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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1916
Page
8
The advertisement highlights four Wirthmor blouse designs priced at $1.00 each. Models include B-9-A lacey striped voile with lay-down collar and cuffs, B-10-A sheer voile with embroidered panels, B-11-Embroidered voile waist with organdy collar, and B-12-Springlike organdy with embroidered panels, all at $1.00.
The case centers on Mina Lambert's death near Lake Forest with Orpet arrested in Madison after his claim that she killed herself, though prosecutors charge murder. Investigators question Miss Lambert's friends as they weigh poison access, chemistry ties, and possible engagements with Celestia Yonker.
The Southern Slav Relief Committee thanks The Star and other benefactors for their support of a benefit concert for Serbian orphans. The writer expresses gratitude for aid that enabled the undertaking’s success and appreciation for all contributors.
A traveler from Holland brings a German coin retired from circulation. One side shows General Von Kluck who advanced on Paris and the other a horseback figure with the inscription Nach Paris 1914. The item reflects wartime memory and currency history.
In Los Angeles on February 21 a mysterious man appeared at several hotel ballrooms. He denounced partygoers and warned of hell fire before vanishing, prompting hotel owners to consider police involvement.
Special writer K Y Porter travels from Seattle toward the Orient gathering data on war era development. Reports of ship collisions in Killett bay cause by fog. Captain Smith refuses grain charter for the old convict ship Success. University traffic regulation debates arise as autos flood campus. Multiple international notes include Armenians, Lincoln spy capture, and US protests to Turkey. Five Texas jailbreakers kill a sheriff near Rincon, New Mexico.
Rev. Sydney Strong at Queen Anne Congregational Church urged caution on a national preparedness plan. He argued the country should not urge military programs now, saying the public mind is inflamed and timing is wrong for decisions. He favored American influence in postwar peace efforts and questioned disarmament momentum.
C K Smith the government counsel in railroad forfeiture suits endorsed a settlement of the Oregon California land grant question before the house public land committee. The proposal follows the Chamberlain bill and aligns with government objectives.
Geraldine Farrar refused to utter I will obey when she became Mrs. Lou Tellegen. She will, however, use her husband’s name in general life but will not include it on grand opera bills.
Everett Feb 21 The state committee completed delegate counts for the Democratic convention and provisioned for 1 036 delegates. The committee chose North Yakima as the venue for the gathering to be held May 2.
London officials report a new war scandal as multiple colonels are found to have two or three sons serving as officers in their regiments.
Police searched the city after revelations that an auto stealing ring operated here. Clarence Tirney, under arrest, indicated a gang stole cars, and investigations were begun to recover stolen vehicles.
A fifteen year old girl, Rosa Saio, confessed to burglary claiming poverty prevented her from getting candy. She cited her father and mother’s inability to provide luxuries as motive.
Mrs. Mary C. C. Ruppe becomes the first woman member of the Seattle Trapshooters Association as Harbor Island grounds draw a record crowd for Sundays event.
The first issue of the Spectator, a local photo plays publication, hits the press showcasing Hazel Dawn on its opening page. Published by George Vradenbury, it marks a new local cinema periodical.
Frank Tannenbaum formerly jailed for disrupting a church audience is now a student at Columbia University. He expects to graduate in three and a half years and says he aims to become a radical leader, using education as his foundation while living in Hartley Hall.
Local readers note billboards claim George Lee is running for governor while ads show him dancing with a group of girls at the Empress this week. The item also mentions Frank B. Laziter as a ticket agent for the Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
A long absent father L Smith reappears in the city claiming time with his ex wife and 14 year old son Lynn Smith before Christmas. On the same day Lynn vanished. The report notes Lynn is described as five feet tall and wearing trousers. The item reads as a human-interest snippet with local flavor.
Governor Johnson labels the state central committee session shadow fighting and denies any compromise proposal from Meyer Lissner progressive state chairman to the Republicans. Rent your house with Star Wants.
A narrator recalls a third leg operation that succeeded but left her exhausted and in pain. Jim Edie sends flowers yet delays visiting, while Dick and Jim debate care and support. The trio quarrel and tease, then share tender moments, as money is noted to ease comfort and time passes toward healing.
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