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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1915
Page
5
The utilities committee of the city council weighs an EW device to stop street cars with a final decision due next week. A test may occur on Lake Burien next week with four devices on carriers on line following a recent runaway incident.
Berlin reports German forces close to Warsaw with Blonie and Jozefow fighting for a railway lead to the Polish capital. The Kaiser and Kaiserin expected to enter with advancing troops as Berlin hopes for peace with Russia and a potential separate settlement.
Fires were found yesterday on the torpedo boat Barrington and the dreadnaught New York at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Both fires were extinguished without casualties. Extraordinary precautions are being taken to keep strangers out of the yard.
A robber with a perverse sense of humor robbed a jitney bus on Thomas Jt between Boren and Terry Ave at midnight Tuesday. He took $5 from driver E. Kaliman and a lone passenger F. J. Carlson, then stole the battery key and left the pair stranded with no vehicle and only their feet to get home.
Art Smith, famed American aviator, saved his mother Mrs. James F. Smith during a flight in San Francisco when the engine choked at 2000 feet. They made an emergency landing after a crash into a wire fence. Mrs. Smith sprained her ankle while Art sustained injuries. Mrs. Smith expressed desire to fly again, and Art promised another flight.
Reports from Washington say Mexico City remains under Zapata forces with limited American presence. A battle south of Pachuca is noted and Villaistas reportedly desert Naco amid looting. Consul Burns quotes Vera Cruz cable claiming pursuit toward Morelos and no reoccupation of the capital.
Former Police Lieutenant Charles F. Becker, within a week of execution, filed a 15,000 word statement from Sing Sing to Governor Whitman in Albany. The document details the shooting of Herman Rosenthal and cites new evidence linked to the late Tim Sullivan’s role, presented by Becker’s lawyers.
A moonlight excursion on Lake Washington aboard the steamer Sasa quah is planned for next Tuesday evening by the People's chorus. The boat will anchor at an undecided point for a program by the People's chorus and Long's orchestra with help from popular artists. Decorated canoes will be featured and a prize awarded for the best decorated canoe.
The Star reported a daughter but later corrected the notice stating a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Lindsey of 4227 12th Ave. N. E. The correction notes the baby boy is entering life in full vigor.
Delegates representing South Wales miners ratified yesterday's deal with operators and Minister Lloyd George. The agreement ends the prolonged strike for munitions and related duties across the region.
A vintage ad touts Stearns Electric Paste as a simple two ounce box costing 36 cents to kill rats mice cockroaches and other vermin. It claims millions of dollars in home damage are prevented and notes government use with directions in 16 languages.
A plea emphasizes balanced saving and spending, noting illness or job loss can test finances and highlighting the importance of a savings account for security and resilience.
Thirty two Seattle society maids join The Moth and the Flame as a centerpiece of the Kirmess at Moore theatre for three nights starting July 28. Queen moth Mise Clara Wickham Ford leads a cast of soloists with eight named performers, while galleries are booked by MacDougall Southwick Sears Roebuck Bon Marche for employee groups. The show includes dances from 1860 to the present, with 400 youths rehearsing daily for the Children's Orthopedic hospital benefit.
A mix of brief notices and local items includes a stray bystander hit by a stray shot, a dahlia show postponed to September 3 and 4, and a North Yakima justice of the peace finding a road supervisor not guilty of larceny. Also noted are a moonlight Lake Washington excursion for Allies, thrift talk at Broadway High, and arrivals of press club figures touring Denver. An emigration steamer fire, labor strikes and a bus accident are among other dated items.
About 75 to 100 Eastern delegates of the American Association of Park Superintendents will visit Seattle August 13 and 14 en route to the San Francisco convention. Roland Cotterill urges the city council to provide automobiles for tours of Seattle boulevards and parks, assisted by the Commercial Club.
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