Red Front Clothing Co faces eviction with deep discount sale
Seattle entrepreneur H. M. Rogers of the Red Front Clothing Co says he must vacate the 1508 10th premises by March 2 after a landlord notice. He lists massive stock and launches a cash sale with deep reductions to clear inventory, including men’s shirts socks gloves and shoes, and suits priced far below market. Chauncey Wright Restaurants Co has leased his space, leaving Rogers to sell out before the move starts tomorrow at 9 A M.
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Rogers
Chauncey Wright Restaurants Co
Seattle
Glags Of Salts Cleans Kidneys
An instructional ad extols Jad Salts for kidney cleansing and bladder relief. It urges high water intake and a daily tablespoon of the salt solution, claiming the drink neutralizes urine acids and stimulates kidney activity.
Big Oil Shipments Scheduled From Orient to Seattle
The largest Oriental oil import into Seattle arrives within 24 hours on the Mitsu steamer Mandansan Maru and the Transoceanic freighter Taityu Maru. Rogers, Brown & Co. will discharge at Mast Waterway dock for distribution to eastern markets.
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Seattle
Mast Waterway
Rogers, Brown & Co
Hyomei promised to chase catarrh quickly from lungs
An ad urges readers to visit Bartell Drug Co to buy Hyomei and breathe the antiseptic treatment. It claims Hyomei clears nasal and chest inflammation by inhalation, with no stomach dosing or other methods. The notice warns catarrh can be dangerous and may lead to consumption.
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Dent
Aek Bartell Drug Co
Better Than Calomel Dr Somes Olive Tableta
A historic advertisement extols Dr Somes Olive Tableta as superior to calomel with fewer after effects. It claims the tablets cleanse and correct digestive issues without harming teeth, contrasting with Pens Agama noted for damaging enamel. The text includes garbled filler phrases reflecting period ad copy.
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Somes
Lady Haskell Aims Reform Focus in Washington Legislature
Special to The Star details Tacoma born Frances Haskell as the first woman lawmaker in Olympia. She quickly adopts a calm, smiley persona, chairs public morals, pushes voting rights and welfare, and volunteers at jails and rescue missions. She favors higher funds for state homes and veterans dependents, while advocating domestic training for young women.
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Ted" Cook
Olympia
Frances Haskell
Tacoma
House
Astate
Clerk shot by bandit at Seattle store
Morton Albert Hulford a store clerk was shot through the abdomen during a holdup at the Heart Sam ple Bhoe company store on University street at 630 p.m. Saturday. He is in improved condition at Seattle General hospital. The bandit fled with $20, as Mrs RK KB Burns proprietor of the store reported. Hulford, though badly wounded, chased the robber into the street before collapsing.
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Heart Sample Bhoe Company
University St
Seattle General Hospital
Hulford
RK. KB. Burns
al Tho
331st Infantry Returns Home to Camp Merritt
New York dispatch reports the 331st Infantry of the 83rd division arriving in America aboard the Caronia and awaiting orders at Camp Merritt New Jersey. Corp. W. G. Hitchie of Hanford California is listed among the wounded. Mrs Julia Paryanbush says she is the bride of Lieut Wm Haryanbush of Portland Oregon who married in Liverpool but could not secure leave to accompany him.
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New York
331St Infantry
83Rd Division
Camp Merritt
N. J
Yeater
Caronia
Corp
W. G. Hitchie
Hanford
Cal
Julia Paryanbush
Wm. Haryanbush
Portland
Ore
Loverpool
United States
Four Prisoners Escape from Garland County Jail
Four inmates escaped from the Alameda county jail in Garland California. Deputy Samuel Vandervoort fought to prevent capture as the men pressed a revolver to his head and beat him during the breakout. The escapees are George Little Hobbs Louis Barazzote Frank Everett and Thomas Howard also known as Charles Johnson and Tom Collins. They remain at large with one weapon and two cans reportedly taken during the escape.
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Garland
Cal
Alameda County
Samuel B. Vandervoort
Vandervoort
George Little Hobbs
Louis Barazzote
Portland
Frank Everett
Thomas Howard
Charles Johnson
Tom Collines
Walla Walla
Spokane
Collins
Folcom
Jefferson City
Seattle Man Was Air Mail Pilot for the Panama Route
Lieut. Winslow of Seattle piloted the first U S Army mail hydroplane in the Atlantic to Pacific United States mail flight along the Panama canal route. He is 23, a graduate of local schools, carrying a sack of LA mail and 90000 Liberty Bonds.
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LA & Mail
Lieut
Keneim Winslow, Jr
Seattle
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Winslow
Red Cross Workers to Be Given Awards
Tadgea for services rendered the Red Crown by Seattle women will be awarded some time this week, according to the awards committee. All Red Cross workers should begin a tabulation of the number of hours given to the service, including work in surgical dressings, knitting, sewing, canteen, education, motor corps, salvage, nursing, money-raising and other services, according to a Red Cross notice. Awards will be based on the number of hours of service. The awards committee will meet Tuesday, at 2:15 p.m., at the Red Cross headquarters.
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Tadgea
Seattle
Red Cross
Red Crosse
Alcoholic Victim Leaps to Death at Public Safety Building
Peter Anderson, an alcoholic detainee held at City hospital since Jan 22, jumped from the fourth floor of the public safety building Saturday and died instantly. Doctors said his nervous system was almost completely deranged by wood alcohol consumption.
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Peter Anderson
City Hospital
Public Safety Building
Eggs at 35 Cents by April Predicted by Chicago Buyers
Chicago produce men forecast price declines as foreign demand wanes. They say butter at 40 cents and eggs at 35 cents may arrive in Seattle by April, signaling lower grocery costs for shoppers.
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Seattle
Chicago
City Election Registration Closes February Seventh
Registration books for the city election in March close February 7. Up to Saturday night 61,400 Beattle voters had registered, with four hundred registering Saturday.
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Beattle
Hanson Urges Land Plan In Legislature
Mayor Ian Hanson of Seattle presses a broad land settlement plan in Olympia as legislators hear about the Columbia River irrigation project to open 2,000,000 acres for cultivation. Debates focus on condemnation powers, state purchase, and rapid surveys with a $100,000 appropriation requested for initial study.
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Son
Seattle
State Capitol
Washington
Columbia River
House Appropriations Committee
Hanson
Aly Megislature
Haxa@tt
Spokane
Reconstruction Congress
Organized Labor
San Francisco Drops Flu Epidemic Status Amid Mask Debate
San Francisco reported a dramatic drop in influenza cases from 400 on January 19 to 12, with deaths falling from 40 to four, leading to an official declaration that the disease is not epidemic. Critics argued masks are ineffective and misused while officials praised the seven day decline.
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San Francisco
State Board of Health
Hold-up at 18th Ave Northwest Nets $2 from Women
A robber wielding a revolver accosted two women near 18th Ave N W and W 47th St shortly before midnight Sunday and escaped with $2. The victims are Elaie Erickson of 7023 17th Ave N W and Sophia Johnson of 4302 Fourth Ave N W. A neighborhood search by motorcycle officers failed to locate the suspect.
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18Th Ave
N. W
Bandit
Elaie Erickson
17Th Ave
Sophia Johnson
Fourth Ave
City Clerk Holds Dilla Legislative File At City Hall
City files all Dilla measures introduced in the state legislature in Olympia will be kept by the city clerk in the comptroller's office for public convenience, announced by City Comptroller Carroll.
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Olympia
Comptroller
Carroll
Mail routes open to Bulgaria announced
Paris on January 27 United Press reports French postal authorities have announced that mail routes are now open to Bulgaria, signaling resumed mail service between the countries.
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United Press
Paris
Bulgaria
Idle wooden ships halt trans pacific trade delay
Five wooden ships lie idle at the government mooring in Lake Union for want of charters. Local shipping men say the high new freight rates and the charter rate asked by the government are too costly for wooden ship operation on the trans pacific lines.
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Lake Union
Trans-Pacific
The Largest Audience in the Northwest Reads Star Want Ads
A broad regional newspaper advertises a Star Want Ads section drawing wide reader engagement. Small businesses and residents rely on the classified service for jobs, rentals, and goods. The feature emphasizes reach and timeliness across cities.
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Northwest
Star
King County Senators and Representatives Seated in Olympia
A list of King County lawmakers is provided detailing senators Howard D. Taylor J G O Hara Daniel Landon William Wray T D Rockwell Frank H Renick Fred W Hastings Geo B Lamping and others across districts 30 34 36 37 38 41 42 44 45 46 and 47 with representatives Fred Mees James T Jones Walter J Lunn Alfred K E Miller Evan Thomas George N Hodgson H C Bohrke Pliny Allen Frank G Myers W W Conner Frank Manogue C O Quatheim Robert Grass Stephen A Hull Frank Cotterill W M Pease BE H Guie.
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King County
Olympia
Howardd. Taylor
J. G. O'Hara
Bist
Daniel Landon
William Wray
T. D. Rockwell
Frank H. Renick
Fred W. Hastings
Geo. B. Lamping
Walter J. Lunn
Alfred KE. Miller
Evan Thomas
George N Hodgson
H. C. Bohrke
Pliny Allen
Frank G. Myers
W. W. Conner
Frank Manogue
Co. O. Quatheim
Robert Grass
Stephen A Hull
Frank Cotterill
W. M Pease
BE. H. Guie
Break a Cold in a Few Hours With Papes Cold Compound
A vintage advertisement claims Papes Cold Compound relieves grippe and severe colds in hours. A dose every two hours, up to three, opens nasal passages and eases headache feverishness sore throat and sneezing. It touts quick, pleasant relief and low cost at any drug store with emphasis on authentic product.
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Pape
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Dreas
RED Front Clothing CO
Pike Street
Liberty Bonds
First Avenue
Dr. J. Brown
Orpheum
Madison
Kirk’s Military Shop
First Ave
Washington ST
Right Drug CO
The
Seattle National Bank Bond Department
Second Ave. and
Columbia St
Orient
Dr. Edwards
Brown Dental Tet
Columbia
Gentista
Edwin J. Brown
Brown Dental Offices
Dail
G. A. KR
Haskell
G. A. RK
Puyallup
Oregon
Altho
Frances Bo Haskell
Morton Albert Hulford
Ahoe
America
Yank
Marmola Co
Garteid Building
Detroit Mich
Panama
Ian
Bulasaria
Nottingham
Rouse
Jacquard
Wash
Senator Lamping
Lamping
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