Theo. Karle Johnston Wows Seattle Women at Philharmonic
Theo Karle Johnston, 22, returned to Seattle to sing with the Philharmonic at the Metropolitan theater. About 250 teachers and local women filled seats as notes of appreciation and flirtation flew, with backstage skirmishes and eager phone calls signaling a bright future for the young tenor.
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Theo
Karle Johnston
Seattle
Geraldine
Johnston
Philharmonic Orchestra
Metropolitan Theatre
Council panel backs bill to override mayor veto
Public safety committee members Erickson, Marble, Bolton and Hanna recommended the bill to city council for passage over the mayor's veto. Bolton opposes the measure. The notice references continued items: The Rose Garden Husband.
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Hanna
Public Safety Committee
Erickson
Marble
Bolton
Masks Rule New York Society and Stage
In New York on February 17 the masked fad spreads beyond wrestling into society, theater, and nightlife. Friars dinners, Broadway showgirls, and a musical called The Masked Model all feature masks. a costume model reportedly worth thousands and a mask costing up to five cents epitomize the craze.
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New York
Sing Sing
Broadway
Seattle officials labeled feeble minded by Binet test
Parents question an official mind test used in Seattle public schools on 12 year olds. The Star reports officials including Mayor Gill and several council members failed to repeat two test sentences, raising concerns about labeling and placement in special classes.
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United States
Seattle
Binet
Gill
Hesketh
Fitzgerald
Sickels
Hodge
Jones
Star
Medical Lake
Alaska
Colorado saloons become Y M C A buildings under dry law
Denver reports indicate Colorado under prohibition is more prosperous and less jail prone after two months of enforcement. In Rockefeller mining camps saloons were converted into Y M C A buildings in several locations as part of the dry law changes.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Rockefeller
Thomas F Murphine Day Urges Citizens to Call for Candidacy
Thursday is Thomas F Murphine day as friends are urged to use the telephone to boost his bid for corporate counsel. An endless chain is encouraged with calls to acquaintances to support his candidacy.
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Thomas F. Murphine
Russia Goes On Wagon To Stay Prohibition In Russia
Petrograd reports one year of liquor ban with wide effects. Crime down 62 percent and factory absenteeism down 60 percent, hospital crowding eased, wages up to 500 percent in some areas, and agricultural sales up 60 percent. Deaths from drinking replaced by poisoning from substitutes. Read "The Rose Garden Husband."
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Petrograd
Russia
Fair Tonight With Clouds Increasing
The forecast calls for a fair night with increasing cloud cover. Rain is expected to move in Friday, bringing wet conditions later in the day.
Detective Chief Held Woman In His Lap in Divorce Case
Oakland, Feb. 17 Charges of a clandestine courtship and public kissing are in the divorce action of Mrs. Florence V. Peterson against Detective Captain Peterson formerly chief of police. Corepondent Mrs. Meta K. Makins sits as alleged corespondent and is named in the suit.
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Oakland
Cal
Florence V. Peterson
Peterson
Meta K. Makins
Fire Destroys Home Near Lake Burton Occupied by Teachers
A dwelling once occupied by school teachers at Seahurat near Lake Burton burned early Thursday. The occupants had vacated the house Sunday night. The blaze caused total loss to the structure, with no injuries reported. Local authorities investigated the cause as fire.
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Seahurat
Lake Burton
Rose Garden
Evidently This Bus Was Not Raised to Be Jitney
William Biel and Ben Alma of Everett sue in superior court to recover 1000 dollars the purchase price of an automobile from R B Toloma alleging he promised the car would run 24 hours a day forever and that it fails to do so. Read The Rose Garden Husband.
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William Biel
Ben Alma
Everett
Sait
R. B. Toloma
Toloma
Sui cide placard issued in Boltes ford village
In Boltes ford near Brunsels a placard from the burgomaster urges suicide by drowning or hanging. German authorities fined the village $1,250 after a citizen killed himself by shooting. Belgians are forbidden firearms. Read The Koge Garden Husband.
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Amsterdam
Boltesford
Brunsels
Koge
Tonkin's Menswear Sale At Half Price
Announcement on page 6 notes Tonkin's sale of a large lot of men's high class suits at half price, offering strong value for dressers and shoppers.
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Tonkin’s
A Star Wanted Will Sell Your Acreage for You
A Star Wanted advertises land sales services promising to market and sell acreage on behalf of owners. The notice highlights commission terms and brokerage reach for property listings and transfers.
German raid losses cited by Earl Kitchener
Earl Kitchener told the British Parliament that Germany lost two Zeppelins in the latest raid on England. He said two German aircraft bombarded near London on February 9, but British officials reported no damage. Dispatches from Berlin claimed British ships were sunk, a claim denied by the admiralty.
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Earl Kitchener
England
London
House of Lords
Ramegate
Niresdetaira
Berlin
Demand pledge from England
Washington reports Britain must pledge that liners will not fire on German submarines before Germany instructs its undersea commanders not to attack armed merchantmen without warning. The issue stems from America's objections to unwarned attacks and follows a 20 minute talk between Ambassador Bernstorff and Secretary Lansing.
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Washington
Great Britain
Germany
America
Teuton
Ft Me
Bernstorff
Lansing
Berlin
Roar Garden Husban
Panama Maru Fire Reports Reach San Francisco
Feb 17 reports said the Toyo Kisen Kaisha steamer Panama Maru was afire while freight laden with a few passengers bound for Yokohama. Later advices indicated she docked safely at Yokohama on Feb 15. The Japanese line had no direct notice from headquarters. the Chamber of Commerce marine department received word of the fire and then the ship’s arrival. The Panama Maru previously sailed from San Francisco Jan 23 with a large cargo, about 100 crew, and a dozen passengers, after stopping at Honolulu.
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San Francisco
Yokohama
Oriental
T. K. K. Line
Marine Department of the
Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
Honolulu
Rancher Archibald Duncan Taken After Ram Page Incident
Archibald Duncan of Santa Ana was captured near San Pedro after ram paging with a rifle. He will be charged with insanity. The incident is linked to headlines about The Rose Garden Husband.
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San Pedro
Cal
Archibald Duncan
Santa Ana
Rose Garden
Russians Suffer Heavy Losses Before Erzerum
Constantinople dispatches report 5,000 Russians killed and several thousand wounded over the last three days of battle before Erzerum in Turkish Armenia. Militants from 6,000 Slavs are cited in some summaries as casualties.
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Amsterdam
Erzerum
Armenia
Constantinople
The Star Offers Weekly 1 Book Novel Series
The Star announces a new feature delivering a standard $1.50 weekly fiction book, a complete story each week from Monday to Saturday. Readers can get the book for 25 cents a month by calling the circulation department, with the first title The Rose Garden Husband by Margaret Widdemer starting Monday.
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The
Star
Seattle
the Star
Margaret Widdemer
Parents Tug At Child In Court As Divorce Suit Is Dismissed
In a King County courthouse attic courtroom Judge French dismissed Mrs. Hill’s divorce complaint finding insufficient grounds. The couple fought over custody of Galen Chester Hill as Hill clutched the boy, alleging gifts and a strained family saga. The scene echoed a previous tragedy in the same room.
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King County
French
Hill
Sawdust bomb fails to scare police chief in Tacoma case
A tin can filled with pebbles and sawdust labeled Dangerous Do not open and addressed to Chief Louie Lang was found near the N P tracks between Auburn and Sumner. Special Agent Payne said the device contained no explosives and the note offered a bluff involving 75 bombs. Chief Lang said he would keep the item as a souvenir and would not worry.
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Louie Lang
N. P
Auburn
Sumner
Payne
Railway Company
Dan McLeod
Long
P. A
Tacoma
Pacific Ave
Luang
Mayor Davis's Wife Bakes Her Own Bread
Mrs. Harry L. Davis, wife of Cleveland's mayor, bakes her own bread to save money and please her husband. She says no housekeeper should buy from the baker what she can make herself, and notes that Harry likes her bread.
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Cleveland
Harry L. Davis
Mra. Davis
Harry
Austin Griffiths Plans Five Thursday Meetings for Mayoral Run
Austin E. Griffiths, candidate for mayor, will address five meetings Thursday evening at Thorne's hall Green Lake Labor temple Interlake school North End Progressive club and Zion Baptist church.
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Austin E. Griffiths
Thorne’s Hall
Green Lake
Labor Temple
Interlake School
North End
Progressive Club
Zion Baptist Church
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Rose Mather files $22,500 suit over trolley accident
Miss Rose Mather of St. Paul sues the St. Paul City Railway Co. for 22500 damages claiming emotional distress from a street car collision. The plaintiff weeps every time she thinks of a trolley car and asserts the crash caused her condition.
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Paul
Minn
Rose Mather
St. Paul City Railway Co
Grand jury returns no bill against McKinley and Ballou
Mineral county grand jury at Hawthorne did not return a bill against Dr. Frank McKinley Indian agency superintendent and E R Ballou agency farmer who were accused of killing Frank Weber at Schurz last December The alleged circumstantial case remains but will not be dropped Read The Rose Garden Husband
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Reno
Nev
Mineral County Grand Jury
Hawthorne
Frank McKinley
E. R. Ballou
Frank Weber
Schurz
Weber
Is Standard Oil Supplying Fuel to U Boats?
In Athens on February 17 rumors rise over Standard Oil supplying fuel to the 25 submarines now active in Mediterranean torpedo warfare. The question recurs as torpedoings increase.
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Athens
Greece
Standard Oil Company
Mediterranean
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