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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1915
Page
5
Superior Judge Humphries suffered a sudden throat attack during court on Wednesday morning. His wife Estelle M. Humphries rushed to assist, administering first aid with medicines, a throat spoon, and a brush to daub his tonsils as he opened his mouth for treatment. She then patted his head and offered reassurance.
Former Wisconsin lieutenant governor Thom as Morris, a prominent lawyer, visits Seattle and goes straight to the mayor’s office. He greets Hi as Chuck, recalling their Wisconsin U law school days and longtime friendship. The chance reunion unfolds with familiar banter and cheer.
Samuel Levikow testified and pleaded guilty after gruelling cross examination. Simon Louis Levikow and another brother were arrested this morning in Kansas City on the same burglary charge. The family is accused of stealing $2,367 worth of satins and woollen goods from D. B. McBride & Co in December.
Unconfirmed Telegraph dispatch from Rome reports a grave incident on the Austro Italian border between Austrian soldiers and Italian customs officers. Venice sources say some Italians may have been wounded, but no other confirmation exists.
Henry Price was awarded the contract for construction of the Renton Issaquah county road on Tuesday. His bid totaled $63,445.99.
Seattle school children prepare to join The Star in a citywide cleanup and vacant-lot cultivation drive. Armed with tools provided by the clean up and paint up bureau, pupils and volunteers will clear lots and plant seeds next week.
The Beattle Kennel club exhibition of blooded dogs opened at Keller's skating rink Seattle with three judging sessions daily through Saturday night. Over 400 dogs entered led by Columbia and Tacoma entries. admission 16 cents. Dr J C DeMund of Brooklyn will judge all classes and praised the quality of dogs benched.
Evelyn St. Clair pleaded guilty to grand larceny as a state witness in the graft trial of former patrolman Paul Schuman. She admitted robbing Gus Johnson of diamonds worth $1,800 on March 2 and received a penitentiary term ranging from six months to fifteen years.
The county commissioners received a 1914 expenditure tally showing hospital costs totaling 3357.27 dollars. The report itemizes charges incurred by the county hospital during that year.
Readers seek guidance on strict parenting, making curly hair straight, April fool fun, height growth myths, reading for expectant mothers, name changes after divorce, and growing carnations. The column offers practical, period tone responses and simple how tos from a guidance columnist.
The Elders Sanitarium in St Joseph Missouri publishes a free book on ending tobacco use at home in one to five days. Men with over fifty years of habit report it successful and note health improvements. The method banishes the desire for all forms of tobacco and copies are distributed free by mail order.
London reports all England applauds Emmeline Pankhurst leader of militant suffragists hailed as England's most eloquent woman. She speaks at the Pavilion on Women and the War detailing duties over rights as government officials once critical now praise her.
The Hotel Liberty in Seattle, a social experiment sheltering the unemployed, gains chamber approval to become permanent. A report cites 303,820 meals served and about 9,000 registrants this winter, half of whom were American citizens, with the project moving toward self-sufficiency and anticipated return of city and county funds.
Rabbi Samuel A. Koch preached on Lessons From Jewish History at Temple de Hirsch during the second Passover service Tuesday. He stated that compared to the Jews, the oldest nations of Europe seem still in their swaddling clothes.
The ad explains that poor digestion leads to foul bowels and poisons entering the blood, urging a mild laxative. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a non gripping remedy available from druggists and via a free trial bottle offer from Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello, Illinois.
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