War threatens as Austria invades Servia on July 28
Reports confirm Austrian forces cross the Danube into Belgrade with clashes near Kocevar and Ordhova. London notes Grey seeking to suspend hostilities for a mediating conference while Vienna and Berlin debate mediation. Separate note from Steilacoom asylum superintendent urges more psychopathic hospitals for patient care.
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London
Austria
Servia
England
Edward Grey
Danube
Belgrade
Ordhava
Kocevar
Vienna
Tses
Count von Berchtold
Germany
France
Italy
Europe
Emma Bremer Victim of a Strange Fate at an Insane Ward
Emma Bremer a 21 year old homeless Canadian born woman, living in Seattle, was committed to Steilacoom asylum after a failed love affair and alleged self harm. Physicians deemed her condition acute melancholia and temporary, but no public home existed to care for her, forcing commitment to the asylum.
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Emma Bremer
Steilacoom Insane Asylum
Steilacoom Asylum
King County
Canada
Emma B
Vancouver
B. C
States
Robert Trindall
Trindall
R. H. Brinker
Mrs. Trindall
Jack
Sanity Commission. Com
C. A. Smith
Helen Babcock
Calihoun
Teilacoom
Aslum
A. W. Frater
Steilac
Girls Frolic in Tights at YWCA Splash Parties
The YWCA natatorium hosts splash parties where members arrive in Annette Kellerman style one piece swimsuits. Guests shed street clothes, dive into the pool, then return to the tea room for a spread after the splash.
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Y. W
Annette Kellerman
Wife and Husband Conversation on Stenographer Use
A brief domestic dialogue centers on a wife asking about hiring a stenographer for her husband’s office and the husband admitting he would manage without one only if necessary. The exchange highlights practicality and flirtation in a witty domestic vignette.
Czar Stands Pat Amid War Scare Visit
Czar travels to Finlandia region keeping touch with St. Petersburg while defending Russia against Austrian action in Servia. He declares seven years of siege must end. Berlin reports troop movements as officials deny significance, noting only clearance of quarters.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Austria
Servia
Grandpas and Grandchildren Share Gentle Bond
A narrator recalls evenings at a neighbor's house where a grandpa enjoys playful, endless time with his grandsons. He contrasts the stern, corrective role of fathers with a grandpa's patient companionship, praising the warmth and absence of punishment in the grandparent dynamic. Wasn't yours a grandpa like that.
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Son
Grandpa
Highbrow scientists quarrel over blondes and negros
In a Seattle cafeteria during a noon conference the chair Herr Schnitzelburgher and colleague Wiegebts debate whether blondes are more popular than brunettes while Professor Rosenmeister angrily objects and Lebarre muses over pies. The exchange ends without resolution.
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Antipodes Wiegebts
Hermann Rosenmeister
Lebarre
Blondes and brunettes debated in Seattle study group
The Star notes a witty Seattle commission discussion on hair color trends. A photo features 16-year-old Julie Dey of 7344 40th SW as an opposing example to the blondes thesis. Watch for the next commission discussion and photo.
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Seattle
Star
Herr Schnitzelburgher
Julie Dey
Grace Turner Receives Chance For Anew Life
Grace Turner 20, who almost died in jail after a drug habit, was granted release on her own recognizance by Judge Prater. She recovered in hospital, declared the addiction under control, and is offered a year's free tuition at a Seattle business college as she seeks a steady position.
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Seattle
Jack
Emma
Canada
Grace Turner
Prater
Texas
Frater Oe
Market Affected Chicago War Declared Sparks Trading
Market on the Chicago board of trade reacts to Austria declaring war on Servia with frantic trading and a six cent rise in wheat per bushel.
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Chicago
Austria
Servia
Board of Trade
Head of Bride Split With Ax Near Gillet Estate
A bride, Julia Marino, 35, was found dead at King C. Gillet’s estate in Santa Monica. Her head was severed by an axe, which lay beside her body. Police seek her husband Francisco Marino, Gillet’s head gardener, while a man named J. W. Ball is detained for questioning. A second white woman was with Ball before the death.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Julia Marino
King C. Gillet
Francisco Marino
Gillett
Gardner
J. W. Ball
New Subterfuge in Santa Fe Snags Auto Tourists
A garbled note from Santa Fe describes a quarrel about a supposed tech low bug in distress and a tale of tow mishaps by travelers who thought they were helping, highlighting confusion and frustration among the witless crowd.
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Santa Fe Sianey
Overland
Oswald
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Wlegehts
M. Chancel
Spain
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Apollo
Antipodes
Leburre
Hades
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