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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1915

Page

2

Why Guarantee Dental Work

A self described dentist from Seattle argues he can guarantee dental work by promising high volume and low prices. He outlines profits, market share, and his plan to work for 3 percent net profit while claiming others earn more, urging more patients for predictable returns. The author signs as Edwin J. Brown D D and lists an address on First Ave with contact details.

Seattle Edwin J. Brown D. D First Ave

Abe Ruef Fights Cameras in Mendocino Escape

Abe Ruef former San Francisco boss and political exile at Mendocino county for 90 days kept watch for movie men at Vichy Springs after fleeing San Quentin. He spent his first night outside prison in four years five months, slept well, and traveled by automobile visiting Seech and pausing with two priest friends as relatives from San Francisco neared.

Ukiah Cal Abe Ruef San Francisco Mendocino County Vichy Springs San Quentin Ruef Seech

Kaiser Apology Placed on German-Denmark Note

Berlin reports Germany will apologize to Denmark for the sinking of the British submarine E-13 in the North Sea waters. The move is described as a formal note issued from Berlin reflecting diplomatic tension between Germany and Denmark over the incident.

Berlin Germany Denmark Ile

Business Men Drill Like Soldiers at American Lake Camp

A Seattle business men training camp at American Lake reports 91 rookies, heavy drilling before breakfast and nonstop afternoon sessions. Notable attendee Seattle millionaire Private Harry Whitney Treat leads in enthusiasm, while Private McCullough and eleven regular officers supervise the program.

Special American Lake Si Business Men M1st Seattle Harry Whitney Treat Treat McCullough Robt. W. McCullough R. H. Wilson 14Th Infantry Fort Lawton Jens Bugge 21St Infantry

Mayor vetoes council sewer outfall extension bill

Several brief items: the mayor vetoed the council bill extending Carson and Warsaw avenues sewer outfalls. Other notes report the steamer Minnesota reaching Muroran Japan and preparing for Vladivostok, naval ship movements, local hospital stays, accidents, and deaths including Dr Deborah Smith Drury at 92.

Carson Ave Warsaw Ave Minnesota Muroran Japan Vladivostok Saturn Seattle Unalaska Pribtlof Islands C. G. Morrison Municipal League Artisan Beattie General Hospital 10Th Ave

Up-to-Date Minstrels End Man Joke

A vaudeville skit features two end men with a punch line about a chicken crossing the street to meet a chief of police. The bit plays on wordplay and social authority in a lightweight comic exchange.

Dancers Head Corking Bill at Pantages

The Fourteen Seovilie Dancers headline this week’s bill at the Pantages theatre. Two young women perform a song and patternkit with Will H Armstrong. Lazar and Dale provide musical interludes while Roberts Kearney and Ashley deliver a musical whirl. May Archer Billy Carr offer comedy and song and Gascoigne performs singing tricks. Mr Wholabe the mystery man arrives late in Seattle to join the Lois theatre act.

Eve Pantages Theatre Will H. Armstrong Lazar Dale Roberts Kearney Ashley May Archer Billy Carr Gascoigne Mr. Wholabe Man of Mystery Seattle Lois Theatre Charley Chaptin

Chambers Hit in Upper Chamber Slugging Case

In a police court session before Chief Lang, David Chambers a colored Pullman porter on the Oregon Washington line faced a slugging accusation. Railroad inspector E D Brown testified Chambers invited him and J R Davis into an alley where a uniformed officer allegedly struck him with a shot filled stick. The judge postponed to Wednesday to hear more witnesses.

Lang E. D. Brown Brown Chambers J. J. Davis Great Northern Obers

Fraternal Aid Union Organizer Arrives in Seattle

Special organizer Thrall of the Fraternal Aid union for this state arrives in Seattle to establish a uniform rank. The city already has six lodges with about membership figures not specified.

BE. I. Thrall Seattle

Boy disfigured by dog remains at large in city

The 10 year old son of Mrs. EF Felman was bitten by a dog owned by Mrs. Eliis Willis. The dog was taken to the pound and released after ten days for $2.50 with a muzzle promise, but the animal is still roaming streets and the victim remains disfigured.

EF. W. Felman 16Th Ave Eliis Willis Washington St Harry Cordell

Famous Men to Speak Before Bankers Here

Noted speakers will address the American Bankers association convention in Seattle September 6 through 10. Former President Taft will discuss the generation’s economic and political summary. British Columbia’s premier Sir Richard McBride and other leaders will cover financial questions. A proposal to organize national banks to amend the federal reserve act will be presented September 9.

American Bankers’ Association Seattle William Howard Taft Richard McBride British Columbia Frederick A. Delano Federal Reserve Board Henry D. Estabrook New York B. F. Ferris Agricultural Commission Chicago

Climb Tree Tops to Escape Flood in Newport Arkansas

Hundreds flee as new breaks in Newport levees flood the town. Inundation reaches one to fifteen feet, with many rescued from trees and rooftops and some reported drowned. People marooned in courthouses upper stories amid rising waters.

Little Rock Ark Newport

Ex Policeman Hazlett Pleads Not Guilty to Extortion

Ex policeman H H Hazlett among 11 arraigned before Superior Judge Jurey pleading not guilty to extortion as he allegedly demanded $5 hush money from Annie Nelson. Others, including Mary Sigman and J H Duffner, entered not guilty pleas on related charges. Frank Kirby pleaded guilty to burglary, receiving one to 15 years, while several defendants sought delays or attorneys.

H. H. Hazlett Jurey Hazlett Annie Nelson Mary E. Sigman Auburn J. H. Duffner Duffner Alaska Steamship Co Robinson Walter Karch Ralph Silver Silver Karch

Royal Family Mixes With Its Neighbors

In Rome the Italian royal house mingled with front line families at a Red Cross fair. Crown prince, 11, sold charity photographs in a Quirinal garden booth while Queen Helen and Princess Jolanda sold red cross lottery chances. Guards were few. access was open and democratic.

Rome Royal House Italy Quirinal Helen Jolandie Red Cross Royal Garden Crown Palace

Refugees Flee Mexico for Texas Border

Coaches carrying American and English refugees from multiple Mexican areas head toward the Texas border as warnings to leave Mexico quickly circulate. Advices received state arrivals are expected within a day or two.

Laredo Tex Mexico Texas

Port wins over private Seattle wharf interests

The Seattle port commission defeats private dock owners in a dispute over wharfage and storage rates. Canoe Pass Packing of Alaska argued deliveries to the Bell street dock must meet a 100-ton minimum, to keep goods in the port warehouse, where insurance costs favor the port’s concrete facility over the Alaska Steamship Co. wooden dock.

Port Commission Seattle Canoe Pass Packing Co Alaska Alaska Steamship Co Bell St Steamship Company

Wealthiest Newsie Mose Jacobs Tours Seattle

Mose Jacobs of Des Moines, a storied newspaper seller worth an estimated 50 000 to 200 000, visits Seattle to reconnect with old Iowa friends. He emphasizes salesmanship, courtesy, and knowing the paper readers as keys to success, noting ties with J C Ford Leigh Hunt Jim Veitch and R M Calkins and even Teddy Roosevelt as acquaintances. He is 46 and still sells wuxtries on occasion.

United States Mose Jacobs Des Moines Iowa Seattle Mose J. C. Ford Pacific Coast Steamship Co Leigh J. Hunt P.1 Jim” Veitch Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul R. M. Calkins Teddy Roosevelt

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