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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1914
Page
5
A vintage home care slogan contrasts the hard daily labor of housewives with the easy method using Fels-Naptha Soap. It promises whitening, dirt removal, grease dissolving, and cleaning of paint and wood work with cool or lukewarm water.
Attorney John H Perry argues4682 details claim nearly one million Americans arrested yearly with 19 of 20 released. He cites Chief Kohler’s rule of reason reducing arrests, compares murder conviction rates, lynching history, and high daily policing costs as evidence of systemic mislaw enforcement.
Sharp protests to President Wilson's plan to buy German ships for a stronger American merchant marine have reached the state department. England and France lodged protests via their embassies here, contending such purchases violate U S neutrality.
Fifty women and children were baptized in the Green River yesterday to cap the Seventh Day Adventist annual conference. More than 1,000 spectators witnessed the ceremony.
In Grandview on August 31, Yearga attempted to crack the OW. R. and N. depot safe but was frightened away. The burglar fled on a company handcar with $5 from a cash drawer.
The original Neal Treatment claims a safe, sure three day cure for the drink habit without injections. The Seattle Neal Institute at 1736 16th Ave guarantees satisfactory results and a square deal, inviting investigations by phone, mail, or in person at the city office 802 Northern Bank Bldg.
A 30-year-old wife seeks guidance on drifting from love after a nearly decade marriage. Cynthia Grey advises embracing new, sustaining interests and reimagining love as a woman's enduring bond, not a rekindled youth. A 16-year-old girl questions a 19-year-old infatuation. Grey warns against puppy love and urges maturity. Also noted are a Philadelphia locomotive with 24 driving wheels and a hen named Collie laying eggs in an invalid owner’s room.
Short news item roundup: H H Smart jailed for speeding. Patrolman O Dell injured as motor bike crashes into wagon. Crown of Toledo liner to Britain. Rev E V Shayler returns from Europe. R J Ritchie escapes again. Macdonald Harper joins British army. Seattle to share tourist travel with Pacific. Minnesota ship delays to Seattle. forest fire near Tonga Snohomish county out of control. Tilikums join Suquamish in memory of Chief Seattle. J M Dawley dead. Harry Cook robber arrested. Mrs Geo B Worley buried in Tacoma. Wilsons College alumni banquet. foundations laid for Stuart building at Fourth and University. Philip Andrew of Stillwater speed trap. J P Kirk dies of ptomaine poisoning. Pastor Russell foresees end of war. Albert Richards returns from war zone. body of unknown man found in bay. Mrs Mary J Cole passes. cops vote to drop frock coats. liner Al Ki arrives after fog delay.
A German armored trawler Gerda was blown up by a striking mine off Langeland. Other items include Senate approval of Attorney General McReynolds to the Supreme Court bench and various regional incidents such as cargo movements, races, and local emergencies.
The Star reports Sheriff Cudihee raided Clancy's Meadows roadhouse, seizing alcohol as Johnny Murphy accuses deputies of tipping off Clancy. Murphy to Cudihee says deputies sought protection and votes at the roadhouse while raids were planned to force closures. The dispute centers on whether the raid was timely and properly advised by the prosecutor.
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