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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1909
Page
8
In New York and elsewhere on election day, heavy early turnout signals record voting levels. Precinct captains report momentum, unions observe a holiday to boost labor votes, and officials prepare for possible legal challenges to irregular ballots.
News brief reports the drys led by John D in New York state showing momentum after meetings at Tarrytown. It notes campaign support from his daughter Mrs McCor and a $335000 contribution to anti saloon causes.
Iowa city marshal was shot and killed today by two robbers who had robbed a nearby berg. Hatton pursued the trio, catching them at Glidden about eleven miles away. The chase ended when the marshal was killed in the confrontation.
Court records recount a case of Mrs. Heaton who died after a fasting treatment. Oscar G Heaton. the husband. contesting charges and claiming services were not payable. Dr Linda Burfield Hassard testified about the treatment while the suit proceeds to Wednesday afternoon.
Special dispatch from Bluefields reports Managua now under provisional government control and deposed president Zelaya fleeing for his life. Report未confirmed.
President Taft and party reached Columbus at noon and received an informal reception where he delivered a brief address. In Durant a short stop at Kosciuskie drew a large crowd despite an early 7 20 am arrival.
Elmer J. Potts from Kansas City was arrested in Vancouver B C on allegations of collecting money from local Japanese and Chinese posing as a missionary agent with stolen credentials. Oakland authorities had wired the case two weeks earlier. Potts had little money on him and could be held for Oakland if local authorities don’t file charges.
Mrs. Dolores De Luna of Oakland, a noted club woman, died after collapsing on Mission Street while grieving over her infant’s death. She was treated at Central Emergency Hospital but died on the operating table three hours later. Her husband dismisses poisoning, blaming prolonged mourning for the tragedy.
The narrator, a graduate nurse turned animal trainer, describes working on wards 25 and 26 at King County Hospital with 70 patients in a grim third floor medical ward. He details filthy conditions, clogged toilets, overflowing refuse pails, flies spreading disease, and a failed sanitation system as janitor William Lind juggles multiple roles.
Widespread flies fill pails and travel from them to patients faces the typhoid ward and regular wards and dining area. Pails often remain unemptied at night. Surgical instruments gauze and wound dressings lie exposed to germs from the floor and wards and flies.
Justice of the Peace John B. Gordon bound Charles Ufen, proprietor of the Horseshoe saloon in Georgetown, over to the superior court under $1,500 bonds after he sold liquor to minors whose automobile party crashed on the Fourth Avenue bridge, killing three girls and one boy. The trial opened with testimony on drunkenness, and George J. Jones of Jones' Place faces similar charges. Frederick B. Cook, a San Quentin inmate, is set for a preliminary exam for the murder of Henry Mayer, with officials suggesting Mayer died in self defense.
Judge Ben Bledsoe sitting for Judge Hervey in Los Angeles excused Mrs Johanna Engleman of Santa Monica from further jury duty stating no state law requires accepting women for juries. Engleman, the first woman drawn for jury duty in California, expressed disappointment. She will receive $18 plus $2.25 mileage for venire service.
Local column notes that the case of a prisoner named Cook will not result in a hanging at San Quentin California with mention dated November 3.
The Star features a real estate column guiding readers on homes for sale including property listings, market tips, and pricing cues. It highlights available houses, contact details, and neighborhood notes to assist buyers in the regional market.
In a ruling framed by Associate Justice Van Oradel and joined by Justice Robb the court of appeals upheld an injunction barring any direct or indirect references to the controversy. Chief Justice Sherard dissented urging obedience to constitutional agencies and the law for all, including organized labor officers.
Seattle area story notes fish commissioner stating state does not supervise deputy or county wardens. County wardens are county appointees deputized by the sheriff to keep within an elective framework. He cites Henry Rief case as under King County jurisdiction.
Andrew Miller of Omaha sprinted to catch a Fort Lawton streetcar near the Great Northern docks when he stepped on a banana peel and fell ten feet into Puget Sound. Rescuers on the car pulled him ashore. he swam in and was taken to City hospital with only a forehead cut from a floating log.
Local market circular lists meats including steaks round beef and corned items, fish such as salmon rock cod and halibut, plus eggs dairy and baked goods. Fresh fruits and vegetables feature apples pears oranges lemons peaches and more with varied per-unit pricing.
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