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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1915
Page
3
Two New York widows Mrs. Ray Pitt and Mrs. Martha Stevens tell newspapers they want to remarry and describe ideal mates. The piece calls for a national matrimonial bureau to match marriageable men and women, arguing Congress should act to address the East West husband famine and improve distribution.
Edna Puffer an 18 year old girl who spent five years roaming the country and Europe posing as a boy was arrested in New Haven while about to board a freight train to New York. She claimed travels to Europe on a cattle ship. Judge Booth delayed both cases after finding sailor Franklin Shaw unaware of her sex.
Francis Wagoner was indoors in Bangor Pennsylvania when a bolt of lightning hit a metal spouting, entered the bathroom window and traveled to the stove. The bolt struck him on the right leg and shoulder after melting a knife in his pocket. he is expected to recover.
The third annual Shelton picnic will be held at Woodland Park on Labor Day with dinner served at two o'clock. Former Shelton residents are invited to attend.
Mrs. Ray Pitt seeks a temperate healthy widower aged thirty five to forty five with a steady income and home life, who may drink or smoke cigars and possibly has one child. Mrs. Martha Stevens lists must haves and must nots for a spouse, favoring a cheerful healthy businessman who loves his wife and home, avoids clubs and divorce, dislikes night work and overt flirtation, and prefers a modest unbossy partner.
Five men were executed in less than an hour at Bing Sing prison Ossining New York in rapid succession. The condemned were Thomas Tarpey Louis Roach Pasquale Vennetti Antonia Salemme and William Perry each strapped to the electric chair as the lethal current was applied.
A visiting group of Australian youths quizzed Captain Paysse about Seattle port work and life. They learned the straight deep strait, lack of compulsory pilotage, harbor dues, and dock facilities. Paysse discussed rail connections, major Pacific Coast industries, and Seattle’s health, growth, government, resources, and manufacturing sites.
The Ghonsburg $60,000 municipal plant improvement bond issue is struck down by the Supreme Court due to technical errors in the election notice. The ruling raises questions about the validity of the vote and the project timeline.
One year into the war, Allied forces recaptured Tirlemont signaling a counter blow offsetting the Brussels occupation. Germans face risk of main army being cut off from Northern Belgium. Antwerp prepares for a long siege as Brussels city demands 40 million dollars. Russia’s advance via Russian Poland reaches Germany. 900,000 troops estimated. Eighteen thousand foreigners join the French army. Anglo American corps formed. British and French ships bombard Cattaro. Austria calls able men aged 20 to 42 to arms.
Advertiser claims apply pile liquid silmerine with a toothbrush at night to set hair in natural curls and waves by morning. The liquid supposedly adds gloss and flexibility, avoiding greasy or burnt looks and lasting weeks with a few ounces from the druggist.
Fret Carel and W J Rogers quit the hunt for the sunken steamer Islander off the Alaska coast near Douglas after a summer of dives without locating the $100,000 in gold. Their gear was damaged by heavy loss, though the Jefferson ship brought $260,000 in gold from Ruby and Fairbanks.
Within a week the town hosted numerous fraternity leaders led by Delta Chi national president Henry V. McGurren and national treasurer John B. Harshman along with trustees and delegates. They departed for the East via Canada Friday after a day of local hospitality Thursday.
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