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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1915
Page
3
In Olympia on March 19 clerks of the senate and house wait for governor action on a bill that would add 12 000 to legislative expenses. With salaries unavailable they are effectively on hold and marking time.
George B. Williams, 69, died after plunging down steps from the Pike street market to Western avenue early Friday. The coroner identified him from letters he carried. he formerly lived in Portland and was a sailor in his active days.
Will deny Christian burial to members of lodges that maintain liquor side boards. The resolution was adopted by the local Ministerial association in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, on March 19.
Phil Rader recounts his march from Paris to the front with the French Foreign Legion. He describes fear, shell bursts, and the shift from idealism to grim routine as 47 days in a trench line reveal war as brutal labor rather than glory. He notes deaths, a growing numbness to corpses, and the toll on his unit’s psyche.
The John Panton Company Department Store will be transferred to George Francis Rowe and Company financiers for business solutions. President John Panton says the action aims to salvage value for creditors as stocks valued over one hundred thousand dollars are set for wholesale and retail clearance beginning Monday at 10 oclock.
Officers of the British auxiliary cruiser Oroma confirm that on November 11 the armed German liner Navarra was sunk off the Argentine coast. The Oroma, Kent, and Glasgow later sank the German cruiser Dresden near the Juan Fernandez islands. The Orama carried several German wounded from that engagement to Valparaiso.
W T Paulhamus president of the Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers Association proposes using brewery plants as fruit canneries after the prohibition law takes effect. He spoke after a Western Washington fruit canners meeting in Bellingham about pooling resources to operate one large cannery in a brewery building, with a model for other communities.
A reader is guided to locate a specific room in Star classifieds under the For Rent section. The listing highlights essential details to help identify the wanted space and notes how to contact the advertiser for viewing.
A 19th century style advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism cure. It claims instant relief for rheumatic pain and related ailments without skin burning, urging small trial bottles from drug stores and noting widespread past success.
The Westerman and Schermer store at First Avenue South and Yesler Way announces a big closing sale. All shoes clothing furnishings hats are heavily discounted with money back guarantees. Clearout includes $15 suits marked to 9.65 and 4.84 16.35 price bands. stock valued at about 60000 dollars.
Petrograd reports Berlin vows to burn Russian estates along a 300 mile Prussia Poland frontier. Officials fear a savage reciprocal campaign as both sides prepare for brutal warfare and officials seek neutral mediation amid Berlin’s anger over a recent setback near Memel.
James J Hill, the railroad king, told Minnesota lawmakers that U S railroads are in the last ditch and no longer able to compete with each other while testifying before railroad committees of the Minnesota house and senate on a bill to provide for a half cent in a tax or subsidy.
A brief item notes Hill saying the cessation of war will bring changes even under current strict conditions. The report hints at adjustments in passenger rates amid ongoing and future policy impacts.
Chicago policewomen report a startling statistic that one woman in every 40 in Chicago smokes cigarettes. The finding highlights health concerns and public awareness needs across the city.
Lustrous hair made easy with Harfina Treatment a hair grower nourisher and scalp stimulant. A 60 cent bottle claims to induce growth supply life giving factors to roots and offers a free Hina Shampoo and Dandruff Comb with each bottle guaranteed by the supplier.
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