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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1917
Page
7
Herbert M. Stokes found guilty of manslaughter in the December 15 fatal home invasion at the Mutual Life building. Judge Frater orders a 1 to 20 year term at Walla Walla penitentiary. Dr Shelabarger listed with optician and bank details follow in the text.
Ruth St Denis Ted Shawn and the Denishawn Dancers perform at the Alhambra in a lyrical show described as artful and intoxicating. The bill also features Marion Harris, Andru Lewis, Helen Norton, Missett and Scott, Jesie OMeers, Helen Pingree, and King and King with additional Red Cross recruitment publicity at the Pantages theatre.
A collage of film listings and reviews in a late era newspaper showings at multiple theaters. Notable names include Marguerite Clark Anita Stewart Lola Weber and Kitty Gordon with titles The Valentine Girl The More Excellent Way Idle Wives and Forget Me Not. The page also notes Pathe News featuring Gen Joffre and a feature about Drew Keen.
Fair divorcees in King county courts since April 11 plan to challenge Divorce Proctor Pierce Loner van. Through attorney Leola May Blinn, fifty women taxpayers seek to bar Lonergan from duties and stop Auditor Wardall from issuing warrants. Miss Lilly A. Davis is the notifying witness.
Fritz Sonneborn, an unnaturalized German Jew, employed in a second hand store near Fourth Ave and Pike St, was arrested Saturday by Special Agent Howard Wright of the Department of Justice and taken to the federal detention station. He is charged with writing a letter to a Baltimore friend saying if the US joins the Allies against Germany, something big will happen on the Pacific Coast. Sonneborn denies ulterior motives, described as an agitator.
Washington May 7 railroads urged the interstate commerce commission to allow a 15 percent rate rise arguing operating costs have surged. They cited 1916 coal wages and materials at 1.015 billion and projected 1917 expenses at 1.222 billion, with wages rising from 701.9 million to about 770 million due to higher rates and other increases.
Versperian, son of an Armenian professor, describes Armenian suffering and Turkish atrocities. Lt Booth named chairman of Seattle committee with Walter Morris as secretary and Frank C. Jackson as executive secretary. It costs 10 cents a day to aid one Armenian or Syrian, while thousands are destitute due to the Mohammedan armies led by the Moham medan forces, according to Missionary W. E. Doughty of the Laymen's mission.
Charles William Kitchen, 92, a pioneer hotel man of the West and Seattle resident for 24 years, died at his home 1611 49th Ave N Saturday evening. Funeral services were held Monday at 11. Burial will be in Leavenworth Kansas. Metropolitan theatre employees presented manager Lewis Haase, transferred East by Klaw and Erlanger, with a gold match box.
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