Telegram reveals Balfour seeks German peace talks via Berlin hints
The August 1917 Nabokoff telegram to Terstchenko reports Balfour calling a special ambassadors meeting with France Italy the U S and Japan and says Britain is willing to receive German peace overtures. The message cites a Berlin source via Madrid and notes no German reply is shown. Trotsky's publication of state papers is to expose Bolshevik aims to inform the public on diplomacy.
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M. Nabokoff
Russan
London
Terstchenko
Russia
Balfour
France
Italy
U. S
Japan
Madrid
Berlin
Germany
Nabokoff
Britain
Trotsky
Lillian Walker Stars in The Dollar and the Law Debut Photo
Lillian Walker appears at Class A for The Dollar and the Law marking the first instance a real bill was photographed.
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Lillian Walker
Movie Stars Cheer Frontline Soldiers With Stunt Show
Metro actress Miss Flume heads a girls riding club along the Palisade road New Jersey and staged a wild Western horse show drawing cheers from motorists while raising funds. The Liberty screens The Silent Man with Bill Hart backed by Vola Vale McKim Lockney and others.
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Lean Home
Metro
Emely Stevens
Ethel Barrymore
Miss Flume
Palisade Road
New Jersey
Plains of
the Hudson
the Liberty
Bill Hart
Vola Vale
Robert McKim
J. J. Lockney
Harold Goodwin
George P. Nichola
Geertrude Claire
Milton Rosas
Dorcas Matthews
700 Meat Men Walk Out in Seattle
Frye Co and Barton Co meat cutters strike in Seattle causing a walkout by union members. Engineers stay at posts to preserve cold storage while independent shops plan to continue until fresh meat runs low. The dispute centers on wages and union recognition with organizers predicting a quick settlement.
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Seattle
Henry
Barton
Frye
Frye Company
Sobbery
Frye & Co
Belet
Meat Cutters’ and Packers
Barton & Co
James Henry
Altho
Labor Temple
Confessions of a Wife Proxies and Power in Stock Vote
A narrator resists handing proxies to Dick and Jim as they press to control a family book concern. She plans to vote her own stock while observing their tension at dinner and awaiting Jim's reaction to her decision. The scene hints at a trust and rising conflict over property and influence.
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Margie
Jim
Trust
Five Sammies Die in France
The War Department reports five additional American deaths in France from illness. Listed are Private George P. McKeon of the infantry with bronchial pneumonia, linked to Mrs Townes of Boston. Private Wm W Grover in engineers with measles and pneumonia, tied to A A Call of Springfield Mass. Private Charles S Call infantry with pneumonia asthma and heart dilation, linked to his father. Private James M Crowley meningitis, with Charles Lewis of Shannon, Ct as emergency contact. Private Harvey W Reamy marine corps with heart disease, linked to Miss Ama L Curtis of Syracuse NY.
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United Press
Washington
War Department Today
George P. McKeon
Infantry
Townes
Boston
Wm. W. Grover
Harry M. Grover
Georgetown
Cal
Charles S. Call
A. A. Call
Springfield
Mass
James M. Crowley
Charles Lewis
Shannon
Harvey W. Reamy
Marine Corps
Ama L. Curtis
Syracuse
N. Y
Ornstein Arrives in Cloud of Success for Seattle Concert
The young Russian pianist Leo Ornstein is set to perform with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra at the Metropolitan Theatre on Thursday night. Press dispatches report a growing furore around his appearance in California and beyond.
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Leo Ornstein
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra
Metropolitan Theatre
Ornstein
Cali
Central Labor Council Condemns I W W At Meeting
A spirited debate marked Wednesday night as the Central Labor council adopted a resolution condemning the I W W. Several speakers voiced support for the move during the gathering of union laborers.
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I.W.W
Central Labor Council
James Duncan
Walker
Mediation Board
Arizona
Secretary of Labor
W. B. Wilson
Ornstein Drives Critics With Fiery Pianism
The article portrays the young pianist as a forceful performer who fills concert halls and attracts both admiration and sharp criticism. James Hunkaker labels him a “siege gun” of the keyboard, underscoring his intense style.
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