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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
2
A tent belonging to George Richardson near Renton was cut open on Tuesday night. Jewelry and clothing valued at about $100 were stolen in the break in.
Secretary Lansing and South American envoys press for recognizing Gen. Carranza if he agrees to call elections within a set period and withdraw as a permanent candidate. They view recognition as essential, with provisional leadership considered possible for stability. A tentative program will be proposed and sent to their governments for approval.
A British soldier from a bury Scot at Givenchy writes of a brutal duel with a German. The exchange started with bayonet sparring for about half an hour, then hand to hand fighting among corpses. The German was knocked down but became a prisoner, the Scot noting neither killed the other.
Ninety Eastern girl beauties, winners of contests in Boston Detroit Winnipeg Montreal Calgary and Halifax, passed through the city Thursday night en route to the San Francisco exposition.
John E. Ballaine, founder of Seward, reports Alaska’s warm summer persists as temperatures hit 99 degrees and rainfall remains scarce. He notes a severe winter forecast by old timers, yet government plans push Alaska Northern and Anchorage to Matanuska river sections with hundreds of workers. Ballaine will address the King County Democratic club at Good Eats cafeteria, praising Wilson era policies for Alaska and Seattle.
Maudie Armfield, 21, claims $500,000 in a breach of promise suit against wealthy San Diego clubman Bryan Howard Jr. She had previously won $40,000 in a related case and alleges Howard fathered her 3-year-old daughter Mildred. The two were married young, later annulled, and Howard reportedly did not divorce his first wife.
Police chase a lead on a boarder believed tied to the death of Mrs. Chiarina Manzi whose body was found in Schmitz park. Her husband says a former boarder at their home vanished on June 22 the day she disappeared. The man had served six years of a 20 year sentence for murder.
Miss Isabel Angeles daughter of Gen Felipe Angeles Villa chief of artillery is spending the summer in Massachusetts.
The Grand Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles ends its session after electing officers and choosing Savannah, Georgia, as the 1916 convention city. New grand officers include William L. Grayson of Savannah as grand worthy president and Rex R. Goodsell of San Francisco as grand worthy vice president.
Jitney drivers Richard Bierd and Roy Vines face charges by G. L. Hall for operating without the state indemnity bond. A. Larson files similar charges against William McDonald and Ernest Bisby.
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