Kitchens to feed Seattle jobless proposed by Cassidy and Kelgard
A plan to feed Seattle’s unemployed this winter with minimal waste proposes setting up kitchens on vacant lots open morning to evening with gas plates. Unemployed men would collect citywide food, lowering relief costs, while tickets at two cents would fund meals.
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Cigar Kaleer Sells for 72.50 at London Red Cross Auction
A cigar kaleer brings 72 dollars and fifty cents at a Red Cross auction in London. The auction showcases charitable sales with bidders and local donors supporting relief efforts.
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Lumber Mills Expected to Reopen Mid January
Seattle lumbermen forecast a mid January restart as demand improves. Bolcom Millis Co president W M Bolcom expects large interior orders and a return to heavy activity. Brace & Hergert mill president John Brace also sees a brighter lumber market and hopes all Seattle mills run full time.
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Bolcom Millis Co
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Brace & Hergert Mill
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Governor reprieves six murderers in Florence incident
Phoenix dispatch says Governor Hunt granted reprieves to six condemned men due to hang December 19 at Florence state prison. Also notes Pittsburg Sunday school societies will send Bibles to soldiers serving in the European war.
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Phoenix
Pittsburg
Murder of 10 year old girl shocks Sacramento
Margaret Milling, aged 10, was murdered in the basement of the German Lutheran church. David Fountain, janitor, confessed to police after being arrested on suspicion. He identified the body and reported the discovery. Fountain has been declared mentally delinquent and says he has served five prison terms and was confined in an asylum.
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Dear Cynthia Grey and the moral of two minds
A reader advises a fiancée to learn her partner's true thoughts before marriage, warning that a narrow minded man can ruin happiness. The column answers questions on jumping beans, citizenship, recovering lost luggage, advice to a young woman loving a married man, department store bills, social calls after a dinner, and a stork shower toast with a china plate gift.
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Police raid Powell Social Club in San Francisco
San Francisco police raided the Powell Social club arresting 70 members on suspicions of illegal activity. Authorities conducted the operation after a months long investigation and reported no fatalities.
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Powell Social Club
San Francisco
Why Scratch Resinol Stops That Itch The Best
The Resinol line promises quick relief from itching skin and common eruptions. It notes twenty years of doctor recommendation and ease of use with warm baths, selling Resinol Ointment and Soap at low cost.
Why My Husband Left Me serial advice series
The Star previews Miss Cynthia Grey’s divorce articles from a woman’s viewpoint. The third installment appears Monday, inviting readers to compare their own relationships and discover where trouble begins.
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the Star
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Bradford vows to prosecute for steam heat rights
Corporation Counsel Bradford declares he will prosecute cases for private citizens denied steam heat by Seattle Electric Co unless they switch to private electric service. He cites legal opinion that the company must supply heat to applicants regardless of utility choice and calls the contract forcing city users into company lighting illegal.
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Seattle Electric Co
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Carnegie Opposes Christmas Truce Plan Among European Nations
Andrew Carnegie voices opposition to a proposed Christmas truce among warring European nations, arguing against a temporary ceasefire and urging continued military engagement.
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Sublime Coffee Marketed by Virtuec Importing Co
The Virtuec Importing Company adds Sublime Coffee to its line of pure foods. Jo seph Vittucci says Seattle housewives favor local products and are building a Seattle payroll by buying home goods. Local products compete with imported goods in quality and manufacture.
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Virtuec
Joseph Vittucci
Vittucci Importing Company
Seattle
City council wrangles over Renton line offer
In a Friday council session, officials debated proposals to have the city buy the Renton streetcar line. Wagers were laid on possible outcomes as figures and positions were tossed by council members and Renton receivers.
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House Rules Committee Advances Prohibition and Suffrage Measures
Washington December 12 The House Rules Committee reports favorably on a rule to bring up the Hobson national prohibition amendment on December 22. It also backs a rule to bring up the Mondell woman suffrage amendment resolution on a vote immediately afterward.
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House Rules Committee
University of Washington Faces Building Shortage Amid Rapid Growth
The University of Washington has expanded from 388 students in 1899 to over 2,200 this year with nearly 200 faculty, but no new general tax funded buildings since 1901. A 1915 legislative appropriation is urged for a home economics building and one recitation hall to accommodate approaching capacity and prevent turning students away.
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University of Washington
General Taxation Fund
A.Y.P
Landes
Colyer Pleads Not Guilty by Insanity in Slaying
Colyer D C Colyer charged with the November 28 killing of Willam Smith on robbery suspicion pleads not guilty by reason of insanity.
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D. C. Colyer
Willam Smith
Ex Mayor James Ford Garden of Vancouver Dies at 67
Vancouver B C December 13 James Ford Garden former mayor and legislator died here yesterday after a stroke at age 67 He was an intimate friend of Sir Richard McBride with whom he served in the legislature.
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B. C
James Ford Garden
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Richard McBride
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