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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
11
London clerks and stenographers in a London battalion raided German lines between Hill 60 and the Bluff at dusk. They captured 119 soldiers and one officer of the 185th Prussian regiment, with seven machine guns, and destroyed a mine shaft and several dugouts. The raid was described as methodical and calm despite shellfire.
Berlin reports keen interest as Austria and Germany await Washington's reply to the submarine warfare dispute. Officials offer no comment, recalling past protests over Entente sinkings of Austrian ships without warning and noting U S protests yielded no result.
A bright Shubert musical comedy opens at the Moore Theatre for three days. The tale follows a Viennese youth who goes to America and returns to find his sweetheart married, then he marries a rich widow. The show features light music and lively chorus girls.
Production efforts to recreate the 1849 gold rush era assembled vast historical material from multiple sources for The Argonauts, praised as a wonderful picture masterpiece.
The Metropolitan theatre to host a week long presentation on early San Francisco and placer diggings starting Sunday matinee February 25. The exhibit notes gas lighting first introduced in San Francisco on February 11, 1854 with three miles of piping laid and gas priced at 15 dollars per 1,000 cubic feet.
Dr David Starr Jordan chancellor of Stanford University and peace advocate backs President Wilson on Germany policy. He says entering war would not help Belgium and renews commitment to neutral aid while opposing shaking bloody hands. Lieutenant Charles Belknap Jr., new naval censor, appears capable of withstanding press officials.
An advertisement promotes Hamburg Breast Tea as a vegetable remedy to cure colds and grip. It advises using a tablespoon of the tea steeped in boiling water, then drinking a cupful to open pores, relieve congestion, and loosen bowels.
In Olympia on February 22 the senate roared as lawyers and bankers sparred over a new probate code. The dispute centered on trust companies acting as executors and administrators. Debate included accusations of greed and calls for a 5 percent fee cap, with a bitter clash between opposing lawyer factions.
An old advertisement claims dandruff irritates the scalp and causes hair to fall. It urges buying a 20 cent bottle of Danderine at any drug store, applying it to the scalp, and states that after a few uses hair stops shedding and dandruff disappears.
Frequent sailings of the McCormick Steamship Co. fast liners offer the lowest fares to California ports. San Francisco from $13.00 to $14.00, Los Angeles $20.00, San Diego $22.00. Meals served and conveniences ample. Inquire Milwaukee ticket office at Second Ave and Cherry St. Next sailings February 20 and 24.
Lieut. Gov. Hart informs Phipps and fellow lawyers that the bill was approved without an enacting clause. Officials announce another vote is required to finalize the law as a near riot occurred during proceedings.
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