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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1910

Page

4

Voters Rights and Primary Law Challenge in State Debate

A printed opinion defends voters right to choose primary ballots by conscience. It rebuts misinformation from a Wilson aligned press campaign and asserts that voters may switch from Democratic to Republican candidates before the primary without forfeiting future votes. It cites perjury risks and notes related editorials and industry events.

Wilson George Cotterill Poindexter Burke

Letters From a Gentleman to His Wife in the Country

A humorous historical note portrays a husband in Clamrville writing to his wife Peachblossom, sending five dollars, describing a snack picnic, keeping the home nest tidy, and expressing deep loneliness as he imagines her away. The playful tone mentions a cat and bird, a garden lawn, and a wound clock as he endearingly yearns for reunion.

Honeybunch Placid Clamrville Tam

King County races stir as Wilson pressured assessor bid emerges

In King County politics Parish resists Carrigan Wilson crowding the assessor’s office. Former Councilman J T Armstrong files to challenge Parish, while Cotterill seeks the 32nd senate seat on the Democratic ticket and Landon vies with Williams in a bitter Republican fight. Bradford’s entry shocks Murphy supporters, McKenzie promotes tax relief, and Gay opposes Poindexter amid weak district support.

Parish Wilson Carrigan Carrigan-Wilson- MacConnaughey Carrigan’s J. T. Armatrong Bablard Wilson Carrigan Armatrong Weldon Case Armstrong Ballard George F. Cotterill State Senate Cotterill Landon Williams King County Williama James E. Bradford John F. Murphy Bradford Murphy Griffith Murphy Cauo Murphy Grriffith David McKenzie McKenzie

Lightning Death Statistics and Odd Fatalities

A column notes the low annual lightning death rate about one in 300 000 and compares it with higher risks like sunstroke and tra mation. It cites 1908 figures in 17 states, mentions a telegraph lineman killed by a distant strike, and describes lightning’s strange paths through wires, mines, and chimneys.

Uncle Sam

Beary the polar explorer seeks heat in Turkish bath

Beary returns home and requests more warmth in a Turkish bath. The thermometer climbs from 100 to 115 degrees as he pleads to cool off. The steam valve jams, trapping him in rising heat.

Beary

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