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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1916
Page
3
Berlin July 17 United States is confidentially sounding American ambassadors about internal European conditions and public attitudes toward peace with aim of initiating a peace move, according to Amsterdam correspondent of Vossische Zeitung.
Secretary Howell denies Bruce Rogers a fall ballot spot for United States senate after Socialists failed to reach 10 percent in the last election. Attorney Charlotte Jones of Seattle announces a writ of mandate to force placement in the primaries. A separate item reports the British steamer Junin aground off Cape Henry near the channel leading to the Deutschland’s forthcoming sea dash.
The Liberty shelves The Eye of the Night starring Margery Ewilson and William Hu Thempece and Strand presents War’s Women a six part feature praising preparedness with Frank Keenan and Enid Markey. ClemmER shows The Eternal Question with Olga Petrova. The Coliseum features The Vagabond with 50 gypsies and Chaplin studios.
A marketing pitch touts a rupture prevention device with a 60 day trial and free book. It asserts most surgeries are unnecessary and claims the device strengthens and supports the body to prevent rupture, promising no cost if returned and offering a comprehensive booklet on elastic and spring trusses and alternatives to operation.
Complete report lists wholesale prices for apricots bananas beets beans cabbage lemons cantaloupe carrots grapefruits cucumbers currants strawberries lettuce peaches peppers pineapples raspberries apples rhubarb tomatoes and watermelon. It also shows eggs poultry veal pork ducks hens turkeys and quail varying by weight and class across producers markets and regions.
Cornelius N. Bites, son of the late national Republican treasurer, is named to lead financing of Charles Evans Hughes’s coming presidential campaign. Wilcox calls a July 20 campaign committee meeting to align plans and discuss Hughes’s nomination date likely July 1. Hughes plans a limited coast tour and Maine speech before the September election, with later whirlwind stops planned.
William Orpet was acquitted of murdering his school sweetheart Marian Lambert after a five hour deliberation. The verdict drew tears from H Wilem, chief defense counsel, as Orpet greeted jurors and began his first hours of freedom with his parents on the McCormick estate near Waukegan. The trial cost the state over $30,000.
Troops under Carranza move south from Piedras Negras and Monclovia to confront large Villista forces advancing toward the border, as reported by Mexican sources.
The estate of Ernest Carstens, a Seattle banker, is valued at 121070.86 in probate court. The report notes pricing details for retail and creamery products, listing items like Better Motive Weeshington cheese and various Wisconsin and Oregon products.
Cynthia Grey discusses stopping violent language toward a child, governess training, and early financial talks before marriage. She notes legal limits on punishing children, suggests education paths for governesses, and advises couples to settle finances before marriage. She also addresses custody, naming of children, and alimony in divorce contexts.
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