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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1916
Page
1
The city campaign faced a torrent of insult as Leas Edhal hurled charges at A. E. Griffiths, calling him a coward and a street walker. Gill defended his term, blamed graft on Griffiths, and cited hospital funding as proof of improvement while promising further reforms.
The speech questions Gill on breaking a pledge not to run again, the surge of a new vice district, gambling joints with police knowledge, retaining Louie Lang as chief, and a wave of police scandals after Griffiths resignation. Voters want clear defenses before the March 7 election.
An all female lineup spoke at the Hippodrome theater as Mothers for a cleaner Seattle urged support for Austin Griffiths. Speakers led by Mrs. Remington Charter and Mrs. Anna S. Walker argued vice and police issues under the Gill Lang administration and urged decisive action by voters.
Berlin reports say Germany expects Congress to push President Wilson to modify the German American policy. Officials refuse comment while observers fear sharper anti American sentiment grows. Dispatches question recall of Ambassador von Bernstorff and warn Americans from armed merchant ships.
Dr E J Brown a council candidate stirred a crowd by alleging graft in the garbage department under the Olli administration and pledging support for Austin Griffiths for mayor. He accused non citizens of garbage work and urged debates on taxation while Case opened headquarters and Fitzgerald rebutted the civil service rule question.
After.searching rural districts between Seattle and Tacoma deputies and railway company agents returned to Seattle to plan next steps. Postoffice inspectors in Spokane report the tea stolen from mail bags will be known only after inquiries in the Orient to determine money involved.
H. A. Benerd of Firestone Tire Co. fell from an auto truck when it swerved at 14th Ave and Madison Street Saturday morning. He sustained a concussion of the brain and was taken to the city hospital in serious condition.
Purity Squad arrested three women on Friday for soliciting and booked them at the police station. Bail posted and released, with arrests occurring at 610 Elbeth Ave, 719 Maynard Ave, and 615 Maynard Ave at 1 66 p m, 2 30 p m, and 6 55 p m. Officers H D Kinsey and C B Peterson led the case. Names given: Anna Brown and Olive Hoff.
American manufacturers of musical instruments with an annual output near 100 million dollars export about 300 thousand dollars yearly to foreign markets. The figure highlights the heavy dependence on domestic sales despite substantial production capacity.
Berlin reports Brandenburg troops entered Douaumont, the steel fortress town near Verdun, four miles from the fortifications. The Kaiser watched as bombardment of Verdun is expected to begin, and French lines along the eight mile front show a four mile retreat.
Washington February 26 Appropriation of 657000 for federal work on the Lake Washington ship canal at Seattle is recommended to Congress by army engineers. The plan calls for a 30 foot channel below the canal lock with revetment banks between Salmon Bay and Lake Union and between the two lakes. Government work would proceed without local financial participation. Bulkheads will be built between lakes and dredging under the locks, with concrete facing on banks if approved.
Amid rising tensions with Germany over armed merchant ships, Congress shows little will to act before Germany's submarine warfare decree begins in four days. Germany's reply to U S refusal is expected soon via Ambassador Von Hernstorff, likely unsatisfactory. Congress may ease anti warning efforts while awaiting warlike actions.
Three notables will visit Sunday as Mr. and Mrs. Amos Tuck French Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt widow of the Lusitania victim and Lawrence Perking are due to arrive Saturday night in Perkins private car on the North Coast Limited via the Northern Pacific.
Rome reports the Albanian seaport of Durazzo has been evacuated according to an official announcement dated February 26. The declaration confirms a shift in local precautionary measures amid ongoing regional tension.
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