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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1910

Page

2

Defeat Threatens LaFollette as Taft Forces Target Insurgent Leader

Madison Wisconsin August 29 Senator Robt M La Follette faces possible defeat in a looming legislative deadlock that could block his Senate return. Taft aims to curb insurgency with money from Wall Street behind Aldrich tariff backed interests. A national slush fund is alleged to be used to defeat La Follette, with lobbying and backroom deals linked to Jim Hemenway and W D Connor.

Gilson Gardner Madison Wis Robt. M. LaFollette United States Senate Taft Wisconsin Wall St Washington LaFollette Jim Hemenway Indiana Chicago la Follette Hemenway W. D. Connor Aldrich Anth la Follette Slush Fund

Griscom Named Head Of New York Republican County Committee

Lloyd C. Griscom, praised as the party’s top fundraiser, was made president of the Republican County Committee of New York City after Herbert Parsons left the post. Griscom served 12 years abroad as a U S representative in Rome and other European cities, earlier fought in the Spanish American War, and worked as an assistant district attorney in New York.

Lloyd C. Griscom Herbert Parsons Republican County Committee New York City T. R New York Griscom United States Rome Continental West

Serviceable School Shoes for Boys and Women Specials

Boys button shoes offered in patent colt and gun metal calf with oak soles and extension welt. Sizes 10 to 13 available at $3.00 and 1 to 6 at $3.50. Women and misses shoes include specials: $1.95 per pair for oxfords, white canvas and kid oxfords at $1.00, and Misses' Dongola lace shoes with patent tips. Hasement Ba.

Hasement

Interesting Wash Goods and Linen Specials

Basement Salesroom offers heavy finished weaves for suits in red green brown and black. Printed sacking 28 inches wide features stripes and figures in pink blue tan black and white. Kimono flannel 27 inches wide at 7 1 2 per yard in black and white figures. blue pink black designs. All linen silver bleached table cloths 56 by 56 with coin dot center and scroll border. Bleached Turkish bath towels 21 by 44 inches at 15 cents.

Jewelry novelties and scarf pins at basement sale

A basement salesroom offers a new assortment of collar and belt pins in green, oxidized and rose finishes with Chantecler designs and large stone effects plus plain buckle shapes. Unusual values at 25c. Scarf pins come in a large variety of sizes and designs at 25c.

Floor Coverings Sale At Bisell's Carpets

Floor coverings offered including oil cloth at 30 35 and 40 cents per square yard printed linoleum 40 45 and 50 cents square yard inlaid linoleum 1 00 and 1 15 square yard mit er rugs 1 00 1 25 and 1 50 large assortment available special BISSELL'S carpet sweepers 1 65 at Hasement Salesroom

New Curtain Muslins and Drapery Materials Offered

New curtain muslins 36 and 40 inches wide priced 20 to 25 cents a yard. Finer quality designs on plain or dotted grounds. Monks, friars and Druids cloths described for portieres and coverings in green and brown colors with various widths and prices.

Tailored Suits Arrive In Plain and Diagonal Serge Styles

New shipment features tailored suits in plain and diagonal serges with coats 32 to 38 inches long. Skirts include plaited and narrow flounce designs with plain notch collars. Colors include navy gray brown and striped mixtures at unusually attractive values of 35 dollars. Second Floor.

Well-Made Petticoats at Popular Prices

Petticoats offered in several fabrics with flounces and under-ruffles. Prices range from 2.50 to 5.00 with styles in linen moreen twill sateen and Heather bloom.

Moreen

Serviceable Boys Gloves and Cape G Children's Wear

Medium tan boys gloves priced at $1.00 per pair feature a single horn clasp and stitched back. Infants and children's Cape G garments offered at $1.00 $1.25 and $1.50 with pique sewing, one clasp and stitched backs in white and assorted shades.

Bedding Specials Offered On First Floor

Opportune specials feature double bed size mixed wool and cotton white blankets at 2.85 per pair with pink or blue borders. Cotton blankets 3.85 per pair, soft and fleecy with color borders. All wool white blankets 4.85 per pair with borders. Cotton filled comforts 2.10 each with blue borders, silko blue line and yarn ties. Stitch Cotton filled comforts 2.85 each with sateen and silk oline on reverse.

Fall Weights in Children's Knit Underwear

Fall weights reveal a range of children clothing including cotton vests and pants priced from 35 to 60 cents, black wool pants at 75 cents to $1.50, medium weight wool union suits from 1.25 to 2.00, merino vests and pants at 50 to 75 cents, and silk and wool union suits from 1.75 to 2.50. Garments feature ankle length and high necks with long sleeves.

Iret Pheor

Hosiery Listings Show Varied Women and Girls Stock

Self embroidered designs and floral motifs describe women hosiery with double soles toes and garter tops. Boys and misses hosiery offered in black cortomas and ribbed silk-lisle with double heels and toes. several pairs priced at 25 cents or a dollar.

Notions in Wide Variety Catalog Listing

A scan of a broad assortment of sewing notions including Invisible Collars, wash ribbons, silk nets, bindings, safety pins, braids, dress shields, hose supporters, belts, hair crowns, knee protectors and collar stays with prices and sizes. Items include "Nulli Secundus" collars, Colonial Silk nets, Prussian bindings, Stewart safety pins, Diraco braid, Kiciert E ze on shields, Velvet Grip pads, Boye belts, Air Weight crowns, Edwards stays.

Stewart Diraco Kiciert’s Edwards

Rug sizes and finishes offered in Wilton shop ad

The advertisement lists numerous rug dimensions including 9x12 and 7-6x9, plus 4-6x6-6 and 9x15 and various 8-3x10-6 patterns. It promotes FLOOR PAINTS AND VARNISHES such as JAP A LAC stains, IRONITE FLOOR PAINT, OLD ENGLISH WAX, RAINIER INTERIOR PRESERVATIVE VARNISH, COLUMBIA HARD DRYING WAX FINISH, and JOHNSONS DYES with prices for cans and gallons.

Fall Footform Shoes Reach New Comfort Line

New Fall footwear features the Footform last allowing natural foot development. Misses Patent Colt Button Shoes in Footform last with mat kid top and creased vamp priced at 3.25 for sizes 11% to 2 and 2.75 for sizes 8% to 11. 6 to 8 at 2.25. Misses Gun-Metal Calf Button and Blucher Shoes also on Footform last with welt sole priced 3.00 for 11% to 2 and 2.50 for BH to 11. 6 to 8 at 2.00. Patent Colt Dress natural shape last with plain toe offered at 3.50 for 8% to 11%2.

Billy Buster Colt

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