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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1909

Page

8

Steeple Jack’s barroom brawl ends in courtroom fate

In a Seattle lodging house a row escalates as Steeple Jack also known as Frank McDermott clashes with companions. After a street altercation he lures a drink crew into a trap, is arrested by officers, and appears in court where he is arraigned charged and found guilty.

Chicago Seattle Tea Antidy Steeple Jack Frank McDermott Smoothey Jack Doc Lumber Jack

Near-White House Mansion and Its Mistress in Washington

The vice White House and its mistress Mrs. Jas. Sherman occupy a very large executive mansion in the northwest district. The home, selected by the Shermans, is well suited for large entertainments and will be among the swellest, most noticeable mansions in Washington life.

White House Jas Sherman Hear E Shermans Washington Northwest

Women Help Set Up Big Bazaar at Church Carnival

The Church of Our Lady of Good Help plans a ten day carnival at Mammoth rink with women assigned to run booths including American Colonial Merc German Italian Indian and French stalls. Several women listed with names and roles prepare for the event while other items mention casualties from a canyon fire.

Church of Our Lady of Good Help Im Mammoth John Carmody FP. Carroll Max Umbrechht John Considine John B. Agen Margaret Bourgett C. Bim Mise May Howten Margaret Graves J. J. Dolan Mies Savage Mise Mary Grant

Angry Waiters Plan a Boycott for Sunday Closure Backlash

Forty five Newport waiters and other employees reportedly plan a blacklist of the juror who on December 17 found Ike Rosenthal guilty of selling liquor on Sunday and sentenced him to 60 days in jail. They aim to punish businessmen they blame for the loss of one day’s work and to enlist local support to force retaliation. The juror and several local figures Merrick, Olen, Jackson, Edgare, Brooks, and Graney are named in the narrative.

Newport Ike Rosenthal Hosenthal Rosenthal Om Merrick Edwin Olen F. C. Jackson KE. B. Edgare Brooks D Graney

Off to School by Pneumatic Tubes

Chicago architect Dwight Perkins predicts a future where schools lie beyond city limits and children are transported by pneumatic tubes to fields and parks each morning, returned at day’s end, transforming urban life.

Chicago Dwight Perkins Board of Education

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