Captain Inch Tells Volturno Rescue Story to Star Correspondent
Captain Inch recalls the Volturno disaster aboard the Kroonland in New York. He praises loyal crew members and reflects on a 20 year sea career from apprentice to captain. He says he will sail again despite the danger, mentioning his English wife and three children.
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Inch
Volturno
STAR
Ica
Seattle Star
Ola Guodtrs Gunderson
August Saarinen
Hades
Kreibohn
Kroonland
London
Edward
Clarence
Lil Han
Doctor Denies Admiral Eaton Insane and Drug Habit
Plymouth Mass October 18 Dr Joseph Frame testified in the murder trial of Mrs Jennie May Eaton denying that Admiral Jos Eaton was insane or a drug user He said Mrs Eaton feared poisoning and claimed the admiral was addicted Frame found traces of poisoning after examining the stomach intestines and brain following his death
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Plymouth
Mass
Jos. Eaton
Jos. Frame
Rockland
Jennie May Eaton
Frame
Juneau Boom Town Amid Alaska Mining Surge
Jim Murray, placer expert, arrived in Seattle from Alaska and reports the Susitna Valley shows good placer prospects above Cook Inlet. He notes the Alaska Gastineaux Mining Co is investing heavily near Juneau with rolling mills, and Juneau’s popu lation has doubled in three months.
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Jim” Murray
Cash Creek
Susitna Valley
Seattle
Alaska
Jefferson
Murray
Cook's Inlet
Juneau
Alaska Gastineaux Mining Company
Editor Moore Arrested On Libel Charge In Pittsburg
Alexander P. Moore editor of the Evening Leader and husband of actress Lillian Russell was dragged from bed at 1 am and arrested on libel charges filed by Jos Armstrong Olive-Penrose candidate for mayor. Moore was released on five thousand dollars cash bail as the Leader continues its attack on Armstrong. A monster crowd is expected at the Dreamland pavilion Sunday for Tom Mann’s lecture on industrial solidarity as emancipation.
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Pittsburg
Alexander P. Moore
Evening Leader
Lillian Russell
Jos. Armstrong
Oliver-Penrose
Moore
Armstrong
Tom Mann
Dreamland Pavilion
Mann
Bride on Kroonland Witnessed Husband Drowned Saving Others
New York report details First Officer Miller of the Volturno dying while directing women and children to the lifeboat as the burning vessel sank. His bride, arriving on the Kroonland, watched the rescue scene from the deck before the ship went down. Captain Inch of the Volturno praised Miller's heroism amid the chaotic sinking.
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H. P. Miller
Volturno
Bride
Kroonland
New York
Miller
America
Capt
Inch
Firat
Coroner jury blames Duke for drunken fatal auto crash
Formal complaint of manslaughter will be lodged against Lawrence Duke son of the tobacco king by Prosecuting Attorney Murphy for the deaths of Al G Farr and Thomas G Simmons in a Wednesday night collision. The coroner jury found Duke had been drinking and that his driving was grossly negligent. Witnesses testified Duke was intoxicated and that the steering wheel broke as he attempted to avoid the other vehicle. Duke reportedly said the men were out on the road shooting craps.
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Murphy
Lawrence Duke
Tobacco King
al G. Farr
Thomas G. Simmons
Duke
Farr-Simmons-Hogland
J. H. Newton
L'Wes
R. Osborne
Osborne
J. Shute
Shute
Pennants Offer From The Seattle Star Ad
The Seattle Star announces pennants available by mail. Four coupons clipped from The Star, numbered consecutively, and 15 cents presented at The Star office qualify for a 65 cent pennant. Cornell pennants now available. add 5 cents per pennant for mail delivery. Mail or bring to 1307 Seventh Ave Seattle.
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Cornell
Mall
Seattle Star
Seventh Ave
Union &T
Pankhurst Threatens Hunger Strike After Immigration Bar
New York October 18 Immigrant officials at Ellis Island faced a scare when Emmeline Pankhurst English militant suffragette leader said she would go on a hunger strike after being ordered deported as an undesirable She was later granted release on bonds and officials breathed easier The inquiry board questioned her for an hour and found her offenses in England involved moral turpitude She argued that woman’s status differs between England and the United States and criticized British officials for not allowing a death in prison to trigger a suffrage uprising.
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New York
Ellis Island
Emmeline Pankhurst
England
Mra. Pankhurst
Washington
Reeves
Department of Labor
Pankhurst
Marie Lloyd
Parkhurst
la Provence
Geo, Moore
Rheta Childs Dorr
Murphy replies to charges from mayoral candidate
New York report says Tammany chief Chas. F. Murobe rebuts Joan Purroy Mitchell accusation that repeaters would be imported to defeat her. He calls the charge false and says he has asked the district attorney and the general sessions court justice to investigate.
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New York
Joan Purroy Mitchell
Tammany Hall
Chas. F. Murobe
Tammany
Mitchell
Murphy
General Sessions Court
Notice about D Hammond posing as Star employee
A notice states D Hammond, claiming to be employed by The Star, is not connected with this publication and acts independently. The item lists no further details or actions.
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Hammond
Huerta Nears Retirement Amid Assassination Fears
Reports from Havana and Washington indicate Mexican President Huerta plans to retire influenced by assassination threats and army pressure. An American inquiry notes foreign diplomats favor intervention, but President Wilson opposes taking action at this time.
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Washington
Huerta
Mexico
State Department
John Lind
Wilson
Vera Cruz
O'Shaughnessy
United States Legation
Mexico City
Lind
How The Star Stands in Rainier Valley Census Snapshot
A census of 49 Rainier Valley homes shows 44 have at least one daily paper, with 19 listing The Star as family paper and 13 for the Times. Only 4 homes favor the Sun, and 9 subscribe to Star only plus 27 subscribe to Star or Times. The Star had no local solicitor in six months.
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Columbia City
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Star
Times
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Sun
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the Sun
State OF Washington County OF King
Lester J. Clarke
The
Seattle Star
R. KE. Dumber
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