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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
2
Citizens in Seattle publish editorials urging support for mayoral candidates amid prohibition debate. Letters praise Griffiths and Erickson, with advocates urging strong law enforcement and honest leadership to guide the city through the liquor ban era.
A health gimmick urges starting each day with hot water and a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to flush the stomach liver and bowels. It claims rapid relief from constipation bilious spells and stomach trouble and warns readers the routine will improve appetite and overall vitality.
Letter praising Mayor Gill with praise for his common sense unprejudiced mind and ability to handle emergencies. Anderson expresses confidence in Gill’s broad vision and predicts citizens will reelect a good official and avoid strife.
A parent urges Mayor Gill to pass a pure milk law, praising the health benefits for children. The writer criticizes rival candidate Mr. Erickson as ineffective on the issue and pledges to vote for Gill.
A Star editor urges Austin E Griffiths to be elected mayor. The piece cites a Seattle paper calling him a dreamer and praises his playground movement aimed at protecting children and keeping them off streets. Letter writer Co R Hooten of Bagley Ave questions awareness of this dreamer’s identity.
Joseph Gilbert urges electing Oliver T. Erickson as mayor to champion public ownership of utilities. He criticizes Gill and Griffiths and notes Raymer lacks essential qualities for office. An Erickson administration would end heavy taxation by public service tributes and boost Seattle’s reputation and wealth.
Mrs L. Engel of 218 Ninth Ave blasts endless letters and contends no single candidate solves the class’s troubles. She predicts voters will shift away from a small faction only when the majority sees clear leadership and offers no support to Erickson, Gill, or Griffiths.
Rear Admiral Fullam commanding the Pacific Reserve fleet took charge of relief and rescue in the Otay valley flood district. He called looting by ghouls the worst he has seen and ordered sailors and marines to shoot looters on sight. Navy personnel and ships from San Diego bay towed and recovered bodies from the flood waters.
Shipping men believe the schooner sighted adrift and deserted by Capt. Chiba of the Kumi Maru about 220 miles off Triangle island is the Volante. The Volante sailed from Petersburg for Sitka with salt and empty barrels on January 6 and was being towed by Penguin and Gjoa near Chatham Strait when a northerly gale broke her free.
Mrs Martha Stevens chose Theodore Hudson Willis of Charleston WV as her eugenic husband after a field of 5000 candidates. Illness prevented the ceremony from being performed.
Denver Feb 3. John Borden, noted sportsman, plans an Arctic trip with Captain Louis Lane of Seattle and Reginald Fernald of Santa Barbara, Calif, and others once the ice clears in the Bering Strait in spring.
In Huntington West Virginia on February 3 Captain Blair was killed and 14 men are missing after a boiler explosion on the towboat Sam Brown. About nineteen of the crew of 33 swam ashore with several injured.
State prosecutors met at Olympia to adopt great caution in enforcing liquor prohibition raids, noting that mere possession of excess liquor remains a crime. The plan aims to shape future King County raids and outlines limits on clergy holdings and Turkish bath houses.
A home recipe darkens gray hair using Barbo Compound bay rum water and glycerine. Mix 7 oz water 1 small box Barbo Compound 1 oz bay rum and ½ oz glycerine. Apply every other day until shade is right then every two weeks. It purportedly darkens, removes dandruff, acts as a tonic, and does not color the scalp.
Snow blockade delays a Thursday night gathering for Thomas F Murphine, progressive candidate for corporation counsel. Announcement of the rescheduled data will be made later. The report notes registration concerns and recounts James McKeever of McGuffey, Ohio, who is totally blind but drives with guidance from a companion, assembling and reassembling a car unaided.
An advertisement warns of kidney and bladder trouble and urges readers to try Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root. It touts health benefits for kidneys liver and bladder, notes sample offers and directs readers to purchase bottles at drug stores and request a sample by mail from Binghamton New York.
In Olympia on February 3 Judge Mitchell instructed the jury as the Gillies trial nears its close. Attorneys argued after Gillies, a former Industrial Insurance claim agent, faced charges he looted the estate fund. The jury may render a verdict Friday, with a warrant linked to the fictitious John Stark claim cited.
London reports a crisis in transatlantic telegraph links as seven cables are ruined or idle at sea. Overburdened lines threaten Europe and America with isolation, amid rumors of a submarine cable cutter near the west European coast.
Thirty five garbage wagons are moved from the health department to the street department to haul snow and prevent floods. Businesses are asked to place trash in front to clear alleys, which are choked with snow and block traffic for several days.
Metropolitan theatre manager Haase defends crowding limits after Municipal league criticism. He says no overcrowding tolerated and safety precautions were taken. On a Philharmonic night hundreds were turned away to avoid aisle congestion and some patrons stood downstairs or in galleries.
Twenty five jurors, both men and women, are snowbound until roads reopen and will be housed at the Frye hotel. Many walked miles through deep snow to heed the court summons.
Henry Blackwood special deputy collector of customs told Seattle Rotary Club in the Washington Annex on Wednesday that the next few years hold promise for Seattle. He urged focus on Northwest commerce and customs service as key growth areas.
The Minnewatka club, active for 13 years, holds dances every two weeks and will dance Thursday evening at Douglas hall Tenth and East Pine regardless of the weather. Mrs Peter Rettinger stated the club has never missed a regular dance in all its history.
Coal consumption has nearly doubled in two days but there is no danger of a coal famine. Columbia and Puget Sound trains have reached the city bringing coal to tide Seattle over the storm spell.
W. F. Carr Northwest manager of the Western Engineering Sales Co and a member of Eureka Masonic Lodge No. 20 American Society of Civil Engineers and Seattle engineering clubs died Wednesday at his home 518 18th Ave.
United Press correspondent recounts a French Zouave band near Inez and Valandova behind Hill 516 in Southern Serbia. Ninety musicians and five drummers stood in mud as the band played a regiment’s march, prompting cheers from the relief column and a promise to publish the tale. The piece ends with the unit’s retirement to Strumnitza and a hospital tent glow.
Storm disrupts Seattle communications as the telephone company loses many employees and must send sleighs and autos for crews. East coast news is limited to Postal Telegraph with Canadian Pacific Railway from Vancouver.
In Madison on Feb 3 the supreme court upheld that a late train rider cannot sue when rushing across tracks for refreshments and is blocked by box cars, even if an embankment fall occurs while attempting to catch the train. The decision cites the Kempton v Green Bay & Western case.
A moving van plowed through the snow at Fremont on Thursday morning. Thirty five pedestrians climbed aboard as the driver called out to the crowd. Four bits a piece was the price announced for the ride downtown.
A large snow pile at the Second Ave and Spring St corner features a sign reading This corner for sale or rent See Doc Matthews. The note names Doc Matthews as the contact for the ad in this winter scene.
The Seattle Birth Control League meeting at the Yesler branch library was postponed due to bad weather. The next meeting is scheduled for January 17.
Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker, heir to the Baldwin fortune, recovered jewels valued between 25 000 and 70 000 dollars after misplacing them. Police say the incident is closed as the jewels were found and returned. Chief White stated the loss was a misplacement rather than theft.
London reports the 4600 ton S. S. Chase Hill, sailing New York to Havre January 13, was saved after foundering. A dispatch to the owners confirms the crew’s rescue. The text also includes an unrelated ad for Laxative Brom Quinine and a Grove’s trademark note.
Gray hair fades with age but Sage Tea and Sulphur restore natural color and add gloss. The Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound, a 50 cent remedy, also helps with dandruff itchy scalp and hair shedding when applied to small strands and left to dry.
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