Mounted Police
Arctic Circle
Radford and
Street
Betts
Northwest Police
Cape Fullerton
Chesterfield Inlet
First Baptist Church Receives 3500 Donation for Pipe Organ
Mrs Martha Severson, a janitress earning 500 monthly, donated 3500 for a pipe organ at the First Baptist church in Everett. Tomorrow Governor Lister plans a 4 a.m. inspection of road dragging on the Pacific Highway from Blaine to Olympia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Martha Severson
First Baptist Church
Lister
Blaine
Olympia
Trial of Magdalena Werner Shocks Court as Doors Collapse
Three girls were injured when spectators surged for seats on final day of Magdalena Werner’s murder trial in Judge Mackintosh’s court. Bailiffs carried the injured to medical help as the case neared the jury verdict, with Mrs. Werner cuddling her baby Agnes during testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackintosh
Magdalena Werner
Werner
Wright
Agnes
Saltillo Evacuated as Federals Withdraw
May 21 Gen Felipe Angeles telegraphed rebel HQ that federals evacuated Saltillo after brief skirmishes and were retreating southward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Felipe Angeles
Saltillo
Crosses Ocean to Wed France Dead
Miss Anna Janson, a Swedish bride to be, traveled from Stockholm to marry A Bergt Johannson in America. Johannson killed himself the night before the wedding, and the delay in informing Miss Janson left her unaware of his death until Swedish consul Gottlieb Eckdahl finally explained it. No motive for the suicide is known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Anna Janson
Stockholm
A. Bergt Johannson
America
Johannson
Miss Janson
Carl Nelson
Nelson
Gottlieb Eckdahl
Caesar Lieschi in Police Court Over Auto Incident
Caesar Lieschi faced a driving while intoxicated charge in police court. Officer Tobin testified he drove at 15 miles per hour both forward and in reverse, then restarted the engine after getting out. Lieschi claimed a beer earlier and memory gaps, and the judge scheduled the case for one week to summon additional witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar Lieschi
Caesar
Tobin
van Ruff
Yesler
Lieschi
Gordon
Mrs Kinnear Injured in Two Car Crash at Stewart and Fifth
Mrs R M Kinnear 120 Thomas Jr, a member of a pioneer family, was thrown from a car when it collided with a Bass-Hunter Paint Co vehicle at Stewart and Fifth yesterday. She suffered a scalp wound, was taken to Pacific hospital, and is at home today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Kinnear
Thomas Jr
Bass-Hunter Paint Co
Stewart and
Fifth
Pacific Hospital
Mellen Witnesses Roosevelt Blocked Shipping Monopoly
Charles S. Mellen testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission that Theodore Roosevelt personally intervened to block an Atlantic coastwise steamship monopoly. Mellen said Roosevelt warned the New Haven against selling steamship holdings and promised interference if the offer was accepted. He recalled a 1907 Sherman Act suit by former Attorney General Bona and noted the absence of steamship monopoly mention in that filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mellen
Morse
New Haven
Roosevelt
Citation
Atty
Bona
Woman Wears Sandals and Bare Legs Caper Report
A fragment from The Star describes a woman strolling by Seventh Avenue in sandals with exposed legs and new cuffed pants. The account notes a telephone girl’s sighting of a woman on Seconday wearing sandals and no stockings.
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Min
Star Office
Seventh Av
Butterworth Trial Opens Over Sanitary Official Shooting
Butterworth, a religious figure with long hair, is arraigned in Judge Gilliam's court on March 11 for shooting Sanitary Official L. H. Lowe during an attempt to execute board orders. The report also notes a social item about Mme. Schumann-Heink’s daughter Mary d Little Mitzi set to marry Hubert Guy in San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Lowe
R. EB. Butterworth
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Mary d'Little Mitzi
Hubert Guy
San Diego
Prohibition Contest Entries Open for Weekly Prizes
The Star invites dry and wet letter submissions with five dollars awarded for each best entry. Winners chosen Saturday afternoon and announced Monday. This week includes two letters received, showcasing reader opinions on the great problem.
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Elia M. Ives
Pine St
Seattle General Hospital
Haight Building
Victoria
Hohenzollern
Gaby Deslys
Debs
King Manuel
Queen Victoria
Diary OF
King
England
Mafra
St. Petersburg
Revolutionary Committee
Fraulein
Amelia
Mme
Queen Amelia
Teixeira de Sousa
Senhor Sousa
Poiny
Policeman
Arctic
Ocean
France
T.R
Butterworth
the Star
Christ
Earth
Boston
Jos. R, Hannon
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