18 Oct 1912
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
1
A judge releases a shipping clerk after admonishing him for following a high school girl he loved. The man offered notes and admiration rather than coercive acts, insisting his intent was sincere. The court cautioned him to cease all contact and let him go.
William Rugh a crippled Gary newsboy sacrificed his withered leg to save Miss Ethel Smith by providing skin for a graft. He died after a sudden relapse as Miss Smith recovers. The Gary funeral will be held Sunday with city officials as pallbearers and large flower tributes planned.
A collage of quirky notes: chrysanthemums sicken from local air, Indian snake deaths, a Philadelphia wedding notice, doctors on reflex actions in baseball players, an undertaker exhumation in Camden, a Jamaica divorce case, Ada Welch’s kiss request, and other brief curiosities from the era.
A Japanese man's body was found this morning by John B. Peterson a switchman for the Columbia and Puget Sound railroad at the foot of Dearborn Street near Pacific Coast Coal Company's bunkers.
Senator Miles Poindexter and progressive candidate Bob Hodge will speak at the Tacoma Armory tonight. A large group of local boosters will travel to Seattle to hear them again at the Coliseum Theatre on Third Avenue and James Street tomorrow.
Christine Christopherson a Danish descent young woman testified before Deputy District Attorney McCartney alleging City Prosecutor Guy Eddie pressed his attentions upon her until she endured the abuse. She is described as the third woman to lodge charges against Eddie and will be summoned to testify about the alleged treatment by the censor.
A nonpartisan quiz of all candidates will be held at Progressive headquarters 1511 Queen Anne Ave tonight. The event is directed by women voters of the Highth ward and the public is invited.
Reading Iron Works announces a wage increase from 5 to 7 percent for its employees, effective soon in Reading, Pennsylvania.
The Star hints at forthcoming good news for supporters of the Mrs Jones fund as the scrub woman's problem nears a solution. Readers are urged to watch for updates tomorrow and stay engaged in the fundraising effort.
Four newspapers The Star Tonight the Ma Times Spokane Press and Portland News have launched a regional presidential straw poll. Ballots arrive by hundreds as the first count is set for next Wednesday. An independent four person committee from competing camps will supervise the tally to ensure an honest result. Citizens are urged to mail their votes using the printed coupon with name address precinct and ward.
Early today two burglars broke into a blacksmith shop near Moore and used sledgehammers to force open the H. H. saloon, securing about 200 dollars after rolling a 600 pound safe from the scene. Neighbors heard a loud din but thought it was blacksmith work.
Col Theodore Roosevelt shows signs of steady recovery after ten hours of sleep and improving vitals. Doctors expect discharge next Tuesday barring complications, with no campaign work for 12 days. Roosevelt expressed joy over twin births and readiness to depart Oyster Bay after the hospital stop.
Chicago dispatch says Mrs. F Cameron Falconer of Minneapolis secured a warrant for boxer Jack Johnson on a charge of abducting her 19 year old daughter Lucilie Cameron. Johnson denied relations and claimed his former wife killed herself over him.
Taft arrives from Worcester to Beverly and receives Roosevelt expressions of sympathy via telegrams. Theodore Roosevelt thanks Taft for his inquiry and Mrs. Roosevelt adds family gratitude for the kind messages.
A coalition of over a hundred prominent women forms the Women’s Investigating League to question candidates seeking office. It will probe social economic and educational records and political conduct to inform the public with an advisory ballot on candidate fitness.
Ocean Park California October 18 Gordon Bird an architect demanded adding never to nag to the love honor and obey clause in a marriage contract. Miss Florence Lutz could not agree and returned to her mother setting aside the provision.
Gov. Hiram Johnson slipped past a reception of progressive leaders in Chicago and checked into the Blackstone hotel before vanishing from public view as of Oct 18.
Eight women and four men compose the jury hearing Mrs. Kate Romans against F M Davis in Judge Tallman’s court. The verdict may set a record for women on a King County superior court jury. Romans accuses neglected steps from the Davis rented house at 2409 Third Ave caused her fall on October 20 1911 and seeks 2500 dollars in damages.
After 21 hours the jury in Judge Everett Smiths court reported no verdict in William Francii vs Don Renton Clay & Coal Co for 30 damages for loss of use of his left arm. Defense sought dismissal on contributory negligence and assumption of risk but the judge refused. Motor bandits obtained 3000 dollars from saloon keeper Thomas J O Meara after roving in a car, firing revolvers to escape pursuers.
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