Seattle voters face over 3.5 million in bond issues
The Star reports Seattle and King County residents will vote tomorrow on bond measures totaling over 3.5 million dollars. An advisory ballot lists Court House 1.5 million, Cedar River Watershed 1 million, Art Museum Site 500 thousand, Fire Houses 266 thousand, West Waterway Bridge 50 thousand, Police Substations 30 thousand, Municipal Dock 25 thousand, Isolation Hospital 25 thousand, Westlake Avenue Bridge 50 thousand, and Port Commissioners with Hiram M. Chittenden highlighted. The Municipal League opposes some bonds awaiting a civic center study expected soon.
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Talbot of Puget Mill Co Injured In Everett Auto Crash
William H. Talbot, president of Puget Mill Co of San Francisco, was pinned under his car on the Lowell road near Everett while a Vancouver trip. He suffered a fractured collar bone. His wife Mrs Talbot and sister in law were shaken and cut by glass. His brother C F A Talbot and the Misses Talbot followed and escaped.
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Recall Petition Withdrawals Rise as Volunteers Help
A recall drive reports easy withdrawals with 23 of 30 signers abandoning their signatures and 11 of 12 withdraws secured by one worker. The Dilling committee will press withdrawals in coming days with volunteers at 604 New York block. Corporation Counsel Calhoun allows supplementary petitions to be led by the city clerk before 5 pm September 5, shortening the window. The committee may seek to invalidate signatures dated after today.
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There Was a Reason For Frank Morita Ticklish Customs Duty
Morita a Japanese messenger on the Minnesota has long been known for constant laughter at tickling. Customs officers investigated a tick catch after a bolt of pongee silk hidden between two shirts was found. Morita was jailed after the discovery.
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Free Help Wanted Ads On The Star’s First Edition
The Star prints a free Help Wanted notice in its first edition each day. The ads target job seekers and offer employers free insertion, appearing only in the noon edition street distribution at 11 o clock.
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Tin pans rout Mormon missionaries in town riot
Two Mormon elders faced a noisy crowd as women banging kitchen tins created a pandemonium that drowned the speeches. Men joined the fracas and disrupted the meeting before it broke up. A handful of dishpan marchers resumed beating as the missionaries left.
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Union butchers suit Kansas City packing firm for damages
A union butcher sues a packing firm in a Kansas City court for injuries. A colored plant worker testifies asking if he worked with Jones and knows the foreman. The witness claims no relation, saying I am shaved and look white, denying ties to the plant staff.
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McNamara Sends Labor Day Message From Jail
John J. McNamara, jailed in Los Angeles County Jail, issues a Labor Day message to Irish tokers via United Press. He cannot join the demonstration ordered by Mayor Alexander banning 26,008 workers, but expresses solidarity and a belief that conditions will change within a year. He frames Labor Day as a protest against industrial Mammon and vows to keep spirit alive behind bars.
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Toll From China Floods Reverberates Across Anhewei Province
Telegraphic despatches from Wuhu report catastrophic flooding along the Yangtze Kiang caused by torrential rains. The Anhe Wei region is nearly submerged, crops ruined, and homes displaced.
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Murphy Tries for Porter Job Amid Dickens Sign
A big Irishman named Murphy enters a bookstore seeking a porter position after a newspaper ad. He notices a sign offering Dickens works all week for four dollars and, angered by the idea, mutters a sharp insult before leaving.
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Bridges Endorsed for Port Commissioner by River Improvement Club
Trustees of the Duwamish River Improvement Club adopted a resolution endorsing Robert Bridges as a candidate for Port Commissioner of King County in the September 5 1911 election. The document praises his work on harbor and river development and his competence and active involvement in local public improvements.
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ELOPING HEIRESS FACES FAMILY RIFT IN MASS TO NEWPORT
Jack Geraginty and his bride Julia Steele French plan to move from Springfield to a Newport cottage on Gobba Avenue with partial furnishings. They have been living in Springfield since their elopement. The Geraghty family has not begun reconciliation efforts with their runaway daughter.
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Frozen corpses found in Swiss glacier faces visible
Two men believed to be London tourist Bennebecke and Cain, missing for 14 years, were recovered from the Loetechen glacier in Berne. The bodies lay buried many feet in ice, their faces showing through the clear surface as rescue crews freed them.
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Frank Terrace: A King County Grange leader for Port of Seattle effort
The article profiles Frank Terrace a long time King County resident and farmer near Orillia. It highlights his role as founder of the King County Grange, his work for good roads tied to Samuel Hill, his advocacy for the Lake Washington canal, and his nomination for the Port Commission of the proposed Port of Seattle, stressing his unimpeachable character and service.
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For Rent and Trade Offers in Seattle Area
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