Burleson Attacks Seattle Post Office Site Choice
Postmaster General Burleson denounces the Seattle tide-flat site for a new federal post office. He cites higher transport costs, distant location from business districts, and potential savings if a nearby site by railroad stations is used, urging a joint treasury and post office review.
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Wim
Humphrey
Seattle
Uncle Sam
Thle
Eermot
National Warration
Agalnst “Pork
Absoleut
Harrison
Wash
Maynard
United States
Sixth Ave
Vermont St
Treasury
Post Office Departments
A. S. Burleson
Belgium rejects separate peace with Germany in WWI talks
London reports Belgium refused a separate peace with Germany. Rome dispatches say Cardinal Mercier informed the pope of the rejection. Proposals allegedly include full Belgian restoration with ports privileges for Germany, substantial rebuilding payments, and Belgian neutrality to endure for the war’s remainder.
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London
Belgium
Germany
Rome
Cardinal Mercier
Women Fight Over Man Ends in Double Fatal Shooting
In Langell Valley near Klamath Falls Oregon on February 9 Mrs. Mary A Wilcox and her daughter Mrs Maggie Jones were killed in a ranch quarrel over a man named William Doyles who was wounded. Jealousy over Doyles is cited as the cause.
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Klamath Falls
Mary A. Wilcox
Maggie Jones
William Doyles
Jones Ranch
Langell Valley
Doyles
Our Mr Louis Lang Visits Stanwood
The Stanwood Tidings notes Seattle Chief Lang visiting Stanwood last week. The item pokes fun at his reputation and his encounter with a flashy character, leaving readers amused by the town’s social chatter.
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MR. Louie Lang
Stanwood
Wash
Geo. B. Astel
Lang
Seattle
Tayman
Senate approves funding for Mare Island and New York navy yards
The Senate approved a bill providing 500000 dollars to expand Mare Island navy yard equipment and 100000 dollars for the New York navy yard. The measure had already passed the House.
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Washington
Senate
Mare Island Navy Yard
New York Navy Yard
House
Weather Forecast Rain Tonight and Thursday
Rain expected tonight and Thursday with strong southerly winds. Forecasters warn of wet conditions and potential local travel impacts.
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Dpllal Lll
Lola AL
Weather and Tidal Notes at Seattle Observations
Data shows tides and times at Seattle with high and low values recorded across the day. Logged measures include 8:29 a.m. low 6.6 feet and 2:19 a.m. high 10.13 p.m. 10.9 feet with additional readings at 2:54 p.m. and 3.6 feet.
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Gee
Seattle
Miss
Brandeis Accused of Breach of Faith in Rail Rate Fight
Washington heard charges by Iowa railroad commissioner Clifford Thorne that Louis D. Brandeis betrayed the public in the 6 percent railroad revenue dispute. Thorne cited Brandeis as Seaboard shipper counsel in 1919 and argued the 7 percent return was inadequate, linking the case to Brandeis's Supreme Court nomination.
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Washington
Brandeis
Wilson
United States Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
Clifford Thorne
Iown
Post
Thorne
Bostonian
Clark
Judiciary Committee
Seaboard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest tourism loss blamed on Southern railways
A 1912 correspondence cites Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce figures showing $30 to $50 million yearly in Northwest tourist revenue moving to the South via California routes. Secretary Wiggins notes 60,000 to 100,000 visitors return via the Southern route, with Northwest losses from higher rates and discrimination by allied Southern railroads. Only 2 percent of tourists back East go through Seattle. most choose Southern California paths.
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Aeg
Los Angeles
Star
Northwest
Allied Southern Railway
Altho
San Francisco
Seattle
California
New Orleans
State Public Services Commission
Southern California
Hughes Won't Run President After Alaska Visit
J B Chilberg spent an hour with Justice Hughes in Washington yesterday and said nothing to suggest Hughes would seek the Republican nomination. Hughes was Chilberg's guest during the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle.
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J. B. Chilberg
Justice Hughes
Washington, D. C
Hughes
Chilberg
Eleven German princes killed in war reach alarming total
London dispatches report rising German royal casualties in World War I. The latest loss is Prince Maximilian of Hesse, the Kaiser’s nephew, bringing the tally to eleven princes among German royal families slain in combat.
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London
Maximlian of
Hesse
Canal Feels Quake Shocks Near Panama City
The canal zone felt three distinct earthquakes between 11 and 11:14 on Tuesday. The entire area shook but the canal suffered no reported damage.
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Panama
Canal Zone
Etty
Italy May Declare War on Germany
London reports say Italy will declare war on Germany and join the Balkan campaign after Premier Briand’s trip to Rome Briand departs Paris for Rome today to finalize the move.
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Italy
Germany
London
British Battleship Drake Captures German Cruiser Roon Near Bermuda
The Bermuda tale claims the Drake captured the Roon after a three hour fight 200 miles northeast of Bermuda. Seagrave allegedly vowed vengeance for Craddock as the crew took 32 officers and 719 men while two merchantmen witnessed the action.
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New York
Globe Today
Bermuda
Drake
Roon
Appam
Globe
Danforth
Seagrave
Craddock
German Air Raid Strikes Kent Seaside Towns
Two German airplanes bombarded Ramsgate and Broadstairs at 3 30 this afternoon the admiralty announced they did no damage Ramsgate a Kent seaport town seventy miles from London Broadstairs a seaside resort two miles from Ramsgate believed to be Fokker type raiders feared by England
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London
Ramegate
Broadstairs
Admiralty
Kent
Ramagate
England
Pacifist Committee Pushes Inquiry Into Military Spending
Washington report notes a coalition of farmers laborers and women voters urging slow action on military appropriations. Lillian D Wald of Newark chairs the anti preparedness group calling for investigations into past army and navy expenditures and profits of munitions manufacturers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Lillian D. Wald
Newark
Wilson Worried Over Army Plan Passages
President Wilson, anxious about the fate of his continental army plan, opened talks with House leaders in Washington on February 9 to craft a method for its passage.
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Washington
Wilson
Duck-hunt shooting kills boy in family tragedy
Bellingham reports the death of 14 year old Harry Lane, son of August Lane, who was shot by his brother Alfred during a duck hunt. The event occurred as the brothers hunted, the incident ending in fatal injury for Harry.
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Bellingham
Harry Lane
August Lane
Alfred
Registration pushes toward upcoming elections
The piece notes registration nearing the primary general election, with 64,725 registered by midnight Tuesday versus 73,919 in 1914. It mentions Prefontaine building as a registration site and urges timely registration to exercise the vote.
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Prefontaine
Ain
Burglar Alarm and Kisses Told of Abatement Case
Testimony in abatement proceedings before Judge Gilliam describes Jennie Greenwald’s house at 318 Columbia Street protected by a burglar alarm during 1914–1915. Defendants James Campbell and Mrs. Greenwald faced claims amid reports of late night visitors and party scenes observed by Policeman Collina.
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Jennie Greenwald
Columbia St
Collina
Gilliam
Summers
James Campbell
Greenwald
Collins
A. A. Wilkins
Prosecuting Attorney's Office
German Spy Fugitive Ignatius Lincoln Sails to Europe
London report says Ignatius Lincoln, accused German spy who escaped from New York, is en route to Europe. The development follows his disappearance and international manhunt reports from the era.
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London
Ignatius Lincoln
New York
Europe
Thrift Message From Seattle Banks Read Today
Seattle's leading banks urge thrift as a cornerstone of success in a published message. Readers are invited to turn to page 7 for the full, inspiring guidance and to read it carefully.
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Seattle
Avalanche Buries Homes on Alki Avenue Washington
Mud and dirt broke loose in an avalanche on Alki Avenue near Haller station at 10 45 am Wednesday. Eleven women and children escaped the wreckage, but one injured woman, Mrs E M Davis, suffered severe hand cuts while escaping from the smoldering rubble at 1570 Alki Ave. Firemen and police worked hours to locate victims. Edward Gurney and his wife were killed when a larger section of the Magnolia bluff fell away at West Garfield and Jolietts. Damage exceeded 5000 dollars.
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Alki Ave
Haller Sition
E. M. Davis
Magnolia Bluff
Bell St
First Ave
E. Carl
M. M. Dee
W. W. Byers
Alki
Lieut
Dolphin
Alkiave
Edward Gurney
West Garfield and Jolietts
Louis Hill Powers Through Mock Fight at Elks Event
Louis W. Hill president of the Great Northern railroad, wearing boxing gloves, braced for a mock bout at an Elks gathering in St. Paul. A spectator tapped him, the blindfold came off, and Mike Gibbons stood before him as the scene unfolded in a lighthearted moment.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Aol
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Elks
Mike Gibbons
Hill
Guns Recovered From Scow Off Bremerton
Four eight inch guns lost overboard from a scow last week have been recovered by diver Benjamin at Bremerton today.
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Bremerton
Benjamin
American Photographer Captures Kaiser On Battlefield
The Star's Darborough traveled with German forces in Poland to film the Kaiser. He set up 380 feet from the Kaiser’s car and shot footage during a royal review, earning a salute from the emperor after a tense moment.
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Scripps
Kaiser
Star
Europe
Durborough
W H. Durborough
Dr. Hedin
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