Star letters reveal police brutality dispute in Seattle 1915
The Star publishes correspondence and editorials criticizing Police Chief Louis Lang over the Reynolds arrest and alleged brutality by Officers Phillips and Collins. The papers recount Lang’s threatened exposure and request his side, citing witness testimonies and calls for officer dismissal.
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Lang
Star
Tate
Collins
Louis N. Lang
James Reynolds
F. J. Phillips
G. C
Firet and
Yesler
Kennedy
G. M. Kuhn
N. Harvard
J. Johnson
Westerman
Schermer
Firet Ave
Reyno
Nesses
Phillips
Collinge
Reynolds
Strest
Seattle
Griffiths
the Star
Congressmen praise Seattle harbor plans at banquet
A 200 strong audience at the Commercial club heard six visiting congressmen pledge harbor protection and support for Seattle improvements. Speakers included Representatives Gallagher Sparkman Edwards Burgess Lieb and local officials. The group toured the waterfront and Lake Washington canal to inspect completed and ongoing projects.
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Commercial Club
Thomas Gallagher
Elinore
C. M. Sparkman
Florida
Lake Washington Canal
Panama Canal
Seattle
C. G. Edwards
George Burgess
Texas
Althe
Charles Lieb
Indiana
Lin Hadley
Washington
Humphrey
Carrigan
Haas
John B. Sherrett
D. E. Remnaberg
Robert Boyns
James B. Cavanaugh
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Title Insurance
Perkins Ordered to Command Marine Barracks at Puget Sound
Col. P. M. Perkins, recently commissioned in the navy by a special act of Congress, is ordered to command the marine barracks at Puget Sound. Once retired after 30 years, he contends a clique forced his exit and cites a conspiracy by a medical board. He later pursued law in Washington, D. C. and practiced there.
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Washington, Au
P. M. Perkins
Navy
Congress
Marine Barracks
Puget Sound
Marine Corps
Col
C. M Perkins
Dreyfuss
Col. Perkins
Washington, D. C
Barney Gregoroff Becomes Cautionary Tale After Cash and Watch Theft
A Kalga resident named Barney Gregoroff will no longer accept drinks from strangers after waking Tuesday to find $60 in cash and a silver watch gone following a Monday night invitation. A New York man reports an assault by a York barber who allegedly cut him nine times. Turkish snipers disguise themselves by attaching shrubs to their backs and sometimes paint themselves and rifles green. Doctors Clark advertise guaranteed, high quality dental work with trained graduates and strict price undercutting policy, claiming painless methods and extensive staff.
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Barney Gregoroff
Kalga
Alaska
New York
York, Pa
Barber
L. Clark
State Dental Board
Beauty Aids Promise Clear Skin And Shiny Hair
An advertisement extols face lotions over powders to brighten skin and reduce shine. It instructs dissolving purmax in hot water with glycerine for facial use and suggests canthrax mixed with hot water to shampoo the scalp, claim ing dandruff removal and rich hair luster.
Mutton Cho T-Bone Steal Anchor Bran Bacon Leek
A fragmented OCR item notes a list of food items including mutton, T bone, anchor bran bacon and leek with a 0 8 purple stamp signifying purity. It also mentions shops open until 6 20 p m.
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Leek
Use Cocoanut Oil For Washing Hair
Use plain cocoanut oil to wash hair with water. A small amount creates a rich lather that cleanses scalp and hair without alkali. It leaves hair bright, silky, and easy to manage. Available at most drug stores and inexpensive for family use.
Capital Happy Days of Grape Juice Are Past
Washington recounts a shift as Secretary Lansing served wine at a dinner honoring Brazilian Minister to Mexico and South American diplomats, ending a period of grape juice diplomacy. Mrs. Lansing says they are not extremists in temperance.
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Capital
Washington
Lansing
Senor Cardoza de Oliveira
Mexico
de Gama
Edison predicts seven years of prosperity ahead
West Orange New Jersey August 24 Thomas A Edison says seven years of prosperity lie ahead for the United States if the public avoids overdoing spending. He cautions against extravagance but believes war industries aside the economy rests on a sound banking system and growth should continue.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
United States
Child burned to death while playing in packing box
Rose Dehen two years old died after a fire started by matches in a packing box behind W. W. Phalen's grocery on Rai ner avenue. Her brother Henry four alerted neighbors as flames spread in the improvised stove setup with straw and a can.
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Rose Dehen
W. P. Dehen
Ferdinand
W. W. Phalen
Rainier Ave
Henry
Great Northern Veterans to Meet in Grand Forks Sept 16
A score of veterans from the Great Northern Railway division will attend the fifth annual convention of the Great Northern Veterans association in Grand Forks North Dakota on September 16. James J. Hill president of the road will attend personally and mark his 76th birthday.
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Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Veterans’ Association
Grand Forka
N. D
James J. Hill
Road
President Hill
Knights of Columbus Thank Seattle Press For Convention Support
The Seattle council of the Knights of Columbus issues resolutions expressing sincere thanks and appreciation to Seattle newspapers for their cooperation in making the supreme convention a success held here.
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Seattle
Thirteen ships sunk in Riga naval battle report
London reports no confirmation from the Russian admiralty on Petrograd dispatches claiming a German cruiser and submarine added to losses in the Riga engagement. Russian destroyers and mines reportedly sank several German ships, with the old battleship Slava attacked by German destroyers before mines and Russian torpedo boats saved the day.
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London
Petrograd
Riga
Admiralty
Gulf
Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg Addresses Berlin After War Loan Passage
Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg spoke to a crowd outside his residence announcing that the struggle continues but unity grows as the Reichstag approves the new two billion dollar war loan. Berlin papers note that enemy parliaments persist with party and personal attacks despite German unity.
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Berlin
von Bethmann Hollweg
Reichstag
Germany
Russians Still Hope for Victory
Petrograd dispatch reports Vilna and Bielostok north of Warsaw poised to fall to German forces, potentially severing the Petrograd Warsaw rail line. A government official says enough lines will remain to withdraw Slav armies, with Grand Duke Nicholas’s forces far from crushed. The interview had government approval.
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Petrograd
Vilna
Bielostok
Warsaw
Petrograd- Warsaw
Nicholas
German Infantry Attacks Vosges Heights Fail
German forces attack French positions in the Vosges for two days, suffering heavy losses without gain. Sunday and Monday assaults were the fiercest yet, but French lines hold firm and Paris reports no breach.
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Paris
Vosges
Berlin peace scheme reportedly to be revealed soon
London press report a new major peace plan forming in Berlin. A Chronicle Amsterdam dispatch says the scheme will be disclosed within a fortnight if plans do not miscarry.
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London
Berlin
the Chronicle
Amsterdam
German Submarine Sinks Russian Auxiliary Vessel
Berlin reports a German submarine sank a Russian auxiliary ship off the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic, with the admiralty announcing the attack today.
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Berlin
Gulf of Finland
Admiralty
Scots to Visit City by Royal Executive Delegation
Royal executives of the Order of Scottish Clans of the United States and 560 delegates from the biennial convention in San Francisco will visit the city as guests of Clan MacKenzie on Wednesday and Thursday. They arrive Wednesday morning and will be breakfasted at the Rainier Grand hotel and later will continue engagements.
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Louis M. Lang
City Hall
Seattle
Wash
the Star
Fairmount Hotel
Order of Scottish Clans
United States
San Francisco
Rainier Grand Hotel
City Autos Rally Heads to Tacoma Visit
Be driven about the city in autos this Thursday as a caravan tours Tacoma then returns for festivities at the Knights of Pythias hall at 8 p m.
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Tacoma
Knights of Pythias’ Hall
Friends of Charles Boyle Robbed on Dark Street
Charles Boyle of 316 Maynard street, an A Y P house resident, was knocked down and beaten by his supposed friends who stole 6.70 from his pockets on a dark street.
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Charles Boyle
A Y.P. House
Maynard St
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