Co-Eds Probe Potatoes in Science Test of Size
More than 100 university coeds rally to settle a dispute sparked in San Francisco over whether large potatoes are less nutritious than medium ones. Eugene Grubb claimed big spuds lack nutrition, prompting Haren J. Time to mobilize. Prof. Effie Raitt at the University of Washington will oversee a week long study testing all potato sizes.
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San Francisco
Eugene Grubb
Colorado
Southern Pacific
Haren J
Barnum
Northern Pacific Railroad
Titus
Effie Raitt
Home Economics
University of Washington
Miss Raitt
Pape's Diapepsin claim of quick stomach relief
Advertises Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, safe remedy for indigestion and stomach upset. Claims relief in five minutes and urges households to keep a box for daytime or nighttime distress. Promotes broad use for dyspepsia gastritis and stomach derangement.
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Pape
Otto Case Endorsed by Local Supporters
Dr. E. J. Brown urged friends to vote for Otto Case. Case spoke at Colum and Rainier Ave Friday night praising independent campaigns, opposing the 50 year age limit, backing efficient civil service, and promising fair treatment of taxpayers and city utilities while removing police from politics.
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Otto Case
Colum and
Rainier Ave
Olympia
Canadian politics in graft muddle shocks Saskatchewan
Regina Saskatchewan last week saw the resignation of S J McPherson former chairman of the local government board and highways commission after it emerged he was a silent partner in the Lucky Co which won a 200000 Saskatoon bridge contract in 1913. The public accounts committee heard sensational revelations and a royal commission will investigate alleged speculative waste costing the province millions.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
J. McPherson
Lucky Co
Saskatoon
Highways Commission
Public Accounts Committee
Agent Fined for Employment Service Violation
George P. K Hoseman operated an employment agency for stenographers and bookkeepers in violation of the antiemployment agent act and was fined ten dollars by Judge Ronald Saturday.
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George P. K Hoseman
Ronald Saturday
Two Cent Meal Policy Speech Sparks Mayor Gill Controversy
A 1915 Seattle labor record cites Mayor Gill declaring unemployed workers must work for nothing and accept only board, a so called two cent meal. He compares aid to hotel work camps and denounces luxuries while a false report links Austin Griffiths to hiring detainees at 50 cents daily.
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Gill
State Conference of Charities and Correction
Everett
Labor Union Record
Seattle
Hotel Liberty
Pauly
Austin EB. Griffiths
Henry Pauly
Belgium's Reconstruction Plans Tied to American Financier
Rumor says Belgium's postwar finances will be shaped by American railroad magnate J. J. Hill who is secluded in Georgia. King Albert is named as a personal friend of the financier.
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Kumor
Kingdom
J. J. Hil
Hill
Georgia
Albert
Variety on Movie Bills at Local Theaters
Mollie King leads at the American in A Woman's Power with a patriotic vibe, while May Robson stars in A Night Out at the Clemmer. The Rex shows Ne'er-Do-Well and The Call of the Cumberlands at Coliseum with Dustin Farnum, plus The Craving at Colonial and The Innocence of Ruth at Strand, among many vaudeville acts and other features.
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Mollie King
May Robson
Clemmer
Rhocnkamss
Alhambra
Clase
ClemmereMay Hobson
Colleeom
Destin Farnum
Call of the Cumberlands
William Hassell
Strand Vieja Dana
Roth
Miss King
American Theatre
Charlie Chaplin
Mary Fuller
Ruth Travers
Strand
Ruth
Edna Morris
Jimmy Carter
Kirk
Rex Head
Rex Theatre
Panama
May Robsos
Clemmer Theatre
Miss Robson
Kentucky
Coliseum Theatre
Dustin Farnum
Dentist Must Pay $2,000 to Patient
Dr. T. V. Sheehan, a dentist in the stage building, must pay $2,000 to Harry E. Pepin of 4626 46th Ave. 8 for dislocating Pepin's jaw when Pepin sought treatment for a jumping toothache last July. Pepin had sought $10,000 in damages.
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T. V. Sheehan
Harry E. Pepin
46Th Ave
Pepin
Reynolds Heads to Chicago and Washington for Rates Probe
D A Reynolds, chairman of the public service commission, travels from Reynolds to Chicago then Washington to press Northwest demands to end the Harriman tourist monopoly. He seeks a deposition from E L Bevington on lower Southern Pacific rates and will request Interstate Commerce Commission authority to depose if denied.
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D. A. Reynolds
Public Service Commission
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Northwest
Harriman
E. L. Bevington
Transcontinental Traffic Association
Southern Pacific and Allied Lines
San Francisco
Northern Lines
Reynolde
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Special Election Proposed Bond Issue For Harbor Line Beattie
Notice to Port District voters of Seattle that a March 7 1916 special election will decide Proposition One to authorize borrowing 285 000 dollars to build and outfit a terminal belt line railway from Genyon Street to Twenty Avenue West via Fast Marginal Way Whatcom Avenue and Railroad Avenue. Bonds issued as General Serial Bonds with 5 percent interest and 26.5 year average term, secured by net income and taxes. This withdrawal aligns with prior East Waterway project authorizations.
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Port of Seattle
Port Commission
Terminal Belt Line
Enyon Street
City of
Beattie
Twentieth Avenue West
City of Seattle
Whatcom Avenue
Terminal Belt Line Railway
Seattle
Fsca
Ashington
New York
Eald
Ad Rabat Awwr
Port Commission of the Post
Lake Union
Lake Union Shore Landa
Washingon
Port of Beattie
Seevseees
Peer Aes
Central Waterfront Improvement
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