26 Feb 1915
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1915
Page
1
Anglo French fleet moved past the Dardanelles forts after shelling and demolished the outer defences. If they break the chain of forts, a decisive battle is feared for control of Constantinople. war aims include freeing Russian wheat and arming allies.
A thief broke a window at B. L. Gates' Jewelry, 1326 Second Ave, early Friday morning and took nearly a dozen timepieces worth several hundred dollars. The burglary, captured by a rock impact, left the shop to assess the loss.
Emma Peterson, 22, was found unconscious with a fractured skull and broken jaw on a sidewalk in Aurora Illinois and died after reaching a police ambulance. She is the third woman murdered under the same circumstances in the past year. Plainclothes officers arrest 20 black suspects and 15 white men as bloodhounds track the killer near the home of ex Senator Albert J Hopkins.
A monster mass meeting at the Seattle theatre endorsed vigorous protests against abolishing the port commission. Leaders included Robert S. Boyns L D Lewis Dean John T Condon Judge Richard Winsor and ex mayor Geo F Cotterill. Kenneth Kerr faced jeers as he read an anti port commission paper while Hob Bridges received an ovation.
Supporters of city council candidate T. H. Bolton plan a mass meeting at 7 30 Friday night at Dreamland rink Seventh and Union. Speakers include Bolton and Bradford Griffiths Hodge Swenson Adele Thompson and L W Clark with Wagner's band. Bolton will respond to Mayor Gill's attack.
Constantinople reports one British battleship and two French cruisers damaged in yesterday’s bombardment of the Dardanelles. Two U S submarines are ordered to the canal to work out defense problems.
J. C. Hindle a 23 year old barber living in the Menro apartments is held on suspicion of beating his 11 month old baby to death. Deputy coroner reports death from a fractured skull. a neighbor witnessed Hindle with a hand over the infant's mouth. The baby Francis William John Hindle died after medical examiners found severe head and neck injuries.
J. E. Nelson a shingle manufacturer was assaulted by a mob of 35 men while walking to the waterfront in Everett February 26. Nelson blames labor trouble for the attack and was beaten into insensibility.
The Bhuffalo club will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Transportation club Railway Exchange building Friday night.
New York February 26 Lieutenant Charles F. Becker, once a New York City police lieutenant, now condemned to death for complicity in the Herman Rosenthal murder, was denied a new trial today by State Supreme Justice Weeks.
The Pythian and Sisters' Altruistic clubs plan a charity card party at the K. of P. ball Monday afternoon to raise funds for their charitable activities.
A business analogy argues that finishing Division A to Ballard will convert losses into a paying municipal railway. Voters are urged to approve Proposition B to extend the line, saving money and ensuring the project yields a return. Read Cotterill’s statement on the plan.
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