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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1916
Page
5
Charles Bizekoff, 28, a laborer, was found Tuesday at the city hospital after attempting to cut his throat with a knife inside the city jail between 6 and 7 PM. He was arrested Monday at the W depot and taken to the jail for investigation before the weapon was not recovered.
Maj. Fred Llewellyn spoke to the Northwest Business Men's group Monday night in the hall on the topic Service of Security. He outlined civic duties and regional defense responsibilities for the community.
J Meyers alias A L Morris is jailed nursing a swollen jaw after arrest for renting rooms then stealing rugs. Several women identified him including Mrs Albert Shogren who exclaimed he was the thief and asked to see his teeth. Detective H Tent assisted the case.
In Clarendon Arkansas and surrounding areas flood conditions trigger typhoid fears as 700 women and children are stranded, 28 deaths reported, a Clarendon family perishes from ptomaine poisoning after eating canned sardines, and Arkansas City levees face imminent failure while workers race to shore up defenses.
Reports from Willamette Valley and Southern Oregon coast districts indicate serious flood damage. The Willamette River rose to 18 feet at Eugene, causing extensive disruption and property impacts.
A vintage ad touts Pape's Cold Compound for headache and congestion from a cold. Dose every two hours for three doses to relieve a stuffed nose, nasal discharge, sore throat, feverishness, sneezing, and sinus pressure with rapid action and 25 cent cost.
In letters from October 1911 Humphrey urges Assistant Secretary Halley to act on a Seattle sub post office site. He cites bankers’ valuation, calls the price reasonable, and urges either payment or condemnation to secure title before a possible building appropriation. He notes owners resist a forced sale and warns delays jeopardize next session’s building bill.
A correspondent urges prompt action on an important national proposition. The letter seeks to push matters along to settle the title at the earliest moment and ensure no obstacle remains before securing an appropriation for a public building. The writer mentions a forthcoming public building bill and wishes a clear record.
A benefit concert at the Metropolitan theatre raises funds for Jewish war relief totaling 3168 dollars and 15 cents. Renowned contralto Sebastian Burnett headlines with Florence Kubey violin soloist and Cecil Teague as accompanist for Burnett and Kubey.
The Kappa Epation chapter of the Delta Kappa Epation fraternity initiated 10 University of Washington students Monday night and then attended a banquet at the New Washington.
Paris reports Russian torpedo boats sank 40 Turkish sailing vessels and bombarded three naval construction yards on the Anatolian coast in fresh dispatches.
The annual Fire Marshal Pringhurst report sent to Mayor Gill and the council on Monday shows Seattle lost 1,310,176.64 dollars across 624 fires in 1915. About half the total came from the Pier 14 fire on October 28.
Captain John Jordison a veteran Puget Sound mariner and employee of Frank Waterhouse and Co. was Monday appointed marine superintendent of the company.
Rev. F. W. Shayler, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, announced Monday that the church roof, sagging under heavy snow, will be repaired. No services will be held next Sunday.
Frequent avalanches in the Cascades caused rail traffic delays and forced the Great Northern to detour trains via Portland. Night services between Seattle and Richmond Beach paused briefly as slides on the Keechelus area were addressed. Officials expected clearance by noon and noted streets were up, while floods seemed unlikely due to thaw and Chinook winds.
Rising water in the Green river valley forces farmers to move stock into the hills. Sewers clogged and basements rapidly fill as Tuesday flood conditions worsen.
Granite Falls reports all camps and mills closed due to snow and high water. In the last 24 hours 41 inches of snowfall paralyzed the town as travel and industry halt.
A cheeky headline notes a comparison between friendly ties and strained relations, invoking King George and the Kaiser to underline a sentiment about international diplomacy. The piece frames cordial behavior as preferable to hostile stances in the era’s public discourse.
Dr Herschel Parker of Columbia alleges Henry Ford took credit for Parker's miniature submarine idea and presented it as his own to the navy department. Parker, traveling from Seattle to Alaska to prospect, says he submitted the invention to Ford who then took the submarine to Secretary Daniels.
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