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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1909
Page
8
Alan Date Jr hosts an all day event at the Alan Dale cafeteria to raise funds for the Washington Children’s Home. All proceeds go to the institution and the orphan children will be hosted by Date during the day. Colton departs to assume governorship of Porto Rico after recent Philippines service and imperial administration work.
C W Brazee former Chippeck shipping clerk and Pauli Kuhrt night watchman face theft charges for fish valued at six dollars. Bail raised from 250 to 1000 dollars yesterday. neither man could post bail. Authorities expect further arrests as larger alleged thefts are suspected.
Japanese man Honda is in county jail after authorities accuse him of murdering Okasaki with a knife in San Jose. A piece of a man’s thumb found near the body exactly fit Honda’s recently cut thumb, held as evidence. The victim was described as brutally slashed.
The article urges early action against colds to reduce tuberculosis risk. It cites a home remedy from Leach Chemical Co claiming glycerine Virgin Oil of Pine and whiskey mix can break up a cold in 24 hours and cure any curable cough.
Theo N Vail born 1845 Ohio rose from telegraph operator to head of Bell Telephone and AT&T. The piece traces his career from railway mail service to mastering the vast 9,000,000 miles of wire and uniting telegraph and telephone networks under one company.
Miss Ophelia Logsdon leads a family group from Star through an art gallery visit. Uncle Nestor derails the trip with comic reactions to Renaissance paintings, mythic nymphs and foreign sections while Aunt Miranda frets about value and practicality.
The Cunningham hearing revealed impatience by the land office as an examination of Alaska coal claims was rushed. Kennedy and Langine testified on claim improvements, Wingate not used as a witness, while forestry service doubts over timber value persisted. Attorneys agreed to a formal closing, with defendants to present their case next.
Matthew Costello a coal miner died after a rock fell on him at the Newcastle Coal company mine in Coal creek while working on the first level. He was unmarried. Mine Inspector David Botting and the coroner traveled to Newcastle to investigate the death.
The Hotel Stevens Café will offer a full course turkey dinner from 12 p.m. The Marion Street and Mirat Avenue area is noted in the ad.
Taxpayers confront a crowded school board race on December 4. Frank Guton term ends January 1. Edmund Howden and John Agen fill vacancies. Candidates include Mrs Betthinger, William Pigot, Everett Smith, and Dr J Clinton McFadden. Three year term contest centers on bonds and school site. Nine registration spots remain open. last day to register is Saturday. No former registrations carry over.
The first aeroplane ever offered at auction sold at Albany street garage yesterday during a sale that echoed the early days of motor car auctions. Bidding began at 20 guineas and rose to 260 dollars, ending with Captain Craig of the Car Mart, Euston Road winning the frame as onlookers watched a rare aviation sale.
Rev. John Powers, priest of a Rainier Valley Catholic parish, seeks $20,000 in damages after being expelled from Edwin F. James' office in the New York block. He files a civil claim against James for removal from the office space and related injury.
A case filed in superior court yesterday arises from a land dispute over five acres adjacent to the Country Club. The property is tied to a sales proposal by a priest, with litigation detailing ownership and sale rights.
Gov. W. Cameron Forbes, newly appointed governor general of the Philippines, arrived at the office early today to commence the operations of the new administration.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion sour stomach heartburn and related stomach misery. It explains that digestive troubles come from improperly digested food and promises relief within five minutes and a return to a normal appetite.
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