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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
2
The Star will publish a new novel by an unnamed author, described as a wonderfully exciting tale full of red blooded action and rugged countryside. The first installment is scheduled to appear Monday.
PORT CLINTON Ohio March 16 A backyard poultry venture by George Kerr of Oak Harbor earned a profit of 247 dollars 27 cents from 106 hens. He spent 160 dollars 40 cents for feed and expenses and sold eggs and chicks totaling 407 dollars 21 cents.
In Olympia on March 16 alienists testified that John Van Dell showed no signs of insanity and could distinguish right from wrong. The trial for Olson’s murder is expected to go to the jury on Friday afternoon.
Paris reports American merchants and manufacturers are invited to send displays to France for the Bordeaux fair set for September 1 to 16, with encouragement to brave the submarine zone if it still exists when the time comes.
Final two weeks at the corner of First Avenue and Columbia Street mark the Redelsheimer Store closure. Remaining stock is offered at deep discounts with fixed “almost charity” pricing on clothing and furnishings.
Juror sleeps as the court admits Industrial Worker articles on sabotage and free speech from Oregon to Washington. Judge Ronald rules on admissibility while defense argues the conspiracy extends beyond the murder of Jefferson Heard in the Verona incident.
Nicholas II, aged 49, abdicated amid popular pressure. The article cites quacks mystics dull advisers spiritualists and conservatives as factors shaping the czar’s unpopularity. Born in Petrograd May 18 1868 his grandfather Alexander I was assassinated near the historic mutiny site last Monday.
In Des Moines Iowa Mrs Blanche Jefferson 70 Lyon Street credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life from a serious female illness. Doctors warned of operation but she recovered enough to perform housework and praise the remedy as a health restorer. The ad cites forty years of value and appeals to women nationwide.
The text notes an upbringing with an English tutor providing education and exercise, followed by admission to the Petrograd military academy. It references church ceremonies and the military setting as part of the subject’s background.
At eighteen Nicholas was assigned to a regiment. At 23 in Japan he escaped a saber stroke after a fanatical fan attacked him. He ascended the throne on his father Alexander II’s death and married Alexandra Altix the same month. Critics called him radical while others saw a conservative tool of advisers. He consulted quacks and spiritualists and suffered bouts of melancholy as revolution grew. The first four czarist daughters were famed beauties. the heir was born July 30 1904.
Paris dispatch says France expects a swift decision if the United States joins Allied forces against Germany. Officials cite the sinking of an American steamer and await Washington’s word. A separate note mentions a peanut matinee for children and various acts at local venues.
The new Palace Hip program centers on Lite Donna’s Circus with Chin-Chin the smallest performing elephant. The act features tricks by Chin-Chin, a cooperative pony and a dog, providing a harmonious routine.
Rabbi Meyer Berlin of New York, a Zionist leader, says the movement aims to revive a Jewish nation in Palestine and, though hampered by war, is not halted. He cites about 200000 Jews in Palestine with room for seven million, notes revival of Jewish literature and schooling, and urges organizational support over immigration. He edits Haibri.
Police arrested two burglars, G. B. Hughes aged 32 and William Carpenter aged 28, as they were leaving a grocery store on Fifth Ave N Alpha St. They were taken to the station and held on an open charge.
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