Father barred from seeing son ends life in park tragedy
S L Douglas, 38, forbidden by court from visiting his wife and four year old son, pleaded for a walk with his boy at Madison park then killed himself. He slashed his throat with a razor after attempting to remove his wife, dying later at City hospital.
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S. L. Douglas
Douglas
Madison St
Louisa Douglas
13Th Av. N
Madison Park
15Th Av. N
City Hospital
Rebels Describe Mexican Land Quest and Enduring Struggle
A narrator recalls encounters with constitutionalist fighters in Tampico. Rebels, many farm laborers and full-blooded Indians, explain their goal to reclaim land taken by foreign owners. They recount brief stops with locals, life in camps, and hopes for peace after capturing key cities.
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Tampico
Mexico
Jure
Banis
Bors
North
Texas
Senor
Saltillo
San Luis Potosi
Seattle Massage Parlors Face License Push
A Star reporter surveys Seattle massage parlors as Chief Griffiths urges licensing to weed out undesirables. The piece describes flirtatious ads, varied establishments, and mixed legitimacy while noting police scrutiny and a push for moral-character license checks.
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Seattle
Griffiths
Star
Daily Papers
Gill
First
Second
Third Aves
Pike
M. K. Miles
Santa Rita
Liberty Building
Star Office Crew Prepares For Mazie King Toestepping Exhibition
Moore theatre manager Ben Ketchum announces Mazie King, famed for The Passing Show of 1913, will perform a private toestepping demonstration at the Moore theatre then publicly at the post office noon Tuesday. Staffers, including the M E and city editor, promise attendance.
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Postoffice
Cub
M. E
Ben Ketchum
Moore Theatre
Mazie King
Star
the Moore
Mazie
Post Office
Town In Review
Midnight sun festival planned for Riggs arrival
June 8. Planned festivities for a midnight sun festival in Riggs Fairbanks to honor Thomas Riggs Jr a member of the Alaska engineering commission who is due to arrive on June 21 with the reception set for that date.
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Fairbanks
Plana
Thomas Riggs, Jr
Alaska Engineering Commission
Hottest June Day Predicted for 24 Years
Philadelphia reports an exceptionally hot June day with temperatures at 11 a.m. reaching 86 degrees and continuing to rise, marking the warmest early June in 24 years.
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Philadelphia
Mercury
What's Cutest Thing Your Babe Has Ever Said
A reader recalls three year old Maxine entertaining guests by showing a family photo and slowly answering who is in a baby picture with Bannigan and me when-when I was new. The Star invites more cute sayings from readers.
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Maxine
Bannigan
10 Cent Meals Debate Dims at Olympia Conference
Report from Olympia shows Frank Nixon a Raymond launderer ate a $2.40 meal while backing 10 cent meals for laundry workers. Vouchers filed by employers indicate meals averaged 62.5 cents, with employer costs to the state about 25 cents. Individual meals ranged 40 cents to $1.25 for employers and 10 to 50 cents for employees.
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Olympia
Wash
Frank Nixon
Raymond
Begum of Bhopal May Visit University of Washington
Her Highness the Begum of Bhopal State India may tour the University of Washington campus next year. She has written the registrar for information and may visit again in the fall for added experience in an American school.
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Begum
Bhopal
India
University of Washington
United States
Torrid Letters Read in Court in Schumann-Heink Divorce
In Chicago on June 8, more Rapp letters were read to the jury in the divorce case of Mme Ennestine Schumann-Heink against Wm Rapp. Rapps lawyer sought exclusion but Judge Sullivan refused. Rapps face reddened. amid giggles he fled into the corridor.
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Chicago
Rapp
Mme
Ennestine Schumann-Heink
Wm. Rapp
Sullivan
City Halls Plans to Crack Down on Speeding Cars
City officials discuss a speed enforcement system recording seconds of speeding and possible jail for offenders. Chief Griffiths proposes road bumps two inches high at short intervals to deter speeders without harming careful drivers.
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Jordon
Griffiths
Girl champion Marguerite Brack on swimming and health
Marguerite Brack, 19, holder of the American 440 yard women's record, argues that swimming builds balanced strength and grace, promotes breathing, and offers health and pleasure. She says swimming can fit into a busy life and benefits overall fitness.
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Marguerite Brack
Miss Brack
San Francisco
Cal
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