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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1914

Page

6

Matrimonial ads and services flood midtown listings

A chaotic clipping shows varied entries from banking notices to matrimonial pleas, massage services, apartments and spiritual mediums. It lists Hanks The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Seattle and Toledo addresses, fitness and massage offices, and numerous Misses offering massage and erotic services.

British lose three vessels off west coast of Africa

London reports the Kaiser Wilhelm der Gronse, once a transatlantic liner, now a German commerce raider, sank after being torpedoed by the British cruiser High Flyer. Three ships—Tubal Cain Kalpara and Nyanza—were sent down in the action.

London High Flyer Africa Tubal Cain Kalpara Nyanza

Woman found dead in Vernon hotel room

Mrs. Ezabella E. Worth, 40, was discovered dead in her room at the Vernon hotel on Union Street. Coroner not yet determining cause. hotel staff say she had been despondent for some time.

Randolph & Company Washington, DC Fs Plendid Currie Nuffalco Cecil Anacortes Wash Redlent Milleence Ot & Sacrifice L. A. Finley Ezabella E. Worth Vernon Hotel Union St

World’s Records Broken at Stenotype Championship in Atlantic City

In Atlantic City New Jersey the National Shorthand Reporters Association event saw several world records set by Stenotype operators Fannie Schoenfeld 17 won 150 word minute test with 99.9 accuracy Mabelle Head 18 won 175 word test with 98.9 accuracy Fannie Schoenfeld again won 200 word minute test with 99.3 accuracy Clem Boling 18 won 220 word test with 97.4 accuracy Nathan Bebrin took second place. Young operators outpaced veteran shorthand writers and court reporters from seven to twenty years experience. The Stenotype is taught at Wilsons Modern Business College in the city.

Atlantic City New Jersey National Fannie Schoenfeld Clem Boling Nathan Bebrin Miss Schoenfeld Miss Head Boling Nathan Behbrin Nellie Wood John D. Carson Wilson's Modern Business College

Rogers Arrest Linked to Alaska Creek Crime in 1913

Telegram to H Warren, DOJ special agent, identifies KR Rogers sought by partner M H Wiser Alaska in May 1913. Incident described as a tal in Alaska near Mas Creek with Rogers at libertyville. Police pursue case as major crime in region.

H. Warren Department of Justice Kaye W. KR Rogers M H. Wiser Alaska Libertyville Mas Creek

Britons in Seattle urged to attend relief meeting

All British born residents of Seattle and vicinity are urged to attend a meeting of the British Relief Association. The meeting will be held Monday night in the assembly room of the Chamber of Commerce. The group has raised funds to aid distressed Britons at sea and seeks both financial and moral support for sailors and their families.

Chamber of Commerce Peru Seattle Ronald Strath Britean Relief Association Ber of Commerce Podlateh Ludlow Port Gamble Bangor Hood Canal eSteamer Kulshan Townsend Tacoma Puget Sound Navigation Colman Mata

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