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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1911
Page
10
Francisco dispatch recounts Fannie Sellins and Catherine Hurley traveling 6000 miles to aid locked out St. Louis garment workers. The pair, early factory workers, helped form a union that won a nine hour day and better pay after years of hardship in harsh factory conditions.
Victor Marton a special detective was arrested on charges of attempting to extort 1500 from J W Dalton who faced abduction charges. Marton was released on 1500 bail as investigators found he bluffing about fixing the case for his partner Charles Boschang who had no abduction charge or trial bound over status.
John E. Nevin and W. W. Shepard from United Press cover the McNamara trial in Los Angeles. The Star will relay complete accurate updates direct from the courthouse and print top photos of the principals. H. D. Wheeler, Star’s LA correspondent, will provide sidelight coverage.
President Taft travels by train through California seeking rest for a grueling 46 day tour. Major Archibald Butt suffers hives while Chas Hillen endures a nervous headache from four weeks of campaigning as Gov. Hiram Johnson joins the party at the state line.
Judge Ben B Lindsey in Denver calls California women’s suffrage a triumph for the progressive movement nationwide. He argues extending rights to women in politics aligns with economic participation and government equality, though he quashes notions that it undoes traditional roles.
London dispatches report that the Italian move into Tripoli interior has been checked with heavy losses. About 1,600 Italians are said to have been killed and wounded in the engagement.
President Taft urged in Sacramento that dollar diplomacy through Nicaraguan and Honduran treaties protects peace by ensuring customs duty collection to back loans from American bankers. The senate considers these treaties as stabilizing Central and South American finances and security.
The first spadeful of earth was turned by President Taft during ground breaking for the Pashama fair. A silver casket donated by a local jewelry company will hold the soil and be displayed in the company windows.
Owen Wister author of The Virginian died in Wyoming as his wife rushed westward. Mrs. Wister was attending the State Federation of Women’s clubs when word of his illness reached her.
One thousand guests the largest banquet attendance in San Francisco will gather at the Palace hotel tonight in honor of President Taft. He is due to arrive from Oakland at six o clock this evening.
The listing shows Dream-Drama Italian Blood comedy Mae's Sutores seebie The Disaster at Austin Pa Making Cheese Grand-Topical Pathe's Weekly No 41 plus Ups and Downs How Mra Murry Saved the American Army Lyceum Drama Foul Play What Will Be Will Be Circut Hearta May fe cretien Told in Colon ado The Mistress of Hacienda Del Cerro City-Drama Reparation The Maiden of the Pie Paced Indians Turning the Tables Dad's Boy and Mammy Class A-Drama The Missing Will The Life Animal Trainer Betty's Boat Marvelous Tram tion western Strike at the Little Johnny Mine.
Incoherent OCR yields a jumble of food items and prices. Mentions potatoes onions soap soap brands and various meats with odd spellings and stray numbers. The readable bits hint at groceries or a market listing without coherent structure or a clear event.
A chaotic compilation of 1920s classified blurbs and notices includes baby terms for Little Dairier, funeral directors and monologues on rupture cures, a mix of employment ads for women and men, marriage ceremonies, and numerous real estate offers. The itemized fragments reference Seattle area addresses and business names, with a focus on jobs, housing, and land sales amid a busy street-market style page.
A dense classified item lists multiple land offers in Washington state. Tracts near Kirkland and Kent promote affordable prices from $350 to $1,060 per acre with small down payments and monthly terms. Includes garden and fruit land, homesteads near Seattle, and several openings for poultry or dairy ventures.
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