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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1916
Page
3
In Cincinnati Davy Roth, once mocked as a dull student, now uses enhanced memory to recall dates, names, and headlines. He demonstrated by listing over 100 businessmen’s full names at a Rotary meeting and explains memory as observing and linking mental pictures.
Despite paralyzing snowstorms, 59 000 Star readers received the papers for three days. Howard Pariah directed dispatch as carriers met bobsleds and autos, delivering from The Star building to Renton South Park Georgetown Everett and West Seattle areas amid heavy travel hurdles.
Hope for the steamer Onward Ho is abandoned after no word or sighting reported by any late ships arriving in port. No trace has been found since February 5 in Vancouver B C.
Reports state 160 people died after the Japanese liner Daimaru Mara collided with the steamer Linan at night about eighty miles from Swatow. The collision occurred Thursday, prompting emergency response and search efforts.
At the last meeting the legislature voted four million dollars for the Manila railway purchase.
Anna Held makes her debut at the Coliseum in Madame La Presidente. Graustark, starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne, opens a week at the Rex. Rosemary stars Marguerite Snow at the Strand, with Paul Gilmore and Frank Bacon in supporting roles.
The jury weighs Mrs. Mohr and alleged negro accomplices as Judge Stearne rules an accessory before the fact cannot lift the principal crime. The widow’s fate hangs on Brown and Spellman verdicts with a possible appeal if the decision goes against the defense.
A five act motion picture based on Hulbert Footner’s book arrives Sunday at Clemmer Theatre. Dorothy Donnelly, former Madame X star, headlines the show produced under Lawrence B. McGill for Metro.
Washington Feb 5 The Philippine bill passed the Senate by 52 to 24. It grants more freedom to the islands and promises complete independence in four years, marking a major step in the path toward self rule.
An explosion damaged the Florence hotel in Butte during the night. The hotel housed miners and several hundred guests were asleep when the blast occurred, causing only broken windows and no serious injuries.
Oliver T. Erickson presents his position on the Cedar River dam project, arguing for a masonry gravity dam at the site despite concerns over location and cost. He cites engineer reports, seepage risks, and the need to store Seattle’s growing water supply, while criticizing political attempts to delay construction.
Mount Vernon Warden G D Leadbetter, jailed on murder charges, leaped from a second floor jail window into a snow bank. A deputy sheriff followed and grabbed his ankle to stop the escape attempt.
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