Germans Will Invade Greece Amid Allied Resistance
Reports from Athens say Germany plans to sweep into Greece before next week end with Greek aid to the Allies. Greek forces strengthen contact with Salonika as Montenegrins Albanians and Serbs resist. British plans to withdraw from Greece and move forces to Egypt are reported as debated by the allied war council. Serbia to establish a temporary capital in Rome with King Peter’s address planned.
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Debates At Four High Schools On Monroe Doctrine
Queen Anne high school defeated Way, Lincoln beat Franklin, West Seattle beat Burton, and Kent won over Sumner. Debates were held Friday night on the question Resolved That the Monroe Doctrine Should Be Discontinued. The first two winners upheld the affirmative while West Seattle and Kent won the negative.
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Queen Anne High School
Way
Lincoln
Franklin
West Seattle
Burton
Kent
Sumner Tn
Money Spent Is Gone Forever
Reflections on spending and saving contrast pleasure now with future regret. The speaker notes money spent vanishes, while saved funds stay with you, emphasizing prudent financial choices.
Bridge Collapse Destroys Cars as River Tragedy Unfolds
A Spokane bridge collapse sent a streetcar plunging into the river in darkness. Rescuers pulled survivors from the water as crowds hampered efforts. at least seven dead and many injured were reported amid a night of chaos and ongoing inquiries.
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Banka
Spokane River
Noor
Astor
Palace Clothing Co. fined for mixed underwear brands
Solomon Rogers, proprietor of Palace Clothing Co., 1022 First Ave, told Judge Gordon that underwear brands had become mixed up in a deceptive advertisement. The judge fined Rogers 25 dollars and costs for deceiving the public.
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Solomon Rogers
The
Palace Clothing Co
Firat Ave
Gordon
Rogers
Costa
U S May Open Up Mines in Alaska
Secretary of the Interior Lane outlines a three year plan to finish the Alaska railroad from Seward to Fairbanks and open the Matanuska coal field. He seeks congressional appropriations totaling 9.5 million dollars annually for three years to complete the line and enable coal leases and possible mining for railroad use.
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Frederick M. Kerry Washington
Interior
Lane
Alaska
Matanuska
Seward
Fairbanks
Congress
Tam
Secretary Lane
Navy
Daniels
Matanuska Fielde
Princess Jue Quon Tai Tours New York Unchaperoned
Princess Jue Quon Tai, 19, left China six months ago to avoid an arranged marriage. She is staying at the Hotel Astor in New York, speaking English, wearing Oriental garb, and has already spent about $10,000 during her visit.
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Jue Quon Tai
China
Hotel Astor
New York
Three Arrested in Canal Plot Probed by Federal Agents
Federal agents arrest Paul Koenig Richard Leyendecker and Fred Metzler alias Reimer on charges of planning to destroy the Welland canal linking Lakes Erie and Ontario. Maps and names of 100 men seized. Koenig ball set at 50000 and Leyendecker at 30000. Authorities say other arrests are expected and a German clerk Frederick Schietndt is held for conspiracy tied to Kaiser era covert activity.
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New York
Paul Koenig
Richard E. Leyendecker
Fred Metzler
Alias Reimer
Koenig
George Fuchs
United States
Welland
Scanal
Lakes
Erie
Ontario
Hamburg American Line
Leyendecker
Buffalo
Aples
Plater
New Jersey
Frederick Schietndt
National City Bank
Kaiser’s Secret Service
National City
Grand Jury Reports 9 Indictments in King County
The King county grand jury, meeting since November 15, returned nine indictments and urged creating an industrial farm for women prisoners and separate detention quarters for men and women. Two indictments target Nippon club, a Japanese gambling group at Sixth Ave and King St. Altho witnesses fled the state, one officer faces charges for gambling devices and may be tried next month. Patrolman FE J Margett is indicted for extortion and may testify later. Mrs Jennie Greenwald, landlady at 318 Columbia St, is indicted for taking earnings of women in misfortune.
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King County Grand Jury
Seasion
Nippon Club
Sixth Ave
King
Altho
Laindin
California
FE. J. Margett
Jennie Greenwald
Columbia At
Redfield Reports on New Halibut Banks
Washington December 18 new halibut fishing banks off the Oregon and Washington coast tested for consistent yield have proved reliable and likely will be developed as a new supply source. Secretary of Commerce Redfield released the report noting the effort aimed to replace declined catches caused by halibut passing over the Grand Trunk via Prince Rupert impacting American business.
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Washington
Oregon
Redfield
Grand Trunk
Prince Rupert
Family suffers three deaths in nine days record
A city health office record notes three deaths in one family over nine days. Gienevieve Potter, 22, died of pneumonia December 8, followed by her mother Margaret Gurrell four days later, and Friday night Ralph Ozura, Potter’s sister, died.
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Gienevieve Potter
Margaret Gurrell
Firatave
N. E
Ralph Ozura
Potter
Broadway High Stages Purple and Fine Linen Play
Broadway high school presented the drama Purple and Fine Linen Friday night. Miss Margaret Guili ford and Edward Flynna led the cast in principal roles.
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Broadway High School
Margaret Guiliford
Edward Flynna
Husband and Wife Begin Second Divorce Over Alleged Promise
J W Harrison alleges his wife Martha J Harrison promised to "make lifes bell" and left him four weeks after they remarried in 1911. He seeks divorce in superior court, claiming their prior separation and remarriage for the children, with threats made when she left for Puyallup.
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Martha J. Harrison
J. WH. Harrison
Superior Court
Harrison
German Noble Losses Reported in Berlin Dispatch
Amsterdam reports Lieutenant Von Stockhausten killed in action. Berlin notes 1,786 German nobles had died in the war by October, reflecting high casualties among the nobility.
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Amsterdam
Tien von Stockhausten
Berlin
Cider Stored In Large Cistern On Princeton Farm
Albert F Dougan fills a 185 barrel cistern four miles southwest of Princeton with apple cider after a surplus harvest. Limited by lack of barrels, he constructed the massive underground storage to hold the cider on his farm.
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Princeton
Ind
Albert F. Dougan
Dougan
Negro man arrested for extortion against Chinese merchants
Walter Hamilton aged 33, described as a negro, was arrested Saturday on charges of attempting to extort money from Chinese merchants. He allegedly demanded 609 dollars from Hariie Law of 513% Maynard Ave threatening to reveal that Law operated a gambling joint.
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Walter Hamilton
Hamilton
Hariie Law
Maynard Ave
Irrigation Institute Plans Annual Meeting in North Yakima
The third annual Washington Irrigation Institute gathering will be held at North Yakima on January 14 15 1916. The program features national experts with topics vital to state irrigation growth. Oscar P Dix of Union Savings Trust will chair the irrigation securities discussion with banker lawyer and engineer input.
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Washington Irrigation Institute
North Yakima
Oscar P. Dix
Union Sayings & Trust Co
Seattle
United States
O. K
Johnn P. Hartman
Akita Lumberman Seeks Lower Freight Rates in Seattle
T Koba a lumberman from Akita Japan visits Seattle to urge reduced freight rates before Washington exports larger lumber volumes to his country.
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T. Koba
Akita
Japan
Seattle
Washington Ca
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