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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1914
Page
3
Mrs. W. Kney saved her infant from possible death or injury by tossing it from the sidewalk to a lawn about 25 feet away as a runaway team approached. The child was recovered unharmed after narrowly escaping the danger.
Dr. William Warner Kirby, part of Paul Raines Africa expedition, was bitten by a lion while posing for a moving picture thriller and died in Los Angeles on March 1.
In New York on May 1 Hagbert Anderson and W T Monson, identified as Mormon church officials, admitted Joseph Smith openly practiced polygamy and declared it was merely human nature highlighting the church stance amid the controversy.
Margaret McManus a 24 year old worker at Marshall Field faced starvation wages and chose theft of $50 to survive. The jury found her not guilty after defense argued wages driven crime and that Field's pay kept her from living decently.
Coroner J Tate Mason will visit Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia Baltimore New York Rochester Minn to study morgue operations. He announces candidacy to succeed himself at fall primaries and says the current county morgue is inadequate but used successfully. Dr W C Speidel will act as coroner in his absence.
The Seattle Commercial Club leads a buy-at-home campaign amid complaints that Seattle residents shop outside the city. Col. Otto A. Case urges all in Seattle to prefer local goods, citing California as an example where state preference supports its manufacturers.
Mayor Hiram C. Gill acted as mediator and led a peace process as the Teamsters union voted to end the nearly yearlong drivers versus team owners conflict. The plan by the mayor's mediation board was adopted, with owners agreeing to rehire once work resumes.
John R. Thompson and all restaurant properties in Chicago and other cities transfer to a new corporation capitalized at 6 million dollars. The dominant stockholder is the founder's son. Thompson, who left a teaching job and a country store, arrived in Chicago twenty years earlier with one restaurant in State Street.
In New York on May 1 the Percy sisters Ada Vivian and Florence vaudevillians were followed by shoppers after wearing pantaloon gowns considered dangerous to wear in public. Patrolman Patrick Brown confronted the trio and charged them with masquerading in male attire.
I offer quick and permanent relief via chiropractic treatment for rheumatism and lumbago, asserting 90 percent of rheumatic cases stem from uric acid imbalance. By adjusting nerves and blood flow, uric acid clears naturally and rheumatism subsides. free exam offered by Dr. A. M. Johnson at 412 818 American Bank Block. Hours 10 am to 6 pm and 7 to 9 pm, with a lady attendant.
Washington society notes Mrs James A OGorman wife of New York Senator is praised as a superb homemaker with pantry stock of pickles preserves and pies. Her seven children and youthful energy mark her as a leading mother in the capital circle.
The Great Northern railroad orders 1,000 refrigerator cars, creating demand for about 10,000,000 feet of lumber from Sound district millmen. The lumber will be shipped in 300 cars to Michigan City Indiana where Haskell Barker will convert it into freezers.
Governor Lister will attend the opening ceremony of the state fisheries building tonight at 7 30 o clock at Fourth ay and Senecast city.
Olympia May 1 The governor urged Speaker Clark to act on the direct election bill and called for congressional action. If not achieved a special session of the legislature will be avoided.
Jesse Granderson of Evergreen, Alabama, is jailed in Mobile for stealing mourning crepe from Arthur Lewis's door. He admits the act saying he will wear the crepe as a hat.
A 16 foot sawfish harpooned by N. R. Yendall of Philadelphia and W. W. Pellett of Cleveland towed their boat two and a half miles before enabling a rope to be placed on its saw. The fish then aided in towing the craft for 54 miles to Miami Florida.
New York May 1 The United States faces a solitary bid to balance the budget as deficit pressures mount and domestic programs face funding questions. Officials indicate scarce support for new revenue measures while expenditures tighten.
Leon Liebowits aided a fundraising effort and was sent to the work house for soliciting funds to raise a volunteer regiment.
Michael Nairon of Rockland Lake tripped on a loose heel and fell 200 feet from the Palisades cliff in Rockland Lake, dying when he landed on the rocks below.
A concise roundup of rental listings highlights key properties and prices to help readers compare options fast. It notes locations, monthly costs, and available dates, emphasizing practical choices for short or extended stays.
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