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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1916
Page
9
Deputies and coroners struggle to identify the man who shot himself Saturday in Bakersfield California. A jeweler who sold the man a gun was questioned but masked to aid tracing the self inflected death.
The piece argues title insurance often costs less than updating the abstract and obtaining a lawyer's opinion. It claims title insurance provides a legal opinion plus a $500,000 corporate guarantee that the opinion is correct and covers defense costs if the title is challenged.
Chicago bettors reduce odds from 2 to 1 to 7 to 5 on a Democratic win in November as Hughes remains 1 to 2 favorite. Jim O'Leary, Chicago betting commissioner, says a nationwide Democratic wave prompted the price cut.
An overheated stove in the home of S. Morelli at 4336 Fifth Ave N E started a fire in a one story frame building causing 150 dollars in damage before it was extinguished at 4 a m Tuesday.
A vintage ad proposes a home remedy to darken gray hair using a half pint of water mixed with Barbo Compound and glycerine. Apply daily for two weeks then biweekly until the batch is used. claim it darkens hair, relieves dandruff, does not stain or feel greasy, and promotes growth and softness.
An ad promotes Sloan's Liniment as fast relief for toothache and neuralgia with a single application. It claims to ease throbbing pain, congestion, and many other pains including rheumatism gout bruises sprains and stiff neck. The product is available in 25 cent and one dollar bottles at drug stores.
Bainbridge Colby argued Wilson embodies expansive thought while blasting Roosevelt and Hughes. The audience filled the Metropolitan Theatre as Colby praised Wilson for peace efforts, the bank act, and restraint in Mexico, while condemning old guard Republicans and their reform stance.
Five reels of the fastest baseball ever filmed will be shown at the Rex theatre for four days starting Wednesday. Manager John Hamrick has secured exclusive rights to screen the games in Seattle, the only opportunity for fans to view this year’s series as Selig filmed the games.
Gifford Pinchot former head of the forestry service will urge progressives to vote for Charles E Hughes described as a true progressive. He will depart Portland at 3 50 p m and make his first stop in San Francisco on the way to California.
The war office announced that Mackenzie’s forces have occupied the Medjidia railway junction about 20 miles west of Constanza on the Constanza Cernavoda line, admitting the loss of Constanza.
T. W. O'Connor president of the International Longshoremen's Association said rumors of a continuing strike are unfounded. Workers are reporting for duty daily and appear satisfied with current conditions.
In New York City on October 24 the five dollar wedding fee at city hall is cut to three dollars for all. The historic move reduces the cost for couples seeking marriage licenses and reflects a new policy at city hall.
New York voters hear Democratic claims linking Charles Evans Hughes to a hyphen faction as the Democratic National Committee presses its charge. Close aides say Hughes may respond while he was en route to a Queens event. The party cites a conference with the Independent group and Justice Cohalan as tying Hughes to the hyphen cause. The accusation centers on alleged remarks after that meeting.
John Ford a New York supreme court justice and lifelong Republican says in a letter to President Wilson that he will vote for him. Ford states he has long voted Republican but now believes a citizen must set partisan ties aside to act in the national interest and vote for Wilson.
Fragmentary prose reflects a pledge of allegiance to a leader who authored progressive laws. The speaker emphasizes support for an administration credited with long lists of reforms benefiting the plain people. The text hints at political loyalty during a period of change.
Makers of the San Felice cimara announce a price rise to five cents per cigar with a 25 cent per quarter wholesale rate previously noted. They claim the quality level has reached national eminence through unexcelled excellence and justify the increase as necessary.
Frances A. Keller chairwoman of the Hughes alliance women’s committee refuses an open debate with the Democratic National Committee’s women’s bureau on campaign issues. Keller’s stance leaves the inquiry unresolved amid the ongoing New York political activity.
Advertisement touts a home remedy for pile and rectal troubles promising relief from itching bleeding and protrusion. A single box allegedly cures with a free trial booklet and coupon offer, mailed in plain packaging by sending the enclosed coupon.
A health tonics-style ad advises drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate each morning for a week to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved digestion appetite clearer skin and brighter health, targeting constipation bilious attacks and rheumatic twinges and promising a fresh daisy-like glow.
An advertisement touts Electra-Vita as a sleep worn nerve energizer. It claims wearing a charged body battery provides galvanic electricity to the nerves for hours, rebuilding vitality and addressing stomach rheumatism liver and kidney complaints and general weakness.
Hundreds of refugees from Chihuahua City poured into Juarez through the night and today as reports confirm Villa’s forces near the city. Villistas are described as on the western outskirts with an expected attack, while Trevino’s Carrancista family and 40 prominent girls arrived in Juarez. A Fifth Cavalry scouting party was within 25 miles. Villa’s men reportedly killed about 600 beeves on a Santa Ana ranch.
Ole Hanson of Seattle urged support for Wilson in Fargo North Dakota addressing the city’s biggest crowd of the campaign. A band and fireworks amplified the turnout as Hanson spoke on Old Testament Theodore and Charlies Echo Hughes in a packed hall.
Two men died when the Los Angeles Limited struck a freight wrecked near Bushnell Nebraska. Don Crawford a fireman on the limited and M T Moore a brakeman on the freight were killed. Authorities report these are the only casualties.
Providence Journal reports that Captain Boy-Ed the German naval attaché in Washington dispatched the U-53 and two other submarines to press a U S ruling on German activities. The U 53, U 48 and U 61 are said to remain in American waters.
Indianapolis on October 24. Land Hamlin and his wife agreed that if either used profanity the other could strike them. Both appeared in court with black eyes, illustrating the pact’s outcome.
Health advice warns against indoor living causing unhealthy fat and weak vitality. Bartell Drug Co. promotes Korein capsules as a weight loss aid, claiming results in days with improved digestion and energy.
A 1916 King County prosecutor memo challenges a limited six month liquor shipment cap for druggists. It cites large Seattle prescriptions and calls the rule a farce of temperance, noting one firm shipped enough alcohol to manufacture over a million dollars of whiskey, highlighting biased privileges for certain firms.
The statement argues that justice requires equal treatment under law and that restraining one while granting unlimited favor to another violates fundamental principles. It notes a contrast with Seattle in how equal law enforcement is applied.
The author condemns Mr. Lundin for acting beyond lawful authority by allowing one drug firm to import unlimited alcohol while restricting others. It claims such orders are arbitrary and urges scrutiny of the prosecuting attorney’s office, promising an post election investigation into Lundin's office.
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