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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1916
Page
2
Forty men were rushed to Darvey Tuesday to help fight fires along the Snoqualmie river area endangering growth in the green timber. Other fires in the reserve are under control, according to Acting Supervisor L A Treen. The old burn fire has been confined but fear of reigniting has increased the fight to the flames.
John B. Kizer and A. B. Funnell were arrested Tuesday and charged with larceny after a string of wholesale fridge car thefts in the Pacific yards. Considerable perishable produce spoiled amid the ice thefts.
Miss Amy Taylor, 17, of 506 Terry Ave, says she is about to become a mother and a warrant was issued for Harold Rodman, a University of Washington student, for arrest. Rodman, son of rancher John Rodman of Wapato, left the university and is believed in Tillamook Oregon. Prosecutor Lundin will seek extradition once arrested.
Under Sheriff Stringer seized a ton of liquor at the Northern Pacific station in Auburn last Saturday. The cartons bore permits listing various names, but investigations show the booze was consigned to J. S. Ryan for delivery and the permits were issued to other reputable individuals who say they received their shares weeks earlier.
Residents in the University district plan a mass meeting at the branch library Wednesday night to oppose the proposed Lake Washington canal bridge assessment district for Tenth Ave North East. The protest is called by the University Commercial Club and the University Community Club and city councilmen are invited.
Bishop Leigh R. Brewer head of the Montana diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church died in Helena after a prolonged illness. The clergyman, prominent in religious and civic affairs, passed away this day.
President Wilson signed four bills the army navy Philippine and bill of lading measures in a ceremony attended by nearly a hundred people including Secretary of War Baker and key legislators.
The president urges Congress to authorize mediation and adopt an eight hour day for railroad workers to avert a nationwide strike that could halt freight service, starve cities, and paral yze commerce. He notes mediation failed, arbitration impossible, and appeals for public intervention to preserve national life and economy.
Chicago millionaire yachtsman John Borden described the shipwreck of the exploration vessel Great Bear under Captain Louis Lane of Seattle. The 21 crew, including Borden, reached St Matthew Island after striking rocks in dense fog near St Paul’s Island on August 10. They survived with provisions and were rescued by the coast guard cutter McCullough after 15 days.
A report from The Hague states Foreign Secretary Von Jagow and Under Secretary Zimmerman have tendered their resignations to the German chancellor after Romania declared war, and that the resignations have been accepted.
News from Salonika reports Romania has declared war, prompting cheers along the front. Bulletins flash to camps as aviators drop thousands of slips behind Bulgarian lines amid the Balkans conflict.
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