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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
6
A man jailed for a worthless check leaves his sick wife and newborn babe with no protection. Friends offer aid, but the wife and child still face hardship while the husband serves five years in penitentiary. Donations and the Majestic Uchete allotment hint at relief efforts through the newspaper’s classifieds.
The 26th Infantry colored soldiers arriving from Manila will be welcomed at Leachi pavilion with a large reception. Seattle residents including colored citizens will join in the event and watch a soldier drill and band concert. The reception, organized before the Sheridan's October 5 arrival, secures a furlough for the regiment to stay off Fort Lawton during the homecoming celebration. Marathon races are advertised for next Sunday at Dugdale's park featuring Henri St. Yven Johnny Hayes Tom Long and others.
Seattle improvement clubs press city council to lease Alaska-Yukon exposition grounds for a public park. Western Federation of Improvement clubs backed the plan last August and the Beattle conference committee favors preserving the 1900 fair’s beauty. Lease and maintenance would cost 15000 dollars through May 1, 1911, after which the legislature could provide park funding.
Blaine has withdrawn the application for a franchise to build an electric line from Renton to Issaquah. The move ends the bid process and nullifies planned construction with the utility project no longer proceeding.
Local market listings show varied prices for live and dressed meats including hens roosters ducks geese and various beef cuts. Figures indicate fluctuations with some items presented per pound while others are listed per dozen or per hundredweight amid general volatility in meat markets.
The University of Washington board of regents votes to save 28 buildings and various improvements from wreckers for university use at the exposition site. It lists names like New York State Auditorium, Forestry, Fine Arts, Administration, Music Pavilion, Stadium, and wharves, with fences and trees also included. decisions on California, Mining and European buildings pending.
John Rothwell sued for divorce from Elaine Rothwell after alleging discord over his wife taking his baseball bag and choosing activities away from domestic chores. The second item notes rumors that China demanded Crane’s recall over treaty remarks.
William L. Bilber and other Olympia residents sue in Thornton county Superior Court seek an injunction to halt state and King county canal excavation between Lake Union and Lake Washington. They allege the project would lower Lake Washington by eight feet and harm abutting properties without damages provision. All plaintiffs are Lake Washington property owners.
An old advertising pitch promotes Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a trusted family cough remedy used for generations. It suggests keeping it on hand and consulting a doctor about endorsing related Radtec products for children.
Sufferers from backache bladder trouble or out of order kidneys find relief after several doses. The preparation is said to go directly to the kidneys and bladder, cleansing and vitalizing the organs to end misery, nervousness, and related symptoms.
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