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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
3
A juvenile court judge allowed a youthful Floyd Merrill to speak and promise daily probation supervision after confessing to issuing 390 in checks to car drivers. Judge A W Frater postponed action and may order a commission to examine lunacy.
In Sandusky Ohio on June 21 Laura M the six year old daughter of Forest Little fell from a teeter board and began to breathe sixty times a minute with a heart rate near 150. Dr Frederick Kopan attending notes respiration triple the normal rate and a heart rate double. No chest bruise or fever. mild chest soreness and spasmodic coughing follow the incident.
William R. Zibbell, a horse trainer who lost an arm a foot and a leg in a Fresno accident, won a $70,000 judgment against the Southern Pacific railroad in a California state supreme court ruling reported from San Francisco on June 21.
President Taft was present at Yale commencement in Woolsey hall. The traditional convocation featured the conferring of sheepskins, with the assembly and graduates in University hall. A reception for graduates and guests was planned between 4:30 and 6:30 in University hall.
In Troy on June 21 Supreme Justice Howard denounced high heels as barbarous and as destructive to health as opium or rum. He compared modern footwear to Chinese foot binding and urged support for normal feet. He argued hospitals serve public health just as parks do.
A Northern Pacific local train struck a flock of about 800 sheep near Maywood, 66 miles east of Seattle, injuring seven passengers and killing the herd. Victims include G W Daniels and Antonio Banchero with facial injuries, H D Temple with a finger sprain, and W A Snyder with head bruising. fireman W G Tyner was slightly hurt and H P Cadman lost teeth. A. E Schumacher saw the sheep too late to stop. Owner J D Mercer, Prosper, runs a 2100-head flock nearby.
Chicago story recounts Marie Clark McKillop suing for divorce from husband McKillop a board of trade operator after a vaudeville era courtship. He arrived in flamboyant attire including yellow tile green striped socks and a noisy hat words describe the wedding night and the morning after when the mismatch of styles led to divorce action.
A Portland dental firm proclaims higher standards and pride in its Alveolar method, detailing patient cases, guarantees, and a call for free examinations and a book explaining the technique. It markets its Alveolar Dental Co as experts across dental branches and claims permanent, nearly painless results with a strong warranty.
Dr. Orville Owen of Detroit reports a triangular stone petreecture thirteen feet high under Chepstow castle walla. Hidden eight feet underground and submerged at high tide, it volgens clues he believes the long sought Shakespeare cache is found.
New York on June 21 reports actor Thomas Santley aged 26, son of actress Mrs Lourie Santley, drowned when a canoe with his brother Frederick overturned in a Hudson River swell.
A lively exchange centers on champagne costs and social imitation as Uncle Eben and Schnitzel Smith discuss the lure, expense, and habits surrounding the drink. The dialogue touches on class, spending, and the idea that champagne signals status rather than personal wealth.
Rae June 21 Two wives of Peter Sharp will live apart and take turns cooking and housekeeping for him who is married to both. Sharp plans to build two three room cottages on either side of his home. Forty years ago Anna Catherine and Peter separated and later he wed Louisa. Recently Anna rejoined and the three agreed to share a house until a quarrel led to a planned separation.
President Taft sent a special message to Congress proposing an amendment to restore the efficiency of the pure food statute. The message, forwarded to Washington, will be read in the Senate and House before adjournment. It follows Representative Shirley's bill to remedy Supreme Court emasculation of the act. He will return to New York tonight from New Haven.
In New York on June 21 Professor Boris Sidia, father of a Harvard sensation, denounces current schooling as creating mediocrities. A doctor disputes the claim, advocating early child education starting at age two by answering infant questions to build knowledge quickly. The piece critiques rigidity, red tape, and ineffective discipline in schools, urging parents to change methods.
BH L Webster led the field at the Pot latch election while T J Scoones backed by the Elks trailed closely. Social clubs will receive ballot boxes today and a large turnout is anticipated.
Alfred G. Cohn received three to five years in prison for organizing floaters to falsely register during the Gill recall election. Five followers also faced sentences, with two receiving one to five years in the Monroe reform school. The judge noted the penalties seemed too harsh for the dupes while marking Cohn as the primary offender. An effort for pardons for the floaters was noted.
Four high schools Broadway Queen Anne Lincoln and Ballard held graduation exercises yesterday for 576 graduates. A large audience of friends and relatives attended. West Seattle high school plans ceremonies today.
A home beauty guide offers a glycerine lotion to smooth oily skin and a tonic made from kardene for renewed vitality. It warns against harsh shampoos and suggests a camphor based shampoo alternative to avoid scalp issues and promote soft, fluffy hair.
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