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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
6
Local dental practitioner Dr L R Clare D D S promotes a limited time offer for $5 plates. The notice lists 1405 Third Ave NW as the contact point and urges readers to bring the act with them.
Federal agents detain six Chinese men off the Great Northern liner Minnesota at Smith Cove and arrest Bert Stone after five three tael tins of opium are found in his hotel room. The ship undergoes a second search for drugs as authorities pursue a third seizure since the net arrived.
Pacific Terminal Company asks port commissioners to heed Wall Street conditions and the financing challenge of a 5 million Harbor Island proposal. K F Ayers, ex Bush Terminals ad agent and Harbor Island syndicate head, asks delay to May 15 while the commission has voted to abort the deal and will issue formal notice on April 16.
The 24th annual meeting of the Seattle Presbyterian Missionary Society was held at Madrona Presbyterian Church. Morning reports noted 21 societies contributing over 3464 dollars to the mission board, up 900 dollars from last year. Dr. Bush sails March 18 for Pekin as medical missionary. Afternoon features included World Wide Missions by Mrs. Geo Bryant and Bible Study by Rev. Franklin S. Connor. Evening session highlighted work of the society's young people.
The Nichols family case reveals a daughter Fannie a 15 year old who ran away after disputes over school dress code. A married sister says Fannie is nearly six feet tall and finds knee dresses embarrassing while her mother demands she remains in knee length attire.
Rear Admiral Cowles took command of the Pacific fleet on April 7 with the cruiser California as flagship. The radiogram from Captain Ellicott of the cruiser Maryland confirms the change, noting Southerland is detached for duty in Washington.
A Kansas City reader reports relief from gall stones after using Swamp Root through multiple bottles over a year. Miss Emma Holdefer swears to cure and praises Dr Kit Mers Swamp-Root for kidney and bladder troubles in a notarized statement from Jackson County Missouri dated August 19, 1999.
Letter to Dr Kilmer and Co Binghamton New York promotes Swamp Root with sample offer and booklet on kidneys and bladder. Mentions regular 50 cent and one dollar bottle sizes available at drug stores.
A knockers beware advertisement from Edwin J Brown DDS warns patients against rival dentists who slander others. He claims personal supervision and 12 year guaranteed work for all dental services at 713 First Ave Union Block.
Alonzo Thompson, Missouri auditor during the Civil War and noted spiritualist, dies in Denver at age 91 despite his belief that ancestral spirits would extend his life to 95. Thompson founded the Hy United Prese Leased Wire and was known as a billionaire in spiritualist circles.
About 3,000 attended the Seattle Kennel Club event on Moor fifth at Bon Marche. T. P. McConnell judged pointers, English setters, Gordon setters, with awards also for Maltese terriers Japanese spaniels Pomeranians and French bulldogs. Puppy judging begins today and continues with prize distribution. Tonight features Irish terrier night and judging.
The Society of Primitive Christians holds its regular Sunday evening meeting at 104 Washington Annex. Dr B von Higgins will speak at the event.
Denver April 10 A district court judge ruled that smoking is not degrading for women in a related insurance suit about the death of Candace Wheeler. Judge John A. Perry stated he admires modern women while noting he personally thought smoking unwomanly.
A roundup of curious global happenings touches Ellis Island immigration, Montenegro royalty, Turkish dangers, and a New Jersey divorce request. It also reports deportation efforts for foreign born inmates, a Nutley bank robbery plot, a false arrest suit in Newark, a Boston Marathon surgeon patient marrying, and a bigamy case in Atlanta with tangled marriages.
A Roslyn resident writes that after severe lung coughs and night sweats he used Nature's Creation and recovered enough to work again. The letter, from a local man of Nichelson standing, urges others with lung troubles to try the remedy. The note cites benefits like cessation of wheezing, improved sleep and appetite, and asserts the product is not a stimulant and contains little alcohol. For full details contact 614-515 People’s Savings Bank Building, Ave and Pike St., Seattle, WA.
In Pottstown Pennsylvania on April 10 Mrs David Gresh a 70 plus woman built a kitchen fire and unknowingly dropped a hollow log containing a black snake into the stove. The reptile wriggled out as the flame grew and died after being exposed to heat.
Harry Stansfield of Elliott City died while trying to rescue his children's cat that had climbed an electric pole. He joked about being a pole climber but climbed anyway, slipped, and was killed when he touched a live wire. His wife watched and warned him to stay safe.
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