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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1912
Page
8
Princeton scene as Woodrow Wilson sleeps while 2000 cheering students parade past the bungalow. Taft smiles as the president elect decides to retire and awaken near noon, awaiting congratulatory telegrams that have not yet arrived.
In Topeka Samuel C. Wyatt 74 and Susan Pettijohn 72 wed after 57 years as acquaintances. Wyatt grew lonely after his first wife died. Pettijohn, once widowed, answered his letter and their union was officiated by Probate Judge W. F. Schoch.
In Lacrosse Wisconsin on November 6 young farmer Er nest Revels killed his dog and then shot himself. Neighbors found Revels dying after the dog clung to his hand and he died minutes later. The incident ended a close bond between man and pet.
Washington reports cockroaches and bedbugs branded as carriers of typhoid fever by Surgeon General Riggs after experiments on the cruiser Ark and an outbreak at a naval post. Riggs pinpointed bugs as distributors through careful study of the disease spread in isolated island conditions.
In Bau Claire Wisconsin on November 6 Ferdi nand Gentil James Wari Gilibert Burton and George Holts presented a 294 pound bear body and a battered car front as evidence. The bear allegedly crossed a road near Jim Falla at about 30 miles per hour causing a collision that broke the bear’s neck.
A patchwork of short notes spans crimes jokes and odd deaths across U S cities. Reports include a bootleg con game in Chicago a man jailed over eyeless needles and a Texas boy killed by a corn kernel. Also mentions theatre openings in Philadelphia and a self burial coffin in Winfield.
National City Bank of Chi o declares that the legitimate demand for money in the West represents as favorable a condition of business as Western bankers have ever experienced.
A new British steamship venture plans to commission four ships of about 10,000 tons each, valued near five million dollars, to ply the Calcutta to Puget Sound route via Hongkong. The report also notes cargo arrivals including potatoes, Florida grapefruit, Virginia peanuts, and copper ore from Bolivia aboard the Sekkarah. The Esperanto society announces its first meeting at 202 Walker Building on November 8 at 7:30.
In New York Navy Yard 125 enlisted men will chew forty kinds of tobacco over six weeks to decide which to buy for the fleet. Dealers offered about 200000 pounds at prices from 82 to 42 cents per pound. A board of officers will judge taste and conduct chemical tests while the uniformed testers remain unaware of brand names.
Joe Manitou, born on the Chicago river 120 years ago, died in Traverse City Michigan. An elder of the Pottawatomie tribe he lived in Cedar for 15 years with his sole surviving son at his side. He remembered early Indian wars with clarity.
President Daneff of the lower house, after meeting Czar Ferdinand at the front, asserts Bulgaria has no peace plan with Turkey. Ferdinand intends to fight on until a defined objective is achieved, then the war will end on its own.
Belgrade area last Turkish holdout Novava rosh surrendered to the Servians. In Constantinople the anti foreign situation worsens with widespread Christian evacuations by boat as city leaders warn of growing threats.
The British tramp steamer North Umbria arrived in Elliott Bay after a voyage from Antwerp via Mororan Kushiro and Yokohama. It faced the fiercest typhoon after leaving Japan, with heavy seas washing away deck structures. She then called at San Diego Portland and Vancouver for cargoes of wheat, flour, and general freight.
In Los Angeles Judge Monroe ruled in the case of Mrs. Guy against Rob Roy Guy for failure to provide. The couple reconciled before sentencing and the judge allowed withdrawal of the charge. He advised wives to withhold breakfast from husbands who stay out late.
Charles H. Ballard, pioneer founder of many north central Washington towns, visits the sites he helped map. He built a fortune in Okanogan real estate, lost it in failed townsites, served as government trustee, and faced criticism for selling lots at one dollar. He later regained health and now travels worldwide as a mining engineer.
ALF lace curtains formerly priced variously are grouped in one lot for clearance at 25¢ each. Many patterns include allover and plain designs with borders, lengths 2½ and 3 yards, suited to kitchen bath and hall windows. Portieres priced at $3.75 per pair feature heavy Reps and Armures with trim, cords, and braid. Barement Salesroom.
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