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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1915
Page
1
Five hundred freshmen entertained themselves by building a huge fire on Denny field and burning their hats. They cheered through a march to the Ahambra, chanted college songs, and taunted coeds with jokes about campus life. The stunt echoed past cap traditions and promised another burn as spring ends.
Tacoma day at the Maury and Vashon islands county fair drew hundreds of Tacoma residents. W. S. Danner, who moved from cities to farming on 22 acres, won 22 prizes including 12 first prizes, as part of the Thursday events.
The notice warns residents about the upcoming prohibition law effective January 1. It outlines strict limits on liquor possession and transport, prescription restrictions, and record keeping by druggists. The digest emphasizes no tolerance for evasion and cites penalties for violations.
Reading letters to The Star shows broad support for a larger military but wide disagreement on army size. Many call for compulsory military training for all youths and reserve forces, while some advocate doubling army and navy and expanding training centers and national guard. Individual lawmakers urge yearlong enlistments and admission of private school graduates as officers.
A dairymen committee urged council to fast track a central privately owned dairy franchise and a milk monopoly plan. They propose a $25,000 cooperative pasteurization plant on the Pacific highway near Orillia and want action before further investigation. The franchise committee awaits a ruling next week while Corporation Counsel studies legality of excluding individual dairymen from selling to consumers.
Water will be shut off on First Ave between Stacey Street and Hanford Street this Saturday and Monday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The interruption affects all utilities and residents should plan accordingly.
Rioting at Charleston municipal primaries left reporter Sidney Cohen dead and several wounded. A clash outside the canvassing board meeting sparked a volley of gunfire before militia units were mobilized to prevent further unrest.
New York, Oct 15. Nikola Tesla declares wireless voice will project through the ether to other planets. He cites a 4000 mile test from Arlington, Virginia to Mare Island, California. He expects audiences and energy transmission to be possible across vast distances and places. The inventor says the time is only the beginning.
Hob Bridges, president of the port commission, said he would run for the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate in 1916 if friends advise him to, and he wants to hear their opinion first. He noted reports he might enter the race and stressed consulting his supporters.
Dr. James B Bullitt of San Francisco organized a Seattle branch of the Navy League of the United States to improve national defense. About 40 members already exist in Seattle and a recruitment drive will start in a few days, with Tacoma and Spokane also involved.
Edith Bolling Galt, widow of the president, owns Galt & Bro., a Washington jewelry landmark founded in 1802 by Norman Galt. The store has supplied White House silver since Jefferson's era, with Mrs Galt personally supervising operations alongside longtime staff.
British submarine sinks one destroyer after attacking a German cruiser and two destroyers at the south entrance of the Baltic. The cruiser and the other destroyer escape. Stockholm reports a Gulf of Finland fight may involve Russian and German ships with a cruiser sunk or badly damaged.
London reports Romania stands at a turning point with mounting tensions and ambiguous prospects ahead. The article notes mounting difficulties and the sense that trouble is likely whichever path is chosen.
Mrs. Mabel Andrews, a W C T U delegate from Portland, had been reported missing from her hotel since Tuesday. She was located today at Cambridge Island near here visiting with frypods. In ancient Mega it was regarded as a reproach by a man to have fewer than seven wives.
New York report says three neutral nations ready to intercede for peace conference led by the United States. Wom en delegates note two neutrals agreed, one undecided, with American cooperation urged. Prominent envoys from Britain Germany Austria Hungary Italy France Russia discussed mediation avenues.
Johnny Clancy proprietor of the Pacific Social Club roadhouse at The Meadows must show cause in Judge Gilliam's court on October 21 why his establishment should not be permanently closed. Gilliam ordered the place locked up until that date. Clancy was recently convicted and fined for selling liquor in a dry unit.
Alleging the wrongful taking of 5,000,000 feet of timber on state school lands in Skagit county, Attorney General Tanner prepares suit against Parker-Bell Lumber Co. for 45000 dollars treble damages under trespass law.
President Wilson approved Secretary Daniels preparedness program to build two dreadnoughts two battle cruisers sixteen destroyers thirty submarines a coastal type and three ocean going scout cruisers annually for five years. The plan includes arming shipyards as factories expanding aircraft production and creating a naval research lab while reorganizing militia to 500000 reservists under federal control.
Senator Poindexter plans to begin efforts next spring to open the Colville Indian reservation, signaling a major action in federal policy toward tribal lands and governance.
Mrs. Madge Hunter of 728 Alder Street reported two Greek‑appearing patrons who wooed her and threatened to kill her husband to win her. They allegedly taunted her with repeated viewings and confront her at night, prompting police involvement and a cooling of their ardor.
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