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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1913
Page
1
General H M Chittenden thanks The Star editor for pivotal role in yesterday's election. He says the vote is the people's mandate to proceed with harbor work under public control. He signs with sincere regards.
The Pomona Grange report leads to indictments of The Star editor and three other editors for libel related to publishing county affairs. The grand jury criticizes road work decisions and political favoritism, cites specific docksite deals, bribery hints, and urges accountability while noting some omissions and unclear charges.
An unclear OCR snippet mentions prices and items but names and context are obscured. It references a trade or sales term, a price like 125 cents, and scattered near-meaningless words without a coherent event or subjects to identify.
Proposition 4 to increase port commission membership was defeated by a near two to one margin in the city wide port election. Early returns show 3,927 votes for Prop 4 and 9,335 against across 271 precincts with broad opposition from civic groups and unions. Propositions 5 1 and 2 plus 3 carried sizable majorities amid no candidate races.
A peaceful suffrage march began this morning as a band of non militia protestors left Newcastle on foot aiming to reach London. They plan to spread propaganda en route with detachments starting in various English towns and sympathizers urged to join along the route.
President Wilson summoned reporters to the White House to rebut rumors of discord among Democratic leaders over currency reform. He stated Treasury Secretary McAdoo Senator Owen of Oklahoma and Representative Glass of Virginia are in full agreement and that his message to Congress and a draft of the currency bill would be delivered Monday.
A prank ends in tragedy as a boy opens a throttle causing an engine to crash into a train. Fred Ludeke dies instantly and Fireman Froelich dies soon after in Alo New York.
A severe earthquake rattled Pierre Island near Martinique on June 18 causing widespread fear. Rumblings from Mt Pelee, which erupted years ago, have previously caused loss of life though no casualties are reported today.
Readers praise The Star safety razor received free with a yearly subscription. The device is described as a high quality item that would cost about $2.50 retail, offered at no charge with a $3.25 annual plan and with smaller fees for shorter terms.
William Davis, a teamster for Zickman coal yard at 20th and Madison, is pitched from the Madison Street bridge when a runaway streetcar collides with his wagon. His two horses are killed and Davis survives with severe injuries after an ambulance carries him to Seattle General Hospital. The incident also harms a boy and a white horse, with bystander Dr Coffin narrowly avoiding the wreck.
Pomona Grange secretary Cotterill protests after a grand jury indicts the editor of The Star for publishing their report. He notes months of effort and county auditor supplied figures, and laments lack of witness testimony.
Raymond Diamond, youth who robbed the Glendale State bank for nearly 3000, remains in Cow Creek country west of Glendale. A posse was sent out by Sheriff Quine after a plea from Representative J K Howard bank vice president. Howard says no prosecution steps will be taken if Diamond is mentally impaired.
Mrs. Frank Scearce her younger son James and her brother Henry Waltersdorff formerly of Ballard drowned while crossing the Flathead River in Montana. Frank Scearce survived. The family was traveling on the Flathead Indian reservation ferry was out of service. J P Scearce brother of the survivor is with Metz Motor Car Co. of this city.
A farmer, George Dowdy, was struck by lightning while standing on a load of hay holding a pitchfork. The bolt burned his gloves and damaged his hat crown and shoe but caused no injuries. The note ends with a remark about a bookkeeping and shorthand course at Hyatt-Powell's being more valuable than the ordinary business college.
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