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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
8
A Detroit Press summary notes a lecture reporting South Sea islanders are adopting Western dress while maintaining island style. It describes hair and attire changes among Polynesian and Caroline Islander men, including borrowing and modifying garments, with humorous remarks on local culture.
Warren House, responsible for the death of Valentine Lukowski, a workman, will begin an unusual sentence placing him under a probation officer for an indeterminate period and ordering him to pay three dollars weekly to support Lukowski’s family. The total cost is projected to exceed $1,500 over about ten years after he used a compressed air hose in jest.
Edward L. Dwyer once Chicago street cleaner and Board of Trade member is found dead in Janesville Wisconsin. Initially suspected murder, officials now believe suicide after he gave his last cent to a tramp. His life includes wheat corner schemes, Mexican silver mines, and a marriage to an Italian duchess who died rich. The report also mentions Mrs. Messinger and Mrs. McGregor in Seattle awaiting families and unresolved whereabouts.
In Mount Vernon Ohio a Baltimore and Ohio freight train wreck scattered tablets across the city. Hundreds of children collected the medicine and ingested it, some in serious or critical condition. The illness left many families and doctors scrambling as the school day ended.
The American invasion of ragtime music reaches London as music halls plan Ragtime Revues. Sir Edward Moss, a leading figure in British vaudeville, predicts a craze for true American ragtime as Viennese waltzes fade in popularity.
Detroit Free Press notes Bo Green has been promoted as part of an office restructuring. The report highlights internal conversations and confirms the move through city desk sources.
In San Francisco on October 10, John Rogers, convicted of killing Benjamin Goodman during a robbery of a Brockton jewelry salesman, was sentenced a second time to death with execution set for December 27. His initial sentence had lapsed, prompting a new sentencing after an appeal.
Mrs. Lou Hyall escaped a fire at her Fort Smith home with her clothes burning and her pot of boiling soup plus a frying steak she grabbed from the stove. The soup and steak were the only articles she saved.
Bradford Torry a prominent naturalist author and former Youths Companion editor died in Santa Barbara Calif within two days of turning seventy after living there several years his obituary notes his literary work and longtime involvement in nature studies
Albany Prinles advertises cut rates for dental work claiming top quality materials and methods. The Albany dentists tout examination free, 13 year guarantees, and similar services to optical or porcelain crowns, urging Seattle residents to visit for affordable care.
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