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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1910
Page
3
Lawrence Wells Albert Minn and Charles Morrónclad were arrested last night on a charge of larceny. Captain Willard reported hearing their tale and gave them some money for food while Detective Paterson offered a small amount to assist. One youth remarked about a “great place” as they left.
The Crippen murder case opens with Dr. Hawley Crippen facing charges of murdering his wife Belle Elmore in a sensational Bow Street hearing. Ethel Crippen’s stenographer is allowed to attend as the case unfolds before Scotland Yard in this landmark trial.
In Walled City on September 6 Theodore suggests fortifying the Panama Canal sparking strong debate. Diplomatic circles doubt any fortifications will be built despite the public comment.
Barbara Walton hurled acid at Thomas Price and others in Arre killing 10 men and burning 16. Price suffered severe facial injuries as Walton sought to blind her former sweetheart after he jilted her.
More than a million signatories join a petition asking for a presidential pardon for Charles W. Morse, a bank official who has served 15 years in the federal penitentiary. A Lake Forest Park land offer with rivered streams and macadamized boulevard appears in the ad campaign.
Roosevelt faces sharp opposition as he calls for genuine conservation and warns against corporate influence in congress. Large crowds greet him in Minneapolis and St Paul, with thousands lining streets and hundreds entering the conservation hall to hear his remarks.
Mrs. A. Silver of 222 Lake Dellar asked police to locate her large green and yellow parrot that flew away yesterday afternoon. The bird is known for using naughty language and may be pursued by an aeroplane squad if needed.
Insurgent Republicans gather in San Francisco as progressive elements control the state convention. Delegates push to form a platform and name the state central committee with 68 of 460 delegates admitting past affiliations. Lincoln Roosevelt leaguers back a progressive program endorsing Roosevelt and Pinchot. Taft is expected to be treated courteously.
Mrs. Leontine P. Mc Govern sues John F P McGovern Jr s parents for alienation claiming 25000 in the Tallman court The case follows a prior attempt to annul the marriage and the husband’s discharge from living with his wife after parental influence.
Mrs Mary Dean aged 76 years died in Vancouver after moving to Washington fifty years ago. The report notes her long residence in the state and her family ties, with brief details on survivors and funeral plans.
Herbert Knox Smith warns at the St Paul conservation congress that private firms already control a vast share of U.S. water power and related public utilities. He cites 53 men in General Electric shaping 80 public service companies, rails, cotton mills, and banks, urging federal regulation to curb the consolidation. The meeting foregrounds calls for state and national control of natural resources.
W G Shepherd reports from St Paul that water power patrons, led by Louis Hill, dominated the conservation congress setup and program. He notes Roosevelt warned against corporate agents and claims Hill used both covert and open tactics to push state control and minimize federal oversight of natural resources.
Kansas Governor Stubbs denounces Secretary Ballinger at a Congress appearance, pledging to back Pinchot and condemn coal land and timber control by corporations. He says he would remove Ballinger if president and targets Alaska coal thieves.
J G Conway editor of the Aberdeen Herald predicts Poindexter will win Chehalis County with a majority over rivals. He cites Insurgent dominance in local pockets and notes Wilson's withdrawal may help Poindexter on Gray's Harbor. Conway observes few candidates pledged to the statutory vote from ten legislative hopefuls.
New York reports Cities' Service, a 60 million dollar holding company, will merge Denver Gas and Electric Empire District Electric and Spokane Gas and Fuel. Spokane stock exchange terms set Spokane shares for preferred and common stock in Cities' Company.
Andrew Furuseth, head of the International Seamen's Union of America, is due in Seattle after attending a Copenhagen congress. The meeting seeks to abolish a law that could imprison sailors who leave ships before voyages end, a move that may trigger a worldwide seamen's strike.
A crash at the junction of Bellevue Summit and Nineteenth Ave last night demolished one car and threw passengers to the floor. No serious injuries, though Mrs. Clara Johnson of 1126 Tenth Ave North suffered severe injuries as motorman F C Schultz of the Bellevue Summit line said brakes failed on the slippery rails.
Captain A C Jensen of the steamship Cottage City presented six gold bricks to Washington Trust Co. yesterday. The bricks weighed 133 pounds each and were worth more than 206000 dollars. The bricks were shipped by the Fairbanker Banking Co.
In Galveston Texas on September 6 a strike involving 1000 to 5000 shopmen on the Southern Pacific between New Orleans and El Paso grows, with delays expected in Texas freight. The disruption spreads to Gould lines in the Northwest. In Walla Walla John W. Monroe learns his brother Levi Monroe, long believed dead, is actually alive and nearby in a local hospital after Levi’s death announcement.
A society tale explains the Indian reverence for maize and a modern dance inspired by Longfellow. It recounts Hiawatha’s idea for Minnehaha to bless the cornfields with a magic circle to guard against blight and pests, and notes Miss Eleanor T. Flinn’s development of a Blessing of Fields dance in Cleveland.
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