Diamond find in Kimberley yields 444 karat stone worth $200,000
In Kimberley South Africa a native boy discovered a 444 karat diamond worth about $200,000 at the Dhine ground. Superintendent Austin Knight notes blue ground hardship and big stones bring bonuses up to $500. The boy received $500, clothes, and release from his contract.
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Kimberley
South Africa
Jamestown
du Toits Pan
Austin Knight
Det
Kimber
Will Inspect German Docks
The supreme council ordered a commission to inventory docks at Hamburg and Danzig in Germany. This follows charges that Germany is withholding marine assets owed to the Allies as compensation for the sinking of the Scapa Flow. A conference report indicated Germany had not provided enough transportation facilities for troop moves tied to treaty plebiscite terms.
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Paris
United Press
Supreme Council
Germany
Hamburg
Danzig
Cullinan Gem Record and Bob Gove Diamond Recap
The text notes a June 1896 imperfect stone found in a river diggings, later connected to the Cullinan record won on January 26, 1906. It weighed 5064 karats with dimensions four inches high and 2 percent long by 1 percent wide, presented to King Edward VII in 1907. It mentions the Bob Gove diamond of 257 karats, sold in 1908 for 10000 dollars and valued at 60000 dollars now.
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Edward VII
Bob Gove
Kwan Kwee cuo to Meet at Y W C A Sunday
The Kwan Kwee cuo will meet at 4 o clock Sunday afternoon at the Y M C A. Rev G T Hunter will be the principal speaker.
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Kwan Kwee Cuo
Y. W. Cla
G. T. Hunter
Nationwide drive aims to cut fire losses by teaching breakage of matches
A new campaign proposes to save 100 million dollars yearly by teaching smokers to break matches in two. The effort targets 55 million film theatergoers and involves governors mayors fire chiefs and local officials. Harry Levey leads the Universal Film Company campaign to reduce last year’s 317 million fire losses.
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New York
United States
National Fire Prevention Association
Moving Picture Theatres
Harry Levey
Universal Film Company
Jobs for Soldiers Demand Fair Hire for Disabled Vets
A letter to The Star urges immediate job placements for 150 to 200 partially disabled veterans in Seattle. They can handle desk work, elevators, watch duties and other positions yet lack opportunities while others fill jobs. Signatures include veterans and mothers advocating a square deal and contact Elliott of the Veterans Welfare Commission.
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George
The
Star
Veterans’ Welfare Commission
Elliott
Letter on returning soldiers and fair work for veterans
A reader defends ex soldiers over slackers and praises veterans for their service. The writer, a mother of an veteran, argues men who fought should be rewarded with proper work and not go hungry, praising The Star as a friend to service members.
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Ox Service
the Star
Husky
Mother of a Volunteer Seeks Jobs for Ex Soldiers in Seattle
The letter to The Star praises the defense of unemployed ex soldiers and condemns employers for charity only. It argues veterans want work, cites a pensioner with a federal job and a wife in a grocery, and notes many working women have husbands at home. The writer, a mother of a volunteer, laments the lack of local opportunity.
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Star
Seattle
France
Btar
When They Left We CheerEd Editor The Star
A letter praising veterans and calling for a true return on sacrifice. The writer recalls leaving Seattle on August 25 1918 for Camp Lewis, laments postwar neglect of overseas soldiers, urges jobs and fair treatment, and condemns political posturing and apathy toward veterans' needs.
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the Star
Seattle
Camp Lewin
Hippodrome
Ex servicemen seek jobs and fair hiring in veteran letter
A Star editor letter column discusses postwar employment. A veteran argues that ex soldiers deserve work, while another writer says volunteers should get priority over ex servicemen. The letters urge prioritizing married veterans and supporting working men facing rising costs.
Ex-soldiers and shipyard workers clash over job cuts
A shipyard worker recalls mass discharge of about 600 men and the sight of ex-soldiers still in U S uniforms. He urges employers and foremen to retain veterans and critics the persistence of foreign loafers. He calls for continuing patriotic banners and replacing banners with one reading Ex-Soldiers First.
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Piliter the Star
U. S
Mick
Employer
Folstor
Ix-Soldiers Firat
Border Against War on Mexico Says Southwestern Leaders
Frederick M. Kerby reports from New York on J Fred Eastman of the Presbyterian board of home missions who visited Texas New Mexico and Southern California. Eastman finds Southwestern leaders oppose U S intervention in Mexico fearing social disruption and noting deaths on both sides are underreported. He urges Americans to join church services in cross border solidarity.
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Frederick M. Kerby
New York
Mexico
J. Fred Kbastman
Board of Home Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Texas
New Mexico
California
Eastman
el Paso
Los Angeles
Mr. Eastman
Mexican Americanization Service Impresses Attendee
An Americanization service drew hundreds from both sides, with hymns sung alternately in Spanish and English. Mr. Rastman reported initial skepticism about Mexicans fading as he witnessed their sincerity and Christian testimony. The remark ends with a sharp quip about cutting a slow man to the quick.
Missing Doctor Found After Wedding No-Show
Dr. William Grey Vermilye, former naval surgeon, located in a Brooklyn hospital after missing his Christmas wedding in Monson Massachusetts. He is to undergo a minor operation, according to reports.
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New York
United Press
William Grey Vermilye
Brooklyn Hospital
Monson
Mass
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