Star reports six month circulation lead by nearly fifteen thousand
The Star files its sworn circulation statement showing an average paid daily circulation of 67,672 from April 1 to October 1, a gain of 9,034 in a year. The rival reports 55,945, leaving The Star with an 11,727 lead, with September figures pushing the lead toward 15,000. The editors stress independence and pledge candor, apology when needed, and continued efforts to broaden readership and civic service in Seattle and the Northwest.
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HE Star
Post Office
United States
The
Star
Thear
Seattle
Northwest
Wife Hears Idaho Trial in 1920s Newspaper
In Twin Falls Idaho on October 4 1920 Mrs Lyda Southard the accused Bluebeard of poisoning her fourth husband Edward J Meyer to obtain his 10000 life policy and pay for a Cadillac roadster faced a court scene District Attorney Frank Stephan argued the motive centered on securing funds from land in Montana witness H Granville Haight Blue Lakes ranch manager testified about a note he endorsed claiming payment by September 1 1970 Meyer died September 7 the state contends the land claim was false and the note connected to the insurance. Mrs Carrie Howe testified that Southard arrived with flypaper and blindsided the husband as symptoms began.
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Robert A. Donaldson
Twin Falls
Idaho
Lyda Southard
Bluebeard
Edward JF. Meyer
Frank Stephan
Indorses
H. Granville Haight
Blue Lakes Ranch
Meyer
Montana
Carrie Howe
Muscatine
Town
Haight
Audrey Munson Goes on Trial for Scanty Attire
In St Paul Audrey Munson the Twentieth-Century Venus faces trial charged with conspiracy to corrupt morals. She seeks a jury trial as spectators pack the court. prosecutors say she posed almost nude in the film Innocence while her manager Ben Judel also faces charges.
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ST. Paul
Audrey Munson
Venus
Criminal Court
Church Federation
Calvin Miller
Ben M. Judel
Irene Castle Tremaine Recalls Style and Views on Dancing
In a THACA interview Irene Castle Tremaine discusses modern dancing, calls rolled stockings sloppy, and attributes her style to her mother. She notes her dancing career is over, dismisses the season’s steps, and praises her home life and generous American husbands while describing her slim figure and distinctive pearl collar. Joy the Belgian Griffon accompanies her.
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Irene Castle
Thaca
N. Y
Irene Castle Tremaine
Aew
Mrs. Tremaine
Joy
Fee protest sweeps campus over university fees
Protests against high university fees sweep the campus and city with a second mass meeting planned on campus in October. Petitions will gauge student opinion to press the administration and legislature for reduced tuition and expanded access, with alumni and publications backing the movement.
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State University
He Sulo
Gunner Berg
University Daily
Washington Alumnus
Sun Dodger
Columnea
Matthew Hill
Illegal Fees to Be Returned Sometime
School officials halted high school fees after a superior court ruling last week but no refunds are yet issued. Reuben Jones the school board secretary said the matter would be taken up soon. The finance committee weighs if the court decision is final or if a case should be pursued. If a test case occurs refunds would take months. Jones reports many calls from pupils and parents seeking relief from unequal payments for class instruction.
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Reuben Jones
Jones
County Budgets Slashed as Court House Maintains Tense Stand
Violent opposition marked the county budget hearing as unions protest drastic cuts in court house maintenance. J H Kennedy led the protest against a $12 500 salary reduction affecting janitors, foremen, and extra help during vacation. Several positions, from superintendent to night watchmen, face pay cuts and eliminations as garage and heat budgets also shrink. The session warned of a clash over garage funding as salaries fall across departments.
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Court House
J. H. Kennedy
Kennnedy
Free Act for a Star Reporter
Dr. Frank R. Loope of The Star, though bed-ridden, now runs a home subscription agency for Curtis publications and major magazines. He handles subscriptions by telephone from his home at Capitol 2267 and expects calls from interested readers.
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Frank R. Loope
Star
Sunshine
Altho
Loope
Curtis Publications
Saturday Evening Post
Ladies’ Home Journal
The
Country Gen
Dr. Loope
Curtis Publishing Company
Capitol
Magnae
Mahoney Granted Possible New Trial After Alleged Evidence
Attorneys claim new evidence may win James E. Mahoney a new trial in the wife murder case. A motion for a new trial was to be filed in superior court Tuesday and argued likely Saturday. Details of the new evidence were not disclosed. Mahoney was reported in good health by county jailers after the verdict that invoked the death penalty.
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James E. Mahoney
Lee Johnston
J. B. Schwellenbach
Superior’ Court
Mahoney
All
County Jaffers
Hope for 9-cent fares moves through council
Advocates push a 65 cent fare ordinance in city council. Most members have stated positions while R H Thomson is away A T Drake delays comment until committee of the whole acts and Robert B Hesketh remains noncommittal. Observers expect the ordinance to gain sufficient votes to pass.
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C. B. Fitzgerald
R. H. Thomson
A.T. Drake
Robert B. Hesketh
Arizonan Freighter Runs Aground in Fog Near Limekill
The large steel freighter Arizonan ran ashore in fog near Limekill in the Gulf of Georgia shortly after a.m. today. She was floated an hour later and towed to Esquimalt leaking badly, relayed to Seattle operators W C Dawson Co. The ship carried two passengers aboard. Councilmen Moore Cohen Fitzger ald Erickson endorse reduction while Ry and Heaketh appear inclined toward the measure.
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Limekill
Gulf of Georgia
Esquimalt
Victoria
Seattle
W. C.,dawson & Co. Tie
Law
Moore
Cohen
Fitzgerald
Erickson
Heaketh
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Germany
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