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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1917

Page

3

Defense Scores in Gill Trial With Witness Questions

Testimony details tense cross examination as prosecutors press about a 1916 plan to transport beer and whisky via Logan Billingsley. Witnesses describe trips to the Planters hotel, the city hall and the police station with books and order forms, while the defense questions memory and locations.

Logan George M. Parsons 20Th Ave Deou Saanen Theolice Plantera Trip

Butte on the Boom Declared by Local Druggist

Louis Dreidelbis of Butte a wholesale druggist says the Copper City is on the boom after a Seattle visit on Monday highlighting rising business activity and optimism in Butte Montana.

Butte Louis Dreidelbis Seattle

Red-Headed Contest Winner Poison Incident

Mise May Baker, a winner in The Stars Red-Headed girl contest, was rushed to City Hospital before noon after taking a small amount of potash in her room at the Withard hotel. Hospital officials said she would recover.

Mise May Baker City Hospital Withard Hotel

City Moves to Sue Traction Co Over 1946 Gross Earnings Tax

The city plans to sue the traction company to force payment of the two per cent gross earnings tax for 1946 amounting to $64,287.78 as specified in the franchise agreement. The company had refused to pay last January unless the city halted ongoing litigation.

Traction Company

Railroads Unprepared for Nationwide Strike Threat

New York March 13 state ments by railway managers indicate railroads have prepared little for a nation wide strike slated to start next Saturday. No plans exist to fill the positions of potential strikers.

New York

British Forces Capture Ammunition and Prisoners in Baghdad

London reports British forces seized large amounts of ammunition in Baghdad after Turkish sacking. An official Mesopotamian statement says Kadhimain was occupied with 100 Turks captured and pursuit of retreating forces ongoing as British gunboats aid operations.

London Bagdad Kadhimain

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