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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1909
Page
1
A photo feature portrays disabled children at a philanthropic haven, their faces calm despite paralysis and deformities. Nurses and volunteers tend them as doctors work to straighten limbs and ease suffering, while the children smile and share moments of joy amid healing.
A baby named Ababe arrived at Seattle City Hospital to joyful scenes. The newborn's parents faced hardship after a failed business venture and scarce funds but found relief as mother and infant rest easily this morning.
In Bristol Virginia a notable episode features the wife of a Williamson star joining a local basketball game with the Williamson team. The scene unfolds with crowd interest as the wife participates briefly and then departs, leaving observers to recall the moment.
Washington judge Ivory Kimball proposes a bright electric searchlight to shine on accused and witnesses. From behind the light he questions and studies facial cues to reveal truth. The scene suggests a dramatic courtroom ambiance amid a clipped weather update and garbled text.
The crowded courtroom faces a heated start as supporters and opponents of Mayor Henderson contend over alleged drunkenness. The trial opens amid tensions as the judge must weigh disputed evidence and public pressure.
A man named Etlinguist fatally wounds his wife in a hotel room at 827 Pike and then shoots himself, dying instantly. The 19-year-old waitress Mrs Ellinquist says he threatened to kill her. Separate report: Cleveland gas explosion at Whrick Storage plant kills J W Montgomery and Edward Dunn, injuring four others.
FragmentaryOCR notes discuss Lotta Faust the dancer praised as prettiest in the world. Mentions Spanish ballet influence, Andalusia, Ferdinand era, and comparison to Berlin. Tone reads like a sensational culture snippet with uncertain lines.
Gov Albert W Gilchrist blasts judges who alter verdicts over minor typographical issues. He labels such judges kidnapers of justice and vows action if they act in Florida. The session also covered prison reform and convict leasing programs amid papers on parole and sentence practices.
Kilkelly, a bricklayer foreman for Booth Hadley Falla, plunged more than 60 feet when a derrick rope snapped at the Forr Alpaca mill on Jackson Street. He survived, asked for a cigarette, and was taken to House of Providence hospital where doctors expect recovery. He belonged to Co. VM. and was aiding a brickwork crew.
Prisoners in the east tank at King County Jail sleep on inadequate mattresses. Jailer John W. Roberts denounces board of county commissioners and Sheriff for political fights. He says efforts to improve include moving toward cleaner beds, but requests were refused. He accuses officials of blocking jail reforms and claims conditions were better when he took charge.
Portland reports a plasterer John Smith fractured three legs after carrying a wooden leg home from a streetcar incident. A separate dispatch notes a rescue effort on Mount Rainier for missing climbers Berlev and Stevens, with a $400 reward for recovery of Stevens.
Chicago dispatch reports United States Senator Borah of Idaho vows to find a husband wearing overalls for Mia Grace Hartman of Chicago. Hartman requests a working man who wears overalls and avoids dressed up men. Borah says he will search for the kind of man she desires despite potential missteps.
Paris reports landlords push a bill to penalize refusing tenants with children and to curb noise from piano practice. Arthur Davermhauer and Prosecutor Peniger appear in the case as opposition grows. The measure, to be debated at the next Parliament meeting, calls fines from 26 to 60 francs for landlords who turn away families with children.
A hearing is set regarding a dispute with a neighbor over bin office duties. Officials will preside as residents raise concerns about waste management practices and related compliance.
New York Aug 17 American women in the four hundred are said to drink heavily and favor cocktails Prince Gunther heir to Schoenborg notes he disapproves of unspecunious foreign nobles marrying rich American women He condemns international marriages as love matches increasingly common now rather than money driven
A council meeting discussed a communication from the Seattle Commercial Club urging the city not to lease the old city hall site to Struve interests or to any other party.
In London a flood of 40 000 bill posters sparked controversy as authorities warn the ads may offend. The design shows a hand pouring powder from a tin box onto vermin with claims of lethal potency. The poster cites guarantees to administer instant death to cockroaches and other pests.
Mrs Laura McDonald pleads not guilty to the alleged murder of her two year old son after a failed attempt to earn money as a waitress left her financially strained. She shot the child then swallowed carbolic acid but survived with hospital aid. The waitresses’ union has hired counsel to defend her as the case heads to trial.
Chicago reports Municipal Judge Gemmill holds a wife cannot arrest her drunken husband and lacks redress if he deserts. He refuses warrants unless the ground is personal violence or desertion, and notes a wife cannot testify against her husband except in those cases.
Ernest W. Smeliie of New York, manager for a glove maker, is sued for 100000 by Emily Jones, his cook, who claims a cat was kicked through a window screen harming her sight and chances of marriage. The case follows a report of the cat’s attack on her.
Francia J. Heney faces a tough battle for district attorney as first San Francisco primary voters go to the polls. Supporters complain of excessive write in votes while Charles Fickert pursues endorsement on the Democratic ticket, with about 40 000 of 84 000 registered expected to cast ballots by 6 pm.
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