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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1911
Page
7
MEXICO CITY reports a fresh war scare as troops rush south to defend the Mexican border. President Farrada Cabrera of Guatemala is said to back the Reyes revolt against Madero, signaling tense regional crisis.
Mina Worikai, formerly Minthern, seeks divorce from Kenzo Torikai a Japanese employee of Pacific Fruit Produce Co after three years of marriage. She cites strict subordination lack of intellectual companionship and isolation in a Japanese colony. Their daughter born March 1909 is in dispute with custody to be decided November 3 when the court orders him to show cause.
Butte Montana October 19. President Taft arrived to no official reception as mayor Lewis J. Duncan a socialist refused to be present and left to start a lecture tour. News photographers were asked to host the president and Governor Norris rushed to meet him at the train.
The St Helens grand jury indicts J A Pender for the murder of Mrs Daisy Wehrman and her 4 year old child near Scappoose though circumstantial evidence is weak. The report links him to the crime as authorities pursue the case. The note references Sheppard the hobo and poetic thief facing prior sentences for library poetry theft.
Listings from Bea Foods and Westlake Public Market show prices for seafood heavy with coders including salmon, herring, chinook salmon, haddie, sturgeon, live catfish, crabs and oysters. Fruit and vegetable items feature onions, tomatoes, lemons, quinces, apples, grapes, berries, and winter produce. Meats list steaks, lamb, beef, pork, eggs, butter, cheese, and staples with per pound or per unit prices.
Auntie Want speaks in a folksy voice about neighborhood comings and goings. She notes that since Hiram left six years ago the Star newspaper has served as a beacon for job seekers and helpers in the community. She promises to recount a week at her home and hints at the business manager of The Star noting the interest, with more to come tomorrow.
United Press dispatch from Acoma on October 19 reports Progressive and standpat factions contrasting reactions to Gifford Pinchot and Senator Poindexter at a quick night meeting. Pinchot praised La Follette causing several minutes of cheering while Taft received a chilly response. Poindexter favored government ownership of Alaska coal mines and transport lines.
The public safety committee backs Councilman Wardall's bill to end the public drinking cup after four months in committee. It is recommended for passage and likely to be approved by the city council next Monday.
Mrs. J. H. Evans 64 of Cincinnati was killed after leaping from a flaming car racing down White's hill grade near Fairfax California. Mrs. E. A. Evans and Mrs. John Finn were seriously injured as chauffeur Ray Harris shouted for the women to jump before he escaped to safety.
In Walla Walla Dean A W Hendricks resigns after seven years at Whitman college. in Bremerton Capt C F Pond guides the St Louis into commission and holds several fleet commands. Tacoma hosts a National Council of Women Voters call for a Roads congress to be read at Wenatchee Good Roads congress opening today. women’s convention scheduled for Jan 24 26.
An autopsy will determine if N. C. and Mrs. Duncan died accidentally by ptomaine poisoning or by asphyxiation after being found dead in their apartment at 1824 24th Ave. Deputy Coroner Hill suspects crabs eaten prior to sleep. A wood alcohol bottle near the bed adds a mystery factor. The couple were well known in Seattle.
Fair tonight and Friday with northeast to east winds. Noon temperature 54 degrees.
A small houseboat was set alight around 11 o clock last night at the foot of Woodlawn avenue on Lake Union. Fire crews battled the blaze but the vessel was destroyed. No injuries reported.
A chaotic classified sheet lists Fraternal Brotherhood appeals offering 7 percent returns and organizer recruitment at 308 Arcade Building. It also contains numerous ads for fruit land companies, funeral directors, rupture cures, matrimonial services, job seekers, rental notices, and real estate investments. The mix paints a busy urban ad page with many named firms and streets.
Classified ad offers dairy and farm lands in Snohomish and Deschutes areas with low down payments and monthly installments. Includes unimproved and improved tracts, near railroad lines, schools, and electrical lines. Oregon and Washington options note rapid development and free deed incentives. Contact Elwood Lumber & Timber Co or AY McKay for details.
Real estate notices describe cleared ten acre tracts near Centralia and five acre bargains near Seattle with low down payments and flexible terms. Listings promote proximity to rail lines, schools, markets, and carfare reduced to attract buyers in King County and Puget Sound areas.
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