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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1917
Page
7
The narrator recalls a complicated affair with Earnest Lawton while torn between Jeff and Tom. After a late night confrontation and a candid dressing room talk with Ruth, she vows to pursue honest friendship, rejects illicit feelings for Lawton, and seeks a life beyond constant romantic pursuit.
The navy department awarded contracts for 16 dirigible balloons totaling 649260 dollars. Curtiss Aeroplane Co of Buffalo received three for 122250. Connecticut Aircraft Co of New Haven two for 84000. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co of Akron nine for 460000. B F Goodrich Co of Akron two for 83000.
Tacoma March 13 Patrolman Miller heard a feminine voice from the blind baggage of a train and dragged out Ruby Wallace dressed in boy’s clothing and her companion C. L. Williams of Bremerton. They were traveling to Portland to be married today after arriving by steamer from Seattle.
Washington March 13 The Navy plans a coast patrol fleet of about 100 vessels each 110 feet long with 30 to 34 knot speed. At a conference with Secretary Daniels and shipbuilders the builders said construction could begin within five months after orders are issued.
A fragment from a diary or novel scene shows Ruth and Paula debating love and destiny. Paula vows to avoid romantic folly after loss, seeking a true partner who embodies honesty and strength. Ruth teases her romanticism as incorrigible while the scene hints at a broader novelistic theme.
An old promotional notice touts Knowlton's Danderine for 25 cents to stop dandruff, prevent hair loss, and make hair soft, lustrous, thick, and radiant. It urges immediate use with directions and claims dramatic, lasting results.
Liberty shows The Promise with Harold Lockweed and May Allison. The Poor Little Rich Girl stars Mary Pickford in a mad fight scene. Colosseum features Marguerite Clark in The Fortunes of Fifi. Camille with Clara Kimball Young at the Rex. Strand offers The Girl From Rector’s and Easy Street with Chaplin. The Unborn tackles birth control at Colonial. The Ballet Girl and Just Like a Woman headline Class A.
Seven of the seventeen workers at Henderson coal mine in Canonsburg were rescued after two explosions trapped the rest. The blasts wrecked interior passages, delaying rescue teams as 24 miners were on duty when the first blast hit. A second explosion separated the trapped group from the first aid crew and efforts to reach them continued.
On March 13 a decision likely to trigger a 400000 railroad workers strike across 250000 miles of tracks was anticipated after a hastily convened meeting of delegates from locals and the four major brotherhood chiefs. Secrecy surrounded the talks as the leaders moved to finalize plans.
Alfred E. Julin, 39, of Gertrude Washington, was killed in Tacoma when a stump puller hurled by a broken cable struck him in the abdomen. He died on the scene leaving a bereaved family.
Bend Oregon March 13 with the purchase of the Central Oregon Bank here by the Swift Livestock Company the move aims to back local ranching expansion and related enterprises in the region.
Rose lovers visit the Economy market known as the house of a thousand Rose Trees. New arrivals are listed under Rosegrams in the Economy market ads published each Friday in The Star, after entering under the Boldt's sign past Bartell's drug store on First Eve.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a premier remedy for kidneys liver and bladder. It claims broad effectiveness in distressing cases and notes it is a gentle vegetable compound sold in two bottle sizes with a sample offer by mail.
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