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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1903
Page
2
A long column discusses rising female college admission and the fate of women graduates. It notes women increasingly enter colleges while men become less dominant, then argues many grads marry and keep their diplomas as memories, shaping a traditional domestic destiny.
A French theologian with his vicar general approves a theory that most lies can be justified for secret protection or self defense. The article notes law and theology clash over truth and perjury, arguing a lie's value lies in its aim and effect on future lives, not merely immediate outcomes.
Officers aboard the City of Topeka report a dramatic collision at the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound where a humpback whale fought a swordfish thrashers. The clash lasted about an hour as the thrashers repeatedly struck the whale, causing a red spray on the water.
Federal judge Moore presided as District Attorney Melvin Grigsby accused the Nome grand jury of being illegally drawn and biased. Grigsby refused to testify and was removed. charges arose over attempts to discharge the grand jury to block a Jolly murder indictment.
Jury pool in Hamilton Ontario is tiny for the Strangler Knapp case with only 11 men accepted subject to peremptory challenges from 1 percent of the eligible panel. A fourth venire of four men is being examined today.
Local stages present Third Avenue Walter Sanford company in Tempest Tossed and a Vaudeville bill at Leach Park.
Steam engineers and waitresses hold meetings at Second Avenue hall tonight. Sunday gatherings include Brotherhood of Engineers and Pacific block. Typographical union meets at A. O. U. W. hall in the New York block.
News from Geneva reports a catastrophe at Phyzblas where a high school group from Zurich on an instructional tour was buried by an avalanche. Fourteen scholars and two masters faced the tragedy with one master and seven students killed instantly and seven more injured. Zurich parties search for the bodies while救援 efforts continue.
Emma Chevroux and Margaret Recaurand were arrested by City Detectives Hubbard and Freeman last night for conducting a house of ill fame at the corner of Fourth avenue and Main street outside the restricted district. Chevroux was released on an $80 bail and Recaurand was allowed to go on paying $25. Go to Spinning for bicycle repairs.
The narrator describes riding through Paris under a loud reception, then meeting Napoleon at the headquarters. He reports delivering a dispatch to the king, earns praise, and receives a sharp rebuke for his flawed escort, highlighting the tension between risk and recognition in wartime service.
New York report details Harriet Schade, a shop assistant, who after misplacing a diamond necklace valued at 490 dollars learned it belonged to Mrs Colgate Hoyt. Hoyt offered a 1000 reward. Schade seeks the 6000 percent portion she claims was promised, arguing payment for returning the piece.
Police reported Annie Rooney sentence to 14 days in county jail yesterday after a string of incidents. She was found by Patrolmen Landwehr and Hubbard and sent to city jail with Kitty, spending three months in two prisons earlier.
John T. H. from Whatcom Washington, convicted of embezzling from the Sacandinavian bank, was released on $5,000 bail this morning after nearly 18 months in the county jail.
A June dispatch from Panrig Island notes fighting in South Africa with unclear outcomes. London reports at War Office show no reversal, citing Col Manning and stating the Mad Mullah has retreated with troops not yet sent for pursuit, implying limited action and uncertain results.
In Lexington a feudist attacked Wasson at a police station after reading a morning report. Wasson defended himself until bystanders intervened. The assailant was subdued, later collapsed, and arrested. In Saint Joseph Missouri on June 27 freight handlers of a Great Shaid Togtees land roads sought a 26 percent wage increase.
The Northern Pacific announces discounted round trip fares to altern Yolnta with convenient arrangements through the Seattle city office. Call the N P. office in Seattle to have travel plans and arrangements completed.
A dramatic report centers on Brigadier Cierandentes and a controversial title described as How ti Brigadier War TemiRrTreD by the Devil, signaling a heated clash of authority and peril. Details sketch a tense confrontation and rumored occult influence.
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