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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1914
Page
3
Charles Abrams told Chief Griffiths the slain woman ruined him before killing Beasle Poole, landlady of a rooming house at 22223%. Deputy Prosecutor Evans presented evidence to Judge Mackintosh's jury. Abrams was found guilty of murder in the first degree.
First nv recalls June 20 last when Abrams stayed in a room with a woman. Their brief acquaintance spanned about a month before the tragedy. Sergeant Ryan testified discovering both man and woman dying on the bed in her room as Adams had shot himself. He faces sentencing today.
Turks on the British tramp steamer Isle of Mull are held at the Tombs after mutiny accusations. Captain Stewart says the crew learned of England Turkey war news and refused to work, and he thwarted an attempt to murder him and his family.
London reports a looming winter crisis for WWI armies as cholera and disease threaten troops, while freezing weather looms. A global effort to equip six to ten million men faces shortages in coats sweaters and woolen gear.
Will F. Thomas, a Washington newspaper man, will present an illustrated talk on the national capital to acquaint Pacific Coast residents. The program features hundreds of colored views and motion pictures and benefits the Seattle Press Club at their theatre Friday night.
The W L G L International Order of Good Templars will convene at the 1 O G T hall 1109 Virginia Ave October 1 to 8. Seventy five delegates from Oregon Idaho and Washington will represent 1500 Scandinavian Good Templars. An open air temperance rally is planned in City Hall park tonight.
A Petrograd dispatch reports that Galicia, recently occupied by Russians, will require the local people to conduct business in Russian. The move aims to introduce the Russian tongue into the province.
Advertisement extols Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a safe blood cleanser that clears impurities to improve skin. It claims no mercury or opiates, notes broad use by doctors, and urges purchase from druggists with a mail offer from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
The Duwamieh Valley Transportation Co. launches the Centamile Line serving Beattie to Renton Junction with a Kent connection. Buses Tukwila and Duwamish to be christened by the presidents’ daughters, signaling a modern bus era. The company operates four buses including two new units and two older runs to Kent.
A home remedy touts Pinex as a concentrated Norway extract for coughs and chest colds. It sells 7½ ounces for 60 cents or 2½ ounces for 54 cents, to be mixed with a pint of sugar water to yield a ready cough syrup claimed to be cheaper and more effective than store brands.
Mrs. Tenney visits and discusses happiness and domestic life with Margie. They compare men’s comfort with beauty and a wife’s unseen labor raising children, noting a widow’s strength and the daily care mothers provide without fanfare. The exchange closes with a prompt about having children.
The week's episode of The Million Dollar Mystery titled The Borrowed Hydroplane plays at the Colonial theatre with Jones the butler in peril. A dramatic hydroplane rescue of Florence Graves and a run of other features including The Investment and Hearst-Selig News-Pictorial are noted.
The program lists two venues offering multiple pieces this week. At Home Until Friday features The Trey o Hearts No 6 A Modern Melnotte The Danger Line and For the Hand of Jane. Pleasant Hour Until Friday shows The Merchant of Venice four part feature At 3 o Clock.
Cardinal Ferrata was suddenly stricken with appendicitis on October 1 and Dr. Marchiafava was summoned to attend him.
Ad promotes Cascarets to cure sour stomach colds headaches biliousness constipation and indigestion. It promises a night’s use will leave the head clear stomach sweet liver and bowels regular by morning and suggests the product keeps one feeling cheerful for months.
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