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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1916
Page
3
Mrs. E. B. Ireland of 630 13th Ave North told police she found two $20 bills missing from her pocketbook after watching her husband swim in the new natatorium on Sunday. She described a well dressed young man who sat beside her as a person of interest.
In Baltimore on July 31 officials and unofficial spies were dispersed along the Patapsco by German authorities to shield the submarine Deutschland from alleged British plots. The move follows the U.S. government’s refusal to convoy the vessel to the capes. Rumors of accidental ramming by the Germans have grown into acknowledged concerns.
Several Genttle churches plan a mass meeting in Volunteer Park on August 6 to express sympathy for suffering European nations. The event marks the war's second anniversary. ART-18 aviator Art Smith, 24, known for a loop-the-loop at the San Francisco fair, passed through Seattle Sunday en route to Oakland. He arrived in Vancouver Saturday from Japan. Smith recently broke his leg in Japan during exhibition flights, forcing him to cancel contracts and return home.
Dr Frank D Norton died Saturday night in his dental office in the Cobb building from a heart stroke. Dr George M Freeman was in the office and summoned medical help. He did not regain consciousness and had suffered previous strokes. survived by Mia Anna Norton and daughter Ruth of 111 Lynn St.
The Alhambra features Mary Pickford in Hearts Adrift and Douglas Fairbanks in a leading role in The Half Breed with Bret Harte material. The Clemmer shows The Shadow of Her Past with Lina Cavalleri and Lucien Muratore, plus The Mark of Cain at Mission and The Dream Girl at the Coliseum. The Strand presents Theda Bara in Under Two Flags. Colonial highlights Doorsteps, and Rex runs Marguerite Clark in Mice and Men.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn visits the Minnesota iron range where striking miners rally behind her. She directs about 20,000 workers on strike, earning the nickname labor's Joan of Arc for her organizing efforts.
An admiralty statement reports a British plane engaging a Zeppelin about 30 miles off the east coast of Great Britain. The fighter fired more than two trays of ammunition before a gun fragment stunned the pilot. upon regaining consciousness the Zeppelin had vanished.
Fred Tuite of 2441 Alki Ave jumped into the Sound Sunday near Alki Point and saved Charles Demerritt from drowning in front of hundreds of bathers. Demerritt, 100 feet from shore, tired and unable to reach a float as Tuite pulled him to safety. This marked Tuite's sixth life saved.
Lieut Col J B Cavanaugh announced the Lake Washington canal will carry its first vessel from Salmon Bay into Lake Union shortly after noon Wednesday. Thomas H Huddleston has been named permanent superintendent of the locks following his tenure as construction superintendent.
Burglars gained entry through windows at four Seattle residences including Sam Johnson at 8830 Stone Ave, J M Shields at 1419 Plum St, John Willow at 1407 22nd Ave S, and L F Head at 311 Randolph Ave. Small jewelry losses were reported.
The Du Pont Powder Company filed a suit in superior court Saturday seeking 20,196 dollars from H. F. Ostrander, a shipping agent, for alleged failure to deliver sulfur imported from Japan.
Official reports from financial experts across the United States indicate strong business conditions. Growth in bank clearings, construction, railroads, post offices, and foreign trade, with a generally firm money market and improving conditions in California, the Northwest, and the Southwest. The European war and Mexico prep have spurred activity despite domestic labor and transport frictions.
Alaskan poet Robert W. Service plans to compose ballads about the European war as soon as he can leave the western front trenches where he has spent the past year. The plan was disclosed in a letter to a Seattle friend.
A launch owned by 8S EB. Amy struck a mag in Lake Sammamish and sank. Amy, an expert swimmer, gave his life trying to save his daughter Ollie 5 and sister in law Phoebe Aldridge 16. All three were drowned while Mrs Amy and two children Charles and Rena clung to a launch painter.
Two parties from Seattle and Tacoma reached Mt Rainier after the first season's climb. One expedition included 26 members led by Dr D H Houston and Dr William My Dearn.
G H Lloyd reported a burglary at the New Washington hotel where a cowhide case and five pairs of hose were stolen from his room during the Sunday event.
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