> I would like to get all Strings, where the table name begins with: "Table1.*1" or 
> "Table*.*1"

Do you want the string value of the "table:style-name" attribute where that string contains "Table1.*1" or "Table*.*1", or do you want the text of the "text:p" element that is the child of the "table:table-cell" element that has the "table:style-name" attribute containing the said string?
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Charles Knell
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