Children Pay Their Own Way in Seattle Report
Nearly half of Seattle's school children assist families or fund their education after school. A survey of 4490 pupils shows 2202 youths engaged in some form of after school work, earning a week earnings.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
7
Nearly half of Seattle's school children assist families or fund their education after school. A survey of 4490 pupils shows 2202 youths engaged in some form of after school work, earning a week earnings.
A strong man overwhelmed by emotion enters The Star office seeking employment for himself and his wife and four children. He has worked as a tin worker and has tried hard to find any kind of job. Call Ken Wood 624 and ask for E C Belmont.
Eng Yan seeks a divorce from Ah Fook under American law. Married in a Chinese ceremony that forbids divorce, the couple's split follows the wife leaving his house and Eng Yan initiating divorce proceedings with $400 in greenbacks missing.
Glaring posters on billboards urged Americans to support President Wilson in enacting measures to stop arms exports to Europe. Signed by The Organization of American Women for Strict Neutrality, cards appeared on subway and elevated platforms.
Thousands of roses go on display at Seattle events with two shows opening Saturday. Mt Baker Park Improvement Club hosts a show Saturday to Sunday night with 600 prizes and a silver loving cup. Green Lake Rose Society plans a June 12 13 show at Woodland Park with a parade of garlanded autos and flower distribution downtown.
Senator Cummins addressed a large noon gathering at the Butler hotel as guest of honor at a Young Men's Republican club luncheon after speaking at the Commercial Club on peace and defense. He urged U S leadership in mediation to prevent war and warned against neglecting national defense and conservation.
A roundup of current attractions at Liberty Alhambra Mission Clemmer and Grand showcases. The Juggernaut at Liberty costs 25000 for a single scene and ends Saturday. Hypocrites at Alhambra near finish. Her Proper Place at Mission runs two more days. A Woman's Resurrection at Colonial draws capacity crowds. The Human Octopus and Dan McGrew at Clemmer also end Saturday. The Fable of the Intermittent Fusser and other acts present at Mission.
A fragmented catalog of serialized features airing Saturday nights across multiple regions. It lists episodes and titles such as The Diamond From the Sky series and The Trail of the Upper Yukon with detective drama motifs, mystery installments, and variety shows.
The Animated Weekly presents The Hidden City two part drama featuring Grace Cunard and Francia Ford and The Funny Side of Jealousy two part comedy by Jefferson De Angelis. Also showing We College Ending Saturday Exploits of Elaine No 15 two part drama The Danger Line and Broken Hearts and Pledges comedy.
Minneapolis records show 73 year old Mrs. Mary Heintzelman suing Hennepin County for $500 after a faded blue Civil War uniform and soldier letters in her old trunk were ruined by a nearby cigarette ember. The relic had waited years in the trunk at the county poor farm before the blaze.
Paris June 4 Charges of espionage against Raymond Swoboda after a fire on the French liner Touraine at sea were disproved the Petit Journal reports Swoboda absolved of the accusation and likely to be released once officials confirm he was not allied with Germans A separate suit by Jacob Neft seeks damages for malicious prosecution against Otto Hink.
In Mclusky North Dakota on June 4 authorities may pursue charges after a girl who is 15 married Jacob Roth two months earlier. Pauline Semmier wed Roth while her mother, twice widowed, also married a man named Roth, making the two husbands brothers. North Dakota law bans underage marriage below 15 even with parental consent.
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