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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1916

Page

3

Wilson Seen as Possible Peace Mediator After German Note

Berlin reports from Washington say President Wilson would accept German concessions on submarine demands, boosting hope that the German American dispute is closed. Papers debate Wilson as potential mediator when peace terms are considered, with some noting the note’s peace reference as significant.

Berlin Washington Wilson Germany Vorwaerts National Liberal Gazette

Wilson Will Not Hasten European Peace Talks

President Wilson will not push for peace negotiations now. The White House will not act on the German note and, following guidance from American embassies in London and Paris, will withhold peace proposals until the hoped for Allied offensive has begun.

Washington Wilson White House London Paris

Practical household queries on stains mushrooms and etiquette

A reader asks how to remove dark stains from aluminum cookware using ammonia in water for 10 to 15 minutes and notes impurities pose no poison risk. Another asks about growing mushrooms in a cellar and landlord consent. A third seeks career advice and warns against premature money use. A fourth requests methods to avoid a tubercular friend kissing children. answer stresses frank, gentle refusal and medical consensus against indiscriminate kissing.

Pastor Calls Lusitania Crime. Predicts U.S. Role in Punishment

Rev. Dr. Hugh G. Ross, Plymouth Congregational, told an Arena audience that Germany is a highway robber and Lusitania victims deserve vengeance. He said the United States would have a part in punishing Germany and called the German reply an insulting document. He noted his status as a guest speaker from Capetown and praised Col. Roosevelt as America’s greatest citizen.

Hugh G. Ross Plymouth Congregational Church Lusitania Germany United States Capetown Col. Roosevelt America H H. Gowen Carter Helm Jones First Baptist Church Ernest V. Shayler St Mark's Episcopal Church George H. Walker

Red Cross Seeks 1000 New Members in Seattle

More than 100 women and girls staffed booths in downtown stores and office buildings starting Monday to recruit 1,000 new Seattle Red Cross members this week. The campaign, led by Mrs Charles Albert Phillips, Mrs Mary Jester Allen, Miss Dorothy Gibbs, and Miss Frances Skinner, carries the slogan The Red Cross Needs You Job Now.

Seattle American Red Cross Society Red Cross Mra Charles Albert Phillips Mary Jester Allen Dorothy Gibbs Frances Skinner

Picks new men on state board

Governor Lis t er finds successors to fill the chairs of Floyd L. Daggett and Ernat on the industrial insurance commission but withholds names. Clarence Parker, the labor representative on the commission, has resigned. The new commissioners will take office about June 1.

Olympia May Lister Floyd L. Daggett Ernat Industrial Insurance Commission Clarence Parker

Council to Take Flag Oath at Meeting

Representatives from patrol groups will attend the council meeting to begin with flag exercises. The city officials will pledge allegiance to the flag before the visitors.

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Theda Bara Stars in The Eternal Sapho at Strand

The Strand presents The Eternal Sapho with Theda Bara whose emotional turn shocks the audience as a ghost from the past tests a lover’s faith. Sidney Drew comedy and music accompany the feature in a program emphasizing dramatic depth and star power.

Theda Bara Strand Theatre Sapho Sidney Drew

Film Programs Showcase Marian Swayne and Margaret Gibson

Marian Swayne stars in The Carriage of Death at the Mission theater with Bert Delaney supporting, followed by M T Dome's Awful Night. Marguerite Clark shines in Molly Make Believe at the Coliseum, while Douglas Fairbanks heads The Good Bad Man at the Liberty and The Leopard's Bride with Margaret Gibson at the Colonial.

Rroger MS Almamara Mary Waller Ste Netahbor Daula Shay Myer Withiam Doncean Paramount Pictorial Colontal Margearet Gibson Libreat Douglas Vairbankese Keystone Mission War Marian Swayne Bert Delaney M. T. Dome Marguerite Clark Mary Pickford Coliseum Theatre Molly Make Douglas Fairbanks the Liberty Mr. Fairbanks Robin Hood Desert Bessie Love Colonial Theatre East India Margaret Gibson

Corn Prize Contest For King County Students

Cash prizes totaling 100 dollars await the best corn grown by school boys in King county. The contest is organized by County Agriculturist Rader and County School Superintendent Durham.

King County Rader Supt Durham

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