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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1915
Page
1
The Admiralty announced the British battleship Formidable was sunk in the English Channel. Seventy one survivors were rescued with about 1 000 crewmen aboard in peacetime, possibly more missing. Cause uncertain, likely a submarine or mine. The ship housed four 12 inch guns and other armament.
Atlanta Jan 1 A likely revisitation of Leo Frank case hinges on Georgia Supreme Court rehearing. If reversed the sentence stands. Frank faces execution January 22. The article details Frank, a Pencil factory superintendent, and Mary Phagan claimant in a 1913 murder that sparked nationwide debate.
Seattle enjoyed a mild New Year celebration with about 50 000 people on Second Avenue and festive tooting, bells, and whistles. Police had an easy night as heavy riotous behavior was absent and cafes served large crowds amid rainy weather. State fish commission declines to recommend fish code to the coming legislature.
Mrs Ida Sniffin Rogers swallowed bichloride of mercury and gave some to her two children at Lebanon hospital New York Jan 1. One infant died and the other a two year old is dying while Larry Elton Rogers who is not her husband stays beside her. Rogers’ legal wife, Caroline Giddings sister of Prof Giddings of Columbia University, is distraught at the family scandal. The dying woman said Larry fulfilled conditions for a marriage that never occurred.
The Seattle police logged 22 278 arrests in 1914 with drunk and disorderly conduct the major charge. February 1914 was the heaviest month with 2 178 arrests, highlighting a surge in enforcement during the period.
The Star reports a young man freed from reform school to support his wife and baby agreed to return to prison if unemployed by New Year. C Gerhardt of Wright Restaurant Co answered by hiring him at his Washington Street restaurant this morning. Happy New Year.
Dr. Robert Bridges, Poet Laureate of England, writes for United Press, sending New Year's wishes to the United States. The poem urges peace and liberty for all under the sun, calling for unity between nations and a stand against war and hatred.
Seattle welcomes its first 1915 baby a ten pound girl born at 4 a.m. at Swedish hospital. Father D Desmore proprietor of the Alaska hotel notes dark hair and eyes like her mother Minnie Desmore. The baby’s future name is undecided while parents joke about the city’s era of prosperity and a possible naming after the mother. New Westminster council adjourns to prevent a fist fight.
The Star urges a dual ballot for March election. A proposed city plan would connect divisions using motorbuses with a 25 000 to 30 000 budget to run a downtown loop and service wholesale districts. The paper argues motorbus operation could eliminate the municipal line deficit and invites comparison with the S and S 1 500 000 streetcar proposal.
The piece notes jitney buses spreading from Los Angeles to the Pacific coast with 600 Buses in LA earning about 1.25 million yearly. Alfred Ling of Seattle drives the movement buying Ford vehicles and drivers to launch 20 jitneys downtown. Ling envisions uniformed starters and a downtown terminal at the post office with routes from Latonaway and Kinnear Park amid crowded streetcar service.
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