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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1914
Page
3
council debate centers on permanently lowering taxes by owning and operating all public utilities. long list of council members and officials appears in the record, reflecting a broad discussion of municipal control and finance.
Local druggists Swift's Pharmacies report many friends in Seattle through Adlerka. The simple buckthorn bark glycerine mixture is praised as a thorough bowel cleanser. One dose relieves constipation and gas immediately, with claims of curing appendicitis fame.
Arthur Cavill former world champion long distance swimmer perished in Elliott Bay near Seattle during a four mile attempt. He froze in 46 degree water, failing to call for help as current and wind forced deviation from course. Cavill, age 44, originated the Australian crawl and was the first to swim the Golden Gate.
Rep Mondell of Wyoming warned in the House that continued recognition delays could plunge the U S into armed intervention. He defended Huerta and called the constitutionalists patriotic Mexicans while criticizing the secretary of state for travel and lectures.
In Lyons France brothers Gabriel and Pierre Saivez died when their aircraft wing collapsed. In Buenos Aires Geo Newberry was killed while Lieut. Jiminez Lastra sustained serious injuries in a separate plane crash.
A mixed bill runs at multiple venues with a crime drama A Story of a Crime at the Colonial through Tuesday and additional features including The Weaker Sister at the Alhambra Rex drama and Animated Weekly scenes from Mexico. Other bills list Diaz Mary Fuller and John Hunny in Edison and Vitagraph reels with adventures and comedies through midweek.
A three hour performance at the Moore theatre drew a large audience who roared at The Ham Tree featuring Alexander Hambletonian. Henry Jones of the Georgia Militaire coached his comic talent, while McIntyre and Heath presented clean comedy with a strong chorus. The bill also included Don Fallon from the University of Washington in a Paul Armstrong sketch and Shirl Rives with The Song of the Heart.
Hundreds sign a petition in Los Angeles on March 2 seeking commutation of the death sentence pronounced on Lewis Bundy 18. The agitation follows Bundy’s conviction in a high profile case prompting appeals and public outcry.
The narrator cites Mrs Selwin on how a wife can aid her husband’s business and argues middle class men press wives to idle else. Mrs Selwin declares work a blessing not a punishment and insists every woman should do something worthwhile within her role as wife and mother.
In Chable Switzerland on March 2 Henri Dentand Richard Meylan and Marmille Droguet were swept over a precipice by an avalanche and killed during an ascent of the Rosablanche peak.
In a boarding house, Charles A. Cates shot and killed Douglass Comroy and wounded William McClelland after being kept awake by a tango party. The incident occurred in St. Louis on March 2.
Constantinople report confirms the death of Said Pasha the former Grand Vizier. The passing ends a long governing career marked by key Ottoman era roles and influence in state affairs.
Old remedy promises natural gray hair darkening with Sage Tea and Sulphur. Sold in drugstores as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy for about 60 cents. Claims to darken evenly without obvious change.
A speaker expresses sorrow that a wife has moved to a fashionable hotel to live. The comment casts most women in those places as of no account and implies a hope that the wife will help her husband and children become better.
American readers are urged to guard against kidney trouble by reducing rich foods and using four ounces of Jad Salta daily in water before breakfast. The preparation claims to flush clogged kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and ease bladder disorders with an inexpensive, safe, effervescent drink.
The passage criticizes women who rely on church and state for their status and lodging while condemning their perceived complacency. Mrs Selwin urges individual understanding over mass sentiment, urging a prayer for personal insight as the scene hints at a continuation tomorrow.
A bomb partially wrecked St John’s church in London on March 2, blamed on suffragists or a suffrage group. The attack caused structural damage while no casualties were reported.
M E Anderson a retired contractor who offered 50 dollars reward for Catherine Winters, the abducted Indiana girl, died at his daughter’s home 6227 12th Ave NE. He was closely connected to the Winters family in New Castle and had added 50 dollars to the 300 dollar reward offered by The Star for information leading to the girl's return.
An advertisement claims backache stems from lumbago, sciatica, or strain, not kidneys. It touts St Jacobs Oil as a soothing rub that quickly eliminates pain stiffness and lameness, safe for the skin and usable for neuralgia rheumatism and sprains.
Portland attorney Geo Edward Klug, a municipal judge candidate, was released on $2,500 bail after an arrest for allegedly forging the signatures of Circuit Judge Cleeton and County Clerk Coffee on a $400 mortgage note.
In Chartres Avia tor Garaix and three passengers reached 10,890 feet, setting a new passenger carrying record. The March 2 event marked a notable aviation milestone in France.
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