Douglas politics and murder charge stir local turmoil
A chaotic political confrontation emerges as allegations claim Douglas aims to use Miss Skarin to enhance his reelection bid and cover alleged misconduct regarding Ferdinand Hoch. The speaker disputes Mrs Skarin's guilt or innocence, criticizing Douglas as persecutor and demanding due process.
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Malcol Douglas
Skarin
Ferdinand Hoch
Willie Forbus
Prose- Douglas
Noth
Douglas
Miss Sharin
Inne
Seattle
Dumbbells Daughter Makes Surprise House Visit
The text notes the arrival of Dumbell, daughter of Pa Whooza Dumbbell and Ma Shurza Dumbbell, visiting with confidence. It mentions water from a bed and a metaphorical sky dipper catching moonshine, framed in a playful, nursery-like tone.
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Dumbell
Pa Whooza Dumbbell
Ma Shurza
Maude Sweetman Wins Wager On Free Meals Policy
Maude Sweetman republican candidate for state representative will have free meals during her term if elected. Shattuck a fellow candidate bet that Senator Poindexter would carry King county. Maude’s victory means Lobster salad becomes her favorite dish and dining is on the house during office.
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Maude Sweetman
Olympia
Howard Shattuck
Poindexter
King County
Maude
Lobeter
President Harding Tired Of Reelection Rumor Folds In
Washington dispatch notes a hypothetical line for newspaper men about Harding possibly saying I have decided not to become a candidate for reelection. The piece reflects on Harding’s private stance and the strain of the presidency, with a turn to a Page 9 continuation.
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Washington
Warren G Harding
Harding
Ohio
Woodrow Wilton
White House
Senate
Senate Chamber
United States
Worker Hurt In Ship Fall On Connecticut Pier
Andrew Aasen a 72 year old longshoreman from 4307 First Ave N W fell more than 30 feet from the steamship Steelworker at the Connecticut Street pier Thursday night. He was found unconscious and rushed to Providence hospital in critical condition with a broken ankle head injuries and possible skull fracture.
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Connecticut St
Andrew Aasen
First Ave. N. W
Providence Hospital
Ansen
Wife Slayer Hears Doom Composedly
James KI Mahoney, convicted of murdering his wife Kate Mahoney, was sentenced to die on December 1 by Judge J. T. Ronald. The court ordered Mahoney moved to the state penitentiary at Walla Walla for execution unless his appeal to the U S Supreme Court succeeds. Sheriff Matt Starwich will transfer him by auto in about 10 hours. A farewell dinner was planned at the King County jail as Mahoney faced the sentence with little visible emotion.
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James KI. Mahoney
Kate Mahoney
Mahoney
J. T. Ronald
Tle
Walla Walla
U. S. Supreme Court
Matt Starwich
Starwich
King County
Johnson
Nora Mahoney
Margaret
Pastor Sheriff Hangs Prisoner At Fort Madison
Eugene C. Weeks was executed by hanging at Fort Madison after a noon firing at the scaffold. He declared his innocence and defended Orrie Cross, insisting Cross should not be hanged. Weeks spoke of writing to the governor and said death is not the end.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Polk County
Eugene C. Weeks
George Fosdick
Des Moines
State Penitentiary
Weeka
Orrie Cross
Robb
Six Month Term For Drunken Driver
Jack Bedker of 1321 Warren Ave was sentenced to six months in the county jail and his driver’s license revoked by Justice of the Peace C. C. Dalton on Friday. He was charged with driving while intoxicated on August 7. The prosecuting witness was Mrs. George Munter of 1414 East Pike St, who was struck and injured by Bedker’s automobile.
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Jack Bedker
Warren Ave
Justice of the Peace
C. C. Dalton
Bedker
Mra
George Munter
East Pike St
W E Black Dies From Auto Injuries
W E Black stage manager of the Metropolitan theater died at a Sunnyside hospital from injuries suffered in an auto accident in Granger Tuesday night. He was a member of the Elks lodge and the Masons.
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W. EE. Black
Metropolitan Theater
Sunnyside
Granger
Black
The
Elks’ Lodge
Masons
Alias the Lone Wolf to Appe ar in The Star Monday
Louis Joseph Vance’s famed Lone Wolf character moves from crime stories to the secret service as a thrilling crook tale titled Alias the Lone Wolf is set to debut in The Star Monday with high fanfare and renewed reader interest.
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Lone Wolf
Secret Service
America
Louis Joseph Vance
Vance
the Lone Wolf
Rail workers return as unions push new settlements
Chicago dispatch reports hundreds of shopmen back at work as lines from Baltimore compromise spread to over 60 railroads. Great Northern and Northern Pacific lead a new group while Rock Island pressure grows. Santa Fe Illinois Central Soo Line and others join peace efforts.
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Chicago
Union
Baltimore
Teeporta
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago Northwestern
Santa Fe
Ilinois Central
Soo Lime
Buffalo & Susquehanna
Galveston
Rock Island
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago & Northwestern
Bert M. Jewell
Fta
Daugherty
Parker Seeks Supreme Court Win in Close Race
Returns from 2005 of 2,446 precincts show Parker leading in the race for a six year term with 76,597 votes as Mackintosh leads overall. Final official counts due next week. Poindexter leads the U S Senate race with 78,000 to Lamping’s 53,000. Miller leads in the First District with 13,998 votes. Hadley tops Second District results with 15,661. Johnson leads the Third District with 24,839 as Clise defeats Troy in a Democratic primary.
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Altho
Emmett N. Parker
Supreme Court
Mackintosh
Fullerton
Parker
Blake
Lane
United States
Poindexter
Lamping
John F. Miller
Philp Tindall
Lindley H. Hadley
Craigue
Turner
Albert Johnson
M. Nelson
Johnson
Nelson
F. A. Clise
Minerva A. Troy
Engine Disaster Injures Two in Iowa Freight Run
In Cedar Rapids Iowa on September 15 fireman C E Bryant was fatally scalded and engineer O B Cross badly burned when a large Mi kado freight locomotive exploded five miles east of West Liberty on an eastbound Rock Island freight. The engine wrecked and the injured were rushed by special train to a local hospital. cause not yet released by railroad officials.
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Cedar Rapids
Cc. E. Bryant
Cross
Rock Island
West Liberty
Smyrna Inferno and Massacres Reported as Turkish Forces Advance
Dispatches from Smyrna describe a vast urban fire and hundreds of thousands in danger amid massacres of Greeks and Armenians. Reports cite British naval warnings, refugee accounts, and Turkish looting as Kemalist forces push through the city. American officials and foreigners face peril as chaos spreads.
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Ons
Smyrna
Constantinople
London Daily Mail
Iron Duke
Athens
Piraeus
Sampson
Macklachan
International University
Horton
A. J. Hepburn
United States
Minnie B. Mills
American Collegiate Institute
British cabinet orders fleet move to deter Turkish invasion
London reports the British cabinet orders Mediterranean forces to prevent Mustapha Kemal transports from invading Europe. Fresh allied troops will rush to Constanti nople and the neutral zone to resist a Turkish attack. Troops from three powers will act, likely Britain France and Italy.
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London
Mediterranean
Mustapha Kemal
Europe
Constantinople
Allies United Stand Against Kemal Pasha Over Constantinople
London dispatch reports that the Allies will resist any attempt by Mustapha Kemal Pasha to seize Constantinople. Diplomatic officials say Kemal's threat to fight the British does not alarm them, given Allied resolve to preserve free passage through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles.
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London
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Constantinople
Kemal
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Turkish Atrocities Reported At Smyrna By Greek Legation
Dispatches from Athens through the Greek legation claim Turkish forces massacred about 1000 people in Smyrna and invaded an American college, taking girl students and women refugees.
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Washington
Smyrna
Athens
Three Men Held After Auburn Attempted Robbery
John Anderson Andrew Schoofelt and Edgar Bick were held in the county jail for investigation in connection with an attempted robbery of a motorist at Auburn Thursday night. Night Watchman Fred McCumber arrested them and they were brought to Seattle by Deputies William Sears and Ed Hughes. Anderson allegedly identified by the victim as the fleeing driver.
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John Anderson
Andrew Schoofelt
Edgar Bick
Auburn
Fred McCumber
Seattle
William Sears
Ed Hughes
Best Man Was a Woman: Court Jester Says
Thursday in Justice of the Peace John B. Wright's court featured Cheries Hickey, a Seattle attorney, as plaintiff in one case while her husband, Florence Hickey, also a practicing attorney, argued and won the next case on the docket. The judge took the first case under advisement.
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Justice of the Peace
John B. Wright
Cheries Hickey
Seattle
Hickey
Florence Hickey
Japan Russia Get Together at Chang Chun Talks
Russian delegates at Chang Chun have accepted Japan's scope proposals. Moscow will recognize the Moscow and China governments of the Far Eastern republic as the representing bodies, while Japan gains consent to discuss Russo Japanese relations and strictly Oriental issues.
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Clarence Dubose Toky
Japan
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
China
Far Eastern
Battle for Dublin Rages as Free State and Rebels Clash
Dublin reports fierce fighting as Irish Republican forces and Free State troops resume large scale hostilities. Overnight attacks used armed squads from houses while rebel searchlights lit the city. Free Staters countered with armored cars and machine gun fire amid a planned assault.
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Dublin
Belfast
Free State
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