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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1915
Page
7
A sweeping liquidation at Panton's includes four floors of markdowns on all merchandise. Fans of dolls, toys, ribbons, laces, and dresses report drastic price cuts from 25c ribbons to $1.98 yard fabrics, with suits for men and boys slashed to 3.78 or 5.75 and dresses half price. Numerous fixtures are for sale as the store aims to clear stock and aid a widow through the liquidation.
Bargain shoppers are invited to the Basement Salesroom where boys and girls oxfords drop to 89 cents from 2.00 and 2.50 as stores rush to turn stock into cash. Open Saturday night till 9 and shoppers urged to report any mistakes to the office.
Mary Pickford describes her early life after her father’s death and her mother’s struggle to support the family. A Canadian stage manager persuades her mother to let the five year old Mary perform, leading to her first role in The Silver King and later Bootle’s Baby on tour. The family accepts low earnings to stay together, and the mother’s thrift funds a trimky trunk as a lasting symbol of sacrifice.
Turkish defenses six miles inside the Dardanelles concentrate heavy bombardment on the allied fleet as new batteries engage Forts Kilid Bahr and Namazich. Dispatches from Constantinople report panic and hostages as French and British may be detained in the capital.
Henry Bruere of New York City lectures at the Butler hotel cafe Saturday noon about creating a Seattle bureau of municipal research. The six bit luncheon promotes efficiency in city government, with mayor and council endorsements and plans for a nonpolitical, cooperative study of city departments.
An advertisement touts a simple method named Sargel to help the digestive system absorb nutrients and convert food into fat. It promises 16 to 20 pounds of solid weight gain, claims safety and low cost, and offers a money back guarantee through Berteli Drug Co and Swift's Pharmacy.
In New York on March 26 the Federal league moguls gathered to settle the upcoming season plans. A major issue is the Kansas City Indianapolis Newark franchise scramble as they prepare to rearrange the circuit within weeks of the season's opening.
The Brotherhood Home of the New Love members prayed for the acquittal of P. A. George after his arrest for responsibility in Amy Tanner’s death. A Mount Union College chemist found no poison in Tanner’s stomach, and autopsy indicated a multi month pregnancy. Mrs Delle Knox George, the "spirit wife," testified faith in his innocence and said she would stand by him.
Crowds on Broadway at 38th street panicked as four revolver shots rang out. A deserter was shot while fleeing, a blind man was wounded in the stomach, Dr. Charles Hunt of Washington was grazed on the cheek, and a fourth shot hit no one.
In Chicago on March 26 two Black men held up H. Lebovits a druggist saying they wanted dope not dough. They looted the entire narcotics stock and left town with the pilfered wares the proprietor lamented.
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