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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1916

Page

1

Women greet Hughes delegates at Portland train stop

Democratic women cheered Hughes as they arrived at Union depot oregon and marched to Multnomah hotel. Wilson supporters outnumbered Hughes three to one amid taunts and a noisy welcome. Police escorted Hughes delegates inside.

Portland Ore Wilson Union Depot Multnomah Hotel Republican Club Hughes Belmont Smclley Runt Guggenheim Danbury Hatters Mijhe Hushes Meta M. Athoff Wilgon Esther Lape New York Henry Moskowitz Neustadter Bros Clark Wilson Brigade Raymond Robins Mount Hood Robins

Trade talk outlines Sweden commerce goals

Lokranz, president of the Swedish Chambers of Commerce America, addressed the Commercial Club at Saturday noon outlining plans for stronger trade development with Sweden.

Run Lokranz Edish Chambers of Commerce America Commer. Club Sweden

Should a Judge Gone Wrong Get Another Chance

The Star argues Milo A. Root, former supreme court judge, should not be trusted to return to a judgeship despite neighbors’ praise. It cites an 1909 accusation of altering a damage suit opinion for the Great Northern railway and notes impeachment pressure. The paper invites reader letters on whether a judge who erred once deserves another chance.

Milo A. Root Superior Court Supreme Court Great Northern Railway Root I Gill Star

Auto Kills Man Then Speeding Car Flees

William Johnson a 47 year old logger died at city hospital from internal injuries after being struck by an expensive touring car that failed to stop. The accident occurred at 3 30 a m at Sixth Ave 5 and Jackson St. Eyewitnesses Stephens and RK Anderson said the driver abandoned Johnson on the street without concern. The vehicle number could not be seen.

William Johnson Sixth Ave Jackson St. D Stephens Anderson Johnson

U-Boat Sighting Forces Liner to Speed for New York

The westbound submarine was seen one mile behind the Danish liner Hellig Olav at 8 30 am by the White Star liner Bov ic which reached New York from Manchester England today The Danish ship carried 71 cabin passengers and others in steerage The Bov ic reported the sighting 700 miles east of New York as it chased westward but officers differed on whether the Hellig Olav was being pursued. Captain Jones of the Bov ic declined to detail the officers statements.

New York Hellig Olav White Star Bovie Manchester England Bovkc Hollig Olav Thoredey Copenhagen Davie Hbovicc Jones Bovic John Hall Sandy Hook Rh Milo

Caldwell Hits Traction Firm In Seattle Referendum

Everett Oct 14 Corporations head Caldwell of Seattle declares Puget Sound Traction seeks to bar municipal plants by pushing certificate of necessity Referendum No 7 He warns Seattle cannot build street railways in competition with the traction firm and criticizes the official pamphlet as misleading and inaccurate.

Everett Conneel Caldwell Seattle Puget Sound Traction Company League of Washington Traction Company Commission Econtrol Sitneys Altho

Old Mr. Serpent Would Have Slim Chance With Chas

In Kentucky Governor Hughes jokes that if he were president he would have prevented the Lusitania sinking and perhaps the European war. He also imagines he would have averted the 1907 clearing house panic and even Noah's flood, portraying himself as a perfect candidate.

Mr. Serpent Chas Kentucky Hughes Noah's Garden of Eden Charles Evans Hughes

Milwaukee railroad worker held on stolen goods charge

Frank Singer, an employee of the Milwaukee railroad, was arrested Saturday on a state charge of concealing stolen goods taken from the company yards. Singer had $0 automobile inner tube taken when arrested. He denies taking them himself but offered no explanation.

Frank Singer Milwaukee Railroad Singer

French Cruisers Rigel and Gallia Sunk by German Sub

Berlin reports a German submarine sank the French cruiser Rigel on October 2 and torpedoed the auxiliary Gallia on October 4 in the Mediterranean. About 1,000 French and Serbian troops aboard the Gallia perished as the ship sank within 15 minutes.

Berlin Rigel Mediterranean Gallia Salonika

Wilson Says Border Militia Relief Nears

President Wilson to Gov. Whitman of New York in a public letter states conditions in northern Mexico are improving and the government will soon be able to do more to relieve militiamen on the border. He notes that, at present, a need for troops still exists.

Asbury Park N. J Mexico Presdent Wilson Gov. Whitman New York

Mrs. Axtell Critiques Hughes Train Over Suffrage Ties

Mrs. Axtell, Democrat candidate for Congress in the Second District, denounces the Hughes train as not representing the Woman Suffrage Association of America. She accuses its leadership of being financed by capitalists and questions Josiah Collins' role as meeting chairman, citing his record against mothers' pensions.

Rossi Fate Now Ready for Jurors

In Wallace Idaho October 14 the final argument concluded with prosecutor Hull aiming for conviction of Herman Rossi for the Dahlquist murder. The day centered on Rossi's private interview with Police Judge Walker and the defense’s rebuttal questioning Walker's account with multiple witnesses defending Rossi's silence and distress.

Wallace Idaho Hull Herman Rossi Clarence Dahlquist

Dry campaign opens on wet bills at Y M C A

Dr M A Matthews pastor of First Presbyterian and former Mayor George F Cotterill lead the anti initiative drive against measures 18 and 24. The event, hosted by city committee and Y M C A Sunday club, features Matthews speaking on The Booze Conspiracy to Again Debauch Washington at 5 p m and Cotterill discussing Initiative Measures 18 and 24 at 6 20 p m during the friendship supper.

M. A. Matthews First Presbyterian Church George F. Cotterill City Committee Dr. Matthews

Crack Train on S P Is Derailed Near Watsonville

The north bound Lark, Southern Pacifics crack San Francisco to Los Angeles train, was derailed west of Aramas near Watsonville early today. The diner cook was badly scalded and the only person injured.

San Francisco Southern Pacific Los Angeles Aramas Watsonville

Bootleg raids erupt as bar smashed again in Seattle

Dry squad officers smashed equipment at 211 Second Ave. and arrested bartender C Carlson and patron Harry Thompson after the raid. The bar had been wrecked on July 4. E. J. Margett faced city charges and planned to surrender after arranging affairs. Officers also seized two trunks of bonded whisky from a Pike Street room amid ongoing dry-law enforcement.

U. S Second Ave C. Carlson Harry Thompson Beckingham E. J. Margett Lundin John Sullivan Sullivan Sal Lanain Margett Gordon Superior Deny Putnam's Gill Pike St O W Seattle Ford Ofson

Germans Reoccupy Ablaincourt Then Repulsed By French

German forces briefly recaptured part of Ablaincourt village near the Somme in a night attack with screen fire. French counterattacks regained the positions, with fighting described as desperate in the early reports.

Somme Paris Ablaincourt

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Auto Lotu Caldwell Mrs. Axtell Rossi L. D. Angevine Walker Woods H. Driggers Aetna Life Insurance Co Spokane Driggers Walter Hanson Harry Allen Jim Collins John McGovern S. P Lidgerwood Red Butte
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