Street Car Conductor Beaten In Suspected Robbery
I W Culver 28 a street car conductor was found unconscious on Thomas Street near Westlake and Ninth Avenues early Thursday. He is in City Hospital with brain concussion suspected after an attack by robbers who took his money. Found by E Davis at 15 a m, Culver had left home Wednesday night to work the West Queen Anne line. His wife sits at his bedside as detectives investigate.
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Thomas St
Westslake
Ninth Aves
I. W. Culver
Taylor Ave
City Hospital
E. Davis
Culver
Arras Ravaged by Heavy Fire as French Rebut German Guns
Paris reports heavy bombardment of the Arras suburbs with continued fighting across Woevre Champagne and Vosges. French forces countered with ordnance, silencing German batteries and striking munitions depots around Roye. Fires lit the night landscape as shelling persisted with no decisive outcome.
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Paris
Arras
Roye
Aniles
Duke of Connaught Arrives in Vancouver Reviews Troops
In Vancouver H R R Duke of Connaught arrived this morning with a strong guard and will review troops stationed at Hastings Park. He plans to review further troops in Victoria tomorrow, completing a westward journey without incident.
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Vancouver
B. C
Duke of Connaught
Hastings Park
Victoria
Quern liner Quern more burns at port docks
Lying at the docks the Johnson liner Quern more of 7,302 tons was mysteriously set afire today. No origin details had been announced at report time.
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Liverpool
Johnson
Quernmore
Woman Asks Governor Not to Pardon Man
Richard Meinhart appeals to Governor Lister for a six month sentence in the county stockade for failing to support his wife and child. His wife’s alleged immorality is cited by Meinhart as a partial defense. Miss Whitehead urges the governor to deny the plea and defend the child’s rights.
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Richard Meinhart
Gov. Lister
Read Whitehead
Miss Whitehead
Meinhart
Meinharts
Blame City for Bridge Delays Urges Canal Opening
A Commercial Club investigating committee led by Col. J. M. Hawthorne says the city bears responsibility for delays on the Latona bridge and surrounding works that slow the Ballard and Fremont projects. The group urges rapid action to open the lake Washington canal to small craft traffic by April 1 between the Sound and Lake Union.
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Ballard
Fremont
Latona
Lake Washington Canal
Commercial Club
Col. J. M. Hawthorne
the Sound
Lake Union
Spreckels Weds Seattle Woman's Sister in Frisco
San Francisco report says John D. Spreckels Jr., recently divorced, married Miss Sidi Wirt a blonde from Seattle claiming Egyptian descent. Wirt, previously studying opera in New York, now resides with her sister Mrs Seward Griggs in Seattle. the ceremony followed a Honolulu marriage by Spreckels’ former wife.
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San Francisco
John D. Spreckels, Jr
Mias Sidi Wirt
Spreckels
Honolulu
Misa Wirt
New York
Seward Griggs
Seattle
Municipal league sets year of committees for oversight
George K. Wright, president of the Municipal league, appoints for the coming year members of the 20 standing committees to conduct oversight and ensure officials toe the mark.
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George K. Wright
Municipal League
From Church to Stage for Jean King Soprano Joins Vaudeville
Jean King, a young soprano from St Louis, left the Presbyterian church choir after five years to pursue vaudeville. She acted as Beauty in Everywoman, formed a mixed quartet, and secured a Chicago tour with booking interest from a Considine representative. Her brother runs the King Harmony Trio and performed locally for three years.
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Jean King
Empresas
Presbyterian Church Choir
St. Louis
Henry Savage
Chicago
Mr. Considine
Miss King
Oscar Sanger
New York
King Harmony Trio
Ako
War Loan Opposed by Senator Lewis in Chicago
Senator J Hamilton Lewis criticizes a proposed billion dollar Allied loan in a Chicago letter to the public. He warns it would drain half of America's cash and recalls the 1873 and 1893 panics caused by funding Europe. He urges focusing on domestic business, farming, and potential South American lending for better collateral.
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Chicago
J. Hamilton Lewis
McAdoo
America
Europe
South America
Hershey Man to Discuss Chocolate Making for Y M C A Boys
G C Phillips of the Hershey Co will present a movie show at 1 o clock Saturday to benefit the Y M C A boys department. Prof M S Bellamy, famed silhouette artist, will be featured in Seattle business and professional portraits for a big guessing contest in The Star Friday with twenty specimens shown and liberal prizes for good guesses.
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Himeloch Bros
First Avenue
Hershey
G. C. Phillips
Hershey Co
Boys’ Department
Prof
M.S. Bellamy
Seattle
Prof. Bellamy
United States
Decisive Battle for Dvinsk Forges Fate of Riga and Petrograd
Russian and German forces clash for Dvinsk amid reports of Russian gains while German progress slackens. The fighting could influence Riga and Petrograd, with Germans said to have been checked and a renewed push at Hartmannewellerkopf anticipated.
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London
Dvinsk
Riga
Petrograd
Weat
Hartmannewellerkopf
Pinsk Falls to German Forces in World War II Advance
Pinsk, a city of 28,000, reportedly fell to German troops under Gen. Mackenzen. The capture, 146 miles southwest of Minsk and about 100 miles east of Brest-Litovek, sits at the Pripet and Pina rivers junction and marks progress toward the Vilnius Rovno line, with the city only 30 miles from the front.
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Pinsk
Minsk
Brest-Litovek
Pripet
Pina
Minek
Pinek
Mackenzen
Vilni-Rovno
Bellevue Fire Destroys Moore Boathouse Chimney
A chaotic report from The Star office describes Bellevue across Lake Washington ablaze. Red, a reporter, struggles to confirm details as callers relay the burning beached boat house and chimney, with connections to Anderson Steamboat Co. and local editors.
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Bellevue
Lake Washington
Star
Anderson Steamboat Co
Red
Beacon
Anderson's
Anderton
Ravenna
L. L. Moore
Thassal
Wilson to decide on woman suffrage vote in New Jersey
President Wilson is expected to register a formal stand on woman suffrage on September 28 as New Jersey votes on the issue. Suffragists have urged action, but he has maintained he cannot act until the Democratic platform directs the party.
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Washington
Wilson
New Jersey
Democratic Party
London urged to evacuate by naval writer
German Count Von Reventiow, a naval writer, tells Londoners to evacuate the city and describes German airship raids as legal, signaling a stern stance on wartime strategy.
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Count von Reventiow
The Dental Law and Standard of Practice
The Dental Law requires dentists to pass the state board exam and hold a certificate for practice. The office asserts all operators are graduates with board certificates, display certificates, use top materials, offer painless methods, guarantee work in writing, and promise the lowest prices with accountability to owner L. R. Clark, D. D. S.
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State Dental Board
L. R. Clark
Legislator Gives Hot One to U A Drill Opponents
Tacoma September 16 James H. Davis chairman of the house appropriations committee curtly told students at the University of Washington that if they dislike the state’s governance they can leave. He warned a future act may bar further military drill as national defense ramps up. The Seattle Labor Council also opposes drill and urged protest with regents. The Washington anti drill meeting was postponed.
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Tacoma
James H. Davis
House Appropriations Committee
University of Washington
University Washington
Seattle Central Council
Washington
Free tuition fight hits university fees and fairness
Lawyer Mark Lichtman leads a court challenge against a $20 tuition law for University of Washington students arguing the measure harms a free educational system. He notes the regents can grant scholarships to only 10 percent, leaving many self supporting students burdened while the system claims hardship relief.
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Mark M. Lichtman
Regents
Peach Prize Award Ruling Bypasses Leading Contestants
The Chamber of Commerce prize for selling the most peach cases during Peach week goes to Westlake Market after the committee found tampering notes in Mr Cin nagpon and the Lucky Strike Fruit Co. addresses and overlapping sales. The only signed purchaser list could not secure the prize.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lucky S Trike Fruit Co
Cinnagpon
Westlake
Seattle Thieves Target Dr Parks Office In Midweek Heist
A thief entered by climbing over a transom into Dr. M. M. Parks office in Seattle on Wednesday night and stole a microscope valued at $50. The incident marks a shift toward more specialized thefts in the city.
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Seattle
Safe Home Remedy for Skin Troubles
A Baltimore doctor developed Resinol ointment and resinol soap praised for stopping itching quickly and healing eczema ringworm and other skin eruptions. The remedy is marketed as safe for babies and adults and available from druggists with free samples offered by mail.
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Baltimore
Nol
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