Voters Rally As Seattle Election Polls Open At Dawn
Voters flocked to Seattle polls as 105 names fill the ballot with 10 amendments and four propositions amid a mayoral contest between H C Gill and J D Trenholme. Officials urge waiting watchers to call for results and remind challengers may occur at precincts.
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J. €. Bradford
E. J. Brown
Ed Terry
Geo. W. Scott
Harry Carroll
WH. Hazen
Precinct Watchers Call Up Main 9400 for Election Returns
Precinct watchers are urged to call Main 9400 as soon as any results come in. The mayoral race holds chief interest with these numbers providing initial figures, followed by council contests. Remember the number Main 9400 and then 9490.
Gill favored to win by big majority, Star asserts
The Star predicts Gill will win today by a large margin, noting gains from labor and moral voters while losing votes from big bosses. It acknowledges some erosion from the new alignment but maintains confidence in Gill’s overall victory. The paper refrains from explicit campaign predictions beyond strong expectations.
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Goldsmith
The
Dynamite Plot Against Unions Rumored in County Probe
County officers report twelve sticks of dynamite found at 1111 Sturgis Way were planted to smear strik ing teamsters and prompt arrests of two innocent men. Strike-breaker Charles Kilman, 30, claimed to be a detective but is accused of offering to “turn the trick” for $100. Kilman jailed. another arrest expected.
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Robert B. Hesketh
Oliver T Erickson
C. A. Dale
Harry Bruskevitch
H. D. Folsom
Portland C. Hunt
Hunt
Norman B. Abrams
C. B. Fitzgerald
Ira D. Lundy
A. E. Flagg
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Sturgie Way
Charles Kilman
John Roberts
J. J. Sullivan
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Seattle
Trenholme Suffered From Scandal Swarning Fallout
The report suggests J. D. Trenholme was hurt by biased newspaper coverage that hid the committee’s findings. Vague hints and misinterpretation turned the Star committee’s report into a political punch for Trenholme, who remains unsettled by the episode.
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Trenholme
Star Committee
Corbett Ancestry Of A Pro Boxer Revealed In Referee Glance
Eddie Graney spotlights insider history tracing Jim Corbett as an instrument of revenge that shaped his path from amateur to professional. The piece hints at pivotal moments and the influence of stories on boxing careers, with the full account on page 7.
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Corbett
Eddie Graney
The Star’s Seattle mayoral fight proves its worth
The Star declares the Seattle mayoral race a historic effort that exposed slush funds and secret candidate-picking. It credits revealing tactics to Hi Gill opponents, asserting voters now decide with eyes open and that the struggle was worth while regardless of outcome.
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Chilberg
Goldsmith
Heinrich
Trenholme
Seattle
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Star
Gill
Steals a Kiss Lands 30 Year Penitentiary Sentence
In Los Angeles Chase H Guyton aged 40 was sentenced to thirty years in San Quentin for highway robbery. He held up 18 year old Daisy Sidewall, stole a dime and a kiss last December, then returned the coin. Guyton pleaded for mercy, claiming innocence, as he sobbed in court before Judge Willis.
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