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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1916
Page
8
In Poughkeepsie residents pushed back against a city plan to deploy crack shots at sundown to cull a population of blackbirds and starlings under the mayor's direction, sparking public debate over wildlife control methods.
Eliseo Arredondo, ambassador designate to Washington, will return to Mexico City to become secretary of gobernacion in the Carranza cabinet. He will be succeeded in Washington by Luis Cabrera, head of the Mexican section of the Mexican-American commission.
In Phoenix on October 21, supporters of the Hughes party visited Glendale and Tempe while Wilson women organized a corps of sandwich boys with signs urging that “voteless women in silk stockings” try to tell voting women of Arizona how to vote.
Admiral Pond aboard the gunboat Prairie moves at full speed to assist the steamer Seward aground off Cape Haitien, the navy department said. Fire damaged the Scandinavian American Book store at 1401 Broadway early Saturday, about $25 loss, owner M. Hurwitz reported.
In a Seattle bank lobby, Irene Emerson Sobel 29 dies after shooting Leo Pratt 19 then herself as detectives search for Matthew's whereabouts. Sobel, a former publisher's wife, and Pratt, a well regarded Queen Anne student, are central to a fatal domestic tragedy that stunned friends and family.
Dr Charles F Aked famed preacher and peace advocate will address the congregation at Queen Anne Congregational Church Queen Anne Way and Galer Street at re p m Sunday His talk titled Can the Leopard Change His Spots Sure the Most Hopeful Fact in Human History will be delivered to the local audience
Col. Roosevelt spoke at Gallup in a tense scene as a Rough Rider, G A R and Confederate veterans greeted him. He battled hecklers from a rail worker audience, defending his record amid calls for Wilson and critiques of the 1907 panic and postwar economy.
The Bar Association condemns Milo A. Root’s bid for King County Superior Court justice. It cites a 1906 anti pass investigation and a report calling Root’s conduct a gross breach of judicial propriety, urging the press to publish the committee report and exhibits for public awareness.
Police Operator Fred Mills was indefinitely suspended by Chief Beckingham after being found in a disreputable house south of Yardway during a routine inspection. Mills, on sick leave for jaw infection, disappeared when confronted and had his badge removed pending a full investigation. Mikle is the fifth officer discharged in the ongoing department cleanup.
Paris Oct 21 German troops renew efforts to seize the initiative on the Somme with counter attacks north of the river. French headquarters report each thrust has been shattered as French forces push forward to hold heights railways and key highway junctions. German air superiority is lacking and German flyers are met by anti aircraft and Allied fighters.
Cheyenne Wyoming reports famed scout Buffalo Bill Cody has shifted from Republicans to support Woodrow Wilsons re election. In a Kingston North Carolina telegram to Wyoming secretary Frank L Houx Cody declares Hughes cannot ride Woodrow and will be disqualified.
Superior Judge Tallman held Mayor Gill and city officials not in contempt of court over the raid on the King Street pharmacy at 651 653 King Street. He restrained them from destroying fixtures and stock.
A prompt appeal to readers to check Star Want Ads for available vacant houses. It highlights housing listings and urges quick inquiry for opportunities.
Petrograd dispatch reports a broad Do brudja battle as Mackenzen presses the offensive against Russo-Romanian forces to halt a Romanian counteroffensive in Transylvania. German Bulgarian troops seized a village near Kobardja and continued attacks, repelled by rifle and grenade fire.
Herbert Croly editor in chief of the New Republic signs an article in the magazine announcing its conversion to support for Woodrow Wilson. The move marks a political shift for the publication as it backs the Democratic candidate.
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