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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1910
Page
9
Aetna known as Mongibello rises as Sicily’s famed burning mountain. Myth credits Enceladus with eruptions and earthquakes, a hundred hands and arms described vividly. After the 1868 Messina quake locals saw the giant as trapped, amid fear and awe.
A 11 year old Thos Foreman and 15 year old Gertrude Sei fert fled to marry but were pursued by a posse led by the girl's father at Dee Canso 66 miles away. Foreman fired on the searchers. They had attempted to elope on March 21 at Santa Ana but were stopped before finding a minister. The girl tied to the house with a sheet and joined Foreman in an automobile. he had borrowed 36 dollars from his father.
Everett March 2 Sam Johnson a logger at the Merrill and Ring camp south of the city was killed yesterday when his head was caught between a log he was sawing and a tree. The accident left another worker injured.
A wagon driven by Christ Papas was struck by an eastbound Great Northern train near Pacific Crowsing last evening. The foreman initiated a search after the man missed supper. Papas sustained injuries that may prove fatal as the train was obscured by box cars.
Boston report from March 15 notes Dr C J White warns that hair dyes like rate threaten hair health and may cause hair loss. he favors ventilation methods such as wire puffs but discourages dye usage as dangerous and aging to a young hairstyle. The piece portrays women as resisting such fashion warnings.
The eleventh annual ball of Walltreeses' Union Local No. 220 was held at Eagles' hall and regarded as one of the most successful functions by the city's many trades unions. Everyone enjoyed the evening.
A fragmented market page lists prices for fruits vegetables and meats across Yakima and Washington regions. It cites items like potatoes onions cabbage lettuce cucumbers carrots and various meats with selling prices per hundredweight and per ton alongside notes on locations such as Yakima Mt Vernon and Seattle.
At national HQ in Chicago the Prohibition Party maps a large campaign for fall elections. Leader Charles K. Jones and 1908 presidential candidate Neene W. Shafin outline plans to double congressional nominees and press for policy goals including parcels post direct senatorial elections income and inheritance taxes regulation of corporations a tariff commission and child labor laws while opposing liquor shipping into dry territories. Jones cites rising liquor revenue to justify a federal liquor shipment ban.
The giant woman on exhibition in French vaudeville is described as the tallest at feet 6 inches and well proportioned, resembling a mountain of humanity. a man beside her is six feet tall. In Vancouver British Columbia, three year old Robert Haslet accidentally hanged himself with a swing rope tied to an apple tree in his father's garden yesterday.
A vintage advertisement touts Posiam as a skin remedy that hides blemishes while healing inflammations and pimples. It claims daytime use restores natural color, with visible improvement in a few days. The Quaker Drug Co and Emergency Laboratories offer samples by mail for eczema and clear complexions.
City council last night heard petitions from eighty street department laborers seeking raises from $2.60 to $8 per day and an ordinance to lift city teamsters to $8 daily. Council doubts approval as funding would require tapping the deficiency fund over $200,000, and overall increases may not pass. City attorney Ralph Pieres is likely to receive a pay raise from $200 to $850 monthly.
Walter Madden mayor of Trenton New Jersey describes how he halted a city street car strike by prioritizing public welfare over arbitration. He warned of fines for idle cars, avoided forceful action, and rejected Philadelphia style militarized enforcement, directing careful scrutiny of strikebreakers and maintaining order.
The report from Louisville credits Gen Castleman with acknowledging a gift of whisky following a letter from Theodore Roosevelt. The missive mentions Africa, February, and comrade sentiments, noting gunfire and hunting as part of a past event.
A damaged notice from 1514 Wiret Ave details a wallpaper and wallpaper factory paper hanging operation. The ad claims weathered delays will not stop business and promises reasonable prices for various wallpaper and related goods.
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