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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1916
Page
2
A Rome dispatch says Italian forces may have cut Trieste’s water supply, possibly via advances near Monfalcone about 13 miles north of the port. The report gives no method and notes the action appears linked to ongoing military operations in the region.
Regal Dental Offices managed by Dr L K R Clark at 140 percent avenue northwest corner of Corser Third and Union. Diagonally across from the Post Office urging readers to find the right place.
San Francisco reports Capt. Dennis B. Quinlan named to the legal corps with the rank of major after enlisting at the outbreak of the Spanish American War. An attorney before service, he has risen to acting judge advocate with the Third Division and previously won the army pistol championship.
Police raided two gambling places Saturday night and Sunday. At the Tourist hotel on Occidental avenue and Main street 17 arrests were made and furniture smashed. Three Chinese charged with running the gate. A second raid in the Crown block at Second avenue end James street led to five arrests. CC H Campbell charged with running the game and four others booked for gambling.
Washington Federation of Commercial Organizations will hold a two day session in Anacortes October 5 and 6. Key topics include land policy and likely upcoming legislative items. Speakers include Suzzallo M Howell Cotterill Childs Benson Cardiff and a Seattle Commercial Club delegation. A Zeppelin bombardment reported targets Bucharest on September 25.
At 7 a m today 13 000 National Guard troops from the Pennsylvania division began a 100 mile march through the New Mexico mountains. The strenuous trek is planned to take four days to complete.
Talks on baking powders and their uses in the Bon Marche grocery department continue for another week. Rogers Auto-Club Baking Powder is demonstrated with sample Bon Marche bakery products. R D Van Horn heads Seattle offices of Rogers Company, main plant in Tacoma.
On his way home from conferences in England and France, FP MeM Glynn former Australian external affairs minister and now king's council member and federal war committee member visited Seattle with his wife and children. He praised Australia’s citizen training and troop support, spoke of English confidence, and noted Australia’s constitutional reforms and federal arbitration to curb strikes.
A New York report notes that auto accidents have killed 1,040 people and injured over 8,000 across major U.S. cities by Sept 1, outranking Zeppelin raids in England. New York tallies 258 deaths, Chicago 205, Detroit 63, Los Angeles 57, with widespread injuries despite stricter traffic laws and safety zones.
Edward Hillyer of San Francisco is in serious condition after a shotgun misfire injured his thigh aboard a Northwestern Pacific train. Charles Smith, also of San Francisco, was throwing the gun aboard to catch the departing train near Reclamation when both barrels exploded.
New York dispatch reports a Owens Coal Co horse hoisted from a 12 foot deep shaft off the Boston Post Road near Larchmont. The animal stood on hind legs in three feet of water for two days before rescuers freed it. It showed hunger but no injuries per veterinary exam.
Judges Frater Dykeman and Mackintosh seek a mandamus to force Kitsap Auditor Phelps to issue certificates claiming a majority of primaries. Represented by Charlies Winders and Otto Rupp they request separate November ballot placement with no opponents. The challenge from McCabe supporters continues as the case is continued to Monday afternoon.
William J. Bruggemann president of Central Realty Co and builder of Luzerne apartments was arrested on a warrant charging larceny of $418.88 in the contractor scandal that added more than $40,000 to the project cost. He was released on $5,000 bail.
Mercer Island Justice of the Peace Squire Reeves Aylmore erupted at the Vrees club as Republicans gathered to pick officers. He accused James Kellogg of nonpartisanship disqualifying him as a Republican. Kellogg was elected secretary 129 to 115, with Berkhardt out. Harris Harr reelected chairman. other officers chosen without opposition.
Local Remington Typewriter officials opened an inquiry into a roughly $20,000 shortage in Frisco accounts. Manager John M. Land referred the matter to New York. The local cashier resigned after a $200 shortage was found. investigators have pursued the case quietly.
In Madison Wisconsin a University of Chicago pathologist's daughter Athyn Hektoen is found dead with her infant daughter after a secret marriage to Arthur A Gelatt of Madison. They had recently traveled to Europe after graduating from Wisconsin and had been separated for some time. The death occurred about a week earlier and was discovered last night.
Sam Knudson of Valdez sourdough and manager of the Valdez Dock Co arrived in Seattle Sunday, denying a rumor that he came to seek a wife. He said he could marry up North if he chose, and that a long trip to the States would not be needed.
Harry Gardner appeared Monday in Judge Frater's court on charges of second degree burglary. He is alleged to be a pickpocket.
County commissioners likely will cut the 1917 levy following a Septile Chamber of Commerce suggestion. A $300,000 reduction is targeted via removing salary increases and trims to road and bridge funds and by striking an extra Kirkland ferry appropriation.
Mrs M M Edge and her daughter Glennada of 1519 West 58th Street narrowly escaped death when their car plunged over a 100 foot embankment at First Avenue North and Valley Street. The vehicle overturned twice and trapped them beneath it until H H Fellows of 15 Valley Avenue came to their aid.
President Wilson addressed the National Grain Dealers association at the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore. He urged a new competitive spirit based on brains and inclusion, saying America should claim a world business role it has never held before. Three thousand attendees cheered as he declared, This is my dream.
Malcolm Miller also known as Melville Miller faced a jury trial on second degree burglary charges. Prosecutors note multiple police case records statewide and accuse him of robbing a Seattle cigar store on August 8 morning.
More than 150 Boy Scouts attended the flag presentation Sunday at Bon Marche park marking the end of Scout Week. Mrs. J. P. Burns presented the American flag on behalf of the James A. Sexton Women’s Relief Corps. ER. 8. Ingraham accepted the flag for the scouts and the band then marched to the Orpheum Theatre as guests of the Wilkes stock company. The campaign was reported very successful and the final amount will be announced soon.
W W Chapin a San Francisco former Seattle and Chicago newspaper man filed a suit for divorce on a Saturday. The complaint remains largely secret but claims his wife’s extravagant habits and debts. He alleged she talked to him from various U S points and spent heavily on bric a brac hats and chats costing hundreds of dollars per call. The Napa County Live Stock association held its annual banquet in the state hospital dairy barn to emphasize its sanitary condition.
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