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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1914
Page
2
Munich May 8 Leopold Feder Mann won the Bavarian beer drinking competition by consuming 523 pints in three hours. Hans Hehnert took second with 39 pints and third went to another competitor with 27 pints.
Dr A M Johnson advertises chiropractic treatment claiming thousands cured and offering free examination. He touts drugless knife less common sense healing for nervous disorders rheumatism lumbago stomach heart lung and kidney troubles with office hours and a Lady attendant at 812 418 American Bank Building prior to Madison Street. Main 2788.
Paris on May 8 Henry Person an accountant was found guilty of homicide by imprudence for letting a friend use his bath after a defective ventilation caused Maurice Lisse a leather merchant to suffocate in the bath. The court fined Person five dollars and awarded the widow of Lisse one franc in damages.
Councilman Austin E. Griffiths will present his views on the proposed Hinky Dink city charter at a 12 15 luncheon at the Commercial Club tomorrow. The outlook suggests the charter may look different after his remarks.
Lawrence Kinney an usher at the Union depot in New York received a box of candy by parcel post with a note saying Because you did not laugh after a train passenger fell into a man s lap. The incident followed a woman from Clarinda Iowa backing into a suitcase and tumbling over it while crowd laughed. Kinney warned laughter may not pay.
Detroit May 8 reports Korn has perfected sending pictures by telegraphy. Within a year it may be feasible to cable them under oceans and across continents. Already telegraphed likenesses from Munich to Nuremberg, 100 miles apart, show near perfection.
A young actress debuted about a year ago and hails from Haltimore Maryland. The text notes early career steps and hints at growth in her early film or stage work.
The週 Fantomas four reels shown at Clase A, Jeuve pursued, with scenes in high society and underworld. Alhambra screens A Million Bid five part drama with shipwreck and memory loss. Tivoli hosts With the Greeks on the Firing Line six reels for students plus Red Cross relief, and other Rhythm era titles flash across multiple theaters including Melbourne, Clemmer, and Colonial with dramas, comedies, and newsreels.
A boarders tale centers on Helen the darling of three grandfathers who quarrel for her favor. They plot to kidnap her, arrests follow, but Helen persuades a judge that love moved them. The mother forgives, and the five reunite in a seaside comedy at the Dream cinema. Shorty and Sandy Start Some also shown.
In Washington on May 9 a mass parade led by Mrs. George Odell will push for constitutional and congressional action to grant women the vote. Notable figures like Mrs. Juliet Barrett Rubles and Mrs. A. M. Blair will head units and the march organized by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage underscores the suffrage movement’s continued push for legal rights.
A local drug ad warns drinking men to quit or lose their jobs and claims ORRINE restores sobriety. It promises a money back guarantee if no benefit and notes higher wages for sober workers. The message offers a free booklet and urges readers to visit Swifts Pharmacy at Second and [illegible] to discuss.
An advertisement promotes Sargol as a scientific fattening aid. It claims to boost digestion so nutrients convert to fat and blood, promising 10 to 20 pounds of solid flesh. It touts safety, low cost, and a money-back guarantee from Bartell Drug Co. and Swift's Pharmacy in Seattle.
Water menaces New York's new state library as a two inch geyser spouts for days through the hydraulic cellar floor. Two large pumps operate constantly while engineers search for the source. The ground north of the building has sunk several feet since the old library burned in 1911.
New York May 8 Mrs Vincent Astor renounced her dower rights in the Astor estate before her marriage following a settlement according to the Astor family custom.
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