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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1914
Page
1
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The author argues the new Seattle charter limits voter power by letting 30 Hinky Dinks choose a dummy mayor and council, reducing public influence and removing the city manager from election. He contends the charter robs citizens of control and repeats the charges of elitist manipulation.
Admiral Kurot aboard the Azuma and Asama are greeted by Mayor Hiram Gill and officials as bands play. Consul Takahashi and Chamber of Commerce members across from El Bay witness a cordial reception in bright sun and calm waters.
The piece discusses a supposed new legal excuse called matrimonial asphasia used to justify forgetfulness in bigamy cases. Lawrence F Converse stands trial after marrying Amelia and Reatha within two years. A lawyer allegedly pitched the term to influence the court, with implications for domestic life and criminal practice.
The first gun of the fall campaign will be fired tonight at Kent in Odd Fellows hall by the progressives. Alfred M. Lundin, candidate for prosecuting attorney, Corporation Counsel Bradford and Representative Thomas F. Murphine will speak. Special bus arrangements will shuttle attendees from Georgetown to the meeting site.
Frank Beckman awoke at the Occidental hotel minus forty five dollars and an Elgin watch after inviting two men to his room for cribbage. He recalls drinks from a flask before falling asleep and waking to the loss. The events imply a possible theft following social introductions.
Police seek to identify a burglar killed by Officer R. B. Jackson in a southwest Los Angeles home. Detectives believe the deceased is William Brown, a teamster, and continue investigations to confirm identity.
Berlin June 27 two aviators and a passenger were killed in separate German airplane accidents. At Bitsch a military plane flown by Maj Beuchner with a passenger crashed after turning over near the ground, killing both. At Metz aviator Grunow lost control, dropped fifty feet and died.
Representatives from employers, workers, and the public in Olympia urged the Industrial Welfare Commission to set a nine dollar weekly minimum for girls in telephone offices. The vote was nine to three against the higher rate by employers, but the welfare board was expected to accept the recommendation.
Lowell Massachusetts June 27 Wilfred Blaise tells officers I think I have murdered my wife He then falls asleep at the station Police find the body of his wife Delimere Ouellette Blaise 20 a four month bride strangled in bed They married February 23 in North Attleboro Alfred Blaise brother says a late house warming ended peacefully Wilfred Blaise mental state to be investigated
President C. H. Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners remained in Helena under heavy guard after fleeing Hutte the night of dynamiting the convention hall. He planned to address miners in Anaconda, but the mayor halted the speech.
Jimmy Crehan denies opening a matrimonial bureau in city hall but receives a typewritten note from a stenographer who says she is young and handsome and seeks a husband. She argues she would make some man a good wife and asks Jimmy to help her.
Harold MacGrath’s novel The Million Dollar Mystery opens with action at the outset. The text promises readers a rare treat and urges attention to the first part printed in this edition, stressing that missing it would be a loss.
A break today in the $20,000 Turlock Irrigation system occurred 12 miles from Hickman Cal and threatened serious damage for a time.
Martyn Wheeler and his wife Mary E. Wheeler aged 65 were struck while boarding a Fauntleroy car by a Northern Express wagon. Mary died from injuries after being trampled and crushed. Martyn was only slightly hurt. The team was driven by Burger Johannson 17 with F. H. Williams beside him. Bystanders say the pair were skygaging and ignored the horses. Both drivers are in custody with bail refused.
Grace Turner a 20 year old from Philadelphia suffering tuberculosis and a drug habit was carried from Judge Frater's courtroom while awaiting arraignment on a larceny charge. Her physicians fear treatment arrived too late as she pleads for hospital care and records show her weight around 70 pounds. The case highlights jail medical indifference and the deadly grip of narcotics.
Reports say federal garrison at Zacatecas abandoned wounded and destroyed supplies as they fled toward Agua Calientes. Rebels led by Urbina Aguirre Benavides and Raoul Madera press the chase with Villa moving south to supervise actions near Sua Calientes and Esperanza. General Antonio Olea is executed following a division command under Gen. Barron.
Two suffragists managed to throw literature at King George and Queen Mary as they traveled from Buckingham Palace to Hyde Park for a fire brigade review. The protesters were arrested on the scene.
A working girl writes for Cynthia Grey about loving a rich young man from a high family whom she met on a boat. She fears social distance, wonders if she should pursue him or forget him, and asks for one concise reply under 150 words to guide her. The Star invites a best-letter prize.
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