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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1910
Page
6
In St Louis on November 26 1920 President Samuel Gompers faced a fierce labor dispute. Machinists in metalliferous trades sought control from the Western Federation of Miners while the International Machinists argued for their own jurisdiction. Gompers acted as an unwilling mediator between rival factions.
The Seattle Electric Co reports a drop in earnings versus 1909 tied to reduced exposition business. Patrons in Green Lake must hike as service cars run with delays. Officials cite suburban demand and Fremont barn constraints as factors in revenue decline.
City officials face a deficit as November and December bills arrive. The general fund is overdrawn by 7,000 and 4.5 million in funds are earning 1 percent interest, forcing warrants at 6 percent or borrowing 500,000 of the city’s own money at 2 percent. Frenzied finance.
Ellendale North Dakota reports seventeen students at Dakota Hall suspended for six weeks after binding handcuffing and gagging Wesley Sage a Freshman at the North Dakota Normal School and hiding him in the girls dormitory. The attempt triggered a dormitory exodus via the fire escape. sheriff found no culprits, but the seventeen confessed the next morning.
New York reports Gypsy Queen the elephant executed for murder of Robert Schiel on October 26. The animal received 600 grains of cyanide in three bran mash doses and died 44 minutes after administration.
From Cordova Alaska November 26 United Press reports say fears of loss of life from the glacial flood on the Bering river were allayed after Katalla search teams found no fatalities. The river quickly subsided and returned to normal as mild weather reduced jams and damage potential.
In Marinette Wisconsin on November 26 a wedding crowd of about 100 gathered at Mrs. Joseph Rocques home for Miss Mary Louise Gardiner of Sycamore Illinois to wed Benjamin Nelson of Lena Wisconsin. Nelson failed to appear and Karl Johnson a guest and former suitor stepped forward to wed the bride.
F. M. Lovett, 50, of Cashmere, met Theresa Allen known as a show girl at Pioneer Place. At the Breakers cafe she enlisted his help to impress an old jealous lover. She induced him to cash in two diamond rings and a $400 stickpin before he was asked to leave. Lovett then sought police at dawn.
Five Indians are hospitalized with knife and bullet wounds after an assault in a Victorville area cabin during a celebration. Alberto Tobin, alleged attacker, is in custody at Victorville.
Miller was released and left town after a sequence of arrests and delays. On October 14 he returned to Seattle as a council committee began its investigation. He faced trial next morning without an attorney, remained jailed six weeks, and could not communicate, until judges intervened to pursue habeas corpus while authorities argued over release.
A humor column recounts advice on hat fitting using heat to mold a derby, notes a bird seller describing pets raised by a morning family, jokes about bird training and hours, and an overheard Broadway car exchange about husbands and suspender hygiene, ending with a note on a fashionably tight skirt.
A hat tilted back to the platform complains to the conductor about ten minutes longer travel from her house to Pike Street than six months ago. The conductor replies it is unofficial but true, joking a skirt and hat are slowing entry as the reason.
King Alfonso of Spain is to have a major throat operation. He and the royal party arrived in Boulogne sur Seine and were received at the sanitarium of Prof Moure a renowned throat specialist. The king’s condition and exact procedure are described with emphasis on the seriousness of the medical care.
Cardinal Sammanitelli, 70, dies in Rome leaving 19 vacancies in the sacred college. The Italian cardinal’s passing reduces the college’s active membership and prompts replacement considerations.
A box factory blaze trapped many workers in a crowded building. Fire escapes failed as ladders burned and collapsed. Six jumping victims died on impact. several others burned or missing. Fire crews contained spread after twenty minutes, but the old inflammable structure lay in ruins in the manufacturing district.
Jonathan Hinkle wandered south on First Ave and entered a barber college offering free services. He took a derby and fled as students yelled a pursuit. Patrolman Dan Hart intercepted the escape, and Jonathan faces a week in jail for the incident.
In Bellingham, Burt Mason head of a detective bureau and a reform foe of the Municipal League was rearrested on blackmail charges after his extortion trial was postponed. Ep Eldridge, once a police officer, and linked to reform, also faces similar accusations as the city's upheaval widens.
William C Bonner pleaded guilty to bigamy before Judge Ronald. He faces four months in the penitentiary if his first wife receives a divorce. otherwise he risks five years. Bonner sought to legitimize an unborn child and marry his second wife legally.
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural digestive aid. It argues against dieting and urges letting the stomach rest while tablets digest food, noting the product works regardless of stomach condition. It claims wide availability and doctors support.
Washington reports Dr. Bailey K. Ashford and Dr. Walter W. King predict hookworm disease in the South will be eradicated within years. They credit larvae entering the skin as the infection route, cite self experiments, and note thymol cures. Public health advances in Porto Rico include vaccination and quarantine reducing smallpox and yellow fever.
Upton Sinclair threatens upheaval if President Taft does not pardon Fred Warren editor of the Appeal to Reason. Warren has six months at Port Leavenworth and a 1500 dollar fine for printing a reward offer for kidnapping Former Governor Taylor from Indiana. Indicted in Kentucky for Goebel murder. sentence affirmed by the United States circuit court of appeals.
W T Clinger faced a delay when his marriage plans to Mamie L Day stalled at Plymouth Church last Wednesday due to missing license papers. The tale warns couples to safeguard licenses to avoid last minute wedding disruptions.
Stamford tale of Catherine F Caldwell age ninety two celebrated with a table full of descendants. Her eldest son aged 69 sat to her right and a grandson 62 to her left as eight children, twenty grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren gathered under ninety two candles on two cakes.
Fort Stevens Oregon placed a double guard over the guard house after Privates Baldridge Roberts Johnson and Ward escaped earlier this week and were recaptured by Privates Peterson and Smith at Svensen a small station 23 miles away as they sought to renew their food supply.
Helen Boyle serving 25 years for kidnapping Willie Whitla sang a solo at a Thanksgiving service in Pittsburg and said she had a vision she would be freed within the year.
In Hominy Oklahoma a banker refused a loan to Sam Turkeyfoot an Osage man after he offered his wife as security saying in plain speech leave squaw for security. The incident occurred November 26 and highlights an odd attempt to secure credit with a spouse.
A fern leaf cent, once minted years ago for identification, was found in change received by Albert H. Foster of Saugus, Massachusetts, after he bought a railroad ticket in Hampstead, New Hampshire. The unusual coin was kept as a keepsake and is linked to an older marking mentioned in the report.
An earthquake shock lasting 29 minutes was recorded early today by Georgetown University and its seismograph. The disturbance began at 12:41 a m. local time. The report notes the prolonged tremor and its detection by university instruments in Washington D C.
Dr Matthews stays in Seattle citing the Holy Spirit guidance and declines reconsidering a Pittsburg church offer worth $10,000. Pittsburg supporters lament the decision as the doctor will remain in Seattle for a $6,000 yearly position.
Victoria and Vancouver meet for the second time this season in the McKenchnie cup British championship series. The match will be played at Brockton Park on Terminal City Club grounds in Victoria British Columbia.
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