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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1916
Page
6
At public auction on May 1 the St Renton and Southern railway will be sold by order of Judge Frater for not less than 1 200 000 to cover receivership costs and settle preferred bondholder claims. In San Francisco 83 arrests for drunkenness were recorded during the exposition as nearly 19 000 000 visitors attended.
Twelve hundred Republicans from across the state will banquet at the Hippodrome at 6 30 Friday evening under the Young Men's Republican club. Afterward a program of speeches music and stunts will be staged with 165 seats available on the balcony. Speakers include Wallace MeCcament of Portland Judge J Stanley Webster of Spokane and T B Bruener of Aberdeen.
Broadway High and Stadium High of Tacoma will debate in the state series Friday at 4 15 p m at Broadway auditorium. The topic: Resolved That the Monroe Doctrine Should Be Discontinued. Both teams are evenly ranked. Broadway team members include Verner Jamieson Dorothea Kennedy and Paul Hedick. Stadium team consists of two boys and a girl.
A dramatic three reel Pathe film titled The Horrors of War shows a Russian battleship sinking a large ocean liner in Turkish waters. The sequence is part of a six reel program at Class A starting Saturday February 12 with 5 cent admission, a first run mix also including other features.
Resolutions adopted at the luncheon of the Manufacturers' and Merchants' associations call for a postcard vote on continuing negotiations to merge with the Chamber of Commerce. The group also condemned the La Follette measure and urged its repeal.
Olympia report says Gov Lister testified about processing bogus claims through Burns detectives during the Gillies industrial insurance trial. A woman juror fell ill, halting proceedings yesterday.
A local cinema wrap notes Mutual Masterpictures De Luxe signing featuring Vengeance To Mine with Crane Wilbur and Horrors Of War touring nationwide for 12 months, claimed to be shot by soldiers in France. Vivien Martins presents Merely Mary Ann at Clemmer Theatre, rivaling Mary Pickford. Pudd nhead Wilson adaptation at Coliseum promises hearty laughs. Rex Theatre under John Hamrick boosts business with Granetark, and Undine heads to the American next week.
A dubious film claim highlights a real Seattle incident where a father allegedly proposed to his daughter, cited as a parallel to the movie’s climax. The rest of the page lists varied market prices for meat dairy grains and imports plus a note on Japanese government privatization moves.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the best laxative for restoring regular bowel movement. It claims the formula has served generations, urged by a Washington Indian Affairs official and notes a free trial bottle by writing to Dr Caldwell in Monticello, Illinois.
Acme Coal reports record heating efficiency during the cold spell in Seattle. Thousands used Acme to beat Jack Frost with lower costs and minimal ash while crews rushed to deliver amid snow. The firm announces extra trucks and offers free combustion engineering service to diagnose furnace issues. Prices quoted: Lump 4.00, Nut 3.25, Furnace 3.50 per ton. Main 5718 Fremont Ballard Yard, Elliott 1400.
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