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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1906
Page
3
A pledge forms a pledge to discourage smoking among young men in the company and to abstain from tobacco. The signer also asks to have their name entered as a member of The Star Anti Cigarette League.
Letters praise The Star and its Anti Cigarette Crusade led by Lucy Garton. Supporters commend the campaign as it spreads across eastern states and gains legislative action.
Articles of incorporation filed in Olympia reveal a new company purchasing Moran. The capital stock consists of 20,000 shares at 100 dollars each. The central plant is to transfer from Broa to the new corporation.
The closing 10 days of March were reported as record for pledges received by the Anti-Cigar League. The Star in Seattle urged readers to mail in the pledge form.
A Wednesday sale notice from Bartell’s cut-rate drug stores lists domestic rubber gloves at 45 cents per pair and Red Cross gloves at 68 cents per pair. The ad promises big reductions on hot water bottles and syringes at 508 and 610 Recond Ave.
A skilled burglar continues to smash windows and break into houses in the city. Last night two more homes were ransacked, including the residence of Frank H. Paul at 173 Twenty-third Ave, with jewelry value around 200 dollars, and L. C. Cramer at 24 Twenty-fourth Ave yielding only a dollar. Police report extensive damage and no solid clues as officers pursue the prolific thief who has now robbed eight houses with total loot at least 2600 dollars over ten days. The thief’s methods include breaking upper window panes and slipping in, then prying open locks. Patrols and detectives have orders to watch for him.
Deputy Sheriff Jack Weyman shot and killed a highwayman after he and a second robber robbed him late at night outside the Ment business district. Weyman fired when the suspect fled, wounding the man who died naming himself Campbell.
Petitions for franchise grants pending when the old council expired were filed and forwarded to the new council. Applicants will introduce new drafts and the measures will be watched closely for changes not agreed in the former council.
Residents along 24th ave and Emerson street in Fremont protest blasting in the area citing several near misses. J A Johnson reports a wood fragment four feet long was hurled 400 yards by a blast and landed in his yard. An officer orders precautions to protect life and property as the Columbia river at Wenatchee runs very low due to cold weather.
A large real estate boom runs alongside Bartell Drug Co sale items. On Wednesday oz bottles of Witch Hazel go for 12 cents, Witch Hazel Cream 25 for 16 cents, 1 lb boxes of Vaseline 11 cents, with many more bargain items advertised.
March 18 report from Hillman City describes a forest fire at the east end after FP. ER. Richardson burnt stump piles near the lake. Wind carried the blaze through fir slashing and standing timber toward the town. A powder magazine near the woods prompted quick action to remove it.
London March 20 The Evening News says France and Germany reached an agreement at Algeciras reducing danger of a Morocco dispute. Charlies Gay and Bert Chandler tied to placer operations near Bagie City are at the Palace.
An OCR fragment advertises cold remedies available at Bartell's drug stores located at 06 and 616 Second Avenue. Products include Brown's Mixture Throat Tablets, Carter's Hromo Quinine, Potash Sore Throat Tablets, and other generic tonics with prices noted in cents.
A man and a woman posing as Mr and Mrs Murray duped Henry Johnson, a merchant at 108 Apring, by a bunco scheme. While the man browsed goods, the woman waited a chair and claimed to await her brother before they vanished with a bolt of cloth.
Market notes show vegetables with steady prices while mutton grows scarce due to snow in the western state. Local dealers import mutton from Nevada. grains and produce list items such as potatoes, celery, rhubarb, citrus, apples, eggs, butter, cheese, and livestock prices with emphasis on fresh ranch eggs and dairy products.
The corporations committee will meet Wednesday at 2 PM in the council chamber to review three franchise ordinances. One from the Great Northern for a railroad track, one from Beattie Electric for a street railway on Lahahy North, and one from Milwaukee Railroad for its terminals.
Mme Durand a French woman died months after marriage and her husband discovered the portrait shown was produced by an automatic machine for 2 sous. M Durand demands the suppression of the photograph and 600 francs in damages.
Bargain shoppers are invited to Bartell's on Wednesday to find nursing bottles in all sizes, bottle nipples, Schymeia nursing bottles, Mellin's food and various other items discounted.
Washington March 26 A dinner at the New Willard will honor Secretary Taft with the Taft party in attendance. All travelers who went to the Philippines including Representative and Mrs Longworth will attend. Decorations include Philippine orchid, a Philippine village, a Tataloga jungle, and a scene of the deck of the Manchuria.
Bertha Olesen seeks a divorce from Enoch Olsen claiming 16 years without support. Martha King accuses George King of desertion. Estella Strum sues William T. Strum for cruelty and non support. Steamer Dora reached Valdes this afternoon as citizens greeted officers after their Pacific drift. The Women’s Century club arts and crafts exhibit opened at Little’s Ball and attracted widespread attention for its creditable displays.
The Kuskokwim district offers rich untapped gold copper cinnabar and silver. A voyage is planned for May 26 with J. P. Rudd & Co. of 624 Pioneer Bldg. handling bids and arrangements for exploration and supply.
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