Wilson acts quickly on Persia torpedoing crisis
President Wilson returns from honeymoon to oversee a grave international crisis after the Persia torpedoing. He consults Senate leaders and foreign committee chairs, orders fact gathering, and coordinates with Stone and Flood to prepare for possible breach in relations with the central powers. Officials stress no action until details arrive.
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Wilson
America
Persia
Fenneity
Stone
Senate
Haute Torsignybomenitees
Flood
Mediterranean
White House
State Department
Congress
Austria
Ancona
Ciotat
Lusitania
Sen. Stone
Gin Wong’s Seattle gambling joint lures Chicago visitor
H M Porter, a Chicago tailor stopping in Seattle, visited Gin Wong’s underground gambling spot at 219 Occidental Ave. He met a host and lost 160 dollars at the Goddess of Chance tables. Porter sought a refund from Wong’s legal contacts, prompting calls to the firm Gill Hoyt Frye in the Oluan Building.
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Gin Wong
Occidental Ave
Goddess of Chance
Wong
Seattle
H. M. Porter
Chicago
Porter
Chance
Walter Metzenbaum
Walter
Gill, Hoyt
Wall Street Says Seattle Outlook Shows Hope for Pacific Growth
A Wall Street Journal column by a leading New York writer argues Pacific coast cities, including Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles, will outpace many East Coast towns in growth. It cites rising activity and population projections as evidence of future prosperity.
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Holland
Wall Street Journal
Pacific Coast
California
East
Atlantic Coast
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Boston
Los Angeles
Bankers of
Seattle
Portland
Movie Actress to Be Here Today for Coliseum Opening
Anita King, famous motion picture actress, will arrive in Seattle Tuesday night to be on hand at the Coliseum theatre opening. She represents Paramount Pictures and the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. The Coliseum at Fifth and Pike will be dedicated with her presence.
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Anita King
Seattle
Coliseum
Fifth and Pike
Miss King
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount and Lasky
Collie
Little Miss
Mercury Drop Readies Winter Freight
Seattle transit notes all street cars with heating systems pressed into service during cold hours. Supt. A. L. Kempster, general manager, states he can have all cars with heaters ready. Office Main 9000 and home Capitol 960 listed for contact.
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Seattle Electric Company
A. L. Kempster
Capitol 960
Stormy Time as Congress Reassembles in Washington
Congress returned from holiday as foreign matters loomed. Debates over submarine warfare and British orders in council threatened to dominate hearings with both preparedness and revenue plans uncertain. Meanwhile the Waves disaster claimed many aboard the giant ship, with 250 to 300 feared dead.
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Senate Foreign Committee
Navy Department
Army
Hay
Garrison
Farm Loan Board
Senate
Assoc
Justice Lamar
Len Smith
South Carolina
Admiralty
McNeely
Lord Montague
Malta
Germany Regrets Sinking of Persia
Berlin reports regret over the sinking of the Persia by a German submarine. Officials withhold comment until commander’s report arrives. British press details the incident’s impact on American relations. German papers remain cautious.
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Carl W. Ackerman
Berlin
Van
Persia
America
Abandon Hope for American Consul
London reports scenes of horror as the Persia capsized while lifeboats were being launched, ending in disaster for the American consulship era incident.
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London
Persia
Modifying U S Stance on Guns on Merchant Ships
Secretary of State Lansing informed German Ambassador von Bernstorff that the State Department is weighing a change in its position on armament aboard merchant vessels. The issue emerged after the Lusitania torpedoing, with Germany initially claiming Lusitania was armed, a claim later retracted. The United States had argued that small guns could be fitted for defense as the German fleet remained active.
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Persia
Navy
McNeely
State Department
Skinner
Admiralty
Chas IH
Grant
Boston
Skirmer
Washington
Lansing
von Bernstorff
Germany
America
Vashon to Vote on Ferry Terminals on Jan 24
Vashon Island will hold a vote on ferry terminals January 24 replacing today’s plan, after an announcement Monday. The measure concerns the island’s ferry service and terminal improvements.
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Vashon
Ferry
Vashon Island
Cheasty’s Pre Inventory Sale Offers 25 Percent Off
Cheasty announces a pre inventory sale with 25 percent savings on fine clothing. Full details are included in the large advertisement on page 7, as part of today’s advertising columns.
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Cheasty
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