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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1915

Page

6

Woman Casts Ray of Light on Jitney Murder

Mrs. S Andrews identifies a jitney driver victim as the man she rode with Thursday. Sheriff Hodge aims to arrest a suspect by nightfall as Deputy Campbell reports progress. A second sighting of a bloodstained man near 4606 42nd Ave prompts a broad search by neighbors and police.

S. Andrews Sixth Ave Campbell Hodge Harry Altman Andrews Altman Sheriffy Office Mra Minnie Brockmiller 42Nd Ave Brockmiller

Land Kidnappers In Jail By Ruse

Three Greeks M Tulys Demosthenes Vallianoa and Tom Maranos allegedly abducted Loretta Kreuger and Clanee Dunham to Everett to sway testimony. They were decoyed back to Seattle after a Portland escapade and jailed after a mistaken trial verdict.

Seattle Portland Ore M. Tulys Demosthenes Vallianoa Tom Maranos Madden Ad Waddell

Artist Darius Cobb to Exhibit Famous Painting in Seattle

Darius Cobb, renowned for The Master, will visit Seattle from May 23 for ten days unveiling his masterpiece to patrons including Longfellow Whittier Phillips Brooks and Senators Crane and Lodge. The 70 plus artist will attend Pilgrim Congregational Church Sunday morning and University Congregational Church Sunday evening.

Darius Cobb Seattle Longfellow Whittler Phillips Brooks Crane Lodge Cobb Pilgrim Congregational Church University Congregational Church

War Dept Hearing on West Spokane Bridge Regulation

The War Department announced a May 25 hearing in the Board of Public Works chamber at City Hall to regulate the West Spokane bridge at Riverside. Proposal includes closing the bridge during rush hours from 6:20 to 7:00 a.m. and from 6:30 to 6:30 p.m.

War Department Board of Public Works’ Chamber City Hall Spokane Riverside

Debate in Park Over Whitney Election Bill

Charlotte political figures FP Jones a socialist will defend the Whitney election bill restoring old phases of political conventions. Richard Mansfield White will oppose it in a debate Sunday afternoon at 2 30 in City Hall Park.

Charlotte FP. Jones Whitney Richard Mansfield White City Hall Park

Vital Statistics Marriage Licenses and Deaths

Summary of marriage licenses births and deaths from local vital records listing multiple couples including M Tanaka and K Furuta, Jeroy Morgan and Helen McMurry, Walter Culver and Mildred Rowe, Peder Bylte and Marion Beandick, and others. births record several newborns with varied parental names. deaths note Edw P Vanson James SBaith Henry BE Schmidt Eliszabeth Stevens Morris Cutler Myrtle Carter and others. divorces granted listed with spouses names and statuses.

M. Tanaka Fort Lupton Cole K. Furuta Japan Jeroy Morgan Portland, Or Helen McMurry Seattle Walter G. Culver Beattie Mildred A. Rowe Peder Bylte Hellingham Marion Beandick Bellingham James Earle Moarty Kent Hose Rheidon Frank McKay Marte J Durkart Spruce Myrtle Carter Columbia

Public Market Prices Saturday at South End Stall List

A long list of price goods at the South End market for Saturday including fruits vegetables meats dairy and staples. Items such as grapes apples cucumbers onions tomatoes potatoes herring sardines butter sugar coffee bread and various meats are priced with inconsistent OCR-like spellings and units.

Stalin Lée

Unscrambled Market Notes on Food Items and Stalls

Readable lines describe white sugar 490, stalls 77-38, peanut butter, Beall 12, churned butter, hand rolled cheese chocolates, potatoes 106 lb, stall 1608 and new fancy pack items. It notes Sept Statle 64-65 and tall 67 as potential references to prices or stalls.

Sumer

Prices and goods listed at stalls in 19th century market

An OCR fragment shows various stall numbers with items offered such as fresh epee and drossed fryers and broilers, pot roasts, round steak, pure apple elder, burger cheese, and other groceries. Names and precise items are garbled with several misread words.

Brainerd Named Park Board President at Friday Meeting

Frustus MTrainerd elected to succeed Otto Roseleaf as president of the park board and will take office next Friday. Charles Munday chosen as vice president at the same meeting. The note mentions no park music but hints Volunteer Park will get a new band stand.

Frustus Mtrainerd Otto Roseleaf Charles Munday

Empress Theatre to Close for Season in Portland

Marcus Loew's Empress in Portland will close for the season tomorrow per manager Keriong. No reason given though poor business is suspected. Loew's operates many coast and East theatres and the Empress has run through summers previously.

Portland Marcus Loew Empress Keriong Loew New York

City dam leakage linked to silting bid offers

The board of public works after a Saturday session recommends the council accept one of several contractors to stop Cedar river dam leakage by silting at the north bank. Four bids have been received. Mayor Gill says all silting expenditures require council authorization.

Board of Public Works Cedar River Gill

Fauntleroy Regrade Extension Referred By City Council

A petition from residents along the Fauntleroy regrade seeks extending the project to the city limits to connect with the county road. The plan would raise the original $76,000 estimate to about $100,000.

Fauntleroy Wildwood Streets Committee Council Engineering

Ministers To Hear Labor Addresses At Seattle Meeting

The Seattle Ministers' federation meets next Monday at 10 30 AM in First Methodist church. Rev Hugh Elmer Brown presides. Addresses include Labor and Progressive Legislation by W D Lane Labor and War by Martin J Flyzik and Labor and Drink by E B Ault.

Seattle

Commercial Club Smoker Tonight With Vaudeville Acts

Members and friends of the Seattle Commercial Club will enjoy a smoker in the club rooms of the Arcade building tonight at 8. The program features vaudeville talent, club songs, dancing, comedy stunts, and motion pictures. Congressman Dill of Spokane is invited to speak.

Seattle Commercial Club Arcade Congressman Dill Spokane

Narrow Escape In Auto Crash Pins Three Teens

Grace Lee aged 17 of 51244 12th Ave North Jack C Lewis 24 of Amelia apartments and Mack Rosenweig 23 of Manhattan apartments escaped death after a car driven by Rosenweig ran out of control on Cascadia Ave It rolled over pinning all three They were extricated by Mount Raker fire brigade and later released from City Hospital after treatment.

Grace Lee 12Th Ave. N Jack C. Lewis Amelia Apartments Mack Rosenweig Manhattan Rosenweig Cascadia Ave Mount Raker City Hospital

Doctor Ross to Speak at YMCA Mass Meeting

Reverend Hugh G. Ross of Plymouth Congregational Church will address a Sunday afternoon mass meeting in the YMCA social service room. After the address, three Bible classes will discuss social biblical and life problems, with music to follow.

Hugh G. Ross Plymouth Congregational Church

Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at Leschi Park

On May 17 the Norwegian independence day will be celebrated at Leschi Park pavilion. The Norwegian Singing and Turner societies will hold a grand ball with Attorney Frank Oleson as speaker. The singing society will perform selected numbers and the Turners will present an exhibition.

Leschi Park Pavilion Norwegian Singing and Turner Societies Frank Oleson The Singing Society Turners

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