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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1915
Page
2
Jitney drivers protest new ordinance enforcement as exam requirements spark confusion. The council introduces a license fee cut to ten dollars and rules on front seat occupancy curbside entry at corners and safety measures including health proof and liquor abstinence.
Secretary Redfield reports twenty one underwater dangers found in forty two miles of ship channel. A pinnacle rises 690 feet from the bottom to 17 feet below the surface. The wire drag covered 60 square miles at a cost of 4675 dollars per danger. The State of California wreck caused 11 lives and over 200000 dollars in losses.
Washington Senator Jones kept the Senate floor for over 15 hours in a renewed Republican filibuster against the government ship purchase bill. Senators Weeks and others watched in case he tired. Jones spoke nonstop twice rumored to stretch session into March 4 and beyond. The GOP vows to fight to a finish, aiming to kill the bill and stall appropriations to force administration concessions.
Olympia Feb 9 The senate committee on privileges and elections rejects party registration and keeps independents free. It urges party conventions before direct primaries and requires candidates to subscribe to party platforms to run. Compulsory second choice voting is dropped and candidates may advertise in newspapers and magazines.
Frank P. Mullen quits the park board after a dispute over views. Mayor Gill appoints Charles F. Munday to succeed him. Munday, a Columbia graduate, has served in the territorial legislature and was assistant United States attorney under Cleveland.
Professor G W Umphrey suggested a U S mediation commission with Brazil Chile and Argentina to resolve Mexico's unrest. He spoke during a lecture class on Monday outlining the plan and its expected rapid impact.
In New York on Feb percent, Lord Douglas Gray aged 22 eloped for the second time within ten months. His bride is Marjorie Wilson, percent.
In Allies trenches, men endure six weeks without major fighting yet stay tense at night. Lookouts fire at any movement, Germans reply with noise and white flares. Daybreak triggers renewed shooting as hunger and routine break the quiet. Soldiers from both sides know each other by face and name, and a new truce could end the war by convincing them to lay down arms.
The piece reports James J Hill’s view on current industrial distress, with notes on registration for an election and a summary of his remarks about unemployment, halted capital, and hesitant business, citing the war and tariff shifts as key factors. The article reflects editorial support for calm, inquiry into causes, and calls for civic participation.
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