24 Feb 1916
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1916
Page
1
A fragmented note describes a local festival in the Ashcraft area drawing community attention. Organizers and dates are unclear, but residents expect activities, food stalls, and performances over a weekend.
The piece accuses Mayor Gill of tolerating graft and a corrupt underworld in Seattle. It cites former chief Griffiths and police failures, detailing rampant prostitution, bootlegging, and police complicity, urging a strong reformist replacement like Griffiths.
An investigative report describes vice districts on Dearborn and First avenues, detailing gambling and prostitution in habitually neglected areas. Mrs. Remington Charter cites a young girl coerced into exploitation, while Dr. Edwin J. Brown accuses city leaders of tolerating the vice zone to boost votes.
A Peppery rally at the Good Eats cafeteria drew 300 supporters to launch Austin E. Griffiths bid for mayor. Speakers blasted Town Chief Lang, pledged to remove him, and tied Griffiths to public morality and renewed playground funding fights. The gathering also linked Griffiths to Erickson and Raymer votes amid warnings of a potential Gill governorship.
Washington lay on edge as Congress prepared for a renewed clash over a proposed warning to Americans not to travel on armed ships. Senator Gore pressed for a speech in favor of a warning while administration leaders warned such a move could undermine Wilson’s policy toward Germany. House and Senate leaders weighed substitutes and private senatorial sentiments as they sought a way to ease tensions without breaking relations.
Twenty Austrians boarded a Great Northern munitions train near 15th and Dock in Tacoma and attempted to destroy the cargo. Guards repelled the raid. Sam Rusky and John Ross were captured and jailed, with the rest fleeing. The train reached Seattle two hours later as detectives probe the plot.
A carload of matches and brokerage merchandise worth 50000 dollars burned at O Callahan and Graham’s 613 Western Ave Wednesday night. Stock valued 1000 dollars in the John Deere Plow Co. store room also damaged. Water and smoke ruined butter and eggs at 611 Western Ave. The building was saved. Losses insured.
Lisbon February 24 Austria and Germany are expected to declare war on Portugal immediately after Lisbon seized 36 Austrian and German steamers to secure transports and block Teuton ships from Atlantic raids. The German steamer Ockenfels reportedly escaped Funchal Madeira.
A four-foot bomb in a steel casing exploded in a furnace used for burning walls within the Nebraska State Capitol last night. Part of the device exploded and fire was put out by the janitor using a fire extinguisher. The motive remains unknown.
Samuel I. Silverman named as intended victim in a blackmail plot tied to an extensive badger syndicate operating in Billings and Los Angeles. Sichler, a lawyer and private detective, arrested on charges of blackmail after allegedly threatening to publish libel to extort $2,000. Mrs S described as siren who lured Silverman to the badger house.
Grif Fiths declares as mayor he will fire Chief Lang. Gill counters that there is no major feud but stresses moral enforcement and decency. He argues a police chief cannot serve effectively under Gill without risking imprisonment.
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