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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1913
Page
1
A young intelligent man from Sumas is fired after revealing views in opposition to Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co. Officials fear a leader may arise within the ranks and threaten dividends by directing more wages to the workers.
Labor leaders push for a U S government suit to recover lands believed stolen by Calumet and Hecla Mining Co. Delegates call for congressional probes into the copper trust amid reports of brutal conditions, payment disparities, and company domination in Calumet Michigan.
A dramatic note on a bride facing a new and untried business partnership with a stranger. Marriage is portrayed as distinct from love and fear begins to grow as she considers a life that challenges her expectations.
A narrator recalls a conversation with Dr Atwater about marriage and love. The doctor calls marriage the universal business of woman and the foundation of civilization, contrasting it with romantic love and urging acceptance of daily life and shared work. The piece ends with the narrator facing a new future with a stranger partner.
Four Star coupons clipped consecutively named at The Star office with 15 cents entitle the holder to a 5 cent Pennant. Yale and Navy pennants are out. Pennants sent by mail with 5 cents extra each. Bring or mail to The Seattle Star 1907 Seventh near Union.
John K. Tener the governor of Pennsylvania is slated to become president of the National League. A league magnates committee will offer the post tomorrow and Tener is expected to accept, with the condition he may complete his governor term. Tener, once a major league star, is tied to a clause ensuring he finish his term.
A southern district delegation waits in the county commissioner's office for a vote on granting a light and power franchise beyond city limits to Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co. Commissioners Hamilton and Knudsen are absent, chair McKenzie cannot act alone, and the audience holds a mass meeting. Bob Bridges moves to continue the application for one month, opposed by Frank Terrace, with the crowd voting 20 to 1.
In Redlands California J Gordon Smith, a poultry enthusiast, found nine prize turkeys missing from his window display. A note tied to the coop door read Thanks for the lobster signaling the theft and leaving a slang taunt.
Mrs Bessie Wakefield, sentenced to death for her husband’s murder, faces a mob of Connecticut women led by Mrs Sarah Deviin who vows mercy. James Plew, her alleged accomplice and Wakefield’s killer, claims she aided him but Plew’s admission and Dukes family ties fuel the case.
Galveston dispatch says Mexican rebels may have captured Tampico but the report is unconfirmed. The wireless transmission reached Galveston on November 18.
President W. C. Brown of the New York Central Restoned today. Mortgage 2,243 years old, given on an orchard in Babylon, to being used as a model for an Illinois Central $120,000,000 mortgage.
Seattle committees review C D Stimson's offer to rent the Wingfield hotel basement for 200 dollars a month and C E Wingfield's proposal to sell the lease for 1200 dollars. The owner currently rents elsewhere for 150 dollars monthly with ten pool and billiard tables, while losses have been reported on the basement.
Navajo Indians gathering reinforcements at Beautiful Mountain southwest of the Shiprock agency to resist federal pursuit. United States Marshal Hedapeth leads a strong posse as 1500 to 2000 tribesmen reportedly leave the reservation amid potential clashes with U S forces.
Over 60 jurors have been examined in the murder trial of J. T. Trivett street car conductor charged with killing Otis and Oliver Sanford on the Ballard Beach line. Difficulty lies in finding jurors not prejudiced against the death penalty. a first degree verdict could yield hanging or life, per Judge Gilliam.
Twenty eight women from near as many states, all Methodist Episcopal missionaries, depart Seattle aboard the Yokohama Maru for Japan China and Korea. The party, assembled in Topeka Kansas, includes two sisters Misses Alice and Stephena Brethorst and a diverse group of teachers and workers headed for cross cultural service.
In Judge Smith's court this morning the case of F. Chapman against C. S. Rippe of Rippe & Chapman restaurateurs of Pike is heard for a receiver, dissolution of partnership, and an accounting. Rippe is also held on an embezzlement charge sworn by Chapman.
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