Verdict in Lewis Case Awards Proctor 400 Shares
After 22 hours of deliberation a Tacoma jury returned a 330,000 verdict for H. F. Proctor against Stephen Appleby and Elliott Kelly, promoters with Proctor of Camp Lewis Amusement Co. The award includes the return of 400 shares of stock fraudulently withheld, with an appeal planned by Kelly.
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Superior Court
H. F. Proctor
Stephen Appleby
Elliott Kelly
Proctor
Camp Lewis
Kelly
German Minister Backing 14 Points Peace View
Count Brockdorff-Rantzau, newly appointed German foreign minister, said in Copenhagen the majority of Germans support a peace based on President Wilsons 14 points. He expressed unshakable faith in the German people and their future and called for a peace founded on Wilsons program for the League of Nations.
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Copenhagen
Count Brockdorff-Rantzau
The
Politiken
Wilson
League of Nations
Russian Problem May Be Aired in Washington
Washington discusses Russia policy as Christmas holidays loom. Senator Hiram Johnson plans to press the administration for full Russian information and policy details. The state department favors disclosure but may avoid a public airing. No signs of American troop retirement or extended military involvement in Russia.
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England
Hiram Johnson
Smpke
State Department
Johnson
Tho
Ican
United States
Russia
Cedar River danger passes after flood reports
Reports received by J I D Roess superintendent of the city light and power department show all danger from floods has passed. The water is going down and no anxiety need be felt. An opening in the Cedar river reservoir created by pressure rushed out to sweep away the village of Edgewick on Monday.
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Cedar River District
J. 1D. Roess
City Light and Power Department
Ross
Cedar River
Edgewick
Do These Things to Fight the Flu
Doctors and nurses are overtaxed in the fight against the flu. The public is urged to take preventive measures now. Keep clean and warm, avoid crowds, rest, eat well, ventilate rooms, monitor symptoms, and consult a doctor if in doubt. Use disinfectants on handkerchiefs and change underclothing frequently.
Let Us Beware of Germany in Peace Efforts
Washington December 25. The speaker warns that war goals are not yet secured and German culture remains a threat until a signed peace treaty ends hostilities. He notes German leadership and claims of defeat persist, urges strengthening ties with nations sharing sacrifice, and proposes cautious postwar friendship and trade with former opponents.
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Washington
Germany
Ebert
Schiedemann
Solf
Erzuberger
British subs first to cross the ocean in wartime voyage
A special report from London states a British submarine, not a German U boat, was the first to cross the Atlantic while escorted. Six H class subs built in Canada in 1915 left Halifax under convoy of H M S Carnarvon and two colliers, reaching England on August 4 in rough seas.
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N. FE. A
London
Daily Mail
Canada
Halifax
Carnarvon
England
Do You Remember Christmas Eve Dreams and War
A reflective verse recalls childhood Christmas Eve memories and the shift to adulthood. It contrasts peaceful, happy days with later years marked by happiness, war, and strife, noting how time changes perception of joy and fear.
Rich men urged to share power with workers in postwar era
Milton Bronner reports New York capitalists, led by banking firms and the Chamber of Commerce, embrace industrial democracy after WWI. Trade unions gain influence as wage schedules rise, with welfare committees and shop councils proposed to integrate workers into management while returning veterans demand recognition.
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Milton Bronner
New York
Holahevier
Capitaliete
American Academy of Political Science
T. W. Lamont
G Reat
J. P. Morgan & Co
Lamont
Felix
Frankfurter
Washington
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
State of
Metropolia
Millonaire
William Hamlin Childs
Huns Had Life Story of Yank Lieutenant
Special to The Star by NT EB. AD BERNE December 25 Lieut Henry Lewis Germantown Pa captured and held by German officer who, despite the danger, displayed remarkable knowledge of American air service. He knew Lewis full name birth date and place, travel dates, squadron transfers, and other personal aviation details.
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Berne
tLieut
Henry Lewis
Germantown
Lewis
France
Ames Co graveyard shift raises funds for Mother Kyther’s home
Shipyard workers on the night shift the graveyard at Ames Co raise 54 dollars for Mother Kyther’s home for dependent children.
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Ames Co
Kyther
Costly to you no more at Reg al Dental Offices
The Reg al Dental Offices offer low prices for high grade dental work due to large volume and bulk material purchases. They promise painless dentistry and guarantee nearly any procedure with no pain and confident results. All operators are graduates from top colleges and state board certified with visible credentials.
Guarantee of Satisfaction From Local Dental Office
All work carries our guarantee and if you are not fully satisfied we will make it right. Dr L R Clark owner and manager ensures sanitation with up to date sterilizing apparatus. Free examination and estimate offered with no obligation to proceed.
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L. R. Clark
London plane carries band in aerial concert
Special to The Star reports London witnessing an aerial concert as a bombing plane carried a band aloft and floated to earth. Another Handley Page that was to drop 600 pound bombs on Berlin continued the war while carrying 40 persons per flight over London.
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N. FE
London
Handley Page
Berlin
Labor Extremists Favored at Italian Conference
In Bologna on December 24 the labor conference passed every extremist resolution with the support of all delegates except those from the railway mens syndicate. The meeting was dominated by representatives of the official socialist party and the general labor federation.
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Bologna
Italy
Labor Conference
Official Socialist Party
General Labor Federation
Santa Receives Missing Address Letter from Louis MacVicor
A boy named Louis MacVicor writes to Santa from The Star offices on Christmas morning. He asks for roller skates, play games, slippers for his father and mother’s hat, plus items for auntie, Willie, and help to be a good boy. He ends by asking Santa to tell God thanks.
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Star
Louis MacVicor
Louis
Santa
Santa Claus
Willie
Big Terminal Plan Talked in Puget Sound Area
R H Thomson Seattle expert explains public service commission terminal plans to Tacoma business leaders. He says the all embracing plan would eliminate delays and high handling charges, elevating Puget Sound as a major Oriental trade distributing center.
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Tacoma
Seattle
Everett
Puget Sound
The
Sound
R. H. Thomson
Public Service Commission
Thomson
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