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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1912
Page
10
Fragmentary note lists prices and items like sugar at 1 dollar and apples, flour at 4 or 3 dollar sacks, various meats and produce, with scattered phrases and unclear context. No clear event, date, or names. The text appears as a garbled clipping from a Baltimore American page beyond coherent summary.
In Spokane a Malian laborer named Antonio Volcano endures a life sentence of solitary confinement after health officials separated him from his wife and two children. He cannot read or exercise, and waits for death to end the isolation, while his mind clings to memories of his family.
Nine members of the Kansas State Board of Health praise Dr Crumbine's motto Swat the fly as the practical solution to typhoid vectors. The secretary and editor led efforts banning adulterants and enforcing pure food rules to keep Kansas foods safe and the state healthy.
Dave White and John Murray, both longshoremen, faced a police court plea of not guilty after a scuffle they claimed began from ticklishness. White explained he carried Jim under a playful miscue, both fell, and onlookers saw a fight. Judge Gordon sentenced each man to ten days.
United Press dispatch from Ocala Florida reports a mob incident involving Preech Neils a Black man accused of a double murder at Mcintosh. Neils was transported to Ocala by officers to save him from the mob and was killed after overpowering the jailer. The slain man had allegedly attacked Mary Stevenson 18 and killed J B Berxes, an elderly man who intervened.
Pat Griffen challenged charges for loitering around saloons after claiming he is a novelist studying the underworld for local color. City Attorney Van pressed the case, while Judge Gordon ordered ten days at the stockade.
Hibert G. Lewin, recently acquitted in the murder of Mrs. Kate Tolliver, received a letter from Mrs. M. M. Martin, Tolliver’s wife for 25 years, expressing relief at the acquittal and saying she endured 25 years of martyrdom.
In San Francisco on November 15 the Oakland ferry collided with an unidentified craft while crossing the bay from Oakland. The Oakland backed up and searched but found no trace of the other vessel.
From Constantinople comes word that 7,000 cholera cases are among Turkish troops defending Tchatalja with the epidemic rising by about 500 new cases daily.
Minnesota farmers haul hogs to South St. Paul market as pork prices rise. In St. Paul, G. A. Baker, secretary to Mayor Alexander, ordered the arrest of Patrolman F. W. Lloyd on bribery charges, prompting Chief Sebastian to threaten resignation today.
Marie praises Chaiile as a delightful dancer and light on his feet. Lillian counters that improvement will reveal he is light at both ends, in a brief exchange from The Pathfinder.
President Foster of Reed College urged frank sex education at a convention of women’s clubs in Portland. He argued that schools teach about eyes ears and mouth but avoid the physical aspect, which delegates noted as urgently needed for boys’ safety.
Rudolph Spreckels and the National Republican Wilson league lead a drive to raise 25 dollars to investigate the recent Los Angeles county election and to inspect county registration books.
At the AFL annual convention in Rochester plans to organize unskilled labor and wage a campaign against the Industrial Workers of the World. Committees and officers focus on recruiting in steel mills where I W W strength is strongest.
Jack Johnson the world heavyweight boxing champion was released on $30,000 bail in Chicago amid Mann white slave act charges. His mother posted the bond with Matthew Baldwin a real estate dealer assisting. Attorney W G Anderson helped reduce the bond from $70,000 to $30,000.
The Hay forces push for a vote recount in King County while W. B. Humphrey, who won narrowly over Dan Landon, resists the idea and vows to use his influence to keep the result as is.
Tacoma Nov 15 Following a bitter fight waged on loan sharks in Tacoma by the Times a Scrippa newspaper D M H Tolman owner of a chain of more than 60 loan offices throughout the United States to day closed his office here Tolman came on from New York to supervise the obsequies.
In Seattle on a business trip, John Dahlberg was bumped by a polite man who apologized and brushed off his coat. The stranger then departed, leaving Dahlberg to discover his pocketbook containing $23 missing from his vest after he bought a new cigar.
Chief Engineer W L Darling announced the Northern Pacific awarded a million dollar grade contract to Guthrie MacDougall Co of Portland Ore The work includes concrete retaining structures over four miles of elevated track through Spokane and improvement at the Western terminal The Tacoma note reports Pierce county final tally with Lister 16724 Hey 6972
Oregon Washington Development Co offers 10 acre tracts priced from 350 to 500 with deep clay loam soil free of rock and gravel. Nearby towns and markets tested by old farms show productive land. Terms easy. location near Albany office in the Hoge Building. Also notes additional land options in Snohomish County and orchard lands with clearings and road access.
Advertises parcels near Centralia three miles from town with good roads schools and telephone. Claims population growth and cheap land prices with potential doubling in value before summer. Offers tract prices around $500 with $10 down to Southwest Washington Land Company and includes another sale of a ranch near Kingston with $1,500 down.
Property listings describe 26 acres cleared and sloped to southwest with sandy loam and clay soils, spring water, timber, and a small house near town priced around 2000 with terms. Additional tracts include 10 acres near Kirkland with cedar and fir timber, farm land near Bremerton markets, 6 to 16 acre parcels with fertile soil, levels near roads, and multiple near-city lots with prices from 190 to 2600 and various term plans.
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