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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1915
Page
10
In Fishkill Plains New York a single farmer faced 22 000 citizen soldiers. He fired a sawn off shotgun to drive the militia from his cornfield signaling a dramatic clash between local forces and the agricultural guardian.
Councilman Erickson accuses the light department of bias favoring street lighting customers and burdening home and manufacturing users with higher rates. Officials defend costing as accurate and efficient, with an investigation planned by a committee to review the department’s books.
The upcoming Manufacturers Fair aims to show the public how to buy fresher goods cheaper and help retailers increase credit and turnover. President O D Fisher notes buying home products keeps money in local banks while H J Giles says home purchases enable retailers to refresh stocks quickly with less capital. Plans are complete and the fair opens on Monday at the Manufacturers roof garden.
Report recounts Police Officer W. C. Hubbard facing charges including unpaid bills, selling wood on the side, land clearing schemes taking payments, and involvement in the auto truck business. Earlier he was ousted for duty fee issues, appealed to the civil service commission, and was rehired amid ongoing scrutiny.
Indignation runs high in St Paul as hundreds of bathers watched Alice Pratt drown in White Bear lake. Lifesavers failed to summon help and nearby pulmotor owner refused its use despite calls.
Former Senator Theodore E. Burton spoke to the Seattle Chamber of Commerce urging rejection of ship subsidies and toll exemptions for American ships. He argued the canal should be open to world traffic and criticized subsidy as ineffective while advocating faster mail service and stronger postal links to improve government communications and commerce. He spoke at the Young Men's Republican club event at the Motel Butler.
Frederick Boe gle of the Burbank experiment farm in Hayward announces a new banana named Non-Skid Banana Peel created by crossing a common banana with a cactus pear. The fruit reportedly has a sandpaper like coat to prevent slipping.
Water Superintendent Youfiga told Mayor Git on Thursday that connecting to the North 88th street main would cost $65,981 to replace the Firland sanitarium well that lately collapsed and caused a water shortage.
London Aug 13 The British U S Summerfield a 687 ton vessel was sunk by a German submarine. The mate and the engineer's wife drowned while seven crewmen were rescued. The Cairn liner Jacona 2969 tons and the British U S Ospeidkos prey were also torpedoed.
Seattle officials plan to pave the boulevard around Green Lake at a cost of 110,566 dollars. The project aims to provide a new scenic route for visitors and residents and to create an access to the county highway.
Mayor Gill doubts the port commission can take over city harbor work without legislation and a charter change. The port commission proposes to handle the work now, with potential city savings of 20000 dollars in the coming year as noted in the budget estimate.
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