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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1914
Page
4
In Vera Cruz May 158 I, Fred L. Boalt records a desert hill chat with a frontier sentry about a girl in Philadelphia and a wealthy English oil magnate Lord Cowdray. The exchange shifts to locals called spiks and the day’s heat as a charcoal burner and burros cross the scene.
Connecticut women, aiding Mrs Bessie Wakefield, seek help from Northwest women after she won a new trial for a murder case. Mrs W J Blickensderfer urges funds and legal aid, noting the mother’s distress and possible blindness.
Spokane May 25 George Turner Democratic Senate candidate angrily withdraws his name from the Spokane Chamber of Commerce rolls after the chamber congratulated the Northern Pacific on a grade separation ruling.
Chehalis resident D. F. Collier was arrested yesterday after being charged with swindling local business owners out of 1800 dollars in a timber transaction. The case centers on a dispute between Collier and Chehalis businessmen.
Photo tableaux depicts Col. Roosevelt touring South America with scenes from his journey. The week in motion pictures showcases him at multiple stages of the trip through the southern continent.
The Tilikum program features Kalem’s The Fringe on the Glove a two part love triangle with two men and a woman A later repeat shows Bob helping Jack now married to the woman leading to tragedy and the villain’s downfall The program also screens Zingo Antony and Cleopatra and other shorts across theaters with multiple scenes and amateur nights listed
The Tivoli screens Brewster's Millions this week, a top notch production for Seattle. Edward Abeles, who played the title role on stage, also stars in the film version.
HATCHERY GONE BELLINGHAM May 25 The state fish hatchery at Baker Lake was destroyed yesterday by a forest fire. Two logging camps near Glacier suffered heavily and much valuable timber was burned over. Fires in Chehalis county are under control today with only the loss of a temporary logging camp.
The public service commission rules that under the Seattle Tacoma interurban rate change effective June 1 a commutation ticket bought by a man covers his wife as well or can be used for both travelers at the same time.
The wife recalls Dick coming home and asking about her health while she felt worn and misunderstood. She ponders why husbands attribute a wife’s dissatisfaction to her condition rather than to their own behavior.
An advertisement promotes the Williams Treatment claiming to relieve kidney and bladder trouble rheumatic pain and uric acid related ailments with a free 60c bottle offer upon sending name address and postage. The long narrative follows a personal diary fragment describing trust and marital strain over a partner's supposed evening with friends, ending with a teaser note: To Be Continued Tomorrow.
A writ of mandate confirmed by Judge Thomas Grady prevents removing Miss Alice Dunn as valedictorian of Sunnyside high school's graduating class in North Yakima on May 25.
A Saturday blaze in Atlin British Columbia wiped out nearly the entire business section. Only the Royal hotel and the mining recorder’s office survived the fire which started from a pitch explosion.
The burned running gear of a five passenger Stearns automobile, believed owned in Seattle, was found on the Pacific highway near the jetty yesterday, Everett.
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