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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1914
Page
7
Ten Seattle sportsmen will join A. Blacklock and Capt. M H T Munn on a four month voyage to Haffin bay in June. The party will hunt Arctic game and search for gold while establishing two trading posts with natives. They also hope to locate traces of Stefansson's Karluk and recall Munn's vessel Algerine crushed in 1912.
Allen Carr son of Dr. C M Carr was knocked down at Fourth Avenue and Pike Street by a car driven by Farland Maxwell who was stopped by a policeman. The boy suffered a head wound. A runaway car of J Thull hit a barber pole at First Avenue and Madison Street striking Mrs L M Longworthy. Minor accidents were reported to police.
In Fort Smith Arkansas on February 5 a missing husband, Clayton M. Saxty, is suspected to have fled with $9,306 entrusted to him. His wife Mrs. Saxty clutched a crumpled picture of their eight month old baby and urged that he would have returned if he followed his conscience.
Josaphy Mc Donough, a Chicago political ward boss, received a six month jail term after being found guilty of beating a woman election official during a protest over the election.
The Star presents a diversified roster of charter commission candidates drawn from varied professions. Names span agents, architects, engineers, journalists, labor leaders, merchants, doctors, teachers, real estate agents, and others to ensure broad community representation in the charter revision body.
Portland Feb 6 President J Farrell announced the Union Pacific board approved between 5.5 and 6 million dollars for improvements and extensions of the O W R N lines in Oregon and Washington. He said the Olympia extension and Spokane terminal project will move forward and the Vale extension into Central Oregon will continue.
D. W. Dropt, who tried to rob the Scan dinavian American bank in Tacoma with a clothes pin, escaped from Western Washington hospital for the Insane during the night. He is described as violent at times and believes himself to be Napoleon preparing world conquest.
Swedish-Pinnish residents celebrate the birth anniversary of national poet J. L. Runeberg with a festival at Voogla hall 1702 Market Hallard Saturday evening. Program features songs musical numbers and addresses. Speaker is Dr. E J Vickner of the University of Washington.
A novelty ride named double runner sit in the United States draws crowds in Farmington New Hampshire carrying up to eight adults or one hundred children down local hills as a summer attraction.
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick cure for indigestion gas and stomach misery. It claims relief within five minutes and promotes regular use to prevent distress after meals, citing widespread sales and convenience for households.
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