Advertising Saves England in War Effort Says Le Bas
A British wartime ad man Hedley Le Bas is credited with shaping public support for recruitment. The account details how he devised a single powerful message YOUR KING AND COUNTRY NEEDS YOU and launched posters and newspaper campaigns that pushed men to enlist, aiding conscription efforts while serving without pay.
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England
Hedley le
War Office
le Bas
Hin
Milliona
le Han
Lord Roberts
Liege
Kitchener
Army Council
Hut le Waste
Wilson Hears Obregon Starving City in Mexico
Washington reports urgent warnings that General Obregon may be starving Mexico City to pressure government relief work. Foremen from the American delegation cite reports of looting and harsh conditions in the capital as the revolt worsens.
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Wilson
Gen. Obregon
Washington
Obregon
Peking
Expense claims stalled by judges in superior court decision
March 6 report says county commissioners cannot pass on their expense claims and the issue must be resolved by the judges in superior court. The opinion was ren. Friday by the attorney general and outlines who bears responsibility for reimbursement.
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Ympia
Cen
Flawed Diamonds Marketed as Flawless Gems
A local ad promotes a selection of flaw free stones described as perfectly cut. The sellers emphasize usefulness and state they can tailor the gems to customer specifications.
Investment Hurdles and Slim Borrower Prospects
The note stresses capital as essential for investment and warns that borrowers face very slim chances without funding. It ends with a call to join.
Boy Confesses Murder of Oakland Couple in Robbery Plot
Alfred E. Sells, claiming immunity from the gallows, describes a gang he says operated in Oakland San Francisco and Los Angeles. He details the killings of banker Vogel and his wife and explains plans to steal about $4000, admitting to choking the aged wife and to complicity with a partner.
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Angeles
Alfred E. Sells
Jacob A. Vogel
Oakland
Sells
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Mre. Vogel
Will Fight Cut in Wage Scale
Everett March 6 A council of war by Snohomish county shingle weavers rejected the proposed wage cut. They pledged stiff resistance and will oppose an open shop policy. The weavers have promise of other trades for a general strike if needed to win the fight.
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Everett
Snohomish
Lusitania Dodges Submarine Boats
Lusitania arrives at Liverpool with 476 passengers from New York after taking extreme measures to avoid German submarines near the English coast. The crew extinguished nearly all lights during the Irish Sea passage. Captain Paddy Dow spared no flag, saying he would have flown any if needed, including the harp or Stars and Stripes.
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Liverpool
New York
Irish Sea
Paddy Dow
The Whirl of the World at the Moore Theatre
The Moore Theatre hosts The Whirl of the World a lively Broadway style revue with Willie and Eugene Howard leading a large cast including John T. Murray Texan Guinan Elizabeth Goodall and more. Matinees Wednesday and Friday feature The Serpent of the Nile with Cleopatra Browne and ten dancing girls. Archie Nicholson and Comedy Pantages scope add comedy and variety.
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Moore Theatre
Broadway
Winter Garden
Willie
Eugene Howard
John T. Murray
Texan Guinan
Elizabeth Goodall
Lucille Cavanaugh
Juliette Lippe
Trixie Raymond
Moon and Morris
Burrell Barbaretto
Clarence Harvey
Wyclif Parker
Edward Cutler
Browne
Cleopatra
Francia Young
Pantages
Archie Nicholson
Rose, Marston & Co
Jimmy Green
Grace la Dell
Vaudeville at Empresas Next Week Features Monkeyland Acts
Vaudeville in Monkeyland headlines the Empresas bill with simian actors musicians acrobats and comedians. Oscar Lorraine Hungarian pianist blends classical and popular tunes. The Roland Weat sketch When We Grow Up promises a pretty love story. Maurice Brierre and Grace King perform a Campus Flirtation sketch. Blane Sloan brother of a jockey offers a startling acrobatic act. Allen and Francis sing and talk. Comedy photoplays complete the lineup.
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Empresas
Oscar Lorraine
Roland Weat
Maurice
Brierre
Grace King
Jockey
Allen and Francis
Pan tages presents Bothwell Browne in matinee opener
Opening bill at Pan tages introduces Bothwell Browne, famed impersonator of feminine personas, as the matinee feature. Browne performs sketches and character impressions, drawing curiosity from theatergoers seeking lively comic entertainment.
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Pantages
Bothwell Browne
Carpenter Pommer Ends His Life Aboard Schooner St Paul
Ship crewmate finds Alex Pommer a ship carpenter slumped on a stool in the St Paul carpenter shop at Port Blakeley after he slashed both wrists with a razor and bled to death. He had been melancholy and threatened to end it all in recent days.
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Alex Pommer
St. Paul
Pommer
Port Blakeley
Jitney Has A Rival In Medford Oregon
Medford, Ore March 6 Medford has a rival to the jitney bus which promises to revolutionize transportation in the Rogue River Valley with new service proposals and local competition emerging downtown.
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Medford
Oregon
Medford, Ore
Rogue River
Neighborhood Exhibit At Collings Field This Week
A neighborhood exhibit will be held at Collings playfield from Thursday to Saturday open to residents within one mile. Men women boys and girls may compete for ribbon prizes in hand work with entries received March 6 and 7. Exhibits judged March 10 and open to the public March 11 to 13.
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Collings Playfield
Park Board
President to announce Alaska railroad route plan
President Wilson is expected to announce the proposed Alaska railroad route in coming days. A survey report and additional data were submitted to the president by the railroad commission on Friday, and construction is anticipated to start this spring.
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Washington
Wilson
Alaska
Railroad Commission
Too Late to Override Governor’s Liquor Veto
In Olympia on March 6 officials say liquor legislation is effectively dead this session as the governor will veto any bills and the legislature cannot override before adjournment. The five day decision period ends with adjournment at midnight next Thursday, sealing the veto. Two bills remain in the house proposing special elections in 1916.
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Olympia
Rivalry Sparks Between Medford and Ashland Skate Traffic
The piece notes a growing skating trend as a rival to roller transport. A new road between Medford and Ashland is praised for its smooth surface. Since a group of young girls held a skating party to Ashland, many residents now travel between the cities by skate.
City Officials Convene Over Renick Bill Scope
City Treasurer Terry and Comptroller Carroll join Corporation Counsel Bradford and Councilman Fitzgerald in a conference to define the scope of the Renick bill. The meeting aims to resolve ambiguities in legislative language and set implementation timelines.
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Terry
Carroll
Bradford
Fitzgerald
Savings message from Hoge and Soiner in the Hoge Building
A public notice urges individuals to save a portion of earnings for future gain. James D. Hoge, President, and N B Soiner, Vice President and Trust Officer, sign the message from the Hoge Building in the heart of the financial district.
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N. B. Soiner
Arsi Trust Officer
Hoge
Financial District
J. Howard Stine Heads To El Paso For New Role
J Howard Stine resigns as Seattle playgrounds director after 1908 tenure expanding from two to 25 sites. He leaves March 15 to accept El Paso Texas offer with higher pay and broader scope, amid tension over salary cuts and plans to build a city playground system.
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Howard Stine
Seattle
el Paso
Texas
Stine
Park Board
Margin shifts as official count edges past Proposition B defeat
Official canvass of Friday's returns reduces the margin by which Proposition B failed. The measure to extend the Ballard street railway lost by 568 votes among 237000 voters. Bolton widens his lead over Parish while Hanna Haas Collins Kennedy totals are recorded.
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Ballard
Bolton
A. BK. Parish
Hanna
Haas
Parish
Collins
Kennedy
Woman Denies Endorsing Josiah Davns for Councilman
Mrs. Zamora Cauffman, a prominent business woman, denies a clubwoman’s letter asserting she endorsed Josiah Davns for councilman. She states she neither endorsed Colline nor worked for his campaign.
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Zamora C. Cauffman
Josiah Davns
Cauffan
Colline
New Plymouth Pastor Echoes Calls to Fight Sin in Seattle
Rev. Hugh G Ross, newly arrived from South Africa, urged Congregationalists at the 14th annual meeting of the Church Extension Society to unite as fighters under the same flag. He spoke of Christians needing to drive out sin and foster the Kingdom of God across America Europe Asia and Africa as new directors Edwin London Arthur P Johnson Hugh Elmer Brown Sydney Strong and Rev. Hugh G Ross were elected.
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Seattle
Hugh G. Ross
Plymouth Congregational Church
Ross
South Africa
Congregational Church Extension Society
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Kingdom of God
Edwin London
Arthur P. Johnson
Hugh Elmer Brown
Sydney Strong
More Trouble for Dairyman Sam Cereni
Sam Cereni a dairyman of South Park had his milk selling license revoked last Wednesday by Chief Milk Inspector Henderson. He posted $1,500 bail on a charge of attempting to bribe deputy milk inspector Ralph J. Bowers after being caught selling milk on Thursday and offered $10 to overlook the matter. arrest was by Con stable Shannon on Judge Gordon's warrant.
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Sam Cereni
South Park
Henderson
Ralph J. Bowers
Shannon
Gordon
Bowers
Cereni
Stop Headache with Cascarets Remedy
Ad claims headaches stem from a sluggish liver and bowels. It urges readers to take a 10 cent box of Cascarets to stimulate liver and bowels and end headaches, mentioning bilious feelings dizziness coated tongue sour stomach.
Seattle High Schools Face Outsiders in Debate on Tax
Four Seattle high schools hosted visiting teams on Friday to debate the question Single Tax. Queens Anne high lost to Stadium of Tacoma while Franklin defeated Bothell, Lincoln beat Port Townsend, and West Seattle fell to Buckley. A Kirkland bout versus Broadway was forfeited when two Kirkland debaters were taken ill shortly before the start leaving no substitutes.
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Seattle
Queens Anne High
Stadium of Tacoma
Franklin
Bothell
Lincoln
Port Townsend
West Seattle
Buckley
Broadway
Kirkland
Pleasing Mr Blanning With Best Materials and Prices
Slogan and sales pitch claim customer satisfaction through quality materials painless methods and low prices. The text emphasizes pleasing customers similarly to how they pleased Mr Blanning, highlighting workmanship and affordability.
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Mr. Blanning
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