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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1910
Page
8
In York a 19 year old woman stood in police court charged with stabbing her fiancé in the throat. She described love and wedding plans in detail claiming she would face shame if sent away, while confessing she had taken her brother’s razor and a letter forced postponement of the marriage.
In CITY NEW JERSEY on December 31, a mother named Selber appealed for her child. She claimed she was trying to raise an $18 board bill and sought the baby’s custody from Mrs. Sullivan. Detectives and Herbert removed the infant from the lodging, the mother was protected from cold as Herbert wrapped the child in his coat and returned to the era in his shirt sleeves. In TERBURY Connecticut on December 21 a 100-year-old veteran William H. Davidson at the soldiers home near Norwalk journeyed over frozen roads to visit a tramp who tried to accost him but fled after the first approach. He then went home in a wagon.
Kentucky court voids Powell County local option election after ballots showed an open Bible with the words Holy Bible while wets used a whisky bottle emblem. The court held the Bible emblem violated statute and intimidated voters, potentially influencing dry outcomes.
A brief note recalls Champ Clark, the Democratic leader, vowing to ride down Pennsylvania Avenue perhaps atop a team of strong mules if elected. It questions the value and reliability of pre election promises.
J J Higgins secretary of the Retail Grocers association told a city council committee that breakfast foods sold in package form were often short on weight citing brands one fourth to one half light. He said branding the weight on each package could force cereals off shelves or require full weight. New York lifeguards Bond and Jamison died at Rockaway Beach testing a lifeboat. A memorial volume for Gov John H McGraw is planned to boost subscriptions.
C J Steele the chauffeur who ran down and killed Cleon Thomas nine son of H J Thomas 2828 Franklin was released by Justice Brown on grounds that no manslaughter conviction could be had The incident followed President Tafts acknowledgment of Seattle Chamber of Commerce resolutions on Alaska legislation as urged by Gov Clark
Walter Came, a Michigan University freshman from Lodi California, telephoned Miss Grace Pool of Lodi to come at once. She arrived, a marriage license was ready, and Came introduced his wife to friends. He will finish the four-year course at the university.
New modern furnished rooms available at low prices. Call The Virginus at 804 Virginiast near Westlake Ave for details.
Lois burlesque melodrama fades as the Lawrence company departs. The Lewis and Lake burlesque troupe, seen in Seattle before, opens at Lois beginning Christmas matinee with three daily shows, featuring costumed chorus girls in place of the rescued heroine and bravado.
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