Summer chatter and weather notes brighten the day
The column blends light weather talk with small town vignettes. Howard Rollinson leaves Evansville for a higher paying soda fountain manager post in South Bend after attracting a patronage by his friendly manner. A Chicago landlord shooting case interests readers as a quirky upshot of urban life. A boy in East Hartford rescues a robin bound by a string, earning praise from the Humane Society. The piece urges cleaner thoughts during tense days and shares Echo Zahl's swimsuit photo feature with photographer Jacobs.
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Evansville
Ind
Howard Rollinson
Howard
South Bend
Crane
Fourth and Main
Conn
Michael
The
Humane Society
Kaiser Peace Terms Spark Socialist Stockholm Conference
The World War 1-era report notes the approximate terms for peace proposed by the Kaiser’s supporters at the Stockholm conference, viewed as unacceptable by the nation and its allies. Gen Pershing and Gen Petain meet in Paris as Pershing begins frontline cooperation. In Congress, the Senate opens the food bill fight amid lobbying by food speculators. England and Japan refuse US call to restore peace in China.
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Stockholm
Belgium
Gen. Pershing
Paris
Gen. Petain
Congress
Senate
Washington
England
Japan
United States
China
Seattle's Red Cross Drive Sets Tuesday Kickoff
Seattle mobilizes 600 volunteers aided by Boy Scouts and soldiers to raise funds for the Red Cross. Teams will canvass neighborhoods from Arcade Building headquarters starting Tuesday, using classifieds to urge gifts from all income levels. A house to house campaign begins Friday with barrels placed in parks and streets.
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Red Cross
York
Arcade
Dan
Bradstreet
Faether
Ifa
Masonic Club
France
Advertising Manager's Daily Talk
Ads preview the coming week for entertainment loving readers. Excursion season starts and the Orpheum Theatre reopens under Eugene Levy with fine motion picture programs. Colonial listings and more appear on later pages. Look to the Saturday Star for the latest misement? news.
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Orpheum Theatre
Eugene Levy
Colonial
Saturday Star
Misement News
U S Schooner Ritter Damaged by Sub Fire
The American schooner Ritter was attacked by a German submarine and damaged by shell fire. it was not sunk. The State Department did not disclose the date or location of the attack.
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Washington
Ritter
State Department
Girl Writer Conquers Bucking Surf Board on Lake Washington
A feature recounts a girl writer testing a surf board at Lake Washington. Photographer Jake and Leechs Boat House owner Stephen Carman arrange props, including a speed boat and Chastie Neuss, with an audience watching as she braves the water and a spirited ride ends with a call to shore.
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Mise Zahl
Lake
Washington
Miss Zahl
Lake Washington
Jake
Stephen Carman
Leechs Boat House
Chastie Neuss
Charlie
Mr. Carman
Love’s Young Dream Ruined by World War I Encounters
The story recalls Red Cross nurse Mis Valeska Sadler of Seattle recounting Charleroi Belgium in August 1914. She narrates Jeanne a Belgian maid guarding consuls home and cats while Germans burn streets. contrasts duty and desire amid shelling and mitrailleuses.
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Red Cross
Belgium
Mise Abbott
The
Star
Mise Valeska Sadler
Seattle
Paris
Charteroi
Mies Sadler
Fditor
Jeanne
Valeska Sadler
Charleroi
Anaklee
Mme. le Fanu
Missa Sadler
Monsieur
Madame
Weather Forecast Breaks Heat Spell In Seattle
The weather man reports a high of sixty five at noon Saturday and a 10 degree rise planned for the afternoon. Salisbury says the spell is broken and Monday will be cooler with no rain forecast for Seattle.
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Salisbury
Seattle
Floral designs blaze in new summer shirts
A shirt seller explains that the new summer shirts feature floral designs and bright colors. He notes buyers are men who want shirts to match home wallpaper, saying the garments are bought to coordinate with interior decor.
German Socialists Outline Peace Terms Distinct From War
The German majority socialists publicized a peace program in Stockholm detailing key points. They call for no indemnity for Belgium, return of colonies, retention of Alsace Lorraine as nine tenths German, and independence for nations with international arbitration and limited armament. They urge neutral munitions export bans and freedom of seas while opposing secret diplomacy.
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United Press
Corres
Stockholm
Belgium
Germany
Alsace- Lorraine
Russia
Serbia
Balkan
Poland
Finland
Greece
Ireland
Egypt
Korea
Tripoli
Morocco
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Sinaloa
General Socialist Conference
Entente
Pershing at Front in Paris Busy Day of Work
General Pershing rose early to clear a vast pile of letters at his Paris headquarters then met with General Petain and planned a busy schedule. He lunched at the Crillon, reviewed staff, and placed a wreath at La Fayette's grave, concluding a two day ceremonial program.
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W. S. Forrest
Paris
Pershing
Gen. Petain
Iershing
Hotel Crillon
Rue Constantin
Wershing
Place de la Concorde
Tomb of
la Fayette
America
Japan declines aid to United States over China's differences
Washington reports that Japan refused to join the United States in advising China to resolve internal differences. Official advices also show Great Britain spurned the American proposal for joint action in the Chinese situation.
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Washington
Japan
America
United States
China
Great Britain
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Jackson Carlisle
Chicago
Jackson
Carlisle
Michael Ravolefe
East Hartford
Echo Zahl
Jacobs
U.S
Elizabeth
N. J
Anna R. Heidritter
Gibraltar
Tokio
Mediterranean
By Echo Zahl
Verdun
Leschi Park
Love
Mabel Abbott
Ton
Harry le Fanu
Arthur E. Mann
Charlotte Bronte
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