Negro boss testifies as judge notes vice zone still exists
Felix Crane a saloonkeeper and reputed underworld boss is found guilty for the second time of receiving the earnings of fallen women. He cites long ties to negro clubs and a Cascade saloon. Crane says he bailed out inmates and explains his role in the local vice district with estimates of patronage as evidence the vice zone persists. Dr. Calhoun testifies about an opium habit affecting a key witness.
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Felix Crane
Underworld
Maxineans
Crane
Dumas Club
Marquette
Douglas
Cascade
Evans
Opium Beom
Jane Ain
Maxine
Telis
Vice District
Oklahoma
Cascade Bar
A. P. Calhoun
Steilacoom
Chief Lang Fights Jitney Fares and Card Rules
Chief Louis Lang enforces city taxi fare laws by jailing jitney operators who charge below the allowed rates and fail to display the required printed rate cards in vehicles. He argues the action protects passengers from extortionate pricing despite critics calling him heavy handed.
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Louis’ M.lang
Heck
Lang
City Comptroller’s Office
Piffle
Contempt Case Highlights Mercer Island Justice Court
A man named Landor is found guilty of contempt of court by Justice Reeves Aylmore of Mercer Island. He was sentenced to two days in jail but released pending appeal after coordination between attorney Walter Allen and Sheriff Hodge. A separate midnight assault near J A Kauffman’s home left Stewart Ware severely injured, with police expecting arrests as witnesses reported a gang of boys seen loitering earlier.
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Sandell Hall
Seattle
Mercer Island
Reeves Aylmore
Herbert Landor
Cecil Upper
Upper
Landor
Jeanice” Aylmore
Justice Ayimore
Walter Allen
Jestice
Justice Court of Mercer
Constable Upper
Jali
Hodge
Justice Court of
Allen
Ronald
Superior Court
J. A. Kauffman
17Th Ave. N. W
Stewart Ware
Aut Hotel
Ware
Kauffman
Borhood
J. M. Nicholson
20Th Ave
N. W
O. M. Young
Ballard Station
Ex-Police Officer Sentenced to Six Months Five Years
Paul Schuman former policeman was sentenced Saturday to six months to five years in the penitentiary after conviction for taking money from fallen women on the Pike street. Judge Smith cited his youth and first offense in granting the minimum term.
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Paul Schuman
Pike Streat
Smith
Park Board Eyes Free Music for Woodland Park Concerts
Park officials plan free band performances mixing Volunteer park top acts with possible military music from Ft Lawton. Negotiations aim to obtain the police band and war department consent for 잏ree military concert support while contractors Wagner Adams remain unsigned. Only binding action Friday was a flower box plant and maintenance contract.
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Park Board
Ft. Lawton
Woodland Park
Lamping
War Department
Wagner
Adams
J. H. Mendenhall
Author of V. V.'s Eyes joins Red Cross as driver in Paris
Henry Sydnor Harrison, American newspaper man and author of V. V.'s Eyes, has gone to Paris to serve with the American Red Cross as a motor ambulance driver.
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Henry Sydnor Harrison
Paris
American Red Cross
Gutierrez Flees as Villa Tightens Hold in Mexico
Gen Francisco Villa's rapid Torreon visit ends Gutierrez era as provisional president and triggers mass defections. Gutierrez and key officials flee or surrender while Benavides reportedly escapes to Davis Texas. Robles switches sides and seeks amnesty for Gutierrez troops.
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Washington
Francisco Villa
Torreon
Gutierrez
Aguas Calientes
Villa
Carranza
Mexico
Jose Robles
Eugenio Benavides
Davis
Tex
Labor debate to feature Bradford on Renick Bill at Labor Temple
Corporation Counsel Bradford will speak Sunday night at the Labor temple on the Renick Bill. A debate follows between Glenn Hoover socialist attorney and Karl Constantine secretary of the Employers' association on the Picketing Statute. A $500,000 fire devastates a Lima Peru business center.
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Bradford
Labor Temple
Renick
Glenn Hoover
Karl Constantine
Employers’ Association
Prinz Eitel Friederich Rumored Escape From Newport News
A rumor from Baltimore reached the weather bureau that the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friederich may have escaped Newport News last night. Storms cut wires, and officials noted ideal wind and overcast skies aiding a possible breakout. The Eitel had 15 days of supplies aboard with all crew on deck and ready for orders.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Friederich
Newport News
Baltimore
Norfolk
Eitel
Capes
Battle Rages in Mountains for Carpathian Passes
In Petrograd April reports a life and death struggle as Russian and Austrian forces fight along a 20 mile front from Vola Michlova to the Sen river for control of Carpathian passes. The outcome could decide Hungary invasion and a possible separate peace to save the empire. About half a million Austrians and Germans hold fortified positions with trench lines backing them.
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Carpathian
Vola Michlova
Sen River
Hungary
Franz Josef
Carpathians
International Mercantile Marine faces receivership petition
A petition for a receiver for the International Mercantile Marine Co. was filed in New York by the New York Trust Co. alleging the shipping trust defaulted on 2.2 million dollars of interest. The group, formed by the late J P Morgan, controls White Star Red Star American Atlantic Transport Dominion and Leyland lines with yearly business about 50 million. Also London reports say the British steamer Lockwood was torpedoed and sunk in the Channel last night with no warning.
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New York
International Mercantile Marine Co
New York Trust Co
Shipping Trust
Ita Banda
J P. Morgan
London
Lockwood
Favorite in betting Johnson Willard fight shifts odds
In Havana on April 23 the Johnson Willard bout odds swung to 6 to 5 in favor of Willard. Early today Johnson held 7 to 5 odds before the slate was wiped clean and even money appeared. Rumors of a fixed result circulated, quickly denied by promoters.
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United Press
Havana
Johnson
Willard
Weather Forecast Sparks Office Banter Over Showers
A lighthearted exchange between Weatherman Salisbury and a grouchy office worker centers on predicting showers. The pair joke about Easter bonnets in rain and delaying the forecast work until Monday.
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Salisbury
W. M
Classified Ads Feature Shows Buyers And Sellers Meet
The classified page invites readers to find real estate rentals and sales, rooms, and items to buy or swap. It highlights meeting buyers and sellers and promotes the Star’s daily varied listings for good reading.
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Chief Lang
Gang of Boys
Aylmore
Justice Court
Jentice
LABOR
Lima
Peru
Prinz Eitel
Petrograd
WAR
BIG N. Y. CO
Star
American
Atlantic Transport
Dominion and Leeyland Lines
Tom
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