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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1916
Page
7
The window displays advertise low prices on men and women garments and accessories including ribbed underwear wool garments gloves caps and hosiery plus table covers ribbons laces and embroidery. Notable items include men wool caps gloves and combination underwear and assorted sewing silks and laces.
Passengers recount a mutiny by crew aboard the Thessalonika as the ship battled seas after Christmas. Captain Goulandis fought the attackers, drove mutineers below, and the vessel then abandoned before transfer to nearby liners Stampalia and Stampania. Twenty passengers and crew survived harsh conditions including a stolen meal, thirst, and a storm driven voyage.
Chester C. Bogart a Middletown business man says he is a mayoral candidate yet asks residents not to vote for him He has launched a campaign urging citizens to vote against him while remaining on the primary ballot despite declining to serve if elected This odd bid follows confusion over his eligibility and a published statement urging Democrats to choose another candidate at the upcoming primaries.
The 1915 market boom shows foreign gold gains, heavy stock and bond gains, and record trading. Bethlehem Steel, General Motors, U S Steel lead gains as 160 million shares, 14.9 billion dollars in stock value trade hands.
Prosecutor Landin filed a criminal information in superior court Friday charging Ida Wilson with accepting the earnings of Beasle Loraine Smith.
A vintage ad advises using pure cocoanut oil as a safe shampoo option. It warns against alkali-heavy soaps, saying oil cleanses scalp without injuring hair and creates rich lather with minimal product. inexpensive oil available at most drug stores lasts months for the whole family.
With 91000 barrels of beer held, most cannot be moved out of the state before the deadline. Loura Heinrich of Seattle Brewing & Malting Co faces Prosecutor Lundin as Tacoma federal court rejects an injunction against enforcement. Judge Cushman says post January 10 action rests with the prosecutor while Heinrich awaits orders.
Judge Hunt began his charge to the jury in the trial of wealthy New York New Haven and Hartford railroad directors accused of conspiring to pyramid transportation lines in New England. The case was expected to go to the jury this afternoon.
Portland report notes limestone price rising 40 cents per pound as copper war price causes the jump. Normal rate six cents, fluctuations minimal. Northwest farmers rely on limestone to combat grain diseases.
Britain limits cot ton rate from the Gulf of Mexico to Liverpool to two dollars per hundredweight with forfeiture of the vessel for higher charges. The measure is announced today as the current rate stands at the stated level.
Danderine is advertised to remove all dandruff after one or two applications rubbed into the scalp. A 25 cent bottle is sold at drug stores with the claim that after a few uses no dandruff particles remain and hair loss ceases.
Wanted an orphan boy aged 10 to 12. Wenatchee valley rancher Will Peckham asks Dr. A. R. Proelss to find him a boy who knows he is alive and will send him to school. A cayuse riding horse and a good home will be provided. Peckham’s address is Brewster, Washington.
Webby Maglathlin, an officer in the United States coast guard, filed for divorce on Friday claiming his wife became infatuated with a New York architect and left to Savannah. He says his wife spent so much money that he is impoverished despite a $183.33 monthly salary and $1,300 in debts.
A. R. Rolette a business chance salesman faces grand larceny charges in Judge Ronald s court over selling the Diller hotel cigar stand to Mrs. Alice Butler Buffalo N Y for 500 claiming 400 in stock. Inventory reportedly shows stock valued at 85 dollars.
R C Harloff, suing Friday in superior court, claims Pat Sullivan ex owner of the American buffet and cafe libeled him with a false disorderly conduct charge and caused arrest on July 12. He says a mistaken alias P C Harloff appeared in police court after 18 hours in jail. Judge Gordon dismissed the case.
The French liner Meinam arrived at Marseilles after fleeing a submarine. The submarine fired at least 100 shells, but none struck the ship according to dispatches.
Members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians will hold a dance in their hall at Ninth Avenue yesterday in what appears to be a Saturday night event.
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