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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1909
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR text shows an old directory snippet featuring ARCHITECTS and BANK entries, plus mentions of bicycles and repair services. The readable portions imply a community vendor list from a past issue with scattered names and places.
Atlanta July 27. Representative Wright of Stewart proposes a state measure to prevent women from riding astride. He argues it harms women and cites medical opinion. The bill would punish violations with fine and imprisonment.
Reports describe a Barcelona riot over wartime policy with injuries, a flying display by Orville Welabt in Washington witnessed by Taft, and notes of London planning four new dreadnoughts. Other items cover a Hawaii bigamy case, Peru Peru tensions ending, Hannah Rumsey's burial, and Seattle park land purchases for a boulevard system.
Lewis Nodman Wanamaker heir to the Philadelphia family married Miss Violet Cruger in St. Margaret's Church Westminster. The ceremony was led by Rev. Cecil Knox. After the wedding the couple planned trips to fashionable world resorts and a long automobile tour slated to return to America.
Briefs cover a Panicked business boycott in India and an anti British demonstration planned August 7. Grand jury indictments target resort keepers in Chicago. Searchers drill Rose Pond for a missing woman guest at a Burlington inn. A gunpoint hold up disrupts San Francisco county commission meeting. Alcatraz postmaster appointed at First and Folsom streets.
In custody this morning Mateo nano and others faced charges as attorney William ih vowed to file against Patrolman Joseph Blancht for threats and attempted intimidation. The attorney claimed Blancht offered to drop the case if a payment was made to fix the allegations.
The Calhoun case focused on jury selection with 100 names in each panel. More than half of the salesmen were kept for further examination by judges and attorneys. Calhoun was absent and excused from attending until the examinations conclude.
A series of Seattle public events runs from Friday July 20 to August 4 including steamer trips to Port Townsend Anacortes and Bellingham with lunch included, Swedish day at the exposition with banquet tickets, grand concerts at Natural Theater and New Armory, Tacoma day steamer Indianapolis excursions, and a Bremerton trip to the U S Navy Yard. Notable performers include Svea Male Choir members, Anna Hellstrom Oscar, and M Oscar. Tickets range from 0.60 to 2.60 dollars with various seating options and must be secured in advance at listed Swedish stores and banks or from choir members.
WHITH PLAINS New York July 21 United Press Jerome Picking Flaws In testimony Dr Jane witness in the inquiry into the sanity of Harry Thaw district attorney Jerome of New York made an unsuccessful attempt to force the physician to state that she did not believe Thaw to be sane now.
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