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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1909
Page
2
A satirical tale follows Jencks Jr. amid Mulberry Alley poverty as he helps B Slufek, witnesses squalor, disease, and desperation. A doctor treats pneumonia while Jencks faces guilt and a social critique ends with the narrator declaring the story not wholly true.
Jafet Lindeberg, famed Nome discoverer, reports placer finds on the Iditarod river in Innokodis. About 1,000 prospectors have arrived with 200 more expected this fall as shortages and harsh conditions loom. Three tons of freight were halted by low water and freeze up. An informant notes nine bedrock holes with eight yielding at least $1.75 per square foot.
In Reno Nevada on October 16 a Bodie Stage ride near Lucky Boy plunged down the Bodie grade after six horses were frightened. Driver Frank Williams was hurled from the seat and seriously hurt with possible internal injuries. Passengers include A. W. Martin a Manhattan mining man Florence Wallace and Melo Plomer Mono mill workers. The horses stopped on the grade and the animals did not pull up until reaching the bottom.
In North Yakima on October 16 trouble brews over federal appointments. A marshal and a district attorney for each side of the state must be named. Senator Jones and his colleagues are said to refuse harmony as the eve of his eastward departure approaches. Patronage on each side has previously been controlled by the respective state senators.
A balloon airship and aeroplane factory will be completed in San Jose soon, with a rocket flight school also planned. Captain J. W. Price, noted aeronaut and Aero Club of America member, announced the venture.
Officers and members of Perseverance lodge No 121 I O G T Ballard Station Seattle express thanks to The Star's editor for public interest through exposing graft and roadhouse scandals in their regular meeting on October 12, 1909.
The Cecil Hotel at First Avenue and Spring Street sold to Chrence J. Gerald of the Gerald cafe and I. Rosenthal owner of the Newport for 30000. They announce plans to invest heavily in remodeling the property.
Portland Ore Oct 16 Daniel H Powers lawyer was held up in a block from his home on Portland Heights and robbed of 30 dollars by two men within an hour. The incident prompted a police search and investigation.
Lawyer L. B. Reed and associate Powers were arrested and charged with the crime amid accusations that the act was carried out only in a limited manner. The case centers on their involvement and intent as described in police reports.
John Lewall of Mason county living at the New England hotel in Seattle was bedridden for part of eleven months with rheumatism. He recovered quickly after using the Loughney & Loughney Bake Oven treatment at 220 to 225 People’s Savings Bank Building. He reports relief from rheumatic pains and stomach liver and bowel troubles. The firm offers free consultation and diagnosis with nurses available for ladies. Office hours daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays 9 a.m. to noon.
After two months at the AYP exposition Channing Ellery and his band bid Beattie farewell with two concerts in the Auditorium tomorrow. Ellery has elevated local musical taste and helped unlock a once closed book for many listeners. Seattle will miss the kindly bandmaster and his men and hopes for a return visit. Miss Marguerite Fry, once with Victor Herbert's Red Mill, will sing at both Sunday concerts.
Five short term convicts two armed escape the guards during road work near Salem Oregon as deputy sheriffs and penitentiary guards pursue. A pre arranged signal triggered the assault and theft of two automatic revolvers and ammunition. A $100 reward is offered for each fugitive. Banks in the city are on guard.
G. KR. McNeill of Port Orchard and A. BE. Barner of Charleston Washington have been appointed as clerks at the Puget Sound navy yard in Washington D C on October 16.
The Pay Streak concessionaires and performers held a farewell dance at Dreamland during the Expo, with midnight dancing and a 6 am reprise of Home Sweet Home. Miss Columbia and Charles Rose led a grand march for three hundred couples, joined by 40 members from the Three Teens troupe from Tacoma.
John Cohn sought aid from the Charity Organization society to travel to California and was aided, while Fred Kingsland faced a September arrest for selling liquor without a license at 4046 14th Ave NE. The third Kingsland case will be dismissed because Cohn is the sole state witness.
An advertisement claims a nonalcoholic compound from Leary cures dandruff itching thinning hair and graying. It asserts the product restores health and is available at druggists and barber shops.
Claiming to cure backache kidney misery and bladder problems a fifty-cent course of Pape's Diuretic is urged for immediate relief. The ad asserts rapid elimination of pains, nervous symptoms, and urinary issues, urging readers to buy from the local druggist and trust the product's gentle yet thorough action.
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