Seattle Star praised for backing street railway bond issue
Readers praise The Star for its aggressive stance and exposure of misleading literature that secured voter support for a municipal street railway bond. Letters from JO SMITH and AUSTIN E. GRIFFITHS credit the paper with energizing the campaign, boosting public trust, and signaling a new era in Seattle politics.
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Seattle Daily Star
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Star
Seattle
the Star
Beattle
Boston
Austin E. Griffiths
Tyrant's Death Reported Forces Head to Frontier
Dispatches report President Diaz dead for 48 hours with Mexico in revolt. U S troops, about 30,000, rush to the border while Taft and envoy discuss the situation. Rebel leaders Leyva and associates threaten movements toward Ensenada and Tia Juana as federals retreat.
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Diaz
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United States
Mexico City
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Los Angeles
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Ensenada
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Tia Juana
Hillman’s Fate in Jury’s Hands
The Seattle trial of D. C. Hillman for defrauding via malls heads toward a jury verdict by 4 pm after a five week case. District Attorney Todd praised witnesses and denounced Hillman and Morris while accusing Hillman of a multi city fraud scheme begun with a blind ad at Green Lake and extended through Hillman City Pacific City and Garden of Eden with the Anderson and creamery letters.
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Seattle
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Green Lake
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Anton Gardner
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Haretes
Grand raffie for a silver watch at Harlow's Jewelry
Notice sketches a raffle price of 16 cents per chance for a silver watch at Harlow's Jewelry, with a humorous line declaring it not a gamble. Other items note a furnished room to let, cemetery fencing work, station agent vacancy, and a town visitor courting a physical culture club, all in a brisk local notes tone.
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Harlow
Widder Pike
Saarge
Widder
Winker
Man Dies by Gas In Lodging House
M. O. Lee a 50 year old blacksmith was found dead in his room at 616 Fifth avenue from inhalation of gas. He had been working in Georgetown until four days ago and his landlady Mrs J E Pulver said he had been drinking and came home very drunk last night.
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M. O. Lee
Lee
Georgetown
Children Exit Burning Minor Public School in Order
At 10 o'clock this morning a fire from a chimney damaged the tower and roof of the Minor public school at 18th av and Union st, about $50 in losses. Neighbors rushed to helps but the children stood in line behind teachers as Principal Blair activated the fire drill, emptying the building in one minute with orderly exits and praise for the pupils' self control.
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18Th Av
Union St
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Lehildren
Bome
Central
eBacon Hill
Star
Seattle
Mrs. Tiedemann Receives Star Reader Help
Mrs. Mary Tiedemann of 2754 Brooklyn Ave has been aided by Star readers after misfortune. Provisions clothes and money fund a rest and start, with a month and a half covered by recent contributions.
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Mary Tiedemann
Star
Tiedemann
Brooklyn Av
Weather forecast fair tonight and Friday with gentle southeast winds
A calm forecast predicts fair weather tonight and Friday. Southeasterly winds will be moderate across the period with no expected storms or precipitation.
Election tally shows Erickson strong across wards
Erickson led in ten wards with 1,015 votes in Sixth ward and carried 14th ward with 2,100. He finished second in four wards and led Blaine in Seventh by about 1,000. Goddard carried Ninth with 2,753 over Murphy 720. Bohlke topped 13th with 2,321, while Van Tuy had 169 in First ward. Joe Smith outpolled Mullen and Murphy totals, with about 10,000 more than other low division candidates.
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Erickson
Blaine
Goddard
Murphy
Bohlke
van Tuy
Joe Smith
Mullen
Beatrice Turnbull Loses Suit Against Baldwin Estate
Beatrice Anita Baldwin Turnbull, 17, sought a share of the $11 000 estate left by BE J Lucky Baldwin, claimed as her father, but a Los Angeles jury found no evidence of parentage and the suit was dismissed. Her mother had earlier sued Baldwin for seduction.
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Beatrice Turnbull
Lucky Baldwin
Los Angeles
Cal
Beatrice Anita Baldwin Turnbull
BE. J
Baldwin
Boston
Turfman
China Refuses Czar Demands Over Trading Privileges
The Chinese foreign board declined Russia's demand for trading privileges on Chinwanto Island in Chi Li province. Officials favor resisting Russian trade encroachment outside Manchuria, signaling a firm stance against further concessions.
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Peking
Chinese Foreign Board
Russia
Chinwanto
Chi Li
Foreign Board
China
Manchuria
Nurses Strike Demands Eight-Hour Day At County Hospital
A committee of eight nurses warns the county hospital board they will strike unless given an eight hour day and $50 a month. They say twelve hour shifts at $45 monthly prevent proper patient care. Commissioner McKenzie supports the nurses while a board decision is due Tuesday as Hamilton returns. Twenty four nurses currently staff about 300 patients, with high turnover noted by Superintendent O'Rourke.
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Board of County Commissioners
McKenzie
Hamilton
Sears Roebuck declares 83 1-3 percent stock dividend
New York reports Sears Roebuck & Co directors cut a stock dividend to 83 1 3 percent. The payout is scheduled for April 1 to stockholders of record March 16. The company operates a western branch in Seattle.
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New York
Sears, Roebuck & Co
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