Cross Section of Science Read at Local Academy Meeting
A reporter surveys a science session discussing how a slice viewed under a microscope reveals the whole. Topics include the mole and Gila monster myths, salmon life cycles, and the mind versus instinct debate as explained by experts like Theo H Scheffer and Willis H Rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Science
Pacific
Theo. H. Scheffer
Puyallup
California
Tracy I. Storer
Berkeley
Smithsonian Institute
Los Angeles
L. A
Willis H. Rich
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Alaska
School of Philosophy
Darwin
Spencer
Ritter
Wiseman
Father in Jail as Search Fails for Missing Baby
Telegrams from Sheriff Stringer spread word across the Pacific coast and beyond as authorities search for 10 month old John Brewington missing from Tacoma. Orval Brewington, the father, was arrested after taking the child from the Tacoma home last month. Local theory places the infant in Tacoma or with Brewington's mother in Colorado as police across Northwest cities join the investigation with state and county officials.
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John Stringer
All Pacific
Little John Brewington
Mra
Inez Brewington
Seattle
Mra. Brewington
Tacoma
Orval Brewington
Brewington
Yeater Day
Fannie Loy
47Th St
In-Aw
John Gray
Colorado
Northwest
Seattle Style Show Eyes Local Winner In Ziegfeld Contest
The Star reports Seattle entries for the prettiest sales girl in America contest close at 6 p m this evening. Contestants may submit photos at The Star office or appear at Bushnell studio Arcade building or James Merrihew studio Bite building for photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Seattle
Attle Stores
Star Office
Bushnell Studio
Arcade
James & Merrihew
Bite
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr
New York
Ruth Loriie Kirby
Frederick & Nelson's
Star-Ziegfeld
Miss Kirby
N. 77Th St
Bushnell
No Warships Will Be Here on July 4 Seattle News
The Pacific Fleet will not participate in Seattle’s Fourth of July celebration due to prior ship assignments. A telegram from the secretary of the navy to Mayor Caldwell announced the refusal to send warships, leaving the event lacking that component.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Pacific
Secretary of the Navy
Caldwell
Steals Papers of Blind Newsboy in Seattle
The mean thief stole $1 worth of newspapers from L. Bird a blind news merchant at Second and Madison early Friday in Seattle.
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Seattle
L. Bird
Second
Madison
Gompers Re elected AFL Leader at Convention
Samuel Gompers was unanimously reelected president of the American Federation of Labor in Montreal marking 38 years at the helm. One vote against him came from James A. Duncan of Seattle, and the veteran labor head faced personal losses with the deaths of his wife and aged father in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Samuel Gompers
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
James A. Duncan
Seattle
Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles Early Today
A sharp quake rattled Los Angeles and nearby areas in the early hours, waking many residents. The shock stopped local weather bureau clocks at 2:08 in the morning. no sesamograph records exist here to confirm duration or direction, and no damage is reported.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Namesakes Don’t Count in Politics in This San Francisco Poll
A San Francisco poll finds voters react differently to presidential candidates by their namesakes. Mrs. J. W. Bryan at 4203 Woodlawn Ave rejects Bryan, while Mrs. Marshall at 216 Cedars Ave would vote for him if nominated. Voters discuss Edwards Palmer Cox with mixed views, noting party loyalties and personal associations.
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Bill Shakespeare
San Francisco
Seattle
J. W. Bryan
Woodlawn Ave
Bryan
E. A. Edwards
Belmont Ave
Edwards
E. H. Palmer
14Th Ave
Palmer
Thomas Marshall
Cedars At
Marshall
M. M. Cox
E. John
Cox
Lazy Husband Arrests Wife After Night of Moonshine
Nick Saffer, waiting in trousers with a shiny spot, accused a 715 Lane woman of bootlegging. Officers found a poor family of a woman and three children, three quarts of moonshine, and the husband jailed for non support. The wife was not booked as a divorce is pending.
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Nick Saffer
J. J. Haag
Lane
Haag
R. Bowen
Ed Hunt
A. G. Anderson
Hunt
Bowen
Lieut
Anderson
Nick
Saffer
Mayor tests emergency claim on 10 cent fare bill
Corporation Counsel Walter F. Meter ruled the 10 cent fare and 6 cent token ordinance lacks sufficient emergency facts. The measure would not take effect for 30 days after mayoral approval and could face a referendum if petitions circulate. Mayor Caldwell plans further talks before deciding on veto or amendments.
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Caldwell
Walter F. Meter
Meter
Ihs
Portland
Henderson
Seattle
D. W. Henderson
R. H. Thomson
Thomson
Munter Plane Returns From Coast Flight
Lieut. H. L. A. Munter and crew return trip to the coast aboard a Boeing air trail blazer. The Seattle group includes A. F. Munter and F. A. Strag as passengers. The craft was due at Yakima at 1:30 and expected to reach Seattle Sunday morning.
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Spokane
HL. A. Munter
Seattle
A. F. Munter
F. A. Strag
Yakima
Farm Lands Near Seattle Offer Good Buys
Why you should own a farm near Seattle as the city grows with strong markets for farm products. Turn to the Classified Page for farm land bargains and listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Will Rogers' Boy Is Dead
Will Rogers mourns as his two older sons Jimmy 56 and Ellis lie in adjoining nursery cots while Freddie two dies of diphtheria. A doctor works between the beds as Rogers, arriving from Sacramento, seeks to keep up a brave front in the chaos of the death toll at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Will Rogers
Frederick
Jimmy
Ellis
Freddie
Rogers
Sacramento
Whisky Lost on Ballard Streetcar Claims Quiet City
A brown suitcase containing a quart of Scotch whisky was lost Friday morning on a Ballard municipal railway streetcar. Claimants are asked to line up to the right at the Lost and Found department to prove ownership.
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Department of the Municipal Railway
Witnesses Testify in Madge Sawyer Murder Trial
Mrs. Prather, mother of Howard Sawyer, testifies in Judge Boyd J. Tamman's court as the defense and prosecution present background on Sawyer's reputation for violence. Madge Sawyer listens intently as witnesses recount past incidents in Pomeroy, Walla Walla, Seattle, and Lake Union, while a firearms expert describes the pistol's lethality.
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Margaret
Howard I. Sar
Bram Johnson
Walla Walla
Madge Anna Sawyer
Boyd J. Taman
Fense
Howard Sawyer
Bessie Knettle
Edutor
T. H. Patterson
Pomeroy
Walla
Seattle
Madge Sawyer
Lake Union
Gertrude Hickock
Sawyer
J. Rummins
Walter J. Son
Patterson
Robinson
Edward C. Hyde
Hyde
Fr. Robinson
Patters
Mrs. Robinson
Nelson Cook
Cook
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Meier
Munter
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