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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1915
Page
5
In Athens Aug 28 Greek premier Venizelos mulls a possible break in diplomatic relations with Turkey. Reports say 900,000 Greeks fled Asia Minor while censors note intensified persecutions. Unconfirmed tales claim Greek girls are taken to Turkish harems and others pressed into service.
London reports German forces massed against the Slov line to drive a wedge between Russian units retreating from Brest Litovsk and Gen. Tyanoff in Galicia. Hindenburg directs efforts to sever the Slav center while Austrians push north through Kovel.
Camp Hughes Manitoba hosts 10000 troops as Colonel Elliott lauds Canadian Tommy Atkins training. The piece details discipline drills six months to a year to forge infantry cavalry and artillery forces, camp life grub time cooking, beef, bread and apple pie, and a morale boosting outdoor game scene.
Washington dispatch notes diplomatic strain with England as the United States weighs an embargo on munitions to the Allies to force Britain to lift its blockade. Chicago report highlights industrial unrest, low wages, and oppression by employers as the root of worker dissatisfaction across the nation.
Felix M. Warburg of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. in New York visits and lauds the federal reserve banking system. He says it has restored confidence and improved credits.
A vintage ad warns backache may signal kidney problems and urges quick action. Gold Medal Haarlem O11 Capsules are promoted as fast relief for kidney and bladder issues with a money back guarantee. Available at Owl Drug Co with 2c 60c and 1 dollar price points.
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap are advertised as safe for babies skin troubles including eczema and heat rash. The ad claims rapid itching relief and quick healing and notes doctors have prescribed the treatment for 20 years. Samples are available, with Baltimore Maryland listed as a source.
Sir William McKenzie president of the Canadian Northern arrives with friends on a special train, spent a week in Vancouver. The new BC line will begin daily service next month, marking the first thru train on the route.
Gouverneur Morris will publish The Goddess daily in The Star starting Thursday. A five episode filmed dramatization will be shown at the Alhambra for five weeks beginning a week from Monday.
Anita Stewart and Earle Williams star in The Goddess presented at the Alhambra. The film is praised as a coherent plot with an enthralling love story rather than a mere serial of pursuits and escapes.
A dated critique claims Celestia symbolizes Rockefeller foundations and Carnegie libraries guiding a quiet servile order. It argues wealth families seek an American aristocracy, using foundations, universities, and bread lines to fix contentment and obedience among the masses.
Insane Russian machinist Ed Laz, 33, hanged himself after midnight in a county jail cell using a shirt rope. He had been committed to Sedro-Woolley asylum after a prior suicide attempt near Puget Sound. Jailer Halley notes frequent insanity cases and lack of proper care, with Laz dying quietly as guards slept nearby.
Delta Tau Delta members touring Seattle for a national convention in San Francisco praise the city’s beauty despite smoke. The visitors, delegates, head home after their stopover at Hotel Frye. Foresters of America will arrive from their San Francisco convention for a one day layover, then continue to the East.
Marcus M. Marks president of Manhattan borough visits Seattle and voices high praise for its public markets. He is noted as father of the public market in New York.
Co. J Chittenden was elected president of the Washington Funeral Directors Association. The announcement names Chittenden as leader of the professional group and notes the election took place amid annual meetings and planned initiatives for the coming year.
Centralia will close all stores and public offices Friday to allow residents to attend the Southwest fair. Officials urge travelers to plan ahead as events run all day and with transportation reduced.
Portland reports governors of Oregon and Washington proclaim a Peach Week starting August 30. Residents are urged to buy peaches by the box and to use them in canning preserving and eating. The nations heavy crop and weak eastern demand threaten low returns for growers unless peach week boosts sales.
Gen. Andrew J. West, former Georgia quartermaster, declares lynching of Leo Frank justified. Speaking at the New Washington hotel, West says Georgia will carry out the law. West was a guest of Dr. Hamilcar Zoepffel, Seattle German consul, when he commented.
W B Connell an old time prospector drowned while attempting to swim the Koyukuk river near Fairbanks Alaska on August 28 authorities reported the tragedy adding he was well known in mining circles in the region
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