Illness Drives Pioneer Jeweler to Suicide at Buena Vista
William H. Frinck 57 a well known Second avenue jeweler and Shriner shot himself in the basement of the Buena Vista apartments 1633 Boylston avenue around 10 am Wednesday leaving a wife and son Herbert. He had retired five years ago from a long jewelry career beginning at 16 Second Avenue in 1882. He was born in Ontario and moved to San Francisco at 18 where he learned the craft.
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William H. Frinck
Pioneer
Herbert Frinck
L. N. Arthur
Frinck
Second Ave
Ontario
San Francisco
Murder prevented a reconciliation with real lover
Philadelphia detectives guard a wealthy man known as Champagne Charlie after Mazie Colbert, a model and manicurist, is found murdered. Investigators probe blackmail and past financial help, while Miss Colbert had sought a New Year reconciliation with a former University of Pennsylvania athlete.
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Philadelphia
Mazie Colbert
Trate
Miss Colbert
University of Pennsylvania
Exports Jump Over One Billion In 1916 Trade
U S exports for the eleven months ending November 30 1916 rose to 4 960 202 630 from 3 195 264 485 a gain of over 1 764 938 145 in value. Imports for the same period totaled 2 186 821 703 compared with 1 606 764 190 in the first eleven months of 1915.
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United States
Department of Commerce
Senate delays backing Wilson in late 1919 note dispute
Washington dispatch reports the Senate delaying a vote on a resolution relating to President Wilson's note amid a stormy session. Senator Gallinger proposed a substitute urging humanity and civilization and hoping for early peace among European nations.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Heack
Gallinger
Senate of the
United States
Europe
Judge Gordon Delays Case Against John K B Savage
Judge Gordon postponed the liquor law case against John KB Savage at the New Cecil hotel until Friday.
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Gordon
Ang
John KB Savage
New Cecil Hotel
Antil
My First Day Out of Walla Walla Prison
The piece is the opening installment in a Star series by No 1724 who was recently released from Walla Walla penitentiary. The narrator promises an unusual style and out of the ordinary storytelling.
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Walla Walla Prison
Walla Walla
Release from prison sparks first days of freedom in Seattle
A former inmate describes the shock of liberty after release from Walla Walla. He recalls the gate's opening, being treated as a human being, and his hunger for a real meal. He spends the day in Seattle sensing loneliness yet resolves to adapt and find a new niche.
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Althe
Seattle
Walla Walla
Second Ave
STAR
Berlin Gossiping On U.S. Entry Into War
Berlin dispatch reports Cologne Gazette speculation on whether the United States will stay neutral or enter the war. The piece notes German interest in President Wilson viewed as a sphinx and discusses fears that Britain’s plan to arm neutral and allied ships could drag neutral nations into conflict with Germany.
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Berlin
United States
Wilson
Cologne Gazette
Germany
America
May Air Secret Diplomacy In Washington Debate
Senator Hitchcock and colleagues push a resolution endorsing Wilson notes as debate looms in Washington. Senator Harding says the indorsement won’t pass due to secrecy. Republicans threaten to push the measure to foreign affairs or demand extensive debate on diplomatic policy.
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America
Hitchcock
Wilson
Harding
Ohio
United Press
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clothes Gone and Cold Prompt Call to Police
Young Mrs. Ruth Cole reported a fight with her husband William Cole who allegedly took all her clothes. Police and Motorcycle Officer Rush searched for him, but he fled. Mrs. Cole awaited his return while wrapped in a living room rug.
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Ruth Cole
Rush
William Cole
Allies Capture 982,723 Prisoners in 1916
A Pree Kraft correspondence from the French Army reports 682,723 Teutonic prisoners taken by allies in 1916. Russia leads with 400,000 Austro Germans, plus 78,600 French and 40,800 British prisoners. Verdu n accounts 26,660 captives. Sarrail’s forces in Macedonia report 11,178 prisoners, including Bulgarian, Turkish and German.
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Pree Kraft
Russia
Verdun
Sarrail
Macedonia
Baruch Accused in Wall Street Leak Case
In Washington the house debate over a probe into Wall Street’s advance note leak intensified. Representative Bennett accused Bernard Baruch, member of the Council of National Defense, of selling short 15 000 Steel shares 30 minutes before the peace note became public.
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Washington
House
Wall Street
Bennett
New York
Bernard Baruch
Council of National Defense
Cannery Tender Contract Accepted by Wilson Yard
The Wilson Boat and Shipyard Co accepts the contract for a new cannery tender valued at $22,000 for Libby McNeil and Libby. The project sets a firm price and obligates the shipyard to complete the vessel under specified terms.
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Libby, McNeil & Libby
Wilson Boat and Shipyard Co
Mexico Peace Board Plans to Quit Sessions
American members of the joint Mexican commission will present to President Wilson their recommendation to end the sessions. They will draft a reply to Gen Carranza’s rejection of the troops withdrawal protocol as Pershing’s return and further militia withdrawals are anticipated soon. Carranza’s diplomats, including Ambassador Arredondo, travel back to Mexico for a conference on a new commercial policy amid rising instability.
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Washington
Joint
Wilson
Carranza
War Department
Pershing
Villa
Mexico
Arredondo
United States
Central
South America
Beer found aboard ship in Seattle port
Fourteen cases of beer labeled with permits were found in the possession of police after an inspection of liquor shipments aboard the vessel Governor by Sergi and Putnam's dry squad. The beer was sent to Seattle care of Kay Transfer Company.
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Sergi
Putnam's Dry Sound
Seattle
Kay Transfer Company
Overland Red debuts in The Star with verse by Red
The first installment of Overland Red appears in The Star on Monday featuring a poem by Red praising freedom to roam and choose paths over wealth or drink. The piece frames the author as the narrator and signals the start of a serialized contribution in the newspaper.
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