Pankhurst Admitted To U S After Wilson Intervenes
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst leader of English militants is admitted to the United States after President Wilson intervenes. Immigration officials at Ellis Island had ordered exclusion but Caminetti granted release on her own recognizance following pledges by her lawyers and comments from senators and officials.
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New York
Emmeline Pankhrust
United States
Wilson
Imemigration
Caminetti
Mrs. Pankhurst
Ellis Island
Chamberlain
Lane
Oregon
Mayor's charter revision plan stirs opposition
The plan favored by Mayor to call a charter revision convention immediately faces council resistance. If adopted, 15 freeholders would be elected in December to draft a new charter, with voting on the charter and new officials in March or July, drawing opposition from Councilman Griffiths who warned rushing could doom commission government.
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Cotterill
Municipal League
Griffiths
Census Notes From South Park District on Subscriptions
The Seattle Star census shows 60 homes in South Park with seven empty and eight visitors away. Of 38 surveyed homes, 38 subscribe to a daily paper with 143 occupants, listing Star Times P.I. and Sun readers and exclusive and family-paper preferences.
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KR. KB. Junker
Sullivan St
Trenton St
Eighth Av
South Park District
The
Seattle Star
Star
Times
P.I
Sun
the Star
the Times
the Sun
P.-I
State OF Washington County
Lester J. Clarke
KR. E. Junker
Seattle
Griffiths Announces Mayoral Run On City Charter Reform
Seattle lawyer and Councilman Austin E. Griffiths declares candidacy for mayor to push a new city charter. He will resign soon though under two and a half years remain, aiming for elections by July 10 and a March election for mayor. Griffiths cites breakdown of current government and seeks to reorganize the city. He came to Seattle in 1895 and previously backed A V Bouillon in 1910.
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Griffiths
A. V. Bouilion
Hi Gill Griffiths
Seattle
Tacoma Ministers Host Talks on Commission Government
At the annual fellowship meeting of the Brotherhood of the First M. E. Church Mayor Seymour of Tacoma will discuss the commission form of government. Mayor George F. Cotterill, back from Europe, will address on the topic as it applies to Tacoma with impressions from foreign cities.
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Brotherhood of the First M. E .Church
Seymour
Tacoma
Commission
George F. Cotterill
Europe
Lions Rampage in Leipsig as Beasts Loose in Streets
Eight lions and a tiger escape from a circus wagon in Leipsig. Lions crash Blucher hotel windows and roam corridors. firemen, troops, and police respond. Two lions are captured, one shot, and the rest are killed by authorities and hunters.
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Leipsig
Blucher Hotel
Ilona
Tammany Hall Grand Jury Probe Into Mitchell Defeat
Judge Malone orders grand jury investigation into charges by John Purroy Mitchell that Tammany Hall planned to import repeaters to secure his loss in the coming mayoral election. Witnesses expected to appear for elimination tomorrow.
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New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Malone
Grand
John Purroy Mitchell
Fusion
Huerta Tangles With Re-election Bid In Mexico City
In Vera Cruz on October 20 Provisional President Huerta appears set to run for a second term despite constitutional limits The move follows Diaz’s expected arrival while Huerta’s supporters fear potential disorder as the gunboat Zaragoza returns from Havana with Diaz aboard hoping to influence events in the capital.
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Huerta
Diaz
Zaragoza
Havana
Seattle public service hearing closes on streetcar tickets return
Ralph Pierce and Hugh Todd for Seattle and James P. Howe for Seattle Electric Co presented closing arguments before the state public service commission. The case concerns the city of Seattle seeking to regain the privilege to purchase street car tickets aboard street cars. The chairman said a decision would be announced at the earliest possible moment.
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Olympia
Ralph Pierce
Hugh Todd
People of Seattle
James P. Howe
Seattle Electric Co
State Public Service Commission
City of
Seattle
State scores in Mrs Eaton trial
Plymouth Mass Oct 20 Damaging testimony for the defense in the Mrs Jennie Eaton murder trial. Harvard professor Whitney testified on the baby’s stomach and the Admiral Eaton, finding arsenic in many organs and suggesting multiple doses before death. A letter from J M Eaton to Whitney was presented.
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Plymouth
Mass
Jennie Eaton
J. G Eaton
Pioneer John R. Williams Dies in Washington at 86
John R. Williams, a veteran pioneer of Washington, died Saturday at his son’s home in the city. He was 86 years old.
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John R. Williams
Washington
Pennants Coupon No 97 Offer From The Seattle Star
Any four coupons clipped from The Star consecutively numbered, when presented at The Star office with 15 cents, entitles you to a 65 cent Pennant. Cornell Pennants are out. Pennants mailed for 5 cents extra per pennant. Bring or mail to The Seattle Star 1307 Seventh Ave near Union St.
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Cornell
Seattle Star
Seventh Ave
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