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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1915
Page
2
City chemists and inspectors from the state health department investigate the deaths of Mr and Mrs Albert k from eating canned soup. Contents of several cans found at their home Monday are being analyzed.
A 77 year old Los Angeles resident reports severe back and limb pains eased after using Swamp Root. She testimonials lasting relief, recommends it for kidney trouble and rheumatism, and consents to publication. Notary confirms oath of truth.
Washington reports indicate General Francisco Villa has collapsed as a military option with Carranza's forces in control. The narrative cites defeats at Celaya Trapuato Tampico Matamoros and Nuevo Laredo and notes Villa's possible flight toward the U S border amid a rift with General Felipe Angeles and rumors of Obregon breaking with Carranza.
The Vancouver Victoria society girls perform Stop Look Listen for charity. Phylisa Davie Suzanne Sickle and Miss Hales Macpherson lead a vocal and dance revue with numbers The Flower Garden Tall Chicken Chase The Powder Puff Bubbles Stara. Encore after encore marked the Monday night run.
The port commission swapped 10 acres at Salmon Bay and dedicated 100 feet of city right of way for the extension of Railroad Ave. It also gained 21 acres of Great Northern land at Smith Cove Waterway.
In Seward Alaska on April 20 armed men and women guard the Alaska Northern Terminal tract after a stampede of over 200 to claim 60 acres granted to the railroad. Government officials say squatters have no rights as the land will likely be used for railroad headquarters. Tents rise amid rain and some clashes occur but no serious injuries are reported.
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Fay M. Fitts assistant chief railway mall clerk here who died Saturday night. The services were conducted in the Honney-Watson chapel.
French couple M. Richard Corbella and Madame Corbella transform a muddy vacant lot opposite a Seattle laundry at 517 Fifth Ave N into a thriving rose garden. They cleared rubbish, drained the mudhole, added soil and manure, and now employ help as they preserve a fragrant, bloom-filled oasis.
A brief note promises guidance to start saving one hundred dollars, with assurances of a plan to grow funds and an implied offer to receive ongoing payment or benefits as momentum builds.
United Press dispatch from Nish, Serbia, reports that by mid May the Balkan states Greece Bulgaria Romania and Italy may enter another war on the side of the Allies. Russia's success in the Carpathians could trigger the conflict with plans to eject Turks from Europe and divide remaining Ottoman lands including Bukovina and Transylvania. Bulgaria reportedly assured allies of action against the Dardanelles with a possible move to aid in capturing Constantinople.
Georgetown Rainier brewery suspended by prohibition will relocate to San Francisco. Kd Sweeney of the Chamber of Commerce returns from the west with news Louis Heinrich signs contracts for a 507000 dollar plant to be ready by October 1.
A tight sale of Panton stock offers women's wash dresses from 3.75 each and waists 39 to 98 cents. Misses and children's dresses, nightgowns, and underwear marked down. heavy winter merchandise and restaurant fixtures also up for bids as Alaska shipping windows loom.
Great Northern railroad officials report a $100000 contract to the Japanese Navy Salvage company to float the grounded liner Minnesota. The work must be completed in 15 days, and initial damage notes say the hull plates buckled when the vessel ran aground in the Inland Sea of Japan, not by a rock.
Col. John HH Carroll, general counsel for the Hill railroad lines, predicts Seattle will grow within 15 years to a city of one million people.
Bill Taylor of Nookechamp Washington employs an ingenious method to catch trout in Her ring creek near Big lake. A German carp trained at home as a spy signals Bill by slicing its tail, guiding him to unseen trout. The tale links luck to wartime Europe and a clever watercraft ruse.
Light Superintendent J D Ross risked his life Saturday to inspect a break in Cedar Falls feed pipes. Against colleagues’ protests he borrowed a diver’s suit and descended to the dam bottom remaining half an hour under 40 feet of water. The tale came from a friend on Tuesday. Weights and measures officials meet in state convention at North Yakima.
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