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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1909
Page
1
A flood of reports from the county hospital recounts neglect and squalid conditions. Patients suffer from typhoid, decayed meals, and missing physicians. Multiple deaths are noted as staff miss medical care and misplace necessary supplies. Two trainmen die in a Knoxville wreck. a passenger injured.
L. R. Glavis recounts in Collier’s Weekly his fight to halt what he calls the Whitewashing of Ballinger. He alleges coal lands worth millions were sold for fifty thousand to a syndicate front, after obstruction from officials including the land office, interior, attorney general, and agriculture departments. The Star prints his summary by consent of publishers.
The Star announces a morning stunt titled the Man Upside Down in which the first two callers to report spotting him will win Majestic Theatre tickets. Prizes run daily with a Bush area chase, calls to Main 1050 granted for first and second sightings.
The Seattle Electric Company escaped potential 15 percent interest on 1907 and 1908 taxes after county treasurer Gormly failed to distraint the property. Prosecuting Attorney Vanderveer and predecessor Mackintosh advised leniency, and arbitration terms limited interest. A new stipulation set to go before county commissioners proposes submitting taxes to the original arbitration board while testing interest in court before Judges Main and Ronald.
A thin well dressed young burglar entered Mrs. G. Benton’s Sixth Avenue residence just after midnight. He spoke politely, assured no harm, and stole two diamond rings, bowing as he left. Mrs. Benton reported the incident to police.
Harry Hall, jailed in the county facility, elopes with Ida Hagen after a two year courtship. With attorney Frank Holzheimer, they secure a marriage license from the county auditor and wed before Judge Gilliam grants clemency, ending a tense legal tale.
The Janson-George custody dispute over 11 year old Roderick Janson dominates a tense, public case. Dr Eliv Janson and Mrs Janson-George face tangled marriages departures and affidavits as they argue who can best rear the boy. The judge rejects conditional settlements, tracing a portrait of parental love amid scandal.
Seattle and Tacoma report daily clearings figures with balances noted. Portland shows a larger clearance total and an accompanying balance. other lines appear garbled with stray characters.
L R Glavis recounts his 1909 removal from the General Land Office after accusing Secretary Ballinger of siding with fraudulent Alaska coal land claims. He details investigations on the Cunningham group, prior suspicions by Love and Jones, and a push for full inquiry that led to his dismissal. He warns of government missteps threatening national coal resources.
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