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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1915
Page
8
Police and detectives sought clues Friday to identify the assailants who beat I. W. Culver a streetcar conductor. He died a few hours later from a fractured skull after being found unconscious on a gutter Thursday morning, apparently left there for hours.
Six of 22 Japanese tied to a gambling raid at the Nippon club 612 King Street will be tried on state charges. The remaining 16 were moved to the city jail and face city ordinance misdemeanor charges. Police Judge Gordon will hear state cases next Thursday at 9:30 after a long detention. T Kaneko, Nippon club president, and G S Horenko posted $100 bonds each for those jailed. others are being held.
Advert text touts Sargol tablets to help underweight people gain 10 to 25 pounds per month by aiding fat absorption. It claims natural, harmless results and lists Bartell Drug Co and Swift's Pharmacy selling the product with a weight gain guarantee. Note warns use only if weight gain is desired.
The Star reports a August 31 message from Stefansson the Arctic explorer indicating he is alive. He planned to search for a Lost Continent in the Arctic with Ole Anderson and Storker Storkerson, sailing March 1914 from Victoria aboard the Karluk and endure winter with Eskimos. The Karluk wrecked on Wrangell Island and the survivors were later rescued.
Arron Sept 15. Mrs Margaret Mc Garry Stowe expands the home sphere by opening a contractor's office and taking large city street paving building and excavation contracts alongside managing household duties and family tasks.
Joe Wright a 42 year old cigarmaker employed by William C Whitney at 612 Seventh Ave cut his throat with a razor at 3 16 Friday morning and died at 6 30 in City Hospital. He had been drinking heavily and was despondent. He leaves a mother and two sisters in Seattle who have not been located.
Joe Parrott was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary after a verdict of first degree murder for killing Olympia tailor Fred Weiss. The Sept. 17 ruling cites the maximum penalty under state law for the crime.
Supt Frank R. Cooper celebrated his 60th birthday with a family dinner. He has served 109 years in the same office, educated at Cornell, previously superintendent in Lemira Iowa, professor at Iowa University, and later superintendent in Des Moines and Salt Lake City.
Sept 17 Mary Maggetti and her 19 year old daughter were alarmed by glass shattering at the Popular cafe. They tried to call police but failed. the daughter ran across the street to the Great Northern depot for help. Louis Koch, 28, was arrested as the suspected offender.
The Women’s Commercial Club plans to investigate university tuition fees and dancing in public schools. Mrs. Jesse Lightfoot will attend a school board meeting Monday to discuss the club’s stance on dancing in schools.
Classified readers urged to hire trained help via a four arm want ad. The notice highlights wording emphasizing skilled assistance and prompt response for households and small businesses seeking reliable workers.
Lafayette Young, editor of the Des Moines Capital, told the Seattle Commercial Club that America shows more patriotism now than since Lincoln's assassination. He warned that many citizens lack loyalty, saying 100 million people reveal weakness across nations after the war.
An advertisement promotes cocoanut oil as a superior natural shampoo compared with soaps and alkali heavy products. Moistening hair, rubbing in oil, and rinsing yields a clean, healthy, manageable finish with minimal drying. A few ounces are inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
Larry Duke accompanied C B McKelvey at La Conner for pheasant hunting when Duke’s dog flushed a bird. Duke fired missing the bird but McKelvey was struck by No 6 shot. A doctor removed shot from his face neck chest legs and arms.
After two days of searching Riverton woods, Dr. Charles H. Wells reported a find of a supposed dead man. A sheriff’s squad searched the area but found only a roll of weathered building paper identified as the so called dead man.
All wool Balmacaan coats and belted double breasted styles for boys offered in mixtures and plain colors. Sizes 9 to 18 priced from 5.00 to 8.50. Rainproof and 9 to 18 sizes available in red blue brown and gray. Boys' Shop third floor.
A. B. Cook, a bookkeeper, was jailed after attempting to extort $150 from L. C. Brown, former councilman and Empress theatre manager, by brandishing a gun in Brown's office and forcing him toward a bank before Brown, aided by a policeman, restrained him.
Health Commissioner McBride intends a major extension of the child welfare division as the department moves into new quarters in the courthouse building.
Ellensburg Washington faculty reply to Gov Lister and Secretary Howell denies state charges that the normal school buildings are fire hazards and that board and room costs are too high. The letter was sent today in response to a Bureau of Inspection and Supervision report.
Cyril Ross of the Canadian Klondike Co plans to enlist in England for a third war. He previously served in Afghanistan in 1894 and the Boer War, bears knife scars, and holds six valor medals.
A two hour dispute with longshoremen in Victoria threatened to delay unloading the Japanese liner Shidzuoka Maru and led to a decision to proceed to Seattle. After the stoppage the dispute was settled.
Lincoln High School freshmen received guidance Friday from the Boys' Club addressing class organization and various school life matters.
A historical ad shows the Hollywood Lunch and Soda Fountain located at 212 Pike Street offering meals and beverages. The notice highlights its street-front dining space and availability for patrons seeking casual meals in downtown.
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