Kaiser Detains Gerard Mystery Woman in Leak Probe
Correspondent recounts dramatic testimony as the so called woman of mystery, Mrs. Visconti, refuses to name sources until promises of nonpublication are secured. The witness Price breaks down while questioned about funds and personal business. He admits tips from Chicago brokers and notes he kept work separate from side dealings.
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Ruth Thomason Viscont
Visconti
Price
Attorney Whipple
Thun
Chicago
British and French Grant Safe Conduct to Von Bernstorff
Washington reports that on February 8 Great Britain and France granted safe conduct to German Ambassador Von Bernstorff and his staff. They must pass through Halifax for examination of papers before returning home.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
von Bernstorff
Bernstorff
Halifax
Seattle widow seeks 50 thousand in breach of promise case
Mattie Rieger a Georgetown milliner filed a breach of promise suit in superior court against Robert Abrams Seattle businessman seeking 50000 in damages after alleging he courted her starting August 1915, took her to his home and promised marriage but then refused. She claims he has property in Seattle worth 375000 and cites emotional distress from the broken engagement.
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Mattie Rieger
Georgetown
Robert Abrams
Seattle
Abrams
Rieger
Roanoke St
SubS Sink 61 Ships In Week Eyewitness Report
A Washington Consul Frost dispatch from Queenstown reports 62 survivors and 41 missing from the California with 3 babies lost and 2% women missing among the passengers. The Eavestone collier was sunk and warned. British steamers Hoillinside Dauntless torpedoed. 17 Danish sailors killed on Lara Kruse. Armament denied mitigating Germany’s offense.
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Washington
Frost
Queenstown
California
Hoillinside
Dauntless
Copenhagen
South America
State Department
Prisoner Shouts Death Wishes at U S Judge in Court
Mrs. Margaret Cornell condemned with former German Consul Bopp and associates for violating American neutrality yelled death wishes at Judge Hunt as she moved to San Quentin to serve one year and one day. Bopp and others were given bail by motion. Crowley will be taken to McNet Island to serve two years after waiving bail.
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San Francisco
Margaret Cornell
Bopp
Hunt
San Quentin
Ashe
A. & Dietrict
Preston
Hopp
Cornell
C. ©. Crowley
McNet Island
Polite Burglar Snatches Purse on Queen Anne Ave
Mrs. W. Earns, living at 2159 Queen Anne Ave, was accosted at 6 30 Thursday morning by a well dressed young man who asked for change. He pressed for money, opened her silver purse and took four dollars and 35 cents, claiming he wanted "round cart wheels" and left with the cash and valuables.
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W. Earns
Queen Anne Ave
McGraw .T
Spain protests sub warfare in note to Germany
Spain, in the fiercest protest yet, rejects Germany's barred zone as outside international law. Madrid says the imperial government must satisfy Spain's claims to protect its subjects and preserve national sovereignty, stressing that lives at sea and sovereignty cannot be sacrificed.
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Madrid
Germany
Spain
Herlin
Cabaret Queen Amy Clark Sparks Diamond Ring Speculation
Seattle's 19 year old cabaret star Amy Clark wears a diamond solitaire on her right hand causing admirers to speculate about an engagement. Rumors center on Sam Piles Jr a pianist who accompanies her at the Butler hotel but Clark declines to confirm any romance.
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Amy Clark
Wien Ady
Seattle
Amy
Sam Piles, Jr
Sam Piles
Miss Clark
Piles
Clark Legion
Red-Headed Girl Popularity Contest Starts Soon
The Star announces a Washington's Birthday contest to identify the towns most popular auburn-haired girl. Readers can vote by coupons offering five votes each, with photographs due by next Wednesday and all votes in by February 21 at 5 p.m.
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Washington
Miai
Feach
Germans Dismissed from Coast Guard Vessels
All German enlisted men serving on U S coast guard vessels were dismissed Tuesday according to the Coast Guard Bureau in Washington. The action followed a recent policy development and affects personnel stationed on various guard ships.
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United States Coast Guard Service
Coast Guard Bureau
Beat offers from The Star advertisers across major stores
The Star highlights daily ads from stores like Standard Furniture Co Grote Rankin Co Woodhouse Grunbaum Furniture Co and Frederick Nelson Bon Marche and more. Each shop promises strong selections and value with messages urging readers to browse today.
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Standard Furniture Co
Grote-Rankin Co
Woodhouse-Grunbaum Furniture Co
Wraser-Paterson Co
Waue MacDougall-Southwick
Stone Brow
Frederick & Nelson
Bon Marche Vref Payne
Beattie's
The
Star
Kaiser Plans Sub War to Divert His Subjects
The Daily Star notes two aims behind Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare. It seeks to divert German attention from hunger by stoking joy over British troubles and to spur a new, large war loan through dramatic military actions.
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Kaiser
Basil Manly
The
Daily Star
Washington, D. C
England
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Russia
Verdun
Man Files for Divorce Over Wife Smoking in Bed
John Armstrong seeks divorce from Marie Armstrong alleging her smoking in bed kept him awake and troubled their married life. He says she smokes at night and leaves him mortified, claiming the habit violated his wishes.
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John
No Public Hearing On Death Penalty Bill
Olympia lawmakers announce there will be no public hearing on a bill by nine senators to restore capital punishment. Senate judiciary chair Roner cites the Olson murder as irrelevant to the measure and says supporters have long favored capital punishment.
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Olympia
Peb
Ref. Roner
Grave
Ilarbor
Senate Judiciary Committee
Boner
Olson
War Crisis and Naval Moves Stir Europe and Americas
Berlin holds Gerard as Bernstorff safe conduct assured while Anchor liner California sinks without warning. Lansing declines guidance on sailing of American liners. Spain and Brazil protest barred zones. Senate approves break with Germany. Copenhagen reports 18 Danish sailors killed as Lara Kruze sinks. a US sailor dies. German ships in American ports damaged. German gold moves to Argentina.
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Senate
Germany
Copenhagen
Lara Krusesunk
Eavestone
Roberts Given 15 Months at McNeil Prison
John W. Roberts former King County deputy sheriff was sentenced to 15 months in the McNeil Island penitentiary for falsely representing himself as a government officer. A motion in arrest of judgment was filed by his attorneys on his appeal to the U S circuit court of appeals. Roberts previously ran a private detective office and faced accusations of trying to extort money from Clifford Yarbrough by offering protection from a white slave prosecution.
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John W. Robe
King County
McNeil Island
John J. Sullivan
Will H. Morris
Roberta
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Roberts
Cliford Yarbrough
Hodge
Cudihee
Renton
Ballard
Change 8-Hour Law to 48-Week Work Week
Olympia today reports Senator Steiner introduced a bill to shift the eight hour law for women to a 48 hour per week limit with a maximum of nine hours per day. The measure aims to adjust labor standards and reflect evolving work expectations in the legislature.
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Olympia
Steiner
United States Ends Bayonet Bluing for War Effort
The War Department has ordered all bayonets to be blued no more, removing the means to attract enemy attention. This action aims to reduce visibility and preserve stealth in combat.
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United States
War Department
Berlin bars exit for Americans amid safety talks
Berlin will not allow Ambassador Gerard and American embassy staff to depart until a safe conduct for Ambassador Bernstorff and his team is granted. Passports for Americans depend on Washington's stance on the old Prussian treaty for nine months after relations end. Most American correspondents wish to leave with Gerard, but their list has not yet been approved. Berlin remains quiet with no demonstrations.
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Berlin
Gerard
Germany
Bernstorff
Washington
United States
Plist
Foreign Office
Crisis Near as U S and Germany Rift Deepens
Washington reports a looming crisis as diplomatic ties with Germany falter over the California torpedoing passengers and the German refusal to issue passports to Ambassador Gerard and Americans. Officials fear the tacit peace may unravel while warning Americans to avoid German submarine peril.
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Gerard
America
Germany
State Department
Is City County Building A Bald Head Factory
A humorous survey at the county city building reveals many in office are bald or nearly so. Mayor Gill leads, with a gray fringe. Comptroller Carroll sports whiskers while others show bare domes, beards, or minimal hair. The piece notes officials from the city council to the sheriff are bald, concluding it’s hard to be famous unless bald.
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E County-City
Municipal Leaguers
Gill
Barbers’ Union
Harry Carroll
Seattle
J. Hamilton Lewis
Charles Evans Hughes
Chicago
New York
Schrader
Altho
Harry Bolton
Jack Stringer
Brown & Hulen
Ellis
Stringer
Superior Court
Mitchell Gilliam
Everett Smith
Boyd Tallman
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