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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1915
Page
3
The price of wheat rose to a new seasonal high as Interior sales of Bluestem and Turkey Red reached $1.95 a bushel with tidewater delivery. Tom Nolan, an escaped convict from Walla Walla, was captured at Roundup, Montana.
N H Woolfolk petitions for a receiver for the Auburn Gas Co alleging insolvency and wage claims of 1943. Superior Court was largely idle as judges took a holiday recess while Commercial Club members vote for new officers from 11 am to 7 pm with Robert B Hoyns running unopposed for president.
American friends and relatives of Lusitania victims failed to convince Queenstown authorities to exhume the American passengers buried in a dreary Irish cemetery. The council of shopkeepers saloon men and a cab driver rejected the request citing public health risks and the sacredness of the graves.
May I Fitzgerald a New York stenographer testified in the M A Schmidt murder trial that Donald Vose Meserve falsely claimed Schmidt admitted involvement in the Times dynamiting. Fitzgerald said she was with Schmidt at Emma Goldman’s house in New York when the detective’s statements were allegedly made.
In Lille on Christmas Eve 3000 soldiers attended a peace sermon at the cathedral of St. Maurice as artillery fired nearby. Despite a rainstorm Lille’s 250,000 residents and thousands of soldiers celebrated the holiday with lighted trees in homes, stations, and restaurants. Some troops even carried trees to the trenches.
A collage of brief items reports a Milwaukee harness maker burning for wartime supplies, a San Francisco buyer eyeing Sullivan & Considine, a Portland pending purchase, a Union Mill watchman found dead in Olympia, and Washington state crime trends as convicts’ numbers shrink. Also notes a Christmas parade, a Bellingham tree, and local chatter on engagements and theater confusion.
An old remedy text promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QT to cure colds and guarantees refunds if it fails. The advert notes Grove’s signature on each package as endorsement.
A box containing wearing apparel small Christmas gifts and a diamond bracelet was stolen from a automobile in front of Houckaert's candy store at 12 45 Saturday morning. A $100 cash reward is offered to the person who returns the bracelet to B I Gates 1418 Second Ave no questions asked.
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