Temporary company formed to close stock balance sale
A temporary firm explains it was formed to liquidate remaining stock weeks after George Francis Rowe Company and John McHugh of Tacoma built up holdings. They note added $45 000 to $50 000 in seasonable merchandise for an anticipated John Panton Co. reorganization, but other pressing business halted the plan, prompting the sale to buyers at unusually low prices.
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George Francis Rowe Company
John McHugh
Tacoma
Martin Grove
John Panton Co
Bargain Lace Curtains and Textiles Offered at Half Price
Old cloth bargains advertise lace curtains such as Gaspure Renaissance Cluny Tambor and Hand Made Battenburg at half price. Black and colored dress goods come in at about half former prices with embroidery edges and handloom items. Doilies pillow tops sweater sets and Mackinaw knits are slashed with steep reductions.
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Gaspure
Renaissance
Cluny
Bargain Bonanza at Gordon & Ferguson’s Holiday Sale
All Furs at a Half Think of it and the season just beginning when you will want them Ladies or Misses and many of them Gordon Ferguson's make Music Boxes Made of wood cloth covered Every home ought to have one or two handy to keep your sheet music in They were our stock boxes and cost about 65c each Going at 5c each Have You Small Feet We have hundreds of pairs of High and Low Shoes in tan and black formerly the V and H stock and sold at 4 5 and 6 Now priced at 49c Pr CORO A few Jardinieres Smoked and decorated pottery Values up to 1 75 going at 59c Laces at 1 4 1 3 and 1 2 off the regular low prices Dress Trimmings and Braids are going at a big reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon & Ferguson
Coro Eee
D. C
L R. Clark
D. D
State Dental Board
Becaue
Seattle
TERTH
Little Things at Little Prices Item List
A vintage shopping column lists low cost household items with prices such as 25¢ dustless dusters, 10¢ threads and waxes, 2¢ pins, 5¢ ironing wax, 7¢ Goffs braids, 25¢ silk colors, 10¢ spools, 6 pairs of shoe laces for 10¢, and assorted sewing notions in a compact sale row. The piece emphasizes cheap utility goods and bulk quantities.
Two Kitchen Tables Offered at 75 Cents Each
Two sturdy kitchen tables offered for sale at 75 cents apiece. Ideal for casual dining or extra prep space, these compact tables suit small kitchens and dorm rooms. First come, first served. contact seller for pickup details.
Mexican Raiders Fire On Texas Town Amid Flight
In Laredo Texas on September 16 Mexican raiders fired 60 shots at Simon driving residents to flee unharmed. A U S Cavalry unit was sent from Dolorres to Simon to restore order as consuls in Mexico face orders to depart by October 1.
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Laredo
Tex
Simon
Doloress
Swiftwater Gates Jailed Over Alaska Egg Market Founder
The so called Swiftwater Bill Gates, famed for cornering the Alaska egg market and amassing gold wealth, was arrested in Spokane on a warrant from Mrs Lola Beebe of Seattle charging neglect to support her son Fred. Gates is free on bond, claiming he has sent between ten and twelve thousand dollars for the boy’s support. Beebe accuses him of earlier elopement with her daughter and of failing to provide for Clifford and Fred. Beebe says she spent tens of thousands pursuing him, including selling her Dawson hotel, with Clifford now missing in British Columbia. Gates had promised annual support and profits from mining ventures. He was detained in Spokane and brought to Seattle by Constable Ed Shrewsbury.
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Swiftwater
Gates
Alaska
Klondike
Spokane
Mra
Lola Beebe
Seattle
Fred
Mr. Beebe
Quartz Creek
Dawson
Roy
Clifford
British Columbia
Mt. Pleasant
Peru
Swiftwater Bil
Pizarro
Ed Shrewsbury
Prohibition Wins North Carolina Referendum
In Columbia South Carolina on September 15, prohibition leaders declare a decisive victory in a 60 000 vote referendum. About 46 000 favor total prohibition, 14 000 oppose. Prohibition to take effect statewide January 1 1916.
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Columbia
8. C
Prohibition
Lazy Husband Sues for Wife Love in Superior Court
Frederick J. Ford of 4223 42nd Ave sues Caspar W. Lindsay for 10000 alleging interference with his marriage to Mrs. Margaret Ford. Ford claims Lindsay aided the wife in filing for divorce and caused his arrest last June for a lazy husband charge. He describes confinement in jail and stockade work as punishment.
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42Nd Ave
Caspar W. Lindsay
Margaret Ford
Ford
Lindsay
Taft warns intervention near as Taft speaks in Los Angeles
President Taft says intervention in Mexico is closer than ever due to policy, expressing not wanting intervention but acknowledging immense responsibility. In Washington officials reiterate neutrality while discussing a possible allies loan within limits.
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Los Angeles
Mexico
Taft
Alexandria Hotel
San Francisco
Washington
White House
What Dyspeptics Should Eat
Indigestion stems from acidity so avoid acid foods and heavy meals. A simple plan urges moderate meals followed by a teaspoon of bisul ated magnesia to neutralize acid and ease stomach irritation, offering a practical remedy over drugs.
Germans planned on huge strike warned by leader
Toledo, Sept 15. President T. W. OConnor of the Longshoremen s National Union said Austro German agents offered him 1 350 000 to spark a month long general strike on Pacific and Atlantic docks He told Great Lakes delegates a Boston grocer offered a similar bribe for 24 000 men in the deepwater division The aim was to disrupt munition shipments to the allies and allow submarine sabotage.
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Toledo
T. W. O'Connor
Pacific
Alantic
O'Connor
Great Lakes
Boston
Deepwater
Allie
Vensela
New York Brews Heat as Wyoming Shivers
Washington reports New York City reached 80 degrees while Wyoming recorded 28. The Weather Bureau said the Ohio Valley and the Eastern and Southern states posted the highest temperatures, with the Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes region, and plains remaining nearly cool.
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Washington
New York City
Wyoming
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Lakes Region
Plains States
Spark Strikes 800 Acres of Ranch Feed
Oakland reports Louis Frankenheimer's horse tumbled over a stone on the old Wateron ranch causing a spark that ignited 800 acres of feed, burning forage and threatening property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Louis Frankenheimer
Wateon Ranch
Abalardo Cooper Sees Buck in San Lucia Range
Salinas dispatch reports Abalardo Cooper hunting in the San Lucia range where he spotted a four point buck with a green glass eye. The account notes the dry state conditions and the unusual sighting during the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Cal
Abalardo Cooper
San Lucia
U.S. Marines Hold Nine Ports in Haiti Report
Rear Admiral Caperton announced that American forces now control the ports of Jacmel and Les Cayes in Haiti, bringing total Marine-held ports to nine. The note appears in a dispatch dated September 15.
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U. S. Marines
Washington
Jacme
Lecayes
Haiti
Caperton
Playing Safe family motto with Stephen
A man named Stephen Phillips reports a job scam after being asked for a $20 cash bond by a supposed employer. He delivered an envelope to the address, went to the job site at a vacant lot, and found nothing inside the envelope or the site. Police are unsure how to proceed.
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Stephen Phillips
Seventh Ave
Phillips
Navy picks Winslow to lead Pacific fleet
Secretary of the Navy Daniels announced that Admiral Winslow succeeds Admiral Thomas RB Howard as commander of the Pacific fleet. Howard had been reassigned to head the naval examining board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
Admiral Winslow
Thomas RB. Howard
Pacific Fleet
Howard
Naval Examining Board
Silhouette Page to Feature Prominent City Figures
The Star will print a Friday advertising feature with silhouette pictures of city business and professional leaders. Names will be omitted, inviting readers to guess who they are for a chance at liberal cash prizes. Artist M. S. Bellamy created the silhouettes.
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Star
M. 8. Bellamy
Bellamy
United States
A Star Wanted Will Rent Your Vacant Rooms
A celebrity seeking rental space is advertised with the offer to occupy and monetize unused rooms. The notice invites property owners to contact an agent for details on terms and compensation.
Salvation Army Auxiliary dinner for fundraiser set at Army hall
The Ladies' auxiliary of Corps No 1 Salvation Army will host a home cooked dinner in the banquet room at Fifth and Washington streets Thursday from 11:20 AM to 6 PM. Tickets are twenty five cents and the public is invited. proceeds support Army work annually.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary of Corps No. 1
Salvation Army
Army Hall
Fifth
Washington Sts
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U. S
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Ariz
Simpich
Sonora
Twelfth Infantry
Sixth Infantry
Maytorena
N. Carolina
S. Carolina
Tive
Frederick J. Ford
Betty
Nansen
Sarah Bernhardt
Claira
Whitney
Marena
Arthur Hoops
Wallace
Pipe
New York
Hollywood Lunch and Soda Fountain
Pike St
Kodakers
Jacobs Photo Shops
Second Fleet
F.1
Stephen
Joe
the Star
Dorothy
Bernard
L. R. Clark
Regal Dental
Pike and Union IC
Koor
Vanderhoff
Hal Forde
Marguerite Courtot
Lillian
Walker
Vitagraph’s
Comedienne
Portland
Wolf Man
Ralph Lewis
Majestic
Chas
Chaplin
Mabel
Daniel Frohman
Edith Barnard Delano
Jennifer
Famous Players Film Company
Fay Tinder
Paramount Pictures
Alaska Theatre
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