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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1915
Page
2
A jury acquits A L Miller in the murder case of Chatten, president of the Lumber Co., amid a dramatic verdict and public cheers. Mrs Miller, central to the trial, hugs her husband and thanks jurors after the ruling. Legal debate centered on unwritten law and possible justification.
A vintage recipe advertisement promotes KC Crullers and Fried Cakes using sifted flour baking powder mace and sugar. It instructs mixing ingredients to form a stiff dough, frying in hot fat until light, then rolling in powdered sugar. It also invites readers to request KC Cook's web guide and a promotional certificate via mail.
Seattle Arena company takes a 10 year lease on the east side of Fifth Avenue between Seneca and University Street as the ice building is completed. An artificial ice pond will allow skating and in summer the space will serve as an auditorium. With ice removed the arena will seat 7,000 people. work to begin within 30 days by Metropolitan Building company.
In Venice California on June 14 a Mexican man attempted to stuff a wild snake down the neck of a white woman aboard a streetcar, prompting her husband to intervene and chastise the aggressor as bystanders reacted with alarm.
Forty passengers aboard the Frontenac from La Crosse were rescued when the excursion steamer struck the Warlington bridge over the Mississippi River in Winona Minnesota and sank in twelve feet of water late last night.
A. Davidson, manager of Davidson Bread, 1916 Mercer Street, suffers a broken arm and bruises, and his wife sustained painful cuts when an automobile driven by J. H. Patten of 1515 Sixth Avenue rammed a bulkhead on Alki Avenue near Bon Air station Sunday.
Washington reports that the state department will finish a note to the Allies protesting interference with neutral commerce under the British order in council. Data show detained cargoes and losses on release. A match to Germany’s reply and submarine issue may delay final notes. Peace movement hints appear, while Bryan’s cabI net withdrawal remains unsettled and Lansing may become secretary of state.
Berlin officials say the United States need not fear Germany's response to President Wilson's note now at the foreign office. They praise the note's friendly tone and expect a mutually acceptable settlement. Officials expect Dr Gerhard to arrive before a concrete reply is announced.
Two suspects about 19 held after an Oregon City electric train holdup eight miles south of Portland. They masked and robbed conductor P. Tye and conductor J. B. Gates, taking $61 plus passenger loot from about 50 riders before fleeing at Glen Echo.
The Italian war office reports partial destruction of the Malborget fortress in the Carnic Alps and heavy fighting around Goritz near Trieste. An Italian bombardment Sunday blew up a magazine in Malborget after shells burst, while Goritz is being attacked from three sides.
An official war office statement says Gen Von Mackensen’s Austro German forces seized sixteen thousand Russian troops in attacks north and west of Lemberg yesterday.
Paris dispatch reports renewed German offensives against Souchez with heavy bombardment aimed at breaking French positions. The French hold on the eastern Lo zet te hills trenches is noted in the latest communique. In Flanders Belgian forces have launched an offensive near Dixmude.
Readers of The Star are assured that Dr. Lathrop, licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners, practices in Seattle with a large Pacific Northwest reputation. He does not claim cures, will advise patients to see their physician if needed, and offers free consultations at 214 15 People's Bank building from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Sundays.
Colonial opens The Plunderer with William Farnum as Dick Townsend seeking mine gold amid a labor conflict. Liberty features Jim the Penman with John Mason in a crime tale. Alhambra promotes May Blossom and a two part The Awakening. Clemmer highlights Tittle Miss Brown with Vivian Martin. Grand screens The Circus Girls Romance and Chaplin’s Tillie’s Punctured Romance with vaudeville acts.
The program lists two part drama Winning Back and five part The Walls of Jericho staged by Edmond Breese with additional titles In the Heart of the Woods Bobby's Bandit Fatty's Reckless Fling and Ye College Ending Tuesday as entertainment for the week.
Announcement says the land office will open Anchorage townsite and auction 1,600 lots. Chairman Edes has taken possession of the terminal tract next to Seward townsite, claiming it was never granted to the Alaska Northern railroad.
An unidentified tug is thought to have burned and sunk near the Virginia capes. The cutter Onondaga rushed to the wreck scene but found no trace of the vessel upon its return today.
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