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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
8
Champ Clark secures Arizona's ten delegates to the national Democratic convention after sweeping all six state districts with an average 4 to 1 margin. Four delegates at large will be named though final tallies are delayed by a few days.
Delvin Ogilvie and Harold Edwards aged 15 and 12 hid in the woods near Portland Oregon for three days to avoid punishment for allegedly stealing silverware. They survived by eating a boiled owl they shot during the ordeal.
The directorate of the First National Bank is noted for conservative management and adherence to sound principles and progressive methods. Depositors are assured of absolute security and the willing cooperation of its officers.
A May Memorial Day at Orting honors 400 veterans in the home and 600 buried in the cemetery. Colonel W. H. Rugg recalls wartime imprisonment and the quiet courage of aging soldiers. He speaks of fear, memory, and the enduring bond between the living and the dead as townsfolk watch a naval funeral tribute on the Puyallup River.
Subscribers are asked to report any failure to receive The Beattie Star promptly or any substitution of another paper. Management seeks best service and will respond to complaints. If the paper does not arrive by nightfall, call Main 9400 and ask for Circulation Department.
The Minnesota, a giant Pacific liner with 199 passengers, will dock in Seattle tonight following a voyage from the Orient. City officials inspected Seattle’s automobile fire apparatus, and Bellingham weighs purchasing similar gear soon. Potlatch dinner at the Rainier club attracted 260 guests who praised it as skookum. The state Mother’s Congress met in Tacoma with Seattle’s Bo gardus and Quigley as delegates. In court, John W. Alter won 6000 dollars for injuries from October 26, 1911, while Stanley Brown sued the Pacific Coast Coal Co. for 4000 dollars after a mine explosion.
Eleven Tuesday and ten yesterday were arrested for speeding with more to come. A. W. Denny and the Union Land Co. file suits against James A. Moore, Seattle pioneer builder, alleging fraudulent misrepresentation and seeking about $80,305.28. Denny says he was a stock owner in Arcade Annex and Moore claimed costs of $547,491, now said to be under $300,000. Union Land Co. seeks $19,000 on stock sale claims. Lisbon: royal family goods to be restored to ex King Manuel by order of the republic.
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Through the Salvation Army in Chicago Ben C. Williams from Salt Lake City and Trevenen Williams from Butte Montana, two gray haired brothers who had not met since childhood, are finally reunited.
Entertainment for Our Lady of Good Help parishioners proves a pronounced success with an attractive program. The audience of about five hundred enjoys whist, dancing, and a Potlatch social led by Father O'Brien. Separate note: New York report on Mayor Gaynor's Fourth of July display plans.
Chicago. Judge Scanlan restrains several loan sharks from further collection on a seven year old debt. A dry goods clerk borrowed $20, paid $397, but still owes $209. New York. Gyp, mother of half the department's fire dogs, is crushed to death responding to an alarm.
In Chicago officials threaten to remove mounted policemen from the parks seeing them as ornaments amid rising automobile use. A board of education battle centers on retiring veteran teachers and principals, with advocates claiming age limits hinder thousands of students. In New York Magistrate Kernochan released Daniel Walsh after he said he rode a freight train seeking work, and provided railroad fare.
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