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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
10
The piece argues police courts abuse power by arresting without warrant and jammed dockets. It cites Seattle where one police judge handled 300 cases in five hours, implying many are unjustly tried. It warns reform to curb police power and protect jury rights.
Seattle public school teachers join colleagues statewide to back a referendum in November for a teachers pension funded by a small salary assessment. Frank B. Cooper and Ott B. Souther spoke at the teachers institute closing session as committees were formed to promote the measure.
Los Angeles reports that Alph Farias alias Bostick, the boy train robber who killed H E Montague, asked for a life stay. Judge Gavin W Craig granted the request but did not fix a date, promising execution after Thanksgiving pending resentence in San Quentin prison.
Mayor Gill disclaims kinship to William Gill arrested yesterday in Kemmerer Wyoming during a cocaine roundup. He carried a book with a note saying in case of his demise our Hiram should be notified. Histoner was awakened by a phone call but dismissed the matter.
Laurence Booth of Washington Title Insurance Co was elected vice president of the American Association of Tithe Men at its Omaha convention. The result implies Booth will become president the next year.
A bustling Seattle Kennel Club dog show fills a Firet and Seneca street building with barking cages and crowds. Judges weigh classes while fans pay a dime to enter, as the spectacle features dogs from terriers to Great Danes amid lively, humorous, and emotional scenes.
Dr Frank Pleehart, shot by Mina La Lone who died after leaping from a Holland hotel sixth story, left the hospital by afternoon, revealing she had threatened his life during their engagement. Pleehart rested at home as doctors confirmed the bullet did not injure his lung. Funeral for Mina La Lone is planned at the family home Saturday morning.
The Southwest Development Congress closed its sessions endorsing the logged off land bill from the last legislature and proposing an exhibit of the 10 southwest counties at the Panama Pacific exposition.
In 1901 Christopher Hork was appointed by Mayor Humes to the Park Board, serving until 1912. The commission laid out parks, playgrounds, bathing beaches, boulevards and field houses, shaping the city’s current recreation network.
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