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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1916
Page
8
A vintage ad promises to dissolve dandruff with about four ounces of plain liquid from any drug store applied nightly. It asserts that mornings show little to no dandruff after one to four more applications, stopping itching and leaving hair shiny and soft.
Foxhall P. Keene was thrown from his horse during a chase near the Hartford Hunt club and faces possible surgery. Doctors in Baltimore planned to move him there as officials described a head injury and serious blunt trauma, noting past severe spills in polo and hunts.
Miss Hazel Hawkins of Billings Montana and Mrs Beasie Papandre of San Francisco two Congressional Union suffrage hecklers who waved the banner during a White House address went to the capitol to demand the return of the captured flag The flag was turned over to the sergeant at arms after Page Jimmy Griffen tore it down They declared the flag theirs and said they did not expect a refusal to return it
Seattle commercial leaders push a 12 week metropolitan newspaper campaign to lure Eastern tourists. They seek 26000 from the legislature and 10000 annually from the city, arguing state funding boosts Puget Sound as a summer resort and supports farm lands and travel. Automobiles could bring significant tourist spending.
London report attributes Asquith's fall to public opinion and demand for a strong war leadership. Lloyd George and allies like Bonar Law and Carson are cited amid calls for a new coalition to prosecute the war effectively. Carson denies a planned Irish conscription proposal. extension could add 150000 troops.
L Mili ce, a Seattle man, rushed to Tacoma after a letter from his son Charles Millce saying he was tired of life. He found his son dead in the Olympia hotel after Charles shot himself in the temple following a visit to his wife's parents in Tacoma. Charles had worked as secretary to D B Olson at the Monroe reformatory and was regarded as a conscientious worker.
Petrograd reports the capture of a height west of Jablonitza in the Carpathians by Slavs, followed by a forced retirement due to heavy artillery fire as stated in today’s official communique.
NEW USE FOR AUTO BUTTE, Mont., Dec. 6. State statutes ban malt and intoxicants on Indian reservations in Montana by any means including boat, wagon or sled. Joe Pablo, a wealthy Indian, allegedly brought some on an automobile and today may avoid punishment.
Orncar D McDaniel, Buchanan County prosecutor, is a free man after a jury acquitted him of murdering his wife Harriet. The panel needed five ballots, with votes shifting from 10 2 to acquittal to 11 1 and finally unanimous. McDaniel plans to pursue those he suspects and resumes duties until January 1 with fifty cases on the docket.
An old advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claiming a reliable stomach with after meal use. It promises relief from sour risings heartburn and gas enabling better sleep and appetite, urging readers to mail for a trial pack and buy a 50 cent box at drug stores.
Superior Judge Tallman orders removal of scandalous irrelevant charges in the amended complaint of Mrs. Bessie G. Morrison against her husband Frank M. Morrison mathematics professor at the University of Washington. Motion by Attorney George B. Cole. Hart to Talk at Y M C A on Governors and State Commissions. Rhodes to discuss How to Land the Difficult Order at Y M C A salesmanship class. Lecture open to the public.
On January 7, 1915, the State Medical Board revoked Doctor J Eugene Jordan's license over an ad claiming cures. The Superior Court, led by Judge Walter M French, restored the license after witnesses for Jordan testified to the doctors’ standing and the ad’s truth or lack of deception. The judge found no evidence that credulous persons were deceived.
The record argues for moral turpitude by Doctor Jordan and holds that judgment will be for Doctor Jordan. The statement asserts that greater vindication could not be desired.
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