Jellyfish Platform Rips GOP State Stance and Yerkes Java Ape Study
A tirade denounces the Republican platform for offering no state issue positions and lambasts it as weak and spineless while praising Pierce and Chehalis counties for opposing direct primaries and other reforms. The column also notes Prof. Yerkes of Harvard proposing a Java ape breeding station and cites limited access to New York opportunities for his study.
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Our True Militia HEN 15 000 Women Rally for Welfare
A summer convocation of 15 000 women in Chicago marks a notable sign of the times. Delegates from across cities travel to join the National Federation of Women, all focused on home, family, and national welfare. Mothers and wives lead the effort to guard communities, with vigilance urged as men busy or inattentive. A congressman hints at fines for Bryan's lectures, suggesting tense political theater tied to future contracts.
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Chicago
National Federation of Women’s
Modera Te Ces
London clergy debate hunger strike morality in suffrage clash
A London controversy accuses clergymen of endorsing death by starvation for hunger strikers, with criticism over moral guidance and double standards for women, property damage, and arrests. The incident cites Pike breaking into Buckingham Palace, exposing biases among police and suffragists.
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London
Moving in the Right Direction on Workers Comp and Huerta Navy
The piece compares pre and post reform awards in accidental death suits, noting average damages rose to 2551 with dependents receiving all. It argues the figure cannot value a life but marks progress and hints the effort will continue. It then shifts to comment that Huerta has a navy worth U.S. admiral observation.
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Ohio
Laugh Department Jokes and Quick Wits From the Star
A column of light humor and puns from the Seattle Star's Laugh Department includes quips about waves and windows, a doctor and mother talking about cow milk for a baby, neighbors debating piano players, a shipwreck tale with bites and thirst, a tall bank cashier joke, a sawdust gaffe at home, and a wary employer noting a baseball game could prove fatal for workers.
Most Beautiful Woman in France Declared by Paris
Paris on June 15 unofficially crowned Georgette Lemanter known as Robinne as the prettiest woman in France. No medal ceremony. no official award, but the public consensus favored her above other beauties across the nation.
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Paris
Georgette Lemanter
Robinne
France
Priest Assignments Sent to Colleges and Churches
Baltimore June 15. Jemuit Fathers of the College of the Sacred Heart Woodstock Md announce Rev Henry Blackmore will be sent to Seattle College Reva Edward Kenny and John Hoomison to Gonzaga College Spokane and Rev David A McAntocher to St Ignatius church Portland.
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Baltimore
Ballard Plans a Grand Fourth of July Celebration
Ballard expects 44000 people for a two day Fourth of July events under S&S H E F of America guidance with cash prizes for best floats and contests. A Calithumpian parade on July 3 leads to the morning parade July 4 from Woog's hall at 10 o clock with Mayor Gill and F W Carpenter as speakers. Aerial bombs will greet residents at dawn.
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S&s. H. & E. F. of America
Scandinavian Society
Ular
Woog's Hall
Fort Lawton
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Grand Army and Drum Corps
Sons and Daughters of Norway
Seattle
Hiram C. Gill
F. W. Carpenter
Delay on Admiral Way Work Postponed to Next Year
Due to the absence of a petition to improve Admiral Way and the need for a unanimous council vote, work is expected to be delayed until next year. Several councilmen oppose an immediate start, delaying the project.
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Becaum
Admiral Way
Corner at Fifth and Yesler Sold to Harry Krutz
The southwest corner of Fifth and Yesler was sold for 65000 to Harry Krutz through Calhoun, Denny & Ewing. Former owner was A. P. Malloy, a Seattle capitalist.
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Fifth and Yesler
Harry Krutz
Calhoun, Denny & Ewing
A. P. Malloy
Elections Committee Backs Bill for Regulated Municipalities
The elections committee of the League of Washington Municipalities met at City Hall on Sunday and endorsed a bill to be considered in the next legislature. The proposal aims to regulate elections within municipalities and shape future election procedures across the state.
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League of Washington Municipalities
Chief Griffiths opens etiquette school for arrests
A general order announces a new etiquette school for officers to learn proper deportment during arrests, questioning, and searches. It emphasizes acting carefully and courteously under each circumstance as officers stop and investigate suspicious characters.
City weighs daylight shift in Spokane clocks
Spokane residents debate moving clocks ahead one hour to switch from Pacific time, urged by bank president Thomas H. Brewer. The city commissioners referred the issue to the Chamber of Commerce for investigation, citing longer evening daylight as the motive, while mornings would gain more darkness.
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Spokane
Wash
Pacific
Thomas H. Brewer
Chamber of Commerce
Brewer
Bellevue to Hold Lake Washington Night Service Launch
Bellevue prepares a large celebration for the first Lake Washington night service launched by the port commission ferry Leschi. Mayor Gill and Commissioner Bridges will speak on the program. Night runs from Leschi to Bellevue depart at 8 00, 9 20, 11 10 and 12 15.
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Bellevue
Lake Washington
Port Commission
Leschil
Gill
Robert Bridges
Leschi
Youth Drowns At Old Town Bay Rescue Narrow Escape
Stanley Cameron, 16, drowned in Old Town bay yesterday afternoon while swimming. His father, who tried to save him, narrowly escaped death in the incident.
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Dungeness
Stanley Cameron
Old Town Bay
Drowning Tragedy in Willapa River Near South Bend
June 15. In a vain rescue attempt, 17 year old William Wallen drowned while trying to save 16 year old Branch Bailey in the Willapa River near South Bend.
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South Bend
Branch Bailey
William Wallen
Willapa River
Seattle man injured in auto accident yesterday
Foster O'Connell of 1929 First Avenue Seattle is hospitalized after an automobile accident yesterday. His physician says the injuries are not dangerous and are being treated locally.
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Everett
Foster O'Connell
Seattle
Steamships Victoria and Senator Land Passengers at Nome
Steamers Victoria and Senator, tied up outside Nome for five days, broke through an ice barrier to land in Nome yesterday. About one thousand passengers were landed after the opening lead was found in the roadstead.
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Nome
Victoria
Senator
Japanese cruisers Asama and Azuma depart San Francisco
The Japanese cruisers Asama and Azuma, guests at San Francisco, weighed anchor today for Puget Sound ports. They will stay several days there before returning to the Orient.
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San Francisco
Asama
Azuma
Puget Sound
Orient
Idle labor overhang in Dawson district raises concerns
June 15 report notes an oversupply of labor in the Dawson district with many men idle and unable to find work even at low wages, while there remains room for prospectors who can support themselves.
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