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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
6
Aug. 3 Sinclair, founder of Arden colony and author of The Jungle, faced an 18 hour rock breaking sentence at the county workhouse for playing baseball and tennis on Sunday. He declared a hunger strike after an enforced bath, and threatened to push enforcement of blue laws that bar business on Sundays.
Chicago reports sixty eight boys missing from home over the last two weeks with only two located thus far. Meanwhile Buffalo Bill's wild west show has been playing a farewell engagement in the city during the same period.
A humorous court case from Decatur Illinois features Charles Doolin admitting a 24 year bath aversion amid ongoing disputes with his wife in their 23 court appearances over five years. Other odd items include a 103 year old man’s sixth marriage in Everett Washington and a boy’s imitation of a hanging prank in Brewster Ohio.
Mrs Lasp ing rebukes Johnny for not recognizing the depicted scene and urges reading ancient history, remarking that the image shows the temple of Dinah at Emphaasis as cited in the Chicago Tribune.
A narrator recalls Epictetus and describes Seattle as a welcoming place for migrants from any background. In a small open square near a hotel, a tavern scene unfolds with Athenians Marthe and Carili advising a young sailor to save money and be industrious in the new country.
London reports a general renewal of the dockmen strike with over 100000 workers out and twenty steamers tied up. The disruption threatens to hamper shipping as tensions rise. In Chicago cholera scare news, Dr. J Mitchell Taylor warns fear may trigger illness and cites cases of cold symptoms attributed to anxiety.
A boastful man vows to court attention and his wife suggests a ploy by moving into a distant or unfamiliar neighborhood to become the talk of the town. The exchange emphasizes social maneuvering and intrigue.
Women protested a demand as they declined to comply and informed Judge Beebe they would walk home rather than submit.
Boston August 3 reports that Dr. Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute has repeated successful tissue transplants. The experiments show transplanted growing tissues moving between bodies, with Cambridge confirming the results.
Washington August 3 United Press says Dr Wiley s pure food board still undecided on whether beer could be made from non beer materials. Testimony shows beer might be derived from cabbage leaves and other substances amid ongoing inquiry.
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