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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1914
Page
1
City voters debate transforming Leschi Pavilion into a municipal dance hall as part of park board discussion. Officials weigh cultural benefits against preservation and crowd control concerns.
Thousands head outdoors for Independence Day as Baby Show at Leisen Park draws visitors. Park board weighs a municipal Leschi dance hall with 5 cent dances. mayor Gill promotes events in Ballard and Golden Gardens while Bremerton and Tacoma host contests and salutes.
In a note from Pennsylvania's state censorship board Mrs. Cyrus Niver reduces a five yard kiss scene to one yard for a romantic film, aligning with Chicago's ruling. She argues length affects moral impact and vows to preserve decorum while allowing the play to continue.
In Seattle a rich heir and a department store clerk face family and class obstacles as love tests them on a Fourth of July holiday. Cynthia Grey receives a letter from Lonesome Girl seeking guidance on pursuing a romance with a wealthy man. The Star offers $5 for best reply with selections on page 3.
Bonner pitches for the Tilikums while Hall starts for Vancouver. Seattle defeats the leaders 4 to 2 this morning. The Vancouver nine tallies two runs in the first and late. Seattle posts one in the second, two in the fifth, and one in the eighth. Hall and Grindell face Bonner and Cadman.
Mayor L. P. Duncan and miner Eric Latela were badly wounded in a fight in the mayor's office. Latela was stabbed three times while Duncan fired, and both were reported to be recovering. Latela had pressed for deportation of a Finnish editor connected to the Western Federation of Miners.
Box scores from morning NL games list Pittsburgh, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Detroit matchups. Key performances feature Vaughn Bresnahan Adams Gibson and Rixey Tincup Meyers Keating Cole Sweeney Wyckoff Plank Lapp Leverenz Baumegard Mayer Gregg Mitchell ONeill Carisch Dubuc Hall Cavet Stanage each contributing in late innings or heavy batting lines.
Indianapolis election officials are indicted for fraud as the Federal League game notes mention R H EE in Baltimore and battery lineups. The report lists Wilhelm Conley Jacklitsch Barger and Berry among charged parties in the irregularities.
Washington reports members of the rebel junta claim Huerta will flee to France after his successor is chosen in Mexico City. Gen Maas is said to sail for Havre from Puerto Mexico to prepare for his chief's reception.
A fragment describes the First company marching after midnight on Independence Day, leaving many away at American Lake. Citizens laugh at the spectacle as the coast artillery turns out after dark to parade unseen, an extraordinary scene that defies daylight expectations.
Col Theodore Roosevelt resigns as contributing editor of the Outlook magazine effective immediately. He has been with the publication since March 1909 after leaving the White House, with officials saying there is no rift between Roosevelt and management.
Vice Admiral Teijiro Kuroi hosted an at home event on his flagship for city officials including Mayor Gill and Councilmen. The Sailor Patrol chased Chief Griffiths across decks while refreshments, ice cream cones, and a card about the ship were enjoyed. a missing secretary and a mislaid coat added comic chaos.
President Wilson plans to ask George Fred Williams to resign as minister to Greece after his sharp criticism of the powers handling of Albania. Williams criticized King William of Albania and the Dutch officers while meditating in Durazzo and Athens. Brig Gen Evans faces private rebuke for remarks tied to the Monroe doctrine. Evans says he was misquoted.
A local note reports the Pacific Coast Oto Ophthalmological Society just finished a meeting in San Francisco. The text hints at upcoming weather but centers on ear and eye specialists and a lighthearted omen.
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