31 Mar 1915
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1915
Page
1
A preacher speaks in stark terms about adapting language to his era. He critiques so called Christian homes with harmful books and urges frank moral repair. He warns against death bed repentance and defends divine use of any tool for God. He declares the pull of sin stronger than any devil. He emphasizes the need for a comforting preacher when hearts break.
Four prominent Seattle figures die in a car crash that plunged into a river as two children watched from a bridge. Mrs Virginia McCarver Prosch and Miss Margaret Denny are named among the victims, with surviving details of the wreck and rescue efforts.
Springfield Mass. reports a strike by the street car company employees drawing 75000 workers to marches and halting most services. In San Francisco plans form to bring National and American league pennant winners to the city for a post World Series series in the East.
President Wilson will announce Seward as Alaska railroad tide water terminal after Lane returns to Washington. About 2,500 workers to start this spring on three construction units from Ship Creek to Mile 152 and reconstructions of Alaska Northern. Next year plan calls for thousands more workers and at least 5 million dollars more in railroad funds. The Alaska Northern purchase settled at 1.2 million dollars, far below bondholders’ 5 million ask. General Villa prompts Monterey merchants to send 1,000,000 pesos.
C L Richards manager of the Seattle Stock Co and Empress theatre in Tacoma was arrested on a complaint by leading lady Miss Kitty Brown accusing him of stealing the signed agreement to pay her 200 a week for 25 weeks. Bail set at 250 in Justice Whitehead's court. Brown threatens damages suit citing a Utica engagement and unpaid travel and wages.
The 8 8. South Atlantic en route from New York to Glasgow collided with an unknown vessel and sank off Arran last night. The crew was rescued and Arran is an island off Scotland’s west coast. In a separate incident, Albert Peterson, 31, a Booth Fisheries Co chauffeur, died after a G N locomotive struck his auto truck at Railroad Ave and Vine St Tuesday.
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