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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1912
Page
6
A notice warns readers about fake advisory ballots from bogus groups claiming to back candidates. It cites fake Harbor Island Terminal league and fake Women s Non Partisan Investigating league circulars aimed at confusing voters in the Hamilton race and the Auburn ring candidate Krist Koudsen running mate.
In Butte Montana a mob attacked the governor and two Democratic candidates for senator and governor as they rode to hear a socialist speaker. Stones struck the car, shattering a windshield and injuring Walsh with cuts from flying glass as the chauffeur sped away.
A tentative agreement, brokered by E. M. Milla for bondholders of the Seattle, Renton & Southern railway, grants the city a chance to purchase the Rainier valley line at its actual value on short written notice. The company will build extensions, and the city would share in profits. details expected within a month.
A council meeting yesterday introduced an ordinance authorizing the Public Works Board to build a dog and cattle pound at the south end of Lake Union for 1200 dollars. A communication from Chief Bannick requesting the pound was read.
The board of health will pay $2.50 per head for exhuming bodies in the potters' field. Counted skulls determine payment as most bodies are buried and only skulls remain.
Aberdeen reports Frank De Hart, an engineer of a donkey engine near Oakville, was killed when a tree toppled during fishing. He saved his 7-year old son by pushing him away, then perished under the falling tree while the boy ran two miles for help.
Joe Frankoviz, the marathon runner who took second in the Mount Baker race this summer, was seriously injured in a gas explosion in a Washington Anthracite Coal Co tunnel this morning at Bellingham.
John Carrington, a crippled boy living at 2721 21st Avenue South, had his wheelchair stolen yesterday from outside a drug store at Third and Pike. He relies on the chair to move about town, and authorities hope the thief will return it promptly.
The Star backs John T. Casey as progressive voters rally behind him for Seattle Superior Court. A dance event titled Dance at Dreamland is scheduled for tonight.
Chief Justice White announces radical changes to federal court procedure limiting injunctions and restraining orders. Courts must show specific facts by affidavit or testimony and hold a hearing within 10 days. Those restrained may appear within two days to seek dissolution. The reforms, part of a half century overhaul, curb emergency relief and clarify bond requirements.
Police and sheriff teams guard against fake registrations and fraudulent votes as Standpat County boards face scrutiny. Mayor Cotterill and Chief Bannick order tight precinct monitoring with 500 special deputies. In prior elections about 20 men were convicted for fake registration and ballot tampering.
A satirical betting roundup assigns huge odds to Taft not voting for Col Rosendor, Roosevelt not kidnapping Penrose if elected, Wilson sweeping California, and Hiram Johnson regretting not returning home. It ends noting campaign managers will claim credit after votes are counted.
R H Wheeler testified in the government case against Edwin F Meyer that he paid J F Kettlewell nine dollars for a baffle tube contract and Meyer one hundred dollars on the same contract, plus small gifts. Wheeler said Meyer gave advance information on requisitions and aided him in various ways. Wheeler had pleaded guilty to defrauding the government, served nine months, and was pardoned by President Taft. Judge Howard postponed the juror assembly for the November term of the federal court until next Tuesday.
Mrs. Salome Garcia aged 70 saved her bedridden son aged 45 from a fire that destroyed their home. A candle toppled onto papers in the chapel of the dwelling, she dragged her son to safety and then collapsed from exhaustion.
Wry school fun turns loud socks into a campus event as boys and now girls compete for a drinking cup. Students describe raucous, colorful sock displays with chatter about the noisy footwear and the playful agony of squeaking material.
The so-called White House bride and mother of the first White House baby, Frances Cleveland, is to wed again while the elder Mrs. Cleveland’s engagement to Prof. Thomas J. Preston is announced. The two ceremonies may align, with Mrs. Cleveland continuing her quiet, influential role in Princeton society and focusing on her children.
Mrs. Cora Eckerson of Jersey City fled her suitors as the Hamburg American liner Cleveland sailed around the world. She locked herself in a $5,000 suite with a door chair lock and kept the key inside while the ship departed. The fortune hunter crowd swarmed her after her husband’s death, with 18 bachelors on board and hundreds more expected at Villa Franche. A San Francisco preacher is also aboard.
The Annie Stockton chapter of Burlington county plans to purchase and preserve the Pearl Street house where Benjamin Franklin printed New Jersey’s first colonial money. The building, tied to Franklin’s Burlington press, will likely be furnished for use as Stockton chapter headquarters.
Mrs. James E. McMurray steered her new electric vehicle into the curbstone to avoid a child in the street. The action wrecked the $3,000 car but saved the life of a little girl who had fallen in front of the machine.
Loganport Indiana reports Federal Judge Sandia of Chicago heard arguments at his old home shortly after his mother's funeral to prevent the sale of a $100,000 business over a $12 debt.
Chicago November 5 Northwestern University dean Thomas F Holgate rules that betting on football games is a crime punishable by expulsion The statement frames wagering on college football as a serious offense within university policy and discipline procedures.
An explanation of the electoral college system noting there are 531 electors and the winner can receive more electoral votes without a majority of national votes. It explains potential outcomes when no candidate gains 266 votes and the result moving to the House of Representatives.
The fishing vessels San Juan, Comet and Independent have been tied up after fishermen refused to sail yesterday. They formed a union and demand a wage rise of one half cent per pound, arguing one cent per pound is too low given the risks on the banks.
In Walla Walla on November 6 farmers report the apple harvest nearing completion and forecast a crop about 100 carloads larger than the two years ago. Quality is good though prices are low.
The Washington State Chapter of the American Institute of Architects will hold its annual meeting and dinner next Wednesday at the University Club. E F Lawrence president of the Architectural League will travel from Portland to address the gathering.
A lot on 21st av N between Prospect st and Highland drive sold to DC H J Stoltenberg treasurer of Inland Navigation company for 6000. He plans a residence costing about 10000 in the vicinity.
Mrs. Mary Hart, a Black woman born in Franklin County Tennessee in 1812, is jailed in Chicago awaiting trial on a charge of disorderly conduct.
Progressive candidate Dr. Walter Kelton seeks the coroner’s office with plans for a public morgue. The leading Seattle doctors including G B McCullough B Welldon Young F B Whiting W C Heussy Alfred Raymond J B Eagleson RK J O Shea H A Shaw James Shannon W A Shannon W C Gibson and J S Thomas endorse him. Forest Supervisor Charlton reports 2000 goats from Armkne to clear trails and prevent forest fires.
Henry Moest aged 57, a Republican election clerk, collapsed and died in a polling booth as polling opened in Buffalo New York on November 5.
A public notice urges residents to vote despite rain advising turnout to counter politicians with cars and organized efforts and to ensure their interests are represented by casting a ballot themselves.
A fragmentary ad declares opposition to John T Casey, noting voters' support for Casey is being sought and urging choice in the election. The text is incomplete and lacks full context or details.
Charles Harris a former Virginia slave was sentenced to life imprisonment at Walla Walla penitentiary for the murder of James Hammond a fellow workman at the Union plant of the Seattle Lighting Co.
Thomas Downs and John Kirk, executors for Hugh McQuaid, turn over 2252.85 to County Treasurer R D Anderson for School District No 6 in Sprague. McQuaid, longtime Sprague candy store owner and favorite of local children, left his 30 years of savings to the district in his will.
The Rev W P McMaster president of Mount Union Solo college told the Ohio Methodist conference that if blessed with heaven he desires to be in the receiving line to greet John D Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. His remarks were reported from Columbus Ohio on November 5.
John Antonvitch woke to a room entry and clothing theft in Los Angeles. He summoned neighbors before reporting the incident to police.
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