Woman Washes to Aid Sammies Tobacco Fund
Seattle readers rally for the Our Royal Tobacco Fund with a Seattle man quitting smoking to donate five dollars monthly. A taxi firm employee contributes twenty dollars. funds will fund tobacco kits for American troops in France. The Star collects gifts via a coupon from Evergreen Lodge, No 60, AOUW.
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Raymond
Seattle
Sammies
the Star
Sammies’ Tobacco Fund
Des
Roymens
Seattle Taxi and Transfer Co
New York
Our
Roya
France
Soldier Boys
Ble
Evergreen Lodge
Order of United Workmen
John Mills Dey
Tobacco for American troops in France purchase scheme
Fragmentary note describes a program to send tobacco packs to soldiers in France through Gur Deys to France Tobacco Fone. It claims each dollar buys four packages with a stated retail value and asks for the recipient’s address. The text is unclear and incomplete about exact terms.
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France
Cantons asks governor to probe postwar teacher firing
Gerard Canton urges Governor to investigate claims by Division Chairman John J. Sullivan that led to his dismissal as Broadway high teacher. Canton contends Sullivan's charges harmed the government and his reputation, arguing as a conscientious objector he should contribute nonmilitarily instead.
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Gerard Canton
John J. Sullivan
Broadway High
Gerard T
Sullivan
First National Park Permit Issued for Yosemite Scene Set
A historic permit allows the Saldine Farrar film crew to erect a set in Yosemite Valley for scenes in a forthcoming production. The move marks the first time a national park grants such access for a complete filming set.
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Yosemite Valley
Saldine Farrar
John Mills Day Aids Smoke Fund Movement
John Mills Day campaigns to ban smoking in jitneys and public places while supporting tobacco for troops. He previously won a superior court ruling that smoking was forbidden on streetcars. He donates four bits to the trench fund and urges patriotism amid wartime austerity.
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John Mills Day Aids Smoke Fund
Ange
Traction Company
John Mille Day
Actor Held as German Agent in Mexico Conspiracy
Dolorfo Lazgada, actor, arrested in San Francisco on a telegraphic warrant from San Diego for conspiring to furnish German agents in Mexico with a high power radio transmitter to relay American military information to Wilhelmetranase. Carlos De La Sierra arrested in San Diego as a co conspirator after authorities stopped the radio outfit at the border. Federal agents uncovered the plot when preventing the shipment across the border at Tijuana.
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Dy United Press
San Francisco
Rodolfo Lazgada
San Diego
Mexico
Carlos de la Sierra
Tijuana
Soldier and girl elope to Seattle amid pursuit
Private A E Paradis of Company D Second Washington and 16 year old Lillian Gossett of Tacoma vanished Thursday to marry. Mrs Gossett, mother of Lillian, sought a marriage license block and urged the court to deny permission due to the groom’s imminent deployment to France.
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A. E. Paradis
Company D
Washington
Lillian Gossett
Tacoma
George Gossett
Gat
Lillian
France
Will Wonders Never Cease Cabarets Hit by Brewers Reform
Chicago cabarets face a crackdown as the Chicago Brewers Association and Chicago Retail Liquor Dealers Association push to separate saloons from dancing. William E Legnor leads the reform effort and says cabarets should be shut down by city council action on October 1.
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Chicago
J. Caesar
Chicago Brewers’ Association
Chicago Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
Loop Hounds
Wm. Legnor
Fragmented OCR carries scattered names and addresses
A garbled OCR list presents numerous person names, street addresses, and place identifiers without coherent context. The text reads like an address roll or directory fragment, including names such as Edward J. Kelty and Mary Julia Na, with streets and cities like Seventh Ave and Seattle, but lacks a readable narrative or event.
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Edward J. Kelty
HF. D
Mary Julia Na
A Wriewndaville
W. J. Jarvin
Seventh
Weed
Aotherwood
Sher . Mere
J. Steam
Hare Ward
AL Deasen
la Conner
A. tHarke
Vwiteh
Pivetarees
Shaw Tainad
Plorence Notthogham
Star Lee
Wertte Lough
Kh St
Pertfood S. A
New York
M. Meymolde
Sammie Ave
Paul T. Kennedy
Titfer
Leo Tiem
Olam
Vakion Staima
Waoek
Io Lore Schote
Kirkland
Ledia Kelloas
Daulabe
Waeeb
Hew
MH. P
Vaeulebo
Waeb
Heary Vetter
Seattle
Tramater
Anes Roth
Stierhleng
Joseephios
Tall
AL Quealey
Mood New
Merruttting Varty
S. Macrine Corpe
Wester Way
DD. Lewis
Wm. Shambe
W. Scott
D. R
Tor Marber
Tlman
Hiye
Weeb
Seqaim
Melvin Hoeopkins
KH. Pr. DB
Segaim
Nichols vows to fight red light crackdown on Seattle hotels
Nichols declared Friday he would oppose Deputy Prosecutor Lane Summers in efforts to close two hotels owned by the company. He charged graft in police and sheriff’s offices and said he would use red light abatement to force owners to clean up the uptown district. He claimed letters show he urged police action and described attempts to evict tenants from immoral resorts, asserting the town will not be cleaned while officials balk.
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Nichols
Lane Summers
Seattle
Lindin
Summers
Alfatra
Beckingham
Sergt. Olmstead
Charles Sullivan
Nichola
Yesler
Sheriff's Office
Eiden
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