Taxpayers urged to fund nine $4,000 judges summer rest
A satirical piece argues against vacationing judges, urging support for eight to ten week rest with full pay. It notes Judge Walter M. French from Kitsap may oversee a case, costing rail fare and hotel bills, while nine local judges rest and a country judge fills in. The piece questions taxpayer worry and defends the arrangement as necessary for safety and fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. French
Itsap
French
Kitsap
Shilshole Avi
Judge French
Kitsap County
Wrinkles and Wild Oats End in Court of Divorces
A 19 year old man and a 16 year old girl marry in 1999. Fourteen years later the wife seeks a divorce claiming youthful mistakes and a desire to drink freely. The court grants the divorce and details follow of several other couples ending marriages over alleged infidelity debt and incompatibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Bookby
Gertrude M. Bookby
Children’s Plea Reaches Wilson
President Wilson acknowledged receipt of a petition signed by 62 000 Oregon children urging the battleship Oregon to lead the Panama canal opening pageant. The letter sent to State School Superintendent Alderman Wilson said the petition was brought to the secretary of war’s attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Salem
Wilson
Oregon
Panama Canal
Alderman Wilson
Wins and Loses $15,000 in Twenty Minutes
Herbert W. Robinson, a Commercial Cable operator, won and lost $15,000 in 20 minutes after placing a pool bet on the English Derby at Epsom. He held Craganour after the early flash, then heard of the horses' disqualification with no visible reaction.
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New York
Herbert W. Robinson
Epsom
Robinson
Craganour
Johnson Happy Despite Prison Sentence
Jack Johnson, the pugilist, remained in good spirits in Chicago on June 5 amid a one year prison term and a $1000 fine. He expressed belief in finding a loophole to escape and vowed to accept whatever punishment comes. He said he was not yet in prison and that a year is not so bad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Bothell Cat With Harelip Whistles Raises Town Interest
Stanislaus Czynsky brings his cat with a harelip that whistles like a school boy to Bothell to have a crown fitted on its left lower incisor broken in a fight. The cat’s backwards turning feet and inability to meow sindicate its odd nature. Neighbors joke about selling catgut violin strings, but Czynsky dismisses the idea as a prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bothell
George Adolphus Ginn
Stanislaus Czynsky
West Bothell
Lightfoot
Caynsky
Stanislaus
Wood Defense Restes Its Case in Cambridge Trial
The defense for William Wood Frederick Atteaux and Dennis Collins rested after calling a minor witness in their trial for planting dynamite to discredit Lawrence strikers. Attorney Coakley urged the court to acquit his client. A lengthy argument followed as Bovill Idaho reported a separate tragedy with a two year old dying after eating sulfur match heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Reas Leaced
Wm. Wood
Frederick Atteaux
Dennis Collins
Cambridge
Lawrence
Coakley
Atteaux
If life had May days and skies forever fair
A reflective verse explores a world with perpetual prosperity and harmony. The speaker imagines flawless conditions where everything succeeds and happiness prevails, contrasting cynics who doubt such endless bliss with a desire to test the idea anyway.
Grand Jury 10 Remain on Job in King County Inquiry
The grand jury continues its probe into road machinery purchases by Commissioner Hamilton with little sign of ending this week. Investigators compare King County taxed prices to catalogue prices from eastern and coastal firms. No action on the Clapp site yet. M. J. Clapp remains under bail and is expected to be called again before adjournment.
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Hamilton
King County
Clapp
M. J. Clapp
Chisholm to Open Southern Pacific Office in Seattle
C. G. Chisholm district freight and passenger agent for Southern Pacific visits Seattle to establish an office at 720 Seconda y due to the dissolution of the merger with Oregon Washington.
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C. G. Chisholm
Southern Pacific
Seattle
Oregon-Washington
Senators to Bar Lobby Pushes Tariff Reform
Sen. Lee Overman reports a powerful lobby fights the Underwood tariff bill and names wool sugar and insurance as key interests. He says 65 senators were examined and a final report may propose a law banning lobbyists from pressuring individual members of Congress.
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Lee S. Overman
North Carolina
U. S
Sen. Overman
Hanging Puppy Dogs Reported By Mrs Holroyd
Mrs FR J Holroyd of 7718 48th Ave Nw reported a new dog killing method after finding her dog suspended in a tree with a handkerchief around its neck. The home had been broken into with the dog missing before the discovery at 11 20 p m Wednesday.
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Mra
J. Holroyd
Walk to Tulalip Mountaineers Day Trip and Race
The Mountaineers plan an annual Indian walk next Sunday. A chartered steamer will carry participants to Birmingham then a hike to the Tulalip reservation. Indians will stage a war canoe racing exhibition on the bay.
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Birmingham
Tulalip Reservation
Suffragist Emily Davison In Derby Incident News
United Press reports Miss Emily Davison the suffragist injured when attempting to seize King George V's horse at the Derby has a very slim chance of recovery. By noon she was partly conscious, took nourishment, then slipped back into a coma as suffragists gathered at the hospital seeking updates. If she recovers she faces prosecution under the law.
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United Press
London
Emily Davison
King George
Anmer
Odds and Ends From Shore to City in Curious Lede
A reader finds ambergris on a Sayville beach worth about 5000 dollars. In Chicago police uncover a hotel ring renting marriage licenses as a profitable business. In Boston a thief enters Patrolman Foster’s home in his hammock and steals jewelry.
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United
Chicago
Iy United
Boston
Foster
Grasshopper Plague Expands Across Plains Territory
Frasshoppers marching in a column 18 miles long and five miles wide threaten farms as hundreds of farmers fight millions of pests. In Massachusetts, milk dealer John Ayres and Sergeant Armitage trapped a cream thief after weeks of robbed cream, with Patrolman John Neagle involved.
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Amarilla, Tex
United Prere
Wellesley
Mass
John Ayres
Sergeant Armitage
John Neagle
Woman 106 Says She Does Not Wish More Birthdays
Baltimore date June 5 Mrs Ann Pouder marking her 106th birthday recalls century old events and battles near Gettysburg. She spoke of the past with vigor and told friends she does not wish to live to another birthday in a measured, curious tone.
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Baltimore
Ann Pouder
Farewell Dinner For Ambassador Guthrie Planned
Pittsburg June 6 A farewell dinner will honor former mayor George Guthrie the newly appointed ambassador to Japan. Secretary Bryan will read a letter from President Wilson explaining his views on the California Japanese situation. Bryan and Ambassador Chinda will also speak.
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Pittsburg
George Guthrie
Japan
Bryan Wi
Wilson
Bryan
Chinda
Bird Man and Passenger Die in France Midair Crash
In BUC France on June 5 aviator Bernard and his passenger were killed when Bernard's biplane turned turtle in midair. The incident was reported as a fatal aviation accident with no further details provided.
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Buc
France
Bernard
Travel sale to Eastern Destinations on sale dates
Promotion announced for Eastern Destinations with travel on sale from May 28 to September 30 and return validity until October 31. Passengers may stop both outbound and return legs. Full route and rate details available upon application.
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Effie Davis
Noah Davis
Portland
Effie
Noah
Agnes Bernard
Frater
George Edward Bernard
George
Sallie Ey Brocaw
H. C. Brocaw
Ethel V. Bostwick
C. N. Bostwick
Bostwick
Wisconsin
Felton
Johnson
Bovill
Idaho
F. J. Rockwell
Idaho Division
Grand Jury
Washington
Tulalip
United Pres
Sayville
L. 1
Ethel Terry
Bird-Man
Hyatt-Powells School
4Th and
Pine
W. H. Gordon
West Holly St. Bellingham
A. B
Winter
Hewitt Ave
Everett
C. E. Bingham
Sedro-Woolley
J. W. Hall
Snohomish
W. F. Robinson
Anacortes
G. Benj. Poindexter
Bremerton
E. E. Penn General Agent
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