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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1915

Page

8

Five men fined after gambling raid at Arcade hotel

Five men were fined 20 dollars each after a gambling raid at the Arcade hotel located at 1314 Second Avenue. A M C orchestra to perform Wednesday night. Eight graduates from Franklin high. Seattle Business Girls club receives a Belgium king's secretary letter thanking it for donations. Rememder janitor awarded 5000 dollars damages for injuries in Hoge building elevator incident. Robinson succeeds Searle as manager of Sherman Clay Co. Clarkson from San Francisco seeks work after arriving in Lefthead's pharmacy attempt at suicide. Home of Mrs C H McArdle robbed. Hill elected president of Lebanon Rescue Home. Men sought for swinging Edmonton man on horse race frameup in Los Angeles. Mrs Mabel Keyes struck by auto driven by Roy Wheat. Child welfare committee PTAs meet. Knights of Pythias to hold open meeting. Alaska railroad job offer faker exposed.

Arcade Hotel Second Ave V. M. C. A. Orchestra Franklin High Seattle Business Girls’ Club Secretary of Belgium King A. Rememder Hoge Building R. E. Robinson T. W. Searle Sherman, Clay & Co Frazier Clarkson San Francisco Lefthead First Avenue C. H. McArdle S. and Augustine R. D. Hill Lebanon Edmonds Los Angeles Mabel Keyes Rainier Boulevard Roy Wheat Child Welfare Committee

Horrors and headlines span 1902 era turmoil in headlines

A distressed roundup reports wild weather in Honolulu, hangings of insurgents linked to Manila events, cattle embargoes, coyote bounties, starving coast communities, and political shifts. Crime, maritime movements, and naval figures thread through Pacific Northwest scenes amid a year of upheaval.

Dinner Honors New Seattle Commercial Club Members

A dinner will be given for new Seattle Commercial Club members next Tuesday evening. Covers are set for 350. At the gathering the president named William H. Gorham Dr. Carl A. Ewald and F. W. Hoyt to draft a new constitution and by laws.

Seattle Commercial Club William H. Gorham Carl A. Ewald F. W. Hoyt

Husbands Admit Wives Bosses At Home In The Colonials Contest

Husbands write to the Star admitting wives now lead at home. Articles note wives earning wages, with readers sending in letters for a Colonial theatre contest awarding $25 for the best husband letter. The prize winner will be filmed and shown with the Runaway Jane story.

John Hector Colonial Theatre George Randolph Chesater June Jane

Joe Marino Detained in Burglary Case

A local rumor frames Joe Marino as an alleged burglar in a home invasion on Summit Ave. Fry reported a burglary at 5 a.m. and police later detained Marino, while another suspect, E. Fernandez of La Salle Hotel, escaped.

Joe Marino Joe Marry Fry Summit Ave Fry E. Fernendez la Salle Hotel Thither Rix

Acquit Helfer on Drug Charge After Trial

Helfer a drug clerk accused of selling cocaine without a prescription was acquitted by a jury in Judge Frater's court. He had faced a four month sentence after an appeal from Justice Gordon. Detectives Montgomery and O'Brien arrested him at Second Ave and Madison St as he handed a small box to Austin Hardwick who paid 50 cents. The box spilled its contents but the state failed to prove the box contained cocaine.

Gordon W. ©. Helfer Hardwick

Illinois wife claims simple recipe halted husband’s drinking

A Peoria area woman says she stopped her husband’s longterm drinking with a home concoction of water muriate of ammonia Varlex Compound and pepsin. She claims a teaspoonful three times daily in food or drink can curb alcohol use without color or taste, and is inexpensive and harmless.

Illinois Peoria

Firing Line Recruits Train For the Trenches

The article describes soldiers marching to front lines from a rail terminal, sleeping in a French farm, then moving to trenches at night. It notes nightly relief, methods to advance under fire, rations including hash and beans, and the British use of the Maxim gun with a new defensive principle of 25 yards of clear ground in front of the trench.

Hair Growth Recipe Astonishes Western Politician

A Western politician famed for baldness appears with new hair. He credits a home mix of bay rum, Barbo Compound, and glycerine, applied weekly to the scalp. The ad claims it promotes hair growth, cures dandruff, prevents loss, darkens gray hair, and adds gloss.

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