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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
2
A millinery store promotes a season's sale with trimmed hats reduced to one dollar and untrimmed shapes marked at nine cents fifty cents and one dollar. The ad promises fresh styles, a 9 AM start, extra staff, and a large crowd expected for the best millinery advertisement yet.
Leavenworth May 13 In a justice court room Harry Klin faces murder charges for killing C D Jin last December and plans to plead the unwritten law. Klin was on trial for an assault on Carrs daughter when the killing occurred. Carr meanwhile killed juror J C Para by accident. Despite two murder cases he remains free on $20 bail.
Principal T R Cole of Broadway High School presents recommendations to the school board on segregating co education in high schools. Science classes should be separated as far as possible, English first two years should be separate, mathematics should stay separate, and history should be separated only in the first year to reflect governmental and societal needs.
Fragmentary report notes that coeducation and manual training options raised questions. Fore!ime classes are mentioned with eco education themes, while commercial classes are said to not be separable. The board postponed final decision on the recommendations.
Final scores show three additional infants added to the Better Babies contest in Seattle. Names listed include Thomas Finerty of Oakford Shuites and Eula De Lane, with addresses or registrant details noted, registered from the Capitol Hill district.
Plain purified coconut oil makes an effective shampoo by washing with water and rubbing in a small amount to create a rich lather. It cleanses hair and scalp, removes dirt and oil, leaves hair silky and easy to manage, and is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
Reporter Carl W. Ackerman reports from Hru s sels to London via The Hague that German officers express absolute confidence allies cannot pierce their lines in Belgium and France. They praise the Ypres offensive, note British losses, and say Americans should avoid belligerent ships after the Lusitania incident.
Paris May 13 The war office claims brilliant successes in the great battle from Arras to the sea. French forces have captured additional trenches east of Carency and Hill No 125 north of Carency after days of heavy fighting. Gains elsewhere in the region push toward Lena the main objective.
A man fell into the bay at about 10 30 Wednesday night and sank. Capt R O Creawell of the tug Monahan reported the incident to police and a patrol boat grappled for the body without success.
An advertisement claims Resino soap and ointment soothe eczema and similar skin conditions. It promises instant relief from itching after washing with hot water and applying Resino. It argues the antiseptic medicine penetrates the surface to halt disease action and restore skin to health at low cost. Prescribed by doctors for twenty years and sold by druggists.
The article promotes Canthrax shampoo as an affordable hair care solution. It claims proper care means keeping the scalp clean with a Canthrax-based shampoo, dissolving dandruff oil and dirt, and leaving hair fluffy, lustrous, and softer. It also notes rapid drying and stimulated growth.
The piece argues cures are permanent for many patients through the Spine and Nerve Specialist consult Dr F Lathrop. It praises restored health and happier homes, noting relief without drugs or surgery and listing offices at 214-15 People's Bank Block, Second and Pike with free consultations from 9 am to 6 pm.
The Bays new Grand Trunk dock is set to finish this month. City utilities committee delays action a week at Chamber of Commerce request on supplying free water to a fish exhibit. L Meritte named new French consul in Seattle plans trout fishing around Seattle.
Dr J B Cannaday of Sedalia Missouri asserts a guaranteed cure for eczema after 12 years and claims to have treated nearly half a million cases. He offers a free trial upon request and urges readers to write today for hopeful relief. References include Third National Bank Sedalia.
May 13 London reports say mobs smashed alien owned houses and shops, wrecking a German owned public house in Cannington. German or Austrian residents kept indoors as police ordered drastic action after yesterday’s wave of looting and 600+ demolished properties.
Rioters in Johannesburg looted and burned ten large warehouses three hotels seven saloons three cinemas and many shops owned by Germans after the Lusitania sinking. Police were powerless as mobs drove Germans from their homes and destroyed interiors in widespread violence causing about 500000 dollars in damage.
Constantinople, May 11, 13 000 Turkish wounded from Gallipoli arrive this morning causing terror in the streets. Crowds, mostly women, curse the war and the government. Sultan Mohammed allegedly contemplates abdication as stories of severe Turkish losses spread. Total wounded rise to 40 000.
The Anchor Line steamer Transylvania, carrying 874 passengers, sails from New York and is due in the war zone within a day or two. German embassy warnings reappeared before departure, heightening concern over the vessel’s fate amid the tense wartime environment.
A jumble of upcoming meetings and events across Washington includes the Federal Trade Commission session in Boston, probation officers and humane workers convening in Everett on June 7, Berry growers visiting Seattle for Berry Day, and officials touring Thurston County roads. Reports mention license appeals by Drs. Stewart and Briscoe, a moving house listing on Beacon Hill, a fatal log accident in Granite Falls, and a Portland trial for a stock scheme.
Robert T. Lincoln testifies that the Pullman Company has aided the colored race by not charging porters fare on work trips. Otto E Fleischman of New York, son of a millionaire baker, attempts suicide with unclear motive. T C Killarney alias Mickey the Dago is sentenced in Vancouver to be hanged for murder on August 3. Interstate Commerce Commission allows O W to retain river steamers.
Rome May 13 Italy close to formal declaration of war after rejecting Austria's final peace proposal. Sonnino in cabinet talks. Vienna allegedly offered to cede Trentino Italian towns Trieste Isonzo Grandisco and free hand in southern Albania with possible later concessions.
May 13. Fires rage in the Chugach national forest north of Seward and along the Alaska Northern track at Mile Seven. Stampeders bound for Ship Creek are accused of leaving fires burning while crews from Roosevelt extinguish many small blazes near Kenai Lake.
Miss Anne Morgan daughter of the late J P Morgan visited San Francisco to view the Panama Pacific Exposition. She toured the fair with interest and observed the displays during her San Francisco visit on May 13.
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