02 Apr 1915
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
1
A cross mark marks the area where two British and one French battleships were sunk. Turkish forts guard the Dardanelles Marmora and Bosphorus as the allied fleet remains before Kilid Bahr, still replying to heavy bombardment from the battleships.
Rebert W. Wilson a Hillman City builder and ex Renton resident faces a sensational trial charged with shooting at John Steele’s Renton home on the night of the 9th. The case centers on alleged adultery between Wilson’s wife Mary J Wilson and Steele, with Mrs Steele supporting the women and testifying about the Renton scandal. Wilson claims Steele fired first and sought to scare him, while the wife was not allowed to testify.
In a Seattle pageant, Miss Doris Wirth of 1110 Hiawatha Place wins the Easter bonnet design prize. Mme Hemer of Paris Millinery surveyed 800 designs, narrowing to a single original entry as the winner. Watch for her picture in The Star.
Police hunt two Mexican suspects after Thursday night raid on the Charles and Maynard saloon. Four gunmen forced patrons to line up while one looted the register of about $18 and the bartender lost $4. Detectives sweep nearby rooming houses as a pedestrian watched.
In Tacoma on April 2 the Rev J H Sutton of First Baptist faced forced resignation over a sex assault charge from Doris McAlpin. The board initially acted without a hearing, but later inquiry found no evidence of mistreatment. Friends cite his plain speaking as the cause of backlash and probe into church deacon property tied to his removal.
The park board hosts a weekly circus in the Central building at 2 p m today. Officials discuss public sentiment and the best way to handle residents’ objections to the plan.
Led by Rev. E. Vincent Shuyler and Lester Elliott, church members will march from Pioneer Square at 6:30 PM in a Good Friday observance. Devotional services will open at Pioneer Square, then move to Washington Street and Occidental Avenue for subsequent meetings, with Catholic and Episcopal churches hosting noon to 3 PM services.
New York April 2 officials report burlesque theaters have decided to end the display of wriggle dancers as part of a purification move in their shows.
Detroit officials propose to purchase the Detroit United R. A. streetcar lines for 24.9 million dollars after voters ratify the price. The stockholders directed the sale today, with city approval required to complete the transfer.
A German submarine flotilla threatens North Sea shipping as destroyers search the Channel. Four vessels torpedoed and sunk in 24 hours, raising fears of further loss of life after 30 died in recent sinkings. U boats S and U-10 claim several small trawlers off the Tyne and a Norwegian vessel near Holland.
Reports from Petrograd say Austrian diplomats seek a separate peace with Russia as Russian forces threaten to push through the Carpathians into Hungary. Swiss intermediaries are named, and Moscow supposedly requires Austria to also settle with France and England before talks with Franz Josef. The information is unconfirmed by official sources.
Ontario Calif April 8 Two bantam hens owned by poultry fancier G Williams laid in paint pails during the night while searching for nesting space. The birds produced fourteen Easter eye like eggs in red blue and yellow, providing a humorous seasonal curiosity for Williams.
The issue highlights Billy Sunday’s revival sermon on Barabbas in the seven page, with war news on eight about British plans to seize German prisoners and sail English ships. Reports by Phil Rader imagine Christy Mathewson wielding grenades in trenches, and Roger Babson’s South America dispatches begin on page eleven. The Essex frigate is featured with a piece on page twelve, while page thirteen details a Mercer Island crime case unearthed by banker-constable Cecil Upper.
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