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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1913
Page
1
Thaw fights deportation as Canadian court grants habeas corpus
In Sherbrooke Thaw wins a preliminary habeas corpus order and must return tomorrow at 10 a.m. A deportation fight to Matteawan is expected to unfold as Canadian authorities reassess his custody. Thaw vows not to return to Matteawan and cites alleged insanity challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrerbrooke
Que
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Globensky
John E. Nevin
United Press
Sherbrooke
Will
Reynolds
K. Thaw
Thaw
Geo, Carnegie
New York
Carnegie
Chas. G
Matteawan
Iee Cor
Sheen
Green
Gaynor
Savannah
White
Detroit
Robber Holds Up Woman in Mean Street Incident
Mrs. W. L. Breele of 1998 Repub- Mean Street was robbed while returning from work. A six foot tall male wearing a blue suit restrained her and took $22 in cash and a chain. Police described the suspect as muscular and about six feet tall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Breele
Repub- Mean St
Made in Seattle Industrial Fair Delights
Visitors tour the Ingaberet fair in Seattle as Vic and the writer highlight 93 exhibits all made in Seattle. They celebrate local industry from autos and candies to clothing and foods with a chorus of made in Seattle pride. The piece notes four thousand attendees and a welcoming atmosphere with free samples of salad and grape juice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Made in Seattle Inspires Civic Pride at Armory Fair
By Fred L. Boalt a visit to the industrial fair at the Armory this week stirs strong local pride. Exhibits showcase Seattle products while contrasting with Los Angeles whose climate is overemphasized and lacks manufacturing. The piece notes locals in Los Angeles rely on tourism and hustle without producing goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Boalt
Armory
Geles
Seattle
Los Angeles
Seattle Riders Protest Six for Quarter Ticket Rule
Seattle street car conductors face hostility enforcing new six for a quarter tickets. A conductor narrowly escaped a confrontation with a strong citizen and a Phinney-area worker encountered a woman as a dispute rose. The Star forwarded its open letter to Olympia officials urging action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Electric Co
Phinney Ar
Seattle
Star
Goodman
State Public Service Commission
Lewis and Spinning
Commission
Olympia
Mayor Cotterill Enjoined From Closing Saloon
Judge Humphries issued injunctions preventing Mayor Cotterill from closing the saloons on Saturday July 19 and from suppressing an afternoon paper last month. The mayor and saloonmen agreed to dismiss the cases as the controversy has ceased. Walter B Fulton for the Times refused to dismiss the injunction, so the judge made it permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotterill
Humphries
Davis
Supreme Court
Walter
Fulton
Times
Man swims river with bride on his back after elopement
Henry Atkinson and Miss Lillian Blethen eloped in an automobile that broke down. To avoid a long walk they chose a shortcut and Atkinson swam Green River with Blethen on his back, reaching Cumberland Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breeree
Cumberland
Henry Atkinson
Lillian Brethen
Atkinson
Green River
Miss Blethen
Death of Dr Frank White Manila Education Director
Information received announces the death of Dr Frank White director of education of the Philippine insular government in Manila on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank White
Philippine Mnsular Government
Manila
Pennants Coupon No 46 Offer From The Seattle Star
Four coupons clipped from The Star, consecutively numbered, plus 15 cents, entitle the holder to a 65 cent Pennant. Michigan Pennants available now. Pennants mailed for 5 cents extra per Pennant. Send or bring to The Seattle Star 1307 Seventh Avenue near Union St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Seattle Star
Seventh Avenue
Union St
Coroner Probes Self-Hanging Death Near Salem
Coroner Clough investigates the identity of a man who hanged himself in a woodshed near Salem after padding the noose with cotton and velvet to soften the impact. The incident occurred in August in this Massachusetts city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Clough
Pearl of the Mississippi Found by Clam Fisherman John Wendt
In Lansing Aug 20 a clam fisherman from the city unearthed the season’s richest Mississippi pearl weighing about fifty grains. It was purchased by a Chicago buyer. In Ashland Wis Senator Isaac Stephenson will not seek another term in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mississippi River
John Wendt
Chicago
Ashland
Wis
United States
Isaac Stephenson
Senate
Furnished Room Wanted Ad Tip Appealing to Renters
An advertisement encourages listing furnished rooms for rent to attract immediate tenants. It promotes using The Star want ads via phone Main 9400 or in person at 220 Union Street, Souvenir & Curio Shop, to reach 40 000 readers daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Bill
Union Street
Diggs Faces Searing Prosecution in White Slave Trial
In San Francisco Maury Diggs endures a withering prosecution closing in a federal case under the Mann white slave traffic act. The judge plans to instruct the jury as arguments fill the day while the defense contends Diggs fled with Marsha Warrington to Reno, risking the girl’s safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Marsha Warrington
Maury
Diggs
van Fleet
Chicago Packers Aid to Cupid
Swift & Co at the stock yards offers marriage bonuses to employees. $50 goes to department heads who marry and $25 to all other workers. Albert Nelson, head of the donation department, described the program as the company's encouragement to employees to marry. If both spouses are workers they receive a double bonus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Swift & Co
Cupid
Albert Nelson
How a Steamer Sinking Took Passengers Down
A survivor recounts the Gambier Bay disaster on a sunny Sunday morning. The steamer struck an uncharted rock at 8 29 and sank within minutes, trapping passengers in staterooms or crushed beneath falling masts while others escaped to rigging and lifeboats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Gambier Bay
David Cowen
Vashon Island
Cowen
Hans Johnson
Johnson
California
McGillvary
Probe Ordered for State of California Disaster
Surviving officers and crew of the State of California will be met in Seattle by U S marine inspectors on arrival aboard the steamer Jefferson to determine responsibility for the disaster. Acting Secretary Sweet ordered the investigation and telegrams went to marine inspectors in Seattle and Juneau. Crew members were questioned in Juneau and will be further questioned in Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of California
Gambler Bay
Seattle
Jefferson
U. S. Marine
Death Toll Rises in Juneau Steamer Disaster
Officials of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co report 31 dead from the sinking after the wreck. Ten bodies recovered seven seamen perished and fourteen passengers are missing and known to be dead. Purser Coughlin lacks records and cannot confirm passenger numbers aboard. The exact death toll remains a guess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
Coughlin
Saloon Brawl Figures in Ear Theft Case in Denver
In Denver on August 20, Charles Turner claims the ear was taken not for its intrinsic value but for its associations, saying he has had it since infancy. Turner sought a reward and led a group of six men and boys to search for the missing ear after W. M. Hart allegedly bit it off in a saloon brawl yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Charles Turner
W. M. Hart
Turner
Capt Cann Tells Story Of Disaster
Captain T H Cann Jr recalls the wreck of the California after it struck a reef near Juneau. He describes lifeboats, passenger injuries, and crew conduct as the ship sank and rescue launches were sent to Juneau and Petersburg. Survivors listed include George O’Dell, Peter Olson, and others with shocks, exposure, or injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Cann
Juneau
T. H. Cann, Jr
Petersburg
ODD ITEMS LUCKY WILLIE AND OTHER SHORT NOTES
William Walton, 18, fell five stories in the bureau of engraving building and escaped with only a slight brain concussion. A canary named in Mrs. Franklin Woods reading in CAT GETS THE CANARY. the cat returned four days later with the missing bird by a wing. At Chicago convention of telephone specialists officers switch off long winded speakers with red lights. Hyatt-Powells advertises programs training youths for business careers and secretaries for firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Washington
D. C
William Walton
Bureau of Engraving
Reading
Franklin Woods
Chicago
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Dmitts
Eaves
Garmany
Jestic
Iary
Odels
Hampshire
York
New Hampshire
Detroit ‘N Court
Newshire
Boalt
Vic
Reno
Caminetti
Warrington
Roche
Chicago Packers
George O'Dell
Kansas
Peter Olson
Tacoma
DD. Shaw
Sydney
Australia
M. J. Tracy
H. R. Andrews
Alvan Vinnedge
Belle Vinnedge Drake
Des Moines
Lawrence Ferris
Hans Johanson
Pilot McGilliveray
Cat
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