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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
7
The article, by Dr Fridtjof Nansen, argues Norway must control its own consuls amid Sweden’s tariff shift and 19th century x-border tensions. He cites 1814 paths, failed 1880s-1890s efforts, and calls for separate Norwegian consuls to defend Norway’s independent foreign policy.
A historic proposal in 1815 shaped a union idea between regions. The rigsakt treaty reflected aims for Norway to be united while remaining two distinct kingdoms within a broader arrangement.
A court deals with two youths, aged 13 and 12, sentencing one to six years and offering a chance at reform school before 19. Officials describe the pair as hardened, with prior plundering at a high school and riverside escapades. Officers escort them to custody as Chehalis officers arrive for probation hearing.
In Kiel Wisconsin on June 16 Mrs Paul Klass killed her four children aged 6 and under with a butcher knife then took her own life amid illness. The tragedy ends as police investigate and funeral arrangements are pending.
A Oswego New York couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jon Jay Tonkin, offer a 50 000 reward for the writer of blackmail letters threatening abduction and murder of their 12 year old daughter Rosamond. The letters include detailed pencil sketches and give no location for the ransom while a second note targets the mother. A railroad men’s delegation will pass through the city September 15 en route to the Traveling Passenger Agents association convention in Portland.
The 17-year cicadas are reported reappearing across a broad swath east of the Rockies, with brood No. 5 active within about 1000 miles of Chicago. Entomologists note these periodical insects emerge after long underground lives and can lay eggs in trees, though the female only survives six weeks.
Tacoma lacrosse club members depart for Portland where they will face the Portland lacrosse club on Sunday in the season’s first championship match. Fourteen players travel with Philip Bernard as manager and trainer. In Kansas City Frank Gotch beat Olsen in two straight falls at Convention Hall in a catch and Graeco Roman contest.
A display promotes men’s suits with prices from a low point to 15.06 dollars. The ad emphasizes quality from top tailors and invites inspection, asserting superior goods at the stated prices. H. Lewis Co. operates on 1st Avenue near Cherry Street.
Monday June 19 train leaves at 8:40 am from the N P Office. Call at once for particulars.
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