Northwest delegates depart for Chicago convention
The dispatch describes a Northern Pacific train leaving Washington with Republican and Progressive delegates joining in Oregon Idaho and Montana. Abe Hurwitz of The Seattle Star will report firsthand for readers while The Star and United Press provide rapid, concise convention news from Chicago with twenty reporters on the scene.
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Washington
Union Depot
Pasco
Oregon
Northwest
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Seattle Star
The
Star
Great Northwest
United Press Corps
United Press
Insurance and preparedness as shields for family welfare
The message emphasizes taking out insurance to protect oneself and family, arguing preparedness prevents distress when illness or danger arises. It warns that lack of coverage can leave families in hardship during crises and conflicts.
Last Edition Circulation Help and Weather Outlook
If your paper is missing call Main 9400 and ask for the circulation manager or editor. Weather forecast: Fair tonight and Thursday.
Orientals Scheming for Pacific Control Warn Washington Officials
Washington officials warn that six dreadnoughts and a battle cruiser could be funded by the education spend in the 1916 presidential campaign. Estimates put campaign costs at fifty million dollars, with sixty cents per person, and a large portion hidden under publicity loopholes. Historical anecdotes compare campaign spending across eras, noting notable sums for prior campaigns and odd itemized expenses in early American elections.
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Washington
Japan Plays Trump Card in Big Game
Washington officials confront Japan’s high stakes strategy in the Pacific. Tokyo presses to block Japanese exclusion from immigration, seeking to open doors to China, control Pacific routes, and widen influence amid shifting alliances and Russia ties.
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Japan
Washington, D. C
Washington
United States
Pacific
China
Uncle Sam
Nippon
Senate
Wilson
Philippines
Russia
Roosevelt Attacks Hyphenated American Alliance
In St Louis Col Roosevelt denounces hyphenated loyalty amid a breakfast crowd, arguing for a strong Americanism and opposing both English American and German American alliances. He criticizes Wilson’s foreign policy and warns against moral treason in the hyphenated idea. He spoke at a luncheon of the Y club, urging a decisive national stance.
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Wilson
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Hughes Keeps Mum as Hughes Backers Battle Inside GOP
In Chicago on May 31 United Press reports pressure on Justice Hughes from Roosevelt League and other factions. Meyer accuses Hitchcock of wooing southern Hughes delegates while Hitchcock defends his role and pledges party unity. Weeks arrives. hearings on delegates start tomorrow. retirement of Sing Sing warden Kirchway prompts Osborne to be considered.
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Chicago
Chas. Evans Hughes
George von L. Meyer
Navy
Roosevelt Republican League
Frank H. Hitchcock
Hughes
Whitman
Ceme
Meyers
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Hitchcock
Republican Party
George Kirchway
Sing Sing
Thomas Mott Osborne
May Head Prison
Middle of the Night Imagery in Star Preview
Blanche Rader depicts the mid night as a deep smooth water like a flood tide in a scene about a character named Carron seeking a midnight outing. The author of The Son of the Wind contributes a vivid description for readers in The Star.
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Blanche Rader
Carron
Pacific Coast Longshoremen Strike Threatens Ports
ILA members across the Pacific coast threaten a 6 am Thursday walkout if wage demands are not granted. Seattle and San Francisco already rejected a 50 cent hourly raise plus overtime, risking nationwide disruption of waterfront shipping. About 12,000 workers may strike. 1,000 are in Seattle. A United Dock Workers union strike aligns with ILA goals.
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Pacific Coast
Juneau
Alaska
San Diego
Cal
Seattle
San Francisco
J. A. Madsen
Madsen
United Dock Workers’ Union
United Dock Workers
Altho
International Longshore, Men's Association
American Federation of Labor
Teen Admits Starting Waterfront Fire In Vancouver
Abe Craib aged 18 confessed to police that he started Sunday’s waterfront blaze and three prior fires costing about 650000 dollars to observe the flames. Investigators are studying his statements as the inquiry continues.
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Vancouver
B. C
Abe Craib
Mayor Rolph Plans Summer Vacation for City Dogs
San Francisco May 31 Mayor Rolph announced he would send his dogs to a ranch for a rest this summer believing dogs, like men, deserve vacations. The plan underscores the lighthearted approach to city life and animal welfare in the era.
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San Francisco
Cnced
Rolph
Congress Will Get After Tax Dodgers
Washington May 31 The House Committee on Trade Expenditures plans a congressional inquiry into collecting income tax without publicity. The probe follows B L Manly’s charges that the government loses 250 million dollars annually to income tax frauds and Secretary McAdoo’s reply.
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Washington
Lobeck
House Committee On Trade
B. L. Manly
McAdoo
Police destroys 1164 quart whisky bottles confiscated stock
Police officers poured up to 2,000 worth of bonded whisky into the sewer after Chief Beckingham ordered destruction of part of the confiscated stock stored in the public safety building. Ninety seven cases, seized for faulty permits, included 41 from the Mawk apartments and 40 from the waterfront consigning to Elk Pharmacy.
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Beckingham
Public Safety Building
Bockingham
M@awk
Elk Pharmacy
Carranza Demands U S Troop Withdrawal From Mexico
President Carranza demands the immediate withdrawal of American troops from Mexico as a sign of good faith. He calls for a clear explanation of the expedition’s purpose and warns that without action Mexico will view the U S presence as an unfriendly invasion. Special Agent Mendez delivered the note.
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Mexico
United States
Carranza
State Department
Villista
Columbus
Mendez
Constitutionalist
Yuan Shi Kai Reported Nominated and Critical
San Francisco May 31 report says Yuan Shi Kai president of the Chinese republic has been also noted and is in a critical condition.
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San Francisco
Yuan Shi Kai
Clue Found On Sister of Civil War Veteran
The Star reports a letter suggesting Maggie Brady, sought by Bernard Hrady of Silver Spring for 50 years, may be his sister. Mrs Zu Bar in the Elite Building notes a Maggie Brady aged match by employment with Mrs L A Garneau of St Charles Missouri about 17 18 years ago. Brady, youngest drummer boy in the war, was 13 at its end.
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Bernard Hrady
Star
Brady
Silver Spring
Zu Bar
Maggie Brady
L. A. Garneau
St. Charles
Laurence Evers
About a Dozen Hats in Male Millinery This Summer
Gotham notes a wide range of masculine straw hats for 1916. Sport hats boaters sailors fishing helmets golf bonnets loung ing lids auto panamas appear for every hour and social occasion with metallic colors and fancy shapes elevating male headwear.
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New York
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