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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1915
Page
8
J Y Kellogg searched two afternoons for a loose leaf notebook fitting his hip pocket. He bought one with a steel rod along the side, fitting the pocket perfectly, though it prevented him from sitting down.
Central Labor Council endorsed immediate construction of a municipal lodging house for men and women. A committee will push the measure before the city council. Communications supported city purchase of the Seattle Renton and Southern railroad and endorsed T H Bolton for city council. Various new delegates named to the Central Labor Council and notices given for upcoming meetings and campaign events.
In Wilkinsburg near Pittsburgh a large incendiary blaze caused about 200000 dollars in damage after threats to burn the town. An hour earlier Patrolman Snyder was shot while thwarting a jewelry-store robbery by a gang of foreign criminals.
The Interstate Commerce Commission fined Spokane contractor J. J. Lohrenz $500 on an indictment charging him with understating weights on freight shipments.
Flour in Seattle rose five cents a sack to 1.95 for a four and a half pound sack, up from 1.65 a year earlier. Potatoes in Yakima added two dollars a ton as prices surged in recent days. Meat prices are said to rise seasonally due to cattle scarcity, with war impact minimal. Bluestem wheat hit a record in Seattle as Fisher Flour Mills cites 1.44 to 1.50 a bushel for May delivery, while flour hikes outpace wheat. The war is blamed for the broader price trend.
Oscar Phillipson a 19 year old widowed mother’s eldest and main provider in North Plainfield is serving a four month jail term for shooting a rabbit. A neighbor's grudge led to arrest and conviction just seven days after the shot. His mother appeals to Governor Fielder to review what she calls Jersey justice.
A dense catalog lists a wide range of sewing notions and notions accessories for spring usage. Items include pins irons darning silk hooks eyes hose supporters machine oil and various shields and garters with prices noted throughout the list. The display is positioned on the first floor.
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