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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
4
Judge Ben Lindsey vows to defend his name after a criminal libel suit, proposing to protect himself with a shotgun against future slander. He openly invites retaliation and urges immediate action.
The article recalls the rise of wireless telegraphy from ridicule to promise and notes Professor Michael J. Pupin of Columbia University claims a method to talk wirelessly with any part of the world. It suggests cable undersea lines may soon fall out of use and urges openness to new inventions.
U S oil production in 1914 sets a new high at 290,312,353 barrels with an estimated value near 214 million dollars. California leads with 99,775,000 barrels, Oklahoma 73,632,000, Illinois 21,920,000 and Texas 20,068,000. The world’s largest well at Cushing has fallen from 300,000 to 200,000 barrels daily, about 150,000 dollars a day in earnings.
The Star defends the principle of saving taxes while criticizing the mayor and council over when to pay debts. It argues that borrowing to reduce current levies merely postpones costs, leading to higher levies later, and that the city should pay legitimate debts now or risk higher taxes in the future.
The testimony alleges blocks of votes sold at ten cents each in Indianapolis election fraud cases. Other notes mention Tammany fortunes, a potential royal assassination memory, and various political appointments. A Baltimore witness was jailed for contempt, and Alaska sergeant D J McLeod received a Presidential commendation for bravery.
A collage of brief items from Seattle includes a missing 20 year old Jack Hagstrom after Monday, a centenarian’s coy health remark, a driver injuring James Costella but averting a train wreck, an un constitutionally ruled cotton futures act, counterfeit bills warning, and a prize photo of Seattle’s waterfront. Other notes mention a Delta Chi banquet, a Panama consul appointment, and local legal cases.
A. P. Wilson, an attorney in Oakville Washington, was fined 15 dollars and costs by Justice Pettijohn for operating an auto as a jitney without a license. He had driven clients to the county seat and charged them for the trip. The report also notes salvage difficulties of the liner Calchas near Port Townsend and a Tacoma grocers convention where Miller Freeman of Seattle condemned cooperative stores. Metlis, a farmer near Portland, killed his 19 year old son thinking him a deer.
In a witty exchange a speaker compares old fables to modern antics as he notes that colleges now cloak their identity with a sheepskin. The comment suggests schools adopt deceptive appearances or reputations to gain advantage.
Seattle proves eager for nationwide prohibition as the W C T U convention adjourns. City leaders and residents hope the gathering accelerates passage of a dry nation, extending beyond state laws to a federal mandate.
Prominent supporters hail Reginald H. Thomson as an excellent engineer and port commission candidate while criticizing the Cedar River dam project, a municipal ownership work he oversaw. The contrast sparks debate on trust and public works.
R F Paine argues Bulgarias entry into war is a positive, predicting the Balkans will join the effort and Turkey control of the Dardanelles will end. He claims autocracy versus democracy is at stake and wartime sacrifice will rid Europe of monarchic rule and snobbery, elevating peoples.
Charles M. Delaware, 75, operator of a grocery at 4723 West Dawson, was beaten by three robbers Wednesday night. They entered with revolvers and masks, demanded cash, and fled with $34 after Delaware’s gun jammed during the struggle.
C E Gauss promotes a two part remedy for catarrh with a direct balm for nose and throat and an elixir taken orally. He asserts local treatments fail because they do not remove the blood borne cause. The new approach aims to cure by addressing the underlying persistent infection and preventing recurrence.
A Chicago Mail-Order style testimonial drive claims the New Combined Treatment cures catarrh with permanent results. It offers free trial packages and a mailed book, naming C. E. Gauss of Marshall Michigan as sponsor and requesting name and address to receive the treatment at no cost.
Describes nasal congestion and a frog like throat with hawking and spitting. Note frequent colds and sneezing fits, dry mucus, snoring, and a smothering sensation in dreams indicating approaching catarrh. Provides a clinical overview of nasal discharge and breathing issues.
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