25 Jun 1914
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
1
Police chief Griffiths served notice on Rainier Arctic Press Elks and other city clubs ordering an end to Sunday alcohol sales after 1 am. He says members may not know club venues violate the law and warns enforcement will stop the practice if clubs do not self regulate.
Seattle residents rushed to buy 750 baby bonds at 100 dollars each offering five percent interest. Bids totaled 375000 in value with John E Price & Co as top bidder, bidding par and premiums on various par amounts.
T R Roosevelt speaks in New York defending Perkins as a useful party member and boasting about internal party support. He criticizes reading the party out and hints at more indoor gatherings. Wilson offers no comment on Roosevelt's foreign policy critique and a letter from Dr. Hamilton Rice confirms Roosevelt's discovery of the River of Doubt.
The Star Extra will publish tomorrow afternoon with first results from the Intercol Regatta at Poughkeepsie on the Hudson River. The University of Washington crew competes as a top contender after finishing third last year, with the first-place outcome eagerly awaited in Seattle. The race starts at 2 15 coast time, and the extra edition will carry a complete story on how all crews finished.
Eight bodies were discovered today in a manure pile at Cush ing oil fields. Government agents, while seeking concealed liquor near a roadhouse on the boundary of the old Indian Territory and Oklahoma, reported the find in an unconfirmed message.
Helena Mont June 25 President Chas H Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners appealed to Governor Stewart to restore order in Butte by asserting state control.
The Milwaukee Puget Sound club concluded a three day session praising Seattle as a city of good entertainment and possessing a hundred and one beauty spots. Two hundred delegates departed for home last night.
The editor Brainerd is described as a peculiar, energetic, optimistic figure. Supporters praise his public spirit while acknowledging his insurgent instincts and past constraints as editor of the P.I. Enemies call him a grouch, but friends expect him to contribute meaningfully on the park board.
Henrietta Hossfeld of the My Jinks company sues Dr. Armstrong for breach of promise in a suit reportedly backed by Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont and Inez Milholland Roissevain as attorney. The doctor says she was a friend of his father and that she came to New York penniless after five years as a chorus girl. He found his wife had left him during a vacation.
Washington reports say A B C mediators and Huertista reps at Niagara Falls signed a protocol to create a Mexican provisional government by agreement of rebels and federals. US Argentina Brazil Chile would recognize it. US would waive war claims. amnesty offered to foreigners and those accused in the civil struggle. Delegations planned to meet to finalize terms.
Niagara Falls June 25 reports say Carranza emissaries were en route but local sentiment favors a continued push by Villa after Zacatecas. Rebels may refuse to negotiate with Huertistas, viewing gains as enough to press campaigns and reject concessions.
Special privilege factions push the Hinky Dink charter adoption citing multiple reasons in a heated public discussion that outlines motives and potential impacts. Local officials and residents weigh the implications amid claims of unearned advantages and governance concerns.
The piece argues Section 57 gives 30 council members power to amend or repeal any ordinance after two years, surpassing courts in over ruling voters. It accuses a “Special Interest Gang” of pushing the provision and links Dr Matthews’s critique to persistent political activity by unnamed interests.
Santa Monica report of Nat Goodwin saying after a year of marriage to Marjorie Moreland he rates her as the best wife among his four. He notes health, happiness, and plans for next season’s show Never Say Die likely opening in Los Angeles in October.
Howard Pierson Jones, an elegant con artist, dazzled Seattle's smart set during a five week stay at the Hotel Chelsea. He borrowed money from sisters of the city, hotel staff, and club members while claiming a Panama job and Lake Washington coral locks engineering. Checks drawn on Jamaica New York and Los Angeles banks were used as forget me nots.
Coach Hiram Conibear says Washington will win and race hard. Experts expect a historic intercollegiate race on the Hudson with Cornell viewed as the main threat. Washington is hailed as the strongest crew and likely to finish near the top.
Napoleon Marcott faces mental and criminal questions after he kicked Arthur R. Johnson to death and wounded three others in the city jail receiving cell. Officials weigh whether intoxication mental derangement or fiendish intent explains the incident as Marcott maintains he killed no one and knows nothing of the events.
Perley H. Glines, a bookkeeper and victim in the Marcott incident, remains hospitalized with life threatening injuries. Physicians judge his chances as about even amid ongoing treatment.
San Francisco was chosen as the meeting place for next year of the Pacific Coast Association of Port Authorities new organization of port officials which closed sessions here today Gen Chittenden of the Seattle port commission was elected president J H McCallum and Leo V Merle of San Francisco were named vice president and secretary
George Stromer survived a dangerous landing after a flight from South Tacoma. He lost control as he touched down and his airplane struck a front blade, turning over. Stromer escaped the wreckage with only a few bruises.
Mrs Helen Angle tells coroner and jail officials she did not drink with Alderman Ballou and that she carried him to the air after he fell at her Stamford hotel suite. She describes confusion and a missing memory after the fatal incident.
A gray-haired, worn mother of two pleaded guilty to petit larceny for stealing a $16.50 skirt from a department store. She described years of hard labor as a cook, recent layoffs, and desperate attempts to support her children, and the judge gave her a chance to seek lawful work rather than jail. The Star lists her name and contact details seeking cooking work in Seattle.
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