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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1913
Page
1
Philadelphia dispatch reports two deaths and many prostrations from extreme heat in Seattle. The heat wave shows no relief, with temperatures above 90 and sultry conditions continuing through the night.
A political attack piece denounces the Pirates as the same harbor gang behind Harbor Island fraud and a failed law to place Port Commission seats. It claims they seek control of Seattle’s terminals and port funds via Proposition Four and warns voters to oppose the Ayers measure and any tool for their power. The piece ties past deceptions to current schemes and urges unity against the gang’s influence.
R F Ayers head of Ayers Terminal company spent about two hours with the grand jury after answering a subpoena. Prosecutors continue to probe the Harbor Island scheme including a $25,000 fund used to finance public employe payments and publicity to push the plan.
Two hundred fifty members of the Washington naval militia join a ten day voyage of the United States cruiser Galveston to Alaska. Seattle Tacoma and Aberdeen divisions are included with the voyage departing Seattle on June 21.
J. F. Thorn, a painter, was badly injured at the Oregon-Washington depot about 11 o'clock this morning when the ropes supporting a scaffold broke and he fell about 50 feet to the ground. He was taken to City hospital where doctors said his injuries were serious but not necessarily fatal.
Polls open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at schoolhouses and fire stations across city limits with country precincts using special stations. All registered voters may cast ballots. no Candidates will be elected and five propositions appear with recommendations from civic groups and The Star. Yes on Propositions 1 2 3 5 and No on Proposition 4.
A weary doctor and a young man drift through a village at dusk as a dying romance collides with a deserted mansion. A heavy moment on love and death unfolds with a missing family and a questioned return. The innkeeper notes the hill house has stood empty for years while a daughter hints at a living patriarch.
Advertises Milwaukee trains across the continent with fares from 60.00 to Washington Winnipeg Omaha Council Bluffs Kansas City St Joseph and many East points. Return may be via California. 16 day going limit and October 31 1919 return limit. Special stopover privileges and sleeping car reservations through A P Chapman Jr and J L Criswell Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway.
Judge Albertson granted a divorce to Clara Gross from Charlie Gross and awarded custody of their two daughters, ages 5 and 2. He ordered $36 monthly child support while the children remain in the maternal home, noting there was no evidence for the charges and the testimony included Mrs Agnes Moon, sister of Mrs Gross, testifying against her.
The U S Supreme Court on June 16 upheld state power to fix rates in five states. It ruled Arkansas Kansas Oregon West Virginia and Missouri may set non confiscatory passenger and freight rates within their borders in cases brought by railroads including St Louis Southwestern Southern Pacific Oregon & California and Chesapeake & Ohio.
Dr Philip R Waughop sought to annul his six day marriage to Miss but was described as a Iittle mentally unbalanced by rugs by expert witness Dr D A Nicholson. The testimony noted his indifference to the marriage and uncertainty in deciding whether to wed. The scene included Reverend E Bergman who performed the ceremony just before midnight in February.
The witness stated he noticed nothing unusual about Dr. Waughop. The remark appears in a testimony sequence without further context or details.
Gen Chittenden and The Star outline four reasons opposing Prop 4 to expand port district commissions from three to five. He cites governance, harbor island concerns, potential delays, and a stance against syndicate control in public operations.
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