Washington Freshman Year Begins Amid Sea of Hype
Registration at the University of Washington is set for Monday and Tuesday with football practice starting Monday afternoon and recitations Wednesday morning. Old prefs depart. sophomores eye conquests as 2,500 students arrive by boat and train amid humor about derby hats and Moonlight Bay. Coach Dobie anticipates another championship team despite limited timber.
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University of Washington
Lake Washington
Moonlight Bay
Dobie
Railway Men Take Excursion Around Sound
The two day annual convention of the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents concluded with a departure for Victoria and Vancouver aboard the Princess Alice. R. H. Wallace was elected president for the next year. Delegates enjoyed an auto ride in Seattle and a reception at the O W depot with an entertainment for the ladies.
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American Association of General
Victoria
Vancouver
Tacoma
Portland
Canadian Pacific
R. H. Wallace
Erie Road
Seattle
Elke
Puget Sound
Woodrow Wilsons Westward Campaign Announcement
Woody Wilson will begin a westward tour in a private car secured for him. He travels with a secretary two stenographers and eight correspondents. The first stop is Columbus Ohio where he is due Monday morning after departing Sea Girt New Jersey.
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Sea Girt
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Columbus
Ohio
Schuyler, Noted Engineer, Dies at 64 in Santa Monica
James Dix Schuyler, famed engineer linked with major American works, dies at his Santa Monica home at age 64. He built part of the San Francisco sea wall and the Sweetwater and Hewet domes in Southern California, and directed water works in Denver and Portland among others.
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Schuyler
Los Angeles
James Dix Schuyler
Santa Monica
San Francisco Sea Wall
California
America
Denver
Portland
Ore
Bon Marche Autumn Fashion Display Opens in Seattle
The Bon Marche unveils a three day Autumn Fashion Display at its Seattle store beginning Monday morning with a 6 PM curtain rise. Window fronts along Union Street to Pike Street showcase imported gowns Paris hats and rich dress backgrounds. The exhibition highlights latest styles for the coming season and invites downtown visitors tonight.
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Seattle
Union Street
Second Avenue
Pike Street
Oregon
Paris
Wings Reach Unseen Speeds In Early Aviation Race
The piece notes explosive growth in air speed from the Gordon Bennett races. It cites 1909 speeds under 50 mph and 1912 performances by Jules Vedrines around 105 mph on a circular course and over 107 mph for 20 km in under seven minutes. If trends continue, 200 mph could be next.
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Gordon Bennett
Illinois
Jules Vedrines
Vedrines
American
Atlantic
Japanese Honor Dead Emperor Observed at University of Washington
The funeral of Emperor Meiji of Japan was observed in Seattle with mourning across the Japanese community. A 2000-strong ceremony at the University of Washington Auditorium featured music, a veiled portrait, and speakers including Consul Takahashi, Judge Burke, H. Okuda, and H. Puyi.
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Muteuhito
Japan
Seattle
University of Washington
Consul Takahashi
Judge Burke
H. Okuda
Japanese Association
K. Inouye
Christian Missionary
H. Puyi
J.D. Lowman
Chamber of Commerce
C. B. Yandell
Order of the Rising Sun
Family Chief Installed Amid Threats of Punishment
The text notes that another child’s mother is temporarily named head of the family with dire punishment promised if the order is ignored, stressing the severity of enforcing the decision and the role shift within the household.
Deposed as head of family in abuse case
Chas Hoffman faced court on a charge brought by his wife who showed red welts on their five year old son Ernest and testified that Hoffman beat the boy with a garden hose. The court ordered Hoffman deprived of the right to correct his son for sixty days.
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Los Angeles
Chas
Hoffman
Ernest
Notables Rally for Women’s Vote in Wisconsin Campaign
A Wisconsin campaign launches a broad suffrage push with leaders including Mrs. Robert M. La Follette and Senator La Follette. The roster also features Mies Fola La Follette, Gilbert B. Roe, Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, Jane Addams, Virginia Brooks and Inez Milholland. Street speaking and voter outreach aim to reach all electors.
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AUKER
Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette
la Follette
Robt. M. la Follette
Mies Fola la Pollette
Gilbert B. Roe
New York
O. H. P. Belmont
Anna Howard Shaw
Jane Addams
Virginia Hrooks
Vice
West Hammond
Inez Milholland
New York Vassar
Moving Day for Houseboat Residents on Lake Union
The City Board of Public Works seeks council action to compel houseboats on the east shore of Lake Union in the Denny Fuhrman Addition to move. Chief Inspector O. T. Hall reports Mackey will relocate if others follow, and urges council guidance to enforce a district-wide exit.
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Lake Union
Denny Fuhrman
Board of Public Works
O. T. Hall
Mackey
Cownell
Family Victims of Ax Murderer Reported in Council Bluffs
Police link the Oregon, Iowa, Kansas, Illinois killer known as the ax murderer to a massacre near Council Bluffs. The Thompson family. Thompson, his wife, and child were found slain in their home yesterday six miles east of Council Bluffs.
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Uolied
Council Blupps
Martin Thompson
Council Bluffa
Council Bluffe
Oregon
Iowa
Kansas
Illinois
Villinea
Thompson
West Virginia Cruiser in Dry Dock At Navy Yard
The cruiser West Virginia sits in the dry dock at the navy yard for maintenance. A round trip fare of 50 cents is listed.
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West Virginia
Navy Yard
New York's Ingenue Walk Attracts Curious Sightseers
The article describes a provocative new walk dubbed the crouch of the ingenue as performed by a model in a hotel car. Miss Fanny Brice of the Whirl of Society staged the pose to illustrate the trend and warns fat individuals to avoid public demonstrations to prevent embarrassment.
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New York
Phoerice
Dublin
Fanny Brice
Seattle physician touts Neal Treatment for morphine addiction
A Seattle physician who completed the Neal Treatment at the Neal Institute testifies he was a morphine addict for six years. He describes rapid improvement within two weeks and reports no cravings after entering the program. He endorses the treatment as the best yet discovered and provides the institute’s Seattle address and phone number.
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Seattle
Neal
Neal Institute
Death of Wife Breaks Champ Jack Johnson Weeps
Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Duryea Johnson wife of heavyweight world champion Jack Johnson were held at St Marks Methodist Church in Chicago with Rev J Robinson officiating. The body rests at Graceland cemetery. Johnson, distraught, says he will not return to the ring. Jack Curley arranged the funeral for Jim Flynn's manager.
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United Pres
Chicago
Etta Duryea Johnson
Jack Johnson
St. Marks Methodist Church
J. Robinson
Graceland Cemetery
Jack Curley
Jim Flynn
Mrs. Johnson
Lifeboat Rules Set For Puget Sound Steamers
Steamboat Inspectors Whitney and Turner report a telegram from Supervising Inspector Bulger stating lifeboat accommodations must be 30 percent of passengers and crew on Puget Sound steamers. Exceptions apply near land or shallow waters where 10 percent suffices. Three-fourths of lifeboats may be life rafts or collapsible boats.
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Whitney and
Turner
Bulger
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Lake, Bay Ard Sound
Council committee backs amended Kinnear line franchise
After amending the Kinnear line extension franchise to include conductor ticket sales the franchise committee votes to recommend passage. The bill drops one charter provision creating a test case for Jakey Furth in that respect.
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Jake
Jakey Furth
Delivery service note to Star subscribers
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