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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
6
A historical guidance urges keeping a child with earache warm and quiet, avoiding opiates, and using soothing music and rocking. It recommends ammonia drops in water, corn meal gruel, gentle laxatives for violent attacks, and a hot poultice, while stressing protection from damp and cold to prevent serious outcomes.
Six of the citys wealthiest and most influential women petition the mayor and council, urging that women be numbered among police officers. They argue the move is necessary in the interest of public morals and support the creation of a women police unit to aid in enforcing standards at social and philanthropic circles.
Mark H. Woodruff aged 64 and Mrs Mary K. Jones aged 72 reunited and married in New York after a quarrel in Kala mazoo led to 40 years apart. Each had remarried twice since 1872 with Woodruff loving both wives and Jones both husbands by death.
LEAVENWORTH Kan Oct 18 A pontoon bridge across the Missouri river 902 feet long was built in 12 hours by Company HB Second Battalion Engineers at Fort Leavenworth. The 125 builders marched across and galloped to their camp on the Missouri side, the structure spanning swift current undertow and quicksand proving American engineers the equal of any in the world.
Dr. Tarton Warren Everman of Washington D C, chief of the Alaska fisheries service, conducts a hearing here on closing several streams tributary to Cook Inlet. The Northwestern Fisheries Co and the Alaskan Packers' Association seek one year designation of streams as spawning grounds.
Judge Frater ordered the receivers of the Seattle, Kenton & Southern railway to publish notice that claims against the company must be filed within 30 days. The court has discretion on whether the road will be sold or operated by the receivers.
Horace Farwell and Ray DuMett compose Broadway High School’s debating team. They will oppose Lincoln in the Broadway auditorium Tuesday night to decide the question Resolved That This State Should Continue Building Good Roads.
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