Miss Mary Anderson Driven to Suicide Attempt
Miss Mary Anderson, once cashier at Luna Park Natatorium, alleges Dr Griggs pressured her to leave Seattle. She says Griggs and his supporters harassed her, culminating in an attempted suicide two days earlier. She was moved to the Pacific hospital for safety and care. Deputy Sheriff Peyton vows protection, possibly an armed guard.
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Seattle
S&s B
Luna Park
Anderson
Pike St
Seconday
Griggs
Amberson
Irving
Mise Anderson
Peyton
Bourns
Pacific
Miss Anderson
Roosevelt to Review Atlantic Fleet Aboard Mayflower
President Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower with Secretary Newberry and officials will review the Atlantic battleship fleet off Hampton Roads on February 22 the Washington birthday anniversary. The fleet will appear in lower bay at 11 o clock and be reviewed before Roosevelt as the Mayflower anchors near the Roads. Admiral Sperry and officers will attend a luncheon then Roosevelt will visit 16 ships and depart for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. P
Roosevelt
Newberry
Hampton Roads
George Washington
Lower Bay
Admiral Sperry
Tornado Kills Unidentified Girl in Philadelphia
A tornado struck Philadelphia causing the death of an unidentified girl and a man named Wightman. The storm damaged Bleckley Baptist church and tore up a culvert in West Philadelphia. The cyclone also affected eastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware with severe destruction.
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Whent Phia
Ickers G. Wightman
Bleckley Baptist Church
West Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Ph Iphina
Cost of Garbage Collection Across Cities Revealed
Health Commissioner Crichton presents a statistical map in the garbage report by A. V. Bouillon of the department of public utilities. The map lists population, collection cost, garbage class, disposal system, destruction method, and notable remarks for cities under private and municipal control.
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Crichton
A. V. Bouillon
Department of Public Utilities
Revenue Officers Raid Moonshine Factory Near Lynden
Revenue officers raided a moonshine operation in Lynden near Bellingham but found no meaningful evidence. A rear coop-protected still was suspected to be used for some time, with locals believing it run by a group of youths. Authorities continue the investigation and have not released specific findings. In Loraine Oregon a platform collapse at a shipyard killed one and injured several workers, with two missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellingham
Wash
Lynden
North
Loraine
Ore
American Riding Company
Treasury Report Summary Hits Disbursement Total
Wees cas TON February 11 reports the treasury statement showing disbursements totaling 1 617 065 dollars. The brief note records a single date and a precise monetary figure without additional context or entities.
Arrangements Made for Edgar Mugen Burial in Township
Edgar Mugen former Oregon resident and township judge arrived in Angels on February 11. He died here yesterday from Brights disease. Local officials and family prepare funeral arrangements today.
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Angeles
Edgar Mugen
Cour
Oregon
Bright
Czar to Visit Italy in March to Meet King
Rome report states the Russian czar will travel to Rome to meet King Emmanuel at the Quirinal in mid March. The trip is described as definite.
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Rome
U. P
Czar
Russia
King Emmanuel
Quirinal
Heney’s Condition Not Improving Delays Calhoun Trial
Francis J. Heney’s health did not improve as San Francisco judge Lawlor continued the Patrick Calhoun trial until next Monday afternoon. A panel of 80 jurors will be examined Monday morning to select extra jurors to replace dismissals by peremptory challenges from both sides.
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San Francisco
U. P
Francis J. Heney
Lawlor
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
President and party head to Lincoln Homestead Kentucky
President Housevelt and his party depart for Hodagrnville Kentucky to lay the cornerstone of a marble hall at the Lincoln homestead site. The new hall memorializes the martyred president.
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Washington
Ty T. VA
President Housevelt
Lincoln
Hodagrnville
Seow
Linecoln
WANTS SNOQUALMIE TO PAY HER DAMAGES
Catherine Comrada sues the town of Snoqualmie in superior court for 19500 dollars claiming injuries from a May accident on Main Street. She says the embankment lacked guardrails and lighting causing her wagon to fall ten feet, injuring her and her husband and horse.
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Catherine Comrada
Nequalmie
Soeniane
Fletala Mre
Comrada
Mayast
Tow Boat Companies Merge Into Single Seattle Entity
A consolidation unites three tug operators the Seattle Tow Boat Company Dugan Towing and Chesley Tow Boat under the Seattle Tow Boat name with W R Chesley as president. Headquarters are at the former Chesley offices on the King at dock. The new firm is formed with the customs house of class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conami
Seattle Tow Boat Company
Dugan Towing Company
Chesley Tow Boat Company
W. R. Chesley
Chesley Company
King At Dock
Equitable Railroad Tax Bill Faces Opposition in King County
The King County railroads seek to defeat an equitable distribution bill that would tax railroad property by county. Critics warn the measure could cost the county 80 000 to 100 000 yearly in revenue but supporters say it ensures fair revenue sharing as counties with little railroad property would no longer underpay. Viability hinges on Olympia passage and local business groups plan vigilance. Roosevelt to be rebuked by Senate committee over secret service use restrictions. subcommittee ready to report.
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King County
Seattle
Olympia
Emalier
Emalior
Ing
Chamber of Commerce
Wateh
I. C. Gilman
Washington
U.P .F
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Pleads Guilty in Augusta Certificate Scam
John Jackson pleaded guilty before Superior Judge Yakey to attempting to obtain money under false pretenses. He and George Williams secured twenty dollar certificates from the defunct Augusta Banking and Insurance Co Georgia. Williams fled after attempting to pass a certificate on M Furuya at Seattle National Bank. Jackson was intercepted by employees and held. Williams remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jackson
Yakey
Jackson
George Williams
Augusta Banking and Insurance Company
Georgia
Willams
M. Furuya
Seattle National Bank
Williame
City Hall Occupied in Historic Move to New Building
Building Inspector Grant moved into the new city hall at Fourthay and Yester way in a late night move. This morning the notice on his door confirms his presence while other departments will relocate in about four weeks as interior finishing continues.
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Grant
Fourthay
Yester Way
City Hall
Bank clearings and balances for Seattie Tacoma and Portland
Bank clearings today show Seattie and Tacoma with totals and balances. Seattie clearings amount to 1,954,641.45 with 162,778.21 in balances. Tacoma shows 43,938.00 in clearings and 679,420.00 balances. Portland reports 1,085,509.00 in clearings and 148,095.00 in balances.
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Seattie
Portland
Taft Announces Hitchcock as Postmaster General
President elect Taft arrived from Panama and formally named Frank Hitchcock to the postmaster general post. A musical social at the University Methodist church is planned for Friday afternoon with accompanying events in Brooklyn tomorrow.
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New Orleans
U. P
Taft
Panama
Frank Hitchcock
University Methodist Churc
Brooklyn
Hay Strong Man At The Helm By Renfro
A portrait of a decisive leader described as an Empire Builder with bulldog jaw and high forehead. The piece likens his calculating yet merry eyes to Cecil Rhodes and portrays him as a merchant miner who later organizes large scale operations. The characterization emphasizes leadership, grit, and vision.
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Alfred T. Renfro
Cecil Rhodes
Ian King
Rhodes
Hays
Hay
Senate Takes A Rest To Think It All Over
Olympia February 11 The senate adjourned to Monday leaving time to frame up the McMasters local option bill and set Wednesday as a special order. House actions include rejecting a five year stretch for delinquent grocery bills and shelving an exemption for new railroad lines from accident damages. A powder factory proposal at Monroe would employ convicts to clear lands, while a bill on paying old normal school warrants faces postponement and monetary disputes with speculators over face value. The session continues with municipal garbage administration powers for Seattle discussed.
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Olympia
Senate
McMasters
House
Beach
Monroe
Powder Trust
Trust
Cheney
Bellingham
Palmer
Comin Tien
Seaston
Seattle
Margaret Illington Retires From Stage Forever
San Francisco February 11 Margaret Illington announces retirement from acting to devote time to home and husband Dantchman Frohman says she left the stage after a nervous breakdown in Boston last year. She seeks milder climate in California and plans no return to the stage though she may come to the coast later this month.
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San Francisco
Cale
Margaret Illington
Dantchman
Frohman
California
Boston
Missington
Misa Hilington
New York
The Way You Look at It and the Moon Cheese Tale
Fragmentary dialogue centers on a mother and child debating a moon made of cheese and a pursuing man described as a cat. The lines reveal whimsical, broken speech and a playful, uncertain tone about marriage and peace.
Seattle residents vow to fight franchise bill 117
Thoroughly aroused by The Star exposure of house bill 117 residents of Queen Anne hill plan to kill the measure at or. The bill would let street car firms condemn private property and charge owners. Telegrams protest to Representative Tennant and other King county lawmakers urge defeat. Dr Crichton says the extension would allow condemning his property for the Alpha at line. The project also crosses Mayor Miller’s home property.
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Star
Queen Anne Hill
Seattle Electric Co
Third Av. N
Alpha At
House Common Municipal Corporations
Tennant
Seattle
King County
J. B. Crichton
Miller
Annie Glen alive after alleged death by own action
Thousands in New Orleans welcomed Taft's party as Mrs Annie Glen reappeared alive after reports she had died by carbolic acid. The episode revealed it was a staged ruse to win back her lover Lewis Wallace, with officials and press misled by the sensational tale.
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Annie Glen
Blanchard St
The
Star
Glen
Lewie Wallace
Lewis Wallace
Wallace
Annie
Louie
House Burns in West Seattle
West Seattle fire razed the home of D. C. McDonald on Donald Street and California Avenue with no one inside. Origin of the blaze is unknown and the house and all furniture are a total loss. McDonald formerly Seattle police chief before annexation, now patrolman in the area.
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D. C. McDonald
Donald St
California Av
West Seattle
Seattle
McDonald
Will Explain to Judge and Club Notes Highlight Local Life
Frank Trusty faces a judge after an alcohol fueled incident in which a lamp was knocked over and trousers burned. The Woman's Century club and the Central Labor Council met with plans for bills aid to workers. J Kelley stood trial for grand larceny on freight car thefts. Charles Doyle received AF of L duties in Seattle. Unitarian Men’s club to host C F Whaley on universal peace.
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Frank Trusty
Frank
Gordon
Woman's Century Club
Social Service Committee
Central Labor Council
Seattle
J. Kelley
Yakey
Kelley
Columbian & Puget Sound Railway Company
Doyless
Charles W. Doyle
American Federation of Labor
Vicinity
Doyle
Painters’ Union
Men's Club
Unitarian Church
Boylstonav
C. F. Whaley
American Peace Society
Universal Peace Movement
King Edward to Return Home Tomorrow
Berlin February 11 King Edward canceled his car trip to his sister's grave due to catarrh. He attended a luncheon with a dragon regiment. He will depart tomorrow for London.
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Edward
Berlin
A. P
Dragoon
London
Seattle Postoffice to Observe Legal Holiday Tomorrow
The Seattle post office will observe a legal holiday tomorrow. Carrier and general delivery windows will be open from 8 to 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
Seattle Postoffice
Star Expose Influences Law Bill Status In Committee
Reporters note public interest in the proposed bill now before the house committee. Observers say the Star expose may affect the bill with discussions likely to occur in committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee
Two New Judges for Oregon
Salem Ore Feb 11 The house passed a senate bill to add two supreme court judges. Present Commissioner King and Slater will be appointed by Governor Chamberlain. Both are Democrats and with three Republican judges Oregon will for the first time have a nonpartisan judiciary.
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Salem
Ore
U. P
House
Senate
King
Slater
Gey. Chamberlain
Oregon
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Kentucky
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Tacoma
Hitchcock
Buchanan
State Grocere’ Association
Bill
Margarett Illington Frohman
Wington
Atlanta
8. E. CO
Magnolia
Birmingham
House Burns
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