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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1916
Page
5
A health note explains skin eruptions result from toxins in the blood and kidneys failing to filter them. It recommends a grape juice based remedy with Jad Salts taken daily for a week to stimulate kidney activity and clear the skin, claiming it is inexpensive and harmless.
Madison Wisconsin February 12 After a three hours third degree examination William Orpet a University of Wisconsin junior broke down and confessed he met Marian Lambert in the Waukegan woods Wednesday after a telephone appointment He told her of his forthcoming marriage to another She begged him not to leave her and he returned to Madison later reading of her death in newspapers Officials say his story may show the girl took poison after he left He is being taken to Waukegan for further examination at the inquest.
The state central committee decided to scrap hand picking for selecting delegates to the Chicago convention. County conventions will be April 29, with the state convention at North Yakima on May 5. Delegates will be chosen by primaries or open caucus, two per county plus one per 200 Jones voters in 1914, totaling King county 148 of 737 members.
J F Gillies former claim agent for the Industrial Insurance commission was discharged over revealing a fund shortage to newspapers his attorney contends the firing was for that disclosure. Commission chairman Daggett denied the claim the case adjourned to Monday due to the holiday.
San Francisco February 12. U S District Attorney Preston recovering at St Luke's hospital from strain of neutrality cases. It became known today his life had been threatened and he is under constant guard.
Chicago Feb 12 The war time dye shortage drives up clothing costs as silk cocoons push prices higher and the global silk crop shows weakness. The fashion and textile world faces higher expenses amid scarce dyes and raw silk.
Details on the disappearance of an important signal code book from the destroyer Hull were discussed today as Lieut. H. H. Jones faces court-martial aboard the battleship Oregon in San Francisco.
In Walla Walla on February 11 Mayor Toner and Bulletin editor Mike Kelly clashed in the newspaper office and later reached a peace. The incident disrupted operations but was resolved without lasting harm.
The piece recounts Thomas F. Murphine, candidate for corporation counsel, as a persistent reformer who led a minority bloc in Washington to advance mothers' pension and minimum wage bills, despite opposition. It also notes tensions within Republican circles over delegate leadership and mentions FE H Guile, a rival candidate for corporation counsel with a long political and legal career.
In a church filled with flowers and mourners, the narrator watches Dick comfort Mrs Selwin, praising his simple tender manner. The entry also notes Dick's looming promotion, Annie and Tim's contrasting happiness, and the narrator's belief money does not buy happiness.
An old warning-style ad urges readers to treat pains as potential warnings of serious illness. It links kidney pain to possible kidney disease, stomach pain to appendicitis, joint creaks to rheumatism, and chronic headaches to stomach trouble, recommending GOLD MEDAL HAARLEM Ol Capsules as a daily condition keeper with a money-back guarantee and cautions against substitutes.
Flood stage reached by the Willamette River in Portland and held at five feet above stage as of February 12. Weather bureau predicts steady levels through next week, with no further Columbia River rise expected. Minor river accidents and several thousand acres of farmland flooded near Portland reported.
State Treasurer Walter Smith is to be arrested today on a charge of mishandling state funds in St Paul amid a withering political scandal and ongoing investigation.
Take Seventy seven at the first sign of a cold to shorten its course. Delaying till aches throat and flu set in may prolong it. Price one dollar. available at all druggists or more.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets present a mild laxative alternative to calomel claiming quick liver relief without harming teeth. The copy touts clearing dullness and improving appetite, urging use for headaches and constipation with profits from 10c and 10c per box notes. All druggists carry them by Lore Tablet Company Co.
Hugh M Caldwell, previously chief deputy under Alfred Lundin and a former deputy prosecuting attorney, seeks the corporation counsel job again after a prior bid failed. Born in Knoxville, educated at National Law School DC, he now collaborates with Wright Kelleher Caldwell. He is married with three children and resides at 2717 Tenth Ave.
Johnstown Pa Feb 12 The bodies of 19 miners killed in a gas explosion at Ernest last night were removed today. Three miners remain missing four are in the hospital. In forenoon six more bodies were recovered bringing the total dead to 25.
In St Paul on February 12 the Hill family, despite J. J. Hills ownership of railroads and steamship lines, travels in an open auto. The report notes subzero temperatures and mentions about 1,000 Canadians enlisting daily for the past month.
Nicholas Schmidt a Seattle socialist perennial candidate admits anticipated loss in the corporation counsel race. He has been defeated before for prosecuting attorney and school director and argues voters fail to see socialist need. Schmidt, German-born, arrived 1887 in the United States and 1898 in Seattle. educated at the University of Washington and is married with five children. London reports over 2000 German soldiers interned in Spanish Guinea will be moved to Spain.
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