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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1917

Page

5

Beattie Petitions for Fortune Tellers Offers

A collage of ads touts Madam Victoria and numerous clairvoyants in Beattie offering life readings, love prospects, business guidance, and marriage forecasts. Prominent names include Madam Victoria, Nona, Royal Egyptian, Madame Sonia, and Adaline Lloyd. Readings priced from 10 to 60 cents with varying locations and hours.

Thoreus Biy University Clairvoyant Abbott Hotel Owl Drug Store Pike Madame Sonia Clairvoyant

Vessels Arrive and Sail Seattle Strait Aug 1 and 31

Vessel movements list arrivals at SRATTIF and Tacoma ports with times and origins Aug 1 Aug 30 Aug 31. Ships include Koen Maru Bomedone Meru Admiral Watreon Harge William H. Smith Firwood Canada Mary Governor and Canada Maru with departures to San Diego Victoria and San Francisco. Alaska ports report Jun ea u Wrangel i Ketchikan sailings Jeffer son Al Ki Northwestern Prince Rupert and more.

Srattif Oriental Ports Admiral Watreon Tacoma Kade Harbor Harge William H. Smith San Francisco Defiance Halner Firwood Bellingham Canada Mary Seattle San Diego Victoria HWC City of Seattle Vancouver B. C Alaska Juneau Jefferson Wrangeli Al-Ki

Public Markets Showcase Wide Range Of Groceries

Market list details numerous stalls with items like ivory soap, sugar cured bacon, Carnation milk, potatoes, peaches, coffee, peanut butter, and pickles. Prices show cents per pound or per can, highlighting daily offerings and brand names in a dense vendor catalog.

Bettie Taroh Aton's Poe Hall Lenon

Loss feared for Kotohiro Maru crew aboard Santa Ana

The steamer Santa Ana arrived in Seward Alaska with part of the Kotohiro Maru wreck crew. Among the survivors is First Officer K Matauda, with fears the captain and 20 crewmen were lost as no skiff trace has been found. Survivors plan to sail Saturday aboard Alaska Steamship Co. liner to Seattle.

Seward Alaska Santa Ana K. Matauda Alaska Steamship Co Seattle

Vancouver shipyard to launch second steel steamer for Britain

J J Coughlan Sons of Vancouver says the second of six steel steamers for the British government is due for launch in November. In Port Townsend dense fog hinders navigation in Juan de Fuca Strait. The Emergency Fleet Corporation reports contracts for three government shipyards to build 200 ships at an estimated cost of 35 million dollars. Anemone IV shifts to American registry from British. Seattle citizens petition to use the gunboat Princeton as a training ship. Port Commission to use funds and port earnings for improvements and expenses. The tax budget will include interest charges.

Vancouver B. C J. J. Coughlan & Sons Port Townsend Juan de Fuca Cape Flattery Puget Sound Washington Emergency Fleet Corporation Seattle Princeton Port Commission

Far and Near News highlights and local incidents

William Rutherford dies in a car en route to Seattle. Fort Lawton promotes sergeants to lieutenants. Keefe grocery store theft nets 250 dollars with 320 dollars losses noted. North Side State Bank to open new banking rooms on Saturday. Democratic clubs in King County plan a picnic at Woodland Park. Five recruits join at British headquarters. Ira Hawk divorces and remarries Myra Stone Hawk, leading to a $10,000 alienation suit by the former wife, who mocks the powder pumice theft claim. One hundred firemen attend L. F. Church funeral. A child’s bank worth 12.50 is stolen from Mrs. H. H. Philbrick’s apartment. A purse and 10 stolen from Mrs. D. Morrison in Renton at Alki. Burglars steal whisky from M. G. Denton’s home. The body of Yee Bing, shot in a tong war reprisal, to be shipped to Hokgnong, China.

William Rutherford Seattle Fort Lawton J. E. Keefe Rainier Boulevard North Side State Bank King County Woodland Park James St Guest N. C Ira Hawk Myra Stone Hawk Myra Stone Hawk L. F. Church H. H. Philbrick Ninth Ave D. Morrison Renton Alki M. G. Denton First Ave. S Yee Bing Hokgnong China

Codmothers Rally to Aid Our Sammies

United Press dispatch details a national drive by American godmothers to mail care packages to soldiers in France. Mrs. Leonard Davis organized the league after a stint in France and canvassing press help, with Red Cross handling distribution and donors sending a package every 30 days along with a self addressed return envelope for letter writing to their soldier godson.

New York France Leonard Davis Godmothers’ League

James W. Gerard May To Address Seattle Naval Militia

Former ambassador James W. Gerard May is invited to Seattle to address naval militiamen training under Miller Freeman at the university. He is resting at the Daly ranch in Hamilton Montana. Hazen J. Titus and Secretary Corbaley wired an invitation Thursday. no reply had been received.

James W. Gerard Germany Seattle Miller Freeman Gerard Daly Ranch Hamilton Mont Hazen J. Titus Northern Pacific Corbaley Chamber of Commerce Commercial Club

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