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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
3
A Seattle dental office urges readers to improve health and life enjoyment by treating teeth. It touts low costs, pain-free dentistry, and an iron clad guarantee from L. R. Clark D. D. S. with testimonials and a free exam offer.
The U S Alamed a steward washed his dog in a dish pan and neglected other sanitation duties on a voyage from Alaska to Seattle last November. Al Hakes and 15 steerage passengers sued for damages in federal court. Judge Neterer ordered the Alaska Steamship Co. to distribute $800 among the complainants.
City councilmen and Public Utilities Supt Valentine predicted the Lake Burien car line will operate for revenue next month after utilities committee voted to sign log carrying contracts with J T Krumm. The contract will add at least $5000 to the line revenues over the next six months.
A fire partially destroys the Vosburg Hotel in San Jacinto California. Chilean coal is unusually soft causing about twenty percent waste during extraction.
Jeremiah C. Lynch of New York a naturalized American was arrested for participating in the Irish rebellion and tried by court martial in Dublin. he faces sentence today. Two other Americans are held in England and Ireland in connection with the rebellion. Paul R. Haffner of Tacoma was sentenced to four months in county jail for criminal libel against George Washington, with appeal time granted and liberty on bond pending appeal.
Gov Lister urged eliminating partisanship in international questions and praised careful statemanship as he spoke to the University of Washington Democratic club. He opposed a large standing army and called for a better national guard and a citizen soldiery.
May 18 Paterson. Life in the city centers on order requiring telephone operators to wear skirts long enough to conceal ankles, a fashion dictate the company deemed too comp pleuous and directed operators to disobey.
French forces repulsed three attacks in the Hill 304 area and the official statement confirmed the repulse. The report cites ongoing operations around Hill 304 as part of a broader battlefront development.
A readably odd health note discusses simple mixtures including buckthorn bark and other substances claimed to relieve or prevent appendicitis and various stomach issues. It cites Adierika and Swift pharmacies as locations, describing a brief treatment for chronic stomach trouble and bowel discomfort.
Washington May 18 official statement from the German embassy says Ambassador Von Bernstorff urged all German consuls to press German citizens to scrupulously obey the laws of the states where they reside. He also asked Berlin officials to show the United States Germany is not responsible for acts of law violation here.
Capt Arthur P. Hyde U S A told Loyal Legion members at the Hotel Frye that coast defenses in the Northwest will be adequately manned and a brigade of regulars will likely be stationed at Beattie after the army is reorganized. Capt W R Andrus of Tacoma was elected president of the Washington commandery of the Loyal Legion.
A Dutch steamship Hatavier V., struck a mine and sank off London. One American crewman is found lost, Luigi Martini Mancini, a former instructor at the New Mexico Military Institute, presumed drowned. Two other Americans aboard were saved.
The final count shows a majority of the 76 delegates elected to the national convention from Pennsylvania favor Penrose. He defeated the strongest effort to overthrow his leadership in the primary battles.
The House of Commons learned this afternoon that Vatican officials had made representations to Germany urging the abandonment of submarine warfare.
London May 18 Sir Edward Grey foreign minister spoke on current foreign policy in a session that outlined Britain’s stance and outlined diplomatic priorities across Europe and the Empire.
The Washington State Normal School at Ellensburg marks a quarter century of progress in late May. The May 22 Chamber of Commerce event opens with indoor baseball for girls volleyball and other sports plus music and addresses. A grand pageant on the following Saturday narrates the school’s history since 1891.
Men with army navy National Guard or war time skills will organize a Washington branch of the American Legion at a meeting Tuesday night in room 232 Henry building. The Legion aims to unite experienced men for service in war times.
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