Seattle Star declares open support for local fuel dealers
An open letter from The Star to seven Seattle fuel dealers lauds their arrest by a diligent official for selling more fuel than paid for. The paper pledges to advertise future breaches and urges others to join the defendants in court, asserting the city would be humorously bereft without such alleged malefactors.
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Imall & Sons
H. W. Schneider
Pacific Fuel & Ice Co
W. R. Hocking
Sunny Coal & Wood Co
Henry Hickman
W. D. Scott
Scott
Edward T. Verd
Bryant Co
J. F. Ives
Stimson Mill Co
Star
Seattle
F. O. Cornwall
Fragmented society snapshot from a late night page
A jumble of social chatter, names, and snippets appears across columns. The text mentions a Rainier grows owner Baum, hotel waiters classes, contraband, a Poison Ivy Club candidate, and urban banter about radios, sails, and marriage. It reads like a stray clippings collage from a social page with scattered references to people and events.
Seattle to prosecute fuel dealers over load sizes
Seven prominent Seattle fuel dealers face police court action to test an ordinance regulating loads. Chief Inspector Leste J. Allen says larger dealers pile more fuel than small retailers, harming competition. He favors a higher standard for loads to create lasting peace in the trade.
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Seattle
Leste J. Allen
Paarake Mona ‘Wan
Allen
Allen Anid
Counlc
Alien
Ship Sighted Fire at Sea Near Cape Race
The steamer Spectro is on fire about 300 miles southeast of Cape Race. Fifteen empty dories were sighted by the steamer Radiance, which encountered the blazing vessel yesterday, but no trace of the crew was found.
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Halifax
Spectro
Cape Race
Marine Fisheries Agent
Sean
Radiance
Portland Postpones 1926 Fair to 1927
Portland officials and the world’s fair committee agreed to延期 the exposition to 1927 to allow time to raise a million dollar stock subscription and secure a $3,000,000 city tax levy, contingent on $1,000,000 stock by October 1, 1923.
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Portland
Man Fights 800-Pound Silver Tip Grizzly Alone in Mountains
In the Coeur d Alene range a lone hunter C A Stoner engages an 800 pound silver tip grizzly. Stoner fires first but the bear advances. Report from Olympia notes the hunt continues as citizens seek protection from the predatory animal amid encroaching civilization.
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Seaburn Brown
Olympia
Wash
Coeur d'Alene Mountains
Lees
State Department of Agriculture
Pend Ortelle
Department of Agriculture
Stoner
Rescue Girl From Turks Eyes Mirror Tragedy
Natalia Nakash, an Armenian refugee in Sherbrooke, recalls escape from Turkish atrocities that killed her uncle and brother and many townspeople. She and her mother endured capture and slave markets before reaching Aleppo and Syria. Reunited with her brother after 11 years, she still bears deep traumas.
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Sherbrooke
Quebec
Natalia Nakash
Araleemocrace Shete
Namiia
Mardin
Armenia
Natalia
Rasul Ain
Nagzalia
Syria
Aleppo
Canada
Khim
Heyrut
Creasy Sentenced to Death in New York Murder Case
William Creasy of Fort Thomas Kentucky was sentenced by Judge Smith in Mineola to die in the electric chair at Sing prison the week of November 6 for the murder of Edith Lavoy a Freeport school teacher in her apartment.
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Mineola
N. Y
William Creasy
Kentucky
Smith
Bing Sing
Creasy
Fort Thomas
Edith Lavoy
Freeport
Police Shoot Bandits After Payroll Auto Robbery
In San Francisco on October 7 two bandits attempted to rob the Dairy Delivery payroll car at Seventh and Folsom streets carrying $20,000. Police shot and captured them while two other accomplices escaped with no loot.
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San Francisco
Dairy Delivery Company
Seventh
Folsom Streets
Marie Lloyd Dies Famed London Comedienne
Marie Lloyd a famed London music hall comedienne and singer died in London at age unknown. She toured the United States on vaudeville circuits and was widely known for her stage work across the English speaking world.
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London
Marie Lloyd
United States
Greece Ordered Out of Thrace Shifts in Near East Talks
Paris reports France and Britain approve Curzon Poincare agreement on Thrace. Turks may enter Thrace only after peace is declared. Greeks to evacuate immediately as allies advance civil administration plans. Russia to be invited. talks aim at Constantinople and straits.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Scutari
Princess Island
Russia
Lord Curzon
Poincare
Mustapha Kemal
Curzon
Thrace
U S Backing Muslims Sought in Kemal Crisis
Exclusive United Press interview from Constantinople cites a French negotiator urging American public opinion to back Mustafa Kemal. As armistice talks resume in Madania, allies face a 60 60 choice between war and peace and refuse Kemal’s demand for Thrace while seeking to avert conflict.
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Constantinople
Mustapha Kemal
United Press
Madania
Kemal
Thrace
Otto
Ford and Locomotive Engineers plan Wall Street finance alliance
Oct 7 report from Cleveland says Henry Ford may join the Locomotive Engineers cooperative bank in a major New York venture. Joseph J. Hobert Jr. to visit Detroit to seek Ford inclusion with W. B. Stone, bank president, as funds of 17 million are deemed too small for New York expansion. If Ford edges in, observers expect a landmark, nationwide cooperative banking deal with 4 percent deposits and profit dividends for depositors.
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Cleveland
Henry Ford
of Locomotive Engineers
Co-Operative Bank
Wall Street
Joseph J. Hobert
Detroit
Ford
Hobert
W. 8
Stone
New York
Yord
United Press Today
Wall Street A
Atience
Locomotive Engineere’ Bank
Registration Totals Rise as Seattle Voters Reach 92900
Seattle registration for the November election stands at 92900, per chief clerk E. B. Coffin. The figure is normal. last two-year period tallied 121000 when counting 1920 and 1921. Coffin notes primary voting does not require prior registration and forecasts gradual growth through October 17, with no expectation of unusually high turnout.
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Seattle
E. B. Coffin
Coffin
Incves
Man Burns Head and Arm in Home Gas Fire
John H. Wilder was severely burned when he tried to fling a bucket of flaming gasoline from a window. His wife, Mrs Wilder, accidentally lit the pail by throwing a match after lighting a gas jet. Wilder was hospitalized.
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John H. Wilder
Columbia Sr
Two Men Face First Degree Forgery Charge
Charges of first degree forgery were filed in superior court Saturday against Irving Sangster, 19, and A. J. Gettings, 26. They are accused of passing a $30 forged check on J. Brandell, tailor, at 1025 Third Ave.
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Superior Court
Irving Sangster
A. J. Gettings
J. Brandell
Third Ave
Youngster Day Drives Bank Cash In Campaign
The Star-Seattle National Bank hosts a children’s thrift push with Saturday labeled Youngster Day as youngsters flood the lobby after 10 am. J H Miner reports the event drew the day’s largest crowd yet, with over 1,500 accounts opened and an estimate of 800 more to come by night. Betty Hills is named Friday’s thrift baby as Ralph Grahn, a three year old, receives praise for depositing wealth with blue velvet attire and a bell bank.
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Wanda von Kettler
Star-Seattle National Bank
Shower of Gold
J. H. Miner
Betty Hills
Ralph Albert Grahn
Ralph
Mnety Seba
Old Folks Compete in Gold Chase
The Star offers $10 prize to encourage elderly residents in Seattle and the Northwest to open savings accounts for themselves or as gifts for children and grandchildren. The kiddies had theirs Friday.
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Ann
Seattle
Northwest
The
Star
Seattle Thrift Campaign Opens Savings for Newborns
The Star's Thrift Campaign offers Seattle babies born during the campaign period a $1 savings account at Liberty Savings Bank with no deposit required. Doctors’ certificates of age are needed at Seattle National Bank. School essay entries for the $25 prize must be in The Star by Monday night, with prizes of 25, 15, and ten $1 prizes and a 300 word limit.
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Seattle
Liberty Savings Bank
Seattle National Bank
Star
Easay
the Star
Never too old to begin to save at Seattle National Bank
The bank offers a $10 cash prize to the oldest person opening a savings account on Monday. All depositors receive 50 cents and are greeted with courteous service. Readers are urged to clip The Star coupon on page 4.
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Seattle National Bank
Giants Rally To Beat Yanks In World Series Game Four
New York Giants overcome rain delays and a sluggish start to defeat the Yankees 4 to 3 at Polo Grounds. Early miscues and pitching give way to a late Giants push as crowd sizes trend smaller due to persistent showers.
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Polo Grounds
New York
New York Giants
Yanks
N. Y
Yankees
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