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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1909
Page
1
A historical page reports neglect of UAV duties at Georgetown Hospital. It details Superintendent Carson's absence on duty and patients seeking his operation, plus a man with a fractured skull relying on his intervention. A day by day account covers the superintendent's time on the hospital floor.
A dated hospital attendance record shows Superintendent Corson repeatedly absent from rounds across October. Entries note sporadic appearances for brief periods and failures to attend patients, with occasional rounds and late or missing operations by Eva Wardell and other staff.
Glavis, once chief investigator for the Seattle land office, will present his side of the Ballinger Pinchot dispute in Collier's November 15 issue. The article asserts Ballinger mishandled public office, misled President Taft, and calls for a decisive stand for a square deal and equal justice for all citizens.
Alma Geli, 20, faces trial over the shooting death of her lover Joe Armes, with prosecutors arguing the unwritten law and wronged womanhood. Jurors adjourned amid strong public opinion as defense frames the case around deceit, engagement promises, and a fatal June shooting.
Reported plans allege Miller aimed to kill four people including A Butterworth Pat Sullivan Captain Tennant and a wealthy Spokane man. Motives cited included revenge money and diamonds with murder intended for several targets.
Roy Williams, 16, describes to reporter T. J. Dillon a Seattle summer crime plan by Peter Miller to murder E. R. Butterworth and P. E. Sullivan to steal their diamonds. Miller talked of a Maxim gun silencer, a park drop, and dragging victims to a bluff, with other figures named Smith and Sullivan, while planning to strike when police presence paused them. Williams says Miller would have killed for diamonds and money, and that Miller aimed to kill Capt Tennant in revenge.
In a table by Arthur W. L. Dunn the author describes Dr J Orson as superintendent of the county hospital and cites how many patients on the hospital floor received daily scrutiny. The account questions physician follow up and notes Corson’s patients comprised about half the cases treated daily.
News boys of the city gather at Leach Park pavilion one week from tonight for their seventeenth annual masquerade ball. Prizes will be awarded for best costumes and several other contests, making it one of Seattle’s most interesting functions.
Authorities describe a murder plot in which Peter Miller planned to kill E. R. Butterworth at 512 Olympia Place. The case involves P. E. Sullivan of 1910 Fourth Avenue and Capt. Chas. Tennant of 712 Warren Avenue with Herbert Mansfield of Spokane.
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