Daphne Pollard Recalls Potlatch Queen Days in Seattle
The piece recalls Daphne Pollard, famed for riding atop the Potlatch procession as Seattle’s Potlatch Queen five years ago. She chats of home, her mother, and a love of preparedness parades while hinting at appearing on The Star's float as Miss Columbia.
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Daphne Pollard
Seattle
Moore Theatre
New York
Winter Garden
Daphne
Dahone
Mother
Miss Pollard
Portland
Columbia
Star
World figure Kitchener dies as Hampshire sinks
London reports Lord Kitchener and his staff perished when the cruiser Hampshire was sunk off Scotland by a mine or torpedo. Admiralty confirms loss, notes four boats left ship, heavy seas hinder survivors, and Kitchener was en route to Russia for talks at Petrograd with officials.
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Ondon
England
Admiralty
Lord Kitchener
Hampshire
Scotland
Russia
Kitchener
Herbert J. Savil
John Jellicoe
Home Fleet
London
Orkney Islands
High Sea
Petrograd
Earl Kitchener
Col. Fitzgerald
Ellershaw
H. Ferick Donaldson
H. J. O'Beirne
Roosevelt backs Wood for Republican nomination
Reports from Oyster Bay say Theodore Roosevelt would support Gen. Leonard Wood if Wood’s name appears before the convention. Roosevelt’s allies say he would lend full backing to Wood to push him forward, though timing of active campaigning remains unclear. Roosevelt also made no comment on Justice Hughes’s speech.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Gen
Leonard Wood
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Gen. Wood
United States
Wood
Justice Hughes
Metropolitan Magazine
Harvard Club
Bombardments Hit Fort Vaux As German Attacks Fail
French official report says Fort Vaux endured unprecedented German artillery bombardment last night after two German infantry assaults on the Vaux Damioup line failed. German attacks were repelled by machine gun and rifle fire. positions along the line remained unchanged.
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Paris
Fort Vaux
Vaux-Damioup
The Duke of Oblivion Opens Next Week at The Star
John Reed Scott, author of The Red Emerald, returns with The Duke of Oblivion to appear in The Star next week. The novel promises romance and mystery and begins Monday.
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John Reed Scott
Scott
The
Star
Duke of Oblivion
President Yuan Shi Kai Dies Ends Chinese Revolution
The U S state department reports Yuan Shi Kai is dead after a period of illness. Premier Luan Chi Kai pledges full support to Vice President Li Yuan Hung who becomes president. Seattle Chinatown reacts with celebrations and rumors that Yuan did not die naturally, with rebels seen as nearing victory.
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Washington
State Department
Yuan Shi Kai
Pekin
Relnsch
Yuan
Luan Chi Kai
Li Yuan Hung
Seattle
Chinese Republic Association
Chinatown
Rebuilding Hotel Port Angeles Initiates Fire Recovery
June 6 report from Port Angeles notes work underway to restore all buildings destroyed by fire at Sol Duc Hot Springs. The effort concentrates on rebuilding facilities and returning services to visitors at the historic resort site.
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Port Angeles
Sol Duc Hot Springs
Italy Admits Loss Near Cegnio in Austrian Offensive
Rome reports the Italian war office confirms loss of territory around Cegnio during the June 3 Austrian assault. The admission follows intensified fighting and a strategic setback in the area.
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Rome
Cegnio
Italian War Office
Roosevelt as sole choice for progressives in Chicago
George W. Perkins told progressive delegates in Chicago that the movement has no second choice and is backing Theodore Roosevelt for the presidential nomination. He urged partisans to remain for Roosevelt and stop attacks, asserting Roosevelt embodies the progressive cause and is the matchless man for the moment.
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United Press
Chicago
George W. Perkins
Roosevelt
Perkins
Mississippi
Theodore Roosevelt
Kilgallen Interned Under Defense Act in Sinn Fein Case
John J. Kilgallen the 19 year old Brooklyn boy held in the Sinn Fein revolt case has been interned under the defense of the realm act according to advices to the state department from London today.
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Washington
John J. Kilgallen
Brooklyn
Sinn Fein
State Department
London
Delegations Elect Chairs in Chicago Convention Caucuses
Delegations held caucuses in Chicago on June 6 electing chairmen and agreeing on balloting procedure for the convention process today.
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Chicago
Record Mail Order Booze Booms in King County
Old John Barleycorn ran a large mail order liquor business in King County last month, with 7 884 permits issued by the county auditor. In April the total was 6 227. Dominican Rebels have entrenched near Puerto Plata and Monte Christi intending to engage Marines. one Marine captain was killed during landing of his men.
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John Barleycorn
King County
Puerto Plata
Monte Christi
Declaration with grain of salt signals Roosevelt or no one
Perry Arnold reports that George Perkins issued a "home consumption" declaration favoring Roosevelt or no one for the progressive party. The inner republican circles fear a stampede by direct action progressives at their convention, potentially pressuring Perkins to push for harmony with Republicans while he weighs ongoing negotiations.
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William Barnes, Jr
New York
Boas
W. B. McKinley
Congress
United States
Sherman
Jim" Watson
Indiana
Perry Arnold
United Press
Chicago
Republicanism
George Perkins
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Perkins
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Edward Russell
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St. Louis
Whitehall
Post Office
War Office
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