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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1916
Page
1
A public protest urges Kempster of the traction company to honor his promise to install adequate heating in city cars. The notice states riders deserve comfort and health when paying Stone & Webster fares, and calls the main office and capitol contacts.
Roosevelt urges nonpartisan unity at Bull Moose meeting while Seattle celebrates tougher milk laws cutting infant deaths by 16 percent since tuberculin testing. Officials report 3,462 cows tested, 211 culled for infection, raw milk quality rising and pasteurized milk improving.
The Star invites readers to paste puzzle pictures, name the film actors, and send in solutions. It notes many responses received but no 16th correct answer yet, delaying selection of 15 prize winners. Readers are urged to submit by tomorrow for possible early announcement.
Washington dispatch describes Pan America as a proposed federation of Western nations claiming 179 million people and 11.9 million square miles. It outlines plans for 353 fighting ships and a present army of 1.17 million men with a future navy rivaling two nations, aiming to be invincible in peace and war.
Mrs. John Hines, 56, of Hobart, was killed when her car was struck by a light engine at the Maple Valley road crossing near Maplewood farm about 8 PM. Her son Thomas Hines, 19, was slightly injured. The car was dragged 60 feet. the engine reportedly did not whistle until close to the vehicle. Mrs. Hines leaves a large family and was the wife of a Hobart farmer.
Four inmates led by Edward Roebeck escaped Joliet quarry at midnight and faced a dawn pursuit. An automobile posse exchanged over 100 shots as robed robeeck resisted until captured in hand to hand confrontation with Captain McCraney. Milt Fleming surrendered after a house siege ended with police firing into the residence.
Water began flowing into the Volunteer park reservoir through a repaired pipeline at 3 o clock Tuesday morning. City water workers completed a 96 hour emergency repair in snow near Noble, 25 miles from Seattle, averting a threatened famine. Officials predicted full service by noon, while warning the system remains fragile if further breaks occur and air enters the pipes during flow.
Japanese druggist T Takana, who runs a Sixth Ave store and the Diamond House at 412 Fifth Ave S, is jailed after police say he sold poison wood alcohol. Prosecutors plan manslaughter charges as six men died and others drank the tainted substitute.
President Wilson and his cabinet face rising anti preparedness sentiment across the nation. He conferred with House Military Committee Chairman Hay and indicated the continental army plan appears doomed while favoring a larger regular army and militia reserves. He will press congress with speeches and personal influence to counter former Secretary Bryan's anti preparedness stance.
A garbled local item notes a timetable style entry with mixed digits and abbreviations. The legible parts reference a high school setting and a sequence of times or codes, but no clear event or outcome is identifiable.
Facing the coldest spell in seven years and outbreak risks, Seattle Council unanimously instructs Corporation Counsel Bradford to sue the streetcar company for heating cars. Only 47 cars have heaters, with many lines entirely unheated, despite promises to install equipment.
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