Plan Big Drive for Council of Service
Seattle initiates a nationwide style war service drive on June 2 to enroll every man and woman in the Council of Patriotic Service with approval from state and county defense bodies and President Wilson. The week long campaign seeks 50 cent monthly dues from men and 25 cents from women to fund education and war relief efforts.
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Seattle
Council of Patriotic Service
Defense
Wilson
Red Cross
National Defense Organization
Louis Friedlander
Ed Ballinger
Frank Hull
Alker Building
Mooney Death Sentence Again Delayed to 60 90 Days
In San Francisco May 29 Judge Franklin A. Griffin resentenced Thomas J. Mooney to death, setting execution between 60 and 90 days from sentence. Mooney’s lawyers plan a writ of probable cause to keep him jailed in San Francisco rather than at San Quentin, seeking gubernatorial clemency or a U S Supreme Court appeal. The judge stated there was nothing else to do.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
United States Supreme Court
Franklin A. Griffin
Mooney
San Quentin Penitentiary
Wentworth Charged Over Red Cross Row In Bremerton
Ruth Cook of Bremerton threatened to place a yellow chalk mark on D A Wentworth after he refused to donate to the Red Cross. He was charged with disturbing the peace and the case was set for Friday.
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Ruth Cook
Bremerton
D. A. Wentworth
Red Cross
Miss Cook
Mercy Society
Wentworth
Clemmer Shows Seal of Silence with Karl Williams
For three days Clemmer Theatre presents The Seal of Silence starring Karl Williams, with Grace Darmond as Ruth Carden. The program also features a Pathe Weekly, a Sydney Drew comedy, and other shorts including Believe Me Xantippe and Wild Women and Tame Lions.
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Clemmer
Karl Williams
Grace Darmond
Ruth Carden
Pathe
George
George MacFarland
Ann Littl
Wallace Reid
Xantippe
Liberty
Star Liberty News Weekly
Paramount
Express Companies Merge Under New Private Corporation
Washington May 29 The transportation business of Wells Fargo Ada ma American and Southern Express companies will be merged into one private corporation capitalized at 30 million dollars.
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Washington
Wells Fargo, Adama
American
Southern Express
University staff banquet at Sorrento hotel noted
University of Washington Daily staff members held a Twiceday night banquet at the Sorrento hotel. The event gathered newsroom staff for an evening of recognition and fellowship.
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University of Washington Daily
Sorrento Hotel
Food Thief Ring Steals Thousands in San Francisco
Federal and police officers report an organized ring stole food from freight cars and wharves in San Francisco on May 29. Nearly four tons of flour sugar and other items were found at the hotel of Amabile Porta who was arrested as a food hoarder. Several other men are jailed.
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San Francisco
Federal
Polce
Amabile Porta
Jall
Six Nurses Graduate At Seattle City Hospital
Six nurses graduated from Seattle City Hospital Tuesday night in a ceremony in the council chamber. Mayor Hanson delivered an address as part of the exercises.
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Seattle City Hospital
Council Chamber
Hanson
Fifteen More Men Off for Army Training From Seattle
A Seattle draft call sent 75 men to Vancouver barracks for army training. It followed the war department note that the final quota of the first army draft had been called. At draft board No 6 on Tuesday eight of nineteen summoned failed to report, listed as deserters. Luncheon for departing troops was held at the Soldiers and Sailors club. Divination No 10 released 39 men who missed examination.
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Seattle
Vancouver Barracks
War Department
Soldiers’ and Sailors Club
Divination No. 10
Washington
America
Spain Reports to S ow Prisoners Held by Germans
Washington May 29 The Spanish embassy in Berlin replies to the State Department on how American prisoners of war are treated. Spanish delegates may visit camps freely but German officials require witnesses if the visit is unannounced. When advance notice is given there is no military interference.
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Washington
State Department
Berlin
Tanlac helps Seattle couple report relief from digestive ills
Mrs. George Conklin of 4006 24th Avenue West says Tanlac improved her digestion back pain and kidney issues after years of suffering. Her husband, a railroad man, also benefited as he began Tanlac for stomach trouble. The ad notes general claims about Tanlac’s toning up of overworked organs and urges purchase at Bartell Drug Stores in Seattle.
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George Conklin
24Th Avenue West
Tanlac
Conklin
Great Northern
North Dakota
Seattle
Bartell Drug Stores
Bishop Fogarty urges Irish youths to resist draft
United Press reports from Dublin on May 29 noting Bishop Fogarty of Killaloe urged Irish youths to resist conscription during a sermon at confirmation ceremonies. He praised De Valera as a great leader and urged calm as the Irish people await the outcome, while Dublin papers debate the clergy stance.
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Dublin
Fogarty
Killaloe
de Valera
Sinn
Ireland
Italian ace Baracca adds 32nd enemy plane downed
Major Baracca, the leading Italian ace, shot down the foremost enemy aircraft, increasing his confirmed victories to 32. The action, reported from the war front, underscores Baracca's continued air superiority over opposing forces.
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Paris
Maj
Baracca
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