06 May 1916
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1916
Page
1
Forecaster Salisbury warns readers of showers tonight and Sunday causing plans for tomorrow to shift from outdoor activities like fishing or driving. The message emphasizes unsettled weekend weather with wet conditions possible across the area.
Police raid Kelley’s Art Palace at First Ave uncovers nitro glycerine and bootlegging setup. Officers seize stock and fixtures worth thousands, arrest Kelley, bookkeeper Schuber, pharmacist Thompson, and clerk Sutton. Splash event follows with women from the Seattle Athletic Club demonstrating swimming feats at the pool.
Monsignor Bonzano, apostolic delegate to Washington, met with Secretary Lansing on a secret peace mission at the White House. He left a message for the president regarding steps toward securing peace, amid German note peace paragraphs causing official sensation.
Abe Hurwitz reports in Worth Yakima that anti Hughes forces near the Republican state convention spark debate while Roosevelt favored by many delegates remains uninstructed. Charles Hebberd of Spokane chairs. major party factions form around the big four leaders including Perkins Port Townsend Bone tte Land. W W Tanner seeks reelection as mayor and backs Henry McBride for governor, while George Lee is described as a big glory and dandy starter amid floor tensions.
Sugar prices rose by 15 cents on Saturday pushing the cost of 100 pounds to 4.40 dollars as local dealers report continued strength in the market.
A weekly serial in The Star introduces The Crime Doctor, a doctor who treats criminals as invalids and runs a hospital. Gen Dysone probes his wife’s peril, while Edenborough the secretary to the Admiral faces treason rumors and a disappearance on her wedding day.
Dr. Waldo Richardson, an American surgeon, returns from ten months in a British field hospital in Northern France with a starkly pro German outlook. He says the English are a decadent race and predicts Britain’s empire will fracture after the war as Canada and Australia sever ties. He claims the Entente will fail, and notes Canadian hostility to English officers’ bombast. Continued on page 8.
A demonstration marking the Lusitania sinking will be held Sunday at 2 30 in the Arena at Fifth and University. It is the first anniversary of the disaster. City ministers urge congregations to attend with George H. Walker presiding and speakers including Rev. Hugh G Ross, Rev. V. Shayler, Carter Helm Jones, and H H Gowen.
Dublin reports Sinn Fein leader John McBride shot, marking the eighth execution of Irish rebel chiefs. Two condemned men had sentences commuted to life. McBride previously led and fled to Paris, then toured the United States seeking home rule for Ireland.
A moving picture venue airs an Oriental film as the manager burns pungent incense to imitate aromas of Chinese sofa houses. A fussy patron sniffs the air and declares he smells punk, then is reassured by an usher that a private box seating option will conceal it.
President Wilson's advisers say the submarine issue is closed with Germany's renewed pledge to confine wartime submarine activity to warships. Officials expect no break in peace and anticipate the Lusitania case will fade as new orders place freighters and liners under the same search rules.
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