Red Front Clothing sale unveils deep cuts on footwear and menswear
The Red Front Clothing Company at 1508-10 First Avenue promotes Saturday discounts across shoes shirts undergarments and work wear. Big price breaks claim to stem from acquiring Great Emporium Stock at half dollar value enabling bulk savings. Sale begins 9 am with wide display windows and early buy urged.
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Red Cross
Florsheim
Red Front Clothing Company
Flint Avenue
South Bend
Washington
First Avenue
Public Market
Pike Street
German Officer Capt. Alfred Fritzen Arrested in Welland Canal Plot
In Los Angeles area a German officer Capt Alfred Fritzen was arrested in Alhambra by Department of Justice agents on charges of involvement in a plot to destroy the Welland canal. Investigators note his movements in Mexico and other parts of the country. He says he has been in the United States three years and admits a recent Cuba visit as tourism.
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Los Angeles
Welland Canal
Alfred Fritzen
Department of Justice
Alhambra
Here
Blansford
Fritzen
Mexico
United States
Cuba
Altho
Patrolman Hagen Firing Wounds Chinese Prowler
Early morning in Chinatown Officer Ed Hagen fired at a prowler after Woo Quan fled from Eighth and Jackson. Quan was shot in the shoulder and admitted to Seattle General Hospital at 706 King Street. Hagen suspected Quan of targeting a victim for a tong gang.
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Chinatown
Ed Hagen
Woo Quan
Eighth and
Jackson St
Hagen
Quan
Seattle General Hospital
King St
Ambassador Guthrie of Tokio Dies Suddenly
Washington reports Ambassador Guthrie in Tokyo died yesterday from apoplexy. A cablegram to the state department conveyed the sudden death this afternoon.
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Washington
Guthrie
Tokio
State Department
Prosperity Wave Soon to Arrive on Pacific Coast
President Albert J. Rhodes of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club predicts a broad prosperity wave spreading from the East to the Pacific coast. Rhodes, back from a five week national tour with Mrs. Rhodes, spoke after attending the Foreign Trade Council in Pittsburg and the National Chamber of Commerce session in Washington D C.
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Albert J. Rhodes
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Pacific Coast
Rhodes
Foreign Trade Council
Pittsburg
National Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Co ed Whips Up Dogfish Delicacies at University
Miss Elizabeth Pennell, a University of Washington student, prepares several dishes using the grayfish or dogfish on advice from the U S Bureau of Fisheries. United States Fish Commission visitors sample her creations and praise her flavors.
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United States Bureau of Fisheries
Elizabeth Pennell
University of Washington
United States Fish Commission
Chinatown Play Set by U Girls at University Carnival
The all university carnival staged by the women's league will be held Saturday evening in the university gymnasium. The principal attraction is a street in Chinatown staged by members of the Sigma Nu and Sigma Chi fraternities.
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Women's League
University Gymnasium
Chinatown
Sigma Nu
Sihma Chi
Commerce Hall Left Unfinished at the University
The new Commerce hall on the university campus stands unfinished as contractors quit when funds ran dry. A bare 60 feet on the west end marks the spot where the builders deserted the project.
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Commerce
Registration purge pulls 33000 names from voter rolls
Because they did not vote in last Tuesday's election, more than 33 000 names have been stricken from the registration records. These persons must register again before they can vote at another election.
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Registration Clerka
Co operative Plan to Fight H C at SU
A Pan-Hellenic meeting discussed a common storehouse as the best solution to a dispute with H C at SU. The plan would involve women’s Greek letter societies at the University of Washington forming a cooperative basin. It remains undecided Friday whether fraternities will aid the sororities in this effort.
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Tittle Old HW. C. of
U. of W
Filibuster Ends as Senate Bans Long Speeches
Washington March 9 The organized filibuster in the senate is dead after a 76 to 3 vote. The 109 year practice allowed unlimited debate until cloture. A six hour debate preceded the decision. Gronna La Follette and Sherman opposed adoption.
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Washington
Senate
United States Senate
Gronna, la Follette
Sherman
Count Zeppelin Dead in Berlin
Amsterdam dispatches report funeral arrangements not yet completed for Count Von Zeppelin who died yesterday in Berlin. The inventor of the great dirigible died from inflammation of the lungs after a period of illness including dysentery and mumps with an operation required during recovery.
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Amsterdam
Count von Zeppelin
Berlin
Bomb sleuths to tell about Germans plot
Police Capt. Tunney and Detective Barnitz, New York bomb investigators, will testify to the federal grand jury about disclosures linking Dr. Chandra Chakraberty and Dr. Ernest Schunner to a conspiracy to start a revolution in India. They may discuss Schunner's land purchase near West Point, seen as a possible ammo depot for an alien foe force in the United States.
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New York
Tunney
Barnitz
Schunner
West Point
Belgium
France
England
Catakilla
Ashoaken
United States
Smallpox Scares Berlin Residents
Berlin officials deny Zeppelin program pause as a smallpox scare prompts mass vaccination. A few cases sparked concern, but authorities reassured the public while thousands receive shots.
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Berlin
Teutons Take Slavs Berlin in Mind War Front
The war office announced that four officers and 600 men were captured near the Romanian border as German forces stormed positions on the edge of Magyaros. Several machine guns and mine throwers were taken in the operation.
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Berlin
Sayville
War Office
British Near Bagdad as City of Peace Seized Expected
London dispatch reports Bagdad the ancient city known as the City of Peace since 1638 is about to fall to British forces. Official word says British cavalry are within 12 miles of the ancient capital, making the capture a foregone conclusion.
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London
Bagdad
City of Peace
The Double Standard and Girls Temptation
A reader asks if a girl who allows a kiss loses respect from boys. Miss Grey explains the male double standard excuses temptation for men while condemning the girl. She invites brief opinions from others, noting letters over 250 words cannot be printed.
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Miss Grey
Debs sentence for contempt and six month jail term
The exchange notes that Eugene Debs was jailed for six months for contempt of court after being charged with conspiracy during a Western road strike in 1894 and acquitted on other counts. It asks about his penitentiary history.
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Eugene Debs
H. F
Debs
Star reader calls for action after Seattle killings
An editor letter questions rising murder and injury from criminals driving cars in Seattle. The writer urges the Star to support tougher law enforcement, proposes appointing a Putnam-like police leader, and laments widespread ordinance violations between the McGraw monument and Jer Smith building, urging reforms to protect pedestrians.
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the Star
Star
Seattle
Police Department
Lontain
McGraw Monument
Jer Smith
Citizens protest cutting trees on Madison Street in Seattle
Charles Hooper of 803 Madison Street asks The Star to condemn removal of shade trees along Madison Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. He argues cities plant trees for health and beauty and urges owners not to cut trees unless absolutely necessary.
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the Star
Star
Madison St
Seventh
Eighth Aves
Seattle
Charles Hooper
New Commercial Club Formed Here in Seattle
Plans were laid for immediate organization of the Progressive Commercial Club of Seattle. An option was secured on quarters for two thousand members. A committee on organization will report Monday March 19 at 6 p m at the Good Eats cafeteria. Members include Thos P Revelle Robert Bridges J W Bryan Oliver T Erickson Otto A Case Dr BE BRB Edgar George FE Ryan and Edgar E Snyder. The meeting is public.
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Thos. P. Revelle
Robert Bridges
J. W. Bryan
Oliver T. Erickson
Otto A. Case
Dr. BE
Brb. Edgar
George FE. Ryan
Edgar E. Snyder
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