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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1910
Page
9
London dispatch notes Lloyd George seen as real power in the Liberal party after yesterday's speech. He is expected to assume formal leadership after Easter recess, with no budget this session and financiers warning of potential financial strain.
In municipal court yesterday Judge Gordon warned loiterers and dependents that begging off with friends supplying necessities ends. Charles T. Boulware and F T Martin admitted idleness after arrest for loitering near saloons and hotel theft suspicions. William Morris pressed charges. Ware released with a lecture on avoiding loafing.
A fire of unknown origin destroyed the city rat hospital at West Lake Boulevard and Mercer Street. The one story frame building housed rats pigeons and Guinea pigs for plague research. Losses reached about 1690 dollars with many animals burned and equipment ruined.
Two 12 year old boys from the Washington children's home wandered to Kenmore before being sent back by Mary Brandt on a Lake Washington steamer. They reached Seattle again after failing to repay their fare, leaving them broke at Ravenna Park amid an epidemic of measles.
A compact reflection contrasts blunt talk about honesty with social judgments. The piece notes that neutrality can alienate supporters on both sides and observes women’s views on appearance as a social signal when others imitate.
Fred Gilmore trudged through a fierce blizzard with the body of his wife of four months from Twenty Mile Creek to Grangeville Idaho. After three days delay and deep snow a litter was improvised on a horse with hay sacks to move the coffin to Mount Idaho while neighbors aided the trek and the body was shipped to Olympia Washington.
At arcade hall and Oltman’s hall Moore campaign speakers jeered Hiram C Gill and other Republicans. Speakers accused Gill of conflicts, praised morality, and urged party loyalty while recounting sermons and political stances. A Seattle judge attended Olympia court before continuing engagement.
London reports a gala reception where Mrs. Asquith and poet William Watson crossed paths. Watson, famed for coining the serrpent phrase, caused a stir as the premier’s wife impressed with piercing looks, while the evening’s chatter focused on Watson’s winter sensation poem.
G E Mattox named director general of Seattle aviation meet to organize C K Hamilton flights set to begin March 12. He has HQ at 847 Central building and plans rail excursions into Seattle. Hamilton arrives March 10 with two Curtiss biplanes and eight mechanics. Meadows likely site for the show.
The Kiteap County Transportation company plans to run the steamer Kiteap on the Seattle to Bellingham route tomorrow with a 26 cent fare, challenging the $1.25 fare of Puget Sound Navigation. The dispute centers on high transportation costs and service competition.
The Puget Bound Navigation Company launches a run against Mverett to protest a fare, aiming to push the measure at the port. Local officials note the dispute concerns pricing and access, with input from affected mariners and dockworkers.
A man believes money could do more for him and plans to act to improve his life. He fears failure if he does not, fearing personal vices may take hold without action.
A Hackensack girl misdiagnosed as contagious hair disease was found to have eczema. Postam reportedly cures eczema and related skin conditions quickly, with daily use improving pimples blotches and itching. It is sold for 60 cents by The Quaker Drug Co and trial samples are offered by Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
Mrs Lottie Corey arrives in Justice Brown's court with a black eye and scratched nose seeking vengeance on Catherine Seharrar who allegedly stole her husband Hutalas for two months. Seharrar fled to Portland. bench warrant issued. Corey and husband depart court amid mixed sentiment as case pauses.
Charles G Scott longtime Seattle resident and cigar businessman credits Loughney & Loughney Bake Ovens with curing rheumatism malaria and catarrh after consulting the specialists. He praises their free consultation and claims recovery enabled him to run and even compete in a Northwest championship at age 63. The doctors advertise their practice at Suite 220 to 225 People’s Savings Bank building corner Second Ave and Pike St Seattle with wide hours.
In a partial transcription a court record describes Catherine reacting to an unnamed provocation. The fragment mentions Mrs Corey and an ensuing disturbance culminating in a confrontation, but details are obscured by garbled OCR.
Horace Nicholson, once Georgetown dogcatcher, loses official status as peers compare his case to Dreyfus. Epaulettes and service stripes are removed, leaving him a civilian. Beattie dog catcher Henry Grea was too distressed to comment.
A fragment from Chicago News notes that some people avoid striving for the top and instead view the lower ranks as safer, possibly reflecting cautious attitudes or social dynamics. The brief hints at a mindset prioritizing security over ascent.
A garbled ad fragment touts Pape's Diuretic as a cure for back and kidney misery. It claims rapid relief from backache, nervous tension, and bladder symptoms after a fifty cent dose, urging immediate use and urging readers to trust its efficacy.
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