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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1917
Page
8
The Somedono Maru sailing from Manila to Seattle has been chartered by H. F. On of Seattle as the first vessel in his planned Oriental service. Cargo for the maiden trip is ready.
A mariner named Collings endured a severe rupture while at sea then faced a grim choice ashore. He exhausted doctors and braces until rejecting risky surgery, deciding to cure himself with a personal method that restored his health without operation.
C. E. Dole purchasing agent for the Alaska railroad commission has requisitions totaling 1,055,000 for rails mules hardware and lumber. Bids will be invited in Seattle once accounts are segregated. Fairbanks division requests 700,000 in rails horses and hardware. Anchorage division seeks lumber while Seward division buys about 20,000 in hardware.
An old ad claims a 50 cent box of Pyramid Pile treatment provides relief and may cure in a single trial. It offers a free trial package mailed in plain wrap upon sending a coupon.
Frank K. Nichols, arrested near Capitol Hill with counterfeit dollars, was sentenced by Federal Judge Neterer to three years at McNeil Island. Nichols denied producing the money. The school board avoided taking a stand on the teachers retirement bill before the legislature. The Seward district adds an $8,000 unit and buys land adjoining Youngstown. Superintendent Cooper and Assistant Superintendent Cole attend the National Education Association meeting. In Kansas City, on February 27.
The Hague reports Holland is slowly sinking protected by dikes, with experts like Prof Molengraaff warning the country may soon yield to rising waters. Some geologists attribute sinking to shifting mud flats and sea level changes, estimating an 11 inch drop in the last century. The piece also notes the death of Giuseppe Mezzofanti, famed for languages.
In a scene of steamboat whistles and cheers, the new Interstate bridge between Oregon and Washington officially opened yesterday. The $1,750,000 structure spans the Columbia river between Vancouver and Multnomah counties, near Portland, and is among the longest bridges in the world.
Chicago leaders announce a plan to segregate 50 000 of the citys 100 000 upper class apartments by race. Segregation statutes will be used to address what officials call a worsening race problem due to an increasing influx of Southern Negroes.
Betty Brown notes war influence on neutral fashion with a coat dress featuring a remarkable collar and belt, giving a simple design an extreme seasonal look. The hat is a brimless black straw only defined by its line, with a scarf or ribbon in a matching color for subtle contrast.
Seattle newspaper man Roy Alden quietly obtained a marriage license Wednesday afternoon and wed the same night at the Cathedral parish to Miss Mies Hagel L. Studebacker, daughter of Phoenix business man G Studebacker. The Star previews “The Story of Julia Page” in Monday issue February 19.
Members of the Weatminster Presbyterian church surprised Rev. Fo o M. Silsley on his birthday with a party at his home. In six years as pastor, the church has grown to 1,000 members and moved to a new home at Howell and Harvard avenues.
Richmond Indiana woman recalls two years of severe weakness that forced hand navigation on stairs. After taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained strength, moved into a new home, and took up manual labor and poultry farming raising chickens and ducks.
About 400 depositors of the defunct Northern Bank Trust Co discussed forming a cooperative bank at Tailored Ready on Fourth Ave and Pike St. They approved further study, formed a 20 member committee to consult the State bank examiner and businessmen, and set a two week reporting timeline.
Seattle grocers and butchers floated a short term shutdown as a starvation style campaign to press voters against a $600,000 city operated market system bond. The plan was proposed at a protest meeting at the Press club theatre on Wednesday night and drew strong applause.
Snohomish county authorities estimate the Thomas B. Tracy murder case, first of 731 to be tried, will require about a month. The trial begins March 5 before Judge Ronald, a Gov. Lister appointee, in King county with a full 12 jurors expected for the venue.
Daughters of the American Revolution in all parts of the state will aid the Red Cross society here to equip a naval base hospital for war or catastrophe. Mrs Howard A Hanson is in charge of the DAR affiliation to the Red Cross.
Six year old Belgian refugee Jacques Che Para arrived with curls and fought playfully with peers. His mother had a barber cut his hair after fights to settle disputes. Now with short hair he is happier and speaks five languages. He aims to be an architect and engineer to aid Belgium's reconstruction.
The new Hippodrome Road Show opens Thursday at Palace Hip with the Aeroplane Girls as headliners. Castle and Davis, 8S. Leonard Davis on piano, with Castle on cornet and saxophone, headline the musical portion along with The Metropole Four. Belle Barchus and company perform An Inside Job, Vera Hall and Myron Beck present Opera and Uproar, Mizpah Serbini billed as The Most Versatile Woman in Vaudeville, and Grace Cunard with Francis Ford star in The Mad Hermit.
The Star announces a new serial titled The Story of Julia Page to start on Monday February 19th. The upcoming installments will follow Julia Page through a series of dramatic events as the narrative unfolds in a weekly feature.
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