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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1917

Page

2

Vernon Wash Water Notice Fragment

Readable fragment mentions Vernon Washington water notice with a price 1.00. No clear date or agency context available.

Girl of Verdun Here to Raise Hospital Fund

Kathleen Nurke known as the $1,000-a-day girl speaks at the Hotel Washington Seattle about raising funds for Scottish Women's Hospitals. She describes front-line service at Verdun as the only woman present during the German assault and notes her wartime relief work across Europe.

Kathleen Nurke Washington Seattle John W. Eddy Belgium Herbert Samuels Antwerp America France Serbia Corsica Russia Verdun

German Submarine Success Claimed in April Dispatches

The German ministry official told a Reichstag subcommittee in Amsterdam that submarine warfare in April was the most successful period yet. Berlin dispatches quoted him saying April successes equaled all previous months combined.

Amsterdam Ormany Ministry of Marine Reichstag Berlin

Variable Starn Program At Broadway High Friday

Broadway High School will stage a program titled Variable Starn in the school auditorium Friday night. The proceeds will aid needy students next year.

Broadway High

Hewitt Wore Shoes To Bed In Fatal Night

Deputy Helsell testified in Judge Gilliam's court about the Hewitt murder trial. Sheriff Stringer described Hewitt’s interviews after the blaze at Auburn, noting clothing and objects moved to the shed and Hewitt’s claim of sleeping with clothes on due to illness. He said Hewitt could not reach the children's room because of smoke and flames and that a sewing machine remained in the front room.

Hewitt Uty Helsell John Stringer Gilliam A. Hewitt Stringer

Decision Holds Traction Co to City Franchise

The public service commission denied Tacoma Power and Railway Co relief from franchise obligations to Tacoma. Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co sought similar relief against Seattle, and Spokane was affected. Seattle company faced tax and intertrack payment terms.

Olympia Public Service Commission Tacoma Power & Railway Co Tacoma The Traction Company Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co Seattle Spokane

Palace Hip presents lively new revue with varied acts

The Palace Hip theater opens a new show headed by Drawee Hambo and Frisco in Pun at the Hottantot Hotel. The program features two jugglers a clever cog singing and dancing by Johnson and Welle a strong singing kit by McGrath and Yeoman a novelty singing talking and dancing act by the Reynolds the Ferraros with acrobatic comedy and Gilmore Corbin as a funny monologist.

Palace Hip Drawee Hambo Frisco Hottantot Hotel Johnson and Welle McGrath Yeoman the Reynolds Ferraros Gilmore Corbin

50 Meet President Rhodes Seeks Chamber Growth

President A J Rhodes of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club met 50 members at the Butler hotel to discuss plans incidental to the membership campaign now under way to enlarge the organization. He never understood her. Watch for Bambi.

A. J. Rhodes Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club Butler Hotel Campe Kn

Preparedness of United States to Enforce Peace Address

Hamilton Holt spoke at a Seattle luncheon on enforcing peace after World War I, urging democracy over autocracy. He noted the American League to Enforce Peace aims to secure peace through democratic victory and outlined his tour goals. Judge Dykeman awarded $500 to Wet Wash laundry in a case against Roy D. Ragsdale over name and ad schemes.

Hamilton Holt New York Independent fPutler Hotel United States Holt Seattle Roy O. Hadley William Howard Taft American League League Dykeman Wet Wash Laundry Roy D. Ragsdale Central Wet Wash Laundry

League equips reels to fight contagion amid troop mobilization

J Loyd, president of the Anti Tuberculosis league in King County, notes mobilization of troops will raise contagion risks and the league is supplying reels to combat the spread of disease.

Anti-Tuberculosis League J. Loyd League King County

First Aid Board Appointment By Reed McCoy Act

Gov Lister appoints Alex Polson and J Flyzick to the first aid medical board under the Reed McCoy act. Gov Lister departs for Washington for a national defense conference on May 2 with Lieut Gov Hart acting.

Alex Polson J. Flyzick Lister First Aid Medical Board Reed-McCoy Senate Washington National Defense Conference Hart Clifford Clarence Busby Rayville

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