Seattle Stores Push Six Tickets For A Quarter Initiative
The Star urges all merchants to sell six streetcar tickets for 25 cents to beat Seattle Electric Co pricing, citing possible public service commission action on Sept 29. It highlights McDougall & Southwick’s six-for-a-quarter plan and praises Mayor Bob Hesketh’s approachable, humorous leadership style.
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McDougall & Southwick
Electric Co
Seattle Electric Co
Seattle
State Public Service Commission
Big Ando Little
The
Star
Public Service Commission
Consuelo Rodriguez Falls Overboard Aboard Mexico
Miss Consuelo Rodriguez daughter of a San Luis Potosi real estate man jumped from the Ward Line steamer Mexico off Progreso en route to New York. Capt O Keefe reversed engines and searchlights scanned hundreds of sharks in the wake as the vessel sped on. The 30 year old woman, described as dark and beautiful, had been kept on deck for a change of scene by her father who had provided her with a state room and sent a physician and nurse along.
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Consuelo Rodriguez
San Luis Potosi
Mexico City
Ward Line
Mexico
Progreso
Brooklyn
E. J. O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Mies Rodriguez
Mise Rodriguez
John R. Davis
Gertrude Johnston
New York
Felix Diaz Declares Mexico Presidential Candidacy
Felix Diaz of Mexico announces he is an open candidate for the presidency. He does not concede that his decision was prompted by the recent message on the Mexican situation read to Congress by President Wilson.
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London
Felix Diaz
Mexico
Congress
Wilson
Labor Day Celebrations Highlight Seattle Events
Seattle observes Labor Day with church services and a larger afternoon program. Woodland Park hosts a picnic and athletic events with a Central Labor Council versus miscellaneous trades baseball game at 1 PM. Dreamland offers two dances, 2 PM and 8 PM, while post offices operate 10 AM to 1 PM.
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Seattle
Woodland Park
Dreamland
Board of Business Agents
Central Labor Council
Business Agents of Miscellaneous Trades
Navy Yard Mechanics
G. N
Caminetti fate in hands of girl as trial resumes
In San Francisco Lola Norris appears key to Drew Caminetti conviction on white slavery charges. Marsha Warrington testified four hours with limited impact on Caminetti while Diggs loomed as the dominant force. Norris to testify Tuesday. her father to follow as the case continues. Honduras accepts Secretary Bryan peace plan. five nations total adopt it.
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San Francisco
Lola Norris
Drew Caminetti
Odda
Marsha Warrington
Luke Howe
Sacramento
Diggs
Caminetti
Howe
Washington
Honduras
Bryan
Help Wanted Ad Seeks Reliable Local Help
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Take All of 'Em Off Girls Says This Old Salt
In San Francisco on August 30 Captain James Lessie of the British steamer Earl of Elgin extols slit skirts and sheer stockings as a defense against colds. He recalls a bitter morning near Fortescue Bay when natives with minimal garments froze. after blankets the boy fainted, but the father tossed him in icy water, yet the boy surfaced grinning, praising the fewer clothes.
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James Lessie
Earl of Elgin
Capt
Leslie
Fortescue Bay
Daniels denounces Maryland prosecutor over theft youth case
Secretary of the Navy Daniels condemns a Maryland prosecuting attorney for letting a theft-convicted youth avoid punishment by enlisting in the navy. He writes Gov. Goldsborough that the navy is no longer a Botany Bay for culprits.
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Washington
Maryland
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Gov. Goldsborough
Navy
Botany Bay
Fritzi Scheff Files Bankruptcy Petition
New York actress Fritzi Scheff filed for bankruptcy today reporting assets of 74 923 dollars and liabilities of 149 856 dollars. She alleges losses from backing the Scheff Opera company and accuses it of mismanagement.
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New York
Fritzi Scheff
Sctress
Scheff Opera Company
Aerial Money Race Opens In Birmingham England
Match birdmen in Birmingham as Aviators BH C Hucks and Gustave Hamel start a 90 mile air race over four circuits for 2500 dollars each. The event marks a bold purse battle in early aviation contests.
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Mirmingham
England
C. Hucks
Gustave Hamel
Trio Sentenced for Attempted Burglary of Hardy Hardware
Three young men facing Judge Frater admitted involvement in an attempted break in at Hardy Hardware. Each denied premeditation, claiming poor character and hardship. They cited no prior records. the judge imposed the minimum one to 15 years at the reformatory.
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Seattle
Charles Reid
Joe Riddell
Childe
Frater
Commute Ends Death Penalty for Washington Killer
Acting Gov. Hart commutes Charles Newcomb to life imprisonment in Washington, ending state executions. The Star applauds the shift away from hanging and laments the era of public spectacle and lethal punishment. Newcomb will serve life at Walla Walla Prison, away from society as punishment for his crime.
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Charles Newcomb
Tacoma
Louis F. Hart
Newcomb
The
Star
Hart
Walla Walla
Washington
Wife Divorces Ninth Husband in Voluntary Alimony
Oregon City report says Mrs. Ellen Deering Grangrow, Indian, secures a divorce from Grant N. Grangrow, her ninth husband, and voluntarily grants him 2000 dollars alimony. She notes four marriages ended in divorce and five husbands died.
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Oregon City
Ellen Deering Grangrow
Grant N. Grangrow
The People Who Work Must Play Edison Says
Edison tells The Star that Labor Day should focus on improving play and recreation. He argues recreation is re creation, urges cheaper music and five cent arts, and says the people who work must play to avoid societal decay.
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Thos. A. Edison
the Star
Edison
America
Europe
Light-Hearted Archie-I Proposes Bill Burning Rule
Reggy-I notes a humorous plan to erase debts by rule while Archie-I jokes about heating up two troubles. The quirky exchange captures a playful moment between two characters discussing money and mischief.
Musicale at Plymouth Church Auditorium by Federated Clubs
On Wednesday September 17 a musicale will be given in the auditorium of Plymouth church at Sixth av and University st under the auspices of the Federated clubs.
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Plymouth Church
Sixth Av
University St
Federated Clubs
Beating Leads to Arrest Warrant for J P Cavanaugh
A warrant is issued for J P Cavanaugh a former Mercer Island parental school attendant after he beat Roy Arnold 12 with a club. The attack was reported by Roy’s mother Lena Arnold 510 N 61st St. The boy was cared for by D J Tate and left with welts and bruises per the doctor.
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J. P. Cavanaugh
Mercer Island
Roy Arnold
Lena Arnold
Thaw matriarch improving amid son’s legal fight
CRESSON Pa Aug 30 Mrs Mary Copeley Thaw mother of Harry K Thaw has been seriously ill but is said to be improving rapidly today. Her illness attributed mainly to worry over her son's bid for freedom at Sherbrooke.
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Cresson
Mary Copeley Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Warrants for Nine Customs Guards in San Francisco Smuggling Ring
San Francisco officials announce warrants for nine customs guards accused in a long running opium smuggling ring on the Pacific coast. Collector J O Davis says confessions show a highly organized, wide spanning operation with insiders and outsiders, involving China links and substantial profits.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Manuel Joseph
C. G. Reay
Walter B. Brennan
John McGeogh
Peter W. Craigie
James J. Brolan
J. B. Balk
E. E. Vargas
Elmer J. Gallagher
J. O. Davis
Davis
China
Wardell
No Arrests Here in Local Customs Comment
Local customs officials say they have no knowledge of the San Francisco investigation or arrests this morning until shown a dispatch. They doubt any Pacific coast customs employees are implicated and suggest further arrests would align with the San Francisco events if they were to occur, with no information reaching here.
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San Francisco
The
Star
Pacific Coast
G A R Headquarters Move for Encampment in Chattanooga
Commander-in-Chief Alfred Beers announced the Grand Army of the Republic headquarters will move from Bridgeport to Chattanooga on September 13 for the national encampment. The encampment parade is slated for 10 o'clock on September 17, and the move is temporary during the event.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Grand Army of the Republic
Chattanooga
Tenn
Alfred Beers
Teachers Must Have Sympathy and Understanding
Superintendent Cooper urged more sympathy for child nature and individualized instruction at the Teachers congress held at Broadway high school. He praised about a thousand teachers for their past year and predicted the institution’s most successful year yet. James Veitch, former local traffic chief now with Milwaukee in Chicago, is visiting Seattle.
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Cooper
Teachers’ Congress
Broadway High School
James Veitch
Milwaukee
Chicago
Seattle
Veitch
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