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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1916
Page
2
Portland residents mobilize for an egg boycott as housewives organize to oppose rising living costs. A mass meeting denounces the food barons and the church joins the effort with Father Black calling food monopolies a possible criminal business and urging action.
Bela namgham December 4 Charles Black a county jail inmate awaiting an insanity hearing hanged himself in his cell using a rope obtained from an unknown source after an earlier failed attempt with an electric light cord.
No serious damage to craft or property reported Monday after a severe gale swept the Northwest Sunday night. Several complaints to Harbormaster Vaysse about bodies of driftwood blown ashore by the wind.
A $5,600 station will be installed at the Keyport navy yard to control the torpedo station. The 300 foot towers will be completed in spring. The station will be among the nation’s most powerful with communications to Guam Alaska and Atlantic coast points.
New York dispatch: Richard Croker, former head of Tammany, says Wilson will win a third term with Republican support. He notes shifts in Tammany demographics and asserts the Irish have moved uptown while Jews and Italians push social justice over party loyalty.
London reports a government move to embargo the departure of all Greek ships from British ports. The measure aims to constrain Greek maritime activity amid ongoing tensions.
The Goodrich Lake steamer Caro lina ran ashore in a fog off Stony reef near Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. She sprang a leak in her hold and began sinking, according to life saving crew members who rescued six passengers and the crew. The vessel went ashore last night.
An advertisement from a dental office promotes Christmas ready teeth. It claims high grade registered dentists, painless seating with Novo-Cain, guaranteed no pain, and very low prices. It invites readers to start treatment before Christmas and offers a thorough examination with cost estimates.
The notice urges careful walking delivery along a diagonal path across from the Post Office. It emphasizes proceeding to the pia in every section and following posted directions for safe access.
The daughters Joan and Bess London mourn their father as they live in Oakland with their mother Bessie Maddern London. Both teens show literary and dramatic talent inherited from London and his wife. They study his books and read Kipling, under the guidance of a family connected to prominent stage figures in California.
Mrs Frances C Axtell of Bellingham thanks The Star editor for faithful service during the recent campaign. She notes the district results are not fully reported yet and praises the paper for impartial coverage and concern for human welfare.
Dec 4 United States Bureau of Information the secret service of the justice department cooperates with district attorneys nationwide in probing alleged food conspiracies A Bruce Bielaki chief of the bureau said today.
The state's bid for a temporary injunction to restrain Sheriff Hodge from returning about $6,000 worth of bar fixtures seized from Clarence Gerald's bar after prohibition began was continued until Friday.
Senator Owen of Oklahoma plans introduction of a bill for a rigid investigation of all campaign spending, covering money by all parties in the recent presidential campaign. The measure includes immunity and perjury clauses and will be introduced as eight joint resolutions tomorrow.
The supreme court rules the Interstate Commerce Commission may allow railroads to charge lower freight to the Pacific Coast than inland coastal cities, resolving the Pacific Terminals case in favor of the policy.
Walter Stoker, a University of Chicago graduate, wanted for the murder of John Hendrickson and the shooting of E. K. Irving, was captured in a Snow River trapper's cabin on Saturday. He is believed insane.
The Greek minister in London resigns, citing his inability to agree with his government’s policy after King Constantine refused to surrender arms requested by the allies following recent events in Athens.
The Puget Bound Tugboat Co vessel Gollah arrived in port with details of the rescue of the steamer Niels Nielsen 220 miles off Cape Flattery. The Nielsen was drifting toward doom when a radio call was received and the hawser was rigged across its bow. The Seattle built tug escorted the vessel to Esquimalt, B C, for divers to survey the damage.
When the Pacific Steamship Company's liner Admiral Evans arrives next Sunday she will be taken out of service temporarily for an overhauling. Manager A F Haines said the Spokane will likely make one Alaska trip during the work. The ship will be repainted and its machinery thoroughly inspected for the busy spring and summer season.
In Commons Lord Deall called the Greek situation extremely grave after what he called a treacherous unprovoked attack on the allies Friday. He said responsibility rests upon the king and the Greek government as Britain and allies weigh immediate actions.
The Supreme Court constrained federal judges by denying they possess inherent power to indefinitely suspend criminal sentences. Chief Justice White delivered the decision in a case involving Federal Judge John M. Killits of Toledo, amid debate on recall and executive authority.
Portland December 4. Robert Cornell aged 30 died while tuning his car motor. He was found on the running board and physicians say he inhaled gas from the engine.
Forecaster Salisburry reports November 1916 as Seattle’s coldest in 20 years with a mean temperature of 43 degrees. The month saw seven sunless days and was among the driest November months in 26 years.
Burglars visited Charles Cohen's tailor shop at 4282 14th Ave N E on a Sunday night and carried off seven suits. Police investigate the break in.
A reader details relief from severe toothache after visits to Dr. Sipes at the Boston Dental Co. The dentist used a local anesthetic, completed a nerve removal without pain, and offered painless extractions with free initial examination and fluid for anesthesia. The writer praises the care at 1420 Second Avenue opposite the Bon Marche.
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