Humphrey Opposes Naval Academy on the Pacific Coast
The article questions if Representative Humphrey of Seattle truly opposes a 10 million dollar Naval Academy on the West Coast or merely objects to the Democratic administration’s suggestion. It also notes debates on conscription and defense while critiquing Texas gas price hikes and calling for fuel efficiency and innovation.
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Humphrey
Naval Academy
Will E. Humphrey
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Uncle Sam
Heat in street cars urged amid cold Seattle winter
Opinion notes that heating failures in Seattle street cars persist in bitter weather and urges the city council to require heat when temperatures drop, citing past threats of legislation and the S E Co. leadership. The piece also previews the Coliseum Theatre opening and comments on Secretary Daniels and naval armor debates, alongside a trench wartime Christmas remark.
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Kempster
S. E. Co
Seattle
Pei
Torndtiance
Coliseum
United States
Divine Intelligence and breeding in humans and beasts
The reply argues humans show higher intelligence than animals, with nature revealing its secrets to those close to it. It claims education and breeding matter for better humans, questions the difference between breeding and rearing, and condemns jealousy in a niece relation, urging the wife to leave the marriage if trust fails.
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Mies Grey
Veal
Rose
Nature
Dd. I. M
Lash doctor robbed in hotel chair hold up
Two patients turned on Dr. U Kakiki in a North Pacific hotel Monday night. They asked for a consultation and then forced him at gunpoint to sit in a chair. The robbers escaped with jewelry valued at 246 dollars and 13.50 in cash.
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U. Kakiki
N. P
Blitzer
Munk
Bill
Mr. Snyder
Johny
Loss of Glengyle Shocks Seattle Waterfront
The Glengyle, a famed liner return voyage to Seattle in March 1915, was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. Sinking news reached Seattle with sorrow as longshoremen strikes delayed loading in Vancouver and Tacoma. Capt. Webster and officers are pictured. several officers are believed to have perished.
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Seattle
Mediterranean
America
Beattie
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co
Vladivostok
Van
Grengyle
Gilengyle
Webster
Secretary Daniels pushes naval shipbuilding amid fierce opposition
By Herbert Quick for The Star Daniels advances toward government ship production with a civilian advisory board and public bid scrutiny. He faces attacks from bidders and armor makers, while critics warn of future global naval strength and enemies ready to contest postwar peace. The piece argues the push benefits national defense and economy, despite opposition.
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Herbert Quick
The
Star
Daniels Io
Bida
Daniele
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Advisory Board
America
Monkeys and a Fancygraf Draw Crowd in Small Town
A village scene unfolds with two lively monkeys in an enclosure near the central park. Bill and Johnny discuss using a fancygraf to calm a quarrelsome monk, while a reporter notes the device’s strange effect and its possible domestic satire.
Bromo Quinine Claim Sells Cure for Colds
An advertising claim touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as preventing grip and curing cold symptoms. The box bears E. W. Grove’s signature and lists the product as the only Bromo Quinine.
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E. W. Grove
Pantages Week Brings Snappy Bill and Variety Acts
The Pantages Theatre presents a lively bill featuring In Mexico a musical comedy with Alf Goulding Edith Stayert and a strong chorus. A man vam pire adds a playful thriller element while Theda Bara in pants appears as a bold character. Hugo Koch Marie Dunkle E H Horner O Neal and Wamsley headline a clever sketch with a rube turn. The Sourdough Trio showcases song with Alaska scenery and Bremensa performs ladder stunts.
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Pantages
Mexico
Alf Goulding
Edith Stayert
Goulding
Theda Bara
Hugo B. Koch
Marie Dunkle
E. H. Horner
O'Neal
Wamsley
Alaska
Bremensa
Want Ad: Rent Your Vacant Room or House
If you have a vacant room or house, let a Star Want Ad rent it for you.
Fragmented Muse Poetry Clippings From Obscure Page
An odd OCR style snippet references a pest who reads movie lines aloud a courting bookish figure in a party phone a Ford story a young woman who murders the piano next door babies at 3 pm and the rattle of Tom Murphyne’s flivver, all captured in a scattershot newspaper fragment.
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Ford
Tom Murphine
Peace 18 in Pieces Ford’s Peace and Other Local Nods
A column-style collage notes quirky items from regional figures and events. Ralph Ankeny discusses resolutions at a Seattle National Bank while local figures joke about letters dated 1915. The Strand Theatre presents Pathe Weekly with a playful jab at Oscar's leap frog.
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Strand Theatre
Pathe
Charlies W. Aked
Leap Frog
Dr. Matthews
National Republican league gathering shown on screen
At the Mission theatre the News Weekly shows the National Republican league assembled in Washington D C. A man in the 14th row center tells his neighbor to hold on to their watch and chain as the picture displays John Hays Hammond, the league president, who is holding his watch chain.
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England
Switzerland
Australia
United States
University
Cincinnati
Mission Theatre
News
National Republican League
Washington, D. C
John Hays Hammond
League
Hammond
Aye Says Lawyer Higgins on Divorce Timelines
Judge Frater criticizes swift divorces while noting no complaint on the Seattle Renton & Southern case decision. The remark emphasizes differing judicial views on case processing speeds.
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Higgins
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