Court Theatricals In Prosecution Spark Calls For Reform
The prosectors in Oklahoma and Indiana faced censure after dramatic courtroom antics. The Oklahoma suit against Senator Gore was appealed over alleged jury disruption by audience applause. In Crawfordsville a murder case saw a prosecutor brandishing a bloodstained garment and firing a revolver trigger to sway jurors. Observers urge that trials be conducted concisely and logically without theatrical displays.
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Oklahoma
Gore
Crawfordsville
Ind
Not a Pink Tea Affair and Pancho Villa
A critical reflection on Pancho Villa portraying him as a genuine defender of Mexico’s downtrodden against wealthy interests. The piece questions charges of banditry and notes foreign interference and the chaotic realities of real war versus fiction. It defends Villa’s cause and frames opposition as hypocritical.
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Pancho Villa
Pancho
Mexico
I s a Woman Defends Raphers Against Frivolous Portrayals
A swift stenographer writes to a weekly magazine to object to how rapers are depicted in modern fiction. She condemns gum chewing, slang, gaudy dress, and poor manners, arguing many young women are educated, self-respecting, and self-supporting, contributing to daily business life.
Butler College Chides Fancy Dances Over Real Studies
In a critique of college life, a Butler professor argues students should study real lessons and core subjects rather than indulging in social dancing and pink teas. Ex governor Sulzer sues for full salary as governor. Henry White testifies on Hay Pauncefote treaty canal tolls and John Hay as diplomat.
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Butler
Howe
Butler College
Mr. Butler
Sulzer
Billy
Henry White
London
John Hay
Uncle Sam
Remedy Used by Three Generations
An old promotional piece touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative tonic for all ages. It claims gentle, safe, gradual cures of stomach, liver, and bowel complaints and urges families to request a free sample by mailing a card to Dr Caldwell in Monticello, Illinois.
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Caldwell
W. A. Taylor
Lincoln Ave
Beloit
Wis
William
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ill
Humorous Parade of Old Time Jokes and Banter
A collection of old style quips and quick exchanges. A prosperous man taunts a Black laborer named Rastus while black humor riffs through a series of one liners. A Missouri man seeks a 300 pound wife. The piece closes with a wry exchange about lawyers and last words.
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Arma
Missouri
Boy In Crate Mistaken As Hog For Interstate Freight
A Lincoln reader mailed a six year old boy in a crate labeled one hog. The crate was treated as live stock entering interstate commerce and the boy was inspected at the state boundary. A veterinary ruled the child not to be a hog and the freight trip ended. The story ends with a quip on modern success and rock filled pockets.
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Curly-Head
Queen Mary’s telephone call provokes King George
London reports Queen Mary spoke with Paris by telephone for over thirty minutes. King George, who maintains a personal line to Paris, grew irritated as the line kept going busy. After the quarrel the royal household issued orders to treat continental calls as reserved for the king’s personal use only.
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London
George
Queen Mary
Paris
Royal Exchange
Editor Letters on Jobs and Local Politics
Readers recount abuses by employment agencies and celebrate political wins. Letters urge fairness in job placement and commend Gill and the Star for helping elect Hi ram Gill. A Seattle reader questions hospital funding and urges civic support for reform.
Star Doctor Warns on Deadly Bacteria in Street Cars
The Star Doctor highlights danger from bacteria in crowded street cars as passengers nurse throats and lungs in stagnant air. Journal of the American Medical Association urges ventilation and better facilities to curb health risks in daily urban transit.
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Star
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Diary of Father Time on a Rainy Broadway Street
A rainy Times Square stroll unites two women one sharing umbrella and tea in a hotel salon. The piece opens with social observation and ends with a statistic noting about 600 lightning fatalities, 4,000 cattle killed, and $3 million in annual lightning damage in the United States.
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Times Square
United States
Free Seattle Theatre Tickets By The Star Readers
The Seattle Star offers free theatre tickets to readers, listing names and addresses in the Want Ads each Monday through Thursday. This week Bailey & Mitchell present Checkers, and readers like Denny Building Mrs Hugh Todd and W W Noyes in Boston Block are noted as having tickets.
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Seattle Star
Seatle Theatre
Bailey & Mitchell
Oppenheim
Denny Building
Hugh Todd
Enn
Hotel Lee
R. Maltby
Alaska
A. K. Wylde
New York
W. W. Noyes
Boston
M. J. Dumas
Third Ave
L. H. Seeley Hoge
Large Atlantic Steamers Employ Many Firemen
The report notes that some of the large Atlantic steamers carry about 150 firemen each, reflecting the labor needs of big ocean vessels and the era’s maritime practices.
Vision Is True Ruse of Jail Inmate Murders Merchant
Langfield Wolff of Santa Rosa, now in San Remo jail on a murder charge, allegedly claimed a vision of his mother leaping from a window. The jailer was awakened by his cries, and it is reported that his mother had died by her own hand in the manner described at the time of the vision.
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Rome
Langfield Wolff
Santa Rosa
Cal
San Remo
Maurice Siegel
Leipsic
High School Bars September Morn Reproductions
In Wichita on March 6 pupils in a high school were required to remove small stick figures representing September Morn from their classrooms. An order forbids reproductions of the picture within public school buildings.
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Wichita
Kan
Wichita High School
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Employers’ Association
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Lundquist-Lilly’s
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Lundquist-Lilly
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Goodrisn Raincoat Company
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