11 Nov 1910
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1910
Page
1
Dover England reporting a gale at sea causes heavy losses among fishermen. More than 20 fishers are missing after French fishing smacks and a steamer encounter violent weather as several boats foundered. Local crews search for survivors amid the storm.
An item from the Voited Press dated November 11 notes President Taft’s period and Wickersham involved in patenting Southern railroad lands. The piece mentions 6,000 acres and questions whether the Pacific unlawfully claimed the land, with a determination sought on the point.
Fragmentary notice discusses safety of Northern company steamers Wolver Mikado and Rocket. Text is garbled but mentions overboard danger, island proximity, and Wolverine as a 2500 ton vessel with 14 something. Passenger count unclear.
Observer George N' Jack Reyburn was soaked yesterday afternoon when a weather report went awry. A whisky bazaar provoked anger, leading to police involvement and a judge's decision to release the drenched man.
A man named Kiesler visited a cafe last night where a pair of brown eyes captivated him. He bought items in excess, then awoke unable to open his eyes. This morning a boxcar on the water revealed a diamond ring and cash, leaving investigators to weigh a possible link to the incident.
A fragmented report describes a chaotic scene with green elephants and writhing ophidians in a man’s thoughts after a confrontation with police. The piece notes a 30 day jail term amid unrelated mentions of a whisky system and a wall climb.
Germany joins France and Spain in recognizing the Portuguese republic. Announcement dated November 11.
In Panama near Hillsboro Nova Scotia four miners died and 400 workers faced danger after an explosion at Shoal Creek Coal Co. mine. Bodies recovered. cause unknown. In Trinidad Colorado, up to 69 bodies were recovered from a Desagua mine disaster with 11 feared missing. officials cautious about total death toll.
Fragmentary listings show death toll figures for several towns including Hillsboro Illinois on November 11 Trinidad Colorado on November 8 and Black Diamond Arkansas on November 6 with later codes and percentages. The data appears in a terse schedule format lacking full context or cause.
Dispatches report the American consulate in Ciudad Porfirio Diaz Mexico was wrecked by a mob. Paul Luther Ellsworth escaped through a rear door as the mob pelted the building from the front. he was not injured.
A professor's biography of John D Rockefeller portrays him living in perpetual fear. It claims Rockefeller fears public scrutiny, his health, and the honesty of his business deals, and notes the professor secured a $3,500 copyright loan from him for Greece in the Times of Homer.
The American Federation of Labor plans its St. Louis convention to tackle injunction writs and the Sherman act in union damage suits. Delegates from many unions will press Congress to curb injunction power as the Gompers Mitchell Morrison case awaits Supreme Court action delayed by Parker. The labor officials seek a ruling aligned with expected electoral shifts.
A man identified as Free, a blacksmith, spent a week drunk and pouring burning whisky down his throat at a shack near 2210 Firat No 8. At 2 am neighbors saw flames and smoke erupt from the cabin and found the man dead, charred, with whisky cited as the cause of the fatal debauch.
City Attorney Pierce questions a woman in police court as she speaks through gum. Mrs J W Davidson explains drinking beer with her husband and another man in Seventh Avenue rooms last night. The husband says he tries to end the cafe visits but she remains uncooperative. Judge Gordon kept the case under advisement.
Freight delivery teamsters refuse to work as horses are kept hungry, objecting to noonday meals elimination. 35 workers walk out joining baggage drivers with plans to appeal to the Humane Society of King County. The move follows a 40 day test of a twice daily feeding plan the company deems humane.
A special grand jury resumed hearings in the Times dynamiting case in Los Angeles as Antone Johannsen became the first witness called. The waiting room filled with subpoenaed witnesses awaiting testimony as the probe continues.
Dr. Ralph Gallinger, son of U S Senator Gallinger, was fatally stabbed by a violent convict at New Hampshire state prison. Deputy Warden Frank Bailey tried to intervene but was seriously wounded. guards pursued the attacker and restored control. In Victoria, a soldier at Work Point barracks killed a comrade and barricaded himself, prompting police and troops to assist.
New Orleans dispatch reports failure to reach Mexico City raises fears for Americans in Mexico. Private cables claim President Diaz directly handles the crisis and deny further rioting beyond initial reports.
Reports from Guadalajara indicate anti American rioting with fears of further outbreaks. Troops in the military district are kept in readiness and federal cavalry has been dispatched to protect the American consulate and Samuel McGill in response to the unrest.
Paris gossip links Bon de Castellane to Ane Moran and Wall Street heiress Miss Morgan. The Italian nobleman allegedly aims to win her hand for a fortune of about one hundred million, while Miss Morgan questions his identity and intentions.
The suffrage amendment granting women the vote becomes effective within days after certification. Seattle women may register and vote in the Hi Gill recall, with pro and anti factions mobilizing as petitions gather signatures toward a possible election before year end.
A retrospective look at famed murder trial heroines shows most fading from public view. Ethel Clare Leneve remains shrouded after Crippen case. Florence Karns, once acquitted, ends jailed for the badger game. Jessie Morrison, freed after a decade, lives quietly with her children. Claudia Haines bears stigma in a New Hampshire village. Bertha Clarche ends in a Pennsylvania sanitarium. Marie Barbieri seeks protection after a life ruined. Continued on Page Ten.
French sailors from Havre aboard the Montcalm were stopped by police on First Avenue with albatross heads. An interpreter clarified the birds as non game, and Captain Stuart released the men noting game laws don’t hold south of the equator.
Ten men entombed at the Lester mine Black Diamond are confirmed dead after coal collapses. Bottom-shaft occupants had perished days earlier and rescuers smell death as they dig toward the surface entombed workers.
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