Wounded Canadian Tells Woman Reporter How He Lay 3 Days in No Man's Land
Canadian private Joe Bloom recounts lying in No Man's Land for three days after Courcelette while bullet fragments linger in his nose. Teammate Clare Broxholm bears lung injuries from Ypres as they tour Seattle, sharing trench life details and wartime impressions with a reporter.
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No Man’s Land
Joe Bloom
Clare Broxholm
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Seattle
France
Albert
Broxholm
Bloom
No Man's Land
Courcelette
Somme
Ypres
Liverpool
Savoy Hotel
Jack Turner
Green Building
Combles
Fritz
Clare Broxhoim
Flanders
Savoy
Logan Billingsley Plans Self Surrender Saturday
Logan Billingsley writes The Star that he may surrender Saturday at about 2 p.m. at the corner of Third Ave and Stewart St in Seattle. He is set to begin a 13 month sentence on MacNeil Island after escaping a government detention station by squeezing through a seven inch gap. He has not fixed a witness for the $100 reward and the envelope with pencil writing was mailed Thursday.
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Logan Billingsley
The
Star Today
Third Ave
Stewart St
Seattle
MacNeil’s Island
Logan
Ecathaktic
23 Murders Unsolved in Seattle Raise Police Critique
The Seattle Star criticizes Chief Beckingham and Captain Tennant as the detective division fails to catch 23 killers over three years. A list of victims includes Florence Wehn and Aaron Rehfeld with no arrests, urging accountability and renewed field work to restore public safety.
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Hie
Seattle
Chief Beckingham
Charles Tennant
Florence Wehn
Aaron Rehfeld
Captain Tennant
Tennant
Balfour lays out US aid ships and arms in WWI plan
British Foreign Secretary James Balfour cabled a preliminary report from the world war parley detailing American shipping, men, and munitions as the key issue. He says the British and French commissions outlined their needs and the American government pledged support and cooperation.
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United Press
Washington
America
James Balfour
Balfour
London
Consul Under Fire by Seattle New Russia Society
The Society of New Russia in Seattle plans to present a formal resolution Sunday demanding removal of Consul N. V. Bogdavewski. They accuse him of deterring pro republican positions and issuing passports to those favoring a separate peace with Germany, while the consul denies the charges.
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N. V. Bogdaviewski
Germany
Society of New Russia
Seattle
Lyon
C Lapidewak
Alexander M. Findlay
Duma
Russia
The
Star
New Russia Society
Miners Trapped After Fire at Hastings Mine
Fire in the Hastings mine main stope traps more than 100 miners from the day shift near Trinidad Colorado, 22 miles north of town, on April 27.
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Trinidad
Colo
Hastings
Here
A Regular Bargain Feast Spread for Saturday Shoppers
A sale preview in the Northwest paper highlights a Friday evening to Saturday shopping blitz with many stores offering discounts across departments. Shoppers can expect doorbuster deals, reduced prices on apparel tools and home goods.
Surrender arrangements loom for Logan Billingsley case
A Star reporter is urged to secure surrender of Logan Billingsley in exchange for the $100 reward from U S Marshal Boyle. Attorney Walter B. Allen argues to release the Billingsleys pending appeal as Judge Neterer considers next steps after Neterer’s court action. The letter from Billingsley claims past felonies erased by reform and confession.
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Logan Billingsley
Star
United States
Boyle
The
Red Cross
Neterer
Billingsleys
William R. Bell
Bell
Walter B. Allen
Bell & H
Seattle council divided over daylight saving proposal
City council members discuss a proposed ordinance to move clocks one hour forward from May 1 to October 1 to extend evening daylight. Supporters cite potential benefits for work and leisure while critics question legality, authority, and practicality for Seattle.
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Robert Hesketh
W. D. Lane
William Hickman Moore
Reginald Thomson
Seattle bakers cut loaf prices and seek fresh bread image
The Master Bakers association meeting at Fleischmann Yeast Co. offices decided to offer only 10 and 15 cent loaves. They urged city officials to correct the notion that bread goes stale in 24 hours, noting the jitney loaf is extinct in Seattle.
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Seattle
Master Bakers’ Association
Fleischmann Yeast Co
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