Seattle voters approve $800000 street car bond issue
On March 7 Seattle residents approved an $800000 bond for a city street car line from the south end through Rainier Valley to Ballard. Four months later little has been done with delays blamed on engineering and legal offices. officials pledge moves, while councilmen criticize slow process and accuse others of stalling municipal ownership.
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Seattle
Rainier Alley
Ballard
Seattle, Renton & Southern
Crawford
Supt. Valentine
Public Utilities Department
Erickson
Grand Jury Probes Wappenstein Case Amid Testimony Flurry
The grand jury subpoenaed all twelve jurors from the first Wappenstein trial and heard testimony from Geo E Gray and others. Seven jurors appeared this morning with four testifying, while some voters for conviction or acquittal did not show. An earlier rumor of jury tampering prompted Burns operatives to monitor the panel.
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Wappenstein
Geo. E. Gray
Foreman Shorey
Miller
McCartney
Lang
W. H. Shorey
Forman
H. Schwarble
J. W. Kohler
Vander Wel
Kohler
Wappy
D. M. Deutsch
J. J. Wildermuth
Conrad Oleson
O. Gunderson
Court House
Baxter
W. J. Baxter
Burne
Burns
Main
Henry Schwarbelle
H. B. Miller
D. J. McCartney
FE. Vander Wel
Mariner
John Lang
Miss Adams Declared Front Runner in University Beauty
Michigan correspondent notes Miss Marguerite Adams chosen by popular vote as prettiest coed at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor from a field of 1000. The writer suggests University of Washington women could rival her with similar skills and charm.
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Marguerite Adams
Michigan
Miss Adams
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
University of Washington
Chicago Heat Claims 25 Lives in One Day
Chicago sweltered as 25 heat deaths were recorded in a day. The city also disclosed 41 burial certificates for babies, a new record, with reports of mental strain and personal crises rising amid the oppressive heat.
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Macao Press
Chicago
Liner La Touraine Plagued by Whales in 10 Hour Race
New York July 8 reports the liner La Touraine racing a school of whales for ten hours as passengers watch. Women passengers joined the amusement by pelting the whales with bundles of paper during the spectacle.
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New York
la Touraine
Red Ink in Cops Lemonade Sparks Police Warrant
During a July heat wave in Chicago police at the Avenue station served iced lemonade to stay cool. An unknown prankster added red ink, turning the drink pink. A warrant has been issued in connection with the incident.
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Chicago
Seattle Area Weather Forecast Tonight and Sunday
Fair tonight and Sunday for Seattle and vicinity. Winds will be westerly. Noon temperature today 65 degrees.
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Seattle
Vicinity
Wappenstein Counsel Motion Set for July 26 Hearing
The motion for a new trial by Wappenstein chief counsel W H Morris has been set for argument on July 26 by Judge Ronald. Indicted Frank Clancy awaiting trial for running a gambling house was summoned by a juror for next month and granted Judge Gay's excusal. Portland sleuth Joe Day who fled to avoid grand jury testimony traced to Aberde en Washington, home of B Bean Wappy's brother in law and chief witness.
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W. H. Morris
Wappenstein
Ronald
Frank Clancy
Gay
Joe Day
Portland
Aberdeen
Wash
B. Bean
Wappy
Napolitano Petition Urges Signatures for Grey Letter
The Napolitano petition appears on page 6 urging readers to clip sign and collect signatures from neighbors and friends and send to The Star which will forward petitions to Governor General Grey.
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Star
Grey
Barrymore Doubts Divorce Rumor About Sister Ethel
Jack Barrymore commented that he has no information on reports that his sister Ethel Barrymore, a divorcee of her millionaire husband Russell Colt, was separated. He added it might be true and he would not know.
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Weste
Wires
York
Jack Barrymore
Ethel Marrymore
Russell Colt
Barrymore
Two Prominent Elders Celebrate Birthdays in Europe and Ohio
United Press reports from Cannes and Cleveland note Joe Chamberlain, 75, paralytic but healthier, celebrating his birthday at a Cannes villa while John D. Rockefeller, 72, president of Standard Oil, marks his birthday in Cleveland. Rockefeller recently undertook a private, largely undisclosed trip to New York.
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United Press
London
Joe” Chamberlain
West Birmingham
Cannes
Chamberlain
Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
The
Standard Oi! Co
Rockefeller
New York
Cash registers to be installed on Seattle streetcars
Capital Hill riders face change as Seattle Electric plans cash registers on conductors. Patrons pay fares with dimes nickels and pennies and shove coins into the device after handing over tickets. The system records fares while conductors still pocket tickets.
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Capitol Hill
Seattle Electric Company
Senator Works Praises Christian Science in Senate
United States Senator Works of California spoke in the Senate against a bill to create a department of public health. He described Christian Science as a life saver, recounting his own ten year recovery and claims his wife and son benefited from the faith.
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United States
Congress
United Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Department of Public Health
Works
California
Petitions Pouring In for Clemency in Napolatino Case
The Star office reports a surge of petitions for mercy for Mrs Napolatino condemned to hang in August. Over 1,000 names were gathered today with women supporters collecting hundreds more. If continued, Star readers alone may send about 60 000 petitions to Canadian officials seeking clemency.
Mystery Surrounds Millionaire Pettit Death
James Pettit billionaire treasurer of Peavey Grain was found dead in six inches of water by Lake Michigan. An inquest was ordered to determine if he drowned or was murdered.
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Highland Bark
James Pettit
Peavey Grain Company
Lake Michigan
Pettit
Gates in Decline as Throat Operations Multiply
Paris reports John W. Gates is critically ill with seven throat operations already performed. Five physicians and three nurses attend him at Hotel Maurice, with recovery regarded as doubtful despite secrecy surrounding his condition.
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Gates
Paris
Hotel Maurice
John W. Gates
Congressman Cox Seeks Taft Bay Rights Information
In Washington on July 8 Congressman Cox a Democrat of Indiana introduced a House resolution demanding that President Taft promptly provide all information about the Controller Bay rights of way. The request includes statements on parcels taken and actions by Chas P Taft and Richard Ryan.
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Washington
Richard Ryan
Guggenheim
Controller Bay
Richard A. Ballinger
Taft
United Reese
Cox
Indiana
House
Chas
P. Taft
All News to Me Says Barrymores Husband
Russell Colt, husband of Ethel Barrymore, denied knowledge of reports that she will divorce. He said it was all news to him and he does not understand why she would sign papers in Los Angeles. He emphasized he did not accompany her west due to business here.
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Ryan
Guggenheims
Guggenheim
Charley Taft
Ballinger
Taft
Barrymore
New York
Los Angeles
Ethel Barrymore
Russell Colt
Colt
Brother and South Africa sister reunite after 18 years
Herbert W. Bradley, a Trenton engineer and contractor, and his sister Muriel of Durban, South Africa, met in New York yesterday after 18 years. They recognized each other by a little bowl of ribbon. Muriel traveled alone on the steamer Philadelphia and will spend two months with her brother.
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Trenton
Herbert W. Bradley
Muriel
Durban
South Africa
New York
Philadelphia
Water Splash End in Fatal Shooting at Idabel
In Idabel Oklahoma today Walter Phillips shot and killed William Sappington after a dispute over splashing water while swimming. Phillips drew a revolver from his clothes on the bank and killed Sappington while he remained in the water.
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Idabel
Okla
William Sappington
Walter Phillips
Phillips
Sappington
Labor unions brace for clash with Spokane builders exchange
Spokane dispatch notes national AFL organizer C O Young is sent to Spokane and local unions fear future trouble with the Spokane builders exchange as they prepare for potential conflict. Chase triplets in Newburyport celebrate 50th birthday with relatives and friends at home.
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Spokane
C. O. Young
American Federation of Labor
Newburyport
Maass
New England
Barber Asphalt Co. Low Bid For 2481 Av Paving
Se Peee owe The Barber Asphalt Co. offered the lowest bid yesterday for paving 2481 av between Madison and Royst. The asphalt bid was 1.45 dollars per square yard, the lowest ever in this city, with vitrified brick at 2.40 dollars. Contracts will be awarded next Tuesday.
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Se Peee
Barber Asphalt Co
Madison
Royst
Hicktown Bee notes on social clubs and bars
Local talk mentions forming an Equal Suffering club to heal divides between married and unmarried men. A rehearsal is set at Chubbuck's barbershop tomorrow afternoon. The Valace hotel features a new rubber plant in the barroom. A girl turning 20 without wedding bells is singled out in humorous local musings.
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Chubbuck
Valace
Barrymore Seeks Divorce From Millionaire Husband
Ethel Barrymore files for separation from Russell G. Colt after a brief marriage of under two years. She cites his alleged affairs with a New York society woman and seeks 250000 dollars alimony for herself and their one year old baby.
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Miss Barrymore
Los Angeles
New York
Seattle
Colt
Man’s Kind Act Saves Him From Prison
Yvory Shields, 61, a widower and father, escaped a forgery charge after Deputy Prosecutor Caldwell and Kennedy and Judge Gay learned of his sacrifice for a friend and family. He signed a check under stress, admitted handwriting, but prosecutors moved to dismiss, praising human mercy over legal technicality.
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Yvory Shields
Caldwell
Kennedy
Gay
Shields
Metropolitan Bank
Shield
Night Marshal Martin Prehm Found Dead Near Bridge
In Winlock Washington on July 8 the body of Night Marshal Martin Prehm was found in a ravine beneath a small bridge. authorities suspect he was hurled from the bridge during pursuit of a killer. The coroner's jury opened hearings this afternoon. Prehm leaves a widow and three children.
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United Press
Winlock
Wash
Martin Prehm
Prehm
Royal Edicts Create New Dukes of Various Realms
King Edgar I issued another edict naming a set of new dukes including Harry W. Treat as Duke of Seattle, Falcon Joshlin as Duke of Alaska, John B. Van Dyke as Duke of Legislation, Charles A. Dean as Duke of Royal Forests, and Albert H. Stoddard as Duke of Royal Pageantry in rapid succession.
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King Edgar I
Harry W. Treat
Duke
Seattle
Falcon Joshlin
Alaska
John B. van Dyke
Charles A. Dean
Royal Forests
Albert H. Stoddard
Deaf swimmer drowns in Connecticut River tragedy
In Springfield Massachusetts on July 8 Alfred Lafreniere aged 19 drowned while swimming the Connecticut River with fellow swimmer Robert Ray. Lafreniere cried for help as cramps struck, but Ray, though an expert swimmer, could not hear the pleas.
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Springfield
Mass
Alfred Lafreniere
Connecticut River
Robert Ray
Ray
Lafreniere
Ethel Barrymore Ends Northwest Tour Amid Troubled Marriage
Ethel Barrymore will close her road tour in Los Angeles and cancel Seattle dates due to marital troubles. Her manager says she is cutting engagements in the Northwest to hurry back to her baby in New York.
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Los Angeles
Ethel Barrymore
Seattle
Northwest
New York
Santa Rosa Captain Accused Overboard Wreck Decisions
Survivors of the Santa Rosa wreck near Point Arguello say the captain refused to land passengers despite pleas. Reports list four crew deaths and at least 25 passengers perishing as waves split the vessel, with criticism aimed at officials for delaying evacuation.
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United Press
Santa Barbara
Cal
Cariton
Santa Rosa
Canada
Honda
Point Arguello
Steamship Company
J. A. Faria
San Francisco
J. D. Collins
Faria
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