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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1916
Page
5
An opal of 17 ounces once valued at 250000 dollars was refused by Emperor Franz Josef. The gem's rarity and historic interest sparked interest among collectors and historians.
Shake hair down and brush it out, then apply Hauid stimeline with a clean toothbrush and Waves for a natural look. Effects appear within three hours and can last long. some keep the style overnight. A few ounces of liquid silmerine from any drug store lasts weeks. It is economical and makes hair fluffy and well dressed.
2200 boilermakers resume at Union Iron Works in San Francisco and Alameda and Moore Scott yards in Oakland after an agreement. Ship fitters join International Boilermakers union and shipwrights union affiliates with United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. AFL affiliation is the central issue.
After a three week search by his brother and friends, Alaskan miner BH. EK Mianker was found in a rooming house in a stupor. He could not speak and investigators believe he was dragged and robbed of about 10000 dollars. Less than 100 dollars remained on him. Mianker had reportedly carried nearly 16000 dollars from Alaska to Seattle. Rooming house operators William Nard and Agnes were arrested after liquor was found. They say Mianker rented a room three weeks ago and cashed two 500 dollar checks during that period.
The French liner La Payette docked in New York with 324 aboard including Enrico Caruso Frank Munsey and W K Vanderbilt despite U-boat fears off America. The ship had sailed from Bordeaux last Sunday and faced intense Atlantic tensions as Paris and the U S weighed submarine warfare risks. A traffic officer observed two suburban women cheerfully signaling from a passing wagon in Winchester Connecticut.
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless pain liniment that relieves rheumatic pain immediately when applied to tender spots. It claims no internal treatment is needed, can’t burn the skin, and advertises trial bottles at drug stores for rapid relief from soreness stiffness and other aches including neuralgia and backache.
The famed actress Sarah Bernhardt arrives in New York at age 72 for a United States tour. Despite age and a wooden limb she appears confident and youthful, projecting continued vitality for the engagement.
Prohibitionist J Frank Hanly and Ira D Landrith travel from North Vernon Indiana to Detroit for a big rally Monday night. Republican Charles E Hughes spoke in Nebraska Monday and will address a night meeting in Omaha. Socialist A L Benson en route to Fresno for a meeting Monday. Democrat President Wilson at Shadow Lawn with no engagements.
Hastings Nebraska October 16 Nominee Hughes intensified his critique of Democratic shortcomings in Nebraska. He urged the eight hour workday plan and attacked the Underwood tariff bill, presenting a campaign analysis after a rainy Lincoln Sunday.
Authorities at the estate university urge enacting a fire protection fund to prevent a fire like the one at the University of Wisconsin. Wilfred Lewis, superintendent of buildings, proposes a fire drill plan to improve safety.
Rome October 16 Signor Bissolati civil commissioner for war and socialist leader told the United Press that Anastria must be destroyed as a state and Germany deprived of any world domination before the war can end He said peace now would be treason to allies and that Lloyd George and Asquith statements reflect allied resolve for a real lasting peace.
Rev Mark A Matthews addressed 600 men at the YMCA opposing November wet measures No 18 and 24a. He called No 18 vicious and dangerous threatening hotels and rooming houses with grog houses. He warned No 24a leads from beer to wine to hard liquor and notes job claims while asserting liquor interests spend over 1.1 million dollars to defeat prohibition. Former Mayor CotterIn added remarks.
Paul Haffer a Tacoma socialist challenges a six month jail sentence for libeling George Washington by alleging he drank heavily and behaved improperly. Attorney Pendleton argues that a deceased person’s libel rights end with relatives, leaving disparagement as criticism. In a separate dispatch from London, the French consul recognizes Crete's Venizelos government.
Old time remedy Sage Tea and Sulphur revived in Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound sold in drug stores for about 50 cents a bottle. A handy combing preparation that darkens gray hair and gives a youthful glossy look without obvious evidence of use. It is not a disease treatment.
Wallace Idaho residents hailed J Rossi after he was acquitted on the murder charge in the Clarence Dalquist case. The three term mayor walked from the courthouse to his office amid cheering crowds, with his father and son at his side, marking a gala afternoon in Wallace.
London Oct 16 British forces aided by liquid fire and heavy cannonading repulsed an unusually heavy German assault against the Schwaben redoubt north of Thiepval. General Haig reported today that the attackers suffered heavy losses.
Berlin dispatches report Teuton troops broke through Gyimes pass and invaded northwestern Romania. Severe fighting rages near Palanka as Austro Germans push toward the Tergu Ocna railway. In the north Rumanians fall back to borders while counterattacks continue along Transylvania's southern frontier.
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