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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1914

Page

5

Heart to Heart Talk With Helen Keller

Cynthia Grey recounts meeting Helen Keller at Moore theatre and notes Keller’s charm and intelligence. The writer describes Mrs. Macy Milas Anne Sullivan guiding Keller, their discussion of her work, sex questions, and Keller’s gentle kiss as they parted.

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Duwamish Folk Oppose A Higher Rate In Valley History

Duwamish valley residents faced rail fare hikes that devastated working families like George McDermott and his daughters who bought homes on installment plans. After a 1911 court fight fixed rates, a new increase is proposed and locals warn property values will crater and homes go unsold if denied again.

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Chief Griffiths Warns Saloon Men Over Liquor to Officers

Chief Griffiths announced a campaign to revoke licenses of dealers who provide intoxicants to officers on or off duty. He ordered strict enforcement and urged officers to moderate drinking when off duty. The action follows the 30 day suspension of detective L A Barbee after a Saturday intoxication alleged incident.

Griffiths L. A. Barbee

Bride Waite at Hotel as Husband Vanishes

Mrs Reed waits at the Travelers' hotel for her husband C. S. Reed a 30 year old from Grand Island Nebraska who disappeared during a two week honeymoon. Police search ongoing after Reed left at 1 pm promising to return with his shoes shined and did not. Joe Parks filed the absence report.

C. S. Reed Grand Island Neb Travelers Reed Joe Parks

Single Handed Girl Battles Flames at Home

Miss Grace Ettinger fought a rooming house fire started by an overheated stove at 1028 Eighth Ave. She sustained severe burns to the face and head but largely extinguished the blaze. Damage was about 125 dollars. Chief Stetson praised her fearlessness as the French liner Niagara limped toward the Azores en route to New York.

J. Ettinger Grace Ettinger Stetson

Advice column asks about relationships and behavior

A religiously toned advice page fields reader questions on marriage distance and duty. It covers a man in Norway seeking freedom, teen girls with camp boys, the Seven Wonders, and etiquette about dating, privacy and modest conduct with guidance from Miss Grey and "Everybody's Friend."

Instruction on guiding boys to higher standards

The speaker urges a guardian to endure short discomforts as they guide boys toward greater discipline. It predicts temporary distancing will be repaid when the youths return with respect for the guardian and their friends. The tone is admonitory and corrective.

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