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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1916
Page
2
A dynamite explosion at a sinking well near Nickton, Pennsylvania, killed one man and injured two others. Investigators described the blast as accidental. The incident occurred near Johnstown on September 20.
In a professional office note a businesslike dentist argues health hinges on teeth and offers high class graduate staff with state wall certificates. The ad claims large volume allows lower prices and guarantees, inviting readers to have a free expert examination with no obligation.
At a Poindexter campaign committee meeting, organizers decided to sustain the statewide structure through the general election and keep headquarters at 320 Alaska building. George H. Walker will remain chairman and oversee Senator Poindexter’s campaign in Western Washington to aid the Republican state committee statewide.
Residents from a dozen cottages along the Duwamish head in West Seattle fled in fear as 10000 tons of earth slid from the bluff at about 10 30 pm Tuesday. Part of the head had been sluiced to obtain dirt for Alkiave, a practice thought to have contributed to the slide. cottages escaped serious damage.
The regular session of Y M C A naturalization classes will meet Wednesday night at o o clock with a general session and lecture. Instructors and men are invited to join as the program trains men to become American citizens. Classes are free and open to the public.
A. H. Adams and J. Dugan, two of 69 waterfront disturbers jailed last week, were rearrested on disorderly conduct charges after being released on bail Tuesday. They had given bail on the second charge.
An Exchange telegraph from Salonika reports Bulgarian forces pillaging Monastir in preparation for evacuation of the town. The dispatch notes the advance as Allied troops approach and the city prepares for withdrawal.
In Asbury Park New Jersey on September 20 President Wilson pins aims on defeating Hughes with Western speeches. He plans to press the Adamson eight hour law and argue how it frees the nation from future labor strife while National Chairman McCormick frames the strategy.
Mayor Gill said about eight houses join the city garbage lists daily. He noted the sanitary fill system reduced annual expenses by roughly $40,000 versus the old method and cut inspection costs by about $12,000 yearly. The Chamber urged budgeting cuts, but the mayor defended health precautions.
Renton officials ordered the shutdown of gambling rooms saloons and punch-boards after a Purity league protest. The Eagle Walker and Alkin bara establishments were closed Tuesday night amid the council action.
Washington reports Consul General Skipner says two American seamen were aboard the British steamer Strathgay when it was torpedoed in the English Channel by a German submarine on September 6.
A hold up at the Renton Junction Puget Sound Electric offices Tuesday night ended in a panic when a gunman snatched $2.35 from station agent F L Hampton as a man and woman entered the doorway. The robber fled in haste after the intrusion.
Police report two rugs were stolen from the residence of Mrs. J Lea Roy at 1305 Jackson Street after burglars entered late Tuesday. The crime was reported to authorities by the resident.
Judge Foran has been appointed in Cuyahoga county Ohio to hear murder cases exclusively due to the number of such cases occupying one judge's attention and study.
Simon Silverman of Brooklyn drives a fruit and vegetable wagon. After delivering a load he missed $32 and suspected George Boland. Boland was searched and a roll of bills found on him. Silverman identified the money by its odor, and the officer confirmed the bill’s authenticity.
The week ending September 19 brought warm dry conditions aiding apples grains late hay and vegetable crops. Hop picking was progressing in the Puyallup and Yakima valleys. A frost on September 14 damaged some vegetables and mold caused some loss. Corn matured rapidly and apples colored well.
At the first annual meeting of the Washington Association of Electrical Contractors and Dealers plans were set to form an Iail-Coast organization. W. B. McKenna of Seattle was elected president with W. M. Meacham and G. Helper as directors. Delegates will travel by auto Wednesday night to Lake Keechelus.
Contest winners exchanged award letters for full face value plus 10 percent extra toward new pianos at Eilers. Buyers could apply awards up to 325 dollars on Kimball Marshall Wendell Crickering Decker Storey Clark and others. The scheme avoids advertising costs, benefiting customers with no profit loss to the store.
Harry C. Hammond recently released from McNeil Island prison faced trial in superior court on grand larceny charges. He allegedly cashed a fraudulent 237.85 check at the OW ticket office on February 6, 1916 to fund a Chicago trip, posing as a government agent and labeling friends as prisoners. Judge Neterer denied a habeas corpus writ, and Hammond could be treated as an habitual criminal if convicted, risking life imprisonment.
Worth's museum a private collection described as America's most extensive of its kind was destroyed by fire in Newcastle. An overturned alcohol lamp exploded causing the blaze. Loss estimated at 1 million dollars.
After the steamship Congress burned near Coos Bay, about 200 crewmen were brought to Seattle by rail. Pacific Coast Steamship Company officials supplied orders for outfits, directing men to Carl Schermer’s shop on First Avenue South and Yesler Way. Schermer staffed with dozen extra salesmen, making Saturday a historic merchandising day.
In LaCrosse Wisconsin on September 20 a Chicago book salesman named G O Tuhell introduced himself to Chief Clerk S S Damm at the Wisconsin Minnesota Light and Power Co offices. The encounter amused staff who mistook his name for an expletive.
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