Trenholme Vote Advised by The Star in Seattle Ballot
The Star submits an advisory ballot for Seattle voters urging approval of Amendments 2 and 3 and the 15 charter commissioners, recommends no on Amendments 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 and Propositions A and D, and supports Propositions B and C as summarized. It lists 15 charter candidates and council races, and notes an inquiry into Trenholme's campaign with a task force to reveal facts.
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The
Star
Seattle
Commission
W. H. Moore
Thomas H. Bolton
Seattle Labor Council
J. B. Eagieson
E. M. Peters
L. O. Schroeder
Joe Smith
E. B. Ault
Union Record
A. V. Bouillon
O. B. Thorgrimson
Municipal League
William Pitt Trim
Huerta's soldiers seize 200 farmer boys in Mexico City
In a market plaza crowding method, federal troops dragged 200 farm youth aged 12 to 14 from mothers arms and drafted them into the army. Mothers cried as boys resisted and were beaten. The conscripts were boxed into cars for transport to the front.
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Mexico City
Market Place
Cholera Meat Shipped Here From Local Slaughterhouse
North Yakima Feb 27 Will H Adams assistant state food inspector found a slaughter house near here used after closing order and hogs dying from cholera were killed there and the meat shipped to Seattle Warrants may be issued
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North Yakima
Will H. Adams
Seattle
Little Annie Rooney Song Folio Fragment
A fragmented song lyric about Little Annie Rooney describing courting rituals and domestic felicity. The verses mention a sweetheart, engagement, marriage plans, and a cheerful home life with a parlor scene and family circle. The legible phrases include lines about calling for Annie Rooney and the wedding forthcoming.
Readers urged to share lyrics for popular songs
The Star asks readers to send in words of songs they believe were more popular than those the paper will print daily. No guarantee all will be published, but many submissions may fit space. Include a stamped return envelope if you want your copy returned.
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the Star
Alaska Railroad Bond Dispute Reaches Deadlock
Washington dispatch reports a widening split in Alaska railroad bill conferees. House members oppose the bond issue and refuse a large appropriation, while the senate and friends insist on a $40 million plan, with the house proposing $25 million as sufficient.
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Washington
House
Senate
Lathers Union Straw Vote Names Gill 99 Votes
A union meeting last night held a straw vote in which 99 members voted for Gill while one member abstained saying he would not vote for Gill or Trenholme.
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Zowie
Lathers’ Union
Gill
Trenholme
The Joke's on Clara in Seattle slipper test
Clara of the Pantages bill sent a No. 13 slipper to The Star. Forty-one Seattle girls tried it. five qualified. The five include Mrs. J. B. Steele and two other named residents, with four more names listed plus Verna Fe, Cady. The joke ends with Clara Stevens.
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Clara
Jane
Star Office
Seattle
Roy
Adams Sues Divorced Wife Over Trusted Estate
George Edward Adams sues Emily Stoddert Clary Herald and her husband Ernest B. Herald in superior court seeking 6,850 dollars alleging his former wife squandered a 40,000 dollar trust. Adams, once a U S assay office clerk, was jailed for gold dust theft in 1906 and involved in later counterfeiting charges.
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George Edward Adams
U. S
Woman Denies Endorsement Of Trenholme By W C T U Leader
Mrs. G. W. Bryant president of the Columbia City W C T U called The Star to deny she planned to support Mr Trenholme, a statement that had appeared in the morning political item.
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G. W. Bryant
Columbia City
The
Star Today
Trenholme
Sheriff sought dead shots not churchmen as deputies
In Trinidad on February 27 a congressional hearing heard that the sheriff did not want church members as deputies and sought lethal accuracy. Under Sheriff Zeke Martin admitted killing a man in 1912, later exonerated by a coroner's jury, as part of testimony in the coal mine strike inquiry.
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Trinidad
Northcutt
Colorado
Zeke Martin
Senate vote bars parcel post rate limit amendment
In Washington on February 27 the Senate, 33 to 24, ruled that an amendment removing the postmaster general’s power to alter parcel post rates weights and zones was not in order tied to the post office appropriation bill. Senator Bankhead of Alabama offered an amendment to cap weight at 50 pounds.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Bankhead
Alabama
Pepper Sinking San Francisco Slayers Staging Decline
Abraham Pepper, condemned killer of Mrs. Dorothy Johnson and former fiancé, who tried suicide after the murder, worsened today. Medical reports say his condition is serious as the case proceeds.
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San Francisco
Abraham Pepper
Dorothy Johnson
Braddock Ad Publicizes New Patrol Named For Dorothy Smith
Braddock's new auto patrol was christened the Dorothy Smith in honor of the first woman rider. Dorothy, 24, was arrested for publicly assaulting an evangelist and later discharged. Hyatt Fowella School offers thorough training in bookkeeping at 4th and Pine.
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Braddock
Auto Patrol
Dorothy Smith
Dorothy
Pretty
Hyatt. Fowella School
4Th and
Pine
Portland to Get One of Twelve Reserve Banks
An official of the American Bankers Association stated the first draft of the reserve banks plan under the new currency law. Twelve banks would be established in Portland Oregon San Francisco New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago St Louis Kansas City Minneapolis Atlanta Denver and New Orleans.
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New Orleans
American Bankers’ Association
Portland, Or
San Francisco
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Denver
New
Star reports mayoral probe committee formed by Cotterill
The Star reveals Mayor Cotterill Judge Moore and Port Commissioner Bridges agreed to form a three member committee to investigate campaign backers. The paper urges broad scope and public disclosure, invites input, and plans a 4 pm follow up session. The Star urges lifting secrecy and exposing all financial details behind candidates.
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Trenholme
The
Star
Cotterill
Judge Moore
Robert Bridges
the Star
Gill
William Hickman Moore
George F. Cotterill
Seattle
Employers’ Association
Brewing
Chamber of Commerce
Jacob Furth
R. V. Ankeny
W. J. Grambs
Seattle Star
Lundquist Lilly Spring Stock Now Ready
The Lundquist Lilly Upstairs Clothes Shop in the Green Building announces its spring stock for men is ready for inspection. The shop emphasizes $15 garments, claiming regular $25 value due to low rent and small expenses. See their ad on page 2.
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Lundquist-Lilly
the Star
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Sadie Pe
Department of Public Welfare
Ballard
West Seattle
General Fund
Cedar River
Lake Cushman
Government Canal
T. Erickson
Robert B. Hesketh
Ira D. Lundy
Huerta
Annie Rooney
Annie
Joe
Boon
Little Annie Rooney
Chykus
Fellows
Alaska Bill
Jennny
Portland
U.S
Orleans
Lundquist
Lilly
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