Censors Urge War Brides to Save the Race
Society women in London and prominent figures urge English girls to marry soldiers departing for the front. Dr C W Saleeby calls it a patriotic duty and quotes Lady Tree praising marriages that endure for the sake of the next generation. War brides are celebrated across social classes as a path to national continuity.
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C. W. Saleeby
London
Saleeby
France
England
Lady Tree
Herbert Heerhohm Tree
Kitchener
Vienna instate of panic martial law looming
Rome dispatch reports Vienna on the brink of chaos amid the Russian Carpathian advance. Street gatherings are being swiftly broken up and the Austri an government tightens controls to prevent demonstrations and unrest.
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London
Vienna
Rome
Exchange Telegraph
Carpathians
Russians Go Over Cliff in Mad Pursuit
Russian infantry in the Carpathians suffers heavy losses marching after Austrians into Uszok pass. The right wing advances about 10 miles toward Hungary but halted as fierce fighting continues for Uszok pass with clashes across Bukowina and other front sections along the vast 800 mile line.
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Petrograd
Carpathians
Ustok Pass
Hungary
Lapkow
Uszok Pass
Ustok Pasa
Bukowina
Boarding House Mistress Denies Blind Pig Charge
Mrs Manuela Villa Vill 35 widow told police she runs a boarding house at 222 Terry, a claim Constable Shan non investigated after Geo KR Judson complained. Two beer boxes and several bottles found. she says these are for boarders with meals. Boarder Manuel Blanco is held as witness.
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Manuela Villa
Terry
Shannon
Geo. KR. Judson
Manuel Blanco
Home of Peace in Tukwila Sees Decline After Devotional Healer
A Seattle Times style piece tracks Dr. Jordan's Home of Peace in Tukwila, where villagers tried faith healing to cast out devils. Neighbors, including Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Brown, describe the scheme, its popularity, and its abrupt closure after three weeks.
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Tukwila
Arthur Jordan
Tacoma
Stellacoom
Judge Tallman
Seattle
Dr. Jordan
Mrs. Brown
Palmer Myers
Mra Myers
Mra. Brown
Mra. Heimrick
Mra. Seward
Mra. Frost
Home of Peace
Holy Roller
Mrs. Seward
Ahem Says Minister to Star Naked Truth Screenplay
The Seattle board of censorship watched a trial screening of The Naked Truth at Liberty theatre with Mayor Gill and Police Chief Lang present. Dr Sydney Strong defended the allegory while Lang declined to be interviewed and the board promised a decision after further consideration.
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Seattle Board of Censorship
Gill
Lang
Paramount
Liberty Theatre
Hiram
Sydney Strong
Censors
Seventh Key Puzzle Stirs Seattle Readers
The Seven Keys to Bald pate puzzle in The Star triggers obsession and anger. Bankers, merchants, and others claim sleepless nights and seek the elusive seventh key, while editor and staff face taunts and tension as they publish the riddle.
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Pate
Dr. Cook
Seattle
N. B. Solner
Union Savings Bank and Trust Co
Zumwalt Washburn
Star Office
Washburn
Terre Haute councilors demand resignation of mayor
Two Terre Haute city council members called for Mayor Don Roberts to resign while he serves a sentence for election fraud. Lincoln hotel appoints J. J. McAvoy as new manager from Chicago, effective immediately.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Don Roberts
Lincoln Hotel
J. J. McAvoy
Chicago
Chief Lets Buses Run Till Ruling Is Made
Supreme court hasn’t ruled on emergency clauses. Jitney bus operators in Seattle may run for now unless bonds of 2500 are required. Spokane reports arrests but not against taxis. Tacoma police defer state duties over auto license revenues. Seven jitney boat drivers dismissed for failing to carry rate cards as charged.
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Supreme Court
Seattle
Lang
Spokane
Tacoma
Gordon
German Note Declared Unfriendly By Berlin Office
Washington April 14. Berlin will assume responsibility for the note from Ambassador von Mernstorff accusing the United States of violating neutrality by shipping war munitions to the Allies. Cabinet members say the president’s reply will show the note was an unfriendly utterance.
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Washington
Berlin
von Mernstorff
United States
Laurette Taylor to perform for King in London
Laurette Taylor, Seattle’s famed stock actress, was summoned to act before the royal family in London. Among performers were Edna May, Sir George Alexander, and Elsie Janis, with King George incurring an estimated $25,000 for the time of all artists pro rata.
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Seattle
England
Laurette Taylor
Third Ave
Madison St
London
Edna May
Sir George Alexander
Mme. Rejane
Arthur Hourchier
Mme
Genee
Elsie Janis
George
Miss Taylor
New York
John Cort
City faces protest over Fauntleroy sewer project contract
A sharp note from taxpayer A. H. Quarles accuses the city engineering department of overpaying on a West Seattle sewer contract. Quarles cites excess lumber, second hand pipe, and extra charges as extras not included in bids. The streets committee will act Thursday amid expected West Seattle delegation.
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Fauntleroy Ave
Alaska St
West Edmunds
West Mills Sts
A. H. Quarles
Quarles
West Seattle
German Admiralty Denies Helgoland Fleet Battle Report
Copenhagen April 14 German admiralty denied reports of a North Sea engagement with British warships launched from Helgoland. The denial came via a Berlin dispatch to Svenska Dagbladet after Scandinavian circles circulated the battle tale.
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Copenhagen
Helgoland
North Sea
Berlin
Svenska Dagbladet
Plan for Comfort Stations in Seattle Public Spaces
The Commercial Club plans an active campaign with city county officials and private owners to establish an adequate system of men’s comfort stations. Secretary Otto Case notes that with 325 saloons closed in Seattle at year’s start, there will be a crying need for comfort stations akin to those in Chicago and other Eastern cities.
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Chicago
Commercial Club
Seattle
Otto Case
Diamond Kid Captured In Hotel Abduction Case
Lesler known as Diamond Kid and Jack Harper age 17 were arrested on abduction charges in Seattle after holding 16 year old Minnie Mead in Everett hotel for four days. Mead’s father and detectives chased the trio until Constable Boyle detained them Wednesday. Mead, lured away by Diamond Kid, escaped and returned to Seattle to tell her story.
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Green Lake
Diamond Kid
Seattle
Boyle
Wenatchee
Harper
No Flies on Fish in Noo kchamp Lake
Special correspondent reports Fred Wiley caught a six pound bass on a trot line at Noo champ Lake. The hook lodged in the fish’s head exposing a hollow inch long object he suspects the bass are growing as periscopes to spot fishing boats.
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Nookechamp
Wash
Fred Wiley
Bie Lake
Fred
Russia losses estimated at 590000 in Carpathian fighting
Berlin April 14. A semi official estimate places Russian casualties since the Carpathian fighting began at 500000 men killed wounded or missing. Petrograd reports 71608 officers lost since the war began.
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Berlin
Petrograd
Ads Highlight Spring Wear In Seattle’s Progressive Firms
Today’s page showcases a broad assortment of store news and spring fashion offers. Readers are invited to compare prices and discover substantial savings on new items from Seattle’s up-to-date businesses.
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Star
Seattle
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