Armenians Face Destruction as Turks Capture Women
Armenian engineer Captain N. Der Hagopian visiting the United States urges aid for his people. He describes Armenian women seized as slaves by Turkish forces, mass looting and massacres, and calls the acts a stain on 20th century civilization. He recounts battles near Bidus where Turks fled yet continued brutality.
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San Francisco
N. Der-Hagoplan
Armenia
United States
Bidus
Jitney Regulation Measure Delay Discussed by Council
Council failed to meet as a committee of the whole to consider Dale's proposed jitney regulation. Several members were absent and a vote on Monday was uncertain until a full meeting could occur. Dale stated that they may not decide this without Monday morning talks.
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Dale
Inez
United States
Belgium
Nfee
Ear of acids in face brings suit
Helen Hower filed for divorce from George C. Hower claiming years of marital trouble. She alleges a September 9 confrontation in which he threatened to blind her with acids and kill her if she left the state, seeking protection and dissolution of marriage.
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Helen Hower
Altho
George C. Hower
County Men Seek Civil Service Plan in Meeting
Three hundred county employees met in Judge Wright's room to draft a bill for civil service for county workers. Tom Alderson was chosen to appoint a committee to draft the bill and present it for discussion October 14. Efforts will aim for state legislature approval.
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Judge Wright
Tom Alderson
Sam Brown Returns Opheum in Reborn Seattle Show
The Seattle Orpheum reopens after four months with a renovated Alcambra theatre featuring 1350 tungsten signs and 700 auditorium lights. Sam Brown will appear with a revamped crew as Fred W. Bowers and company, Helen Davies, Allen and Howard, and the Lanette Sisters headline a scenic song review.
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Surnett
Sam Brown
Old
Orpheum
Sam
Seattle Orpheum
Reiter
Jack Cusick
W. A. Harting
Alhambra Theatre
Low and
Seattle
Fred Henderson
Northwest
Fred W. Bowers and Company
Helen Davies
Allen and Howard
Walter Brower
Lanett
Russians bar famous rabbi as pro German
Dr. Judah Leon Magnes was barred from entering Russia not for his Jewish faith but for public remarks deemed pro German. Jew entrygate leader Henry Shozberg stated the ban was due to his reported opinions, not his religion, and noted he might have convinced Magnes that Jews are Russians first and Jews afterward if allowed to visit Petrograd.
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Philip Simms
United Press
Petrograd
Judah Leon Magnes
New York
Russia
Henry Shozberg
Jewish Relief Committee
Magnes
Europe
America
Dr. Magnes
Shozberg
Orpheum Vaudeville Adds Variety To Week’s Theatres
The Orpheum at Fifth and Pine opens with Lawrence Brothers Eliis and a woman, Mariam Hillar, Stadium and Radium, and Dancing Brownie. Monte Carter’s Oak Theatre presents Stop, Look and Listen with new numbers. Palace Hip showcases Five Musical Hewetta and others. new Pantages bills feature Rigoletto and Ned Nestor. serials continue.
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Grand Theatre
Lawrence Hrothers
Eliis
Mariam Hillar
Stadium
Radium
Brownie
Floto
OAK
Monte Carter
Oak Theatre
Walter Spencer
Kelly
Ethel Davis
Virginia Lee
Phyllis Gordon
Monte
Palace Hip
Hewetta
Robben
Romaine
Supreme
Ellaworth and Lindon
Herbert Brooks
Bohemia
John Burton
Hippodrome
Seattle
Charles
Henry Rigoletto
Ned Nestor
Charles Moore
Lester
America
Crawford
Broderick
Barto Brothers
Lynette Sisters
Orpheum
the Kregers
Grand Center
Lillian Romaine
Helen Broderick
Lester Crawford
Pantages
Alima Astor
Monte Carter Company
the Oak
Letters on propriety and romance from Cynthia Grey
A set of reader questions covers churchgoing etiquette for unescorted girls, a 24-year-old man and a16-year-old girl contemplating marriage, aspiring teen actresses, Belgium relief and US stance, and a falls height comparison. Answers advise cautious behavior, personal development, and clarify facts about Belgium aid.
20 Day Liquor Permit Rule Violations Reported
A local check shows over 50 people violated the 20 day liquor permit limit by obtaining more than one permit, with some receiving two in a single day. Penalties range from 50 to 250 dollars or 10 to 90 days in jail.
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al Garne
Malaga
Yakima
Washington
Oregon
Wisconsin
Chicago
Building Industries
City Chamber Urges Further Budget Cuts with Council
The Chamber of Commerce taxation bureau asked the city to deepen cuts in the 1917 budget, saying current reductions are not radical enough and pressing the council to act.
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Chamber of Commerce Taxation Bureau
Council
Eight-Hour Day Debate and Woodrow Wilson Endorsement
Edwin J. Brown argues the eight-hour day is a moral demand tied to labor and child welfare, citing wage abuses in Chicago rail and construction sectors and contrasting it with Woodrow Wilson’s humanity driven stance. He invokes Lincoln and warns that pursuing profit over people harms nations and calls for united public pressure.
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Europe
Republic of
Mexico
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Wilson
Edwin J. Brown
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