Light vote yields uncertain primaries and key races
With light turnout in King County, primary results remain in doubt as many races lack a clear majority. Starwich leads for sheriff with Roberts close, Mason tops for coroner, while several judges and state posts show tight contention among Republicans and Democrats. Socialist contests favor Price, Wells, and Carroll in straight battles.
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Mason
Sparling
Judges Frater
Ron Main
Dykeman
Albertson
Kenneth Mackintosh
John E. Humphries
Cicero Hawkins
Griffith
Matt Starwich
John W. Roberts
J. Tate Mason
George M
J. A. Ghent
Socialist Party
Millard Price
Hulet M. Wells
Mis. Ler
Nominated Republicans in State Ticket Include Key Officials
The listing shows Governor M B Hay and Secretary of State I M Howell among nominees. Also named are Auditor C W Clausen General W V Tanner and other officials including Sheriff Matt Starwich and Treasurer Wry Hanna with various district and county positions noted.
Wilson Denies McCombs Rumor In New Jersey
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey flatly denied rumors that Democratic National Committee Chairman William F. McCombe would resign under pressure from financial interests. He called the reports absolutely without foundation and spread by malicious sources.
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Jersey City
N. J
Wm. F. McCombe
Democratic National Committee
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
It Pays to Be Thin on a Crowded Streetcar
A thin little man uses a clever move to secure a seat on a crowded car. A big stout lady boards, takes the front strap, and the larger man yields a seat, while the slim man resumes reading The Star in a cramped, entertained carriage.
Knox Views Emperor's Body At Tokyo Funeral View
Emperor Yoshihito of Japan received U.S. Secretary Knox Prince Henry of Prussia and ambassadors from the United States and Germany to attend the funeral viewing of Emperor Mutauhito. Each official placed a wreath on the coffin.
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United Press Season
Tokio
Emperor Yoshihito
Japan
Philander C. Knox
United States
Prince Henry
Prussia
Germany
Mutauhito
Pilgrim Fathers Memorial to Rise Fifty-Feet in Southampton
London Sept. 11. The Pilgrim Fathers memorial planned for Southampton will be a slender pillar fifty feet tall. Two thirds of its length will be square, tapering upwards for a short distance from the base.
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London
Southampton
Cupid Commands Readers to Enter Star Contest for The Heart Breakers
The Seattle Star invites readers to submit a single sentence Cupid commandment on postcards to the Contest Editor by noon Wednesday September 18, with top prizes including theater seats for The Heart Breakers at Moore Theatre starting September 19. Ten best commandments win reserved seat awards. entries judged on quality over quantity.
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The
Star
Seattle Star
George Dameret
Moore Theatre
Dynamiter confesses involving Wm Wood in strike plot
Boston reports that William M. Wood, president of the American Woolen Company, faces indictment for conspiring to plant dynamite during the Lawrence textile strike. D. J. Collins, indicted as an accomplice, agreed to become a state witness, claiming mill owners plotted dynamite placements to discredit the strike. Breen was fined $600 after conviction, with Pelletier claiming Wood funded the action and other mill owners and officials knew of the plan.
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Boston
Wm. M Wood
Milsionaire
American Woolen Company
Lawrence
D. J. Collins
Collins
Wood
Colling
Pelletier
John Breen
Ernest Pittman
Pittman
Breen
New England
Bowton
Groom Arrested as Train Leaves Depot
In Vancouver, Bert Hill, a bridegroom of about 30 minutes, was taken off a Great Northern train amid protest of innocence. The charge stems from Arthur Tazzeman, a former roommate, who accuses Hill of the disappearance of $268.
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United Prese
Ancouver
RH. C
Great Northern
Bert Hill
Arthur Tazzeman
Hill
Demand Surrender Issued by Rojas Rebels at Agua Prieta
On Sept 11 Col Antonio Rojas served an ultimatum on Agua Prieta Sonora across from Douglas demanding surrender within 24 hours or face attack by his rebel command. Agua Prieta garrison totals 230 while Rojas commands nearly 1000 well armed rebels.
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Douglas
Aris
Antonio Rojas
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Rojas
Southern Pacific Seeks Protection for Mexican Interests
The Southern Pacific Railway company has formally demanded protection for its Mexican interests from the state department in Washington. The move follows reports that Walter Douglas, the company's Arizona and Mexico manager, was captured by Mexican rebels near Agua Prieta.
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Southern Pacific
New York
Cmpany
State Department
Washington
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Walter Douglas
Arizona
Mexico
Agua Prieta
Mosquitoes Kill Man in Grand Rapids Tragedy
In Grand Rapids on September 11, 80 year old Fred Geise was found dead after being bitten by mosquitoes. The man, blinded by the insect bites, succumbed to a mosquito plague sweeping across parts of the state.
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Grand Rapids
Fred Geise
Veteran Brothers Reunite After Fifty Years In Parade
Joseph Pool age 70 of Nordhoff California and A. Pool age 66 of Vellaville Kansas, two Civil War veterans once separated after a Confederate prison release, marched together at a G A R encampment parade in Los Angeles. They met in a hotel lobby amid cheering comrades and wore flags on their hats for identification. The brothers had kept in touch over five decades and planned to meet at the 1912 encampment, wherever held.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Pool
Nordhoff
Cal
A. Pool
Vellaville
Kas
Chinese smugglers fall into trap in San Francisco
Federal authorities in San Francisco report three Chinese merchants Lows Fat Ah Yet and Chin Manin jailed after a trap by two inspectors posing as smugglers. They secured contracts in which the Chinese agreed to pay 250 dollars for every mule smuggled from Mexico.
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San Francisco
Ah Yet
Chin Man
Mexico
Patriarch Forgives Enemies On Jewish New Year
A Seattle article follows an orthodox patriarch during Rosh Hashanah. He forgives three enemies at sundown and later seeks restitution as the books of heaven open for ten days. Services and family blessings unfold as the holiday begins in synagogues.
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Satan
Seattle
New York Lawyer Tied to Three Mysterious Deaths
District Attorney says lawyer Burton W. Gibson will be charged with murder over Rosa Szabo death after autopsy showed strangulation, not drowning. The case links Gibson to a disputed will and a string of suspect losses including Countess Rosa Menschik Szabo, John R. O Neill, and Mrs. Alice Kinnan amid investigations by Austria and Britain.
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N. Y
Rosa Szabo
Burton W. Gibson
Rogers
Ranme County
Gibson
New York City
Rowa Mensechik Szabo
Greenwood Lake
New York
Petronella Menschik
John R. O'Neill
Alice C. D. Kinnan
Rosa Menschik Szabo
Priende
Gibson West
Austria
O'Neill
Ireland
Alice Kinnan
Bronx
Mrs. Kinnan
Lawyer Gibson
Joan R. O'Neil
Mrs
Countess Rosa Menschik Szabo
Strew Roses for T. R. in Portland
Colonel Roosevelt arrives in Portland to a royal bed of roses welcome. He shortens his campaign schedule citing fatigue and plans to limit five minute speeches while greeting leaders, clubs, and crowds before a Gypsy Smith tabernacle address. A mass handshaking reception at the Oregon hotel follows the parade and city visits.
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United Press
Portland, Or
Roosevelt
City of Roses
Rotary Club
Gypsy Smith Tabernacle
Rce
Col. Roosevelt
Oregon
Bull Moose
Becker Wins First Points In Rosenthal Murder Case
New York Supreme Court Justice Bischoff postponed the Becker murder trial to October 1 after an argument by John McIntyre for Becker. District Attorney Whitman urged proceeding on the original date. McIntyre cited Hot Springs witnesses who testified Sam Schepps claimed Becker had nothing to do with Rosenthal’s slaying.
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United
New York
Chas
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Supreme Court
Bischoff
John Mcintyre
Whitman
Mcintyre
Hot Springs
Sam Schepps
Rosenthal
Spiritualist A. A. Smith Dies During Dance
In Los Angeles a 70 year old spiritualist named A. A. Smith collapsed and died while dancing at a White Dove class dance. Witnesses reported that several spirit mediums claimed to see his spirit depart from his body.
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Los Angeles
White Dove Clase
Bible Spiritual Church of Truth
A. A. Smith
Roosevelt forecasts Progressive sweep in November vote
In Portland on September 11 Col. Roosevelt said progressives would win big in November. He praised the Seattle convention platform and added that they have a bully ticket up there as well.
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Portland
Col. Roosevelt
Washington
Seattle
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