Husband alleges wife misled divorce in Spokane marriage
Henry Charles Adams claims Catherine Gonell was still legally married to Grafton W Gonell when they wed in Spokane in January 1998. He says the couple stayed together until January 15 when she left for Montana and asserts she led him to believe she had divorced from Gowell, whom she wed in 1907, eleven months before Adams married her.
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Henry Charles Adams
Catherine Gonell
Spokane
Superior Court
Grafton W. Gonell
Montana
Gowell
Adams
King County seeks land along Salmon Bay and Lake Union shores
A condemnation suit filed by King County began Monday in superior court to secure additional shoreline land along Salmon Bay and the northwest end of Lake Union for public use and potential development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King County
Salmon Bay
Lake Union
Superior Court
John D Rockefeller Jr Visits Miners Amid War Stance
John D Rockefeller Jr abandons market pursuit to join miners in Primero Tercio and Segundo as he opposes expanding the war in Europe. United Mine Workers weigh seeking his arrest in Denver over a recent strike.
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Trinidad
House of Morgan
House of Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
United Press
Europe
Primero
Tercio
Segundo
Charleston
W. Va
A. M. Belcher
United Mine Workers
Denver
Colo
China to build new navy soon says vice admiral
Wei Han, vice admiral of the Chinese navy, told Motoki Kindo, inspector general of the Japanese Navy, that China has not yet begun but may soon start a new stock of submarines and battleships. The exchange occurred in San Francisco on September 21.
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San
Ncisco
China
Wei Han
Motoki Kindo
San Francisco
Niccaragua
Senor A. Canton
Big Villista rout reported at border by El Paso commander
Washington dispatch says Gen Pershing noted 5 000 to 7 000 Villistas retreating toward the border from Juarez and a general Villista movement toward border points. President Wilson and Breckinridge discussed the report as the War Department ordered 1 600 infantry and field artillery to El Paso, increasing Funston’s force to about 17 000.
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Washington
Pership
el Paso
War Department
Juarez
Wilson
Breckinridge
Pershin
Carranza
Texas City
Funston
Brownsville
Riches meet miners in a tin basin dinner
Brerwind Colorado fuel plant scene as John D Rockefeller Jr tours on a first inspection trip in eleven years. The democratic heir washes in a tin basin with other workers and shares a simple bean dinner at the Grub Shack while observing his properties and men.
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John D. JR
Tin Basin
Brerwind
Colo
Herwind “Grub
Colorado Fuel and Iron Co
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Submarine sinks 15000-ton British transport off Candia
A German submarine sank a 15,000-ton British transport off Candia. The vessel was en route to Egypt with troops for Gallipoli operations. No casualty details were provided in the Constantinople telegram.
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Berlin
Sayville
Candia
Constantinople
Egypt
Gallipoli
Hotel sale in Philadelphia nets 1.12 million dollars
The Hotel Continental in Philadelphia once housing President Grant and other notables was sold by sheriff for 1 121 500 dollars. The sale followed a court action and involved a prominent historic hostelry with ties to national figures.
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Continental
Philadelphia
Grant
Prince of Wales
Los Angeles
Germany
Panama Canal
Charles Niles
San Francisco
Melvin Tucker
Lewiston
Mont
Independence
New York
Newman Erb
New York Railroad
Henry Ford
Ford
Yager
Porto Rico
Wilson
Villa
Americana
Santa Ana
Alameda
Alaska
Inter-Mountain Republican Club
Morton
Ronald Whiteway
Toronto
Heaperjan
Viscount Bryce
United States
Great Britain
Dardanelles
Charlies O'Malley
Newsaboy
Rolling Bay
Boys’ Club
Broadway High
Totem
Lincoln High
David le Bow
Ronald
Accountants Open National Session Here
Mayor Gill opened the annual convention of the American Association of Public Accountants in session this week at the New Washington hotel. A motor tour of the boulevards was planned for Tuesday afternoon with papers on ethics and professional standards by Prof. John Forbes, W. D. Whitcomb, and George O. May. New officers to Bainbridge Island Thursday will be installed with mystic features as President J. Porter Joplin presented the annual report and ideals of the association.
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Gill
American Association of Public Accountants
New Washington Hotel
Bouleverda
John Forbes
San Francisco
W. D. Whitcomb
Portland
George O. May
New York
Bainbridge Island
J. Porter Joplin
Association
Archibald Cane Mystery in Dumba Case
The gold headed heavy cane said to hold important papers for James F. Archibald, Dumba case message bearer, remains unlocated after five Washington agents questioned him. Archibald denied possessing it. Rumors linked the cane to implicating Germany in plans to cripple American industry.
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New York
James F. Archibald
Dumba
Washington
Archibald
von Bernatorf
Veith Cammack Sale Nears Its End
The Veith Cammack company at Second and James plans to end its going out of business sale Saturday night. The store has run for weeks and been successful, showing that advertising and quality merchandise at reduced prices appeal to shoppers. Its closure will be a notable loss to Seattle's business community.
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Veith-Cammack Company
Second
James
Seattle
New Method Converts Straight Hair Into Waves
A simple liquid, known to the drug trade, can transform straight lank hair into natural looking waves and curls. The product, liquid stimarine, dries cleanly with no stickiness or greasiness. Apply with a toothbrush from crown to tip before bed for morning fullness and a natural look.
How to Keep Face Young and Attractive
An advertisement-style note advises against fear of aging and promotes safe fixes. It claims nightly application of mercarized wax as a cold cream can rejuvenate worn skin, with one ounce available at druggists. It also suggests a saxolite face bath to reduce crow’s feet using a simple mixture.
Metropolitan theatre to boost ambiance under new manager
Seattle fans will see refined shows this winter as Lewis Haase, new Metropolitan manager, plans not only attractive but satisfying productions. Ushers bow to patrons, candy boy sings in aesthetic poetry, and the orchestra avoids gum chatter to improve the theatre's atmosphere.
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Haase
Candy Boy
Seattle
New York
Daddy Longlegs
Broadway
Metropolitan Theatre
Yeu
Lewis Haase
Kian & Erlanger
Pat Campbell
San Francisco
Metropolitan Iie
Metropolitan
Don't Never Marry No Squaw Says Harry Cured Now
An aging ex Indian agent Harry Campbell recounts his failed marriage to Blanche Courvilee a Siwash woman from Muckleshoot reservation Washington. He describes their marriage in Enumclaw and Chicago ending after her longing for land open spaces and returning to tribal roots led to turmoil and divorce.
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Harry
Campbell
Muckleshoot
Illinois
Cook County
Chicago
Kolze
United States Indian
Auburn
Wash
Blanche Courvilee
Haskell Indian College
Enumclaw
Your Teeth Deserve Care From Registered Dentists
A dental office urges select dentists who are graduates and state board certified. All operators are credentialed, with certificates displayed, and the practice promises lowest prices and a written guarantee. A demonstration of palisade methods runs daily from 8:30 to 10.
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State Dental Board
Antenoramus
Bungler
Alwave
Roark
County Fair Season Here Across Washington State
Good weather and record attendance mark the second day of the Washington fair in North Yakima with 1040 head of livestock on display and strong horse racing. In Bremerton, Kitsap County fair opens with top livestock, new babies contest, and exhibits showcasing the district’s industries. Snohomish County fair in Everett highlights poultry and cattle exhibits as multiple granges compete in farm products. Fairs are underway in several other county seats statewide.
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Seattle
North Yakima
Bremerton
Kitsap County
Everett
Snohomish
Taxpayers' League Proposes 1916 Budget Cuts in Seattle
The Taxpayers' league of Seattle requests a reduction in the 1916 budget estimate by 801,790 dollars or 3.63 mills. It recommends eliminating 227,969 dollars for interest and redemption of bonds and cutting the street lighting rate increase.
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Taxpayers’ League of
Seattle
League
Winter debate topics chosen by student vote
High schools will select debate questions by a student vote with each school submitting one favorite. The results will be announced on October 4 and debates will begin on December 4.
Railway agents heads to Seattle for Eastbound escort
Seventy eight members of the National Association of Railway Agents arrive in Seattle Wednesday morning after attending their national convention in San Francisco. The Seattle Transportation Club and Chamber of Commerce host a complimentary Butler hotel breakfast at 12 30 a banquet in the same hotel with local transportation men speaking. An auto tour of the boulevards and points of interest will follow.
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National Association of Railway Agents
Seattle
San Francisco
Transportation Club of Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Butler Hotel
Transportation Men of
Hollywood Lunch Waffles New Seasonal Offering
A brief notice announces a seasonal waffle offering at Hollywood Lunch located at 212 Pike Street with promotional emphasis on a new menu item.
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Hollywood
Pike St
Old Seven the Baffler Promises Sterling Gum Campaign
In town a red clad figure known as Old 7 draws crowds as the Blackman Ross Advertising Agency launches a nationwide Sterling Gum promotion. The “7th point” remains hidden, with a prize to the discoverer and future ads to follow in The Star.
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Blackman- Ross Advertising Agency
New York
Robbers Fail to Steal from Woodinville Store Safe
Thieves spent hours Sunday night boring holes in the big safe at E. Nelson's general merchandise in Woodinville and pried off the door but found it empty. They escaped with a wagon load of miscellaneous merchandise. Deputy sheriffs Van Gurst and Brewer investigated Tuesday morning.
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E. Nelson
Woodinville
Here
van Gurst and
Brewer
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