Greek Girl Sues Absent Suitor for 5000 Damages
Tasia Anthanaastia adea a Greek maiden sues Peter Farmasonis a Seattle candy maker for 5000 in a breach of promise suit. Telegrams signed by Farmasonis indicate he wanted the bride to leave Greece for America. The case before Judge Frater includes Paul Carrigan Brady and Rummena firms.
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Tasia Anthanaastiaadea
Peter Farmasonis
Seattle
Greece
Ameri Wa
Farmasonis
Cave
Farmasonia
State Seeks Stricter Birth Record Compliance
Prosecuting Attorney Lundin reports a request from the state board of health and bureau of vital statistics to enforce birth and death statistics laws. A letter from T. D. Tuttle notes 25 percent of births in the state go unrecorded, hindering citizenship, school age, age of consent and other legal actions. Births should be reported to the city health office and coroners notified of all deaths.
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Lundin
State Board of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
T. D Tuttle
State Board
Raid on Seattle Cider Vendors Leads to Fines
Sergt Putnam and the dry squad cracked down on Seattle cider sellers citing 7 percent alcohol tests. St B Smith of Minnesota Grocery at 1196 First Ave and Walley fruit stand at First Ave and Columbia were fined by Police Judge Gordon. Police locked the grocery after discovering several barrels stored in a basement cache.
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Sergt. Putnam
Firit
Seattle
St. B. Smith
Minnesota
First Ave
Walley
Columbia
Gordon
Smith
Grocers to Dance at Redding's Hall Wednesday Night
The Seattle Retail Grocers' association will stage a dance and card party at Redding's hall on Wednesday night. Miss Harriet Martindale of West Mentor Ohio, aged 45, has kept her face hidden from men for 25 years in fulfillment of a vow.
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Seattle Retail Grocers’ Association
Redding’s
Harriet Martindale
West Mentor
British Guard Merchant Fleet
Washington January 17 The Admiralty is working out a plan to convoy British merchant ships through the Atlantic using fast cruisers and seagoing destroyers as guards.
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Ashington
Admiralty
Spokane Men Clash Over Constitutional Convention Bill
Rep Weatfall pushes a constitutional convention measure with Progressives opposing it and favoring initiative amendments. D P Reid leads the opposition proposing direct amendments by the people, while Sen EB Ben Johnson seeks a 1921 convention directly via amendment.
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Weatfall
D. P. Reid
Spokane
New York State
Westfall
Senate
EB. Ben Johnson
Axe Smash Wreckers Target Bob Herald’s Bar
Investigators report two attacks on a makeshift bar at 2019 Mirst Ave, the second incident occurring Wednesday morning after an improvised structure was set up following the first wrecking. Authorities say liquor was purchased at the venue on Tuesday.
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Bob Herald
Mirst Ave
Cleopatre Glows In Ballet Russe Seattle Debut
Ballet Russe opened at Moore Theatre to hearty reception Tuesday night with Cleopatre drawing strong interest for Wednesday matinee and evening. The company featured Waslay Nijinsky Adolf Bohm Lydia Lopokova and Flore Revallea with 40 piece Symphony Orchestra. The Nile tale performance earned loud applause and the rest of the program includes Les Papillons Scheherazade Prince Igor Carnaval Tha mar and La Princess Enchantes in later showings.
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Cleopatre
Les Papillons” and “Scheherazade.” “Prince Igor,” “Carnaval,” “Thamar
Dr Noyes Lectures on Children’s Teeth at Press Club
Dr Frederick I Noyes a noted Amwerten dentist will lecture at the Press club Fifth avenue University at on Wednesday at 5 pm to parents teachers physicians and others interested In the teeth of children. He has 18 years connected with Northwestern university in the college of dentistry.
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Frederick I. Noyes
Amwerten
Press Club
Fifth Ave
University
Noyes
Northwestern University
College of Dentistry
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promote Digestive Comfort
Advertises Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as remedy for indigestion gas sour stomach and biliousness. Claims fast relief when taken after meals, suitable for banquet settings and rich foods, with a free trial package via coupon. Mentions tablets work during stomach rest to aid recovery.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Building
Marshall, Mich
Bel gian Vessel Samland Stopped by German Raider
New York January 17 The Belgian steamship Samland arriving from Rotterdam reported she had been stopped December 4 off the Irish coast by a German raider. After search and confirmation she was a Belgian food ship, she was allowed to proceed. The first warning of a German commerce raider came December 9 from British warships and naval wireless stations. No definite reports reached here until United Press dispatches from South America and the Samland’s arrival.
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New York
Samland
Rotterdam
United Press
South America
Mother Dead After Gas Self-Destruction Found by 11 Year Old
Norma Crawford, 11, found her mother Mary Notter dead in the bathroom after school on Tuesday. Notter turned on a gas heater jet and died by her own action while husband G. J. Crawford, who works at a Ballard mill, says she had been despondent due to ill health.
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Norma Crawford
Mary Notter
G. J. Crawford
Mammoth Quilt Completed by Lucy Flower High Students
Five years into the project Lucy Flower high school pupils in Chicago finished a mammoth quilt. Several hundred girls contributed during their spare moments to the large communal piece.
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Lucy Flower High School
Chicago
Hamburg Breast Tea Promoted For Cold Relief
An old advertisement touts Hamburg Breast Tea as a vegetable remedy to break a cold and cure grip. It advises a tablespoon in boiling water, strained, with a teacup drunk to open pores, relieve congestion, and loosen bowels at once.
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Hamburg
A Simple Way to Remove Dandruff
An advertisement claims four ounces of plain liquid arvon dissolves dandruff when applied at night. By morning most or all dandruff disappears and several more applications destroy all signs. It promises relief from itching and flaking with hair that becomes fluffy, glossy, and soft.
Decayed Teeth The Hidden Cause Of Rheumatism And Ills
Health advice urges treating the source: decayed teeth cause pus in root canals spreading through the body to joints. A dental visit with certified practitioners promises painless examination and affordable, thorough cleaning to restore mouth health and reduce systemic trouble.
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State Dental Board
Seattle’s Leading Dentists at 1405 Third Ave
The ad asserts Seattle’s leading dentists at 1405 Third Avenue diagonally opposite the post office. It promises an ironclad guarantee of satisfaction signed by the treating operator and L. R. Clark D. D. S. owner and manager, highlighting responsibility.
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P. S
L. R. Clark
Ships Raider Sinking Reported in South Atlantic
The British admiralty lists sunk vessels including Georgia Mount Temple Netherby Hall King George Minieh Voltaire Dramatist Radnorshire Nantes Renteres and more. It also notes captured ships St Theodore Yarrowdale and additional sunk vessels via Buenos Aires cables. The report mentions misread names and clerical errors in wireless transmissions.
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British Admiralty
Georgia
White Star
Liverpool
Mount Temple
Canadian Pacific
Netherby Hall
Ellerman Lines
London
King George
Freshfield S. 8. Co
Glasgow
Lloyd's
Freshfield Company
Minieh
Menevian
Williams & Co
Voltaire—S
Lampert & Holt
Charente Steamship Co
Radnorshire
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co
Nantes
Societe Nouvelle d'Armament
Renteres
Lloyd’e
Admiralty
St. Theodore
British and Foreign Steamship Co
Yarrowdale
Mackill Steamship Co
United Press
Buenos Aires
Rio Janeiro
Pernambuco
Drina
Helfast
Samara
Cle de Sud Amerique
Bordeaux
Ortega
Pacific Navi
Wireleas
Yarnondale
Home rulers oppose H R No 3 at city meeting
City government representatives from the legislative and public utilities committees of the League of Washington Municipalities declared against the Renick law and House Bill No 3. They urged a state constitutional amendment to grant self-government to first class cities as proposed by Corporation Counsel Hush Caldwell.
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Legislative
Public Utilities
League of Washington Municipalities
Hush Caldwell
Day of liquor drinking American citizen ends in Philippines
W A Sabin, a guest of the Frye hotel and recent arrival from the islands, declares that the era of liquor drinking by American citizens in the Philippines is past. He has been selling athletic goods there.
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Philippines
W. A. Sabin
Frye Hotel
Islands
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