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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1912
Page
7
Reports describe party acts and speeches across Seattle districts with political meetings, straw votes at the Spokane fair, and campaign events featuring Roosevelt Wilson Taft Knox and Hodge. Attendees include women voters and local officials. registration closes and campaigning intensifies.
Julian Eltinge stages a swift transform from man to widow in The Fascinating Widow at the Metropolitan. The lively farce draws strong audience response with varied views of the title character. Performances feature bright costumes, merry songs, and crowd-pleasing encores.
Rhodes scholarship examinations will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday at Whitman College in Walla Walla and the University of Washington. Eligible men are culled from the United States for scholarships at Oxford College in England, the greatest academical instruction in the world.
Walla Walla news notes Zeph Murphy a 19 year old married man fined $1 and costs for tobacco. He had smoked despite being underage. The seller R. H. Ceil received the same fine, arguing he knew Murphy was married and old enough.
If your paper is not delivered regularly or in good shape, call the circulation manager at Main 9400. The Star emphasizes prompt service and urges reporting of crumpled or mutilated copies to ensure proper delivery.
In Huntington West Virginia on October 14 Isaac Jackson aged 70 petitioned for divorce claiming his wife nagged him and delivered curtain lectures for more than six decades. He says the constant nagging worsened with time and seeks a separation.
An article recounts Billy Sulzer's pipe dream of becoming New York governor and later a U.S. president. It notes his library confession to his wife, his surprise nomination to head the Democratic ticket in New York, and political commentary on his prospects amid party dynamics.
Sparker and Plug converse at Sparker’s home about children and favorites among models, noting they have many offspring and a bias toward newer 1912 models over earlier ones. The tone playfully blends domestic life with auto-related humor as they joke about preferences.
A telegram from Senator Dixon relays New York Herald nationwide poll results showing Roosevelt with large leads over Wilson and Taft in Illinois Michigan Connecticut Idaho Weston New York New Jersey Maryland Indiana West Virginia Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska Iowa South Dakota California Arizona Nevada Missouri Kentucky and Maine. The estimates rely on 164 771 votes across diverse states.
The state political battle tightens as campaigns from Republicans and Democrats unite to vilify Governor hopeful Hodge. A discharged Seattle jail matron was paid to repeat unverified accusations, with Mrs. Margaret M. Rosa of Aberdeen brought in to testify. Hodge, in Lewis County, vows to sue for slander to defend his family and reputation.
Salem county authorities hold Fred Simpson on a charge that he lured his wife to a barn on their farm and attempted to hang her from a rafter. Mrs. Simpson says he tried to strangle her in the barn and forced her into the act.
In Fullerton California James Wilmot fired four shots at a scarecrow set by his wife. He later discovered the figure was not a real intruder and resolved to return home before dark. Olga Steele the noted pianist will perform at Plymouth Church on October 22 under the Women's Association.
A browned clipping lists prices for groceries and household items including flour milk tea coffee and canned goods. It mentions Western, Eastern and local brands with unit prices and package sizes alongside a note about a dancing event at St Stevens Academy Private Halls Livery Day.
Local listings offer twenty by one hundred eight foot lots in Auburn opposite a new house with terms of ten dollars down and five dollars a month and water service. Kirkland view near school stores and ferry dock advertised with canal prospects. Various cottages and lots priced from three hundred fifty dollars with small down payments and monthly installments across several neighborhoods. Deals include car line access and nearby amenities.
Real estate listings offer 6 acres between Poulsbo and Bangor at 250 dollars with easy terms from Ole Hanson & Co. Also available rich clay land for 775 dollars with 25 cash and 10 per month from P Van Arsdale & Co. and Herbert & Upper market four tracts near Auburn with rock bottom prices and monthly terms.
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