23 Dec 1915
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
1
A vivid fragment about Prince Igor the Saint Bernard, linked to the city pound, and a letter to The Star reveals a dog’s execution for lack of a license. The piece juxtaposes public news with a pet owner’s plea and cannily questions pound procedures and red tape.
The fragment recounts Armenian refugee Havannes Hoyadjiar, who escaped Turko‑Ottoman slaughter in Mersine and found asylum near Seattle as a neighbor of John Boyd. It links his survival to a chain of wartime events and a cigar shop on Seventh and Union. The narrative threads through family ties and local relief aid connected to Boyd.
Comptroller Harry Carroll filed first for re election with Terry close behind for city treasurer. Other filings include Griffiths Murphine for corporation counsel each paying 48, plus Fitzgerald seeking re election. Major race looms for corporation counsel while Hodge Lundin Halley Stringer Hamilton announce possible sheriff and governor bids.
Gen. Villa’s wife said a message from him indicated he would arrive this afternoon in New Orleans. She plans to spend Christmas with him there as news of peace efforts in Mexico circulated. Carranza forces reportedly tightening control in Chihuahua and Juarez as peace terms falter.
Deputy Coroner Koepf displays a signed photograph found with the body of Gilbert identified as a young man about 26, six feet tall and 160 pounds. A rooming house resident recalls hearing a woman speaking to Gilbert Tuesday night before he was found dead with a gas tube linked to the stove.
The Aero club of the Northwest issues a militant holiday greeting urging friends to make and keep a New Year resolution to work for national preparedness. Cards bearing the message were sent out Wednesday.
Los Angeles December 23. After shooting and killing Bert Richardson millionaire land owner of Glendale today Frank Miser an agent for Richardson barricaded himself in a real estate office and threatened to fire on responders a posse rushed to the spot according to the sheriff's office.
The post office anticipates the heaviest work day in history on Thursday with the regular Christmas rush plus 12 cars of delayed mail due. The main office and King Street station will handle the workload.
The Star asserts a Northwest woman earns the most in the region with an annual income around $500,000, per treasury figures, though Uncle Sam withholds her name. The paper promises details in Friday edition.
Washington reports reduced anxiety over a possible break, following the American note to Vienna. Officials expect a cooling-off period while Burian may travel to Berlin for talks with Germany before replying, with German influence seen as aiding the American position.
The coast and geodetic survey report shows the government aims to establish Dutch Harbor Alaska as a supply base. This comes in the annual review detailing strategic uses for Alaskan facilities.
John Mueller former Georgetown mayor and Seattle Brewfire and Malting Co. superintendent left an estate valued at 275,371.12 dollars. He died in San Francisco on September 23, 1914. Realty is listed at 238,500 dollars in probate papers filed Wednesday.
Foreign reformers claim the seizure of opium on the steamship Seiyo Maru last Monday proved the cargo was glucose and vegetable products, valued at practically nothing. Japan plans a large astronomical observatory at Tokyo equal to any in the United States or Europe.
Greek Premier Skoulodis charges the allies with bullying tactics that cost Greek support. He says the allies insulted King Constantine and lied, and that Abate affies flouted Greece while parleying with Bulgaria. He predicts Greece may become a bloody battleground but will resist Bulgarian invasion.
Reports from The Hague say Kaiser Wilhelm II is gravely ill with fever and his sons are recalled from the front. Berlin officials deny severity, claiming only a minor cellular inflammation. The German army boasts recapture of Hartmannweiler Kopf with 1,520 captured and French attacks observed on northern slopes.
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