Name Mate in Strange Crime Case
During a gale at sea the schooner Frederick R. West faced a deadly night near Vancouver to Durban. First mate Frederick Hansen, 42, is held amid murder charges after crew allege he threw second mate Charles Hannen overboard during a storm. The ship’s voyage began in Vancouver in February 1918 with arrests in Seattle. Hansen admits crew fled Africa and that he had friction with Hannen recently. Authorities plan to bring murder charges in San Francisco. The tale also interweaves a Mary Roberts Rinehart serial installment.
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Frederick R. West
Seattle
Frederick Hansen
U. S
Edwin KR. Tobey
Charles Hannen
San Francisco
Robert Saunders
Tobey
Saunders
San Fran
Id RR
West
Vancouver
B .C
Durban
Natal
South Africa
Hansen
Africa
Henry Hall
Gate City
K serial begins in Star as Mary Roberts Rinehart star
A new high class serial titled K by Mary Roberts Rinehart starts in The Star. The feature follows a girl with personality named Sidney Page in the ongoing daily installment.
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Sidney Page
K. le Moyne
Mary Roberts
Star
Ottawa to Study Joint Capital Labor Control Plan
An investigating committee will report May 17 on the feasibility of joint capital labor control and operation of certain Canadian industries if Gideon Robertson’s plan is carried out. Robertson predicted that joint control will come eventually.
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Ottawa
Ont
Gideon Robertson
Robertson
Shipfitter S. J. Leonard Injured After Hatch Fall
S. J. Leonard, 52, a shipfitter, fell down a ship hatch Thursday afternoon and was hospitalized. He sustained a broken right wrist and back injuries.
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S. J. Leonard
Kathleen Burke War Heroines Medalist and Leader
Kathleen Burke rose to prominence during World War I as the only woman permitted at British front lines, the first woman into Verdun, and a pioneering visitor at many key battles. She raised over 4 million dollars for mercy work, earning honorary colonelcy of the 138th field artillery and multiple allied medals.
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Verdun
Valenciennes
To Crow
America
Kathleen Burke
Ypres
Vimy Ridge
Cambrai
Douai
138Th Field Artillery
A. BE. F
Police Auto Crash Hurts Two Officers and Civilian
Late Thursday night patrolman D M Baer loses steering in downtown Seattle collision. The car strikes a telephone pole at Fifth Ave and Denny Way injuring patrolman J G Grobe, civilian Glen Walls, and Baer who is not seriously hurt. Grobe is listed as most seriously injured but is stabilized. Witnesses report Baer was driving slowly before the crash and that alcohol may have contributed.
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Sidney
Joe
D. M. Baer
Keear
Fifth Ave
Denny Way
J. G. Grobe
Glen Walls
Baer
Grobe
Walla
Grobels
Warren
Parade for Wild West division heads to New York
Bayonets gleaming and steel helmets crown a full division as the Wild West unit is set to parade in New York City next Thursday to honor Western troops who fought in the Arconne forest. The event includes a big banquet and boxing bouts arranged by Tex Rickard with Army Navy and pro boxers.
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Arconne Forest
New York City
Gotham
Rocky Mountain Club
Tex Rickard
Army
Navy
James Rolph, Jr
San Francisco
Rolph
33Rd Infantry
California
Charge junior toook skipper's spyglass in Seattle theft
Harry B. Olmstead acting junior officer of the steamer Troquois was brought from Tacoma to Seattle to answer a charge of stealing binoculars valued at $100 from Captain Tory Heedmark. He allegedly took the items from the captain's steamer chest on March 15 and pawned them in Tacoma. A milk bottle used for Belgian babies fund was robbed of $2.50 at the Shoestore on Fourth Avenue, with thieves also taking $1 from the cash register Thursday night.
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Harry BE. Olmstead
Seattle
Riday
Tacoma
Tory Heedmark
Hedmark
Fourth Ave
Save This Man Seeks Help From The Star Readers
A Seattle man, out of work since a strike, pleads in a letter to The Star for aid to support his wife and two children facing eviction and mounting debt. The plea asks readers not to publish the address, hoping someone will offer work or financial relief. Call The Star at Main 600 to assist.
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Christine
Palmer Howe
Chris
Joe
K. le Moyne
Tallor
Seattle
Star
Main
Fire breaks out on canary ship St Paul at Blakeley docks
Fire crews respond when blaze starts Friday morning aboard the schooner St Paul tied at Port Blakeley Mill docks loading piling for Alaska. The 1800 ton Booth Fisheries vessel, laid up for winter, is being repaired and prepared for Kenai. Captain BE L Lorentzen in command. Snoqualmie fireboat aids from Seattle. fire under control by 1 p.m. with hopes to save the ship.
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St. Paul
Port Blakeley Mill Company
Alaska
Seattle
Snoqualmie
Sound
Blakeley
Booth Fisheries Company
BE. L. Lorentzen
Merry Wiggle tails Wiggle-Wiggle in Winnipeg's Water
Winnipeg faces a delay in its 14 million dollar water project as officials assess Shoal lake as the water source. Aims to confirm supply readiness while addressing concerns about wiggletail cyclops making water undrinkable without costly filtration.
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Merry
Winnipeg
Man
Shoal Lake
President Wilson Ill in Paris During Big Four Talks
United Press reports President Wilson with a severe cold confining him to bed in Paris, delaying conferences. Col. House attends in his stead as Belgium’s King Albert, Clemenceau, and Poincare join discussions on Belgian reparations and borders. Admiral Grayson notes no immediate cause for alarm.
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United Press
Paris
Wilson
White House
Col. House
Albert
Belgium
Clemenceau
Poincare
Germany
Washington
Admiral Grayson
Grayson
Downtown Classifieds Ad Copy Desk Details
The Star’s Downtown Classified branch operates at Bartell’s Drug Store 610 Second Ave. Copy left by 10 45 a m guarantees publication in the afternoon and next morning editions. Phone MAIN 600 for ad copy. Assistance offered in ad preparation.
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the Star
Bartell’s Drug Store
Second Ave
Islands to Get Wish as Baker Says Independence Near
Washington April 4. Secretary Baker told a Filipino mission seeking self government that independence is near and ties now are formal. The president’s letter to the delegation praised Filipino support in the war and urged a path to liberty under American guidance. Manuel L Quezon led 40 officials delivering the appeal.
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Washington
Baker
United States
Manuel L. Quezon
Filipino Senate
Baller
War Department
Quezon
America
Frank M. McIntyre
Insular
Philippines
Bulgars Attempt Bolshevik Revolt
Paris April 4. Sofia correspondent says extreme socialists in Varna attempted a Bolshevik movement yesterday. British troops occupied Varna and declared martial law. Varna, a Black Sea port about 250 miles east of Sofia.
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Paris
Sofia
Matin Wires
Varna
Black Sea
Turks Massacre 800000 Armenians Reported
An Athens dispatch cites the Turkish interior minister announcing 800000 Armenians killed in massacres reported from Constantinople.
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Athens
Constantinople
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Nottingham
Son
Joe Drummond
George
Shipfitter
Col
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Rainbow
Adjt
P. Co. Harris
Camp Lewis
Frank Gates
Soldiers’ Welcome Committee
Beattie
Pacific Coast
Harris
Adjutant General
Southwest
83Rd Infantry
84Th Infantry
168Th
67Th Field Artillery
150Th
151St
Air Service
Charge Junior
Skipper
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Mall
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Carl D. Groat
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