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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1914
Page
3
About seventy businessmen and professionals honored Charles F. Munday at a Rainier Club banquet celebrating his victory over charges of wrongdoing in Alaskan coal claims. Some in Seattle call for city cleanliness champion Billy Sunday, who reportedly cleaned up Pittsburg with $42,000.
Chas W. Post’s special trim carrying him to Rochester Minnesota for an appendicitis operation sped across Arizona today. Post likely reaches Rochester Friday after being stricken in Santa Barbara.
Scene from The Weaker Sister headlines Alhambra showbill with Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley in a tale of self sacrifice. The plot centers on a landlady’s son and a daughter known as the weaker sister and ends with blame and confession resolving the drama.
A coroner's jury in San Francisco formally accuses Abraham Pepper of the murder of Dorothy D Johnson, filing the accusation yesterday following a lengthy inquiry.
A dramatic slice shows how marriage misadventures unfold through a call to Mrs Waverly from Mrs William Tenney. Kitty Ramam, Bill Tenney and Dick's circle drift amid gifts and scandal while a confident visitor presses for answers in a private room.
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for all ages with instructions and warnings about counterfeit products. A serialized fiction excerpt then features Mrs. Waverly discussing marital strains, jealousy, and plans regarding her husband Will, her friend Mariam, and the possibility of remarriage, with a cliffhanger ending.
The Alaska railway jubilee is postponed for one week due to delay in conference consideration of the bill. Hon. Seth Mann of San Francisco and Bishop P. T. Rowe of Alaska will be guests of honor at the rescheduled event.
Los Angeles March 3 An avocado tree owned by H A Woodworth of Whittier six years old and valued as the world’s most valuable fruit tree has been insured by Lloyds of England for 30000 dollars against fire or frost. Last season Woodworth earned 3206 from the tree as pears sold at 50 cents each.
Investigators look into Lisle Indian School as rumors spread about a confidential football tactic. Other colleges show curiosity about the methods behind the school’s gameplay edge.
An old ad claims Pape's Diapepsia ends indigestion dyspepsia and gas within minutes. It markets a 50 cent case, touts safety and rapid relief from sour stomach, heartburn, and upset digestion with universal cures cited. It urges keeping the remedy at home for anyone who eats poorly.
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