Poll shows wide disregard of party lines in 1912 preferences
From the United States poll 65 favor progressives while 20 want Roosevelt 16 Taft 10 Harmon 4 Clark and 4 first choices only. 87 963 first choices were cast. South returns favor Wilson with Roosevelt leading in most states. New York Taft tops Roosevelt 1389 to 861 and Harmon leads Wilson, while Ohio shows Roosevelt beating Taft 1176 to 902.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Harmon
Clark
Hughes
la Follette
Wilson
Night of Decay on Post Office Steps
A distraught woman, once young, now degraded by hardship, stands by a post office entrance. Onlookers judge her with a mix of horror and pity as she mutters and teeters, wearing a white ribbon badge proclaiming support for Hiram while the crowd passes by.
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Johnny Williams Destroys Shop With Car Incident
In San Francisco a 9 year old named Johnny Williams unknowingly started a car and drove it into A Shevitts dry goods store causing significant damage. Neighbors assisted as the vehicle collided with merchandise and the building. No serious injuries were reported as authorities inspected the scene.
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United Frees
San Francisco
Johnny Williams
A. Shevitts
Eleventh hour campaign lies spark voter warning
The Star urges readers to doubt coastal smear tactics in election season. Gill supporters circulate forged cards and false claims about socialists and church closures while Cotterill and others deny the tactics. Officials remind voters to study the two ballots and avoid illegal tallies as returns come in from First and Cherry streets tonight.
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Gills
Gillites
Hi Gill
Open Council
Shides
Gill
Cotterill
Prize winning stenographers announced at Metropol itan theatre
Miss Anna Windell wins $10 cash from Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford for the stenographers contest. Miss Evadna Freiberg receives a six-seat box to Wallingford show, Miss Ruth La Pine gets two orchestra seats to the Metropolitan, and Miss Edith Everett wins dinner for two at Butler hotel grill.
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Wallingford” Company
Metropolitan Theatre
Evadna Freiberg
Wallingford
Ruth la Pine
Metropolitan
Edith Everett
Butler Hotel
Seattle
Star Office
Gill Man Arrested for Illegal Registration
E F Klemptner a Gill campaign committee member and signer of the Gill nomination petition was arrested on a fraudulent registration charge. Evidence suggests he voted in Portland last June preventing him from meeting residence requirements to register or vote here.
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E. F. Kiemptner
Gill Campaign Committee
Gill
Kiemptner
Portland
Kremptner
Polla
E. C. Snyder
Caldwell
Fred E. Brown
Klemptner
F. 8
Fielda
Multnomah ‘County
Oregon
Third St
Aed
Residence Dispute Ties Seattle and Portland Ties
In 1911 Seattle directories a man registers in Precinct 180 claiming Beattie residence for 26 years while asserting Seattle as his legal home. His brother Dr Louis Klemptner of 64th and 182nd streets disputes Portland residency and confirms ownership of a Seattle home, saying he left Portland seven months ago.
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Seattle
Beattie
Louis Klemptner
Klemptner
Portland
Kremptner
Mrs Taft Hears of Strike Horror
Mrs President Taft watched the Lawrence strike hearings as police and militia brutality toward women and children was described before the House Rules Committee. The witness testimony drew shudders from Mrs Taft as the accounts continued in Washington.
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Ashington
Taft
Lawrence
House Rules Committee
Star Witness Dies in Bank Trial
Mrs. Mary Hamilton aged 60, the star witness for the state against H. C. Phillips former bank president, died in Vancouver Washington. The second trial of Phillips for taking deposits while knowing the bank insolvent opened at Kalama Washington at 10 o clock.
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Vancouver
Wash
Mary Hamilton
H. C. Phillips
Commercial Bank of Vancouver
Kalama
Phillips
San Francisco Board Warns Unemployed Away
The San Francisco board of supervisors warned unemployed persons not to come to the city, noting there are already more workers than available jobs. The warning emphasizes existing labor surplus and discourages additional job seekers from relocating.
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San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Stay-at-home vote cited as equal to two Gill votes
The piece argues that a stay-at-home vote benefits the Gill opponent by reducing turnout. It claims the Gill committee has mobilized cars and workers to bring Gill supporters to polls, while the Cotterill side relies on volunteers but lacks vehicles. It warns that staying home makes two anti Gill voters equal to one Gill voter.
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Gill Committee
Cotterill
Git
Hi Gill
Inland Empire Poultry Group Plans Spokane Egg Depot
Three hundred members of the Inland Empire Pet Stock and Poultry association announce a cooperative central egg depot in Spokane to break dealer discrimination and regain access to the home market.
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Spokane
Inland Empire Pet Stock and Poultry Association
Five Die in Koppel Boarding House Fire
A fire at the Clydesdale Stone Co boarding house in Koppel Pa claimed five lives including the proprietor and his wife and three foreign national children. Two children and fourteen boarders escaped unharmed as flames swept the building.
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Koppel
Starvation Crisis Looms Over London Coal Dispute
London faces a milk and food shortage as coal operators and miners near a 48 hour deadline. The Home Office warns thousands could starve if a settlement is not reached, while Prime Minister Asquith pleads for concessions from both sides amid soaring prices.
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London
Home Office
Asquith
Wedding Ring Found In Fish Leads To Owner
Miss Lulu Parr found a wedding ring inscription Oct 28 in the stomach of a yellowtail she caught in San Francisco. She advertises for the owner seeking to return the ring to its rightful spouse, identified by the inscription to B. W.
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San Francisco
B. W
Lulu Parr
Women learn to shoot new era ends burglaries say expert
J. H. Wesson, a revolver maker, claims women are learning to shoot and burglaries will decline. He adds that a feminine squeal can serve as an effective burglar defense, signaling a shift in home security attitudes.
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Los Angeles
J. H. Wesson
Cotterill Men Guard Against the Floaters
City voters turnout described as light by noon with Cotterill workers vigilant at precincts in the Seventh ward and First ward vice sections. A Gill challenge noted and 47 names targeted. bets on Gill slip from 5 to 1 to even as returns expected around 10 PM from The Star at First Avenue and Cherry Street.
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Spair
Cotterill
Gill
Duffy
Star Endorses City Officials and Council Candidates
The Star urges voters to support George F. Cotterill for Mayor Edwin J. Brown for Corporation Counsel Frederic B. Chandler for City Comptroller George W. Scott for City Treasurer Joe Smith and A. J. Goddard for three year council seats and David Burgess for a one year term. Editor Oliver T. Erickson urges readers to elect Joe Smith.
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the Star
George F. Cotterill
Edwin J. Brown
Frederic B. Chandler
George W. Scott
Joe Smith
A. J. Goddard
David Burgess
Seattle Star
Oliver T. Erickson
Terminal advocates push terminal project amid bond vote
Advocates for the terminal plan press their case as bonds near vote. The Ayers promoters retreat eases concerns, with Gen. Chittenden of the port commission endorsing Proposition 7 after guarantees the Ayers scheme will not be forced. If Harbor Island bonds pass, the commission could implement the terminal plan directly.
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Ayers
Port Commission
Gen. Chittenden
Harbor Island
Star's Election Service Provides Prompt City Returns
The Star will flash complete election returns at Allen Dale cafeteria First and Cherry starting at 8 tonight. Reports will pour in immediately after polls close from every precinct in the city. The Star beat competitors by 30 minutes on primary night and will repeat tonight.
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Allen Dale
First
Cherry
The Evening Paper Delivery Myth Debunked
The article notes that The Evening Paper is delivered to homes or offices and then read by families, with copies of The Star read on trains each evening as evidence of home readership.
Morning Paper delivery habits and Star advertising appeal
The Morning Paper is read by business people on trains or at the office, while The Star leads in evening circulation. Over 40 000 copies are sold daily with about 200 000 readers, and Star advertising shows strong results as more firms advertise.
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