02 Feb 1916
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1916
Page
1
Seattle and the Northwest face crippling blizzard conditions with two feet of snow. Traffic is paralyzed. trains are stalled and schools delay or cancel, while police order cleanup of dangerous sidewalks under city ordinance. Hotels report heavy downtown occupancy.
A three member committee led by T Rockwell was chosen to push an interstate campaign to equalize railroad tourist rates between Seattle and California. Joshua Green Perry Polson and Ja C Mitchell will rally Northwest hotels and commercial bodies to counter the 17 50 Chicago to San Francisco differential. The effort seeks support from Oregon Washington and Montana to win an Interstate Commerce Commission ruling before next summer’s tourist season.
President Wilson spoke to about five thousand in Topeka promising to clarify judgment on preparedness. He warned against sparks touching magazines as the nation faces the war across the water and criticized isolationist voices while urging duty, noting inadequate forces for patrols at the Mexican border.
Street car service on the Madison cable line was halted at 11 due to heavy snow. Snow piling ahead prevented cables from moving cars up steep hills during the early morning maintenance.
Health officer and building officials warn of dangerous snow loads on roofs amid 19 to 40 pounds per square foot. Police cordon Tivoli theater area to prevent slides. City acts to fund roof clearance and urges burning of garbage as streets remain unsafe.
The Feb. 2 report estimates ten nation property damage and eight deaths from floods sweeping four Arkansas counties and eleven northern Louisiana parishes. Villages are submerged under six to 15 feet of water near Little Rock, with levees burning and residents homeless. Three hundred workers race to save Laconia as levee threats loom at Carruthersville and Vicksburg weak spots persist.
President Wilson’s car backed into a crowd of about 30 000 people in Grinnell Iowa as he spoke from the rear platform on Tuesday afternoon. Six children were dragged from beneath the wheels with no warning given.
Mrs. George A. Radford of 6841 19th Ave N E walked eight miles through the snow to serve on a jury, only to find two closer jurors absent. Judge Mackintosh postponed the Radford case and she was later drawn for another trial in Judge Tallman’s court. Several other jurors also walked long distances.
Hundreds of fire hydrants were found covered by snow as residents cleared sidewalks. Police officers were ordered Wednesday to warn property owners and occupants to uncover hydrants to ensure access for emergencies.
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