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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1914
Page
4
A columnist dismisses doom for Seattle as saloons close, arguing business leaders should stay optimistic. The piece recalls Seattle’s 25 year ago downtown fire that many feared would kill the city, but notes the metropolis recovered and thrived afterward.
Gen. H. M. Chittenden runs unopposed for re election to the port commission. The army engineer brings trained skill and executive ability vital to Seattle amid past schemes and public pressures. The port would be hard pressed to find a rival equal.
A commentary compares Walter Johnson’s baseball value to Caruso’s opera price, noting neither has a fixed market limit and both may command high pay if demand exists. It argues excellence attracts pay and urges readers to strive, then reports a street accident and a paint breakthrough, followed by Seattle’s wait for lower rents and housing ads.
Police officers raided a gambling den at 215 Washington Saturday night. Desk Sergeant Roy Olmstead posed as a Chinaman to enter the den and was involved in arresting 35 Chinese, seizing gambling paraphernalia and a large sum while the proprietor Ah Ting posted bail.
Read the STAR WANT ADS offerings and choose an option to own your own home. This compact notice highlights available housing listings and practical steps to begin the purchase process.
The readable text contains stray lines about a drunken plea and a magistrate, references to a robbery and assault, classroom dialogue, a frolic verse about golf and hunting balls, a joke about Hominy, and light humor snippets from newspapers. Entities include a police constable and Walter Jones.
Time it in five minutes for relief from indigestion heartburn sourness belching and stomach discomfort. Pape's Diapepsin is praised as the quickest and safest remedy worldwide and urged for use at home for immediate relief after eating. A fifty cent package is recommended from any drugstore.
In The Star letter writers discuss justice and humanity proposing a city depot for winter needs at a small markup and cash sales of five or ten pounds to curb crime and hunger. A second letter details a past job with a traction company and a doctor report of a weak heart from a leakage condition.
In Standish Michigan on November 16 Fred Server Jr woke to a commotion in his chicken coop and found a large wildcat among the fowls. His dog charged the cat but was torn open by the cat's claws before Server could reach a gun and the wildcat disappeared.
Cheyenne November 16 Clad in blue overalls and with a pick Harriman heir William Averil Harriman the son of the late E H Harriman assists in railroad construction near Cheyenne He is the vice president and director yet the workers know him only as Bill a young engineer learning the trade
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