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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1917
Page
7
In Cuba New York Eunice Drew 72 fainted Tuesday on her wedding day to John B. Sayers 79 of Black Creek. She recovered and the ceremony proceeded today marking the wedding in Cuba with the couple stating vows in the church.
A legislative committee recommends unifying administration of the University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural College under a single board of regents. The report was presented to the Oregon legislature on January 26.
Everett January 26 The Washington Federation of Labor chooses August for Bremerton convention. Ernest P Marah reelected president. Charles Perry Taylor defeats James Duncan 108 to 90 for secretary treasurer. Vps named include Call Coates Semple Evans Last Short and Francois. Flynn speaks on IWW battle to lively delegates.
Armenian Mikael Ansello was picked up last night after arriving from Spokane. R. O. Belland, newly appointed Norway vice counsel for Idaho, stays at New Washington Hotel on route to Coeur d Alene. John Kelly, 31, arrested for attempting to board a Leschi ferry with a bag of 19 pints of whisky bound for his Issaquah soft drink business. Five hundred thousand dollars go to Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt under New York Surrogate Court will to promote woman suffrage. The Milwaukee cruiser wreck at Eureka will temporary serve as a terminal for an elevated railroad project. The American submarine G1 and German subs show similar dive behavior as shore watchers misread G1 as Deutschlad A. E Davidson pays $50 fine and 60 days to earn it back for employment absence. Burglars seize $4 from Carbon Coal and Clay store at Hayne Wednesday night.
Olympia January 26. Senator Phipps of Spokane proposes a bill to require surgeons to return extracted organs or portions to patients. Debate grows as some senators call for duplicating organ copies in triplicate and filing with the county auditor and secretary of state.
On January 26 in Washington Hen Blewette superintendent of St. Louis public schools collapsed during a tribute to women teachers of the St. Louis public schools and died before medical help arrived. The incident occurred while he spoke to a National Security League committee.
In Olympia the Sheriffs' association adjourned after electing officers and choosing Spokane for next Augusts meeting. A banquet by the Olympia Chamber of Commerce honored the group and the delegates declined to approve the fingerprint bill currently before the legislature.
A short newspaper item notes that the product Bromo Quinine from W. Grove’s cold remedy is being removed. The page mentions a signature on the bottle and references a laxative. The fragment is terse and lacks clear dates or locations.
Letters from readers praise Sulphurro for clearing facial sores and improving skin conditions. A user reports clear skin after using the product, noting better results when applied at night. A friend also experienced relief and urged others to try Sulphurro. Available at drug stores priced 50 cents and one dollar.
Berlin via Sayville Jan 26 The German press bureau released the official account of a North Sea engagement. The V 69 flotilla commander was killed when the bridge was struck. V 469, heavily damaged, reached Ymuiden after a collision and rammed an English destroyer. A third German boat sank a large hostile destroyer before returning to port.
Sheriff John Stringer, noted for his sticker collection, refused to move from the under sheriff's office to the sheriff's quarters when he took office in January. He was moved recently and signs were transferred, prompting remarks from friends and office seekers.
Fourteen strong sons of Scotland marched through the streets on Friday wearing kitties and other trimmings and filled the air with bagpipe music. The birthday of Robert Burns is near.
The piece argues you have no right to neglect teeth, linking dental health to overall efficiency and health. It touts Seattle area dental services, boasting graduate dentists, state board certification, ironclad guarantees, low prices through high volume, and urging immediate examination and affordable treatment.
In Cincinnati on January 26 a state office holder was said to be among deputy U.S. marshals scouring the city for the 99 politicians indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on vote fraud allegations.
The Vatican court of cassation ruled that Count Victor Moschiti and Miss Olea Lulu Davis of Fort Worth Texas remain validly married. The husband’s annulment petition was rejected. The couple married in 1910 and live in Rome.
A Gately's advertisement promotes men's and women's suits and coats on sale with cash tiles priced at one dollar per garment and weekly or monthly payment plans. Prices range from seven fifty to two hundred thirty dollars, with listings on page GATELY'S at 1113 Third Ave.
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