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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1916
Page
4
A lower dam of the Southern California Mountain Water company, a private supplier to San Diego, failed late Thursday after a decade of construction. The disaster prompts debate on municipal ownership and potential political blame amid calls to compare private versus public water management.
A Hungarian education memo urges teachers to foster respect for enemies and ban hatred in students, claiming a new tide of anti hate sentiment rises after 18 months of war. The piece also mentions marriage advice from Rev James Her of Los Angeles and a Torreon Mexico upheaval amid calls of unity with Carranza forces. Bethlehem Steel pays a $30 dividend per share amid wartime conditions.
Catherine Randall of Ferndale won a dollar this week for an essay about spring. The piece centers on a vivid morning when birds sing, flowers bloom, and children are urged to rise at first call to begin a joyful day.
Emily Georgine Grimes, age six, is described as the youngest worker for the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. She travels with the suffrage van in Washington to distribute literature during speaker rounds, daughter of Mrs. George L. Grimes of Detroit, secretary of the Michigan State Suffrage Association.
Beatrice Roberts of 6523 Dibble Ave proposes a shadow drawing contest. Entrants submit silhouettes inked on paper to Uncle Jack for a dollar prize. Entries due next Friday afternoon, up to three per person, with name and address on the back, using black India ink. Age limit 16.
A compiled honor mention lists numerous individuals with home addresses across cities including Port Angeles Monroe Seattle Hartford Malone Hilma Ramapo Everett Beatrice Dibble Irving Dibble and others. The fragmentary OCR presents names and street addresses without context or event details.
Uncle Jack commends the young literateurs for their submissions this week. He notes the essays are of the first water and never has he had such a successful contest. The stories are simply fine.
A chaotic collage of local characters and gags from a small town scene. Ed Chilberg becomes commodore and favors motorboats over sails citing danger and efficiency. A factory job, jail visit, flirtatious sightings, and a tag day license request mingle with witty quips and quirky inventions.
Readers submit questions on moon tides hair timing and dubious reputations. The column answers cover timing under the new moon, romance discreetness, customer service, stain removal, marital moodiness, evaluating investment prospects, child discipline, and cosmetic complexion.
Berlin reports a major Western Front push with gains in Artois and near the Somme. The war office says Germans captured Frise, about 1,000 yards of trenches, and 1,200 prisoners as French lines were breached in a two day offensive. Nearby French attacks near Neuville failed despite a mine crater hold.
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