Star praised for campaign victory in Seattle news
Letters from M A Matth and Edward Moriarty commend the Seattle Daily Star for its campaign against vice and for promoting peace and progress. They celebrate the paper's role in a so called big people's victory for a cleaner city, with Beattie WA and Spokane editors sending praise.
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Seattle
Kaditor
Seattle Daily Star
M. A. Matth
First Presbyterian Church
Star
Beattie
Waeh
Edward Moriarty
Press
Spokane
Star Celebrates Cotterill Victory and Civic Resolve
The Star lauds A Cotterill victory as voters chose progress and responsibility. Despite fierce opposition the paper defends its stance and urges losers to honor honest aims, noting Seattle remains a sturdy, hopeful community.
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Poindexter
Seattle
Cotterill
Seattle Recall Election Results and City Proposals
Election officials battled missing ballot boxes as Cotterill leads Gill by about 500 to 1,500 votes in Seattle mayoral race. Official counts show Bradford leading for corporation counsel and Terry re elected. The terminals and single tax measures faced decisive outcomes with socialists largely defeated.
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Gill
Cotterill
Bradford
Brown
Corporation Counsel
Carroll
Chandler
Terry
Scott
Shcram
Haas
Petree
Goddard
Schram
Burgess
Marble
Erickson
Griffiths
FTERILL PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE STAR AND LOYAL VOLUNTEER AID
A Seattle tribute honors Edgar C. Snyder and loyal campaign workers for keeping the city united during a major primary election. The message praises civic effort, independence, and protection of democratic rights as Seattle faces future governance with cooperation and honor.
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Fterill
Seattle
Edgar C. Snyder
Fort Worth Trial Sheds Light On Elopement Case
In Fort Worth a court dispute over the elopement of A G Boyce Jr with Mrs Snead ended with a new trial order after a clash at the trial. The Snead focus involved J B Amaker and Hilliard who exchanged gunfire at a post office, injuring the local clergyman.
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J. B Amaker
Fort Worth
A . Boyce, Sr
Hilliard
Snead
A. G. Boyce
A. G. Boyce, Jr
Battle's Splendid Stand in Oakland Contest
In Oakland on March 6 1912 Beattie leads a team linked to Men and Religion in a stirring victory. The piece notes strong interest from Mr Cotterill and a claim Seattle took the result, with a broad eastern circulation awaiting word. Names Raymond Robins John Alexander Robi M A Brown John M Moore appear in the report.
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Oakland
Cal
Set
Beattie
Cotterill
Seattle
Raymond Robins
John Alexander
Robi
M. A. Brown
John M. Moore
Gill Concedes Mayoral Loss Ends Political Career
Hiram C. Gill of Gill Hoyt Frye in Colman building concedes defeat after Seattle mayoral race results show Cotterill ahead. He reflects on the campaign, thanks supporters via The Star, and says he will return to practicing law as a private citizen.
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Hiram C. Gill
Gill, Hoyt & Frye
Colman Building
Attorney Gill
Seattle
Cotterill
Gill
Cotterill Leads In City Precinct Returns And Parish Propositions
Election tallies from fifty eight city precincts show Cotterill defeating Hi Gill in a close mayoral race with notable gains in Ward Seven and Ballard while socialists backed Cotterill in key precincts. Parish precincts report municipal telephone car project approved. Erickson and Griffiths amendments face strong opposition. In Min a s project results, single tax amendments face mixed support. Gifford Pinchot sharply denounces Taft amid three way GOP contest in Devils Lake.
Frank Cotterill Burglary Loss In Medford
Medford Oregon March 6 George F Cotterill of Seattle is elected mayor but his brother Frank W Cotterill former state president of the Washington State Federation of Labor suffers a burglary at his Medford home. Jewelry and clothing valued over 500 dollars were taken last night in the incident.
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Medford, Or
George F. Cotterill
Seattle
Frank W. Cotterill
Washington State Federation of Labor
Cotterill
Vanderbilt Named Vice President of New York Central
William K. Vanderbilt Jr was elected vice president of the New York Central lines. It is regarded as certain that he will succeed President Brown as head of the system when Brown retires within a short time.
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New York
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
New York Central Lines
Brown
Vanderbilt
Rush 700 U. S. Troops to Pekin
United States Minister at Pekin cabled Manila to rush 700 plus troops to Pekin as mutinous Chinese soldiers hold the city. Advices received by the war department confirm the request amid the ongoing crisis. Newcastle reports standstill freight traffic and widespread strikes with severe cold hitting the poor.
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United
Washington
United States
Wm. J. Calhoun
Pekin
Manila
War Department
Newcastle
Eng
Coal Strike Paralyzes Scotland Disrupts Trade and Transport
Glasgow reports a nationwide coal strike halting business across Scotland. Bread prices soar, the poor face starvation, coastwise shipping stops, and few passenger trains operate as the disruption mounts.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Women Are the Greatest Readers of Advertisements
The Star asserts advertising effectiveness with a premium audience argument. It claims that women most read ads as the evening paper reaches homes and families, while the morning paper travels with businessmen to offices unseen by housewives. The Star reports a guaranteed daily circulation over 40,000 and about 200,000 readers at home.
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