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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1915
Page
5
A crafted eight piece dining set features a Craftaman style buffet a heavy plank top extension table five Spanish leather seat chairs and an arm chair to match all in a high grade suite offered at a special price. Down payment is $3.00 with weekly payments of $1.25.
With all bodies recovered from Ravensdale mine the relief funds for mothers and children who lost their breadwinners proceed. Accredited Seattle Union Record solicitors canvass for donations payable to the Ravensdale relief fund. A mass meeting at Dreamland pavilion is set for next Sunday with John P. White addressing the crowd.
Federal officials begin a sweeping probe into drug and alien trafficking between British Columbia and Seattle. Assistant Secretary of Labor John R. Densmore arrives from San Francisco and says the mission is to identify failures in the immigration service and to fix blame on those responsible for smuggling Chinese and drugs along the Pacific coast.
The last body was recovered Sunday morning, as labor groups including Workers of America acknowledge the tragedy and call for ongoing investigations and safety reviews.
Portland police remain puzzled over the trunk murder victim identified by Rev John Ovall as John Linnd of Boston though Linnd is alive. A coat with his name, a hat initialed G B, and a conveyor renter Ed Hopking link the trunk case to Bartholomew who faces first degree murder charges.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Aberdeen will lecture Tuesday night at the Knights of Columbus hall at Harvard Avenue and Union Street. The event, hosted by the Seattle chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the British Empire, raises funds for ongoing charity work led by the Daughters and the marchioness.
Misa Katherine McCauley a 24 year old telephone operator died Monday from burns after a solution of turpentine and lard exploded at the Windsor hotel.
Officials of the Alaska Steamship Co. consider a plan to enter the intercoastal trade via the Panama Canal with a fleet of 14 or 15 new freight steamers. A tentative agreement has been reached with Inland Navigation Co. of New York to cooperate.
Allied forces launch a major Dardanelles offensive in a move seen as Kitchener's answer to calls to abandon the campaign. London reports say the war council waited on Kitchener's visit before acting, signaling his decisive stance in the region.
A vintage advertising blurb promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe, gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims a coated tongue signals constipation and promises relief within hours, urging readers to buy the 50 cent bottle from druggists and beware counterfeit imitations.
Karl Buenz former German consul general in New York and Hamburg American Line officials go on trial for conspiring to aid German commerce raiders in the Atlantic. Within a fortnight the government expects indictments against six ringleaders of bomb and munitions plots, including several women, with up to forty million dollars said to be at stake.
Seattle Irish gathered Sunday night in Hibernian hall to honor the martyrs of Manchester Allen Larkin and O'Brien. The gathering included several Germans and speakers urged respecting the hyphenated form of nationality for immigrants. Thomas Mannix of Portland declared England would “get her just deserts” in the present war.
Four of the forty hikers at Fauntleroy Park chose to swim in the surf while on a Sunday hike, enjoying a spontaneous dip near the shore.
German-Americans and friends will dance Tuesday night November 30 at the Hippodrome in a benefit for the German-Austrian Relief society.
The Chamber of Commerce has posted nominations for positions on the board of trustees. Election day is set for December 4.
Trustees of the Commercial Club may consider a final consolidation proposal with the Seattle Chamber of Commerce at a meeting Tuesday night. A Merchants Exchange committee urged the move and officers have informally discussed it. Judge Burke and President Hoyns plan to present to their boards. The Chamber favors allowing the Commercial Club merger for some time.
Seattle osteopaths with a committee of 10 Seattle citizens open a free clinic for children under 15 under King County Osteopathic supervision. Treatments are free with a 10 cent fee to cover expenses, hours 7-9 pm Tue Thu and 3-5 pm Sat, registration required. Staff are graduates of osteopathic colleges and licensed by Washington state.
Dr. Be. Lester Jones head of the United States coast and geodetic survey will meet Chamber of Commerce officials at 4 pm Monday to discuss national affairs. He states the department will seek 508000 dollars for further Pacific coast exploration at the upcoming congressional session.
Weather officials ordered storm warnings at 7 a.m. Monday for all Washington and Oregon seaports. A rapidly moving storm from Vancouver Island will bring increasing east to southeast winds, reaching gale force Monday afternoon, then shifting to the southwest.
Washington reports the Socialist party may nominate Kate Richards O Hare for vice president marking the first possible bid by a woman. The party cites suffrage states and recent Eastern results as support for a ticket featuring a woman candidate to energize vote getting and push major parties to address woman suffrage.
Blake says two men used forged warrants to cash at three Seattle and Tacoma saloons and in Olympia. The last forgeries were in January. investigators note six forgeries per warrant would be required. Commissioner Ernst was to meet the trio, while Daggett cites 40 000 claims totaling about 4 million dollars since the new commission took office.
AWyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound promises to darken gray hair quickly and evenly. The ad claims hair becomes luxuriantly dark, with dandruff removed and itching stopped after one or two applications, restoring a youthful appearance.
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