Ambition, Crime, and Seattle's 1917 Promise
A front page summary recalls the Billingsley liquor case and interoffice clashes as Seattle faces 1917 with optimism. It highlights indictments, interstate commerce gains, shipbuilding growth, port records, and financial milestones fueling the Year of Promise.
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Star
Seattle
Interstate Commerce Commission
East
San Francisco
Warden Pagese
J. W. Spangler
Seattle National Bank
Seat
Allies Reject German Peace Bid For Lack Of Clarity
The Allied powers led by Belgium France Great Britain Italy Japan Montenegro Portugal Russia Romania and Serbia refuse to enter peace talks with Germany without clear concessions. The note accuses Germany of war aims and blames the central powers for provoking the conflict citing The Hague and the invasion of Belgium.
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Paris
Germany
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Montenegro
Portugal
Russia
Romania
Serbia
the Hague
Austria
England
Billingsleys Still Safe From Arrest
Federal grand jury indictments linger over Fred and Ora Billingsley and W. H. Pielow as officials search Seattle for the trio. The panel adjourned until January 9 to resume liquor ring investigations, with Logan Billingsley unable to post bond and facing possible jail time.
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United States District Attorney’s
United States
Boyle
Fred
Ora Billingsley
Logan
Federal Grand Jury
Clay Allen
Billingsley
Marshal Boyle
Logan Billingsley
San Francisco
Ora
Martin
Billingsleys
Seattle
W. H. Pielow
Liberty
Grand Jury
Grand
Pierce County
Allen
Court House
Advertising Manager’s Daily Talk Theatre Announcements
The Star Today highlights theatre announcements and dining suggestions for New Year’s dinner. The page notes over 60,000 copies daily and mentions additional eating ideas on page 5.
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The
Star Today
Dry Law Ends Saloon Leases After Supreme Court Ruling
Former saloonmen with unexpired leases lost rent claims when the dry law took effect. The supreme court held landlords could not collect rent for remaining time, upholding superior court rulings by Judges Smith, Gilliam and Mackintosh. BATTLERS VICTOR NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20. Battling Parre Pierre beat Jimmy Foley in a 20 round mill here last night.
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Supreme Court
Smith, Gilliam and Mackintosh
Battlers
New Orleans
Battiling Parrerre
Jimmy Foley
East Learns How Seattle Big Guns Got Spanked
The Star reported Seattle business and professional leaders including politicians and judges were spanked with a rubber hose after peeking at fake blackmail pictures in city hall. The Chicago Tribune republished the Star story, and the Literary Digest printed the full account as it appeared.
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The
Star
Seattle
Chicago Tribune
Literary Digest
Guard Officers Expect Mexican Duty for National Guard
Washington National Guard officers say the Second Regiment and other units nationwide are likely to be called for Mexican duty within months. Adjutant General Maurice Thompson cautions there is no official basis for the forecast, though officers and enlisted men have discussed potential border service.
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Washington National Guard
Adjt
Maurice Thompson
Thompson
Justice Department files anti trust suit in Newark
The department of justice announced filing a suit in Newark New Jersey under the anti trust laws against the Lovell McConnell Manufacturing Co producers of Klaxon auto horns.
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Washington
Department of Justice Today
Newark
N. J
Lovell « McConnell Manufacturing Co
Klaxon Auto Horna
Commercial Club and Chamber Merge in Seattle Plan
A merger of Seattle's Chamber of Commerce and the Commercial Club moves toward completion by March 3 1917. The consolidated body will dissolve the Commercial Club and form a single organization with democratic officer election and combined dues credit. The Arctic Club building will house the new group with a first election set for March 3 1917.
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Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Club
Dream of
Seattle
Henry Suzzallo
University of Washington
Worrall Wilson
S. H. Piles
Chamber
Consolidated Club
Arctic Club
The Green Seal Mystery in Los Angeles
A young lawyer Ferris in Los Angeles inherits a peculiar Chinese ring from his late merchant father. A second ivory box arrives by mail containing a large diamond, prompting grizzled detectives to pursue a strange death linked mystery before the case is solved.
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Ferris
Los Angel
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New York
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H. P. Kennedy
Boylaton Ave
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Oakland
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