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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1915
Page
2
The piece portrays Mother Ryther's home for homeless children facing financial strain and regulatory demands. It highlights the mothers, volunteers, and workers who juggle care, sanitation, and audits while worrying over unpaid groceries and the threat of closure.
Tacoma February 1 Superior Court Judge Easterday favors a law delaying ceremonies for 40 days after license issuance. He says in many divorce cases couples have only known each other a short time, sometimes days.
Vancouver dispatch reports William L Fagan, provincial assessor and collector, died at age 73. The longtime public official served in the province's tax administration and is mourned by colleagues and authorities.
A long mixed list of local items covers crimes, public service posts, society notes, Burns and ship deals. It mentions a youth crime story, political endorsements, club activities, church and Y.M.C.A. events, business openings, thefts, accidents, and civic happenings across Seattle and King Snohomish counties with names like Howard Jones C A Reynolds Goldfield Merger Minea Co and more. The piece also notes officials changes, court actions, and upcoming summer events.
A historical advertisement urges using four ounces of liquid argon applied at night to dissolve dandruff. It promises rapid results by morning with repeated applications, claiming itching stops and hair becomes fluffy and glossy. It notes liquid arvon is available at drug stores and is inexpensive.
Berlin reports Germany celebrates the opening of its submarine campaign against British merchantmen with the sinking of several British vessels in the Irish Sea. British destroyers patrol the Irish Sea hoping to sight the U-21 after it sank three ships, with rumors of a flotilla operating off England’s west coast.
Desperate fighting rages in East Prussia near Pilkallen as German reinforcements halt Slav advances toward Konigsberg. Kaisers strategists mass in a central Russian army clash while a general engagement continues in the Carpathians between the Dukla and Uszok passes.
Paris, Feb 1. German efforts to break Allied lines at Ypres were repelled as French infantry met them with the bayonet. The German column, shattered and disordered, was driven back with heavy losses. Official statement sparks great enthusiasm in the city.
In Atlanta on February 1 a jury acquitted Dan F. Lehon, Burns Detective Agency southern manager, operative C. C. Vedder, and lawyer Arthur Thurman on subornation of perjury charges connected to the Leo M. Frank murder trial. The case had been publicized by a Seattle paper hostile to Burns.
A Toronto sermon compares believers to precious jewels sought by Jehovah at the end of the Gospel Age. It argues only a faithful, disciplined class will be gathered, forged through trials, polished by the Lapidarist, and set in divine glory.
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