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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1917
Page
7
A garbled page lists phrenologists and match making ads in Seattle, offering readings in person at various hotels and offices. The notices promote clairvoyants, palmists, and phrenologists with fees and locations, along with matrimonial solicitations and employment hopes.
Fragmented OCR listing multiple legal, attorney, and business notices including general practice, patent attorney services, confidential consultations, and a new loan company advertising fast loans on furniture and livestock with addresses and rates. Names such as Alexander Aminmman and Fred P. Gorin appear among varied services.
Opinion columnist C A Reynolds decries regulations on jitneys as economic oppression of the poor. He argues laws requiring bonds favor rich professionals and threaten democracy and public service, urging broader application of restraint to all trades serving the public.
Justice department agents directed War Department to review several corporations pressing employees to claim exemption from the draft. Circulars urging labor as necessary to maintenance of the military establishment are being investigated.
The supreme court will hear Friday a mandate argument against Secretary of State I. M. Howell over recognizing 390 additional names on the bone-dry referendum. The case concerns the validity of the added signatures and the referendum process.
A scanned sale page lists prices for flour milk soap and cleaning supplies alongside meats coffee and sugar. Items include enamel like red em coffee and bulk coffee at varied per pound prices, fresh milk and butter, several meats such as pot roast beef and lamb, and a note of a location at 1811 First Ave.
The day saw heavy air combat with dozens of German and Allied planes downed. Haig reports a complete counter, while Belgians battle near Lombartryde and Ypres as Russian forces seize Nivica and French artillery halts German concentration in the Meuse theater.
James A. Duncan and C. J. Franklin will select a third arbitrator Saturday to help settle differences involving 1,800 Seattle street railway workers and the traction company. After long talks the firms and men agreed on a third arbitrator as provided by the franchise. Pending mediation no changes in conditions will occur.
Bastile Day is celebrated with a large Paris parade honoring veterans and modern fighting machines. President Poincare, Marshal Joffre, ministers, army officers, and Maj. Gen. Pershing review troops at Plaza Nation as tri colors adorn the city. Seattle also marks Bastile day with flags flying from poles.
Governor Alexander Lieutenant Governor Parker and Secretary of State Dougherty arrived from Spokane. They meet sheriffs from ten North Idaho counties and two Washington counties to plan cooperation against the I W W in the region and attend a mass meeting at the Latah County courthouse to organize the Protective association for life property and the rights of men to work.
Christiania reports Germany made a formal apology for plots uncovered in Norway tied to Baron Rautenfeld whose baggage held internal machines aimed at destroying shipping. The note says trunks were forwarded without examination at military request and pledges future checks on all couriers. Rautenfeld is dismissed from the diplomatic service.
George FE Dickie in charge of recreation told the council of the Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club Friday that Seattle should honor Sammies and make life pleasant for them after they enter training at American Lake.
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