11 Nov 1915
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1915
Page
1
Newspaper reports reveal Congressman Humphrey pushed to advance the swampy Seattle post office site sale for 169 500, urging condemnation steps and noting discussions with the Treasury and Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Denials followed, but letters from 1910 to 1911 show prior involvement and urging speedy progress.
Malta dispatch recounts a survivor's account of the Austrian submarine attack on the Italian liner Ancona. He describes panic aboard after shells halted attempts to evacuate, women and children praying as casualties mounted and the submarine pressed the chase.
The Star invites Seattle readers to mail letters about their dogs and their tricks as part of a dog night event at the Empress Theatre. Hector the dog and manager Bronson spark the plan with prizes including season tickets and overnight box stays. Entries due for a Friday night showcase with audience judging.
Realty dealer R. W. Hill testified in Superior Court that he arranged a government purchase of a submerged post office site in Seattle for 16500. He said the property was worth more than the city was prepared to pay and acknowledged aiding Congressman Humphrey in obtaining the underwater post office site.
Eyewitness account recalls women and children escaping in lifeboats while men struggled on deck. The fourth lifeboat capsized as boats slid away, shells struck near the vessels, and shrapnel wounded at least one craft. Women and children screamed as chaos spread.
San Francisco municipal railroads report October receipts of 209 198.76 with expenses 108 171.36 leaving a gross profit of 101 027.40 After depreciation and sinking fund allocations the city expects about 75 000 net profit for the period Frisco November 11.
Assistant Jailer Wayne Sutton leads a county jail eleven made up of burglars and thieves in a planned Thanksgiving Day game at Dugdale's Park. Star inmates Sarafin Villaflor and James L. Bruce drill as halfback and key backfield players, with Sheriff Hodge banning gambling among deputies.
Alex Gouley a 22 year old merchants police man went on trial before a jury in Judge Mackintosh s superior court charged with the murder of Carl Frisell 18 last September Frisell was shot from the rear seat of a motorcycle Norton a city patrolman was with Gouley and Norton said they believed Frisell to be a gang member and both fired shots Norton provided an alibi
Washington November 11 President Wilson will hold a series of conferences with Republican leaders about their stance on his military preparedness program, the White House announced today.
Special to The Star reports a Broadway production of Twin Beds performed inside a Walla Walla penitentiary drawing seven hundred inmates from short termers to lifers. The article notes the unique event as the first full Broadway show brought into a prison, with inmates laughing despite garb walls and bars.
Portland nov 11 a giant religious demonstration will involve every Protestant church in the state on New Year’s Eve in celebration of statewide prohibition.
A Sofia to Overseas News Agency dispatch reports Duke visiting Berlin on November 11, detailing the high level exchange with German officials and plans announced during the meeting.
Reports from Rome on the Ancona sinking differ whether shells from an Austrian submarine killed passengers after the liner halted or after it was overtaken. Survivors describe panicked lifeboat scenes as shrapnel struck, with estimates of American casualties ranging from 11 to 27 or more.
The Cunard liner Caria of 8000 tons was sunk by a submarine in an undisclosed locality. All crew were saved.
Anxious relatives crowded the liner office in New York seeking word on supposed victims of the liner Ancona as telegrams of inquiry poured in.
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