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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1913
Page
1
The Star editor plans to publish in serial form a diary titled Confessions of a Wife. The writer describes nights before marriage and pride in becoming her man's partner, with assertions of love and primitive feelings. The editor notes anonymity for the author.
Margaret Hastings records a vow to surrender independence for love as she prepares to marry Richard Waverly after a whirlwind romance sparked by a book deal. She reflects on desire for protection and the old fashioned notion of being taken care of, amid social questions about female autonomy.
James Walters, a logger, grappled with Patrolman C H Shively at Railroad Ave and Main St at 2 30 am. Walters was shot and died at the city hospital at 7 20 am. He muttered about Marguerite and religion. He had no gun and 83 60 in his pockets.
At the AFL convention, insurgents failed to overturn a Gompers machine move to sidetrack a postal savings reform resolution by sending it to the executive council. The drive to promote industrial unionism faced heavy defeat as key reform measures were routed amid crowd unrest and disputed counts.
After a terrible winter storm in Cleveland Ohio residents face chained services. Upper image shows street cars stalled by broken wires and crews work to repair them. Lower image depicts linemen risking their lives to untangle telephone and trolley wires.
President Wilson voiced continued confidence that diplomacy can solve the Mexican crisis. He dismissed reports of departures and fake stories, noted Huerta’s cash flow may run out, and warned rebels could be encouraged if Huerta is financed underground. He also said he was probing alleged mass executions by General Villa at Juarez.
Mayor Cotterill vetoes the bill creating a health and sanitation collector position, calling it an evasion of civil service rules. The ordinance would replace the milk inspector vacancy with the new role, aiming to remove the eligible list. Former assistant milk inspector Kessler would be ineligible under the ordinance.
Fort Worth is endorsed as the convention site next year by a coalition including the Central Labor Council the Chamber of Commerce the Building Trades Council and the mayor of Dallas Texas. The groups spoke at the labor convention this morning backing the Fort Worth choice.
Henry M. White begins service as immigration commissioner succeeding Ellis De Pruler. De Pruler will return to law practice after stepping down, with most subordinates protected by civil service status.
A contract for about 40,000,000 feet of timber in the Olympic National Forest Washington was awarded today to Snow Creek Logging Co Seattle by the Portland office of the U S Forest Service The timber value is $67180
Samuel Gompers President of the AFL declares he will not yield the presidency despite plans to retire him for John Mitchell to become editor of the federation and weekly newsletter. Supporters of Mitchell push for his candidacy while Gompers’ allies question the move as a scare tactic.
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