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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1913
Page
1
A Manitoba Star column mocks readers by offering infant Arthur for adoption while recounting letters from hopeful couples. The satirical piece describes Arthur’s anatomy and asks who should raise him, detailing a couple who claim they want a child and would arrange a doctor’s examination.
Jack John Abe, a negro prize fighter, was found guilty of violating the white slave act. He was held on $10,000 bond pending a new trial set for May 19. The judge and local officials described the case as part of ongoing tensions over interracial marriage and law.
Commissioner Bridges urged the port commission to state a definite future policy on public ownership or leasing. If no clear stance is set, he proposed an advisory vote on the $3,000,000 bond issue at the June 17 election. Also announced: Commodore Barry club hosts first musical and card party at the A O H Club hall tonight.
Gov. Johnson announced he intends to sign the anti-alien bill after replying to Secretary Ruan's request to postpone action. Also reported: expressman B Miran, 50, died from injuries after being struck by a train at Spokane. Gettysburg veterans must apply by May 25, 1913, for free transport to the reunion.
In Atlantic City five years after 18 year old Jane Adams was thrown from the Million Dollar Pier a family reports a ghost resembling the murdered girl appears at their home. Neighbors have seen the spirit roaming the house prompting the family to seek police help to end the disturbances.
London May 14. Suffragists are blamed for a plot to destroy Westminster Abbey housing Britain’s historic tombs. A bomb wrapped in suffragist literature was found inside the abbey, described as an infernal device but with an unlit fuse. Police caution that militants may press further if demands go unmet.
A railway engineer David L Sundquist swallowed four phials of deadly poisons and survived suggesting a remarkable recovery.
Reporter Fred L. Boalt chronicles tireless quest for the perfect beauty, chasing figures on Pike Street and discovering Esther Potter of 611 First N.W. in a Queen Anne era portrait. The piece mocks Harrison Fisher’s claim of Pauline Fredericks as America’s most beautiful woman.
A discussion on recalls and past reputations clouds President Wilson's choice for Western Washington federal judges. References surface to Judge J. Ronald, Judge William Hickman Moore, Judge Stephen Chadwick, and ties to Ballinger and Clark. Debate centers on trust, past actions, and recall risks.
Mrs. Helen Rish 19 faced 1 to 15 years after grand larceny but will not serve time in Walla Walla. Judge Ronald suspended her sentence on condition she live with parents and avoid lodging houses, sparing the newborn from penitentiary birth. The board had denied clemency earlier, but the judge intervened to keep mother and baby in a home setting.
Three mill workers drowned when their canoe capsized while fishing on Fall Lake near Winton Minnesota. The body search involves dragging the lake for the missing men.
United Press reports Navy officials acknowledge the theft of the battleship Pennsylvania blueprints. Secret Service and Navy aides race to locate the thief within or outside the department, fearing copies may have reached foreign powers.
The Seattle Star offers a Parcel Post map with rates zones and full information on shipping poultry and eggs direct to city consumers at retail prices. Get the map free with a one year subscription, regular price 3.25 dollars.
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