Hearthstone editor claims readers judge MSS by chance
The Hearthstone editor explains a method where all submissions are distributed among staff and readers to gauge merit. He funds his system by ad revenue and personal expense, claiming it yields fast circulation and successful titles, while insiders recall rejected works and the secretive process.
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Wheeler Pate, Inc
Hearthstone
Messenger Arch
Pebote
Theearthstone Company
Rkfl
Hearthstones
Silas Latham
Pher
Manns
Allen Slayton
Slayton
Gotham
The
Miss Puffkin
Stenog
MSS
College Swain Divorced From Chum's Mother
In a ruling by Judge A W Frater, Lowell FE and Grace W Williams were granted a divorce on grounds deemed sufficient for the good of society. The judge condemned the unlikely union formed during wartime and noted the man’s failure to prove coercion while criticizing his character and prospects.
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Lowell FE
Grace W. Williams
A. W. Frater
Young Williams
Delay in Cook county grand jury baseball probe
Chicago officials announce the Cook county grand jury will continue its crooked baseball investigation as a special body after its term ends. Charles Comiskey’s attorney Alfred Austrian says players may be prosecutable under Illinois conspiracy law and notes Comiskey would prefer a full probe over pennant jeopardy. He cites Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson and Claude Williams testimonies as key developments.
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Chicago
Cook County Grand Jury
MacDonald
Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Btate
Maclay Hoyne
Hoyne
White Sox
Alfred Austrian
Charles Comiskey
Comiskey
Eddie Cleotte
Joe Jackson
Claude Williama
City May Seize Central Milk Station Over Seattle Dispute
Mayor Caldwell warned that Seattle may open a central milk distributing station if producers and retailers fail to settle their dispute. He criticized the Seattle Milk Dealers Association and cited rising prices, calls of a milk strike, and fears of losing local herds to Japanese producers.
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Seattle
Central Station
Seattle Milk Dealers’ Association
Caldwell
Joseph Passonneau
State Office of Farm Markets
Dirigible C-6 Crashes in Laurel Canyon Injuring Five
Five crew members escape death after navy dirigible C-6 crashes into a canyon hillside near Hollywood in dense fog. Chief Pilot Lt Gordon G. McDonald severely injured with both legs broken. Eugene Fry cut above the eye and injured. Ross Hartman suffers back strain and facial cuts. Lt A G Pope back strained. Ensign Joseph H Gowan uninjured. The ship left San Diego for San Pedro for a fleet celebration when fog reduced visibility and forced a descent before colliding with the canyon wall.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
San Pedro
Laurel Canyon
Hollywood
Gordon G. McDonald
Eugene Fry
Ross Hartman
Coronado
A. G. Pope
Joseph H. Gowan
McDonald
Pacific Fleet
Pacific Coast
Firesweeped Galveston Waterfront In Massive Blaze
Fire swept a waterfront district in Galveston Texas destroying the Texas Gulf Sulphur pier plant and a cotton concentration facility with thousands of bales. The Italian steamer Ezra and the Oceana suffered major damage while several ships and cargoes burned or were damaged. Firemen endured smoke in heavy flames as eight blocks burned and only partial salvage occurred.
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Galveston
Texas
Texas Gulf Sulphur Sulphur Company
West End
36Th
Ezra
Oceana
Ancon
Giorta de Larrinaga
Hornby Castle
Anchor Milling Company
Etna
Patriot Trucks Price Cut Announced in Lincoln
Patriot Motor company lowers truck prices by 200 to 395 dollars, effective today in Lincoln Nebraska as of September 30.
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Lincoln, Neb
Patriot Motor Company
White Sox Players Determined To Do Good Work
Chicago report from September 10 notes the White Sox leaving for St Louis for their last stand of the season. Eddie Collins says the team is pulling together and will give Cleveland a close run. A large crowd met the Sox at Wabash station to show support as they depart.
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White Sox
Chicago
St. Louis
Eddie Collins
Cleveland
Outensia
Wabash Station
Sox
MacSwiney Reported Healthy Despite Tired State
London dispatch reports Lord Mayor MacSwiney slept three hours last night and appeared healthy yet very tired. The cabinet ponders his case as his life reportedly drifts toward end, amid fears of public riot if no funeral is held.
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London
MacSwiney
Broken Hun Soldier Yells Kamerad to Seattle Citizens
A German veteran living in Leipzig asks The Star for aid in a 1920 letter. He says the war left him sick and seeks a loan to begin a new life, appealing to philanthropists and the American people as “peers of peace.”
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Seattle
Leip
America
Kamerad
Leipzig
Saxony
Uferstranse
the Star
Kiana Aire
Pease
Ervald Golitz
Car Struck Woman Cutting Off Both Legs in Roanoke
May Doughty 29 an employee of Roanoke sanitarium was critically injured when a street car at Roanoke st and Eastlake ave struck her at midnight and crushed both legs between ankle and knee. The emergency fender failed to stop her. Dr J E Godfrey rushed her to Providence hospital where she remained unconscious. She is a Chemawa Indian and wife of J H Doughty naval radio operator of Guam with a young daughter at Chemawa Indian school.
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May Doughty
Roanoke Sanitarium
Providence Hospital
Roanoke St
Eastlake Ave
Cowen Park
EF. J. Ketzenbarger
Crowne Ave
J. E. Godfrey
Metropole
Ketzenbarger
L. R. Rope
26Th Ave
N. E
Oregon
J. H. Doughty
Guam
Conscience and a Lost Ruby Ring Haunt Wisconsin Woman
A tale links Nettie Campbell who misplaced a $400 ruby ring at the Clemmer theatre washroom two and a half years ago to a Wisconsin woman who writes to Rev. Paul W. Rood. The note asks the theatre to return the ring to manager C H Odom, restoring the giver’s peace after years of fear.
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Nettie Campbell
Clemmer Theatre
P. W. Rood
Nellie Campbell
Clemmer
C. H. Odom
Wisconsin
Indian Chief's Home Looted in Toppenish Theft
Chief Homer Watson of the Yakima Indian Nation reported his Toppenish home had been looted of Indian curios and dress items worth 1300 dollars. A feathered headdress valued at 300 dollars was the single most valuable item stolen. detectives will notify him if any loot appears in pawn shops. Watson, 60, came to Western Washington for a Tulalip reservation fair and wore a teepee shaped hat with a feather and bead band.
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Homer Watson
Toppenish
Watson
Washington
Tulalip Reservation
Auto Fire Destroys Car on Highway Between Des Moines and Kent
A Winton automobile owned by G. R. Pitts of 211 North 46th Street was destroyed by fire on the highway midway between Des Moines and Kent.
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Winton
G. R. Pitts
46Th St
Des Moines
Kent
Hotel note on jail guest and seized stills
Joe Darling of Pinehurst is listed as a guest at the Snohomish County jail in Everett. Federal prohibition officers from Seattle confiscate his three gallon still and six gallons of corn mash as evidence.
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Joe Darling
Pinehurst
Snohomish County
Everett
Seattle
William George pleads not guilty to opium importation
William George, indicted by the federal grand jury for importation of 10 taels of smoking opium, pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Federal Judge Neterer. He was given until October 18 to change his plea to guilty.
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William George
Neterer
George
Water shut-off affects Seattle district east of 40th Ave
The Seattle water department warns that residents in the east of 40th Ave, bounded by Madison Street to the north and south, will lose water service Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. due to a planned shut-off.
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Seattle
Water Department
40Th Ave
E. Madison St
England Faces Nationwide Coal Strike Threat
London report notes the miners conference resumed as danger of a countrywide coal strike grew more serious than ever, with potential impact on Great Britain’s energy and industry.
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London
Great Britain
Seattle Safe City boasts lowest streetcar accidents
Seattle reports fewer streetcar accidents than any West city as of Thursday figures compiled by D W Henderson superintendent of railways. The municipal railway cites strict conductor and motorman instruction as key to safety while noting lower claim expenses relative to gross revenue.
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Seattle
D. W. Henderson
William Hickman Moore
Utilities Committee
Henderson
Seatte
Denver
Spokane
Portland
Cincinnati
Classified farming land ad to sell through The Star
Promote rising farm product prices boosting land value and attracting buyers. Advertising in The Star's Classified Columns with 64,000 circulation offers low cost exposure and strong service. If buying, consult Classified Page today.
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the Star
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