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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
1
Ex-secretary Bryan, in veiled language, speculates on possible outcomes if Theodore Roosevelt led the nation. The remarks appear in the second installment of his peace statements distributed today on page 2.
Five national milk experts urged the Seattle Public Safety Committee to back the McBride measure requiring pasteurized or tuberculin tested milk. The council appears five to four in favor, with Hesketh and Marble noted as key votes. The fate of the amendment and the ordinance lies with the committee’s decision next week.
Athens reports a Mudros dispatch stating a British submarine sank three Turkish transports carrying troops in the Dardanelles. The fate of the troops aboard the ships was not disclosed. The sinking occurred on the previous Wednesday.
Federal authorities began an official probe into the alleged dual personality of Dr Meyer Gerhard, envoy of Ambassador Von Bernstorff en route to Berlin. Mrs Selma Lewis, described as a war broker aiding Gerhard in munition purchases, was warned to withhold further statements and provide information only to investigators. Ambassador Von Bernstorff declined comment, stating he had made representations to Washington.
Patrick Malloy a Seattle area logger died in 1913 leaving a sizable estate with no apparent heir. The superior court ordered his bank account totaling $4,983 turned over to the state treasury. E. T. Bradley will speak to the Rainier Valley Home Owners Association at the Good Eats cafeteria on Friday noon about the 1915 budget.
Washington reports invasion or intervention in Mexico is not contemplated though the cruiser Colorado carries 600 marines and a supply of bivouac gear. The commander is under orders not to land except in emergency as Villa claims victories at Monterey Saltillo and Leon. Carranza faces mounting distrust from the administration.
Daily notices in The Star present personal messages from store proprietors about their choicest offerings. Read the ads thoroughly to profit from the best bargains and stocks advertised today.
The Star urges all Seattle residents to attend the downtown Wilson Day parade at noon Tuesday. It envisions a large, sober procession with bands from the police, fire department, Des Moines Children’s Home, and more, plus civic groups and clubs joining in a non political, patriotic display.
Prosecuting Attorney Lundin wins abatement actions filed in superior court against six hotels on Weller Dearborn and Lane streets as Deputy Summers presents evidence of a flourishing redlight scene in the old district below the line. Landlords and operators named in suits include the Joseph H. Hyde Co Utica Investment Co Boulder Realty Co and several owners across multiple addresses. Police witnesses Lieut Smart and Patrolman McGill contributed information while Judge Albertson extended a delay in the Derby hotel case to secure an important witness.
In Ravensdale Washington deputies search for two bandits who bound Mrs James Bowman to a chair in her Landsburg home during daylight and looted the house. They later held up three men at a nearby section house and took about 50 dollars in cash plus assorted trinkets and clothing. Mrs Bowman was confined until her husband freed her.
A World War I era call to action invites schoolchildren and nonmembers to join a noon parade forming in the grade district behind Hotel Washington. The march proceeds south on Second Avenue to Second and Cherry, ending at the Grand Opera House for a mass meeting from 12:30 to 1:30. Sears Paper will send out mail with President Wilson’s picture for Wilson Day.
Eliza beth Nolte, 11, was found wrapped in a sheet with her throat cut, hidden in a rear garbage can of a tenement home. She had been missing since Tuesday and was believed kidnapped. police have no clue to the killer. A man to be tried tomorrow on a charge of improper conduct, with the girl as principal witness, has been arrested and denies knowledge of the crime.
Five million feet of spruce lumber has been shipped from Washington and Oregon to European nations in recent months for aircraft construction. Demand abroad and limited cargo space restrict shipments, and the price of spruce clears has risen from 32 to 40 dollars per thousand.
Henry M. Wall a 65838 Fifth Ave North Bend butcher began divorce proceedings against Ruth M. Wall alleging she skipped out with a North Yakima man on June 5. The pair had been married three years.
Judge John B. Wright marked his first two years as a justice of the peace by disposing of 10020 cases, a new King County record. Ninety five of the cases were civil in nature, the remainder likely criminal or other docket items.
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