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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1916
Page
7
Ten miners perished as a Canadian mine fire raged 1200 feet underground in Butte. Rescue efforts failed to reach the blaze as flames swept an air shaft. Assistant Foreman Mitchell and Neil Brennan died at the 600 foot level while aiding others. Three others suffered partial asphyxiation and burns but were expected to recover in hospital.
The city must spend 2700 to repair a concrete retaining wall that broke down between James and Cherry streets on 37th avenue. Supt. Case of the street department told the council Monday the city had agreed to maintain the wall when the street was graded.
London reports rising wages do not match food and tax price increases as war debt soars. Kitchener’s plan would cost 12 to 15 billion dollars, with the poor bearing most of the burden through higher income taxes while staple goods rise in price across Manchester and London. England faces endless payments toward 2000 A. D. while revenue climbs from 56 million to 222 million dollars.
Olympia February 18. Judge Wright allowed the state to admit 17 bogus claims against J. F. Gillies former claim agent as Frank W. Stone testified. Stone, who confessed implicating Gillies in wholesale looting, remained calm though Gillies showed extreme nervousness while Stone spoke of being compelled to confess after Jack cheated and lied.
Famous discoverer of the north pole travels to Washington to urge a congressional inquiry into his claims and to win world recognition.
Danish fishermen found a wreckage box in the North Sea containing 11 German letters and a card stating Torpedo boat now sinking with 36 aboard, suggesting a torpedo boat may have been lost.
Geraldine Farrar and Lou Tellegen pose for a photo in the New York Municipal Building photo bureau. Farrar, 32, says she was born in Melrose Massachusetts while Tellegen cites a birthplace in Holland and notes a Greek father and a French mother.
Lawmakers vow to trim the rivers and harbors measure carrying about 40 million dollars. Pacific coast items include Humboldt harbor and bay 459000 Sacramento and Feather rivers 115000 Oakland Harbor 106600 San Pablo bay 105500 Los Angeles and San Francisco harbors 75000 15000 and more. Washington Oregon lines request 1.2 million 248000 260000 47000 Спасибо
J. L. Luckenbach of Luckenbach Steamship Co. in New York is in Seattle evaluating a shipbuilding plant to place several contracts, signaling expansion plans in the Pacific Northwest.
An advertisement suggests washing hair with a teaspoon of canthrax dissolved in hot water then rinsing with clear water. It claims hair dries quickly and evenly, appears fuller, is soft and fluffy, and that the scalp is cleared of dandruff and dirt. It promises reduced irritation and brighter, glossier hair.
Waukeegan Illinois February 15 reports new arrests in the case of William Orpet a Wisconsin University junior accused of poisoning his former sweetheart Marian Lambert. State's Attorney Dady pursues further evidence about the pair illicit relations and Orpet's calm denial meets family support from Marian Lambert's mother and Orpet's own mother. Celestia Yonker a Dekalb teacher has heard the tale of Marian's fear and the last walk in the woods before the girl's death.
An old fashioned health ad text urges the reader to treat weak kidneys with Dean's Kidney Pills. It links backache fatigue headaches dizziness and nervousness to kidney issues and cites Mrs. Margaret A. Nesary of 1512 21st Ave praising the product's benefits.
January 7, 1916 Doctor J Eugene Jordan had his medical license revoked by the State Medical Board over alleged false advertisement. In Superior Court Judge Walter M French ordered restoration of the license after evidence showed cured patients and reputable witnesses, with rulings that the ad was not morally culpable nor grossly untrue.
The will of the late John C. Selwin leaves Richard Waverly as President and Manager of the Selwin Boiler Concern with one hundred thousand dollars and Charles Annin as Secretary-Treasurer with fifty thousand dollars. Executors are named and the estate disperses about a million and a half to charities and the widow. A patient underwent bone resetting after an X-ray revealed slipped bones and slow recovery from anaesthesia. pneumonia was feared but she is improving and hopes to see friends at the hospital next week.
Mrs. Richard Waverly fell while leaving St. Luke's hospital and broke her leg. Doctors revealed an oblique fracture of both bones, she was operated on, the limb set and cast, and she is resting as well as possible. The accident is linked to a trip with Mrs. Selwin, whose husband was buried last Monday.
Friends of Mrs Richard Waverly report she has undergone another operation on her leg.
The Oberammergau troupe arrives for performances at the Metropolitan Theatre Thursday and Friday to raise funds for the German Red Cross. Seattle committee chairman Eugene Brunner orders three large cans of milk for the visitors as box office opens at 9 am Wednesday.
Washington February 15 Senator Ashurst of Arizona began as a newspaper man. He then worked as a section hand a stage driver and a state legislator. Now he serves as a United States senator.
Cupid Gage deputy county auditor reports twenty marriage licenses issued on Valentine's Day. The list includes couples from several local districts and confirms the official record of unions filed this Tuesday.
This morning Mrs Richard Waverly underwent her third operation since breaking her leg two weeks ago. Surgeons inserted a silver plate to secure the bone, a common remedy for oblique fractures. They believe she will have no further trouble.
Tokio's new mayor Okuda dismissed 150 city officials and reduced his own pay by 1500, drawing sharp city reaction and accusations of harsh reforms.
A dramatic note on haste in marriage contrasts with a call for physical fitness and marriage licenses. The article suggests national laws on licensing could reduce crime and institutional care, referencing a sermon in J. W. Griffiths The Escape now showing at the Rex.
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