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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1909
Page
1
A baby nicknamed Little Lusty Lungs becomes the center of a public search for a home after being found at the Near-New city police station. Frank DuCett and family claim guardianship as officials confirm the infant’s safe shelter and ongoing inquiries.
The Star lists 153 top essays and 147 additional near-misses from the Ben Hur contest with neat, 150 word pieces. Tomorrow at 10 o'clock those named will call at The Star office to receive theatre party tickets. The report also profiles Judge Wright and his view on the Gompers case and presidential pardons.
The faculty athletic committee at the University of Washington selects a five-man squad to meet Oregon Agricultural College in a tourney. Promising wrestlers Jarvis Bantz and Babcock lead the team as the program aims for strong division performance.
Reciprocal relations have been established with 82 commercial organizations in the country by the Seattle Commercial Club. Membership cards will be printed showing the roster of these clubs so members may enjoy privileges when visiting any listed club. The same courtesies will be extended to members of exchange clubs when in Seattle.
Excerpt discusses sixth amendment rights and the growth of court injunctions shaping labor disputes. It argues federal procedure threatens jury trials by criminalizing acts without broad public approval, benefiting wealth and enforcing authority. Cited from J Allen Smith’s The American Government.
Word from the schooner Ensign, ashore near Naples Santa Barbara, says seven crewmen aboard are in dire danger as deadly surf hinders rescue efforts. Lifesavers report futile attempts to reach the doomed ship or to bring a boat to shore amid fierce surf. The Ensign, 622 tons, built at Everett and owned in San Francisco, stood in with peril.
The piece describes students burning the midnight oil at the varsity as exams approach. It notes a wave of study, unconfined appetite, and the call of the wild ignored during a semiannual period of near nervous prostration with Monday starting a long exam week.
Sen Cotterill introduces two Senate bills to trap $150,000 from shore land sale residues after $600,000 goes to the state university and $400,000 to the A P E. The plan uses canal construction dirt to fill shore lands, boosting value and creating a self financing residue benefiting the university A P E buyers and canal supporters. The dredge Portland was towed from Tacoma by the Tyee for repairs on a broken pump.
Senator Cotterill of King County pushes a bill outlawing salary assignments unless signed by both employer and wife to curb usurious lending. He argues it will deter loan sharks who trap city workers with crippling rates and long between paydays. Massachusetts already enforces similar spousal and employer signatures with noted success.
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