Wife of Negro Dentist Seeks Annulment Over Blood Test
Mrs Margaret Buckner Lytle claims a scientific blood test proves she is white and seeks annulment from Dr William N Lytle. Experts question blood testing for racial determination with Prof Frederick P Gay calling tests inconclusive. The case, if brought to court, could spark further debate among physicians and chemists.
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San Francisco
William N. Lytle
Frederick P. Gay
University of California
Dr. Gay
Lessons in Saving of Life by Tom Robinson
Northwestern University coach Tom Robinson introduces a four part series on simple life saving lessons. He urges calling for help first and explains a rescue from behind with a left side grip, back float, and leg scissors. He notes using a board or pole if not a strong swimmer and promises more tips tomorrow.
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Tom Robinson
Northwestern University
Grocery list excerpt with varied canned goods
A fragmented shopping item shows items including 22 ounce bottle grape juice, pineapple, ground pepper, ib tomatoes, whole tomatoes, twelve os cans, matches a bottle, five cans Washington milk.
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Washington Milk
Cannon Roar Prompts July 5 Seattle Firecracker Tradition
Seattle lawyer Tom MacMahon plans to fire his historic cannon on July 5 at his home near 6260 First Ave. The piece recounts the cannon's Spanish American War origin, its dramatic Detroit graduation blast, and its role in local lore as MacMahon repeats the Fourth of July display.
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Thomas Byron MacMahon
Seattle
MacMahon
Thomas Hyron
Altho
Ivan
Ivan Baru
Santiago
Detroit
Detroit College of Law
Detroit Opera House
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Port Commission Law Delayed by Referendum Signatures
The port commission received word from the secretary of state that enough signatures exist to suspend the law limiting commission powers and altering membership until a referendum is held. Thus the current commission will run affairs until November next year.
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Port Commission
Secretary of State
Commission
Cient
Canadians Hear War Nurse Talk At Dominion Day
About 200 Ontario residents and supporters gathered at Woodland Park for Dominion Day celebrations. Speakers included Rev. Hugh G Rosa P. D. Hughes O. C. Pattison and Henry Blackwood with Mrs Remington Carter, a nurse who served five weeks on the Belgian battlefront, sharing wartime experiences.
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Europe
Hugh G Rosa
P. D. Hughes
O. C. Pattison
Henry Blackwood
Remington Carter
Belgium
Naval Militia Sets Fifth Cruise to Frisco and Port Angeles
With 260 officers and men aboard the cruiser Albany the state naval militia sails from Seattle on its fifth annual cruise. The itinerary includes four days of drills at Port Angeles then a four day visit to San Francisco followed by three days of target practice back at Port Angeles. The force returns to Seattle and Tacoma on July 19.
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Seattle
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Port Angeles
San Francisco
Tacoma
Boy Admits Poaching Milk for Dollar Motive
In Brooklyn at the children's court John and 11 confessed to placing a quantity of poison in a bottle of milk intended for his 81 year old grandmother. He said he wanted to make her sick so she would stay in bed, giving him a chance to search the house for money he needed a dollar.
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New York
John
Brooklyn
Venice Grand Canal Overrun by Warcraft and Torpedo Boats
The grand canal once famed for moonlight gondolas and romance is reported cluttered with torpedo boats and military eruieara, signaling a shift from leisure to wartime occupation in the historic waterway.
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Grand Canal
Venice
Vindicated by Court in Medical Board Case Over Advertising
On January 7 the State Medical Board revoked Dr J Eugene Jordan's license for an untrue advertisement. The Superior Court, led by Judge Walter M French, restored his license, finding no proof of deception or moral turpitude and noting credible witnesses from the city. The court highlighted proven cures and public trust in Dr Jordan's practice.
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J. Eugene Jordan
State Medical Board
Doctor Jordan
Walter M. French
French
Medical Board
No Decision In Schooner Case Seized For Arms
Hoquiam July 2 no final disposition yet by federal officers in the schooner Annie Larson case seized by customs for carrying four thousand rifles and one million rounds of shot. The vessel may be held until Treasury Department in Washington decides if neutrality laws were violated. Supercargo Walter Page of Kansas City is held aboard incommunicado and denied permission to contact W. Bowen of San Blas Mexico about cargo. No word from him has been received.
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Hoquiam
Annie Larson
Customs Department
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Walter Page
Kansas City
W. Bowen
San Blas
Mexico
Olympia Mourns for Senator Ruth
Olympia, the state capital, mourns former Senator A. B. Ruth who died in San Miguel, California at age 49 after years of tuberculosis illness. An engineer by trade, Ruth saved Olympia from losing the capital to Tacoma and served in the state senate from 1901 to 1911 including a 1909 presidency of the body.
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Olympia
Ruth
San Miguel
Cal
Rogers
Tacoma
State Senate
Senate
Bricks Made From Local Refuse At Scotch Iron Mines
Great piles of refuse around Scotch Iron and coal mines, long viewed as waste, are being repurposed to manufacture bricks. The effort turns disposal into a productive material source.
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Scotch Iron
Girl, 21 Sees for First Time in Berkeley
Miss Tamsyna Carlyle of Berkeley, aged 21, gained sight today after a surgery by Dr Ward H. San Francisco. She had been blind since birth, perceiving only black and unable to distinguish colors until the procedure gave her a chance to learn to see.
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Berkeley
Tamsyna
Ward H
San Francisco
Carlyle
Lloyds Insurance Reform Amid Flood of Appendicitis Claims
Lloyds of London has issued a new form of insurance after an influx of appendicitis claims. The vast volume of cases prompted consideration of premium adjustments and coverage limits to manage the rising costs and protect the insurer's financial stability.
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Lloyds
London
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