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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1916
Page
2
Readers find a varied selection at stalls including butter, bacon, and beef cuts like T bone and sirloin. Fresh produce includes apples, bananas, oranges, peppers, and canned goods such as salmon and sardines. Local notes mention price ranges and item availability across stalls.
Police were alerted by Tom Clark to a plan by neighborhood youths at 2316 Sixth Ave to attack a vacant haunted house on Halloween. Officers will monitor the site with extra patrols to prevent vandalism as part of Halloween preparations.
Dry squad investigators, after buying a bottle from Fred Nako the bellboy at the Northern hotel, found a key to the Northern drug store in his pocket. Police then searched the drug store and uncovered many unlabeled bottles identical to those sold by Nako. Ralph Boyker and Nako were arrested and a police lock placed on the store door.
News brief states national guardsmen who served on the border are eligible to join the Army and Navy Union. Other items report Seattle patrolmen seeking $34.71 overtime, Y M C A night school starts salesmanship class, Betty Garrett Edwards wins deed cancellation, Yoshihito birthday banquet in Seattle, Jenson takes command of cruiser New Orleans, logger James Kelley released on drunk charge, German Ladies Aid charity ball, wind mishap at Hoge building, Everett citizens deporting J W W's, Carl Johnson held over diamond theft at U S reclamation camp.
London dispatch notes heavy fighting along the Russian front with Russians pushing in Volhynia and Austro German Turkish forces offensive in Galicia. Reports claim captures of trenches near Lutzk and Russian positions east of Narayuvka, while Transylvania sees Romanian prisoner gains amid fighting.
The dry squad raided Germania Cafe at 1122 Second Ave after tracing a barrel of whisky from Pier D to owner William Bloch. Bloch and W H Kuehl the soft drink bartender and Huodo the Japanese porter were arrested and released on $500 bail. A whisky bottle was found inside Huodo's suitcase during the search at 1426 E Prospect St.
Hugh C. Todd campaign manager for Gov. Lister returns from Whitman Walla Walla and Franklin counties and reports voters oppose the initiative measures in these districts. He says any hope for passage would be dashed by eastern counties.
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