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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1913
Page
2
Cleveland Ohio endures a historic blizzard with telegraph, telephone, and electric outages. Food and milk deliveries fail as grocers and jobbers struggle. Snow piles up to six feet downtown as rail and city services limp back after the Sunday storm. Pittsburg reports 15 inches and winds to 50 mph ending its fiercest storm on record.
Washington Nov 10 Alex Sweek a prominent Portland Democrat is slated for a diplomatic appointment possibly as minister to Siam or another posting according to understanding in the capital.
Special Examiner L. J. Flynn of Washington represents the Interstate Commerce Commission in a federal building hearing on charges of unfair freight rates to Seattle shippers. The case involves competition with Eastern Oregon shippers of cement plaster stucco and gypsum. Only one witness testified at Monday’s session.
John Dexter, a Colvin bay resident since 1883, perished from exposure during Nome’s devastating storm. His roadhouse was swept away by the flood, underscoring the severe damage and loss in the area.
President Samuel Gompers delivers a sharp rebuke to judges while opening the Sard convention of the American Federation of Labor in Fort Worth Texas He defends free speech and the rights of workers and outlines committee assignments as the gathering plans its 1914 agenda and possible 1915 site.
President Wilson pardons William Dunbar who was convicted in Portland twenty years ago of smuggling Chinese and opium into the United States. He fled to China and has resided there since. Dunbar must pay the $1,000 fine that stood at the time of his conviction. Dunbar was once a prominent Portland shipping figure.
Intimate friends of a duke claim he released Miss Katherine Elkins from an engagement after failing to secure the Albanian throne. A Turk in Paris offers to duel for Pierre Lotl while French duelists seek the chance to defend him. In London teachers threaten a strike as headmasters and headmistresses obtain much lower salaries prompting resignations.
In Carpinteria California on November 11 Figg Hoblyn a school teacher spanked her son. Vic tor Coyale responded by beating the boy with a club and fists. Hoblyn was taken to a hospital.
In Buffalo New York a weekend tempest smashed several boats on the rocks near the waterfront and most crews are believed drowned. The losses include a small craft among the vessels.
Miss Nelda Jaegar of Tacoma is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court, becoming the 53rd woman to earn that honor. This historic milestone marks a notable advancement for women in the legal profession.
Gov. Dunne warned young women not to abandon good positions to seek work tied to the San Francisco exposition. In Kansas, firemen lacking a hydrant saved J A Cane home by pouring 100 gallons of milk onto the fire.
Thomas J. Power was indicted in Oakland on murder charges for the fatal shooting of Charlies Quinton at Irvington Bept on November 30.
Nov 11 reports Captain J. W. Ulthaus of Newark New Jersey police killed by a street car in San Francisco. The incident details are sparse but confirm a fatal accident involving a police official in the city.
Anna Fitzgerald, president of the Women’s Union Labor League, argues wives of working men can sway markets by boycotting nonlabel goods. She cites Bridewell broom sales drop and a dairy that relented after union label pledges. She claims widespread joining would rival the AFL in influence.
Mrs Ren L Banks, former secretary of the Kentucky State Federation of Women’s Clubs, shot her 12 year old son and herself upon learning of her husband’s death on a business trip.
The Newrich family receives an invitation to spend a weekend with the Bluebloods. At breakfast the next morning Mrs Newrich tries to chip an egg with a knife, knocks the eye from the egg cup, and asks her husband what to do. John replies Dont cable.
A fretful expression and a faded complexion drive men from home. Change your attitude and look cheerful. a simple lotion with diasolvin and naxolite in witch hazel claims to erase wrinkles. Mercolized wax used as a night cream allegedly reveals a youthful, velvety complexion after ten days.
Seattle crowds packed the Tivoli for Honeymoon Trail as opening night drew praise for Keating Flood company and Romig Twins. Myrtle Deloy, Jack Westerman, Harry Melannd, and Christian Lyn top sparked laughter and song while three daily shows drew floral tributes and telegrams of congratulations.
Review notes Zaes and Zaza role by Mian Viola Leach in Seattle. Leach’s portrayal mirrors fame and heartbreak as Zara, a vaudeville star, pursues a career after lover’s betrayal while Lasalle Carter and Florence Roberta are praised for prior acclaim.
Dorothy Allen former Seattle stock actress and Guy Usher headline the week at the Pantages in The Redemption a skit heavy on bright humor and poignant romance set in San Francisco’s slums Arthur Vincent Eleanor Raymond and Katherine Miley also deliver notable lines in this lively program.
Mayor Cotterill vetoed a council approved 25 000 loan to create a bridge fund and hire an expert engineer. He noted 17461 29 in the Spokane avenue bridge fund and questioned borrowing from the garbage fund for this purpose.
The Reverend Irving Rasmussen of Long Beach California accuses the Young Women's Christian Association of promoting folk dances for children and calls for defense of its policy.
Catherine Van Palkenbure Waite, a longtime advocate for equal suffrage, died in Chicago from heart trouble. She helped organize early suffrage efforts and supported women gaining voting rights.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a dandruff remover and scalp invigorator. It claims immediate beautifying effects and, after weeks of use, new fine hair growth, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from druggists or toilet counters.
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