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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
4
In Portland a police court scene caused murmurs as Sosin the San Francisco manager of a blind pig released a pig that stirred the crowd and helped a prisoner named Bon escape. An upset crowd watched the animal wreak havoc in the room.
London reports Geo C Parrott once a British Navy gunner was convicted as a German spy and received a four year prison term.
London reports reveal Vicar Stow of Holy Trinity church lamenting the lack of bathroom facilities for parishioners. He recalls about 6,000 people gathered, citing squalid conditions and Bath fog in the area.
Milan dispatch reports that a chef at Countess Wellert’s villa killed himself by leaping from the roof following an assault with a knife on his employer over a roasted chicken critique. The incident occurred January 17.
A young woman described as a princess but not employed in royal duties is said to be housewifing for her husband, the new Siam minister in Washington. She speaks English and follows Paris fashions. Modern furnished rooms at Hotel Virginia, Eighth and Virginia, near Westlake, Elliott 803.
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