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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1914
Page
2
The notice highlights fountain syringes priced at 98c with regular prices to 81.44 and two and three-quart Rapid Fiew syringes featuring attachments priced at 1.39 and 1.48. The text notes a Thursday sale.
Local shoppers see notes advertising hair nets at 19 cents each, claiming handmade quality and low prices for Thursday. The playful text emphasizes value and quick purchase incentives amid a busy sale scene.
The Port Commission proposes moving 225000 from the East Waterway Project to develop a nearly forty five acre freshwater terminal in a major rail area. It aims to place the site for Alaska operations and Canal opening, reduce port taxes, and present a 6 percent vote requirement for the proposition.
In a May's hall speech H C Gill accuses Jacob Furth Seattle Electric Co Scott Bone Ed Chilberg J B Goldsmith of secretly hand-picking mayor candidate J D Trenholme. He cites campaign costs over 20 000 financed by local firms and presses to enforce laws against crimes involving minors. Trenholme spoke at Warren and John Hay schools.
Chicago February reports show about 50 more newspapers joining the hunt launched by Scripps and its affiliates. The case of 10-year-old Catherine Winters from Newcastle Indiana has reached an estimated audience of millions in the United States and Canada over four days.
Officials think a gypsy band sighted moving north has crossed the boundary. A Blaine Washington man sent a letter noting the group arrived February 3 and left February 6, camped a mile from town. Deputy Sheriff Julian Smith paused his girl search to pursue the band and will resume later today.
Anti government members in parliament claim naval graft involves both Japanese and foreign firms. Fresh move to topple the ministry appears possible as the issue intensifies.
Four masked men seized two guards at the Iowa treasury office in Des Moines early today. They forced their way into the state treasury for about two hours as they attempted to crack the safe holding $7,500, but the money was not taken.
The Papa Tilikums of Elttnes announce a new auxiliary named the Junior Tilikums. Plans include a water carnival automobile races and a round-up show to be held this fall at Elks hall, expanding community activities.
Joseph H. Parker of Seattle announces plans to build a new shingle mill at Blaine with a daily capacity of 250000 shingles and a total cost of $60000. The project aims to expand local lumber production and jobs.
Judge Thomas Burke has been appointed to fill the unexpired term of A H Averhill of Portland who resigned as a member of the board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
Chicago February 26 R W Miller an electrician at the Blue Island power plant is dead after the eyeshade he wore near an electric arc exploded as he leaned in too close.
Clues in interurban train robbery fail to pin the Bel lingham bandits. Sheriff teams pursue leads and consider escape toward woods then south by boat or land. A. C. Griffin, 34, arrested on a Great Northern train with a description matching one bandit. Authorities extend search into Skagit county wilds.
In Bellingham on February 26, reports say the excitement over the Great North pursuit has quieted. Detectives and sheriffs’ posses have shifted focus to other areas as the hunt moves on.
Feb 25 officers watch 30 year old Clark Everett known as Dad Clark for his link to Miss Miner. He traveled from Burlington Friday morning to a Tacoma area town about 12 hours before the robbery.
Rear Admiral Robert Doyle arrives at Bremerton to inspect ships of the Pacific reserve fleet. The West Virginia Charleston South Dakota Milwaukee and Oregon have already undergone inspection.
Sanitarium offers a free book showing how to banish tobacco habit in one to five days at home. Elders Sanitaria at 1176 Main 1, St Joseph, Missouri, claims long term users report the method suppresses desire and improves health. Send name and address to obtain a copy.
Advice from a stomach specialist on neutralizing stomach acid and stopping fermentation. Most stomach issues stem from acid and wind in healthy stomachs, and taking bisulated magnesia after meals can halt irritation and restore normal digestion. Ask your chemist for bisulated magnesia.
233 C C Allan Dale with some of his waitresses participated in the Labor Day parade of 1910. Mr Dale contributed the first $600 towards the waitresses home.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It warns to request the genuine product by the California Fig Syrup Company and cautions against counterfeits sold locally. The accompanying text shifts to a police case involving Deputy U. S. Marshal Geo. Burnham’s arrest, and journalist J. Parker Whitney’s grand jury testimony about alleged blackmail claims by Miss Hannan linked to a prior marriage and travels.
Hospital surgeons stitched 87 wounds in the jaw of Isaac Caraway a Black man after he was whittled by vannie Stevens who used a razor in Santa Monica February 25.
The home of C Allan Dale at Mt. Baker was built entirely by union labor under the supervision of C F E Evans, now field organizer of the Carpenters Union. Dale favored unions and supported the working classes, and the Carpenters Union raised wages during construction. Dale replied, It’s all right with me, boys.
Mr Dale, proprietor of two Seattle cafeterias, decorated in honor of A Y P Day and hosted guests at Second and Seneca and James and Third avenues. The expense exceeded five hundred dollars, justified by the occasion. He is praised as a pioneer in better working conditions and backed by supporters for a three year council term on March 3. Allan Dale’s latest venture Allan Dale Cafeteria at 11 Seconday includes partners Henry Heidleman and Joseph Klein with shares paid from earnings.
Treasury records show 7,565 national banks have applied for membership in the federal reserve system. Eighteen will not apply and ten have not been heard from as of February 25 in Washington.
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