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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1915
Page
6
The sanitation department has begun moving to oust about 500 families living in shacks and houseboats along West Seattle and other city waterfront areas. Notices have been issued to 100 households, with the order becoming effective in 30 days. Officials justify it as a health precaution due to lack of sanitation in the shacks.
The milk ordinance returns for a public safety committee hearing this afternoon. Dr. McBride the city health official will speak for the Council committees Wednesday morning recommended a $700 public drinking fountain to be placed where the public works board sees fit. Councilman Hesketh to offer a Monday amendment to the peddlers bill to exclude peddlers from the downtown district between Denny and Yesler and Fourth and Terry avenues.
Readers debate morality and the double standard in marriage. A letter-writer argues most women err and urges honest disclosure with a lover while defending women’s pursuit of equality and freedom. Another reader counters by blaming male control and calls for immediate action to reshape laws and social norms.
At a federal industrial relations hearing in Washington on May 19 John D. Rockefeller Jr listened as Rev. Eugene Gaddis condemned working and living conditions on Rockefeller properties in Colorado. Gaddis led sociological work for the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co during the strike. He warned that delaying investigation in Colorado would reimpose shackles and trigger another devastating strike.
The grand march at the Motion Picture Operators ball at the Hippodrome on June 1 promises a parade atmosphere. The city’s leading costuming firm offers a 26 percent discount to ballgoers. The procession starts with the mayor and partner, then their pages, followed by prize winners for best costumes, and finally the dancers in fancy dress or evening wear before others are admitted to the floor.
Private investigators clash in Judge Mackintosh court over a $745 claim. The Burns International Detective agency office books are inspected to determine what money may be owed to H. P. Murphy, an operative.
Sadie Haskell, labeled as an alleged lady pick pocket, is charged in a superior court information filed Wednesday with nipping the purse of N. Anderson on May 17. The theft deprived Anderson of 25 dollars in cash and a 30 dollar check.
Two residents of Cedar Falls filed claims Wednesday morning alleging flood damage to their home and contents. Charles and Anna Carter seek 2750 dollars for a house and contents while John and Mollie Brown seek 2360 dollars.
Berlin police arrest Maurice Som born, an American citizen, after he was ejected from the American embassy by order of Ambassador Gerard for insulting President Wilson and Secretary Bryan.
Readers are told that live bees may enter malls throughout Great Britain, a status that permits pollinators to roam shopping areas. The notice frames bees as a permitted presence in public retail spaces across the country.
An advertisement touts Stearns Electric Paste as a permanent solution for cockroaches and other vermin. It promises a two ounce box for 25 cents and directs users to apply at night with multilingual directions included.
Ide Hamilton, once a high school student in San Francisco, married Samuel W. Tolar in Fresno on February 11. Tolar is accused of forgery and bigamy, with police seeking him on a warrant. Hamilton and her family may press annulment if charges aren’t pursued. they do not plan to press bigamy.
A physician’s advice promotes Margo tablets as a fattening aid for underweight individuals. The ad claims rapid weight gains of 19 to 25 pounds in a month, asserts safety, and guarantees a weight increase or money back. It warns against use by those unwilling to gain weight.
Premier Asquith in the House of Commons lauds Canadian forces fighting with the allies in France. He says Canadians have earned an everlasting name and that the colonies stand united against tyranny, rallying to defend freedom and human rights.
A young woman recalls a transformation after nine weeks in bed. She used a wax and cream wash with saxolite and hazel to smooth skin, reducing wrinkles and restoring a youthful complexion by wedding day. The ad touts a wash lotion as the solution.
Two women charged with soliciting for immoral purposes on the streets were fined $50 and sent to the city jail for five days by Police Judge Gordon Wednesday morning. Margaret Smith and F. L. Bildine received the heavier sentences for soliciting at Sixth ave and Pike st. Helen Jones, soliciting at Fifth and Pike, and Julia Banks and Grace Waters of a disorderly house on Weller st. were also fined.
A warrant was issued by Justice Gordon on a complaint by Truant Officer Ketchum for the arrest of Mrs. Frank Raymond. She is charged with desecrating the American flag after objecting to her son Edward's flag drill at Seattle Parental School on Beacon Hill and uttering unfit remarks about the United States flag.
Mayor Gill refuses to sign the $230,358 Admiral way grading bonds. He says the ordinance passed over his veto by eight votes, not the required nine. Independent Asphalt Co. holds the contract. He offers to defend the action in court as his own attorney.
Such is Gratitude Jeanie Anderson a little Scottish woman saved her husband Wallace several times from prison with money earned by the toll of her hands according to her complaint for divorce filed Wednesday and he showed his appreciation by beating her and deserting her They have three children the eldest two years old He left her last October she alleges
The Ladies Aid and Home Consumers' League organize a dinner and show at Grace M. E. Church on 30th Ave and King Street for the first Wednesday evening.
Berlin May 19 Germany will aid Austria with all resources at her command if Italy declares war. The Mor gen Post editorialized that Austria and Germany are determined to show Italy official good will to the last second and will not declare war, but will back Austria if Italy seeks to fight alone.
Occupants from Henry White and Stuart buildings are urged to take a lunch walk to 212 Pike on a sunny day, as an informal health and community bonding suggestion.
The coroner's jury on Wednesday morning determined that Harry Altman the jitney bus driver died by unknown hands.
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