14 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1915
Page
1
On the back page of The Star today a look at next week’s photoplay treats in Seattle. Pauline Frederick Theda Bara Hazel Dawn and many more lead a lineup of the prettiest women in the movies in the coming week.
A widowed mother in Market Street, with six children aged 4 to 13, pleads for help as a pension cut leaves them hungry. The Star notes a legislative repeal of the mothers' pension and a new law delaying relief until May 1 when the woman may qualify again. The appeal asks for night janitor work to keep the family fed while she stays home with the children.
The story claims President Wilson uncovered a Mexican invasion plot designed to stampede the U S into war. It alleges American interests funded armed bands to stage attacks at the border and to spur a Vera Cruz scare, with foreign backing and a Western leader named as a boastful organiser.
In Vader, Spangler proprietor of a confectionery store, shot and killed his wife in front of four children and then wounded himself. He was arrested by the marshal and hurried to I ja for fear of retaliation. Mrs Spangler's mother and a daughter arrived in Vader as citizens spoke of the crime with anger and threats.
MBIA indicates Serbia will likely refuse Macedonia to Bulgaria regarding Bulgaria joining the war with the Allies. The notice notes the stance as of August 14 with emphasis on Allied participation and regional diplomacy amid wartime concerns.
Water will be shut off from the high service main in Weat Seattle east of California ave and south of W Myrtle st on Monday August 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Star Pink editor rails against sport shirts describing silk coats with lace shirts and military style coats. It mentions frog-fastened shirts, mesh fabrics, and a range of color tones including emerald green orange peacock blue purple and red white candy tones.
A mysterious act named Yuma is delivered in a hat box at Second and Spring insured for 10000. The box reveals a living contortionist who reappears at The Star office and later smokes a cigarette outside the Empress as moving pictures capture the spectacle. District elder M C Park preaches at Valley Branch Mission.
Hippodrome Pavilion Manager Casper Fisher posts a notice banning sport shirts from the dance floor starting Saturday night. He argues sport shirts are outdoor attire and not appropriate for a dancing escort role, urging proper dress to respect ladies. The piece notes local reactions and fashion trends among Tenino youths.
Beaten Berlin reports Russian center pushed back to a new line between Kovno and Brest Litovsk as German pressure on flanks tightens. Slavs retreat with little fight while Grand Duke Nicholas and Hindenburg forces assault the Kovno fortress and hope for a rapid conclusion within weeks.
A Times dispatch from Petrograd reports one German cruiser sunk and several damaged in a Baltic Sea clash with the Russian Baltic fleet near Dcesel Island on Thursday. The German force reportedly attacked prior to suffering losses.
Reports say the British steamer Talthybius reaches Victoria with a $2,000,000 cargo from Yokohama. Other items note a plan to bottle up Russians to move troops through the Gulf of Riga and a suspected incendiary fire causing $350,000 damage to three Portola lumber yards.
A Seattle city budget hearing on Friday August 13 1915 features Councilman Lundy chewing gum donated by The Starman as items are cut. The committee eliminates a messenger creates a process server post saving 900 dollars and votes to repair Stoneway and Ballard bridges.
Judge orders Rebecca K. Lambert to bring Carolyn and Frances to the YWCA for a two hour visit with their father Dr. Fred C. Lambert of Des Moines. He had failed to pay $75 monthly alimony since the Tacoma divorce, and the arrangement hinges on overdue alimony. The scene unfolds as the family attempts an armed truce in a public lobby.
Judge Smith refused to issue an injunction stopping day labor on bridge approaches at Ballard and 15th Ave Northwest. Three superior court judges will sit en banc to decide if the city may employ day labor. George N. Skinner, president of the Employers' Association of Washington, filed the suit.
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