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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1913
Page
6
A new test confirms HYOMEI vapor treatment works as well as the inhaler method for catarrh sore throat and coughs. The routine uses half a teaspoon of HYOMEI in boiled water breathing the vapor deeply. HYOMEI bottles sell for 50 cents and the complete inhaler outfit for one dollar.
The Pacific Northwest Traction Co lists interurban trains between Everett and Seattle with daily and weekend schedules. Passenger offices are named Seattle Frith Ave Westlake Greenwood Ajax Drug and eighty-fifth street. Prices and times appear irregular due to OCR, but multiple daily departures and Saturday Sunday extra service are noted.
A deputation of suffragettes from across England met David Lloyd George in London urging immediate votes for women. The group, including actresses and workers, warned of future militant actions if no suffrage reform passes this session. Lloyd George expressed personal support for the vote and pledged government aid to acceptable amendments.
A German official predicts a Turkish army revolt should Adrianople be ceded to the Balkan allies. London reports say the Allies seek Adrianople and part of the Aegean but not indemnity payments, while plenipotentiaries plan to reconvene Monday to settle Balkan war differences. Berlin notes Prince Adalbert hospitalized with measles and pneumonia.
New York January 23. Wm. Kaiser a elderly musician who ran a violin repair shop on Long Island played classics while gas flowed from an open jet above him. He grew despondent after partial blindness and died today by his own action.
Wheeler Jan 23 L M Dudrey a trick walker and T Meonett both employed by the Pacific Railroad and Navigation company are dead and three others seriously injured as a tree falls across the house where they were sleeping. The injured will likely recover.
Union Star Missouri reports a remarkable discovery as W W Eliot, a farmer southeast of town, bored a stock well ten feet below ground and unearthed a tree buried forty feet deep. The land is high and adjacent to a creek, with heavy limb fragments recovered.
In Richmond California the Rev Frank Horn of the First Baptist Church faces a bizarre case of dual personality. Eva Mae de Tovrea and her mother accuse Horn of being her husband and seeking alimony while Horn denies all claims. The pastor briefly hid in the church belfry before deacons inspected his study for evidence.
A quirky string of clippings shows juror wit in Hood River as a quilted pillow case appears in court. In New York a naturalized taxpayer confronts a poll tax bill. Four foot eight Taki TomaiS, who speaks little English, is robbed at gunpoint by a taller man. In Salem a labeling update targets goat and sheep categories. Portland reports a city prisoner reacting as doctors prepare to check his head after a feigned 24 hour unconsciousness.
Los Angeles January 22 Detectives Samuel Throwne John Fitzgerald and James Howick receive gold medals from county supervisors for overpowering Carl Reidelbach and stopping an infernal machine threatening the central police station. They are also recommended for Carnegie medals. In Redding California the body of Edward Treadwell and Dave Williams was recovered after a snow slide at the Honangza King mine on January 14.
Happiness reigns among Puget Sound tribes as 200 or more Inn watish Suquamish Snoqualmie Snohomish Lummi and Skagit members celebrate the 18th anniversary of Chief Seattle’s peace treaty. They ate danced sang and played masks until unable to continue. In St Paul Minnesota Senator Knute Nelson is re elected.
Idaho Sen Dorah declares for recall of Interior Secretary Fisher in a joint Idaho Legislature session. He criticizes the department for overstepping powers against settlers, urging recall as a remedy amid national talk of recall and initiative.
In Eugene Oregon January 23 a university professor is said to have violated new faculty rules restricting women dining in public rooms. Women may only dine in groups of four or with a chaperon. A young faculty member and a prominent medic dined unchaperoned at a hotel, leaving them as the room's only unchaperoned college people.
After a lengthy delay the Market block is chosen as the site for Portland's new $475,000 public auditorium. Construction will start immediately following authorization by the people at an initiative election.
Tokyo Jan 24 Dissolution of the Japanese diet is deemed inevitable when sessions resume due to the clash between Prince Katsura’s faction and the Seiyu kai party. Katsura supporters seek a diet majority during the suspension of sittings.
Weather bureau issues warnings of a 36 mile an hour wind in the city with gale conditions along the coast of Washington and Oregon. The storm center is near Sitka and moving southeast. Snow observed in Portland with expected heavy fall but limited damage due to winds. Casualty report from a saloon brawl in Tacoma with one killed and the other dying in hospital. Three suspects in the shooting of Policeman Simmeral face arrest in Saint Louis. The Felix club prepares a gathering for hoboes in Granite City Meav.
In Tolt Washington on January 23 the city council approved a plan to install bubbling fountains on Main Street to quench the thirst of Toltians. Six keepers bid six thousand dollars for the water rights as two saloons already operate nearby and may be affected.
An advertisement urges readers to use Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder issues citing Bright's disease as a danger. It promotes sample bottles and a free information book by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
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