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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1916
Page
8
More than 600 attended the gymnastic exhibition at the Arena on Friday night. Proceeds will be donated to totally blind and crippled soldiers of the central powers of Europe.
Steve Meiderman aged 16 faces burglary charges after escaping from the detention home on Friday and being recaptured in South Park.
Mrs. Bertha Baum of 6639 Kirkwood place paid a $1 fine to Judge Brinker on Saturday for killing a cat that had caught her chickens. Paris dispatch reports French troops evacuated parts of trenches near Verdun during a violent attack, with official confirmation today.
Dr Richardson, stationed at the Etables base, lauds colonial soldiers as magnificent fighters while criticizing English stamina and political motives. He notes Canadians and Australians as top warriors, while Germans are ranked second. He predicts a war draw with Germany losing colonies but gaining Belgian and French land.
Detroit May 6 W C Duu rant president of the Chevrolet Motor company denied reports of a 200 million dollar merger of automobile firms calling the claims a fabrication and the invention of an imaginative mind.
Harvey Titcum, an engineer at Puget Sound Traction Light and Power in Bellingham, was struck by 66 000 volts on Friday after pulling the wrong switch. One hand was burned off, but he remains alive and is expected to recover.
The University of Washington cadets will stage their annual ball at the National Guard Armory Friday night.
Jerome D Travers the golf champion estimates 1 300 golf clubs in the United States with a membership of 350 000. He says the average player spends 20 dollars a year for balls totaling 7 000 000 dollars.
El Paso May 6. Gen Mugh Scott expected to sign today the agreement with Gen Alvaro Obregon on American troops in Mexico. Obregon had delayed citing garbled messages from Carranza but reports say the sticking point was a demand for withdrawal of US forces. A warning to Mexicans preceded meetings, yet in a second conference Obregon signaled willingness to negotiate.
U P correspondent reports Maj Howe and the Eleventh cavalry kill 42 Villistas in a battle at Ojo Azules. No American casualties. Villistas led by Generals Cruz Domingues and Julio Acosta. Mexican survivors scattered.
May 6 report states Minnie Harland fled the blaze in men’s clothes and confessed the owner paid $500 to torch the home. George Titcomb, owner of the house, and A. A. Rogers with his son Roy were arrested. Titcomb later caught in Seattle and implicated others in the scheme.
On May 6 British cruisers captured the schooner Leonore, sailing under the Mexican flag and said to be owned by the German vice-consul at Guaymas. The capture was reported to the Navy Department by Admiral Winslow.
Delegates of the Pacific Coast division of the International Longshoremen's Association meet this week and commit to framing wage scales. The committee will report Monday after extensive discussion with no agreement reached. A local union official stated that an increase in wages would be demanded.
Seattle received word from San Francisco via the steamship Tjikembang that a German commerce raider is at large in North Pacific waters. Its commander said wireless warnings urged vigilance. In the last two days three vessels entering port were mysteriously warned of the danger.
The text questions whether rising coffee prices will reduce Turkish coffee consumption and spur more gout cases. It notes a French claim that coffee helps prevent gout, suggesting contrasting views on coffee’s impact on gout prevalence.
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