This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1916
Page
2
The office announces Sunday morning openings with the same high grade, careful attention. All operators hold State dental board certificates, ensuring qualified practice, extensive study, and an ironclad guarantee from the operator and from L. R. Clark, D. D. S., manager, pledging satisfaction.
The Advertising Club will host a tableau titled Children of Advertising featuring Seattle children posing as famous ad characters. Prizes of 25 dollars await boys and girls who best mimic recognizable advertising children, with a large stage frame for posing and copying well known youthful publicity figures.
Park board figures show 20,142 bathers at public beaches over the last five days. Alki Beach attracted the largest crowd with 7,055 bathers, indicating strong use of the area.
National transport crisis grows as railroad executives and employees brace for a possible strike. Embargo plans include war munitions, dry goods, and nonperishables. emergency schedules prepared. Brotherhood reps slated to depart Washington, with many arranging night trains.
In a formal communication Caldwell urges changes to state law to stop utilities from using favorable valuations for contracting obligations while seeking different figures for taxation. He notes 1913 amendments limit the public service commission’s findings as a tax basis and highlights Seattle’s dispute over valuation of local traction properties and franchise relief requests. He adds Seattle cannot obtain court review of commission valuations under current statutes.
Andrew Clay Palmer collected 677 dollars while jailed on charges of presenting false proof of insurance loss to Pacific Mutual Life. He allegedly claimed only one policy and a 100 dollar weekly salary, after a July 10 accident, while collecting 577 dollars from four insurers. Palmer's stated wages and damages differed from records.
The Loyal Order of Moose schedules its annual picnic for Sunday at Wildwood park. Boats will depart from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the last leaving the grounds at 11:15. A program of sports and dancing is planned.
British air forces launched a counter attack on Zeppelins that roared along the English east coast in two raids within 24 hours and bombed German airship sheds at Namur Belgium, the official announcement said.
A Bothell stage overturned on the way to Seattle Saturday morning injuring Mrs Nina Fields a 63 year old resident of Berkeley California. She was taken to Seattle General Hospital for treatment of head bruises.
Thieves robbed the residence of Mrs. G Doyle at 811 18th Avenue taking 29 dollars and 50 cents from Sigurd Villa at 832 West 64th Street on Friday night in a small local burglary incident.
Agnes Weedin widow of Police Sergeant John F. Weedin must show cause on August 31 why she should not surrender $5,000 attached to bail deposited by Logan and Fred Billingsley in the murder inquiry. The Billingsleys were linked to the July 24 shooting that killed Serget Weedin and Policeman Robert Wiley. they posted $20,000 bail and later were discharged. An affidavit by their attorney claims Weedin and Wiley had been drinking the night of the shooting and left with five women after visiting a woman’s home.
Chicago investigators aided Edward Morrison in a so called milking process for his receivership case. Recovered letters and testimony from Barney Bertsche and John Sommers reveal fake bonds plots and nationwide investigations staged to extract money from the 80 year old millionaire. Sommers claims Morrison paid expenses and 200000 dollars for entertainments and bribes to keep up the ruse.
Funeral services for George T. Score former Alaska mining man who died of paralysis Friday will be conducted at the Bleis Rafferty chapel at 4 p.m. Sunday with friends invited to attend.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.