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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1915
Page
6
In the daily paper the small want ads shape growth and opportunity, guiding merchants, job seekers, and neighborhoods. Tiny notices steer commerce, housing, and public life, proving influential despite their brief, plain appearance.
A fragmented market listing shows stall numbers and assorted goods with prices across Westlake and Pike Place. Items include sugar at 52¢ per pound, flour and canned goods, fruits like cherries peaches and melons, dairy such as milk butter and cheese, meats, and bakery items. The list names multiple stalls from 9 to 969 with scattered product details and unit prices.
July 19 report states crown prince forces were defeated in the Argonne with heavy casualties. The communique says the repulse was severe and no further attempts to pierce French lines have been made since Tuesday.
A series of brief items report robberies and arrests, including J F Hopping claiming theft of $46, a diamond ring and pin. John Lehmers charged with writing bad checks. a murder find at a Los Angeles church. and various local incidents such as a cigar stand theft and a pocket theft in Times Building area.
Mrs. Frank L. Stevens, widow of the real estate man who killed himself on June 29, died Monday morning at Sedro-Woolley hospital after illness and mental derangement. Her body will be brought to Seattle for funeral services at the Seattle Undertaking company parlors on Wednesday.
Sacramento July 19 William Donohue a San Francisco burglar who escaped from Folsom penitentiary last week was seen mowing alfalfa in a field near Walsh station Monday morning Deputy Sheriff William Moffett spotted him Donohue fled but turned and surrendered after an exchange of shots that missed.
City Engineer Dimock unveils a plan using crude fuel oil as a sealing mixture to halt seepage from the Cedar River dam. If silt removal plans fail, the test mixture will be tried on the dam to stop leaks.
County commissioners authorized Capt. Otis Treiber to draft plans for a 600 passenger and 33 car ferry to serve between Three Tree Point and Vashon Island. The project is estimated to cost about 25000 dollars.
Consumers league members invited to attend the Grocers picnic in a body at Wildwood on July 21. Boats depart from Leachpark. No admission for children under 18 when accompanied by parents.
Mrs. A. R. B. Duncan of 608 12th Ave S awoke to find her husband gasping. Doctors Harvey and Gordon responded but he died within minutes, apparently from a sudden heart attack. He was a partner of Oscar Collins in a saloon at 524 King St.
A list of marriage licenses and births including Jensaku Ito and Sui Koyama in a multi locale pairing, plus Stine and Quigley near Portland and Seattle, with several other couples noted. Births record children for Bonell, Kaylor, Lindsey, Function, Lindlow, Campbell, and Stewart households. Also listed are deaths and two divorces granted.
Foreman David Robinson states the jury based its verdict on Thaw’s insanity at the time of the White murder and not on another theory. Other jurors dispute the claim, potentially prompting a new trial bid. Meanwhile a large crowd sent Thaw off in Philadelphia as he headed home after a Atlantic City weekend.
Secretary Otto Case of the Commercial Club says only 200 dollars more are needed to guarantee the national rivers and harbors committee visit to Seattle. The city council pledges 159 dollars, the port commission contributes, and business men have chipped in. A banquet at the Commercial Club is planned. The congressional delegation from Oregon will accompany the committee.
St Louis reports three fatalities from a historic lightning storm yesterday. Victims named Louis Vogt Fred Wyungewalter and William Leonard per city dispatches.
July 19. Extreme heat left eleven people dead from suffocation and one person driven to suicide while temporarily insane. The highest heat reading reached ninety degrees, triggering a local crisis response.
Col. ER. H. R. Green of New York and Dallas touts a mule named Maud's Brother as an oil field locator. A Dallas party tested the mule by driving it into the field where it halted to graze, marking the site for the first well and a derrick’s planned erection.
Dr P P Claxton States labor commissioner told Commercial Club listeners that preparedness fails to prevent war. He cited long readying by Germany France England Austria and Russia and urged cautious policy while praising the administration as safe and sane.
Report from Anavacachi west of Agua Prieta describes General Calles leading Carranza forces to rout Villa's army during a six hour fight. Heavy losses claimed and Acosta's detachment reportedly deserted to Calles, with 300 men switching sides amid battlefield disorder.
London July 19 The Daily graph's Copenhagen correspondent reports Sweden may join the Allies. Swedish premier Dr Karskjold via a Varberg conference deputation says Sweden desires neutrality but peace may not be maintained.
A major storm swept through Nebraska and Iowa causing thousands of dollars in crop and power losses. The system hit areas from Omaha to Creston and from City to Bellevue, within a 15 minute window yesterday, marking the first severe event in years.
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