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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
3
A persuasive dental advertisement urges immediate action to fix decayed teeth. It emphasizes health links between digestion and dental quality, promises low costs, and touts experienced, licensed dentists and a strong satisfaction guarantee. Testimonials are offered to support claims.
In Everett on May 11 the $50,000 paternity suit begins in superior court. Mother Aldeen Lyon seeks support for her baby Lois Pauline against grandfatherly banker family links and the father Lewis Lyon. Jury selection starts Thursday with 31 jurors including 14 women.
Berlin reports that German attackers at Verdun are less than half the French numbers, with France reportedly holding at least 600,000 troops. The second German push relies on heavy artillery. French losses are blamed on artillery superiority and trench tenacity.
Samuel Perkins of Tacoma was reelected Thursday as republican national committeeman from Washington by the Washington delegation. The group met in State Chairman Millard Hatteen's office to discuss travel plans and transportation, considering a special car for both republican and progressive delegates to Chicago.
An official meeting of boiler makers and shipbuilders local is scheduled for Friday night to discuss new working rules. The session will take place in room 201 at the Labor temple.
George Gallagher of Fremont died suddenly Tuesday afternoon from heart failure. He is survived by a widow, father, four sisters and three brothers. Funeral services will be held at 2 30 p m Friday. Ten carloads of white pine from Harrison Idaho to Quebec for use by allies were sold at 50 dollars per thousand.
Mia Clara Guild of Boston files for divorce from Dr Ellie B Guild a Mount Morris Baptist deacon. She alleges infidelity naming secretary Mrs Bard Hastie a raid found them partially disrobed and heard him call Hastie dear. He denies romantic relations. Alimony sought at 100 dollars per month.
A female recruiting officer leads a Canada bound mission supported by Lamb the sole woman recruiter in the country. Clad in military attire she oversees a recruiting office in Ontario.
Five foreign-born crew members of the mine layer Ringgold protested their dismissal to Representative Johnson. They claimed orders from the War Department required only American-born citizens on the crew.
Laundrymen manufacturers and hotelkeepers packed the city utility committee session to press for rate changes. Councilmen Erickson Moore and Dale were tasked to draft a tentative schedule in two weeks. Manufacturers warn higher rates may deter Seattle industry while laundry needs and hotels push for relief. Youngs opposes any cut.
A large hydroplane diving into the Potomac after losing its propeller kills two and injures three. Avia tors L. Crants and Charles Good are believed dead, while Thomas MacCauly Mayo Dudley and Mechanician Otter are among the injured. The craft carried 16 passengers on a Newport News Curtins school test flight.
Freeze last night and Tuesday night caused over 1 million dollars in damage to Southern Idaho fruit growers with prune crop entirely destroyed and only scant remnants of apples left. An ordinance was introduced in Everett to ban misrepresentation of alcohol purchased from druggists.
HP introduces a topical treatment claimed to relieve neuralgia and rheumatism in minutes. It targets affected joints by improving blood flow and toxin removal, applied by rubbing over tender spots and nerve centers. Available in three sizes 35c 50c and 1.00.
Hert L. Swezen of Moneer Printing Co. left for Olympia to file an initiative bill repealing the current prohibition measure Initiative No. 3 The move follows a meeting of supporters who say voters did not fully understand Initiative No. 2 and demand a second vote on the issue.
Minister Koo informed Secretary Lansing that the Chinese in America strongly protest the new immigration bill provisions. He asks removal of all proposed restrictions and seeks recognition of Chinese as Americans' equals. He also requests elimination of specific exclusion acts naming Chinese.
Gen. Funston today seriously considers calling the First Cavalry of the Chicago militia to duty on the Mexican border. The Fourth Annual meeting of the Seattle Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers ended last night at Beacon Hill Congregational Church.
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