Armistice Day Here Solemn and Festive
Seattle marked Armistice Day with a citywide ceremony, parades, and a veterans ball. The program honored World War I veterans, featuring a disabled veterans parade led by Col J H Dartington and the DA V, a 11 am bell toll, a two minute city pause at noon, and an Armory dance to aid veterans employment. The procession included wounded veterans from Tacoma and Seattle, with notable honorees Robert W. Rend, Kurt W. Koehler, and L. C. Morris, and a German police dog mascot, Shep.
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Seattle
Harding
Disabled American Veterans
Ralph A. Horr
Securities Building
Fifth Ave
Virginia St
J. H. Dartington
Fort Lawton
Nanc Y Ayssoaquy
Hippodrome
Armory
Tacoma
Shep
Phil Tourgeilot
Meridian Ave
Robert W. Rend
United States
Kurt W. Koehler
Alki
L. C. Morris
Columbia Calls!
Poem by Leo H. Lassen reflecting on World War I memory and calls for peace. It recalls three years since the Western Front and imagines Columbia guiding a peaceful dawn for mothers and nations, urging unity and reconciliation after hardship.
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Columbia Calls
Leo H. Lassen
France
Out of coffin to find mother after 46 year search
Seaman George Edward Barclay told police he has hunted for his mother since childhood after being presumed dead from mallpox in 1894. He believes she lives in Seattle or nearby, and recalls being torn from her arms in Youngstown, Ohio. His clue is her husband a man named Rh who ran several ten cent stores on the Coast and was a noted horseman.
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Seven Seas
Globe
George Edward Barclay
Orient
Seattle
Pueblo
Colo
Barclay
Youngstown
Weal
Mother
24Th Ave
Pullman Cabaret Delights by Women's University Club
All the delights of Pullman travel without car sickness were enjoyed at Pullman Cabaret on Thursday night, presented by the Women's University club. The event showcased travel fun and entertainment in a themed evening.
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Pullman
Women’s University Club
America Hero Is America Hero
Arlington National Cemetery crowds gather on Veterans Day to honor a fallen hero. The 11:15 arrival of the flag draped casket signals a solemn ceremony with muffled music and moments of silence. Poppies appear on lapels as wreaths and flags are laid on graves.
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Herbert W. Walker
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
National Burying Grounds
Hilla
May Be My Boy Say 3000 Mothers
Washington veterans bureau reports 3089 World War I soldiers still missing. The unknown soldier buried today is one of that number as 3000 mothers nationwide express the doubt of whether their son is among the missing.
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Washington
War Department
Mrs. Harding Sobs at Arlington National Cemetery
At Arlington National Cemetery on November 11 Mrs. Harding cried openly as the president spoke, wiping tears with a lace handkerchief. The scene drew many tearful watchers, though her grief stood out as especially poignant.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Threats Drive Security Measures for Japanese Officials
In Tokyo on November 11, precautions intensified after threatening letters were received by Marquis Saionji a potential prime ministerial appointee and other officials. Amid rising activity by Japan Korean agitators since Premier Hara’s assassination authorities raise security.
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Japan
Tokyo
Marquis Saionji
Hara
Funeral of Japanese Premier Held in Morioka
Public funeral services for Prime Minister Hara were held in Morioka amid light rain. Japanese leaders attended in a somber cortege while wreaths and messages poured in. The emperor and opposition parties sent formal condolences.
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Morioka
Japan
Hara
Big Free Show for All Kids at Palace Saturday
Daisy Henry reports The Star invites all Seattle children to a Saturday morning 10 o clock screening of Miracles of the Jungle at the Palace with a newsboy parade led by Rawling’s four trick bears Tango Teddy Habe and Nellie The Happy Family They recently led a California navy parade in San Francisco The article notes two Beattle men involved Fred P F Smith Zeda the giant Zulu and Fred Tuite a sheriff candidate with Hodge and Jack Stringer
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Daisy Henry
Seattle
The
Palace Mip
Star
Star Office
Rawling
Tango
Teddy
Habe
Nellie
California Navy
San Francisco
Fred PF. Smith
Zeda
Fred Tuite
Hodges
Jack Stringer
Four Held in Loot Seizure Linked to Distribution Point
Sheriff Matt Starwich held four men in the county jail on charges tied to a burglary spree worth about $10 000. Edward Sudds led the group and is said to have served time in the Oregon state penitentiary. The gang operated a tent on 45th Ave West as a distribution and mail order shop moving shoes to Eastern Washington.
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Matt Starwich
Edward Sudds
Oregon State Penitentiary
Frank Bennet
Seattle
Peter Sasoff
William Allison
Allison
45Th Ave
Washington
Innocent Bystander Killed in Tong War
Ing Sung Hop Sing tongman escaped with a bullet in the ankle as Harry Chin Suey Sing reignited Portland China town violence. John Stevens, a white bystander, was shot through the heart while Chin fired along a downtown street. Police seek Chin who faces prior indictment for a October 19 shooting in the same feud.
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Portland
Ore
Ing Sung
John Stevens
Harry Chin
Chin
Sing
Stevens
Masked Bandits Rob $70 From Man on City Street
Three masked bandits held up a man near 500 James st and Sixth Ave at Marion St Thursday night. They looted $70, two threatened him with automatic revolvers while a third searched him, then fled after bidding him a good night.
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Caboat
James St
Sixth Ave
Marion St
Mutts in big mutts display draws Seattle crowd
Wanda Von Kettler reports a Thursday night mutt show on Second Ave where residents crowded the fence line to view a canine event. A bandstand moment featured a shouted salute as the 12 piece Mando club under John Nickola performed amid the audience.
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Wanda von Kettler
Second Ave
Seattle
Mando Club
John Nickola
Prize Overlooked At Star Community Chest Dog Show
A caller asks The Star to arrange prize delivery for a dog shown at the Star Community Chest event. The dog sat on a ledge at Crystal Pool beside a big black dog around 9 15 p m and the owner is to bring the dog to The Star office Saturday morning to collect the prize.
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Wil
Star Community Chest
Crystal Pool
Star Office
Prize Awards End Mutt Show With Fancy Gifts
A dog show crowd applauded as prizes were distributed for mutts at a hall event. Awards included a brass studded collar to Rover, a silver cup to Wienle and nine pups, a studded harness to Hope, and a name-engraved collar for Mutt. Additional prizes featured a Spitzenberg apple box for Skeezix Hitt and photo orders for Spot.
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Sperger & Hurlbut
Rover
Fred Condon
First Ave
Dr. L. W. Brydon
Wienle
Orvilla Willams
Doris St
Voigt Leather, Co
Hope
Jack Spears
Federal Ave
Piper & Taft
C. T. Schultz
75Th Ave
N. E
Spitzenberg
D. Olds
Pacific Northwest Fruit Exposition
Skeezix Hitt
Dorothy Hitt
37Th Ave
Mulita
Jane Blyth
Finley
Mutt
Young & Cogswell
Spot
Woodston Bradly
Randolph Ave
Food Department of
Bon Marche
P. E. Brinkey
Sailor kills woman then robs house in was wild shooting
San Francisco on November 11, Matthew Collins a sailor forced entry to Mary Toomey’s home after a quarrel and shot her twice, killing her. Her daughter Agnes Toomey was slightly wounded by a revolver shot as Collins fled. Police chased suspects including Harry Thompson, 17, and Alex Kitsoff, 1001 Two Rab Street, who are linked to a hold up and the ongoing manhunt.
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San Francisco
Matthew Collins
Mary Toomey
Agnes Toomey
Harry Thompson
Te Ae Phympecs Pson
Charg Bny Alex
Kitsoff
Eighth Ave
Columbia St
Thompson
Oak
Thousands Cheer Wilson on Return from Unknown Soldier Ride
Thousands cheered Woodrow Wilson at his Washington home as he followed the unknown American soldier's funeral procession to Arlington. About 15,000 people jammed the streets. Wilson wept with emotion as Mrs. Wilson comforted him and the crowd saluted the president.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Arlington National Cemetery
Wilson
Hamilton Holt
League of Independents
Holt
Arlington
Log Camp Tragedy Claims Kent Lumber Worker
Richard Keller died at Virginia Mason Hospital from injuries after a Thursday tree fall at the Cedar Falls logging camp of Kent Lumber and Timber Co. He suffered a broken back. Coroner W H Corson is investigating.
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Richard Keller
Virginia Mason Hospital
Cedar Falls
Kent Lumber & Timber Co
W. H. Corson
Downey to Meet Littleton in 15 Round Title Bout
Bryan Downey of Cleveland will defend the world middleweight title against Happy Littleton of New Orleans in a 15 round decision bout set for December 15 in New Orleans.
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E Downey
Littleton
New Orleans
Bryan Downey
Cleveland
Happy
Nickel loaf revival sparks Seattle bread price battle
A Seattle baker announces price cuts to 7 and 11 cents per pound and a 6 to 1 2 pound loaf, promising cheaper bread postwar conditions. Industry officials warn lawsuits as rivals verge to undercut, while the company contends earlier prices were inflated by delivery costs and poor quality. The Star fanned debate on whether bread costs are truly falling.
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Seattle
Kannak
Retailers’ Association
Hutchinson
STAR
Drowned Captain and Two Sailors Off Fort Pickens
A captain and two sailors from an unknown vessel were swept overboard by a huge wave and drowned near Fort Pickens after wireless reports reached Pensacola. The incident occurred today during rough seas as the vessel was pitching at sea.
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Pensacola
Fla
Fort Pickens
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