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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1914
Page
3
Co B Yandell, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, is confident the $150000 convention fund target will be reached in a few days. Samuel Hill spoke on Good Roads to the Men's Club at Pilgrim Congregational Church, urging passage of the convict road bill.
At a Seattle Commercial Club luncheon, Dr. Theresa McMahon argues the universal eight-hour bill creates prosperity by boosting jobs and productivity, while opponents warn it will lower wages and hurt industries like lumber and fishing amid state competition.
In a diary style scene Margie describes her father’s decline and a family coping with impending death. Mother Waverly collapses, the nurse administers care, and Margie contemplates Tolstoy and the meaning of dying. The entry ends with a promise to continue tomorrow.
A jury in Judge Humphries court awarded John M Bemis six thousand dollars against Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co. Bemis was injured a year ago while attempting to board a streetcar on Yesterway line.
The Colonial theatre presents Harold MacGrath's serial The Million Dollar Mystery in Trapped by the Flames. Princess Pariova’s arrival spurs a masked ball as Olga and Blaine spy on Norton and Florence, amid a sensational sequence of explosions and peril. The program also features The Criminal Code at Class A and several other reels and comedies across theaters.
John Clark, 68, recounts disloyalty claims by his former employer over his Hamilton Recall signing. He says he was discharged, then pressured to withdraw the recall, and now appeals for assistance, stating age and civil service hinder reemployment and that he plans to take the matter to The Star.
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