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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1917

Page

8

Labor Day Parade And Star Bicycle Race In Seattle

About 30 000 organized workers in Seattle will celebrate Labor Day with a parade a Woodland Park sports program and a Dreamland dance. The Star sponsors a 20 mile boys bike race starting Piper Taft store finishing at The Star building. Many unions close for the day and a large crowd will attend the march led by Blue Cross league and child union members with lunch at the park.

Seattle Woodland Park Dreamland Star Piper & Taft Second Ave Seneca Spring Sts Seventh Ave Bet Union and University First Ave Lenora St Central Labor Council Blue Cross League Blue Cross Qmarchers Washington St Sec Stewart St Fifth Lenoraast

Labor Day Roller Races and Dance Planned for Celebration

A. Moigan announces events for Labor Day including a Ride to Wal driving race for women and a fat man race with labor leaders considered. Geo Listman says the town celebration will close with a Goddess Terpsichore themed dance as part of the festivity.

Wal A. @ Moigan

Vatican sees a path to peace in pope and Wilson notes

Vatican officials view President Wilson's note on democratization of Germany and non-dismemberment of empires as aligning with papal aims for peace. The pope plans a further note outlining points of consensus and remaining disagreements after all belligerents respond.

John Hearley Rome Benedict Cone Wien Ling America Tade Congress Vatican Washington Germany United Press Karl Austria Pope Benedict Holy Father

Youths murder woman to steal her cows

The youths Jimmy Fee and Baker planned and carried out the murder of Mrs Turner to obtain money and cattle. Baker told police they got up at night and tried to blindfold the victim, then choked her and finished her. They disposed of her body in a bed quilt at the well and later sold the cattle.

Caltic Ramese Vneie Eksr Mra Ten Jimmy Fee Turner Agid Baker Tle Jimmy Mr. Turner

Suzzallo Calls for Educated Thinkers in Education

Dr Henry Suzzallo urged the King County Teachers Association to produce educated thinkers not mere knowers in a talk on The New Intellectual Efficiency. He warned that humans are born with a love of adventure but become trapped by memories and habits, dulling intellectual freshness.

America Henry Suzzallo King County Teachers’ Association Dr. Suzzallo

Fraternal Leader Urges Brotherhood in War Effort

Car los H. Hardy president of the Fraternal Brotherhood spoke at Fraternal hall last night praising unity in a nation entering war. Deputy Prosecutor Carmody filed charges naming Robert Smith alias Cleve Pompeus and George McGuire for theft of 6,000 cigars worth 400 dollars and three caddies of chewing tobacco from the Northern Pacific freight warehouse.

America Carlos H. Hardy United States Northern Pacific Robert Smith Cleve Pompeus George McGuire Carmody Friday

Famous Author Promotes Tobacco Fund For Soldiers

A famous author explains his method for supporting the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. Contributors send dollars to fund tobacco packages for soldiers, each dollar purchasing four packages with a total retail value of 1.80. Each package includes a postcard bearing the contributor’s name and address for an unknown soldier to thank them.

Pmotors Hoya France New York City

Our Boys Tobacco Fund Drives WWI Support

An appeal promoting tobacco purchases to fund Our Boys In France, urging readers who smoke or buy for others to donate a penny per cent spent to the tobacco fund. It frames supporting servicemen as a duty and links tobacco spending to wartime aid. The piece mentions a Douglas Pir Exploitation and Export Coat cattle contract closing announced at a West Coast committee meeting.

France Weet Coast Leap Kommen Waskington Hotel

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