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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1902
Page
4
An athletic pentathlon content has been introduced for a state meet. Four men will compete in all five events, with endurance and strength tested in a general facility. The contest will occur on December 6, the day before the state event, marking a shift in Tacoma’s athletic program.
The 11-year-old Myrtle Westen, once employed at Propic's theater in Providence, is reported to have been poisoned by opium after a suspected suicide attempt or murder. Police say she had argued with a man named Jay Sie about money misuse, and she was briefly jailed for alleged robbery before being released. she was later hospitalized as her condition was described as serious.
Police intervened to stop what was planned as a four round bout between Indian Joe Gregg and Kid Lewis at the Arcade theater in Seattle. Both fighters have been banned from attempting fights in the city.
Police chief Sullivan vows to arrest Joe Watkine and two other dive keepers tonight if they reopen under the new city license ordinance. The old tenderloin venues lost license validity the night before the measure took effect, with Fielding of the Mascot already jailed as his new license case proceeds.
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