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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1915
Page
2
Mrs. Ida Bowman a 230 of 227 First Ave W proprietor of a lady barber shop at 114 Occidental Ave was missing Monday under mysterious circumstances. Police say she was last seen at 11 p m at a nearby drug store near her home wearing a dark suit and white waist no hat and without money as investigators pursue leads.
A demonstration program offers free tooth extractions each morning from 8 30 to 10 00 to show pain ness methods.
A six member delegation from the national rivers and harbors committee visited Seattle to study the Duwamish waterway and Seattle port projects. They lunched with the Rainier Club, inspected the Lake Washington canal, attended a Commercial Club banquet, and planned a Bremerton yard visit before departing Tuesday evening.
Mayor Gill said the council budget committee is using the Renick law for political gain and would veto the 1916 tax budget bill. He opposes drawing on the idle garbage fund and a street lighting rate hike that would raise next year's levy from 200000 to 237600, keeping total taxes at 23 mills instead of 21. He notes the Renick law prohibits diverting funds and warns against increasing the levy beyond 21 mills.
Delegates to the Northwest Merchants convention returned home Monday after a highly enthusiastic gathering. Visitors were refunded travel costs if they bought $500 worth of Washington-made goods, with a reception at the Chamber of Commerce and a concert at the Stuart building to close the event.
The two marrying ministers Rev. George Kinder and Rev. E A Greene discuss relocating near the new courthouse while keeping up appearances on Profanity Hill. They note steady demand for quick weddings and claim only a bare living from the work.
An advertisement touts Poslam for eczema itching and skin irritation, claiming instant relief in hot weather and soothing for sunburn mosquito bites ivy poisoning cuts and bruises. It promotes Poslam Soap for daily use and offers samples by mail from Emergency Laboratories New York City.
Mrs. FB A Graf of Portland describes relief from acute stomach trouble after taking Akoz a California medicinal mineral. She reports gas and pain subsided six weeks into treatment and praises Akoz as a natural mineral with broader health uses.
Deputies Jack Brewer and William Hodge were seriously injured when their car wrecked while pursuing a bandit who robbed the Everett Seattle Interurban at Bitterlake on Saturday night. The robber, believed to be linked to earlier daytime holds, remains at large as Sheriff Hodge had pressed for a new patrol car.
Elizabeth Crashul, a Slav mother from near Tacoma, lost a custody dispute in Superior Court with the Washington Children's Home Society over Andrew, 10, and John, 5. The children were adopted by a private family, and the mother may not visit or even know their location. she pursued habeas corpus, claiming ignorance of prior court actions.
Mies Grace C Strachan of Brooklyn loses leadership of the National Educational Association after a decisive union. She cites religious issues influencing the association and announces her resignation.
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