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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1914
Page
5
Dan Sullivan, a longtime visitor to police court on begging and drunkenness charges, surprised Judge Gordon by claiming to be newly sober and distant. The judge pressed and mistaken identity led to a brief exchange before Sullivan was ordered to serve 10 days.
Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland arrives in New York aboard the Rochambeau amid a chilly welcome. He is decorated with the grand cross of the Legion of Honor by Commander Dupont, and admirers launch an Ohio Favorite Son movement as a Republican 1916 candidate prospect.
The November valuation of building operations in Seattle reached $256,120 as the month’s activity. Permits to build were issued to 951 applicants.
Two seasons have passed since the Big Christmas Tree for the Little Chimney Kids began. The Star urges Seattle women to host a charity afternoon or card party to support the Star party, offering to print announcements and reader reports. Will women respond as nobly as men did.
Suggestions for serving after a card party outline table setup spread lunch cloths pass silver and napkins place bonbons nuts olives sugar cream and ice cream with cake and coffee on cups. Brides may carry white roses with white dress or wear a corsage matching the suit. Japanese women voting in California is addressed by noting birth in California grants suffrage.
Contributions to the Salvation Army Christmas dinner fund are being received by T W Scott at 326 Globe Ride. The street kettles are in evidence and will collect small donations from passersby.
A reader asks about citizenship and marriage implications for children of foreign parents and about a club rule affecting a steady relationship. The column answers advise staying in current work, negotiating club reform, and notes the leap year rule with 1896 to 1904 as no leap year, explaining century rules and the 400-year cycle.
Mandamus proceedings filed by Mrs. Joseph Scott against Coroner Mason demand delivery of her husband’s body from the county morgue. Judge Tallman ordered release after Mason claimed a $10 county fee. The plasterer died at 86th and Pine. Butterworth & Co. undertakers had asked for the body, and the suit sought $8,000 damages from Dr. Mason.
Public safety committee discussed a street talks ordinance and decided the permit requirement from the police chief will be dropped. The bill is to keep meetings 75 feet apart amid clashes between economic and religious speakers with labor groups protesting the permit power.
Practical tips cover carpet care with thick paper edges to reduce wear and extend life. Steam to remove gasoline rings on clothing. Drop a silver knife in hot fruit jars to prevent breakage. add absorbent cotton in jar mouths to curb mold. use soap and whiting as temporary leak repairs until a plumber arrives.
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