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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
5
In the early morning at the Smiling Pool Peter Rabbit watches Longlegs, the Great Blue Heron, stalk the water with a poised neck and spear like bill. The heron suddenly strikes, catching a small fish, then returns to his statue like stance as Peter observes the moment. Next story: One Fisherman Interferes With Another.
In a message to the UW board of trustees Burgeon General M W Ireland expresses appreciation for base hospital unit 50 and asks that the unit be kept intact Maj James B Eagleson is praised for his work in France and a citation from Gen John J Pershing is noted for Washington physicians and surgeons
London July 10 Mrs William Goode marks the 60th wedding anniversary at a Walthamstow home with husband age 83 and wife 81. She proclaims cooking more lasting than kissing declaring the first novelty wears off and must be replaced. A quip recalls their early courtship when he smoked as a boy of 13 while she kept guard at the door.
The dog reaches full growth by the end of its second year and is considered old at fifteen. It rarely survives beyond twenty, and most people regret this only after it is too late.
About 1300 I. W. W. members, many with red carnations and neckties, marched behind the body of J. A. Kelly through Seattle to Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Kelly, an organizer and speaker, died Tuesday after years of health decline and prior I. W. W. trials. A band led the procession as four abreast members followed, with red armband bearing women on either side of the hearse.
Frank Sylvester, a bootblack in San Francisco, was convicted by Police Judge Fitzpatrick of cheating United Railroads out of two street car fares daily. Investigators said he collected used transfers, plugged and repunched them during daily commutes, with a trap leading to his arrest.
Special to The Star reports Honolulu observing the 100th anniversary of Kamehameha the Great with a torchlit parade. Princesses, multiethnic groups, and tableaux depicted key moments from Kamehameha’s era while floats and banners celebrated island history. The piece notes a Florence Upstairs Store promotion and a stray line about Eskimos enjoying football.
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