Wait Warms Star Man in Cold Alaska Region
E O Sawyer reports from Chittystone river Alaska Aug 19 that prospectors claim heavy wealth in Shushanna gold fields while many fear exaggeration by local interests. Stampeders endure long treks from Dawson and food shortage worsens as a quarantine delays pack animals en route to McCarthy.
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Dawson
White River
Staffholt
Chittystone
Seattle
Oscar Breedman
McCarthy
Campbell charged in dynamite plot at Ballard shingle mill
A warrant will be issued charging Napoleon Campbell owner of the Campbell Millis in Ballard with conspiracy in dynamite firing at his plant last spring to discredit striking shingle weavers. Deputy Kennedy filed the case and Semple, a strike-breaker, was arrested while en route to Vancouver.
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Napoleon Campbell
Campbell Millis
Ballard
Kennedy
Campbell
Justice Brown
J. M. Semple
Vancouver
B. C
Semple
Camp Kennedy
Falkenberg
Farrar to Sing at Seattle Opening Concert
The Seattle season opens September 26 with soprano Geraldine Farrar of the Metropolitan Opera, first in a series of artist recitals under the Ladies' Music Club of Seattle.
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Seattle
Geraldine Farrar
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Ladies’ Music Club
Mother Jones Home Plan Prompts Public Help and Hope
In a drama about Mrs Mary Jones a scrubwoman with many children, Fred L Boalt recounts a bet that Star readers would raise funds for a home. The piece portrays Jones in a modest bungalow set in a lush garden, neighbors visiting, and her wish to share a party and flowers with those who helped.
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Fred L. Boalt
North American Life Insurance Co
Lumber Exchange
Star
Mary Jones
Mrs. Jones
Renton
Hudson St
Columbia City
Mother Jones
Slit skirts spark mixed reactions across cities
National debate erupts as Rev Morrill firebrands fashion norms in Minneapolis while Federation of Women's Clubs ponders skirts. New Rochelle rescues drowning woman who tore skirt to swim. Fairmont officials arrest two women in translucent gowns but mayor frees them calling outfits becoming and artistic.
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Minneapolis
Minn
South America
G. L. ‘Morrill
The
People’s Church
Eas
Jungles
Mr. Morrill
Eve
Rane
New Rochelle
Lauretta Mandeville
Franklin Ave
Bronx
Long Island Sound
Davenport Neck
Glen Island
Fairmont
W. Va
Myrtle Hamilton
Helen Wasling
Haze Morgan
Cole
Woman in Hotel Room Says She Fired Shot
A man named John B. Nevin was shot in a My dah hotel room and says the woman present, Bertha Howarth, fired the gun. The suspect admits discharging the weapon as investigators recover a .32 caliber pistol, absinthe, and $11.25 in a bloodstained room.
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Mydah Hotel
Fifth Av
John B. Nevin
Atlantic City
N. J
Nevin
Bertha Howarth
Lee Barbee
Kix
Central
Providence Hospital
Howarth
Seattle
Rix
Darbee
Darkened Broadway Eyed as City Faces Power Shortage
In New York on August 25 Mayor Gaynor’s Billboard Commission suggests extinguishing Broadway signs to avoid outages. The move follows a broader debate on lighting at the famed Great White Way as city utilities strain. Meanwhile, incidents from Chicago to Columbus highlight public safety and morale concerns during the period.
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Broadway
New York
Gaynor
Billboard Commission
Mrs Lane Freed in Diggs Case Influence Probe
Mrs C D Lane was dismissed by Judge Van Figer for not interacting to influence juror W B Bliss in the Diggs trial. Prohibition chair of King county meets at Green Lake Evangelical church to plan an active 1914 campaign and possibly circulate a petition to push dry politics statewide.
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San Francisco
C. D. Lane
Bliss
Diggs
van Figer
King County
Green Lake Evangelical Church
Meridian Av
44Th St
Fear Thaw Deportation Planned For Thawed Fugitive
Sherbrooke Que August 25 Harry K Thaw probably will be deported either Thursday or Friday If this plan is carried out the fugitive will be given his liberty at Norton Mills VI Authorities there will be ready to arrest Thaw in compliance with a request from Acting Governor Glynn of New York and the fight to extradite the prisoner will then start in earnest Prosecutor Gonger of Dutchess county fears friends of Thaw may attempt a rescue and rush him to Virginia
McLoughlin Reaches Newport Tennis Final
Maurice McLoughlin of San Francisco beats W F Johnson in the semifinal 60 7 5 6 1 to reach the Newport final. R Norris Williams of Philadelphia defeats Nat Niles of Boston 6 4 7 5 3 6 6 1 and will face McLoughlin in the final. McLoughlin is the betting favorite.
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Newport
R. L
Maurice McLoughlin
San Francisco
W. F. Johnson
R. Norris Williams
Philadelphia
Nat Niles
Boston
McLoughlin
Williams
Want Ads Offer Quick Help From The Star
The Star urges readers seeking work to check its WANT ADS for job leads. It encourages using the WANT columns to remedy hiring troubles and reminds readers to phone Main 9400 today.
Why Sparkman Remembers and Forgets in City Rackets
The Star questions council candidate James M. Sparkman about unseen rents from property on Maynard Avenue and a half block on the east side of Eighth Avenue between Plummer and Judkins. It hints at ties to a restricted district plan, city officials, and a deceased figure, urging Sparkman to review assessor records.
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James M. Sparkman
Maynard Av
Mr. Sparkman
City Council
Sparkman
Seattle
Pennants Offered By The Seattle Star
The Seattle Star announces pennants available to readers. Four consecutive coupons clipped from The Star with 15 cents gain a 65 cent pennant. Michigan pennants now out, Minnesota pennants go out Monday. Pennants may be mailed for five cents extra per pennant.
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Star
Michigan
Minnesota
Seattle Star
Seventh Avenue
Union St
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Chittystone River
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H. T. Staffholt
Ira Parker
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Kennie
Campbell Campbell
Farrar
Future
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Maass
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Steamboat Springs
Colo
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Dress Crusade
Paul, Minn
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Federation of Omen
Mabel
Paree
France
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Naroalt
Gene Morgan
Thomas McCann
Chicago
Columbus
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John E. Nevin
M’loughlin
MR. Employer
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