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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1915

Page

5

Columbia and Puget 4 railway reports year end income

Report shows gross income of 153 997 dollars for the year ending June, seven percent below last year. State public service commission meets in Everett to promote consolidation of two phone systems. President Suzzallo of the University of Washington returns twenty two dollars of the twenty five mailed as compensation for appearing at the Everett teachers institute.

Columbia & Puget 4 Railway State Public Service Commission Everett Suzzallo U. of W Concord N. H E. A. Morales Panama Washington, D. C Union

Tin Lizzie Libel Case Stirs City Court Fight

Buffalo Oct 6. Local dispute centers on whether a flivver is a tin Lizzie or if the term is an insult. J T Jaaper challenged neighbors who called his car a tin Lizzie as he sought relief in city court. He said he does not object to flivver.

Buffalo, N J. T. Jaaper Dnaper

Naval advisory board meets Wednesday in Washington

Naval advisory board holds a meeting in Washington D C on Wednesday. John Kipling son of Rudyard Kipling is reported missing and believed killed. Progressives in Massachusetts decide to maintain separate party existence. In Minneapolis fraud allegations trigger grand jury probe. Eighteen people accused of fraud in San Francisco over Oregon timber lands.

Naval Advisory Board Washington, D. C John Kipling Irish Guarda Rudyard Kipling Massachusetts Minneapolis San Francisco Oregon Timber Lands

Thief in Time Saves Tire Bill

Walter Allen of Central hotel on Fourth Ave and Pike offered a big dinner as a reward to the thief who stole his auto last Saturday morning. The recovered car Tuesday by Police Sergeant Sisler had a new tire, and Walter declared the treat is on him.

Walter Allen Central Hotel Fourth Ave Pike Sisler Walter

Warrack Bid Low On Ward Buildings At Sedro-Woolley

Warrack Construction Co of Seattle submitted the lowest bids on two ward buildings for the Northern Hospital for the Insane at Sedro-Woolley, the assembly hall and the laundry house.

Warrack Construction Co Seattle Assembly Hall Northern Hospital Sedro-Woolley

Queen of Bulgaria Urges All Women Train as Red Cross Nurses

Sofia dispatch reports Queen Eleonora, famed nurse in wars, urging every capable woman to learn Red Cross work and establish nursing training and auxiliary societies in Bulgaria and beyond. She envisions a global push for female medical service and hopes to visit the United States to study American nurse training.

Red Cross Bulgaria United Press Great Britain Sofia Nich Rome London New York United States Eleonora America Balkans American Society

Change That’s Badly Needed in State Supreme Court Location

U S district court judge holds court in Bellingham this week highlighting the misalignment of the state supreme court being permanently in Olympia while Seattle funds most litigation. The piece argues moving the court to Seattle would cut travel costs for litigants from Spokane Everett Bellingham and other towns and reduce overall lawsuit expenses.

Bellingham State Supreme Court State Court Federal Court Seattle Supreme Court Olympia Spokane Everett Washington

Secret past of Huntington doctor known for patting

The editor recalls Dr. E. W. Grover of Huntington West Virginia once championed kissing as a friendly gesture though his nieces reveal he used to be popular with girls and dismissive of sanitation in youth. The piece notes time changes opinions on affection and public health.

E. W. Grover Huntington W. Va Board of Health Grover

Hats Off to Hello Girls

During the Gulf coast storm, Texas residents praise girl telephone operators at central stations who stayed at their switchboards amid wreckage, issuing warnings and appeals for help. Their heroic acts saved many lives as offices were destroyed. All honor to the hello girls.

Seattle Gulf Coast Texas Hello Girls

Editor’s Mail Bull Moosers Pushing Back on 1912 Nomination

The piece rails at GOP leaders who lost the 1912 nomination and then hoped for a 1916 landslide. It notes a war shifting issues, tariff blame, and the indecision of candidates as the war disrupts campaign certainty, urging independent voters to wait and observe.

Ose GO. P

How the wedding ring originated

A brief look at the origin and symbolism of wedding rings. The text traces a shift from neck chains as tokens of capture to the use of gold wedding rings as a modern symbol of marriage.

Sin

Rainier PTA Opens Season in Schoolhouse Meeting

The first meeting of the season for the Rainier Parent Teacher Association was held Tuesday afternoon in the schoolhouse at 23rd Ave South and King Street.

Rainier Parent-Teacher Association 23Rd Ave. S King St

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