Ritchie Seen Favorite in Olympia Title Bout
London July 7 Willie Ritchie defends his lightweight title tonight at the Olympia against England’s Fred Welsh. Weigh-ins show Ritchie at 134 pounds, Welsh a half pound heavier. Welsh described as strong favorite by bookmakers as thousands of South Wales miners bet on him.
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Willie Ritchie
Freddie Welsh
England
Ritchie
Welsh
Willie
South Wales
City
Cardiff
Paddington
Olympia
Arena
Puget Sound babies win top prizes at Leschi show
Two Puget Sound infants, a 2 year 11 month boy and a 2 year 6 month girl, earn grand awards at the Leschi show with scores of 99 and 98 percent. Parents Frank Hughes and W. J. Stanhope praise local climate as key to health, noting their children were born near Seattle.
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Puget Sound
Seattle
United States
New Zealand
Leschi
W. J. Stanhope
Av. N. BE
Marjorie
Hughes
Mis
Frank Hughes
Snoqualmie Hotel
Topsy
Seattle Laborers Indicted in Fremont Area Employment Scam
The article alleges a Seattle initiated scheme by the Wilms agency to hire about 30 electrical laborers for a job near Deer Lodge Montana, charging $3 each and disguising a strike as not present. County Attorney F Shea of Powell County exposed false open shop claims, ordered transit back, and led to back wages of $7 per man plus expenses. workers call the arrangement a joke and a robbery against labor.
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Seattle
Wilms Employment Agency
Deer Lodge
Mont
Milwaukee 1 Road
F. Shea
Shea
Milwaukee
Columbian
C., M. & St. P. Railway Co
T. F. Shea
Powell County
Montana
Wilms Agency
Sioner
Nicholas Schmidt
Martin
James Monahan
Baby Arrival Spurred Freddie Welsh For Fight
London July 7 Freddie Welsh says a new baby in his home will push him to win the title tonight against Willie Ritchie. He joked he would bring home the title for the child to play with.
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London
England
Freddie Welsh
Willie Ritchie
Elizabeth Welsh
Welsh
Prolific Mother in Silesia and a Reflection on Modern Life
The narrator recalls a medical journal story of a woman in Silesia who bore 36 children who all survived to adulthood. The piece contrasts her simple, open countryside life with modern urban signs denying flats to families with children and mocks civilized conveniences.
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Frank Jacobs
Frank
Silesia
Grandma Loggia Shown Through Childs Charming Mispronunciation
A Seattle reader shares a tender moment when four year old Gail mistakes his grandmother’s corset for a loggia. The Star invites more cute sayings from readers, promising daily brightenings as long as good ones keep coming.
Knages Seeks City Hall Park Meeting On Proposals
Promoter M. P. Knages announces a Sunday 4 p m gathering at City Hall park to form a new party and promote a government system titled the He Grew movement. He pledges free access to life’s comforts for all in good standing and notes monthly dues are undecided.
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M. P. Knages
Bossy Gets New Tail After Slaughterhouse Rescue
In Burbank, Henry Reed rushed to a slaughterhouse after a gate cut Bossy the cow’s tail. He attached a new tail from a recently butchered cow, and six weeks later the improvised tail acts as a fly swatter though Bossy’s aim remains imperfect.
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Bossy
Henry Reed
University Adds Life Insurance Course and New Schools
The university plans to start a 51 hour life insurance course next semester plus new programs including aviation and a controversial burglary school. Promoters claim the course will be thorough while critics question the burglary program.
Seattle Dads Parade Promises Emancipation Day Event
The Seattle Dads Association promotes a Dads Day Parade on July 18 with Gov Lister and Mayor Gill leading. The Band of Hope will feature notable figures and diverse Dad divisions including Japanese Chinese colored and tombstone units, with districts, tags, and district leaders mobilizing dads from Seattle and nearby cities.
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Ita
America
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Dad
Band of Hope
Ernest Lister
Hi Gill
T. Takahashi
William D. Carter
L. Webster
Arctic Club
George W. Allen
Frank l L. Wilkins
Scott Calihoun
Kid
Louis Freeman
Julius Augustine
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