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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1915
Page
1
The Second Ave and Union Street Bon Marches showcases feature windows with bold color schemes and a black and white stripe display drawing attention. Out of town visitors flood downtown as country cousin style show ideals influence gowns with higher waistlines.
Lincoln Beachey died in a wings failure during a Taube monoplane dive over San Francisco Bay. His fiancée and mother were affected by the tragedy as thousands witnessed the fatal fall. Meanwhile the German cruiser Dresden is reported sunk by the British admiralty.
John D Rockefeller wants to keep Mrs Rockefeller's body near him as long as possible after her death in Pocantico Hills. Funeral services were held at the Rockefeller home with family and close friends present. Rockefeller, visibly heartbroken, held his young grandson Winthrop during the service. The coffin was surrounded by floral arrangements and the body will remain in a receiving vault in Sleepy Hollow cemetery pending final arrangements.
Arrangements for the St Patrick day banquet at the Butler hotel are complete John F Murphy chosen as toastmaster Mayor Gill Mr Carrigan and Judge George Don worth will be among the speakers for the evening
The German advance on Przasnysz from the north was halted at least temporarily after a German detachment was defeated in front of Mlawa. Strong Austro German forces were reported north and west of the town as Poland saw a lull in fighting. In other news, the 8 S Robert Dollar carried the largest cargo to Los Angeles harbor arriving from the Orient.
Britain issues an order in council effectively barring neutral trade with Germany along the North Sea coast. The measure blocks export or import via Holland and the Nordic states and takes effect immediately. Vessels sailing after March 1 bound for German ports may be diverted to British ports or neutral or French or Russian ports.
Washington officials say the United States will vigorously protest England's shipping order. They claim the order violates international law and neutral rights by failing to declare a blockade, breaching treaties with France and England.
A mass meeting committee plans an active drive within 24 hours to organize petitions and legal support for multiple referendum measures. It targets Senate Fill 178 and the jitney bus bill, the certificate of necessity bill, port and Renick bills, and Senate Bill 272, with labor leaders forming a joint panel guided by Ernest P. Marsh.
Washington dispatch reports a rumor that a Mexican gunboat near Progreso Yucatan fired on the U S cruiser Des Moines. Navy officials say no such report reached them and blockade pressure on Gen Carranza appears to have collapsed or been abandoned.
Police investigated a murder scene in Terre Haute where Lizzie Balding, her five children, and Irene 5 Clifford 14 Samuel 12 Celeste 7 were found with skulls crushed. The flat iron used lay in bed. two children died at once while others were fatally injured. No arrests reported.
Longshoremen skip work on the Ohioan and Sado Maru as the Vancouver strike grows into a general action. Fifty non-union men unloaded the British steamer Glengyle, with labor drawn chiefly from Hotel Liberty, signaling broad shipyard disruption.
In a council message Mayor Gill argues Division A should extend to Ballard or Rainier Valley. He criticizes Proposition B, notes the Ballard link would serve ten times more people, and warns halting Division A risks losing the $400,000 investment and delaying the main line.
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