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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1920
Page
17
Dr J L Williams Jr of the State Board of Health warned that Boston waterfront rats could trigger a deadly plague outbreak, possibly pneumonic bubonic form, forcing quarantine and a nationwide medical response if not controlled.
In Poston on December 10 Judge Jenney established the practice for the supreme judicial court to admit young women as members of the bar without hats. Miss Sarah B R Singleton of Dorchester was sworn in on motion by Hollis K R Batley, chair of the bar examiners, after a brief discussion about removing head coverings.
Louis Dourondean aged 60 and P Quelie aged 48 argued and agreed to duel at 100 yards using service rifles. After 20 shots and dwindling ammo Dourondean lunged with the rifle butt and Quelle killed him with a final bullet. Quelle is jailed.
Judge A W Frater dismissed Fred B Cavanaugh's suit against his father Martin J Cavanaugh to force a bequest of three fifteenths and to secure a family agreement with siblings if disinheritance occurred. The ruling said avoid scrapping over a will until the testator dies.
The Young Ladies Institute hosts an old-time bazaar at Broadway Hall with Catholic women offering traditional features. Proceeds benefit a clubhouse fund for the Institutes. The International League of Trade Unions now lists over 27 million members.
Beattie's phone system has more than doubled in the last nine years. The new directory lists 60 600 women in the alphabetical section, compared with 27 200 in the 1911 edition, highlighting growth and demographic shifts. It notes mortality differences among native born, foreign born, and mixed parentage groups.
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