Roosevelt volunteer division plan forces House action
The House voted 215 to 178 to recommit the conference report on the select service army bill with instructions to insert the Roosevelt volunteer division plan. The move followed a tense session in which Speaker Clark and others received cheers for voting against the administration line.
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Seattle backs up plan to celebrate registration day
Mayor Hiram C. Gill backs a city wide celebration to honor volunteers registering for service. William Gaines urges committees at registration sites with representatives from labor, banking, and professional circles. A mass meeting or dance at the Armory is proposed to arrange greeters committees and raise funds for the company mesa fund.
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Peasant land seizures rock Russia as revolt spreads
Petrograd May 12 The revolt of Russian peasants grows as nearly 150 000 000 acres are seized and land is confiscated or redistributed by popular assemblies. Soldiers desertions rise amid German propaganda urging return home to claim land. Duma leaders and soldiers clash over the pace of reform.
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Petrograd
Russia
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Duma
Shulgin
Broadway High Stage May Festival Delights 800
Students of Broadway high school presented their annual May festival Friday night in the school auditorium before an audience of 800 people.
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Stars Tonight at Seattle Theatres Headline Week Ahead
The Star lists George Beban at Coliseum Margaret Ellington at Mission Ethel Barrymore at Liberty Mary Miles Minter at Colonial Edith Storey at Clemmer and Clara Kimball Young at Rex among other attractions. Full details in today’s issue.
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Coliseum
Margaret Ellington
Mission
Ethel Barrymore
Liberty
Mary Miles Minter
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Edith Storey
Clemmer
Clara Kimball Young
Rex
Departure of American Mission to Russia Accelerated
Washington May 12 The Department speeds the American mission to Russia amid reports of continued internal disturbances there.
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Russia
Wheat Futures Jump as May Crashes on Market Riot
Chicago May 12 The Board of Trade closed May futures after a riotous day sending July up 28 cents to 2.75 and September up 20 cents to 2.46. May wheat collapsed from a record 3.25 as authorities halted May trading and a special committee will set contract prices. The crisis stems from non existent wheat, unobtainable purchases, and Western traders overselling to Europe and others.
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Echo Zahl Seeks Work In Seattle Diary Chapter
Miss Echo Zahl formerly of the University of Oregon arrived in Seattle to seek employment. She recounts her decision, arrival, and initial job search experiences in a serialized account with a third installment planned for Monday.
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Echo June Zahl
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Seattle
Mayor of City Is Shot
The report cites a local mayor named Eugene Odent in Senlis France beloved for kindness and public service. It recounts his leadership during cholera outbreaks and the 1870 Prussian invasion, noting his son and citizens called him father while Germans bombarded the town in 1914 forcing residents to hide in cellars.
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Senlis
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Paris
Eugene Odent
Paxton
Hague
Cigaret Was The Girl In The Star Classics Series
A brief promo notes the heroine Cigaret Was in a story of love and danger titled Under Two Flags by Ouida. The Star announces the novel as its best and that the first of six classic titles begins Monday, each complete in itself.
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