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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1915

Page

5

Man seeks marriage prospects via address file listings

Classified ad dump shows multiple personal ads seeking wives or companions. A reader from Jacksonville and others in Minnesota advertise age limits and requests for married or widowed partners, plus a separate real estate pitch for a 4 acre tract suitable for poultry with building details and terms.

Man Leaps From 11th Floor In San Francisco Hotel

H W Merker of Point Richmond California attempted suicide at the St Francis hotel by firing a bullet from an 11th floor window. He sat on the window ledge and fell 150 feet to a light well below after the shot. He had checked in at 10 30 p m and paid for two days in advance.

Rome Vieloity Jackson Téth Davison Jachkeon Etare Aoing & Fale Weelnese Commercial Ave Anacortes San Francisco H. W. Merker Point Richmond Cal St. Francis Hotel Merker

Fire Chief Ends Two Platoon System Debate

Fire Chief Stetson reports 1914 saw more fires than the previous year and defends the two platoon system as satisfactory. He argues against returning to continuous duty, citing progress and hours of duty in his annual report to the mayor.

Stetson

Public Markets Strike Price List From Monday Sale

Readers encounter a long list of market stalls with itemized prices for milk eggs butter cheese meats fresh produce and canned goods. Prices span 3c to 60c ranges for staples including flour oats sugar and beans with multiple stalls detailing bargains on dairy poultry and fish.

Florida Leslie’s Lowe

Loot at Mrs Duffy Home Prompt San Francisco Burglary

San Francisco police search for burglars who looted Mrs T M Duffy wife of California prison board president of about two thousand dollars in jewelry. Dorothy Duffy aged ten interrupted the theft and gems worth about one thousand dollars more were missed. Also noted: the death of Admiral Sir George S S Nares at age 84 in London. Senate talks intensify over prohibition in relation to the D C bill. Wellesley College re lays corner stone for new halls.

San Francisco Mirs T. M. Duffy California Prison Board Dorothy Duffy D. C Wellesley College

Rodin Denounces Germany as Barbarians in War

In Rome Auguste Rodin denounces Germany as a brute force that has scarred beauty and art. He says war destroys true art and that Germany embodies coarse materialism. He fled Paris fearing invasion and plans to stay in Rome until the conflict, noting America as the land of the future.

Alice Rohe United Press Rome Mall New York Auguste Hodin Phidias Barbariem Germany Rodin Paris America London Italy

Pendleton Heiress Rated Popular In Army Set Circles

Washington January 15 One of several social buds to attract attention this season is Miss Adeline Pendleton daughter of Col and Mrs E P Pendleton She is very popular in the army set both in Washington and at West Point and draws attention in society circles

Washington, D. C Adeline Pendleton E. P. Pendleton

Students End Strike Return to Class at Metro Business College

Sixty five Acme Business College students returned to classrooms after a week long strike. The institution will be renamed Metropolitan Business College with backing from Metropolitan Building Co. Miss Florence Douglas will oversee management. she has led Whitworth College English and served as dean of women. She studied at North Dakota, Wellesley, and Chicago.

Acme Business College Ben The Metropolitan Business College Metropolitan Building Co Florence Douglas J. F. Douglas Whitworth College University of North Dakota Wellesley University of Chicago

Mrs Vanderbilt Struck by Iron Pipe While Passing Subway Dig

Mrs Cor nel ius Vanderbilt was injured in New York when a piece of iron pipe flew through her carriage window during a subway excavation. She suffered facial injuries and lacerations as the vehicle traveled past the site on January 16.

New York Cornelius Vanderbilt

Traveling salesman dies of heart failure on Madison Avenue

Murray a 25 year old traveling salesman for Ingalls Advertising Agency Los Angeles suffered heart failure while walking up Madison between Second and Third Aves Saturday. He died as he was being lifted into a police ambulance after stopping at the Savoy hotel. Centralia police chief bans women from working in shooting galleries.

Murray Ingalls Advertising Agency Los Angeles Madison &I Second Third Aves Savoy Hotel

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