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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1916
Page
6
Looming public market openings set for this week at Wiretaveland Pike with spiritual mediums and vendors scheduled to operate on turkey night. Local organizers emphasize traditional readings and community trade during Om events this season.
A proposed ordinance to limit jitney service to authorized outfits or those meeting Board of Public Works requirements was presented to improvement clubs and will be circulated for feedback. A special train will move 160 Seattle shipbuilders to Portland to repair the Japanese Kenkon Maru damaged in Canadian waters.
Plain language listing offers a room cottage on Lakeside Avenue with city water and a view. Mentions contact Bast 1829 for details. Includes garbled phrases but suggests a property ad with pricing and location.
Readable market notation shows new potatoes Gravenstein apples bacon corned beef and various dairy items. Prices include potatoes 4 for 10 cents apples 12 for a dollar and butter 60 to 88 cents per pound.
The Seattle Canoe Club stages a regatta at Mt. Baker Park with local aviator Eddie Hubberd giving a hydroplane flight exhibition. Events begin 1:30 pm and are open to entrants who mailed entries. The program features various canoe and swim races plus a five mile speed boat race and other novelty contests.
At Calen ICO on August 5 six members of Company H, Lee and Washington infantry, organized by the Ancient Order of Nocturnal Pirates, offered baths and haircuts to troopers who did not perform their toilet. Heat reaching 112 degrees plus a march near Imperial tested morale as Third battalion, Washington infantry, complained after a recent hike near the town.
Reports from Petrograd describe Austrian divisions pressing on in Galicia and Bukowina. Russian detachments near Kuty and along the Tchoromech river were forced to withdraw as Austrian forces gained numbers. Fighting continued south of Brody along the Ser river with heavy losses implied.
Mrs Kathleen N Theriault of Ballard sought a divorce from Edward J Theriault after she testified he fell in love with his sister in law six months after their marriage. He deeded the sister half his property the day before the wedding. They now live in Avery Idaho. Judge Smith granted the decree in Moses history tied cases. Other matters included Violet Frazier claiming adultery by husband Harry, Grace Turner divorcing James Turner over a dispute about a bookkeeping system, and Menda Barrett testifying her husband John was arrested in 1914 for a statutory offense.
Prosecutor Lundin indicates that W C Moore and Jack St Marie allegedly violated state employment law after Henry Welland and David Henderson, loggers, paid $1 each as job guarantees at Brinnon Logging Co. camp on Hood's Canal. Receipts show money paid for offered employment later unavailable.
A Russian commander directs troops pushing German and Austrian units back toward Lemberg. His troops seize Brody opening access to oil fields and mineral resources including lead and copper.
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