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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1911
Page
6
United Press reports confirm 300 to 500 deaths from a tidal wave and cyclone along Mexico's western coast on Oct 4. Bandits in Sonora seized relief trains bound for sufferers, hindering aid to Guaymas and nearby devastated areas. The public voice urges blunt, forceful expression in coverage.
In San Antonio on October 14 United Press reports a pivotal Sunday for Francisco I Madero. The electoral college meets to decide his fate and possible promotion of Suraez as vice president. Mexican factions in San Antonio and Mexico City anticipate renewed revolts and shifting alliances as Reyes and Gomez plot against Madero.
A New York report cites clerks saying 75 percent of divorce actions pair spouses whose names begin with the same letter. The piece wryly notes Charles versus Cecelia or Xanthe versus Zeno as examples and advises suitors to consider names to avoid alphabetical pitfalls.
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a health aid for headache biliousness constipation and sour stomach. It claims mild cleansing of stomach and liver with a safe nightly dose and minimal price, asserting benefits for adults and children alike.
An old classified-like notice promotes carborundum sharpening stones in varying grits and sizes for tools knives and instruments. It lists prices and item numbers with references to bargains at a local store, urging readers to buy during a sales period.
Joe Smith, invited by the Women's Welfare League of Salt Lake, left for Salt Lake City to discuss reform efforts. He will address the public Sunday at the Salt Lake theatre about the Civic Regeneration of Seattle and the recall movement there.
Henry George Jr congressman from New York and son of Henry George Sr a noted single tax advocate speaks tonight at the Y M C A auditorium on The Increased Cost of Living Its Primary Cause. He will lecture tomorrow at West Seattle Congregational church on The Silver amithe of Ephesus and speak Sunday at Y M C A Sunday Club on Tolstoy an Intimate View. He closes tomorrow evening with The Nobler Life at Boylston Ave Unitarian church after a Municipal League luncheon today.
Charles Hollenbeck, 48, was convicted yesterday in Judge Gay's court of blackmailing Carrie Hall, 18. Hall testified he threatened arrest if she did not live with him and later sent blackmailing letters to her employers, causing job loss.
Twenty passengers travel coast to coast by auto train, a journey expected to last about two months. Each passenger paid a fare of 675 dollars, suggesting transcontinental auto fares are not yet on a per mile basis.
In a police court scene Judge Gordon handles a drunken disorderly case. William Jackson, a 19 year army veteran, salutes the desk sergeant and explains illness before being released. The judge also grapples with a liquor to Eskimo/Indian question and fines Antonio Maloni and Valentino Padreco $10 each for discharging within the city after a foggy misdirection.
The Seattle Tacoma interurban adjusts fares with notable cuts to some suburban routes while keeping Seattle Tacoma and routes around Kent unchanged. The Tacoma Kent leg drops from 39 cents one way 70 cents round trip to 39 cents one way 75 cents round trip, and Tukwila sees round trip fares fall to 16 cents from 20 and 40 cents.
In Ardenwald near Portland two boy tramps Harry Monard and James Hawkins allege August Holmberg 48 a hobo murdered the Hill family last June. Holmberg in jail denies the charges. Officers showed the youths the Hill house and described how Holmberg entered while they guarded the exterior. They say Holmberg claimed fight injuries to explain blood on his clothes and fled with 25 dollars.
A storm moving southeast toward Vancouver Island brings high southeast winds and a shift to the southwest. Briggines complains that he does several men's work, noting at the ball park he acts as both umpire and coach. Washington Evening Star reports the situation.
United Press reports in Los Angeles Oct 14 that J. F. Shelton 74 was struck while boarding a moving car. His jaw is fractured in two places and his right hip broken. He clung to an unbroken carton of eggs as he was taken to a local hospital where his condition is described as critical.
Petersburgh Indiana October 14 a 79 year old father Ford Grubb posted bond for his son who faced an attack with attempt to kill charge after reportedly beating the father who had not fully recovered. The boy and his mother were held and then released on their own recognizance.
Washington Evening Star notes a modern furntenes sale at low prices advertising at The Virains 04 Vivretnta street near Weetlake avenue. The quirky dialogue hints at a playful debate on Tantalus and election returns.
An advertisement promotes a remedy offered by Dr Van Vieck claiming to cure cruel piles and related diseases. It promises immediate free samples and a full refund if not satisfied, urging readers to send a one dollar payment after trial and to return the remedy by mail.
Dispatches from Peking report the Han rebellion nearing the capital. The Manchu dynasty faces likely collapse as Hans gain control of provinces and major cities including Nanking and Kaifeng burn while widespread revolt spreads across China.
Midshipman Roach of the U S cruiser Colorado saved four men from drowning after a navy whaleboat capsized in fog near San Francisco. He retrieved four survivors singlehandedly as launches converged to assist, returning to the Maryland with 29 marines aboard.
San Francisco October 14 With full returns from all but 146 of 3121 precincts the woman suffrage lead stood at 2724 and is expected to rise to about 4000 after the remaining precincts report their tally.
A Scribner Magazine snippet recalls Wordsworth joking with his wifePat about appearance with her retort that he was always ugly. The ad shows a 25 cent medicine pitch for Seventyseven cures that hang on and target the sick spot without affecting the rest of the body.
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