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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1915

Page

2

Britain Returns British Reply to U S Protest in Council Order

The State Department has received from Ambassador Page in London the British response to the U S protest over the Order in Council. The note was dispatched March 20 and had not yet been read by Secretary Lansing as of July 26, leaving uncertainty whether the reply would be conciliatory.

Washington State Department Ambassador Page London Great Britain Lansing

Poslam Promises Quick Eczema Relief and Safe Use

An advertising notice extols Poslam as a safe, effective remedy for eczema and various skin ailments. It claims rapid relief from itching and daily improvement, notes Poslam Soap as superior for daily use, and invites readers to request samples by mailing 4 cent stamps to Gerry Laboratories in New York City.

Eer Gerry. Laboratories West 25Th New York City

Tacoma minister on bigamy charge with housekeeper

Rev Waldo B Marsh pastor of St Pauls Methodist Church Tacoma is jailed on a $1000 bond for bigamy. His housekeeper Mrs Margaret Davies posted $500 bond. Marsh says there is no basis to the charge and vows to expose the accusers as he fights the case arising from an arrest at his Tacoma apartment.

Waldo B. Marsh D. O Tacoma Marsh Margaret Davies St. Paul's Methodist Church Brewer

Carranza Forces Reenter Mexico City Amid Turbulent Advance

Carranza forces reclaim Mexico City as Zapatistas evacuate and Gonzales troops reenter. Villistas flee north from Pachuca after a shifting front reported by a state department cablegram.

Washington Mexico City Zapatistas Gonzales State Department Pachuca

Big Brother idea rooted in Elks lore and art tale

The Elks lodge recounts the origin of the big brother movement from a story of a kind painter who mentored a poor boy who became the creator of The Last Supper. Grand Exalted Ruler James R. Nicholson pushes for higher benevolence funds. Gov. Lister attended, as Elks leaders visit from Los Angeles before heading to Spokane and then east.

Elks’ Lodge Grand Chaptain Dysart Elka’ Lodge Elkhom Los Angeles James R. Nicholson Gov. Lister Spokane

No Man Can Serve Two Countries Says Matthews

Dr. M. A. Matthews spoke at First Presbyterian church Sunday night arguing that one cannot obey two masters or hold two citizenships. He warned that divided loyalty destroys moral duty and true patriotism, urging allegiance to one country and rejection of immoral means.

M. A. Matthews First Presbyterian Church

Japanese Labor Union Plan Aims for Equal Wages

Local Japanese and the Seattle Central Labor Council consider forming a labor union modeled after the American Federation of Labor. Rev Sidney Strong and C T Takahashi lead the push to settle Japanese American differences on the Pacific Coast by eliminating wage inequalities and standardizing pay for Japanese and American workers.

American Federation of Labor Seattle Central Labor Council Sidney Strong Queen Anne Congregational Church C. T. Takahashi Oriental Trading Company Pacific

Attorney Carl J Smith speaks on The Making of American Citizens

Attorney Carl J Smith addressed members of the Brotherhood class at University Place W Baptist church Sunday. He spoke on The Making of Ameri can Citizens highlighting civic formation and responsibilities.

Carl J. Smith Brotherhood University Place W Baptist Church

Seattle confectioner Miss Bauer Makes Good In Candy Trade

The Star profiles Kathryn Bauer owner of the Bauer Chocolate Shop at 1012 Second Ave Seattle. She describes a hard climb from New York candy factories to running her own shop, hiring 14 workers, and making specialties like opera cream loaf Victoria butter and rhododendron cream while planning eastern branches.

Kathryn Bauer Bauer Chocolate Shop Second Ave Miss Bauer Seattle Bie New York Angie Portland Ore Boston Seattia

Firemen Band Draws 2000 To Sunday Open Air Concert

About 2000 people attended the Firemen's band concert Sunday night at the Hellst recreation pier. Mayor's secretary Jimmy Crehan noted the band draws crowds from lodging houses. With music over the water and moonlit skyline, the event was well worth attending and plans call for a repeat next Sunday.

Tten Hellst. Recreation Pier Jimmy Crehan

Red Cross Aids In Wreck Relief Work

Chicago opens heart and purse for Eastland disaster victims with 300000 in relief funds. John Robertson leads efforts, Ernest Bicknell advises, and volunteers workers are mobilized. Harry Thayer and Western Electric pledge 100000, others give 5000. Mayor Thompson donates 1090. benefit at auditorium aims 50000 plus theater receipts from Loop. Cicero contributes 2000. Funeral day set for Wednesday as families face loss.

Chicago Robertson Harry Thayer Western Electric Co New York Thompson Loop District General Fund Cicero Western Electric

Farmer Painter Montgomer y Sells Corn Picture to Bank

Atchison July 16 A Montgomery known as the Farmer Painter sells a corn picture to a bank in New York City for 5000 dollars. He grew up in Fort Scott started drawing at age ten and has worked at it for about fifty years. He recently returned from New York where he completed the sale.

Atchison A. Montgomery Fort Scott New York City

Kidnaper May Escape Lightly

Ida Blackfoot July 26 Leonidas M. Dean who abducted rancher Ernest Emper and held him for 6000 dollars ransom slipped bonds and fled Friday The possible charges include assault with a deadly weapon and fake imprisonment A peculiarity in Idaho law requires moving a captive to another county before kidnapping is complete Dean did not take Emper out of Bingham county

Blackfoot Ida Leonidas M. Dean Ernest Emper Idaho Dean Bingham County

Washington Rallies After Leelanaw Torpedoing Report

Washington officials faced a panicky half hour as word spread that the steamer Leelanaw flying the American flag had been torpedoed and sunk. Later reports said the submarine commander halted visit and search and gave crew time to abandon ship, easing diplomatic fears.

C. P. Stewart Es Ngton Washington London United Press

Seattle grain and hay dealers to meet Tuesday

Seattle grain and hay dealers will meet Tuesday to discuss possible alterations in amended rules for inspection grading and storage of grain and hay in the state. The meeting aims to refine procedures ahead of upcoming enforcement and budget considerations.

Seattle J. Wiley Phelps Wv. P. Louis Hunter Boulevard Chicago Myoko Arata Welcome Hotel Japan Humane and Protective Division of Police Department Council Paul B. Eaton Cornell University Fred C. Eaton Purdue University China Tangshan Engineering Tangshan

Finger on a Stick Pin From Lynched Man Sparks Outrage

Private Sherrill of Fort Riley sought a jeweler in Junction City to mount a preserved human finger on a stick pin. The jeweler refused after learning the item’s origin. Sherrill says his father cut the finger from a lynched man, and the finger was pickled and kept for years.

Junction City Kan Sherrill Fort Riley Hi Father

Russians Near Warsaw Turn Defeated as Allies Prep Final Offensive

Berlin report says Russians withdraw to defenses north of the city after capture attempts at Pultusk and Rozan. Field Marshal Van denburg advances, with Berne dispatches predicting an imminent German counteroffensive and Soviet retreat ahead of Warsaw.

Berlin Toville Warsaw Frank Duke Pultusk Rozan Vandenburg Berne Swit

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