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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1915
Page
5
A plea for mass signature collection to keep the referendum power alive amid emergency clause rulings. The piece lists multiple signings sites and urges action now to prevent a 1915 style legislature from curtailing direct votes on seven measures.
Mrs May Wright Sewall the leading woman peace advocate arrives in Seattle at 9 p m Saturday for lectures. She chairs the International Conference of Women Workers to Promote Permanent Peace and is praised by Jane Addams and others as America's top speaker. She will speak at Unitarian church services and address Broadway High students Federation of Women’s Clubs Municipal League luncheon and the state university.
A report by the commissioner of corporations on U S water power development, presented to the University of Washington College of Engineering, shows Washington has the highest estimated water power potential. Figures indicate Washington around 4.93 million to 8.65 million horsepower depending on efficiency, leading California and Oregon.
The Y M C A Sunday club for men will end its eleventh season with a testimonial meeting Sunday afternoon. Over 11,000 men attended the Sunday meetings this season. Fifty Bible classes met weekly with about 625 men, and a brotherhood group drew 125 on average. Volunteers conducted 22 meetings in suburban churches and missions.
The Jensen Creamery Co of Salt Lake City will relocate its headquarters to Seattle, marking the largest marketing concern west of the Rockies to move here. Stock value recently increased to 4,000,000 dollars as officials say the aim is closer contact with nearby markets and distribution channels.
Douglas Georgia April 24 Mrs Maggie Haskins aged 50 is jailed on a charge of murdering her husband Haskins a Baptist clergyman shot in the back with a shotgun while seated on his bed at home holding their five year old daughter The widow remains silent.
Councilman Heaketh to file Monday a measure to raise the theatre censorship board from seven to nine members and require pre exhibition submission of any films not approved by the national board. The ordinance aims to tighten film screening oversight before public showings.
Weekly event invites couples and singles to dance at Reddings Hall every Saturday night. Gentlemen 50 cents, ladies 1 cent admission with a lively program and social atmosphere.
An ad invites readers heading to Alaska to learn gas engines and electricity through a practical course. The Seattle engineering school promises a low cost and quick, useful training at 108 West King Street.
A reader questions church fund pleas for donations while caring for parents on a tight budget. Advice reassures that helping parents can please God, urges personal dialogue with ministers, and emphasizes personal integrity over generosity. The column also answers about fishing laws, curfew for a young woman, and a police misconduct concern.
Edward Nelson, who began a 60 day sentence in January in the city stockade and escaped January 26, received a new 60 day term from Judge Gordon Saturday. He was one of the men involved in the New York bakery raid last winter.
Sept Kempster says Seattle Electric Co will begin hostilities against jitney drivers immediately. Chief Lang grants five days to comply with the bond law upheld by the supreme court. A list of uncured drivers will be given to the prosecuting attorney for arrest.
Fred Shoemaker, audits chief for the provisional and municipal governments, says the Philippine revolution is broader than U S understanding and, though temporarily suppressed, could break out at any time. He is visiting his parents in Tacoma.
Washington reports show Gen Obregon failing to press Villa after defeats, allowing Villa to reorganize with about 30,000 men and advance on Obregon’s strongholds. Obregon allegedly commands 18,000 and faces a hazardous position. Villa cites ammunition shortages for Calayas defeat.
E C Hughes a leading state attorney was arrested Saturday for speeding on Westlake Avenue. Attorney John C Higgins was nabbed Friday for the same offense.
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for kidney and bladder pains and other urinary tract diseases. It claims daily use prevents toxins and crystals, warns against counterfeits, and directs readers to ask their drug store for the product supplied by The WL Drug Company.
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