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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1916
Page
5
Twenty four California boys arrive in Seattle on the first lap of a national tour after winning an agriculture contest run by the University of California. They will be hosted by the Commercial Club and visit Washington State University during their stay.
Aberdeen, Oct 17 Tex Ver non, a well known boxer, is under arrest on a charge of resisting officers when they attempted to take glasses filled with liquor from Vernon s home.
A man shoots a woman and then kills himself at a Blaine area boathouse. Neighbors whisper of a struggle over money or marriage as Chinn is seen rowing away and a trunk vanishes. In a frenzy he sets fire to his house and shoots at a neighbor before dying. Investigators seek a missing woman and possible relative in St Paul as the case remains unsolved.
A circa article promotes a home tonic for catarrhal deafness and head noises. It claims experiments prove catarrh causes many ear troubles and offers a preparation using Parmint double strength water sugar, to be taken four times daily. It urges readers to share the cutout with affected relatives.
Republican nominee Hughes notes addressing the nation is a tough contract. His campaign shows a trimmed beard since starting, with cheeks nearly clean shaven and a deepened wrinkle. He appears fatigued as he plans four speeches.
Austro German forces push a major offensive near Rumania's northwest frontier to split Russian and Rumanian lines. Petrograd reports Russian retreat south of Bukowina as German and Austrian units press toward the frontier. Berlin notes Rumanian withdrawals as Von Hindenburg's noted campaign appears to begin.
The school children parade planned for next Saturday in downtown Seattle was called off by the Seattle school board. Health Commissioner McBride deemed it inadvisable due to dangers to many children and the risk of illness.
A Philadelphia firm advertised for a bookkeeper with a maximum height of five feet five inches. The requirement reflected the book keeping department’s location in a mezzanine gallery.
Thomas J. Casey thanks King County supporters for backing his bid for Prosecuting Attorney and pledges loyalty to Edwin J. Brown after Brown defeated him. Casey urges 2,500 friends to vote for Brown and help mobilize neighbors. Brown is the Democratic nominee for Prosecuting Attorney.
Prof and Mrs Adolph Edgren will give their first fall concert at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Pontius Avenue and Thomas Street. The program Wednesday evening features classical selections and is open to the public.
The passage argues Zeppelins aim to disgust the British public and destabilize the government, while Americans should support stability as war rages in Europe. It endorses a formal election as a mere affirmation that the President should carry on.
A health plea promotes drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to wash toxins from the bowels and improve digestion. It claims internal sanitation prevents headaches, biliousness, constipation, foul breath, and other ailments by cleaning the stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels.
L. H. Booker of Booker and Campbell died in Bellingham when a wall at the Earles Cleary mill dry kiln collapsed. He had just secured a contract to raze three kilns and was inspecting the work when bricks tipped over him.
Superior Judge Wright extends injunction blocking Seattle port commissioners from spending port funds on advertising against the referendum. Case merits will be heard later.
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