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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1913
Page
3
Grandmother laments changing times as Janie drives past with Tom at the wheel. Mother fears for her daughter’s safety while Tom proclaims pride in Janie’s driving skill and independence in a sunlit scene of romance and confidence.
The state will hold its first Better Babies Contest at the Washington State Fair in North Yakima from Sept 29 to Oct 4. Prizes total $500 cash plus medals and certificates. $100 from the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs and the rest by the fair. The Woman's Home Companion adds two $100 gold prizes for best city and best rural babies. Information available from the fair secretary or the entries committee chair.
The Chinese community in Panama faces sweeping new laws and decrees from President Perras aimed at limiting Chinese residency and activities. China appeals to Washington seeking protection, arguing the United States must ensure commercial rights for Chinese residents amid efforts to effectively bar them from the region.
In Olympia on July 21 the board of managers announced 100 releases from Monroe reformatory August 1. One inmate will receive a pardon after becoming a father and never meeting his child. the board made an exception in his case.
Movie listings show Gaumont Weekly The Modern Snare The Message of the Flowers A Passing Cloud at the Home Until Wednesday. Dream Until Wednesday features The Secret Formula two reels Sandy and Shorty Work Together Hubbys Toothache Doing the Roundup. Alhambra Until Thursday His Weakness Conquered When He Wore the Blue Her Awakening Four Queens and a Jack. Colonial Until Wednesday The Neer to Return Road Easy Money Pathe Weekly.
Springfield police officer Vining, in female disguise, captured the man known as "Jack the Hugger" after a staged meeting with a woman and her escort. The suspect pleaded guilty to two felonious assault charges. Vining lost his false hair and corsets during the scuffle but brought the attacker to justice.
London reports the Siamese king, educated at Oxford, has pursued drama after a legacy of 600 widows left by his father. He leads a single domestic life and plans a national theatre, his first work being an adaptation of Moliere's Bourgeois Gentilhomme.
In mid summer New York shows bold male fashion on Fifth Avenue and Broadway. Eyewear features heavy rims and horn or tortoise shell frames with wide ribbons. The latest straw hats have serrated brims while narrow brim varieties return. Norfolk peg trousers and square-toed shoes appear with near invisible canes. Scarves drift to lace like transparency and long point collars display outward from coat laps. Checks dominate ensembles with tightening of garments. The high stock tie returns with sack coats and negligee shirts. Spats remain a distinctive mark of the modern man.
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