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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1915
Page
1
Editor of The Star argues for a partnership model in marriage with a shared treasury. Women should administer household finances and share earnings, especially as children arrive, while husbands earn. Johnson asserts a wife should accept money as rightfully hers if she has common sense.
Helene G. Johnson wins $25 for the best letter on Does Wages in a contest run by the Colonial theatre. The prize is awarded at her home in Irving Street 2436 after she is interviewed as a leader of women. Her husband Mark Johnson is a lawyer. they own their home and are described as well off.
United Press reports hundreds of peasants homeless and starving after the Wednesday quake. Officials cite 20,000 dead and up to 109,000 affected as relief efforts race to reach Campania and Abruzzi regions still untouched by aid. Roads ruined, communications cut, and rail and telegraph restoration underway. Hospital wards in Rome and Naples overrun with the injured. Automobiles ferry food, clothing, and medical supplies to quake zones.
On her first day Justice Read Mary Whitehead presided in Seattle King County court. Cristofero Domino was found guilty of non support of his two children after an Italian plea and interpreter. A second defendant, H. Nelson, a Black man, faced burglary charges as business moved briskly.
In Deadwood a proposal questions why clerks cannot announce court sessions and deputies handle jury lunch duties. It argues clerks could perform vocal announcements and witnesses calls, while deputy sheriffs could escort juries, potentially eliminating some jailer roles. The piece cites King County and Seattle paying about 29000 annually.
Chicago January 16 May wheat opened at 1.44 and slipped half a cent from yesterday’s close. After 15 minutes trading it fell further to 1.42. July wheat opened at 1.26 and traded to 1.247 percent during early session.
San Diego January 16. Mme Erniste Schumann-Heink recovering from pneumonia contracted in Chicago last week. The famous contralto says she will not sing again for a year and will rest at her Grossmont home near San Diego after 37 years of work.
Petrograd reports a sweeping Russian victory in the Caucasus against Turkish forces. German transport losses in the Black Sea and the annihilation of the Sixty second Turkish regiment highlight a costly campaign as Russian infantry overran trench lines near Kara Urgan and captured officers and men.
Jitney drivers plan strong resistance to a park board proposal to bar autobusses from city parks and boulevards. Erastus Brainerd led the motion citing common carriage duties and safety concerns. The board tabled the measure for a week as the Seattle Rapid Transit association meets Monday to plot opposition and seek a voluntary city ordinance on passenger safety and regulation.
Jitney lines like the Blue Bus operate from the post office to Alphast on 19th Ave with two seven passenger cars running every 15 minutes. Two new cars will join in February as jitneys spread, employing over 200 workers and affecting regular bus rates.
San Diegans vow to run buses into the forbidden park area near the exposition entrance despite a park board ban. Elmer Fifer was arrested after a morning run into the park, while the Autobus Men's Association plans a test case as officials and drivers clash over jitney rights.
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