U S Woman Likely To Get Albanian Throne
Princess Viola, formerly Helen Kelly Gould, may become queen of Albania as her husband Prince Vlora plots a return to royal power. In New York with two children, she recalls wartime nursing in Paris and discusses Albania's harsh terrain and polygamy among its mountaineers. The prince works from Paris and London to secure a ruler. A separate note mentions a Wellesley rental sale at Westlake market continuing to Wednesday.
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New York
Viola
Helen Kelly Gould
Ralph Thomas
al Ee
Greece
RB. Leeda
Prince Christopher
Viora
Prince Viora
Paris
Ferid Pasha
Abdul Hamid
Albania
Lenorie
Helen
Dorothy
Switzerland
Helen Margaret Kelly
Eugene Kelly
Frank Jay Gould
Prince Vlora
London
Balkans
Adriatic
Tramp and Boy Offer Odd Roadside Exchange
A vignette from Boy's Life presents a traveler asking for help along the road. A motherly figure declines, offering instead to unleash a dog who will respond with eagerness. The exchange captures a quirky, humorous roadside moment.
Robbers Break Through Wall Loot Bank of Latah
In Spokane masked robbers tunnelled through a brick wall into the Bank of Latah at Latah and robbed 200 safety deposit boxes and contents. The heist ended with the thieves fleeing before authorities arrived.
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Spokane
Bank of Latah
Latah
Mrs Stillman Refuses Offer in Divorce Case
New York May 17 Mrs James A Stillman rejected her husband s proposal to withdraw the divorce suit on conditions The offer included her obtaining a divorce in Paris a monthly income of 7500 and a ban on returning to the United States or Canada along with relinquishing any claim to the child Guy in the Stillman trust Mrs Stillman challenged the asset split noting the Guy stipulation as an admission of illegitimacy
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New York
James A. Stillman
Raised Money in Circulation Suspects Held in City
Two men Frank Cantano and Albert Ferrero faced investigation by Capt. Thomas Foster after police found raised currency. A $1 note altered to look like $10 and a $2 note altered to $20 were kept as evidence. Cantano was arrested on Sixth Ave S and King St. Ferrero detained at the Welcome hotel by Patrolman F J Phillips following multiple complaints.
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City Jall
Thomas Foster
Secret Service
Frank Cantano
Albert Ferrero
F. J. Phillips
Cantano
Sixth Ave. S
King St
Ferrero
Welcome Hotel
Jackson St
Striking Workers Clash With Police in Osaka Fight
Nine hundred electrical workers clashed with 200 Japanese police in Osaka. Twenty strikers and 14 police were injured as workers pressed demands for wage and condition negotiations. A Tokyo dispatch to the Nippu Jiji notes the clash occurred amid a strike by the workers. Peking reports an operation for appendicitis fatally affecting French minister Auguste Boppe.
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Honolulu
T. H
Osaka
Japan
Tokyo
Nippu Jiji
Peking
Auguste Boppe
China
Peggy Jones seeks 10000 monthly alimony in divorce case
Peggy Jones asks the court for temporary alimony of 10000 per month and 100000 in attorneys fees in a divorce case before Judge Joseph Sabath. Weymuth Kirkland, her attorney, argues the sums are small given Joyce's claimed income over 100000 annually. Hearing set for May 25 to decide the requests.
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Chicago
Peggy” Jones
Sust
Joseph Sabath
Superior
Weymuth Kirkland
James Stanley Joyce
Joyce
Europe
America
Stella Fire Destroys Stella Washington Waterfront
A blaze in Stella Washington caused over $100000 in damage and left sixty people homeless. The fire swept the Stella hotel Stockmeyer Logging warehouse and yards five residences and a dock area along the Columbia River. River steamers from Rainier Goble St Helens and other Oregon towns helped battle the flames and salvage freight.
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Stella
Wash
Stockmeyer Logging & Lumber Company
Columbia River
Rainier
Goble
St. Helens
Oregon
Columbia
Biella
Elks Invite Civil War Heroes For Memorial Day
Seattle Elks plan Memorial Day program inviting Grand Army of the Republic and Confederate veterans as guests. A committee requests auto volunteers to bring their cars and present volunteer cards promptly. Memorial Day falls on Monday with a related long weekend.
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Grand Army of the Republic
The
Confederacy
Seattle Elks
Swenen
Chad Ballard
Otto Wolf
Billa
Confab Held On Ship Strike In Seattle
Federal city and county officials met with Seattle business leaders to avert a fuel oil shortage and Alaska food famine linked to the shipping strike. A proposal to deploy naval reserve men was tabled. A special committee of Alaska Steamship Co members will study the strike and report to the shipping board. Food in Alaska grows critical as fuel oil runs low with oil stocks enough only until June 10.
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Seattle
Alaska
Naval Reserve
Shipping Board
A. H., Lundin
Prank Waterhouse
EE. T. Standard
Alaska Steamship Company
Northwest
Legion to test slackers list desersters draft
Washington state officials prepare to receive a War Department list of deserters for verification. Commander Thomas M. Swale said the list may contain errors and will be checked upon arrival at the Stuart building state headquarters. Names will be segregated and distributed to local American Legion posts for confirmation.
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Washington State
War Department
American Legion
Stuart
Thomas M. Swale
Swale
Germans Enter Silesia Battle In Gogolin Clash
German irregular forces and Italian allies fought Polish insurgents at Gogolin in Upper Silesia. Reported losses favored Germans with over 100 Poles killed while German casualties were trifling. Skirmishes across the region marked continued German advance into the city.
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Oppeln
Upper Silesia
Gogolin
Poles Tighten Hold on Silesia in May Advances
Berlin reports Polish insurgents strengthened control of Upper Silesia. Italian troops retreat after being outnumbered near Plens and Rybnik as Polish forces enter Mikolai. Allies hold German troops, while appeals to protect Germany’s coal region continue amid reparations concerns.
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Berlin
Upper Silesia
Plens
Rybnik
Mikolai
Germany
Parally
Silesia
Fearful Situation Threatened in Upper Silesia
OPPEIN May 17. Chief Wolney of the Polish plebiscite commission warned that a German attack in Upper Silesia would trigger widespread murder as people arm themselves. He supported Polish leaders who expected aggression and Germans urged restraint to avoid massacre.
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Oppein
Upper Silesia
Axea
Wolney
France and Britain Move Toward Harmony Over Silesia
Paris reports indicate a semi official French push to ease Allied tensions. Briand and his cabinet weigh a partition plan for Upper Silesia with coal lands mainly to Poland while preparing a compromise outline to the cabinet to calm public debate and back Lloyd George.
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Paris
Great Britain
Briand
Upper Silesia
Poland
Preas
Lloyd George
France
Italian Election Goes Conservative
Returns from national elections show a growing conservative majority led by Premier Giolitti. District reports were slow and cautious, but the coalition is expected to hold 250 to 285 seats in the next chamber, opposing radicals socialists and communists.
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Rome
Giolitti
Portland Riot Flares as Police Reinforce Waterfront
Portland Chief deploys all reserve officers after a riot aboard the Swift Scout and renewed clashes along the water front. A strikebreaker Arthur Mason was beaten at North Hawk dock, police chased rioters into rail yards, and a late clash near Broadway bridge led to multiple arrests. The Swift Scout security and non union crew faced confrontation, with Captain George Kidgett among those injured. A second non union deck crew was sent aboard by the Shipping Board.
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Portland
Leo V. Jenkins
Swift Scout
Arthur Mason
North Hawk Docka
Mason
Broadway Bridge
Swift
Portland Harbor
George E. Kidgett
Swiftcure Oil Transport Company
Veeres
Sea Service Bureau
United States Shipping Board
Naval Reserve May Be Called Out for Shipping Board
In San Francisco on May 17 W Kincaid operating manager of the United States Shipping Board warned that if maritime workers do not return to work within two weeks the government will order out the naval reserve to run ships. He stressed ships operated by the Shipping Board and private lines must be moved and that the government never loses a fight. Police guards surround the Shipping Board HQ to deter striker attacks on workers seeking government vessels.
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San Francisco
United States Shipping Board
W. Kincaid
Kincaid
Naval Reserve Force
Shipping Board
Doctor guards accuse woman in Honolulu case
Mrs Lydia Bouchard held on charge of poisoning four husbands and her brother in law. She was moved from Oahu jail to the prison hospital under a physician. She has eaten little since custody, with poor digestion and nervous strain evident. Her husband Paul visits daily while authorities plan transfers to the mainland for May 24 aboard the Buford.
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Honolulu
T. HW
Lydia Bouchard
Twin Falla
Idaho
Inlaw
Oahu
Southard
Sho
Mra. Southard
Paul Vincent Southard
Arthur McDuffie
Chamber to act on hotel plan at Fifth Ave and University
The Chamber of Commerce prepared a report supporting Metropolitan Building Company’s $2.2 million hotel project at Fifth Avenue and University Street. The panel, framed by Backus Eldridge and Co. Wiggins, could endorse the proposal for submission to the University Board of Regents at their May 26 ground lease extension meeting.
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Chamber of Commerce
Metropolitan Building Company
Fifth Ave
University At
Chamber
M. F. Backus
Eldridge
John Co. Wiggins
Regenta
University
Cabaret Guests Robbed of $10,000
Seventy five dancers at a Chicago cabaret were robbed by five bandits who burst into the Roamer Inn during an early morning performance. They forced patrons against walls and seized $10,000 in cash and jewelry before fleeing. Police investigated the bold heist as a major city crime.
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Cthicago
Roamer Inn
Girl Laughs At Kiss Turns Fatal At London Station
At Victoria Station London a 16 year old girl Hilda May Henton laughed heartily at a man and woman kissing. She collapsed before a doctor arrived and died from congested thyroid aggravated by the laughter.
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London
Victoria Station
Hilda May Henton
Dresses in Tricolette and Georgette for Seattle Women
Elegant dresses in tricolette and Georgette target Seattle women with embroidered hems and waist details. Ten models include Eton styled outfits resembling suits, featuring eyelet embroidery and floral designs. Blues browns and grays available in multiple shades and sizes up to 44, though not all colors in every style.
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Seattle
30 Lucky Women New Hats Attract Shoppers
Large novelty hats with wide transparent straw brims attract women shoppers. Crowns come in navy brown or China blue with wide ribbon streamers in self or contrasting color. The style is there.
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