Millionaire Father in Pursuit of Eloping Couple
Elopers Penfield Peabody 17 and Martha Stuart 19 flee after wrecking the girl's touring car. Charles Peabody, ship owner and banker, chases with a Ford borrowed from a farmer after the pair try to sail on the Steamer Sol Duc for a marriage license. Police and detectives search Bothell and county for the couple amid tense family pursuit.
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Nfield Peabody
Charles Eabody
Martha Stuart
W. P. Stuart
Stuart Dairy
Bothell
Peabody
Pinkerton and
Burns
Charles Peabody
Dirigo
Sweden
Puget Sound Navigation Co
Pacific Coast
Federal Reserve Bank
Harvard Ave
Penfield
Port Orchard
Peabody, Sr
Hell Road
Umbrecht
Colman
Five guards fired after Leo Frank lynching incident
Milledgeville Georgia October 22 five guards have been discharged and another resigned amid the lynching of Leo M Frank the famed prisoner who had been kidnapped from the state prison in August.
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Milledgeville, Ga
Leo M. Frank
Wife Recalls Brutal Abuse As Divorce Granted
Constance Gearhart testifies in divorce court that her husband Wynne Gearhart knocked her down choked and beat her as she prepared to become a mother. Judge Mackintosh grants her decree while Gearhart reportedly is in Idaho.
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Constance Gearhart
Mackintosh
Wynne
Gearhart
FTC orders probe of cotton price fixing in three states
The Federal Trade Commission on October 23 ordered an investigation into an alleged buyer cartel in North and South Carolina and Georgia accused of depressing cotton prices.
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Washington
The
Federal Trade Commission Today
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Girl killed her old lover in cold blood case update
In San Francisco on October 23 the police grow convinced Mrs. Mary Pamies killed Michael Weinstein to hide a past she wanted forgotten. Authorities say she killed him because he could reveal letters and photographs linking to her history, not because she truly loved him. Her calm appearance in custody and confession appear to relieve her of a burden.
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San Francisco
Mary Pamies
Michael Weinstein
Weipstein
Allies rush troops into Balkans near Berlin big battle looms
Oct 23 report says Germany plans to seize control of food supply and price regulation nationwide. Authorities explain move aims to equalize conditions across the empire as the battle approaches.
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Balkans
Erlin
Germany
Allies press toward Bulgars near Nish railroad south of Sukul
Reports say forces from Salonika advance in force to challenge Bulgarian lines astride the Nish railway south of Sukul. Bulgarians reportedly captured Coprum. Allies aim to break the line or push east to aid Serbia while Teutons inch forward.
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London
Salonika
Astraddie
Nish
Sukul
Coprum
Teutons
Alles
Allies urged to use force on Greece in Balkan talks
Paris dispatch reports negotiations on allied policy in the Balkans as Greece agrees to Cyprus as the price of joining the entente. Some authorities favor force over diplomacy, though Greece calls its refusal a present stance, leaving room for a possible hard outcome.
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Paris
I Balkans
Greece
Cyprus
Villa Executes American Aide Reported by Consul
Washington, Oct. 23. Consular Agent Cohen at El Paso wired the state department that Villa executed A. L. Miller, an American colonel on his staff. The report was unconfirmed. Cohen also heard Miller was shot in the leg and escaped.
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Washington
Cohen
el Paso
Tex
State Department
Villa
A. L. Miller
Miller
Washington Wins Livestock Awards at Exposition
The Northwest dominated cattle events at the exposition with Albion L. Gile of Chinook Wash winning junior and reserve junior champion cow prizes. J L Smith of Spokane took top prizes in Holstein grand champion, senior and reserve champion bulls.
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San Francisco
Northwest
Department of Livestock
Albion L. Gile
Chinook
Wash
J.L. Smith
Spokane
Stewart Guilty in Mail Fraud Misbranding Case
CoM. C. Stewart was found guilty by a federal jury Friday of misbranding artibliea shipped through the mails. Stewart Manufactures a “sulphurio” product. A prior trial ended in a hung verdict.
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Com. C. Stewart
Stewart
New Adviser System Adopted by City High Schools
A university plan to have an adviser for both men and women has proven satisfactory and will be adopted by four large city high schools Broadway Lincoln Franklin and Queen Anne.
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Broadway
Lincoln
Franklin and
Queen Anne
Will Welcome Him to Seattle as New North Pacific Head
Senior Captain H. M. Broadbent of the U S coast guard will arrive in Seattle to succeed Senior Captain FM Dunwoody as commandant of the North Pacific division. Dozens of Broadbent’s old friends in Seattle anticipate a cordial reception he will receive, recalling their ties from the East Coast.
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H. M. Broadbent
U. S. Coast Guard
S Service
Boston
Seattle
FM. Dunwoody
North Pacific Division
Society Beauty Leads Suffrage Parade in New York
The mammoth suffrage parade in New York Saturday was led by Mrs. Leonard Thomas of Newport, described as one of the most beautiful society women in the city.
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New York
Leonard Thomas
Newport, Peace
30 000 March in Suffrage Line in New York
Oct 23 a massive suffrage march along Fifth Ave drew upwards of 20 000 men and women with 10 000 male allies. The parade started at Washington Square and included participants from all states and 26 foreign countries, with banners and bands signaling a push for a New York vote in the November 2 election.
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New York
Fifth Ave
Washington Square
Union
Will Irwin
Geo. Middleton
William M Mackay
Allen McCurdy
Samuel Merwin
William Rose Benet
Wytter Bufner
Sinclair Lewes
Charles Norris
Wilson
Wilson and Mrs Galt Take Secret Washington Trip
President Wilson and Mrs. Galt avoided reporters on a Saturday holiday by taking a motor excursion to an undisclosed destination in the capital. They were escorted by the president's cousin John.
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Washington
Wilson
Mrs. Galt
John
Mother Convicted of Killing Shall Her Child Be Born in Prison
A jury found Mary E. Lillian guilty of manslaughter for shooting Howard Borders on July 23. The piece notes the unborn child’s fate, discusses unwritten law, and contemplates sentencing possibilities from jail to penitentiary, with reflections on the child and governor’s clemency.
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Fred L. Boalt
Judge Smith
Department of the Superior Court
Mary E. Lillian
Borders
Chance for Martha Kawata to prove sanity in court
Mrs. Martha Kawata, white wife of a Japanese man, is to face a sanity hearing next week. A jury found her not guilty by reason of insanity after the murder of George Grasty last April. She has been confined at Medical Lake asylum for four months since her trial and could be freed if declared sane.
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Martha Kawata
George Grasty
Medical Lake Insane Asylum
Grasty
Woman Fends Off Cougar With Pipe In Ta hola Attack
Mrs. E Burkhart of Tahola was attacked by a cougar while walking with her baby on her back. She fought the animal for 20 minutes using a gas pipe and finally beat it off after her clothing was torn.
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Aberdeen
Leap Year Proposals Encouraged By Oakland Pastor
Rev F J Van Horn of the First Congregational church in Oakland plans a leap year proposal campaign for his church women. He will give love talks starting tomorrow on biblical proposals Ruth and Rachel to inspire marriage hopes next year. He previously led Plymouth church in Seattle before moving to Oakland.
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Oakland
Cal
F. J. van Horn
First Congregational Church
Ruth
Rachael
van Morn
Plymouth Church
Seattle
Hugh G. Ross
Ketchikan Mayor Seeks Food Aid in San Francisco
Ketchikan Alaska faces hunger as Mayor John R. Beagle travels to San Francisco after Seattle to urge ships to stop for supplies. He criticizes wartime shipping disruptions and notes Alaska railroad traffic brings heavy cars but no room for local orders.
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San Francisco
Ketchikan
Alaska
Altho
John R. Beagle
Seattle
3506 Teachers To Be Here Next Week
The 29th annual convention of the Washington Educational Association opens next week with an estimated 3 500 teachers from King Pierce Kitsap Snohomish and Jefferson counties attending. The main convention begins Wednesday after two days reserved for the Northwest History Teachers' Association. Meetings will be at Central School for history teachers and Plymouth Church for the Educational Association on Wednesday and Thursday.
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The
Washington Educational Association
King, Pierce, Kitaap
Snohomish
Jefferson Counties
Northwest
History Teachers’ Association
Central School
History Teachers
Plymouth Church
Educational Association
Merlin Fire Destroys Seven Buildings in Merlin
Fire at midnight wiped out seven business buildings in Merlin nine miles north of Grants Pass. Damage estimated at twenty thousand dollars. The blaze broke out in the local business district around Oct. 23.
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Merlin
Ore
Grants Pass
Atile Town
Grante Pass
Two Queen Anne High Students Arrested in Probe
Dale Roxburgh and Spencer Fox both 16 are held by police on juvenile delinquent charges after investigators link them to alleged extensive robberies in the Queen Anne hill district. Roxburgh was captured in Tacoma and brought to Seattle. Fox was arrested locally. Police recovered jewelry including a pearl dog collar and several watches, rings, and bracelets valued at about 300 dollars. Roxburgh carried a false name John Williams. he lives with his father Alex Roxburgh, a barber, at 620 West McGraw Street. Fox resides at 2453 Sixth Ave W. his father John Fox runs a grocery.
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Dale Roxburgh
Spencer Fox
Queen Anne High School
Queen Anne Hill
Roxburgh
Tacoma
Seattle
West McGraw St
Alex F. Roxburgh
Fox
Sixth Ave
John P. Fox
Matthews' Church Marks Home Coming Services
Home coming services will be held at the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning and evening. The church, led by Dr. M Matthews, was organized nearly fifty years ago by Rev. George F Whitworth, a missionary. Since 1902 Dr. Matthews has admitted 8531 members.
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First Presbyterian Church
Ering
Dr. M. Matthews
Aoe
George F. Whitworth
Matthews
Bay private yacht Halcyon sold to Seattle buyers for trader work
Thomas Tjerandsen and Edward Peterson of Seattle have purchased the yacht Halcyon, once the pleasure craft of John D. Spreckels. It will be fitted with engines and used as a trader on the Mexican coast.
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Thomas Tjerandsen
Edward Peterson
Seattle
Halcyon
John D. Spreckels
Atrocities Report From Serbian Refugees Arriving Greece
Serbian refugees reaching Greece report Bulgarian atrocities in Athens dispatches. Greeks have shown hospitality despite the grim news as the conflict widens with refugee movements and reports from the front lines.
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Rome
Greece
Athens
Amusements in The Saturday Star Spotlight
The Saturday Star presents a complete guide to entertainments in Seattle. The moving picture department lists leading photoplay houses and other amusements with full details for the edition.
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Saturday Star
Moving Picture Department
Seattle
the Star
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