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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
1
Ring of illegal voters plots city election outcome
Report says a faction plans to use 1200 sleepers to cast votes across precincts near North Bend and Lake Washington. Detectives are assigned to monitor pre elections, with sample ballots and staged marks to ensure the ring can sway results in Beckingham Rutherford Agnew and Brier headed races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bend
Tion
Pri Tves
Lake Washington
Beckingham
Rutherford
Agnew
Brier
Ring
Aechrate & Canvass
Market Inspector Cheadle Accused of Graft at City Market
Six days into the graft charges, The Star details affidavits and witness statements against Market Inspector Cheadle. The report cites payments from producers including Pavone and: Ito, Yonimura, and Nakamura, with threats used to coerce signatures. The Japanese merchants discuss the matter in a formal meeting but take no official action, while some allege widespread payments to Cheadle. Mayor Miller remains silent as allegations mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Cheadle
Miller
Pavone
Pavone War
M. Ito
U. Yont Mura
K Ito
Yoshida
Nabayama
Kuso
Sumiyasukhi
Yonimura
Horiwachhi
Nakamura
Cheadie
Bob Hodge meets Seattle voters as sheriff candidate
NOME MINER ARRESTED IN SEATTLE IS CHARGED WITH ATROCIOUS CRIME. People of Seattle invited to hear Republican sheriff candidate Bob Hodge at Egan's hall Arcade building next Wednesday night. Admirers plan a mass meeting with several speakers praising Hodge for honesty, determination, and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome Miner
Seattle
Bob” Modge
Egan's Hall
Arcade
Hodge
Bob
Bob” Hodge
Levy Names Mix Up Stirs Seattle Campaign
A campaigning mix up in Seattle over Levy confusion raises questions about Benjamin C Levy and Lewis Levy. Voters and supporters note the candidate Benjamin C Levy seeks the county treasurer post while misidentified as Lewis Levy echoes through public discourse. The veteran civil war era names and officials connect to past service, yet the mix threatens clarity as the race unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levy Ie
Seattle
Levy T Lewis Levy
Benjamin C J
Count Levy
Counsurer
Lewis Levy
Ai Re
Henjamin C
Weras
Eb County
CC. Levy
Mr. Lewis
Widow of Ingersoll seeks contact with spirit
The widow of the late Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll told UPI she hopes to hear from his spirit and is attempting communication with the departed agnostic through spiritualistic mediums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Robert G. Ingersoll
Lynching Threat After Brutal Assault in Shawnee
Police arrested 75 Black residents after a brutal assault on Miss Kate Kane as she crossed a dark street. The assailant struck her three times with a revolver, leaving her unconscious two hours before discovery. Public anger runs high amid threats of lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Shawnee
Okla
Kate Kane
Rally Under Hodge Banner Sets Kent City Vote
Citizens in Kent raised a large banner across the main street reading Vote for Bob Hodge the Man of Action in support of his sheriff bid. Local leaders said the town rallies behind Hodge after his visit last Thursday and voters collected funds to hang the banner at their own expense. They praised Hodge for taking action and expressed intent to elect him sheriff of King County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hodge
Kent
Hodge
King County
Forest fires burn vast timberlands across California
Forest fires roared through Blackburn gulch near Santa Cruz and the hills west of Ukiah and Chico on August 31. Authorities reported over a hundred acres burned near Blackburn and more than 20 000 acres lost north of Chico as flames drive locals to battle the blazes amid high heat and a strong north wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Santa Cruz
Cal
Blackburn Guied
Chico
Here
Wrights Avours Flight Sets France Record Then Returns After Minor Accident
Wilbur Wright of Dayton Ohio completes a 56 minute flight over Avours military course in Le Mans France. The record flight ends with a slight accident prompting a ground return, Wright pledging to resume flights this evening amid strong American and French excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Lemans
France
Avours
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Wright
Tokio Exposition Postponed to 1917 By New Cabinet
The Tokio exposition has been postponed until 1917 per a statement from the minister of agriculture and commerce. The delay, opposed by all chambers of commerce, signals the new cabinet’s policy of retrenchment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Tokio
Tokio Exposition
Will Tie Up the C. P. R.
Montreal reports the mechanics strike on the Canadian Pacific Railway with a union committee demanding settlement this week or risk a complete system tie up. Winnipeg notes trains delayed across the west and a September 10 railway commission hearing expected, with unions likely to accuse the company of alien labor law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific
Railway Commission
Fall Court Term Begins With Busy Dockets
The fall term of the superior court starts tomorrow and will be busy for several weeks. The criminal docket features Nick Pettrich charged with first degree murder in Auburn along with numerous robbery and embezzlement cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Nick Pettrich
Auburn
Banker's Arrest Returns to Portland in Desertion Case
James Mack, a wealthy Portland and San Francisco banker and real estate broker, was arrested here on a desertion charge and taken back to Portland by Detective Coleman. Mrs Wells, the woman involved in the elopement, was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mack
Portland
San Francisco
Coleman
M. Wells
Qua Gunderson Pleads Guilty to Petty Larceny at Hearing
Qua Gunderson, arrested for burglary in a waterfront saloon theft, was allowed to plead guilty in superior court and received a 90 day sentence to the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qua Gunderson
Burglars Loot Basements in Hasty City Break-In
Police report multiple break-ins in the Eitel building basement near Second Ave and Pike St. A Bancroft patrolman spotted forced doors and found wrenches, bolts, and files near the Anheuser kitchen. Stolen items include jewelry and cash, with suspects fleeing before officers arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anheuser Cafe
Swift Pharmacy
Eitel
Second Av
Pike #t
Dick Horton
Bancroft
Anheuser
Swift
Arrested embezzler admits guilt in $250 theft
George H. Kiersted, a former Northern Life Insurance clerk who disappeared last May, is jailed on an embezzlement charge. He was arrested in Portland and brought back by Detective Coleman. Kiersted admits the theft, saying money was handed to him by agents and not reported to the cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney
Hall of the Sailors’ Union
Fred Hartman
Weller
Carr
George H. Kiersted
Northern Life Insurance Company
Mehlhorn
Portland
Coleman
Kiersted
Earl of Rowse Dies in London at 68
The Earl of Rowse, aged 68, died in London yesterday. He served as a representative peer for Ireland since 1888 and was chancellor of the University of Dublin since 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earl of Rowse
Ireland
University of Dublin
Admits Burning the Body in Nome Murder Case
Lee H Johnston a Nome miner admits his wife died by poison and that he burned the body after dismembering it. He claims she killed herself and asked him to hide the crime while officers say he forged her name and sought more than 4000 in property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far North
Lee H. Johnston
Nome
Alaska
Johnston
Joseph Warren
Department of Justice
Second District
George 8. Grigsby
Kennedy and
Barbee
Seattle
Fourth Av
Mead Johnston
M. L. Hedge
Port Blakeley
Butte
Mont
Belle Gilchrist
California
Darting Lee
Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ilegal
Grafter Cheadle
Inspector
Angelo Pavone
B. Picard
J. Heyen
Poster
Heyen
C. T. Takahashi
Oriental Trading Copany
the Man OF the Hour
Robert T. Hodge
James & Bushnel
Wistaken
LEVY
Sic
Benjamin C. Fy
Ben Levy
Mrs. Ingersoll
Ukiah
Wright Bros
Poui and
Orville Wright
Banker
F. P. Woods
Rialto Court
Boylaton Av
Hlans Schutte
Maine St
Lake Union
Fourth Ay. N
Albert Whitney
Earl of
Rosse
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