Appendectomy Misstep Sparks Slander Case in Fond du Lac
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin Dr J P Connell sues Dr J W Ehmer for slander over remarks about a wrong side incision during an appendectomy. Connell admits the error but says it highlights that surgeons sometimes open the wrong side in appendicitis operations. The piece notes rising interest in appendicitis dangers and surgery as a broad exploration.
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Connell
Ehmer
Fond du Lac
Wis
J. W. Ehmer
J. P. Connell
Publicaccess to sex education report provokes postoffice ban
A Philadelphia commission report on social diseases is praised as a vital resource for public welfare. The piece condemns broad indecency while urging informed discussion and notes the U S post office's decision to halt distribution until recipients are deemed fit.
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West Virginia
Paterson
Philadelines Commission
Post Office Department
Supreme Court Reverses Patent Article Restrictions
In a sharp reversal the Supreme Court abandons last year’s ruling that a patentee may restrict articles used on his patent. Justices McKenna Lurton Holmes Day Pitney Hughes Lamar join to form a one-vote majority reversing the prior stance. The piece laments the instability of constitutional rights depending on courtroom attendance.
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United States Supreme Court
McKenna
Lurton
Holmes
Thister
White
Hughes
Lamar
Port commission growth debated in Seattle Chamber push
The Seattle chamber campaigns to raise the port commission from three to five, seeking control over appointments. Amendments require public vote and port elections for new members, reducing chamber influence. Citizens are urged to register by Friday for the June 17 election to decide harbor governance and park funding.
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Chamber of Commerce
Port Commission
Seattle
Collins
Chamber
Dan Landon
of Commerce
Landon
Louis Freeland Post Named Assistant Secretary of Labor
Louis Freeland Post, editor of The Public in Chicago, named assistant secretary of the new Labor Department. The appointment draws praise from the King County Democratic Club and Secretary Wilson, with Post noted as a printer, lawyer, lecturer, and strong advocate for human rights and economic reform.
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Laula F. Post
Chicago
Department of Labor
King County Democratic Club
Post
Labor
Wilson
Louis F. Post
Henry George
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Avant-garde Fragments from an 19th Century Laugh Sheet
The column compiles snippets on city life and politics with humor and satire. It features a discussion on milk delivery in rural versus urban settings, a Zion City prohibition quip, Portland Inn slogans, a dry town boast, Woodrow Wilson in Pennsylvanian attire, a Pittsburg skirt debate, Aaron Chandler’s island residence, a potboiler about greenbacks at a dance, and a temperance joke ending with a diver quip.
Best Short Stories of the Day Collection Bites and Banter
A collage of humorous clips from various papers. A butcher jokes about rising sausage prices. Emily learns meal names with a breakfast mix up. A Glasgow slater recovers after a fall with a whiskey aid. Anecdotes from Ottawa Washington and New York cover social mores and witty one liners.
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Emily
Buffalo Commercial
Councilman Griffiths to address Seattle real estate group
Councilman Griffiths will speak at the Seattle Real Estate association Thursday meeting on Seattle transportation issues. He will discuss industrial sites and their relation to shipping facilities to support area development.
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Griffiths
The
Seattle Real Estate Association
Seattle
Plan for Alaska Hotels to Boost Tourism and Rail Link
O L Dickeson, managing director of Close Broa, reports Alaska plans to expand tourism with four new hotels costing 20000 dollars each. The first hotel at Lake Atlin is already finished as part of White Pass Yukon railroad investors' project. A horticultural note in London describes a new orchid named Suffraget with a constantly wagging tongue.
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Seattle
O. L. Dickeson
Close Broa
Chicago
London
White Pass & Yukon
Dickeson
Lake Atlin
Royal Horticultural Society
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Harry Lander
the Tivoli
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Honest John” Shafroth
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Untrim
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