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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
1
The piece cites a Bruce Barton examination of why fifty club women stop attending church, blaming lack of vitality, modern preaching, weekday openness, and a desire for social uplift. It notes calls for churches to be more accessible daily and for pastors to be more engaging and intelligent.
Wireless reports from Japan say Sakurajima volcano exploded damaging Kagoshima and nearby towns. About 70,000 residents faced evacuation or death risk as lava flows and ash cloud overwhelmed the region. tens of thousands were said to have fled by boat or on foot.
In a candid interview Hi Gill recalls his recall and argues he would govern differently if elected again. He pledges a tighter police chief choice, a closed cafe policy, and a shift from a wide open rule to protect health and morals. He cites personal stakes, notably his sons and family pride, hoping to be remembered as Seattle’s best mayor.
San Francisco January 15 Champion Ritchie again postpones his engagement with Harlem Tommy Murphy scheduled January 30 at Coffroth arena. Murphy will claim the championship if Ritchie fails to post the forfeit. Jim Buckley, Murphy’s manager, announced the stance as Coffroth eyed a possible cancellation.
In Hammond Indiana on January 15 Mrs Searne Cannon reports her son sneezed her causing an injury. Albany New York also notes on January 15 William Filla Corey fined $200 for possessing 11 partridges and a quarter of venison during the closed season.
The Star offers pennants through coupons and 20 cents each in person, 25 cents by mail. Readable promos show The Star offices at 1309 Seventh Ave and Northwestern Photo Supply Co. 1320 Second Ave. Bathing Girl, Co-Ed and Stage Beauty Pennants are advertised this week.
Havana reports deep anxiety over the Hamburg American liner Diana missing since clearing the Azores. Three hundred passengers are aboard as wireless calls go unanswered amid storms that may have blown the vessel off course. Local agents await word from the ship and offer no confirmation of its fate.
Charles Gett man, claiming he ate only meals at home, entered a quick lunch in Pittsburg and choked on a sandwich, dying at the scene. Police report no further details available.
In Columbus Ohio on January 15 John Lee Jr told Judge Osborne in common pleas court that the first time he struck a woman he hit her with ice. He testified that previously he had merely slapped her.
Police halted the moving picture show titled The Inside of the White Slave Traffic in New York and arrested eight people. London, named as the owner, is charged with showing indecent pictures.
The American schooner William F. Garma, reported in distress January 7, was found safely in tow by the tug Goliah. She was sighted at anchor between East and West Havecock islands and brought to Port Townsend with all crew aboard. The hull shows no damage though the vessel is dismasted. provisioning is intact and the crew is safe. The ship plans to return to service.
The Producers' & Consumers' Co plans to cut into the Western Avenue distribution by selling directly from farmers to consumers. After a two day session at the Labor Temple, the group aims to expand direct farmer to buyer business with members sharing profits at year end, offset by a 10 percent commission. Auto trucks currently haul produce. local delivery may follow.
In Berwick Pennsylvania on January 15 a preacher R ev Hugh Strain delivered an anti saloon sermon overflowing with local color. Saloon keeper D D C Johnson demanded a retraction and the preacher ended up in a snow bank after a booted confrontation.
Benjamin Altman left one million dollars in checks to thirty employees. A Seattle Recreation League meeting outlined plans to bring the 1915 Playground and Recreation Association of America convention to Seattle. An American diplomat in London is ill with grip.
The Star reports six motormen and conductors at Seattle Electric Co were summarily discharged by Transportation Henderson for suspected union organizing efforts. Two men, E F Hendricks and L O Swango, had given notice and planned to quit, but claim they were not allowed to resign with clean records.
Raymond, Wash. January 15. Matters of extraordinary importance are expected at the annual convention of the Washington State Federation of Labor which opens January 19. The Employers' Association declaration of war on union shops likely prompts a drastic reply. Several initiative petitions favoring labor laws may be started.
Judge Thomas Burke will speak under the auspices of the Mountain Era Friday night at the Commercial Club on European Travels. There is no admission charge and the public is invited.
Houghton Michigan January 15 Thirty nine officials of the Western Federation of Miners were indicted on conspiracy charges tied to the strike in Michigan copper mine country. Charles H Moyer president of the federation was named among the indicted. Other indictments were returned but names remain unreleased.
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