16 Oct 1912
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
1
A brief fragment notes a weary survivor’s claim of enduring peril and the unyielding resolve of those who faced danger together. The lone line hints at courage amid hardship without detailing the event or participants.
We glimpse a dead young woman found near Elliott Bay near Marion Street. The case sparks theories of flotsam or deliberate jetsam with a wedding ring, unclear origin, and limited clues. Detective Majewski weighs a bruise as possible cause, while Andrew Hill favors accidental death in the water.
Theodore Roosevelt’s doctors say his life was saved when a bullet was slowed by a spectacle case in his chest. The speech’s text was punctured by the bullet but the case kept it from fatal injury.
Guidance urges planning two strong Want Ads to reach readers and build service value. Promotes submitting ads to the local office at 229 Union St with Souvenir Mario Shop contact numbers Main 9400 and Elliott 44.
Frank James, brother of the outlaw Jesse James, proposes a 100-man personal bodyguard for Col. Theodore Roosevelt to prevent a repeat shooting. He offers to fund the effort until after the election. Doctors warn Friday will reveal if blood poisoning or lockjaw develops, guiding the colonel's outlook. Roosevelt remains tempered, not angry at John Schrank, while Mrs Roosevelt receives sympathy from Mrs Wilson.
Giant Hiller San Francisco report: Jim my, longtime fire department pet dog who never missed a fire in nine years, died after a scuffle with a mastiff during an alarm. He fell under a fire truck as crews answered. The incident marks a sad end for the canine companion.
King George of England cabled Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt expressing concern over the attack on Col. Roosevelt and wishing for a speedy recovery. The message arrives as news from Chicago dated Oct. 16.
The Seattle Star teams with the Portland News Tacoma Times and Spokane Press to run a Pacific Northwest straw vote for president. Voters fill in name address precinct ward city state and mail ballots to the Presidential Contest Board for counting by a cross-city committee.
John McGrath the contractor seeks 5000 dollars for injuries from a conductor and motorman assault. He claims medical bills of 12 dollars and 450 dollars for lost time. The incident occurred after he refused to pay for a return ride at the end of a car line.
In Los Angeles on October 16 the city prosecutor Guy Eddie, known as moral censor, is rumored to be removed after a misconduct charge involving women in his office. George L. McKeely is named as a possible successor. Also on October 16 a lone bandit robbed the Grand W restaurant, taking 15.80 from four patrons. Frank J. Crowley was arrested nearby and is held for the crime.
Senator Miles Poindexter and Bob Hodge with W H Paulhamus will speak at the Coliseum theatre for the campaign's largest rally of the season next Saturday night. The event aims to energize supporters ahead of the election.
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