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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1915
Page
2
Shriners from Honolulu and Tampa visited Woodland Park Zoo bringing unusual gifts. Honolulu temple donated a water buffalo while Helena Montana temple sent a coyote and a Tampa Florida temple provided an alligator.
Edwin J. Brown advertises two dollars of dental work for each paid dollar. He markets crowns, inlays, porcelain types, and sets of teeth with a 15 year guarantee. The ad notes a long established practice, optical department, and convenient hours.
London July 19 The cabinet in a special session weighed government takeover of coal mines to avert a national crisis from the Wales strike. Officials believe temporary crown control could end miner employer tensions over war price profits. David Lloyd George plans to appeal to miners in South Wales to return to work.
Milledgeville Ga July 19 The condition of Leo M Frank, stabbed by fellow convict Wm Creen at the prison farm, was serious today. His wound infection and rising temperature worsened his pain while he lies in the prison hospital under Dr Jos Rosenberg care. Creen, already serving a life term, claimed no outside involvement and expressed regret for the act.
Former Georgia governor J. M. Slaton says the Saturday assault on Leo Frank at the state prison farm was an internal failure and could not have been prevented by guards. He and wife plan a trip to Alaska or the Canadian Rockies before California.
The Kaiser is linked to a strategic aim toward Paris with reports that Von Hindenburg may command western forces after Warsaw. Swiss sources say the German plan centers on another push from Calais to Paris while threatening Alsace, hoping to force Allied terms even if Paris falls.
Petrograd reports a severe repulse south of the Lublin Chelm line checking Von Mackensen's drive toward Warsaw. Russians claim heavy fighting along a long battle front from the Baltic provinces to Galicia with reinforcements and munitions bolstering their counterattack while alleging Hindenburg feints to mask Mackensen’s southern offensive.
After inspecting a Union hotel room at 207 Washington St a man identified as L Doverspike was thought to have slept on the window sill due to heat and fell to the pavement just before midnight Sunday. Firemen found him dead at the scene he had checked in Friday and disappeared each day returned late.
The park board declares a pause on park work due to lack of funds until next year’s appropriations. Commissioner Brainerd travels to Alaska on a cruise while Commissioner Roseleaf visits Hood Canal ranch and Commissioner Lamping tours California. Superintendent Thompson and Secretary Cotterill attend the national park superintendents convention in San Francisco on August 18.
The Tacoma and Olympic Navigation Co announces the steamer Nisqually will operate from Seattle to Olympia soon instead of from Tacoma to Olympia, changing the route of its Olympia run.
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing prepare drafts for a new note to Germany after the Orduna attack. Ambassdor Gerard may be asked to obtain a report from Germany on the submarine incident and the shelling that endangered 21 American lives.
President J. B. Chilberg of the Nile temple executive committee thanks Seattle residents for cooperation in entertaining visiting Shriners. He also praises auto owners for lending cars and the Seattle Yacht Club for its bay program during the event.
The Ford band from Detroit, a 55 player ensemble, will perform in Volunteer Park Seattle on July 26 before continuing to San Francisco as guests of the Ford factory.
A Northwest dental office defends its practices and philosophy arguing qualified graduates staff, written guarantees, top materials, latest methods, painless procedures, and the lowest prices. It asserts growth and customer satisfaction as proof of superiority, urging patients to choose their service over others.
Regal Dental Offices managed by L. R. Clark at 1405 Third Ave, near Third and Union, advertises location details and contact information for patients seeking services in the northwest corner.
A member of a distinguished Mexican family escaped a firing squad and a dawn execution by fleeing San Blas prison. He rowed away in a small boat the night before, gained passage aboard the City of Para, and reached San Francisco under precarious legal peril.
Frank Cons, facing a likely collision with a Se ate, Renton and Southern train, stepped back and was struck, sending him to the city hospital after the Sunday night incident at Rainier avenue and College.
Se attle bids farewell to Shrine week as the crowd climaxed with a grand march led by Gov. Lister and Mayor Gill. Twenty twelve bombs exploded over downtown as the city celebrated in festive attire and revelry.
Tacoma purchases fire wagons to secure arming herself with protection. The move aims to bolster readiness and deter potential threats in the region. Local officials note it's part of broader safety efforts and community defense measures.
Mrs J A Dunn of Portland reports 15 years of stomach trouble improved by six weeks of Akox, a California mineral remedy. She notes fewer headaches, better digestion, and plans to continue treatment, citing relief from indigestion and long suffering. Akox is marketed as a purée natural mineral remedy, not a patent medicine.
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