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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1914
Page
4
A child welfare exhibit opens next Friday for an 18 day session at the Armory. It aims to show what children can do in leisure if proper opportunities exist. Admission is free and the event welcomes all ages and conditions to learn about babies and children through lectures and demonstrations.
An article extols the Vaterland Waterland as the largest passenger ship ever built with luxury rivalling a hotel and built for safety with inner compartments. It notes a 450 mile long ice field in the North Atlantic and hopes the ship will reach harbor safely without facing the test of nature.
The article notes rising fatalities and non fatal injuries from automobile accidents in Chicago over several years and asks whether a national census of gas engine mishaps could guide safety planning. It cautions against sensationalism and urges careful study to improve safety for everyday drivers.
A polemic recalls the Paterson strike editor Alexander Scott who faced 15 years for criticising Police Chief Bimson. It argues the New Jersey supreme court halted the sentence but calls for accountability and impeachment of the judge for perversion of justice and ongoing persecution of critics.
The Star prints letters debating auto traffic and pedestrian safety. I M Clark and DT PB defend and critique policy while Charles Dorffel calls for daily publication of the council ordinance enforcing pedestrian priority.
A reader letter condemns Seattle judges for lenient auto violation penalties amid fatal accidents and calls for suspensions and streetwork for violators. The page also notes Russia’s stated cooperation on a round the world flight ending in San Francisco.
Dull feeling and swollen hands and feet signal kidney trouble. The ad urges taking Foley Kidney Pills to tonic stimulate and strengthen kidneys and restore normal action. Sold by Bartell Drug Stores.
Washington may test whether a congressman can defy powerful lobby interests and remain in public life. Representative W. J. MacDonald exposed the Mulhall lobby hearings and the National of Manufacturers and spoke on Calumet and Hecla issues. He faces strong opposition in his district, leaving him with only the people behind him.
Miss Rebecca Thrift 70, dying in Lima county infirmary, confessed she was responsible for Chicago’s 1871 blaze, not Bridget O’Leary’s cow. She fled through flames to avoid arrest, and investigators are examining the claim.
In emergencies for a choking child, slap the back between the shoulders and raise the arms high. If the swallowed object is small, allow it to pass through. Help by having the child eat bread or potatoes. Do not give castor oil or laxatives.
The U S court of appeals weighs rehearing of the case involving Jack Johnson the prize fighter as the federal district attorney pursues further action. The appeal centers on legal questions from the earlier district court ruling and potential implications for Johnson.
Los Angeles May 19. Frank J Nutall 28 must answer to a jury in criminal court for the murder of Mrs Helen McCombs 68 who died after leaping from Nutall s runaway automobile on Lookout mountain. The state alleges she executed a will leaving him her property about 20000 and that he drove the car off the mountain causing her death.
Chicago authorities move to cut a steamboat film after deeming a five minute kissing sequence excessive. The board ordered the scene exchanged for a brief flash to pass the picture for public exhibition.
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