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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1919

Page

14

Smokers and Boxers Headline Friday Night Ringcard

The event features Dot Clifford and Babe Harris in a staged bout for the Levy's Orpheum chorus title with Chief of Police Warren overseeing prizes including four automobiles for Mother Ryther home boosters. Main event stars Billy Wright and Lloyd Madden join Lonnie Austin and Dan Salt to deliver strong matches at 8 30 p m at the Arena with street ticket sales restricted to local outlets. The parade was moved to Friday with a police band leading a procession from the station to the Arena ending in a gala evening of boxing and stunts.

Dot Clifford Babe Harris Levy Midsummer Follies’ Company Mother Ryther Second Ave Levy Orpheum Chorus Dot Harris Exer Warren Billy Wright Lloyd Madden Lonnie Austin Dan Salt Clay Hite

Youth Charged in San Francisco Bad Check Swindle

Jack Ross Dunn, also called Robert Kee Messimer, 19, a Navy dischargee, is under arrest in a San Francisco Bay area bad check operation. Police say he can reproduce a signature after seeing it and has moved through hotels and cafes with a young woman who is currently missing.

San Francisco Jack Ross Dunn Robert Kee Messimer el Paso Texas San Francisco Bay Dunn Navy

R-34 Returns From Atlantic Flight Furlough

Wireless reports place the British airship R-34 about 575 miles east of Mineola as it returns from its Atlantic voyage. Major G H Scott aims for a 70 hour crossing to Scotland with Col William N Hensley aboard and a mail bag marked From New York to London.

Washington Navy Department Mineola W. R. Hargraves United Press New York G. H. Scott Weather Bureau New York City Roosevelt Field England Atlantic William N. Hensley Scotland London Ida H. Mulgannon Hempstead Long Island O. K Ast Fortune Scott

King County Farmers Set for State Agriculture Station Excursion

King County farmers will travel to the state agriculture experiment station next Tuesday for their annual outing.

King County State Agriculture Experiment Station

England Produces Artificial Silk From Spun Glass

A report from England describes the creation of artificial silk for automobile upholstery by spinning glass into fibers. The process promises durable fabric alternatives and signals industrial innovation in textile manufacture.

England

New Fruit and Canning Accessories for the Kitchen

Modern accessories help prep fruits and vegetables for canning with items like a smooth new dish pan in granite enamel or aluminum priced from 1.25 to 4.50. A three piece measuring spoon set costs 15c to 25c. Strawberry hullers, parers, collanders, and measuring cups in various finishes are offered from 10c to 65c and up. Housewares section The Basement Store.

Canning Supplies And Tools In Basement Store Ad

The Denver Pressner and Toledo Steam Cooker featured for home canning with jars, ladles, fillers, racks and wrenches. Economy jars from various brands priced per dozen and by size alongside jar caps rings and parowax.

Phone Settlement Elusive as Strike Reaches Day 12

Northern lines report no settlement yet as 12th day of phone strike continues. Union leaders cite 33 day prior, Montana 14 month precedent, and critics note many workers have left. About 95 percent of strikers have been paid. some checks delayed by address changes. A benefit dance for striking girls is being organized with 800 expected attendees and more than 600 dollars in small donations. Portland Olympia and Aberdeen report full cooperation from electricians and operators.

Telephone Company Montana Bell Telephone Company Elizabeth Gilley Jack Quinn Seattle San Francisco Washington,d. C Washington, D. C Fiest John C. Keons International Union May Duffy Naomi Johnson Leschi Pavilion Marie George Edith Erickson Gertrude Carter Mary Eddins Emily Johnson Labor Temple Ward Mabel Leslie Telephone Girls Portland Olympia Aberdeen

Car Crash Splits Hydrant Floods Alameda Street

A car driven by Stephen Berry struck a fire hydrant at the corner of Encinal avenue and Chestnut street, breaking the pipe at the ground. Water gushed into the air and drenched Berry and his vehicle, flooding the street for about four blocks.

Alameda Encinal Ave Chestnut St Stephen Berry

City May Buy and Sell Army Supplied Food in Seattle

The city could purchase part of the army surplus stock of smoked and canned meats for resale at retail, if allowed by state law. Assistant Corporation Counsel Meagher concludes municipal powers include public markets and cold storage for perishables, enabling city action if pursued.

Washington Seattle George Meagher Ole Hanson War Department Questio Meagher

Bachelors Face Tax to Aid Large Families in Guernsey

London dispatch reports Guernsey lawmakers debating a 5 percent tax on bachelors income to fund aid for workers with large families. The plan envisions 2 shillings 6 pence weekly support per family.

London Island of Guernsey

Reward Offered by Gillespie Merchants for Dead Holdups

In Gillespie Illinois merchants and businessmen announce a $100 reward for the first robber or hold up killed in the city. The pledge follows a conference after repeated hold ups and burglaries went unpunished. The reward applies to any assailant, no half measures, and covers all suspicious individuals.

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