Senate debates Mexico intervention and payroll at Seattle yard
Report details U S citizens and British nationals killed by Villa forces in Chihuahua. Describes payroll theft, forced surrender, and execution of 16 Americans and two Britons with names, origins, and company links. Outcry against Wilson policy and Carranza delays follows mass meeting of miners and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Zack
Cobb
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
Villa
Thomas Holmes
Washington Administration
Washington
Carranza Administration
Carranza
Santa Ysabel
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Cuasihuirachie
C. A. Pringle
San Francisco
C. R. Watson
Wm. J. Wal
T. M. Evans
M. B. Ronero
Maurice Anderson
W. D. Pierce
Los Angeles
R. T. MecHat
FE Paso
J. P. Coy
Pe Union Iron Works
San Franeco
EF. L. Robinson
George W. Newman
Fl Paso
Jack Hase
Miami
Ariz
J. W. Woorn
R. H. Simmons
Avery A. Couch
Alexander H. Hall
Douglas
Senate Demands Action After Mexican Massacre
Senate Republican resolutions urge armed intervention and a representative government in Mexico, followed by immediate American evacuation once redress is secured. Rep. Dyer and Sen. Sherman press the issue as Lansing cautions caution while Carranza faces British inquiries and promises to act against attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Senate
Sherman
Illinois
House
Rep
Dyer
Missouri
Congress
Lansing
Carranza
State Department
Department
Sen. Borah
Wilson
Busy Scene in Mammoth Seattle Shipyard Promises Growth
The Seattle Construction and Drydock company plans to double its yearly payroll during 1916 and enlarge its yard with at least two new slips. Officials say business is at record highs as Puget Sound shipyards ramp up with larger orders from Ward Line and other customers while 23 Seattle area yards feel the surge in demand. The firm under construction two 5 000 ton freighters for the Ward line and is building submarines and a torpedo boat destroyer. Continued on page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Construction and Drydock Company
Puget Sound
Skinner & Eddy Corporation
Seattle
Ward Line
City Pipe Line Leaks Threaten Seattle Water Supply
Leaks in Seattle's wooden Molasses Creek pipe southeast of Renton endanger water for the city. Superintendent Youngs, bedridden, oversaw repairs as 20 workers labored to restore flow. Officials say 18 million gallons remain in Beacon Hill reservoir with no orders to cut supply, while Rainier Valley lines freeze and districts risk shortages.
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Seattle
Molasses Creek
Renton
Youngs
Beacon Hill
Lamb
Volunteer Park
Gill
Swan Lake
Maple Valley
Rainier Valley
Water Department
Explosion Kills 70 at Ile Ammunition Plant
Seventy people died and about 60 were badly injured in a blast at the Ile ammunition plant yesterday. The report cites a massive explosion tearing through the facility and causing extensive damage while authorities investigate the cause and scope of the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ile
Prince Is Named Regent in German Crisis Report
Rome dated January 12 reports unconfirmed Swiss dispatches saying the German crown prince was recalled to Berlin to probably assume the regency due to Kaiser Wilhelm’s illness. The message claimed the report came directly from Berlin.
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Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Wilson Opposes Compulsory Military Service Plan
President Wilson opposes compulsory military service, a stance stated by Chairman Hay of the House military committee in the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
Hay
House Military Committee
Persia sinking remains unexplained after inquiry
Austria has notified the state department that a full investigation could not determine how the liner Persia was sunk. The finding leaves the cause and responsible party unresolved.
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Washington
Austria
State Department
Persia
George Misses Weather Forecast Brings Snow to Seattle
A quirky weather forecast by George Salisbury backfires as a northeast wind brings fresh snow to Seattle. Thousands of skaters flock to frozen Lake Burien and Green Lake with the city lighting up the shores and park guards on duty to prevent accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Salisbury
George
Seattle
Bella
Althe George
Everett Girl Sues Rich Father In Law Over Son
In Everett Washington on January 12 a 16 year old girl sues her former fiancé and his parents for $50,000. The suit alleges the banker Cecil Lewis Lyon and his wife Margaret caused the breakup after their son eloped with the girl and then disappeared. Their child Lois Pauline Lyon has never seen her father. Attorneys Fred C. Brown and John B. Hart filed the complaint in Seattle.
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Everett
Wash
Exther Aldeen Lyon
James I. Lyon
Citizens’ Bank & Trust Co
Margaret
Cecil Lewis Lyon
Pinehurst
Lois Pauline Lyon
Fred C. Brown
John BB. Hart
Seattle
Winners Named in Star Moving Picture Contest
Arthur Hogle won the first prize of $2 for solving the motion picture puzzle based on William Fox films. George Chorn received the second prize of $2, with eight $1 prizes and five monthly Clemmer theatre passes awarded to numerous residents including Rose Goodman and Mrs. Faringer among others.
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Arthur Hogle
Sistave
William Fox
Robert Mantell
Genevieve Hamper
Theda Rara
Dorothy Green
Dorothy H Bernard
William Farnu
Dorothy Bernard
George Chorn
Rose Goodman
15Th Ave. N
Faringer
Boren Ave
J. C. Stabence
Colton Ave
Lulu Murray
Fifth Ave
Irene G. Booth
17Th Ave
Jennie Ander
Frank Green Observes Annual Hat Day Celebration
Chicago January 12. Frank Green, a hatmaker by trade, held his annual celebration today. He is bald and dislikes hats but wears one once a year to mark the occasion.
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Chicago
Frank Green
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U.S
England
Mammoth
Pacific Coast Shipbuilding
Seattle Drydock & Construction Co
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co
Rome
Esther Aldeen Lyon
Star's Moving Picture
Port Blakeley
Edith Swanson
21St Ave. N. W
Henry F. Pfroma
Marysville
Clemmer
Hattie B. Minear
N. 75Th
F. J. Fore
Dayton Ave
F. M. Stokes
Tenth Ave. N
Robert Sherry
Eighth Ave
Clara Barston
Tenth Ave
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