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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1911
Page
2
Adams County Pennsylvania notes the state’s oldest active miller aged 96 last week. Other brief items include Walter Hodler, deaf, cross examined via a court typist in Newark, and twin brothers Joel and Enoch Hills aged 81.
A rapid blaze in the J. B. Harden residence in Wheeling West Virginia today killed seven occupants of the house including a little girl who lived with the Harden family. Harden survived the fire.
Chicago reports lively chatter across about 14 languages on Halstead Street as residents await news that former president Theodore Roosevelt will be among those involved on Wednesday. The excited crowd gathers amid anticipation and speculation.
Visalia reports Juan Maganya, arrested yesterday for the murder of J. B. Lamkin at Porterville, has confessed his guilt. Mexicans are leaving Porterville fearing attack by citizens.
The Star invites readers to submit a 300 word piece on a given subject for a weekly cash prize. Contest details and submission guidelines appear on the woman’s page of this edition. Readers are encouraged to craft engaging, well structured prose and to follow the published rules for eligibility and format.
The article promotes J. J. Smith as a long time Seattle resident and builder aiming for the city council. It notes endorsements from former mayor William Hickman Moore and other figures, and emphasizes his fairness toward corporations and public franchise rights.
The 1904 Missouri publican convention saw Herbert Hadley, then a delegate, get lost in a hotel and later chosen as attorney general. He gained a reputation for taunting graft and Standard Oil, was elected governor, and remains in office as his 39th birthday arrives, with many Missourians envisioning a future presidential path.
New York February 20 Mrs William A Clark wife of the former senator will undergo an appendicitis operation today. Her condition is described as critical.
Report from El Paso states a mixed party of Americans and insurgents used machine guns and rifles at about 100 yards to badly beat General Navarro's Mexican troops near San Ignacio. Goat herders fleeing the mountains brought the news across the Rio Grande to San Elipse.
Thomas W. Miles, a member of Seattle commercial travelers, is a council candidate. Campaign committees include Ladies Auxiliary leaders Mrs. W. B. Kille Mrs. H. C. Blunk Mrs. F. B. Rhebeck Mrs. C. J. Crist Mrs. A. A. Wie molek Mrs. C. L. J. Smith Mrs. W. B. Price Mrs. A. A. Piller Mrs. J. L. Kerr Mrs. Eagan Mrs. Robert Shaw Mrs. J. W. Watson Mrs. F. C. Rippe Mrs. George S. Dunn Mrs. Howard Tilton. The general executive committee includes A. A. Wie molek A. A. Piller H. C. Blunk C. L. J. Smith James Barnett George B. Dunn J. W. Watson W. B. Price Howard Tilton C. J. Crist Robert Shaw W. B. Kille F. B. Rhebeck Ira Collins W. J. Croskil.
Nellie Ybara Le Brun aged twenty died by hanging in Los Angeles as a result of ill health. In San Francisco a bakery wagon driver named Joseph Foster was fatally struck by a taxi and investigators seek the taxi's identity.
The body of J. G. Cutler cashier of the State Bank of Nora Springs was found in a depot waiting room. The injuries indicated foul play.
Advertises black kid gloves of excellent quality with wrist clasps. Sizes range from 6 to 7 1/4, price 1.15 per pair.
The showcase highlights the New Foulard Silks OULARDS in domestic and imported grades. Cheney Bros present shower-proof foulards at 1.10 per yard, plus high class French foulards and radium silks in individual dress lengths. Double width imported silks come in staple shades and novelty tones with striped and jacquard patterns, priced by pattern from 14.50 to 21.00.
Spring advance displays feature Jet Floor 56 inch shadow stripe suiting in black and white and tan and white at 1.50 yard. 54 inch smooth finished cheviot in black gray with shadow stripes flecked with coral and emerald at 2.00 yard. 54 inch two toned shat and gray and cream and gold at 2.00 yard. 54 inch homespun in light golden tan with hair lines flecked with emerald and walnut at 2.00 yard. 54 inch hen claw suiting in black brown cream tan and gray at 2.25 yard.
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