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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1915
Page
2
An Open Air Life plea extols seaside camping near Suquamish as a cure for ailments and a refuge from drugs. It touts two weeks in camp as more effective than drug Store dope, urging readers to give themselves and families a summer vacation to breathe air bathe in salt Sound and enjoy the woods.
1080 lots priced 37.50 to 50 each west of Seattle opposite Ballard on mainland part of old Indian Reservation. New wharf built and four miles of streets graded free for purchasers. Hyak and Suquamish steamers run four round trips daily. Hyak carried 109000 passengers last year. Verdant surroundings with alder maple fir cedar dogwood and wild cherry. many homes built and no saloons or dance halls. buyers conserving natural beauty.
Paris reports a night French try preceded by German recapture of trenches seized yesterday before Loos. French still hold their first two lines while forts and artillery press to pierce the German line near Lens Arras. Reinforcements move north of Lena as Belgian control at Dixmude on the Yser endures.
London may 12 a cabinet meeting was held as rioting against naturalized Germans surged across cities including Liverpool Manchester Salford and Birkenhead shops owned by Germans were wrecked and German desent people faced violence. The government weighs interning all persons of German Turkish and Austrian birth until war end. Alice Middleton reported wounded but alive on the Lusitania list.
Cunard liner Mauretania will not sail on May 29 as scheduled. A torpedo warning has prompted cautious measures and cautious decision making by ship officials and the crew.
Bridgeport Conn May 12 Simon Lake inventor of the first American submarine defends torpedo attacks on merchant ships without warning. He argues warning would expose the submarine and its crew to rifle fire and says Germany is building 150 more submarines to end the war by starving Britain.
In a brisk Bremerton notice page a field meet and declamatory content are teased for Tuesday with hints of a prize fight and a debate. The item lists figures like Jim Brewster and W H Dedman among Seattle leaders at a Frisco convention, and mentions Edison visiting Portland in July for a demonstration.
New York reports Fein known as a fearless gunman testified before the grand jury, prompting immediate arrests of 34 suspects including labor leaders gunmen and three strong arm women. He alleges labor leaders paid him to wreck non union shops and intimidate employers, while he claims to employ the women to destroy shops. He asserts earnings of ten thousand dollars yearly and says labor leaders refused bail at fifteen thousand dollars to force disclosure.
Councilman Lundy's recommendation to hire R. H. Thomson to submit Cedar River dam sealing plans was laid on the table by the city utilities committee. The panel said any request must come in ordinance form to the board of public works. Friday the board will review an order directing an feasibility study of silting the north bank seal.
William Mahoney, seriously injured in Tuesdays Argo crash, was reported on the road to recovery at Providence hospital after transfer from the city hospital Tuesday night. Don Parker, 18, Jack Perry, 26, Frank O’Leary and Frank Riley were listed as resting easy with no danger after the same collision.
The text notes Senator Weeks dislikes Woodrow Wilson, though public interest will take time to reflect Weeks' views. It implies broad public indifference to his opinion for the foreseeable future.
Body of trapper Joe James missing since July was found near his cabin eight miles from Tolt. The report notes the discovery amid ongoing search efforts and references a nearby steamer Crown of Navarre due in Seattle from England next week pursued by German subs. Franklin High students plan a May festival in the school auditorium Friday night.
The steamship Flying Fish arrived in Queenstown with 17 bodies from the Lusitania disaster. Only Percy Secombe of Boston had been identified by noon. No other identifications had been made from earlier arrivals.
Road crew camp cooks food in kettles hung from sticks over open fires. The setup describes a simple communal meal arrangement with basic wood fire cooking standards used to feed laborers on site.
Boards of health urge extermination of rats and mice due to health and property threats. Use Stearns Electric Paste from your druggist at 25 cents a two ounce box to kill pests in homes barns or garages in one night. Directions in 16 languages.
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