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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1916
Page
8
At the West Land Products Expo the arena hosts Dairy Day with free buttermilk and cheese samples between 12 and 1 pm. The event features top dairy cows and a program under Ferullo's band as health officials promote dairy consumption.
Berlin reports 50 000 Rumanians killed or missing in two weeks of fighting with Field Marshal Falkenhayn. Budapest dispatches say crack units wiped out as ill trained troops oppose Falkenhayn's advancing army. Industry and dairy topics noted by J E Dorman. Japan claims wet weather matches. Ancient Egypt described appendicitis 5000 years ago.
Chief Beckingham orders immediate arrest of reckless drivers after reports of five injuries on Friday. Among the injured Mrs A J Austin of 901 28th Ave with concussion, struck by H J Burge of Cle Elum on Westlake Ave near Pike. Burge bailed $100. Edward Bryan 19 of 1631 North 53rd has a fractured leg and internal injuries from being run down by a truck on the waterfront. Florida’s highest point is 300 feet above sea level.
The piece quotes supporters warning against intervention in Mexico and urging restraint. It argues intervention would mean war and massive costs, emphasizing loyalty to President Wilson and patience over sensationalism. It highlights opposition to bloodshed for investors and calls for following the president’s lead in international affairs.
Mrs. Daniel B. Donnelly, of Kerriston, ended a weeklong search when she found her husband dying in a city hospital from knife wounds after he leaped four stories down an air shaft at the Georgian hotel five hours earlier. The 38 year old Kerriston mill watchman, employed by North West Lamber Co., had acted oddly before the jump. He slashed his throat and stabbed himself in the abdomen with a pocketknife, dying at 9 p.m. Friday.
Republican vice presidential candidate Charles Warren Fairbanks lands from Portland at 6 50 am on the Northern Pacific. He greets visitors at the Washington hotel then heads a packed day including a Moore Theatre mass meeting presided by Senator Miles Poindexter, a Young Men's Republican club speech, a public reception, a Sunset club auto tour, and a Land Products show visit. He plans to attend First Methodist service and Phi Gamma Delta events Sunday morning and afternoon.
In Portland Oregon on October 7 1916 Charles W Fairbanks republican vice presidential candidate spoke to about 5000 supporters at the armory. He attacked Wilsons wartime policy and urged voters to recall Vera Cruz and Mexico while mentions of Hughes and Wilson drew reactions. He departed for Seattle after the speech.
George Turner democratic candidate for senator spoke to about 200 Friday night audiences at Phalen's hall and Hillman City. He claimed that as senator in 1896 he secured the first appropriation of 500000 dollars for digging the Lake Washington canal.
Hazen J. Titus, dining car superintendent of the Northern Pacific, worries over a potato shortage for his famed 24 ounce baked potatoes. He invites shippers and others with large spuds to come forward, saying his reputation is at stake.
Paula recalls Elbert Hubbard's tale of a magnetic gaze that changed a life. Margie remembers Earnest Lawton and a manager's verdict on her acting prospects as tension and mystery weave through a backstage moment in a stage world.
Daniel Holmen a 34 year old G N carpenter sustained a fractured skull after falling 25 feet from the Marion street viaduct onto railroad tracks Friday evening. He was treated at the scene and transported for further care.
Governor Lister publicly repudiates Democratic State Chairman Fogarty and sets up his own campaign committee over initiative bills 18 and 24. Fogarty counters, opposing both measures and calling Lister mistaken while affirming loyalty to the party despite the dispute.
The report states United States officials pay rear admirals eight thousand dollars annually while Japan pays about one thousand six hundred forty three dollars to similar ranks. The figures reflect wartime pay scales and currency differences.
State county city and school district levies for 1917 total 44.337 mills, up 1.109 from 1916. Port commission levy remains about 1.332 mills. Overall levy reaches the highest level in mills except in the old limits city district, though the spending amount mirrors 1916 due to a reduced valuation schedule. King County valuation drops to 262,556,998 from 273,677,092.
King Williams a long time gypsy leader died in the field with his followers after escaping from a Paterson New Jersey hospital. He had served 80 years in the band and led for 60 years. The death occurred October 7 as reported from Paterson.
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