Naked Wild Man Terrorizes Beacon Hill Residents
A naked, unknown man has haunted Beacon Hill outskirts for two weeks prompting police and volunteers to search the woods. Residents describe a 35-year-old with long black hair and a small mustache who exposes himself and threatens women or children, with several families fleeing homes. Local officials and responders, including Sergt. Brant, hunt unsuccessfully as community fear grows.
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Beacon Hill
Gill
Beckingham
Sergt. F F. G. Brant
Columbia Station
CC. H. Vick
Vick
Jacob Goebner
Sergt. Brant
P. J. McHugh
Rainier Valley
McHugh
Bennett unveils new novel Into the Primitive schedule
Robert Ames Bennett announces his next work Into the Primitive will appear in The Star from Monday to Saturday. The desert island tale follows three castaways, a woman and two men, and threads one absorbing situation after another through the week.
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The
Star
Bennett
Invents Machine to See Truth Then Sent to Asylum
In Centralia on August 11 A Holmes claimed to have invented a device letting lawyers peer inside heads to reveal truth. An insanity commission found him mentally unfit and he was committed to an asylum.
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Centralia
A. Holmes
Poindexter to Speak at Dreamland Eight Tonight
U. S. Senator Miles Poindexter plans a direct address at Dreamland rink at eight after arriving 7:45 at King Street depot. He denounces political bosses and pledges independent, merit based public service as Seattle and state voters are urged to turn out.
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U. S
Miles Poindexter
Dreamland Rink
King St. Depot
Dreamland
Spokane
Washington
Hinky Dinks
Bath-house
Johns
Bellingham
Young Men’s Republican Club
Sen. Poindexter
Seattle
Crisis in Rail Strike Delayed by Mediation Board
New York, Aug 11. The federal board of mediation and conciliation and representatives of trainmen's brotherhoods including 400000 railroad men agreed to delay submitting any final proposition toward a settlement of the demands until 10 am Saturday. After morning conferences President Stone signaled urgency while board members said they were not ready to report yet.
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New York
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Stone
Eungineers’ Brotherhood
Germans Repulse Balkan Attacks and Regroup on Russian Front
Berlin reports repulse of sham attacks by weak Balkan detachments south of Dotran. The war office says German troops are being regrouped on the Russian front to conform to altered Russian positions.
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Berlin
Balkans
Dotran
War Office
President Wilson Starts Day At Five A.M.
Washington August 11 The White House alarm rings at five in the morning for President Wilson who says he works better before the summer sun rises. He has been rising at five since the hot season began to get his work done while it is cooler.
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Clemmer Theatre
Miss Campbell
Second Ave
Clarence Eastburn
Eastburn
Webster & Stevens
Washington
White House
Wilson
Tragic motorcycle crash leaves two teenagers dead and injured
Mary Favre 18 and George Bacanello 18 rode at Van Asselt station near Georgetown after warnings from Marys mother. Bacanello died at midnight from severe injuries while Favre survived with a broken leg and bruises as she lies near death in Providence hospital.
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George Bacanello
Mary
14Th Ave
Providence Hospital
Fifth Ave
James C. Snyder
Favros
Carl Scott
Burke Ave
van Asselt Station
Georgetown
Miss Favre
City
Bacanello
This Is a Duck of a Story in 2 Spasms and Regular Finis
Jimmie Crehan the mayor's secretary accepts an Indian Runner duck seized in a gambling raid as a gift. His wife objects to caring for the bird, and he takes the duck to Fir Lands where it is given to Dr. J. McBride amid protests.
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Jimmie Crehan
Firlands
Mr Duck
Women Expected to Back Hughes at Conference
Colorado Springs Aug 11. A declaration for Charles E Hughes in return for his federal woman suffrage avowal was expected to be adopted at the executive session of the Woman's Party conference here today. Leaders favor endorsement of the Republican candidate despite a few socialist and prohibition delegations.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Charles KE. Hughes
Woman's Party
Rains Cause Widespread Flood Loss Across Midwest
Chicago reports heavy property damage and stock losses from rains that drenched Illinois Iowa and parts of the Midwest last night. Estimated losses run into thousands of dollars as officials tally the impact.
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Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Middle West
Senator Poindexter Delivers Campaign Speech in Wenatchee
More than 2,000 people gathered at City park Wenatchee for Senator Miles Poindexter's first campaign speech. He outlined his congressional record and pledged to place the country above partisanship and the party above bosses, drawing loud approval. Rufus Wood introduced him and nearby towns sent attendees. A band concert preceded the event. He departed for Seattle vows tonight.
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Wenatchee
Miles Poindexter
Senator Poindexter
Congress
Rufus Wood
Daily World
Seattle
Wilson to Tour Coast in October Campaign Swing
President Wilson plans a transcontinental campaign tour between September 15 and October 1. He will visit many Hughes itinerary cities and extend as far as San Francisco after Senator Phelan coordinated engagements at the White House.
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Washington
Wilson
Hughes
San Francisco
Phelan
White House
Doiran front action sparks Allied Balkan push
Indications of a Balkan offensive emerge as French troops seize Doiran station and nearby high ground 38 miles north of Salonika. Athens reports a major battle on the front while Berlin notes anxiety over a multi front drive and Russia makes gains near Lemberg and Stanislau.
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U. P
London
Balkans
Doiran
Salonika
Serbia
French War Office
Athens
Central News
Balkan
British War Office
Berlin
Romania
Lemberg
Bistritza
Stanislau
Halitz
Sereth River
Slavs Rush to New Victories Near Halitz
Petrograd reports rapid Soviet westward advance as Letchitsky’s right wing crosses the Dneister river south of Mariampol. Stanislau’s fall appears imminent with bridges being built across the Bistritza to enable an assault.
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Stanislau
Billingsleys Seecharges Dropped in Weedin Case
Murder charges against Fred and Logan Billingsley were dismissed by Judge Gordon after prosecutors failed to link them to the shooting of Police Sergt Weedin near their whisky storehouse on July 24. Testimony outlined a chaotic scene with multiple shooters and a hidden gunman behind a warehouse, leaving the overall murder mystery unresolved.
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Fred
Logan Billingsley
Sergt. Weedin
Gordon
Patterson
Billingsleys
Serg Weedin
Wiley
Heaven
Sergt
Weedin
Cassie Nelson
Alki
George F. Titus
Thomas Jr
Ninth Ave
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