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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1915
Page
1
A brief society note recounts a Chicago party where guests greet Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith, with introductions to wives and children. The account emphasizes cordial welcome and social chatter among attendees, reflecting a lively urban gathering.
The city council committee unanimously recommended indefinitely postponing Councilman Dale's bill licensing dancing in hotels and cafes. The measure, debated after a prior bill failed, would permit dancing away from main bars but in rooms with service bars. an amendment for private dancing parties received no notice.
Assailant of J P Morgan cuts his wrist in a cell. Council votes on the McBride milk ordinance after lobbying by Star readers. Hesketh shifts to support the measure, with 5 to 4 likely approval and a possible referendum at the March elections.
Chicago Real Estate Board delegates visiting Seattle for a port tour and breakfast, then outings to Elliott Bay and port commissions. The narrative praises Seattle hospitality and aims to boost the city as a place to live and do business, noting 55 travelers and intercity visits from Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Attorneys for both the Northern Pacific and Milwaukee lines contest liability after a crane knocked supports from a trestle causing a Milwaukee train to crash into the shovels. Three killed and 20 injured. Coroner inquest with state and interstate commissions reviewing evidence. witnesses include Frank Russell and Albert Dehrke.
An explosion outside the New York police headquarters injures no one, shatters windows and blows a heavy door off. Austrian suspect John Koss, found hiding in a hallway opposite the building, was detained today after the blast occurred last night.
Two Americans reported killed near Lyford Texas by Mexican raiders. J Duncan Spaeth professor of English at the University of Oregon urges one year conscription for Americans.
Doctors say financier J. P. Morgan is practically out of danger and will no longer receive bulletins from his home in Glen Cove. Morgan, still bedridden, hopes to resume business duties soon from his house while wounds heal.
City School Superintendent Cooper said 25 teachers from Paterson Indiana will be greeted by Seattle educators on the Shasta limited Thursday at 8 10 PM. They will tour Seattle schools and share southern hospitality with local students hoping to attract future residents.
Morgan called his office to discuss business with his partners and told associates he now feels fine. The brief note records a routine contact and a personal update with no further details.
Mrs. Holt denies the claim that Frank Holt and Professor Muenter are the same man. Her attorney says Holt traveled to Mexico around 1906, the year Prof. Erich Muenter of Harvard reportedly died and Muenter vanished. Holt later married his current wife and settled into a public life in Texas.
Mrs. Mary Otten a 21 year old Eskimo attempted suicide at her Seattle home after her Japanese husband deserted her with a year old infant. She drank poison and was hospitalized near death. neighbors care for the child. The couple married two years ago at St Michaels Alaska.
Montreal July 6. Seven killed and many injured in a blast at the Canadian Explosive Co. plant in Beloit Quebec. The victims include a British government inspector assigned to the factory during the war and two female workers.
Water will be shut off in the district between Brandon and Juneau streets from 37th Ave S to 42nd Ave S on Wednesday. The outage runs from 9 a m to 4 p m affecting local residences and businesses.
A storm of protest spreads across Mississippi and beyond as six public executions are planned in two days. Five condemned men including two white and three black will be executed on August 6 with an additional black man hanged on August 5. Excursions to witness the hangings draw large crowds, with Bay Springs and Aberdeen examples drawing thousands. Community leaders urge commuting sentences to life terms to avoid a national stain.
The public safety committee heard a protest against a proposed ordinance prohibiting player pianos in front of motion picture houses. After a lengthy discussion the committee deferred action until a regular meeting. Representatives from small picture houses argued they rely on pianos to attract customers since newspaper ads are unaffordable.
Advocates claim Vancouver Washington had zero arrests for drunkenness on Independence Day, contrasting with about 100 arrests a year earlier when the city was wetter. The shift to dry status is highlighted by supporters.
Chicago postponed to 5 p.m. when the Liberty Bell arrives for a continental tour to San Francisco. Thousands of school children gathered at public schools and marched to La Salle station guided by teachers and relatives. In Lima Ohio, twenty thousand Northwestern Ohio residents greeted the bell with Gov Willis and Mayor Standish leading a parade.
The Star highlights ongoing July clearance events across Seattle leading retailers. Readers are urged to read today’s paper for money saving bargains as top stores advertise their best offers and space is devoted to these promotions.
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