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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
1
George B. Worley is described as an uncertainty and an unknown in Seattle's mayoral race. The article notes the lack of public knowledge about his qualifications or viability, while highlighting the crowded field of Socialist candidates entering the contest tomorrow.
Police seek authors of a crammed hand letter signed The Blackmailers offering to free Spokane financier Lewis Clark in exchange for 75000. Clark vanished after sending his wife on a San Francisco train. his hat was found on a beach amid confusion over possible abduction and a power launch scene.
The sub committee of the marine committee releases a report on a suspected shipping trust. It discusses alleged domination of Atlantic and South American trade by a group of shipping interests and the implications for competition and regulation.
A busy Third Avenue restaurant becomes a stage for a peculiar chat as a waiter asks a customer for the answer to a riddle about a moment and a dish. The chef explains a plain breakfast about waffles with syrup as the mystery unfolds.
Testimony to District Attorney Whitman details a Black Hand plot to burn the Hippo drome moving picture theatre on Houston Street. Alfred Lohman Antonio Sedade and Rocco Pucciarello say the blaze and subsequent bomb were to punish interference in Giuseppe Farrarra s love affair. Farrarra fled to Italy.
Treasury officials and Alaska trade advocates push for a central regional bank in Seattle covering Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana with San Francisco as second choice. Backus admits limited inter-state trade and bank capitalization under the law but pledges state banks will join. Hearing resumes later in Portland as governors push Seattle claims and Alaska business ties.
At the Women’s Good Government league event at the YMCA, three mayoral candidates faced sharp heckling. Slater and Gill offered prepared statements. Trenholme and Wood dodged questions on private agencies and liquor rules. Adam Rausch skipped in favor of a public speaking engagement.
May E. Williams seeks divorce from Paris A. Williams alleging abuse and neglect. She accuses him of forcing a son and adopted daughter to work, sharing his property, and trading real estate for a car. She claims his assets in Nebraska and King County total about 200000 dollars as of court today.
Two House of Representatives committees will depart Monday for Michigan and Colorado to investigate ongoing strikes. The Colorado inquiry is expected to take three to four weeks, while Michigan's probe should last four to five weeks.
At its last meeting the Pomona Orange with 150 members nearly unanimously voted to recall County Commissioner Hamilton. Only one member opposed the recall.
Col Goethals accepted the governorship of the Panama canal zone and sent the telegram to the War Department. Secretary Garrison withheld the text until Senate action. President Wilson nominated Goethals. confirmation was expected, effective April 1.
An early morning call to fire headquarters reported a major fire at 5037 Sheldon Avenue South Park. The caller claimed the house had already burned down and provided unknown owner occupant and insurance details.
Six young boys took advantage of the unusually full Los Angeles River on January 29 and swam in their birthday attire. They were pinched by authorities but released shortly afterward.
The annual report of the exploitation and industrial bureau of the Chamber of Commerce shows the department distributed 1,000,000 pieces of literature advertising Seattle and vicinity. State Health Commissioner Kelley urged Washington women to solve health problems, saying men have not solved them at a federation of clubs meeting in Tacoma.
Madame Dazie, famed dancer from Los Angeles, asserts there is no difference in how men of various nationalities love. She notes men rave, swear devotion, and despair when they cannot have a woman, only to move on to the next.
The 1913 year was prosperous in most Seattle trade except lumber. Bank clearings and post office receipts peaked. no crop failures in the region shipping through Seattle. Grain and dairy livestock rose. salmon led with record pack and fast turnover. bank deposits totaled $81,533,700.54.
The Burnett-Dillingham bill was amended by the house immigration committee to deport anyone aiding immigration, including militant suffragists, and those teaching property destruction. The change applies to aliens and citizens alike.
The Starr-MacPherson Co bankrupt stock is bought by a former local merchant who adds Smith-Henrickson Co shoes and Arrow Clothing Co clothing from Tacoma to create a combined stock. The gigantic sale starts tomorrow at 10 am with remarkably low prices. See page 3 for full display ad details.
A bitter dispute erupts between Coroner J Mason and Butterworths over the handling of bodies from the city morgue to private undertakers. The quarrel centers on bills for Mrs lo and Grosemo Vicerie killed in a January 6 brawl and the status of bodies dying in the city hospital. Dr Mason and Dr Crichton are to be asked to fix final disposition rules.
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