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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1916
Page
3
Market report notes Timothy Mized from Eastern Washington with double compressed Wheat at 3400. The brief highlights price movement and regional focus without detailed vendor data.
The Liberty opens with Shell 43 featuring H B Warner and Enid Markey. Mary Pickford performs Hulda From Holland at the Coliseum, Anita Stewart stars in The Daring Diana at the Clemmer, and Blanche Sweet headlines The Sowers at the Rex. Strand features Sporting Blood with De Witt C Jennings, while Mission shows Kerrigan in The Beckoning Trail and Class A screens The Bond of Blood. Metropolitan reports renewed interest in Civilization as crowds return.
The mayor denounces lax court rulings on bootleggers while calling for stronger penalties. He cites a judge who trimmed fines and jail time, and urges police actions against illicit liquor operations. He recalls a Chamber of Commerce meeting and criticizes the Billingstey crowd, noting public opposition and moral shifts after prohibition. Governor Lister touts dry law benefits and mentions two initiative bills pending voter approval.
Speakers argue over bills to permit breweries to sell at homes and hotels with 50 rooms or more to sell liquor to guests. Workers praise the dry law while citing bootlegger arrests. Rev Frank M Silsley presides as Dr Matthews presents resolutions.
French troops extended gains south of the Somme after recent advances north of the river. They captured trenches between Fay and the road to Denicourt near Estrees while countering German assaults around Hill 304 and the Meuse region near Fleury. The renewed French thrust increases the threat to the German line from Combles to Peronne.
Sunday accidents left twelve people hurt across Seattle and nearby areas. Victims ranged from seriously injured to recovering, including John Walker with a crushed pelvis and brain concussion after a motorcycle crash, and five year old Lida Litvinet near death with a fractured skull. Other victims suffered back injuries, internal injuries, or broken bones after autos and motorcycles collided or left embankments. Hospitals listed include Providence and city facilities, with locations on Bothell road and Blewett pass noted.
An ad promises quick transformation with Sulpho-Sage Haltir Color Restorer to darken gray hair, remove traces of color, and make hair look younger. It claims to stop hair loss and dandruff, offering a ready to use bottle for 50 cents at Bartell Drug Co. or by mail prepaid.
About 100 milliners will gather Tuesday for the Pacific Coast Retail Milliners Association semi annual convention at the Chamber of Commerce. The program includes lectures on labor laws and style talks with roll call at 10 a.m. Members will lunch at the Butler as guests of the Seattle Sales Managers.
Berlin reports Klau the butcher, jailed for selling rats in veal pies, hanged himself in his cell. London recounts a military exemption interview where an applicant answers a question by declaring himself a corpse.
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