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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
7
Agnes Skjerseth aged 15 hanged herself at her grandmother's Camden county home after believing her sweetheart deceived her. Coroner reports two notes detailing heartbreak and a dying plea to bury her with a marble stake and dove. she asks friends to see her remains.
Washington June 20 Miss Emma R Graves 84 completes fifty years counting the nation s wealth in the treasury department She has handled billions of dollars with a record of never making a mistake Her long steady service is noted as a bright feature of the office Hutler s Liquid Tooth Filler advertisement appears with a druggist price.
Chicago in June 20 Dr C Pranklin Leavitt publishes a lesson in winning beauty by suggestion. He urges women to visualize the desired self and impress the image on the subconscious mind to attract the right conditions and avoid depression.
J E Stewart of the Sedgewick post in Spokane won the commander post of the Grand Army of the Republic for Washington and Alaska after the encampment ended. Capt Burbank of Seattle and H R Gale of Bremerton withdrew to back an Eastern Washington choice. Bellingham will host next year’s encampment. Myra Flemington of Ritzville was elected commander of the Women’s Relief Corps and a home for aged corps members was approved.
BE W Dooly 46 a North Yakima capitalist and Green River Hot Springs promoter was found dead in his Frye hotel room with a bullet wound and a revolver by his aide. He had been in town as a witness in an insurance rail suit and faced despondency from ill health. His wife and three children were away and he leaves an estimated fortune of 250000.
Members of the First division of the Washington naval militia join Second Third and Fourth divisions from Tacoma and Aberdeen aboard the cruiser Galveston for a ten day cruise in Alaskan waters. The Galveston sails from Bremerton to Tacoma then Seattle, with about 100 officers and men aboard. First stop Ketchikan as target practice is planned on the return.
Public interest rises as Emilio Aguinaldo’s son tours Japan, arriving in Kobe with no clear word on his mission. Observers in Tokyo await confirmation of purpose and destination.
Judge Willis Brown, former Salt Lake City and Gary official now Bay City super intendent, attacks juvenile courts. He says the system increases delinquency through sentimental probation and mixing mentally weak children with normal students. He labels probation remedies as preposterous and counterproductive.
In New York June 20 Jim a large ratter cat residing in the Central Park menagerie slept on hay in the stall of Mies Murphy the mother hippo. The hippo suddenly began to bite the hay the cat slept on causing Jim to leap away in fright as the hippo tensed its jaw. The cat escaped with no injuries beyond shock from the incident.
A provocative column notes a surge of so called perfect women across the nation but reveals that nearly all possess crooked feet. The piece weighs novelty against criticism and reflects on beauty standards.
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