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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1916
Page
2
A market list highlights discounts on bacon sliced and fresh meats, salmon, butter, crab, oysters, eggs, pears, Jonathan apples, lard, and canned goods. Prices appear per pound, per dozen, or per item, reflecting a lively urban shopper scene with diverse household staples.
A dense listing shows stalls selling staples and perishables across produce, dairy, seafood, meats, baked goods, and household items. Notable items include fresh milk, cider vinegar, various fish like halibut and salmon, hamburger, eggs, butter, cheese, peanut butter, flour, sugar, and coffee with prices per item and pack counts.
After a long night of debate the jury in Judge Tallman’s court failed to reach a verdict in the John BE Savage trial of keeping intoxicating liquor. Three jurors pressed for conviction from the start, and the session ended with a dismissed panel.
Washington reports warn of a nationwide fuel shortage due to lack of freight cars as under half the year's crops remain at farms awaiting movement. Ports in the Midwest and East show activity suspended for want of coal, with New York area appeals urgent.
Seattle democrats and some Republicans rushed to Brown & Hulen’s pool room to cover a $7,500 bet on Hughes winning. The money was staked within minutes and a single man took $4,000 for more. The disappointed crowd lingered hoping for another Hughes bonanza.
Russell Wilson, at Baker University in Baldwin Kansas, reflects on war as a place to forget the past and bury sorrows in the clash of battle. He meets a romance, writes to her, and later enlists in the American Legion awaiting orders to Europe.
In Muncie Indiana on November 2 a Line car on the Portland division of the Indiana Union Traction line struck a school hack at Como near Portland. Three school girls were fatally hurt, the driver Peter Knoth badly injured, and 17 other children suffered lesser injuries.
Three people died from burns and another was fatally injured as fire swept a rooming house in Philadelphia early today. The blaze began when Mrs. Nellie Howard dropped a lit lamp and her dress caught fire. Six other occupants were overcome by smoke.
The Seattle school board buys a Lake Burien site from W. H. Coughlin for 4300 dollars. The portable building at Henderson Street and Ninth Avenue will be moved immediately to the new site.
Frank B. Lazier recorder of Nile temple and famed Shriner wed Louise Brown of St. Louis on Wednesday. The couple departed for their honeymoon via Canada after the ceremony. Lazier has long been associated with steamship work in Seattle.
President Dunlap of the Western Washington W C T U appealed Thursday for volunteers to circulate initiative petitions on election day. The petitions demand complete prohibition and the elimination of the permit system. Headquarters are in the Arcade building.
Water will be shut off on Rai nier ave from Edmonds st to 89th ave S on Hudson st from 37th ave S to 42nd ave S on 87th ave 8S from Hudson st to Brandon st and on 89th ave S from Rainier ave to Bennett st Friday November 3 from 9 am to 5 pm.
The four railroad brothers will hold a political meeting Sunday night at 7 o'clock at 1923%4 ave. The public is invited.
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