Piano Trade Upheaval Prompts Seattle Sales Boom
Seattle witnesses a surge in piano sales as National Piano Manufacturers plan direct factory-to-home sales at low monthly payments. D. W. Thomas participates in key talks amid promises of disclosures on actual piano costs and the end of middlemen.
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Hodge Rally Draws 3000 to Coliseum in Support
Progressive candidate Bob Hodge energized nearly 3000 at the Coliseum theater as he spoke for over an hour and a half on judicial recall direct legislation and humane government. Former Judge White introduced him and supporters surged to shake his hand after the talk.
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Supreme Court
William H. White
White
Joe Buyer
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Ezra Meeker
Union
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Wilson
Taft
Debs
J. W. Bryan
Dan Landon
Congress
King County
Ax Crocka
Johnson
Protest Renton injunction sparks large meeting at Dreamland
A night protest at the Dreamland rink supported Renton miners demanding union rights. Speakers Kate Sadi er Lena Morrow Lewis and Hulet M Wells criticized Judge Cushman who issued an injunction barring the strike and labeling strikers as potential rioters. The Seattle Electric Co mines near Renton were noted as the only coast area denying unionization.
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Renton
Kate Saddier
Lena Morrow Lewis
Hulet M. Wells
Seattle Electric Co
Jacob Furth
New Army Airship Under Construction on Tyne
London reports a new dirigible balloon for the army being built near Newcastle on the Tyne with extraordinary secrecy. It features a novel engine principle and steering control for better helm response in rough weather. The craft will be 50 feet longer than the first army dirigible and carry four quick firing guns a bomb dropping apparatus and accommodations for 10 men.
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Tyne
Newcastle
First Army
Amendment Delayed in California Ballot Initiative
Attorney General Webb ruled the supplementary petition for the initiative to abolish capital punishment was filed too late to push the measure to the ballot in 1914. If law unchanged, petitions must be signed by nearly twice the required voters before August 1914 to place the question before voters next year.
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Sacramento
Webb
Little Hen with Wooden Leg Draws York Crowd
In York Pennsylvania Al Brillhart, a Dallastown businessman, keeps a white Orpington named Veteran or The Old Soldier with a wooden leg. Hatched with a deformed leg, it was fitted with wood and now weighs about three pounds and struts proudly.
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al. T. Brillhart
Brillhart
Seven Men Sentenced In Monroe Away From Frye & Co Case
Eddie Loftus received one to 16 years for embezzling $200 from Frye & Co. Judge J. T. Ronald, after Kenneth Mackintosh intervened, handed down the sentences Saturday. Other defendants include William Steele grand larceny one to 15 years Savo Basto assault second degree one and a half to 10 years William Allen assault second degree $25 and costs John Williams assault second degree one to 10 years Monroe Samuel Lovell grand larceny three to 15 years.
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Monroe
Frye & Co
J. T. Ronald
Kenneth Mackintosh
Ronald
Lowing
William Steele
Savo Basto
William Allen
Aseault
John Williams
Samuel Lovell
Compulsory Education Favored for Young Mothers
Speakers at the Congress on Hygiene and Demography urged compulsory education for women over 18 in baby care and said it should be a misdemeanor to abandon infants to orphan asylums.
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Washington
Congress On Hygiene and Demography
May Release Peter Miller May Release Peter Miller
If Prosecuting Attorney Murphy does not retry Peter Miller in the coming days the man known as a lawyer burglar could regain his liberty after over three years of legal battles. The Supreme Court reversed Miller's burglary conviction on Saturday ordering further action.
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Tacoma
Joseph Glasgow
Beattie
Willie Taylor
Missing Buffalo Youth Sought After Washington Hotel Visit
Norman Mets, 23, son of Alfred Metz of Buffalo New York, disappeared after leaving the Washington hotel ten days ago. Hotel staff fear he may have taken his own life. two letters found in his room to his father and a young woman suggest a distressed frame of mind.
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New York
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Even Belgians Have Troubles
Brussels reports a growing separation sentiment in Belgium as Wallonians press for self rule while Flemish factions push for independence. Wallonians favor republican ties to France though they would still acknowledge Albert as king, indicating a constitutional monarchist stance amid tensions.
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United Press
Brussels
Belgium
France
Albert
Columbus Day Observed With School Talks and Ball
The Knights of Columbus lodge prepares for Columbus Day October 12, noting its status as a state holiday. October 11 will see parochial schools host addresses on the day’s meaning, with a ball at Christensen's hall as the evening centerpiece. The 40th anniversary of Columbus's landing falls on October 12.
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Knights of Columbus
Christensen
America
Columbus
Clue to Baby Murder Confounds Police in L A
Captain Flammer reports no arrests in the infant's death found in a fruit box inside a Los Angeles business building. Milton Carlson former Swedish vice consul and handwriting expert examined the fruit box wrapper and says he made discoveries that may clear up the mystery but cannot reveal them yet.
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108 Angeles
Paul J. Flammer
Los Angeles
Milton Carlson
Star Delivery Service Notices
If your paper is not delivered regularly or in good shape please phone the circulation manager Main 9400. The Star subscribers are entitled to perfect service with early and regular delivery. Report boys who crumple or mutilate the paper.
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Women to Dominate Human Conservation Focus at Congress
Indianapolis opens its fourth section of the national conservation congress with women leading sessions for four days. President White stresses programs aimed at human welfare as Julia C. Lathrop and other prominent women speakers address topics beyond natural resources. Governor Woodrow Wilson is expected as a presidential candidate to attend a mass meeting October 3.
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U. S. Children's Bureau
Mra
Scott
D. A
Philip N. Moore
Rf Walker
Kansas City
United States
Woodrow
Harvey Wiley
Gifford Pinechot
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Authority On Agriculture
We Evans
Amerie Medical Association
Gen. Wood
EB. T. Child
Ivy Fisher
Yale
Danderine Hair Care Promise For Hill Girls
An early 20th century advertisement touts Knowlton’s Dandeline as a miracle hair product. It claims Danderine cleanses dust and oil, adds light wavy fullness, stops dandruff, soothes itching, and can regrow fine new hair with continued use. A 25 cent bottle is advertised.
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