Doubtful Outcome in Congressional Nomination Fight
Preliminary returns from Skagit Whatcom Snohomish show Humphrey with about 40 percent of first choice votes, Revelle leading in second choices in many counties. Counts from 29 426 total first choices place Humphrey near 40 percent but still short, with several precincts incomplete and results days away. Both campaigns push to prevent ballot box theft as final tallies loom and county by county figures shift uncertainty.
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Humphrey
Skagit
Whatcom
Snohomish Thes
Hum
Revelle
Centro Kitsapsland
Snohomish
Shan
Jean
Bryan Pierce
Simmons
Hemphey
Qunties
San Juan
Reveldle
Bryan
Ghoter
Insurgent Wing of Party to Seek United Front
In Mass on Sept 15 the split within the party appears to ease as the administration signals a move toward unity. A president issued letter to a politician hints at ending divisions with progressive congressmen and patronage as a factor, aiming for a united front at the upcoming convention.
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My, Mass
Thie
Adrat
Richard A. Leaves Heads to Washington Cabinet Post
Richard A. Leaves of the Interior departs Seattle for Washington D C to take a seat in the first cabinet after the summer vacation. He will travel by easy train and arrive in time for duties beginning after the break.
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Richard
Seattle
Washington, D. C
Crippen Murder Trial Collapses Prominent Barrister Quits
A trial update shows Crippen murder case collapsing as Arthur Newton, famed criminal barrister, withdraws. prosecution loses key evidence and credibility wanes. A lecture by Whitman on PasBlay observed at Oberammergau is announced for tomorrow at the Y M C A, marking a notable civic event.
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Unites Presa
Aeelnat
Hoh Crippe Candentiat
Hin Wit
Elmore
Arthur Newton
King
Newton
Tacoma and Seattle Voters Show Varied Support in Election Results
In Tacoma Burke secured 68 votes citywide and 192 in Pierce County while Ashton tallied 257 in Seattle. Case led in one half of precincts, and Poindexter carried 11 of 21 in the Seventh. Murphy, Denning, and other candidates posted scattered precinct totals with no overall landslide.
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Burke
Tacoma
Pierce County
Ashton
Seattle
Weldon
Case
Armstrong
Parish
McConnaughey
Hanna
Henry Denning
Wrestling
Mulligan
Bradford
Murphy
Aanne
Igh Reeman
Seeland
Mont Weston Gay
Webster
E. B. Palmer
Tom Murphine
Poindexter
Bob Hodge
Morrison
Will E. Humphrey
King County
Flehth
John E. Humphries
Humphrey
Revelle
Pierce
Phillips
Sheriff
Beattle
Job Hodge
Lawyers and Judges Gather for Seattle Bar Association Dinner
Lawyers and judges held a quarterly gathering last night at the Lincoln hotel. The Seattle Bar Association banquet followed by a meeting featured remarks from Judge Albertson on new King County court rules and from Judge Ronald on observations from his recent trip to Europe.
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Seattle Par Association
Lincoln Hotel
Albertson
King County Court
Ronald
Europe
Watson predicts Democrat control of House by 30 votes
Former Indiana congressman James E. Watson, in New York, says the Democrats will capture the next House with a majority of about 30, after campaigning for Republicans in 11 states. He stresses his belief despite his prior support for the GOP.
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United Press
New York
James E. Watson
Indiana
Watson
Chicago primaries see extra police at polls to curb rioting
Extra police at every precinct polling place were required to prevent rioting at the primaries in Chicago. Several clashes were averted by the officers presence. In Kentucky, Dave Coursey discovered a hidden $600 box buried by his father during the Union army invasion in Russellville.
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Chicago
Russellville
Dave Coursey
Wappenstein Likely to Quit Seattle Police Chief Post
Report says Chief Wappenstein, en route to Los Angeles, will not return to Seattle and James P. Agnew, former county auditor, may be named as his successor though confirmation is lacking. Mayor Gill left for Alaska. acting Mayor Wardall claims ignorance. A broader political struggle over Mayor Gill and underground moves to oust the chief is described.
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Wappenstein
Toos
Angeles
Seattle
James P. Agnew
Wappy
Gill
Alaska
Max Wardall
Pollce
Minister's Wife Wears Tights in Seattle Musical
The Rev Dudley Fosher and his wife star in A Stubborn Cinderella at Seattle's opera house. Mrs Fosher, a chorus member, defends tights as harmless display of the human form while noting no moral issue. The couple left Chicago after Fosher quit his parish amid financial tensions, embracing stage work with support from fellow cast and company.
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Dudley F. Fosher
Ryder Memorial Universalistecturch
Chicago
Co Opera House
Seattle
Posher
Shakespeare
Rosalind
Get Divorce Sought After Years of Abuse
Mrs Jennie Allen filed a divorce complaint after accusing her husband of two years of mistreatment including quarreling and neglect. She complied with his prompt to obtain a divorce, pursuing the action this morning.
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Jennie Allen
Hanover man learns of $15000 heir after uncle's death
Steve Richardson of Hanover New Hampshire, sentenced to the state reformatory for obtaining money under false pretenses, has been informed that he is heir to $15000 following the death of an uncle in Massachusetts.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Steve Richardson
Hanover
N. H
State Reformatory
Massachusetts
Roosevelt Opens New York Campaign in Suffolk County
Col Roosevelt delivered his first campaign speech at the Suffolk county fair in Riverhead. About fifteen thousand people crowded the stand to hear the former president speak.
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Riverhead
L. 1
Col. Roosevelt
Suffolk County Fair
Questionable political lore from early Washington campaigns
The passage recalls episodes from Washington state politics including filing expense statements, candidates like Sam Hill seeking the U S Senate, Wilkow, Warburton’s rail influence battles in 1901 and 1902, Burke’s vote short of petition names in King County, J W Bryan failing to carry Kitsap, traitors from 1903 eliminated in King County politics, and Ralph O Nichols’s 1909 senate nomination and local option law.
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Sam Hill
Seattle
United States
Washington
John L. Wilkow
Stanton Warburton
Tacoma
State Senate
Burke
King County
J. W. Bryan
Congress
Kitsap
Harold Preston
Kina County
Ralph O. Nichols
Senate
Flad Requests Lawyer In Murder Case
Juan Flad appeared before Judge Ronald via Spanish interpreter and said he has no attorney. He resisted extradition from Mexico with Deputy Matt Starwich noting the dispute. Judge Ronald appointed John Sullivan and Frank H. Poster as his lawyers. Flad will plead Thursday.
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Juan Flad
Ronald
Little Nicola
Fiad
Mexico
Matt Starwich
John Sullivan
Frank H. Poster
Who Will Tell Burke The Cost Of His Campaign
The Burke campaign faces the question of final expenses with estimates ranging from ten thousand to as high as one hundred forty thousand dollars. Managers acknowledge the total will rise as more bills arrive and are tallied, with outside counties trimmed as the race moved toward a King County focus to salvage the effort.
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Burke
George
King County
University student arrested for stealing books from public diary
Detectives Doom and Jones arrested F. C. Ittran a University student after stolen books were found in his Quittran's room at the Oaken hotel on Eighth ay and Pike. Thirty one volumes were recovered in the room, indicating intent to read.
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F. C. Ittran
Doom and Jones
Quittran
Oaken Hotel
Pike
Weather Forecast Fair Tonight and Friday
Fair conditions expected tonight and Friday with cool readings and westerly winds.
Mrs De Voe to Speak on Women's Suffrage Amendment
Mrs Emma Smith De Voe will speak tonight at the Free Lutheran area on Eighth Ave. The Seattle Scandinavians sponsor the meeting with Acting Mayor Wardall on hand to address the audience.
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Emma Smith de Voe
Free Lutheran Arca
Seattle
Boys Win One Acre Club Corn Crowing Contest
Henning Tennessee reports that boys who joined the one acre club last spring defeated local farmers in a corn growing contest with notable yields and strong performance from youth participants.
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Henning
Tenn
One Acre Club
Horse Kicks Fireman at Holgate Station
A horse from a gang’s plunge from stalls injured Fireman R. Clyde at Holgate station. The blow broke the cheek bone and opened a deep gash on his forehead, leaving him disfigured for life.
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Clyde
Holgate
Burial at sea condemned by New Jersey undertakers
ASBURY PARK N J Sept 15 The state undertakers association denounces burials at sea as barbarous for the 20th century They call for ocean liners to employ an embalmer and to cradle and care for the dead until families can receive the bodies on land.
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Asbury Park
N. J
State Undertakers’ Association
Shafroth Renominated by Colorado Democrats on First Ballot
Delegates to Colorado state convention fill minor spots while Governor Jain Shafroth wins renomination on the first ballot. Congressman Edward T. Taylor of the second district is also renominated.
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Denver
Colo
Jain Shafroth
Edward T. Taylor
Raisins in Danger as Rain Threatens Harvest
Hanford California reports another heavy rain, with most raisins exposed on trays. If weather does not clear within hours, heavy damage is expected to occur to the raisin crop in the area.
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Hanford
Cal
Nonpartisan Judiciary League Plans Tacoma Judges Ticket
The Washington Non-partisan Judiciary League forms a statewide network with headquarters at 309 Methorn building and Rufus R. Wilson as secretary. It calls a September 26 conference in Tacoma to nominate an independent ticket to challenge the Tacoma convention slate and primary changes. Five supreme court seats are on the November ballot, with incumbents renominated by the convention.
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Supreme Court
Tacoma
Washington
Non-partisan Judiciary League
Judiciary League
Methorn Building
League
Rufus R. Wilson
Klaw and Company See Seattle Theatre Plans
Marc Klaw of Klaw and Erlanger in Seattle to discuss a new theatre with Metropolitan Building Company officers. He declined to release details as he and colleagues review the situation with Douglas and White this morning.
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Seattle
Marc Klaw
Klaw & Erlanger
Theatre Trust
Klaw
Metropolitan Building Company
Kiaw
Douglas and White
Knapp Reputedly Most Cranky Patient After Hospital Shooting
William Knapp, shot by William Copeland last Monday in a chicken row dispute, drew attention for tearing ice bags from his head and biting thermometers and abusing nurses at the city hospital, earning the title of the most cranky patient since the hospital opened.
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City Hospital
William Knapp
William Copeland
Jones says parents hold his bride back
Russell Jones says his wife remains with her parents after a courthouse marriage. He and Deputy Prosecutor Lundin visited the Dean household at 515 Senecast seeking an interview with the bride, who is described as on the verge of nervous prostration and reluctant to be moved.
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Russell Jones
Russell
Lundin
Census routes saloons in Brooklyn drop in dramshop licenses
Census figures show Brooklyn’s population rise will raise saloon licenses from 975 to 1200 dollars yearly and compel many dramshops to shut.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Roosevelt’s Car Warned To Slow Down In Huntington
Col. Roosevelt’s automobile was stopped twice today as it ran through Huntington. Police warned the driver to go slower.
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Huntington
L. L
Col. Roosevelt
House Burns At Green Lake From Defective Wiring
A residence on Denny station Green Lake owned by Sol Levinson was destroyed by fire this noon caused by defective wiring. Firefighters faced a weak water supply and only a fraction of the furniture survived. The building was valued at $5 000.
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Sol Levinson
Denny Station
Green
Two Working Girls Swindled by Hillman Shark Institution
The Supreme Court case of Jean Aitchison and Bertha Dolly versus C D Hillman details a fraudulent land sale tied to G Peet, Hillman’s agent at Pacific City. The women, refugees from San Francisco, were duped into a $1,000 deal for land they believed was a larger tract, with half the shown land not owned by Hillman and part already sold. Judge Morris found fraud, awarding judgment for the plaintiffs and shifting costs against Hillman.
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C. D. Hillman Shark Institution
Superior Court
Jean Aitchison
Bertha Dolly
Hillman
Shark Institution
Morris
San Francisco
Seattle
G. Peet
Pacific City
Peet
C. D. Hillman Real Estate Institution
Court Cancels Contract After Fraud Allegation in Land Case
The court cancels the contract sued on and awards plaintiffs $138.44 plus costs. Defendants allegedly misrepresented tract two as containing all lands described and sold tract one without owning the lands in paragraph four. They previously sold tract one in block 128 and deny ownership of other lands except tracts one and two.
Insurgents Glad Over Taft Patronage Restoration
In Washington on September 15 the insurgents express elation at President Taft restoring patronage to their group. They are openly glad to regain influence and expect no change in their stance. In San Francisco on September 15 officials anticipate Chief Martin will resign at the police commissioners meeting tonight amid graft accusations in the Tenderloin.
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Washington
Taft
San Francisco
Martin
Board of Police Commissioners
Earth weighed again by city college investigator
The City College physics department investigator Wenzel estimates Earth’s mass at seven trillion tons. The Norton Singers plan a basket social and dance at the Maccabee Temple on Friday September 16.
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New York
Wenzel
Physics Department
City College
Norton Singers
Maccabee Temple
Opinion Leaders Praise The Seattle Star In Support
Peer Bolquets and Otto A. Case commend The Seattle Star for its recommendations during the campaign. They state the paper inspired public trust and served as a strong force in western Washington, thanking supporters of the principles that prevailed.
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Otto A. Case
Star
Seattle Star
Ole Hanson
Washington
Author Taylor Headland Visited Seattle at Mrs Wallace Home
Author Taylor Headland stays with Mrs. Scott Wallace at 1615 Second Ave in Seattle. He wrote Court Life In China and Chinese Mother Goose.
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Taylor Headland
Seattle
Scott Wallace
Seconday
Mr. Headland
China
North Mind Day Classifieds Special Bargains
Tomorrow marks North Mind day with a focus on special bargains in the classifieds. Shoppers can anticipate featured deals and limited offers across categories.
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North Mind
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