Trotsky In New York Forecasts Aims And Odd Predictions
An improbable interview with a comical Trotsky lookalike in Hoboken predicts sweeping political and social changes. It foresees drops in living costs, abolition of war taxes, a government takeover of industry, and odd notes on League of Nations and famous figures, all presented in a satirical spoof tone.
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Leon Trotsky
Republican Party
Democratic Party
New York Giants
Ban Johnson
Seattle
Woodie Wilsons
Jess Willard
Bill Jones
91st men eager to come west
New York April 1 Washington and Seattle based troops return from Europe war declared over and veterans seek civilian life. The 91st division arrived with several Seattle servicemen listed by name and residence as they head home by steamer Siboney and other vessels.
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New York
Fager
Washington
Siboney
St. Mihiel
First Army
Argonne
Marshal Foch
Belgium
Albert
Army of Liberation
Seattle
Frank T. Wilt
Fort Steilacoom Insane Asylum
14Th Ave
Harold W. Burchard
Sorrento
D. W. Burchard
The
Northern Commercial Co
Clifford L. Evans
Bitter Lake
Title Trust Co
Lloyd H. McMoran
29Th
Lloyd A. Day
Bartlett Plans Pole Flight From Cape Columbia
Captain Robert Bartlett of New York announces a June flight to the north pole from a Cape Columbia base. The 44 year old polar veteran began with the Peary expedition in 1897 and later headed the Canadian Government expedition in 1913 14 crossing to Iberia.
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North Pole
London
Robert Bartlett
New York
Cape Columbia
Bartlett
Iberia
Big World Contest Deferred as influenza hits teams
The decisive world hockey clash between the Canadiens and Seattle Metropolitans is postponed due to influenza outbreaks. Hall and MacDonald from Canada and several Canadiens players are ill, hotelized and likely to miss the title decider, with the series at two games apiece and fatigue mounting from previous overtimes.
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Les Canadiens
Seattle
Kennedy
Herlanquette
Couture
Lalonde
Canadiene
Canadiens
Hobby Rowe
Seattle Pilot
Frank Foyston
Cully” Wilson
Scrappy
Wing
Seattle Mets
Mets
Seattle Men
Noted Author Probes a Mysterious Man Known as “K”
The text describes a man called K who is elusive and untrustworthy yet helpful to others, with Mary Roberts Rinehart noted as the author of the novel K. The piece hints at Rinehart’s prominence as America’s famed novelist and previews the work’s start.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Vaccine supply delays endangering Queen Anne students
San Francisco doctors faced a vaccine shortage delaying smallpox inoculations for Queen Anne high and grade school pupils. A fresh supply is expected by the end of the week to resume vaccination of the pupil population.
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Queen Anne High School
San Francisco
Solons back big navy plan for Bremerton yard
Seattle on Tuesday nine house naval affairs members backed expanding Bremerton navy yard to nearly double capacity. Plan includes a port of embarkation for Camp Lewis soldiers to Hawaii and Puget Sound defense, aligning with broader naval expansion and Alaska protection. Congressman William J. Browning announced fleet division between Pacific and Atlantic.
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Bremerton Navy Yard
Camp Lewis
Hawaii
Islands
Puget Sound
House
Naval Affairs Committen
Seattle
Torsday
Bremerton Navy Yarl
Thi
Alaska
William J. Browning
New Jersey
Pacific
Atlantic
Pilot Hawker Plans Newfoundland to Ireland Flight Start
St Johns April 1 Pilot Hawker of the Sopwich airplane says the Newfoundland to Ireland flight attempt will begin not later than April 10.
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ST. Johns
Hawker
Sopwich
Newfoundland
Ireland
No Deadheads! No Free Fares for Police and Fire
Thomas F Murphine announces a change in Seattle street car policy making all police and fire department riders pay fares. Within ten days only train crews and maintenance staff ride with badges. No free rides, no tickets except for school children, as the city shifts to cash fares.
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Kelly
O’brien
Casey
Seattle
Thomas F. Murphine
Maintenance of Way Department
Seattle to cut streetcar time under municipal ownership
The Pixpress service will shorten trips from the city center to outlying districts by up to 15 minutes and speed loading with downtown safety zones. With Puget Sound Traction assets now city property, Morphine outlines express routes, skip-step plans, and longer operating hours to improve all daytime service.
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Seattle
Thomas F. Murphine
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Puget Sound Traction Company
Pallard
Third and Pine
Fremont Bridge
Wallingford
Green Lake
Meridian
Phinney
Morphine
Eda
Hanson Says City Ownership to Win
Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson predicts nationwide trend toward municipal ownership of streetcar lines. He argues city railways can only balance service and profits by taking over lines and running them at cost to provide adequate public service.
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Hanson
Angeles
Ole Hanson
Seattle
Seattle Street Railways
Hungarian Soviet envoy seeks closest ties with German Austria
In Budapest, M. Fenyee, envoy of the Hungarian soviet government in Vienna, told a Vienna newspaper representative that economic relations with German Austria must be the closest possible. The report notes the statement was learned today.
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Budapest
Traction Chief Murphine rises from cigar clerk to utility head
Thomas Murphine, born July 7 1878 in Hillsboro Ohio, becomes Seattle’s general manager of the municipally owned traction system. A former cigar clerk, lawyer, legislator, and former commissioner of public utilities, he balances a career with mountain climbing and golf while overseeing a $15 million street railway.
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Thomas Murphine
Washington
Public Utilities
Seattle
Murphine
Hillsboro
Ohio
University of Washington
New Street Railway
Third Ave
Union St
Garrison Girl Pleads Insane To Poisoning Case
Ruth Garrison, 8, pleads not guilty by reason of insanity for poisoning M Grace Storrs with strychnine in fruit salad. Lawyers seek to prove temporary insanity changed to sane, jury to decide guilt or innocence and future confinement.
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Grace Storrs
Tallman
Ruth Garrison
Dudley
Steeman
Thomas Askren
Seattle
Reuben Hilen
Snohomish County
Garrison
Miss Garrison
Potentiary
Ins
Thomas
W. C. Gresham
Logan County
John D. Carmody
Ruth
Dudley M. Storrs
Ashren
Essen Planning General Strike
Copenhagen reports an Essen general strike scheduled for today. Workers demand recognition of the soviet system an eight hour day and a 26 percent wage increase.
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Essen
Copenhagen
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Lirpa
Samal
League of Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
Pan
Boles Penrose
Dent
Woodreson
John D. Tole
Hoboken
South
Tom Ed
Howard 8. Simpson
161St Infantry
Fuhrman Ave
James C. Hearty
Solons
Bremerton Yard
Ielp Weat
Seattle Transportation
Tom Murphine
New Traction Chief
H. &. White
First Ave. N. E
Altho
Witeh
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