Women in police work and politics gain ground in the era
The article notes that opponents doubt women can handle police duty and politics, but recent months show progress with women joining police forces nationwide. It highlights Chicago Mayor Harrison’s force of about forty women and a strategist move by a female school superintendent who resigned to thwart a school-board clique, earning broad support and reshaping Chicago’s school governance. It ends with a sharp aside on John Bull and Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Chicago
Flagg Young
Not Preposterous Lindley ER E secretary Garrison says
A historical column quotes Secretary Garrison arguing defense policy and war funding, noting a nation of 90 million with a 33 thousand strong army and 80 million engaged in feeding and clothing potential foes. It discusses money’s role in war and includes a note on a Berlin mesothelium sale from monazite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Lindley
Berlin
They Voted It Down In Tariff Bill Debate
The article notes Senator Gallinger's tariff bill amendment delaying final action to December 1914 and proposing a referendum on the measure. It critiques Gallinger's stance and suggests party leaders still control policy, while referring to past referenda and perceived political lies by Col. Mulhall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tandpatters
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Boy
Bey
Aldrich
Observing Diggs Caminetti Case And Curfew Enactment
The article questions how justice handles the Diggs Caminetti white slave case and the admissibility of a girl’s alleged foul character. It notes Diggs has numerous California witnesses and asks whether proving the girl’s misconduct would affect punishment. It mentions a curfew law violation for a minor out after 9 pm at Bay H and 1 Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diggs
California
Sabbath Day Fishing Sermon and a Boy’s Bold Bite
In a short Outing Magazine item a boy fishes a stream while a parson passes by and rails about Sabbath fishing. The boy defends his sinless act with a boastful line about catching a bite. An X Ray Camera yields more photos including a distant scene of a blindfolded band feeding over a mountain summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outing Magazine
Father’s Day proposal and assorted comical notes
A column fragment notes Senator J Ham Lewis proposing a Father’s Day, jokes about timing from p m to 4 a m, reports on the Chautauqua circuit denying ransom for the Secretary of State, Anna Held missteps in London, and a stark warning about bombs as threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ham Lewis
Illinois
Congress
Chautauqua Circuit
Girl to Judge Next Circle Contest Wins Prize for Suggestion
Bessie Day of 6667 First Ave NW wins The Star Circle club contest for best suggestion turned into poetry. Over 100 children entered with funds to judge future Circle activities. Day will judge her own entry next Friday and prize is awarded then. Nearby listed honorees include Corinne Munson and Ruth Papin among many others from Washington and nearby towns.
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Bessie Day
Nv. N. W
Star Circle Club
Uncle Jack
Miss Day
Star Office
Corinne Munson
James Callahan
Premerton
Ruth Papin
Stewart
Mery Lee
Mery Mitchell
Denemore
Ruth Raines
Sultan
Helen Bohroth Flerens
Lortie
Vers
A. West
Auburn
Wash
Douglan McDonald
Helen @Mundeen
Arnot
Catherine Mathews
Palatine
Letha Waoornmun
Pietmont
Floyd Cameron
Kent
Mary Kiens
Sedro-Woolley
Alice M. Gray
Ruby McDonald
Lesaqueh
Ruth Purrington
Ultan
Catherine Wallis
Fucene Thorp
Irene Munson
Pears
Old Fashioned Man and The Cocked Hat Muddle
The piece cites a boss and new hire dialogue and riffs on the disappearance of the old fashioned man and the cocked hat. It references Shorty Simms and Emmeline Pankhurst in a satirical fashion while noting Napoleon's death and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorty Simms
Experts differ on army plan and September Morn painting debate
Secretary of War Garrison supports a trained volunteer force while others favor a national guard. Public opinion splits over the September Morn painting with some wanting it displayed prominently and others wanting the painter removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Secretary of War
Garrison
No Room for Arguments in Modern Matrimony
A brief quip discusses married life with the old joke about no room for arguments and suggests want ads cultivate sharp business judgment for readers.
Star Circle Club Membership Requests and Poem Contest
Readers young and old express interest in joining The Star Circle Club requesting membership cards and share their age grades and addresses. Beatrice Day’s contest poem invites entries for a weekly dollar prize for funniest joke sight or saying. The column notes the contest details and location at 6557 First Ave. N. W.
Editor's Mail Criticizes Warship Photo and Valor Praise
A reader critiques coverage of a photograph costing two thousand dollars for a day, arguing a donor’s generosity to the needy deserves more notice. Another letter defends sailors and soldiers, challenging a subscriber’s view of service members’ character with personal anecdotes about naval life and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Leo Verbon
Rheumatic Sufferers Roasted by Curiosity Oven Claim
Dr Loughney promotes the Human Bake Oven as a cure for rheumatism and related ailments claiming quick joint relief and improved mobility. The piece cites the American Medical Journal and notes a limited time price cut to one dollar per treatment at offices in the People's Savings Bank building corner Second Ave and Pike St Sukes 220-223 with free consultation and weekend hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loughney
American Medical Journal
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
People’s Savings Bank
Second Ave
Pike St
Sukes
Abraham Invented the Plow Five Thousand Years Ago
The University of Pennsylvania owns what is believed to be the first picture of the plow invented by Abraham 60 centuries ago. The device is a combined seeder and planter used by three operators. A brick engraving from recent finds suggests Babylonia still uses similar plows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Abraham
Babylonia
Used peroxide on stolen cows in Colorado theft case
Blondine whitewashed cows to claim ownership for A. M. Ryan. Police say many cows stolen in Arapahoe county were bleached and kept near Golden. Ryan and his wife were arrested for the scheme. A prior term involved turning Rosie into a white animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
A. M. Ryan
Ryan
Arapahoe
Golden
Rosie
Eight years without absence ties Circlettes record
Jessie Annabella Thrig of Pontica sets a school record by eight consecutive years with no absence or tardiness. She last attended Yes ter Way school and will enroll at Lincoln high school next term in September.
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Jessie Annabella Thrig
Fred Thrig
Pontica
Miss Thrig
Yes
Ter Way
Lincoln High School
Miss Jhing
Miss Krig
Circle Ees
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Hon Marche
the Bank For
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Mam Oo Fandal
Emmeline Pankhurst
Patrick Henry
Jack Johnson
Paris
Napoleon
Want Ad
Jack
Seattle
Star Circle
Ruby At
Pullman Wash
Palatine Ave
Beatrice V. Smith
Whitmanay
Grace Riley
la Verne Sumner
Port Stanley
Lopez Island
R. F. D. Boz
Beastie Day
the Star
Victor Berger
Mr. Berger
Fleida
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe
Ned
Henri A Helms
Snohomish
Adele Ayers
Borenav
Carrie Diehl
W. 64Th
Helen White
Central Av
Kent, Wash
Rathe Keller
Jessie Thrig
Gorus
Title Insurance
Washington Title Insurance Co
Case & Case
Fifth Ave
Third Avenue Wholesale and Retail
Pacific Coast Hat Factory
Ballard
Washington
A. F. Ghiglione & Sons
Pacific Ornamental Iron Works
Republcan St
Whiting-Smith
Martot
Phone Elliott
Rattan Furniture Mfg. Co
Sixteenth Avenue West
Queen Anne
Geo. A. Johnson Co
Johnson's
Oi Clothing
White Duck Clothing
Fifty-fourth Street
American Portable House CO
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Phone
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