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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1917
Page
5
In France, four pound per square yard thin metal pilates replace plaster and wallpaper for walls. The material offers an alternative building finish and appears to be gaining traction in construction and interior design during the period.
Arizona remains with two governors as Campbell and Hunt delay a writ to oust Hunt. Campbell demands the executive office. attorneys report a capitol corridor start. Legislation may adjourn for six weeks while both sides guard offices and vaults amid a tense standoff.
London Jan 2 The allies press for a direct answer to Wilsons note with a likely identical reply from Paris and a joint draft by England and France The document aims to clearly state terms for peace negotiations and may signal concessions Berlin would accept to end the war and secure Allied aims in Europe.
A reader shares a dubious method claiming corns lift with fingers and mocks medical cautions. Health experts warn against self treatment and warn that misuse can cause infection, tissue damage, or amputation.
One infant and seven others injured in New Year crashes at police HQ. A month-old Donald Grout died at Minor hospital after falling from his mother’s arms when a car skidded on Whatcom avenue near Hammond mill. Police consider resurfacing slippery downtown streets to curb accidents and seek cost estimates. Ser GT Quinn plans talks with paving firms and city officials to fix problem areas.
About 75 citizens of Madras gathered at the Jefferson County courthouse to seize offices except the tariff post. A transfer of Culver’s court to Madras occurred as legal steps were halted by holidays. Sheriff Back arrived to stop any removal of the date while W. S. Rew of Portland organized the effort.
The Busk news Meas Pible clase invites all creeds to free Bible lessons held Wednesday Thursday and Friday at noon in room 1032 Henry building. Open to anyone seeking guidance and community.
Relatives of Clyde D Armour of Sioux City travel from Francisco California to question Albert W Blanchett charged with Armour's murder. Blanchett attempted suicide with a shotgun in a tent house after being arrested on Saturday. Armour had vanished on a southwest auto trip and forged telegraphic money requests were reported.
The piece details T. Lawson and associates manipulating the Steel market during World War I era. It describes strategic short selling, timing around Germany’s peace note, and massive purchases totaling about 400,000 shares at roughly 100 a share, with profits exceeding ten points per share. It names Baruch and mentions U.S. Steel as a key focal point.
London dispatches say the monk Gregory Rasputin, famed for influence over the czar, was found dead on the Neva bank with some reports hinting at murder. He, a Serbian peasant, had previously been wounded and later allegedly assassinated in Berlin and Pokrovaky.
United States allocates about 100 million dollars annually to build public schools. The effort involves federal and local contributions aimed at expanding school construction and modernization nationwide.
A group of naval officers arrives in Seattle to evaluate Pacific coast ports for strategic value. The commission plans a month of site visits including Bremerton Keyport and a torpedo station setup at Keyport. Members include Rear Admiral James M. Helm and Capt G W McElroy. They will stay aboard the U S S Philadelphia in Bremerton and will visit Astoria on Thursday.
A Chicago company is organized to aid replacing German goods with American products in France and Belgium at war’s end. French and Belgian leaders and officials are said to back the movement.
Thieves broke into the rectory of the Immaculate cathedral in Denver and carried off a jeweled pyx and cigars given to one priest by parishioners while four priests slept upstairs.
J. E. Chilberg president of the Scandinavian American Bank and candidate for chamber president will move Tuesday at the trustees meeting to adopt merger plans already approved by the Commercial Club. He said the move promises a strong start to the new year after returning from Spokane.
An Iowa mother from Pittsburg praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild effective laxative for children and adults. The product, a blend of simple laxative herbs and pepsin, is gentle, pleasant tasting, and available at drug stores for fifty cents. A free trial bottle is offered by Dr W B Caldwell at Monticello Illinois.
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