Seattle Better Babies Contest At Leschi Park July Fourth
Seattle parents register for the annual Better Babies contest to be held July 4 at Leschi park. Star will award a silver loving cup for best baby girl and Standard Furniture for best baby boy. Prizes include a diamond ring a French doll and a go cart. Doctors will judge based on standard points with three Seattle physicians as judges. Entries at Panton's store on Seconday. Dancing to follow with afternoon and evening festivities.
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Seattle
Leschi Park
Standard Furniture Company
Panton’s
M. E. Howe
Fire, Fire, Ole Hanson Drenches Blaze
Ole Hanson, U S senate candidate, heroically rushed into a Minoray apartment blaze last night. He grabbed a rug and tried to smother the flames but only managed to throw a partial stairway section into the street. The incident ended with Ole signaling the fire department as his auto chugged away.
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Ole Hanson
U. S. Senate
Minoray
Howells
Ole
Mount Lassen Erupts Again Near Redding Today
The Mount Lassen eruption was visible from Redding at 11 30 a m marking the crater's eighth active period. About 1 000 tourists were camping at the mountain's base when the eruption began and no one was believed to be on the slopes. Rangers planned a short range check but Supervisor Rushing prohibited it.
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Redding
Cal
Lassen
Rushing
Holman
Hen sits or sets debate on the Star page
Brains at a university weigh in on whether a hen sits or sets on eggs. Dr F M Paddelford, English professor, argues sits is correct and suggests sets is a popular but likely nonstandard term. He cites the dictionary showing sits as the proper form.
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F. M. Paddelford
University of Washington
Star
Czar narrowly escapes assassination attempt in Russia
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports conspirators planned to dynamite the imperial train between Kiesheneff and St. Petersburg. Railroad precautions sent an ordinary passenger train ahead, saving the czar and family. The blast damaged the track near Techudnev. several passengers were wounded. Police rushed to the scene. no arrests reported.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Kiesheneff
Ecrar
Techudnev
Kasatin
Bold Seattle Hold Up Fails On Woodland Park Avenue
A would be robber tried a long distance holdup on Woodland Park avenue near 4918. G. F. Schutt walked along when a man half a block behind ordered him to halt. Schutt sped up, keeping the assailant far behind as he escaped.
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Seattle
Woodland Park
G. F. Schutt
Woodland Park Av
Schutt
Historian Flows on Carranza Heritage and Villa Oddities
Historian Hamilton Fyfe calls Carranza a Mexican of pure descent while joking that Napoleon Villa would make a strong specimen of mixed heritage for a national museum in Mexico.
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Hamilton Fyfe
Carranza
Mexico
Napoleon” Villa
Hugh Chilberg Smiles In Court For Traffic Violation
In police court Hugh Chilberg, linked to John ny Considine Jr, faces a traffic ordinance charge after allegedly speeding past a Madison cable car while a woman was alighting. The judge sides with separate charges, while other offenders like Perry Huff face rising fines and possible jail time under a new schedule. The session marks the last speeders day under the old fines.
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Young Hugh Chilberg
Johnny Considine, Jr
van Ruff
Gordon
R. J. Wiley
Young Chilberg
Madison
Chilberg
van Rueff
Hugh
Iity Hall
City Marshal A. T. Cook Divorced by Complaint
Hortense L. Cook files for divorce from Kent City Marshal A. T. Cook alleging rage fits and threats. They wed in Waterville Minnesota in 1885 and have four children, three of whom are of age. She accuses petty annoyances, including wrapping himself in bed clothes to prevent sleep.
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A. T. Cook
Kent
Hortense L. Cook
Waterville
Minn
Cook
Elder Couple Seeks Divorce After 26 Years
Mrs. Virginia M. Elder and her husband W. A. Elder appeared before Judge Smith seeking a divorce due to disagreement on finances. The couple married in 1888. A spring shipment of gold valued at 168,900 dollars arrived from Vancouver via the Daw son and the Atlin district for the U S assay office.
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Virginia M. Elder
W. A. Elder
Vancouver
U. S
School Board Rejects Scandinavian Teaching Plan
Scandinavians who sought Scandinavian language classes were disappointed as the board announced no new language instruction for now. The board approved a new sanitation system at Latona school costing $7,000.
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Latona
Mystic wedlock case swirls in Hartford court
In Hartford a libelous damage suit unfolds over a so called mystic marriage tale. Mrs Elizabeth Curtis Brenton Holman sues former husband Rev D Cranston Brenton for damages claiming she and Frederick Ernest Holman formed a mystic bond while she remained Brenton's wife. The case traces a tangled history from 1900 through 1913 including elopement, asylum confinement, and a later marriage between Brenton and Brenton and Holman after divorces.
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Hartford, Conn
Elizabeth Curtis Brenton-Holman
D. Cranston Brenton
Brenton
Frederick Ernest Holman
Rockland
Holman
Cranston Brenton
Trinity College
Elizabeth Alden Curtis
Miss Curtis
Taunton
Mass
Dr. Brenton
Mystic Mate Love Letters Sample Excerpts Revealed
Dr Brenton's lawyers present excerpts of Mrs Brenton's letters to Holman. The notes express ardent devotion with phrases of possession and longing. Readers see intimate lines about meeting soon, bodily devotion, and a plea for patience. The material reflects 19th century romantic rhetoric and secrecy.
Woman fights custody after asylum confession claim
The woman contends she was forced to confess infidelity to gain release from an asylum. She has an eight year old son, Jonathan, whose custody was awarded to his father, Dr. Brenton, by a prior decree. A verdict in her favor would rekindle the custody dispute.
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Jonathan
Brenton
Cute grandchild quip about fifty seven years of marriage
A Star reader prompts others to share child or grandchild remarks. The editor recalls a six year old grandson who jokes about living with a wife for fifty seven years, and invites readers to submit their own sweet anecdotes for publication and a Star Want Ad.
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the Star
Port of Seattle doubles trade value in May
The Port of Seattle reports May year to date trade reached 15,077,372, nearly double last May’s 7,885,427. Domestic imports were 5,201,327 and foreign imports 2,309,402, boosted by silk and Australian meat. Domestic exports stood at 6,673,977 with a small dip in foreign exports.
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Seattle
A. A. Paysse
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A. m
Paddelford
Dictionary
Russia
Beth-To-Babe
Elizabeth Brerrton
Holrz
I Jonathara Brerrton
Hugh Chilberg
Perry Huff
Perry
G. EB. Collins
Battleboro
Beth
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