Uncle Sam picks Charles Edward Russell for Russian commission
The United States appoints Charles Edward Russell to a Russian commission depleting The Star and its allied editors. Russell, famed for the slogan No more kings no more wars, loses his editorial influence as Herbert Quick and others move into government roles, reflecting fierce competition among national figures and media voices. Ohio D A R lodge condemns flag display on hosiery as desecration, criticizing unpatriotic D A R members.
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the Star
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Herbert Quick
National Defense Council
Farm Loan Board
Wilson
Russell
Uncle Sam
Star Men
Star
Sally
Elihu Root I
Mothers' Day in the Nation's Year of Motherhood
A patriotic tribute extols mothers and their sacrifice for sons in the war effort. The piece links mother love to national devotion, urging honor for all mothers from today onward and noting Tacoma and Mount Rainier in a wartime civic mood.
Reappoint Bridges Residents urge port commission reappointment
A Seattle based mass meeting at Good Eats cafeteria urges Bob Bridges to accept a port commission reappointment. The appeal cites Bridges as essential for wartime food issues and public welfare, noting the unpaid role carries worry while praising his leadership against food shortages.
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Seattle
Good Eats
Bob
Port Commission
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Star
Bob Bridges
Peruna credited for relief of chronic catarrh in Virginia man
Mr. W H Chaney of Berlin Virginia reports twelve months of head catarrh ended after four bottles of Peruna. He says head pains disappeared and overall strength improved, calling Peruna the greatest medicine on earth. Peruna Tablets now offered for those who object to liquids.
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Ferer
West Against Coolies Assault on Labor in Pacific Coast
Editor The Star prints a reader letter praising the paper for opposing the importation of Asiatic coolies. The writer argues laborers should lobby Congress, warn against mill mine and factory competition, and claim how Western workers would resist such a policy to avoid starvation or soup kitchens after the war.
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Letter to the Star warns against Asian labor imports
Lillie C Fleming from Wapato Washington urges The Star to oppose importing Asiatic labor, arguing it would undercut white workers and harm soldiers returning home. She calls for farmers to pay living wages and questions President and Otis backing for such plans.
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Harrison Grey Otis
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Lillie C. Fleming
Wapato
Wash
Soldiers Insurance Reform Call From The Star
Editor notes rising life insurance rates for soldiers and proposes government required uniform policies with government reimbursement for excess losses. A Marine volunteers letter praises Marines, urging positive coverage of the Navy’s “soldiers of the sea” and their motto Semper Fidelis.
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Arcade Building
Marine Barracks
National Naval
Marine Corps Branch
Oregon
Seattle
Soldiers of the Sea
Alwaya Faithfs
Bigamist twist storms stage night finale
The second act sails along as Bambi and Jarvis entertain the crowd. After Jarvis credits the play to his wife and the book author, Bambi reveals she wrote the book and exposes Jarvis as a bigamist, sparking wild applause and a hurried exit for the couple amid stunned guests.
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Jarvis
Jocelyn
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Rechard
Richard
Sam
Inamorata
Jove
Rambi
Jarvie
Fako
Jarvin
Jarna Jocelyn
Gamiat
Hambi
Jarvia
Movie Notes and Public Quips Stir Seattle Verve
A mix of light social quips and media notes in Seattle columns. Mentioned items include Kitchin voting for a war tax, discourses on whales as food, and Hollywood gossip about actors like Genevieve Coldslaw and Myrtle Mildew. Also highlights playful Bureau notes on movie stars and off screen antics.
Public Quarrel Shadows a Daring Broadway Troupe
Richard Strong fails to find Jarvis after a quarrel with Bambi as the actress seeks to impress. Jarvis wanders away, then returns to reveal his broken bond with Bambi. Strong visits Jarvis to relay concerns about Bambi's health and begs him to act as husband and protector.
Cure Emphasizes Open Air For Tuberculosis Treatment
The piece argues the open air cure is essential for tuberculosis and not a substitute for nourishment. It urges patients to spend nearly all day outdoors and to consume extra meals including six glasses of milk and six raw eggs between regular meals to support recovery.
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Ian’t
Walla
Health Questions Answered on Infected Tonsils
Health questions answered describe likely ill effects from infected tonsils including mouth breathing enlarged neck glands pallor frequent sore throat and potential deafness as warnings.
Going to Bambi
A man broods on repentance and heads to his lover Bambi with urgency. He arrives early at Sunnyside and finds her in a firelit room, where she confesses her misguided jealousy and his true feelings amid a tense emotional confrontation.
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Richard Strong
Frohman
Jarvis
National Arts Club
Jocelyn
Sunnyside
Strong
Mikman
Citadel
Typhus Grips U S Envoy in Turkey
The U S envoy to Turkey, Ambassador Elkus, is recalled due to the severed diplomatic ties and is reportedly seriously ill with typhus in Constantinople. Meanwhile in a domestic scene a couple reconciles, promising continued partnership and love as a family returns home.
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Newspaper mail rates spark protest in New York
May 12 The proposed newspaper mail rates are exorbitant, says D C Seitz chair of the postal committee of the American Newspaper Publishers association. He calls forty dollars a ton for 344 miles far too high.
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D. C. Seitz
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
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