11 Nov 1912
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1912
Page
1
A cryptic note asks how the king was elected without money and declares intent to assert control, reflecting a desire to challenge the legitimacy of leadership and assert authority over the country.
Mas November 11. Julius Wayland editor of Appeal to Reason reportedly killed himself within weeks after his wife’s death. The article links his suicide to pressure over a federal probe of the publication and alleged plots involving Eugene V. Debs, Warren, and Phifer.
The conspiracy trial proceeded with a packed courtroom as a key witness described events in Chicago and Mount Vernon. The testimony and references to Ritroglycerine and a construction company outline the early case details.
The liberal administration suffers a defeat in the House of Commons by 228 to 206 on the financial clause of the Irish Home Rule bill. A resignation and general election are possible outcomes if the penal measure proceeds, risking a Liberal loss of home rule. Conservatives cried resign when the result was announced. The cabinet convened urgently to weigh the crisis.
A Texas milliner created an elaborate hat trimmed entirely with currency, including a top bow of a $100 bill and many smaller denominations. The Austin maker assembled the piece with hundreds in bills, gold pieces, and a $20 coin, kept secured in a vault.
No. 13 recalls a man and a young woman passing a baby to him at a Western Union office and sending him to deliver the child to a Washington Children’s home. The couple vanished, the girl smiled and nibbled celery, and No. 13 kept the baby safe at the hospital while police investigated.
After the judiciary committee recommended it, Councilman Griffiths' bill limiting arrest powers to deputy sheriffs will be taken up by the Columbus Colorado council this afternoon. The content focuses on restraining police authority and frames the change as narrowing arrests to deputies.
Jen Levasy a Baxter county farmer died when his revolver discharged while he was attempting to shoot an imagined ghost. He kept a pistol under his pillow after believing his house was haunted and woke to the weapon firing as it struck the floor, killing him.
Princeton reports Governor Wilson will vacation in private with his family, avoiding callers and political questions. The trip is described as a true rest away from public duties and public scrutiny.
Unofficial results show Ernest Lister leading Gov. M B Hay by roughly 700 votes. Hay plans to concede after the official canvass on December 5. County ballots are still being counted by deputies at the county courthouse.
The St Andrew’s Society of the District of Columbia decided for a stag affair at its official banquet, opting for whisky and women as the playful theme. The event humorously contrasts the two options as the group settles on a masculine celebration.
A newborn girl was handed to Capt. Stewart and routed through the juvenile department to the city hospital matron. The infant, in excellent health, was given milk and cared for by the matron, but cannot be kept indefinitely and will likely be placed with a suitable foster parent.
Two council resolutions propose placing control of the city penal and public institutions under a public welfare commission appointed by the mayor. One resolution by Griffiths and another by Wardall differ only in that Wardall excludes polity jail from commission control. Approval means a public vote next March.
The forecast calls for rain tonight and Tuesday. Brisk to high southwesterly winds are expected. Noon temperature around 49 degrees.
Nineteen persons killed and 54 injured when an excursion train collided with a freight train near Montz Louisiana. The disaster involved pleasure seekers returning from New Orleans with many unidentified victims. Hospital reports warn the death toll may rise as more injuries could prove fatal.
Paris reports a plan for joint occupation of Constantinople by British French German Russian Austrian and Italian ships to protect foreigners and thwart Bulgarian assault. Russia orders Rostissian with two infantry regiments to Constantinople, raising doubt about a unified action. It is claimed America may be invited to join the occupation.
Advertises Seattle moving picture houses and lists venues Melbourne Grand Circuit Odeon Union City Crown Alhambra. Notes films shown this week and promotes Star want ads reaching over 40 000 homes daily with contact numbers.
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