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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1916
Page
12
In New York on April 21 Francis Short and Elsie Reiling, circus midgets, wed amid a lion and calliope wedding march. A double-bodied performer acted as best man while a giant six times the size of the groom stood witness. The bride remained knee high to the bridesmaid, a giantess, as other circus acts looked on.
Marion Gordon a steamboat fireman living at 4746 Brooklyn Ave NE denied divorce charges raised by his wife in a proceeding started this week. She alleged that on April 2 he accused her and their four daughters of wrong dating and beat their 11 year old daughter Georgia after threatening bodily harm. He called the statements false and blamed a relative of Mrs Gordon for the trouble.
Figures compiled Thursday by D. K. Bickela show the King county probate court has filed about 20 000 cases in the past 65 years. The total includes sanity cases wills and disposition of estates.
The piece describes Easter millinery trends with a pastel palette and decorative poke style hats. Details include a left side bouquet, platted marine pas tel shades, velvet streamers, delicate striped visor brim, ostrich tip back trim, and a sand color silk turban with wide navy wings.
The piece notes a splashy spring style wave led by George Salisbury and Anna Winslow, with bets on sunny Easter weather. It highlights hats, bright Russo colors, Spanish shapes, leather trims, and wide skirts, quoting Anna on current trends and returning styles from a prior generation.
Cynthia Grey muses on Easter bonnets as crowds admire rainbow windows downtown. She notes endless possible materials colors and shapes from broad brimmed to mushroom, with trims like ribbons bows flowers feathers and even decorative birds, admitting no one can predict the actual bonnet.
Four masked robbers burst into a Japanese laundry during breakfast at 3 a.m. They lined up eleven workers and forced them to disrobe before binding them. Jewelry and money totaling $600 were stolen. Mrs. K Narochi freed herself and alerted police two hours later.
In Columbus New Mexico seven men were found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to be hanged. All seven were wounded and only two could stand unaided.
Edwin J Brown offers all school children teeth examinations cleans and fillings at 60 cents each instead of one dollar as a vacation week special. The offer extends to all patients through Sunday April 23 with evenings and Sunday hours until 4. Office locations are 705 to 715 Fleet Ave Union and Washington Blocks and Elk and Holly Streets in Bellingham.
In Deming New Mexico on April 21 a sensational trial concluded with seven men involved. The court proceedings drew intense attention as jurors weighed the evidence and delivered verdicts. Local residents followed the case closely amid mounting interest.
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