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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1913
Page
8
A writer argues that Seattle women in the sex trade deserve reform without stigma. The piece cites personal stories of a reporter’s interview with a mother supporting two children on meager wages and laundered attire. It questions why men responsible for these women evade scrutiny and urges compassionate reform.
London clerics condemn the playlet A La Carte at the Palace Theatre for suggestive indecencies. The Lord Chamberlain, after viewing the performance, ordered the theatre to cut several lines and actions. Gaby Dea lys stars in the production drawn into the dispute.
A survey of current films notes comedies like Wild Antimelts at Large and The Restless Spirit at the Alhambra, with Malik staged outings such as A Trip Through Algiers and Tunis. Other titles include The Outer Shell, The Dream Fairy, and Granny's Old Arm Chair, plus several two or three reel features and scenic gems showing in Seattle and nearby venues.
Washington lawmakers almost unanimously back purchasing a silver dinner set as the House wedding present for Miny Wilson. Few favor a pearl necklace and Speaker Clark's daughter Enview is to help select the final gift.
Rome October 31 Enrico Caruso pursues life as a country gentleman at Signa estate Villa Bellosguardo. He diversifies with art collecting including piano sheets and love letters. vineyards there yield thousands of gallons of Chianti wine while fruit and corn harvests rise.
In Salt Lake City Utah on Oct 31 a monument on temple ground commemorates the deliverance of early Mormon settlers from starvation as sea gulls saved crops during 1848 grasshopper plague.
A stranger entered the New York State National Bank in Albany's business district and distracted a teller. He escaped with a $700 bill behind the window. In St Louis on Oct 31 reports claim Adolphus Busch's chief heirs will receive $1,000 daily each.
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