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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1915
Page
1
County Jailer Halley announced a ban on soul kissing in the women’s ward after a mass transfer of morphine via lip to lip was alleged. A search found morphine in a baby blue garter in Ella Cadwallader’s pillow and a hatpin and spoon used for injection. Visitors will now speak through the presence of the matron at the gate.
Mrs. Iva Hagen, wife of Romeo Glagen, filed a divorce answer and cross-complaint in superior court. She says they married at Centralia and separated Aug. 7, 1914 near Mayfield, Washington. She alleges continual scolding and threats of bodily harm and asks for dismissal of his action and a divorce. Hagen counterclaims that he provided a neat apartment and all in keeping with his means, but she refused to cook and showed little affection.
Heaps of ruins mark Jutiapa the Guatemalan capital after a strong earthquake Monday night. Initial advices report no confirmed deaths but major property damage across Salvador and Guatemala with possible casualties. San Salvador Santa Ana Sonsonate and other towns affected as follow up notes say the canal area was spared.
An explosion in the new subway near the vault holding eighty million dollars in gold sent fifty guards into a fever of excitement. The guards protected the treasure while the blast occurred, raising fears of a robbery attempt. Later the gold was moved to J. P. Morgan & Co. vaults. the eighty million was transported through city streets by trucks.
Federal Judge Landis ruled that the board of trade overnight grain price fixing rule is in violation of the Sherman anti trust law. The decision marks a major federal challenge to exchange practices affecting markets and competition.
The North End Progressive Club and federated clubs push state aid for deserted mothers. G Wright attorney asks court to validate the pension bill. A hearing is set in Judge Dyke Man's court Friday at 1 20 PM with a club delegation. Arnold vows to take the fight to the supreme court if needed.
The preliminary hearing for Tony Di Franco and Joe Vetrano of the Sicily club, jailed for attempting to extort money by writing threatening letters to prominent Italians in Central California, was scheduled for September 13 in San Jose California.
Seattle residents petition both for and against allowing dances in public schools and a public hearing is set for September 20 at the Central Building. Opponents fear folk and other dances lead to improper conduct while supporters want neighborhood social events and adult use of school spaces.
Four youths allegedly stole a car by slipping a padlock, turning the magneto with a screwdriver, and were arrested Tuesday night. Suspects include Ben Christensen, Ray Hensgen, Bill Boalt, and Sam Lynch, with the vehicle owned by C. E. Furs man of 919 Boylston Ave. N. The crime occurred at 10th Ave N and John St. in Seattle.
German troops captured Volhovytsk an important railway junction 48 miles southeast of Grodno via Berlin and London authorities announced today.
Henry D. Estabrook a New York lawyer and speaker for the American Bankers Association denounces President Wilson’s warning that there is no such thing as being too proud to fight calling it absurd and puerile He urges immediate heavy defense spending arguing the United States must be ready with a strong navy and a merchant marine as war looms in Europe He says failure to defend would make Americans traitors to their forefathers and emphasizes bipartisan military planning under military experts guidance.
German tauches crossed the French lines near Nancy and laid wreaths with condolence messages for Capt. Fequant de Latouche killed in Monday's Saarbrucken raid. French aviators pursued the bearers but they escaped to their headquarters. One hundred French aviators paid tribute to Latouche, the first certified military pilot to fly a French machine.
The September raid on the English coast left ten people dead and 43 wounded, with three missing. Official reports state three Zeppelins bombarded eastern counties, killing two men three women and five children while injuring four men eleven women and five children. Dutch garrisons fired on a Zeppelin nearing Dutch neutrality, and additional airships were sighted near Dordrecht.
Paris reports coordinated air offensives by French, British, and German air forces. Sixty Allied bombs hit German targets at Medard and Dieuze while an Allied attack struck Ostend camp. Casualties occurred as German forces bombarded Nancy and Malzeville. The raids followed prior blows on Saarbrucken St Die and Frieburg reprisal.
Public utilities committee on Wednesday tabled the Change-His-Mind Dale ordinance to repeal a bonds plan connecting Fourth Avenue with the Lake Burien line. Dale argued the plan burdens taxpayers. the committee said taxpayers and utility bonds have no kinship.
Petrograd announces that Grand Duke Nicholas, ousted from command of the Slav forces by the czar, has been appointed viceroy of the Caucasus. The change highlights strategic shifts in the war leadership as authorities reorganize command structures.
Mrs Gill and the Messrs Gill Jr return Wednesday morning from a two weeks trip to the San Francisco fair. Mayor Gill grins about the homecoming and the family’s stay.
Dissatisfaction rose as the Lang misconduct inquiry was postponed to next Monday at 3 pm. Councillors Bolton Hanna Fitzgerald will be away next week, Lundy urged the delay citing propriety toward the American Bankers Association convention, and questions linger about a quorum.
Gen Funston plans to mass troops along the Texas border as raids by Mexicans prompt possible martial law. Authorities note evidence of organized cross border movements and a strategic show of force to deter incursions.
Customers are urged to read the daily ads to save money on fall outfits and secure the newest fashion, with emphasis on careful, thorough reading and selecting items from the advertisements.
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