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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1916
Page
6
Help wanted to finish a near complete bungalow project with concrete foundation, framing, wiring, plumbing roughed in. Carpenter earns full equity with first mortgage of 1200 at 6 percent due in 3 years and must complete at own expense. Apply 8666 Ith N W Racine at Lowman Bldg Main 5420.
New York May 24 The progressive party executive committee moved to name a temporary chairman for the national convention and select a keynote speaker. Plans for seating delegates were set, with Oscar Straus Gov. Johnson of California and Raymond Robins of Illinois as possible chairmen.
May 24 report says the house agreed to vote after a three hour debate on the Oregon California land grant bill granting back to the United States title to 3,200,000 acres in Oregon once granted to the Oregon California railroad under terms deemed violated by the corporation. Also London reports the sinking of the 285 ton steamer Rhenass registered at West Hartlepool.
Local Puget Sound steamship routes are outlined with calls at Victoria Seattle Everett and Bellingham and connections to Port Townsend Port Angeles and San Juan Islands. Schedules note non calls on Sundays and midnights with variations by day and destination including Belingham and Dungeness region points.
Mile. Verna Mersereau warns Beattie women to stop pigeon walking and wear men s hose to gain grace. She describes her own fitness routine, including five minutes of in-room exercises, and credits exercise with transforming her health after spinal trouble in San Francisco.
Vienna dispatches report a large Italian force evacuated Borgo to avoid capture by Austrian legions. Italian artillery was abandoned as Austrians push the offensive west toward Lake Garda keeping momentum after the withdrawal.
A long OCR listing at Westlake market shows stalls with dozens of groceries and prices. Items include fresh peas spinach oranges rhubarb butter cheese honey sauerkraut jellied pigs feet ground peanut butter and more across stalls 1 through 1829 with varied weights and unit prices. Prices range from pennies to a dollar for staples like flour coffee tea and meat.
A fragmented grocery ad lists sliced bacon 12¢ per pound, pot roast 106 lb, steer steak 10¢ or 15¢, large flour sacks, canned goods including red Alaska salmon 186, Swifts Pride washing powder, Queen olives 25¢ per pint, and various vegetables priced per pound or bunch. Contains several items with unclear amounts due to OCR errors.
Police vans loaded with cafe tables chairs and fixtures left the Eagle cafe after a third raid. J F Kelley proprietor was arrested and the city holds the fixtures as a public nuisance. Earlier detectives seized four packing cases of liquor for Elk pharmacy at the Grand Trunk dock.
Lloyds dispatch from London reports the Italian bark Ermina Sarona from Baltimore halted by a submarine on May 20 near the Balearic Islands and blown up after the crew took to boats. The sub flew an Austrian flag and the crew was rescued nearby near Carthage. The Balearics lie in the Mediterranean southeast of Barcelona.
California tobacco growers in the Fresno district announce arrangements to export Turkish leaf to Australia. Australian importers are eager to try the product, and the first shipment will comprise a single carload.
Miss Alta Bowman files a $20,100 lawsuit for personal injuries from a street car and freight train collision at Spokane ville and Whatcom st on April 11. She alleges several fractured ribs and other injuries, naming the Traction Co not specified and the O W R N Co as defendants.
Washington May 24. About thirty thousand Mexican troops are reported marching northward from Saltillo Duran and other points according to state department information. This exceeds General Obregon’s promised 10 000 additional troops.
Cor poral Tofa of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police sits in the guardroom at Regina barracks on a treason charge linked to alleged efforts to deter prospective recruits from enlisting.
Four more leading Hindus have been hanged for taking part in a revolutionary outbreak in India, according to Hindustan Gazette. Frank Thompson, a former saloon employee at 91 W Columbia St, was fined $100 and jailed 15 days for liquor law violations. Edna Wilson Mia Ella Wick and W B Rawsthorn were each fined $100 for liquor law violations.
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