Seattle Boy Interprets Prison Letters in World War I
Leon Hanan of Seattle served 15 months in France with the 878th U S infantry Interpreting corps translating confidential letters found on captured scouts. He learned enemy morale through prisoners and participated as a motorcycle scout in battles at Saimons and Chateau Thierry, later wounded and sent home. He was born in Hebron Palestine and studied at the University of Cairo and Grand Bcale Paris before coming to Seattle.
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Leon Hanan
Seattle
Hanan
France
878Th
U. S. Infantry
Saimons
Chateau Thierry
Hebron
Pales- One
Nents
America
University of Cairo
Egypt
Grand Bcale
Paria
Immigration Service
Angel Island
San Francisco
Belgian rent relief bill aims to annul wartime arrears
A Belgian bill introduced in the chamber proposes exemption from all rent due during the war for working men. Rent payments were suspended during the war, and accrued rents now total about 2 million dollars, with Belgian landlords to bear the tax burden.
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N. BE. A
Brussels
High School Boys Put Out Flames
Two local high school boys rushed to the scene at 2617 Harvard Ave to battle a basement fire before firefighters arrived. Stephen B. Jones and Jeremiah Neterer Jr. grabbed a hose, entered the smoke filled basement, and likely saved the Edwin C. Seeley residence, home of the West Coast Packing Company president. The blaze started beneath an ash receptacle under a fireplace.
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Harvard Ave
Edwin C. Seeley
West Coast Packing Company
Stephen B. Jones
Richard Saxe Jones
Jeremiah Neterer
Japan to Colonize Southern Brazil
Rio de Janeiro March 18 Tokyo development company granted authority to emigrate and colonize in Southern Brazil. The project includes development of shipping and industrial and mineral resources with a capital of 4,442,000 dollars. The move follows Brazil’s policy of using development companies to utilize national wealth, marking Spar Oriental company for this opportunity.
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N. FE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Tokyo Development Company
Spar Oriental Company
Africa Nationalists Refused Passage To France Delegation
Special report from Port Town details Dutch nationalists seeking to present claims for a South African republic being blocked by the Durham Castle crew. British ex soldiers refused passage aboard and left behind before finally gaining passage on a warship. General Hertzog leads the delegation.
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PE Town
France
Durham Castle
Gen. Hertzog
Lord and Lady Algy welcomed by Seattleites
Seattle audiences greeted Maxine Elliott as Lady Algernon Chetland and William Paversham as Lord Algernon Chetland in a Met production. The performance featured a capable company, engaging comedy, and a poignant finale scene that drew applause and praise from the audience. The run continues with Tuesday and Wednesday curtain times and a Wednesday matinee.
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Lady Algy
Lord Algy
Metropolitan
Maxine Elliott
Algernon Chetland
William Paversham
Lord Algernon Chetland
Miss Elliott
Faversham
Mies Elliott
Mary Compton
Mre
Brabason Tudway
Adda
Robert Ayrton
Ervilie Anderson
Harvey Haya
Frederick Lloyd
Percy Waram
Franklyn Fox
H. Jess Smith
Frederick Haymond
Government to Equip Officers in Britain
London report says the war office drafts a plan to outfit British officers from government stores. Previously officers had to buy gear from storekeepers at prices fixed by others, a grievance shared by American forces.
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Britain
London
War Office
Distillery Raided as Officers Seize Private Operation
Police raided a Georgetown private distillery located at 216 Brandon Street on Monday. William Rodin, 37, and John Chravegna, 40, were arrested and released on $1,000 bonds each. Three barrels of wine 120 quarts of whisky a 60-gallon still and a cider press were seized.
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Liberty
William Rodin
John Chravegna
Northwest
Brandon St
Georgetown
Australians Here Look for Lumber Buyers
Northwest lumber merchants report Australians as heavy buyers awaiting a solid bottom in Pacific trade rates. E. Romeke of Otto Fomcecke in Melbourne has visited to review stocks, with more buyers expected to travel from the Pacific.
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Northwest
E. ©. Romeke
Otto Fomcecke
Melbourne
Pacific
Constance Crawley’s Funeral Arrangements Noted
Funeral arrangements are made for Constance Crawley etresa who died after a brief illness in Los Angeles. Crawley is remembered for stage work with Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and other renowned English actors before joining the American stage.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Constance Crawley
Etresa
Mise Crawley
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Nile Temple Plans Portland Boost for 1920 Conclave
The Nile Temple votes to bolster Portland's claim to hosting the 1920 Shriners convention and to instruct its delegates to support Portland at the Indianapolis conclave in July. In other news, the Employers' Industrial Commission returned home from England after a study tour of reconstruction issues.
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Nile Temple
Portland
Shriners
Indianapolis
Washington
Employers’ Industrial Commission
Department of Labor
England
When You Think of Advertising Think of The Star
A concise promotional line urging readers to associate The Star with advertising, implying trust and broad reach. The message positions the publication as the primary choice for advertiser visibility and impact.
Dressmaker Supplies and Forms Free standing basement store
Seasonable suggestions list sewing forms and supplies from The Basement Store. Includes adjustable mannequin forms for sizes 34 to 44, capstan sizes 1 and 2 with larger ranges, dress fasteners, hooks and eyes, English pins, pins boxes, belting, shaped belt ing, twill tape, tape lines, needle cases, and machine oil with prices.
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Eugene Ysaye
George Stewrs McManus Ascomtunist
Masonicsemple
Harvard
Marc
Shermamay & Co
Horlick
Florence
Dolman
J. B
Eriad
Finest Ave
Binyon Optical CO
Sane
laser-Paterson Co
Spis
Drapers —Mhaisette
Ei Sa
Witton
Davenport
Pete
Fraser-Paterson
Owen
Eienerirenstates
Ng Union Suita
Fraser-Paterson Co
Voceerreses
Japan
Africa
Brown Dental Offices
Edwin J. Brown
Columbia Street
Lord and Lady Algy
Jack Princeton
Princeton
del W. Sherrard
Trovato
Walser
Dyer
Paul Pedrini
Lilian Watson
Frederick & Nelso
Fifth Avenue
Pine Street
Sixth Avenue
Grace Block
Oxford
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