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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1916
Page
1
A back last blizzard sweeps Seattle with seven inches of snow by Monday noon and heavy drifting. Streetcars and trains run late or delayed while authorities clear roads, salt, and sawdust sidewalks, and warning forecasts of colder weather follow.
An 11 year old boy Hassell Marvin son of K B Marvin died after crashing into a car while coasting near Grand Boulevard and 122nd Avenue West at 5 PM Sunday. A second 11 year old, Greeburg, suffered fractures when a sled strike injured him on Washington Street near 27th Avenue. A girl, Miss Marion Taylor of Everett, was knocked unconscious when a jitney bus skidded at 20th Avenue and FE Union Street. Five boys on a bob slid into a telephone pole near 40th Street and Brooklyn Ave. the sled was broken and the youths bruised.
With 50 aboard, the coast guard cutter Snohomish ran aground near Restoration Point Bainbridge Island while en route from Seattle to Bremerton. She sent an aid call and was freed by 10 55 am with minor damage as tugs assisted. The Sioux, a Puget Sound steamer, struck a rock at Port Ludlow but was only slightly scratched and proceeded to Seattle.
Tide readings show 12.6 ft at 6:24am and 11 ft at 9:35pm in Seattle with 198 ft spread and 128 ft caption notes.
Downtown Seattle residents report a mild kick from imitation beer Life staff analysis shows 8 percent alcohol, while officials debate validity. Prosecutor Lundin warns enforcement rests with police as bootleg alcohol floods drugstores and cars.
Orin Swanson a silver smith recently arrived in Gealttie won the $25 prize offered by the Gordle Kisnzmrt Liquor Co of Stockton for being the first applicant for a liquor permit at the county auditor's office. He waited since Friday night to secure bond money and planned to buy a bond with the prize. Seven others waited behind him as the door opened at 9 am. The forenoon orders included 63 quarts of beer and 14 quarts of whiskey.
In 1915 King County built 85.08 miles of highway at a cost of 674 020 46 dollars per the County Engineer Denton annual report. It was the largest expenditure by either city or county to date.
The Seattle Drydock and Construction Co expands to Eagle Harbor while maintaining some operations at current sites. President J. Paterson secured ten steel steamers for the Atlantic trade valued at 3.5 million dollars and two Ward liners will start at the yard. The firm also holds contracts for a U S Navy destroyer and three submarines but has declined other orders due to capacity limits.
Jocular safe crackers amused themselves at the Kirkland Mercantile Co. by preparing nitro glycerine soup for a strong box and leaving a note that they would not touch the match. The owner found a message on the safe stating the box would not pay to blow and accusing him of being full of...
A page five coal advertisement promotes Acme coal from Washington with an attractive price, urging readers to check their coal bins and consider purchasing as weather increases coal’s importance.
Alexandria dispatch reports the Persia likely torpedoed by a submarine, not a mine, with casualties exceeding 200. Consul R. N. McNeely of Aden missing and feared dead. Unclear attacker nationality. torpedo confirmed by officers, voyage details incomplete.
London dispatch reports Consul Skinner ordering a statement from Chas. H. Grant of Boston on the Persia sinking. The inquiry may prompt drastic U S action as Consul McNeely, en route to Aden, is missing after the liner went down.
Two of three announced mayoral contenders filed on Monday. Oliver T. Erickson and Austin Griffiths submitted papers while Mayor Gill, also a candidate, has not filed. Erickson will remain on the city council despite seeking the mayoralty in a municipal ownership campaign. Griffiths, a municipal ownership advocate and former police chief under Mayor Gill, was first to declare.
Eighteen people die when the Norwegian tanker Aztec explodes at a Brooklyn dock. Seven crew members and eleven dock workers loading the ship are missing. Rescuers report finding mangled bodies after penetrating the hold.
The Glengyle, a 9,000 ton freighter owned by Gow & Co of Glasgow, was sunk near Port Said by suspected submarines. Crewmembers survived, but several are feared lost. its Royal Mail voyage to Vladivostok carried $1.5 million in cargo. The incident adds pressure on Mediterranean sailings, prompting potential suspensions via Suez and a Cape route shift by the Japanese Mail line.
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