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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1916
Page
3
A proposed constitutional amendment was posted for three weeks after being introduced by ex President Boyns Tuesday night. The measure would prohibit any public officer from serving as an officer or director of the Commercial Club, aiming to separate public service from club leadership.
Lenore Ulrich stars in The Better Woman at Clemmer in an Equitable feature tale. A mining town uneducated girl seeks love finds it with a civil engineer facing jealousy and crime. Her sacrifice tests love, ending in forgiveness and renewal.
Petrograd dispatches report the Turkish garrison at Trebizond fleeing as Russians enter the city. Slav forces press the pursuit of Moslems as Russians push toward Erringan, the North Turkish army HQ. Trebizond, 576 miles east of Constantinople, with about 40 000 residents, fell quickly.
Three people were hurt in separate auto incidents Tuesday night. Charlies Lybeck sustained a brain concussion, Misa Christine McLean suffered cuts and bruises, and Katherine McDonald broke a leg. All injuries occurred after being struck by cars driven by H. F. Bardineer and H. F. Krueger at locations near 12th Ave S Jackson St and Broadway near Denny Way.
A thick Verdun fog hampered action on the western front as German shells fell on Hill 304 and Dead Man's Hill while heavy bombardment continued south of Haudromont.
A reader asks about dreamy eyes and their meaning. Cynthia Grey says eyes reflect inner force and can be beautiful if the dreamer pursues worthwhile goals. The column also answers readers on locating coin dealers, identifying Will M. Carleton as author of Over the Hill to the Poor House, and offers dating guidance with blunt patient counsel.
A Burlington passenger train derailed and plunged into the Mississippi river near De Soto Wisconsin. Reports say only the engineer was injured in the wreck.
A letter addressed to Mayor Gill by Park Board President Lamping states no funds are available to purchase property for a Georgetown playfield. The note, dated Tuesday, highlights financial constraints facing the project and the need for future funding.
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