Print of Seattle paper urges Republican ticket in mn primary
Wartime dispatch notes push eastward German advances on the Somme and Romanian retreats in the Balkans. British forces gain ground near Guillemont while French repulse counterattacks. Dobruja falls to German Bulgarian forces as Austrians halt Romanian incursions. Russians report gains and prisoners in the Carpathians and Volhynia.
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Miles
Pali
K Rip
Bryan
Y. CC
Kellogg
Rudd
Duck Ponee
Todd Maries
Seattle
Wash
Wilbur S. Forrest
United Press
London
Somme
Balkans
Guillemont
Falfermont
Leuze Wood
Haig
German War Office
Chilly
Rumania
Dobruja
Dobric
Berlin
Transylvania
Carpathians
Petrograd
Volhynia
Galicia
First Day of School in Seattle Second Graders Meet
A visitor describes the bustling classroom scene in room No 5 as sixty second graders greet their teacher Miss McHugh on the first day. The pupils answer questions sing songs recount vacations and promise to attend afternoon sessions while parents recall their own school days.
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Misa McHugh
Miss McHugh
Seattle
Hindenburg Sees Forces Defeated on Somme Front
Paris dispatch reports Field Marshal Von Hindenburg arriving on the western front for the first time since the war began and urging a stubborn defense along the Somme. The German forces faced a sharp retreat amid a new burst of Anglo French combat and heavy shelling as the Somme front erupts again.
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Paris
von Hindenburg
Somme
Echo de Paris
Mazarian Lakes
Teutons
Hindenburg
Peace Ship Sets Out to Settle Mex Case
The presidential yacht Mayflower with both flags flying left New York Harbor for New London to join the American Mexican joint commission. The mission aims to settle all difficulties between the United States and the de facto Mexican government, with the first conference slated for tomorrow morning.
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New York
New York Harbor
Joint Commission
US. S
New London
Conn
Langford of the Three Bars Begins in The Star
Western tale opens with Langford a wealthy ranch owner and cattle raiser. Mary Williston, daughter of ailing scholar, travels west to support herself and her daughter. Louise Dale, a shapely stenographer, joins the cast in this edge of your seat Western.
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Langford
Mary Williston
Louise Dale
Dry Goods Man Near Death at City Hospital
William F. Wilkes sales manager for the Western Dry Goods Co sustained a fractured skull and internal injuries after his auto overturned on California Ave. He is about 35 lives with his wife and baby at 9545 Fernatile. He was taken to City Hospital with a deep cut over the right eye and general bruising. doctors were uncertain about surgery at noon.
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William F. Wilkes
The
Western Dry Goods Co
California Ave
Wilkes
Fernatile
Blackmailers Kill Attorney in Van Courtland Park
Dwight P. Dilworth, a Montclair, New Jersey lawyer, was shot dead by two men in Lovers Lane, Van Courtlandt Park, as Miss Mary McNiff stood nearby. Police seek two suspects. evidence links the crime to local blackmailers roaming the park.
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New York
Dwight P. Dilworth
Montclair
N. J
van Courtland Park
Mary McNiff
Dilworth
Long Beach
Miss McNiff
King Grants Victoria Cross to Zeppelin Fighter
London report says King George awarded the Victoria Cross to Lieut. Robinson for bringing down the Zeppelin in Sunday morning’s raid on London. The war office announced the craft was destroyed in an air battle by an English aviator, not by anti-aircraft shell. Robinson also attacked another airship before sinking the target over Cuffley.
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London
George
Robinson
War Office
Cuffley
Engineer Fishes Man Loses $2000
Edgar Wright lumber dealer sues an engineer on the Baton Rouge Hammond & Eastern railroad for 2000 dollars after claiming a halted train for two hours to fish caused him to lose a lumber contract. The suit argues the engineer pursued fishing on a pond near the rail line.
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New Orleans
Edgar Wright
Baton Rouge, Hammond & Eastern Railroad
Wright
Wheat Price Up in Chicago Market Opening
Strong world demand and local dealer estimates push wheat prices higher at the Chicago market opening. Analysts note bullish cables and a modest uptick from Friday’s close, signaling continued pressure on grain prices despite mixed signals from other commodities.
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Chicago
Humphrey Smoked Out on Purchases of Duck-Pond Site
The piece accuses Humphrey of lying about involvement in the duck-pond site purchase. It cites his past denial, switches to claims he wrote a confidential letter to the treasury in October 1910, and notes a $1000 forfeited check turned over to his campaign manager. It frames him as dodging a public inquiry in Seattle.
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Humphrey
Hts
Treasury Department
Seattle
Hadley
Humphrey letter admits authorship of duck pond note
In a Washington letter dated August 12 1911 Representative W E Humphrey tells Assistant Secretary Bailey he supports condemnation if needed for a Seattle public post office site. He confirms writing the duck pond letter and urges prompt government action to secure title before the next session.
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House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
R. O. Bailey
W. E. Humphrey
M. C
Humphrey Admits Letter About Post Office Deal
Congress man Will E. Humphrey acknowledges writing a confidential letter to Bob Bailey months before the 169 500 post office site sale. Judge Hadley confirms the admission and reports a $1 000 check from Humphrey. Federal judges named by Humphrey decline to oversee an inquiry, delaying any investigation.
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Cushman
Los Angeles
Ronald
Frater
Humphrey
Forged Checks Spark Payroll Padding Probe in County Roads
Investigation under Prosecutor Lundin targets suspected payroll padding in a South district road project. Detectives found forged signatures and dummy workers on pay records, with warrants mailed for phantom laborers over years. The auditor's office cooperates as Deputy Carmody leads the inquiry.
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Lundin
Carmody
Toa
National Bank of 1Commerce
Burns
John
Johnson
Kent O'Brien
Mody
John Johnson
Bar Althe
Laindin
John” Johnson
James” Johnson
Judges to Take Seats and Race Withdrawals
The text notes other judges to take places and mentions no writ agreement to withdraw from the race. It warns that more delays may lead to a public hearing being blocked. It then identifies Herbert M. Smith, a superintendent in Great Barrington Mass, who while trout fishing recently caught a mall duck while casting a fly.
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H Pbrey
Herbert M. Smith
Great Barrington
Mass
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