Duel on Carmel Beach A Famous Writer Fights Painter
The Carmel Day the Sea item recounts Harry Leon Wilson, famed writer, challenging Theodore Criley, landscape painter, to a beach duel amid Carmel’s literary colony. They met on a sea bluff, Wilson with two seconds, Criley unaccompanied. Six blows later Wilson fell, apologized, and withdrew as onlookers laughed.
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Carmel -Day-The-Sea
Cal
Carmel
Harryton Wilson
Theodore Criley
Harry Leon Wilson
Hunker Bean
Wilson
Bunker Bean
Merton
Anvrica
Monterey
Shaw
Cashel Byron
George Meredith
Skepey
Conan Doyle
Criley
Public debt falls to 23 billion after March drop
The Treasury reports March 31 total public debt at 23,144,616,493, the lowest since wartime borrowing. Income and tax collections declined from 727,543,449 to 393,982,045 for March year over year.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Queen Marie and Crown Prince in Budapest marriage talks
Queen Marie of Romania and Crown Prince Carol confer with King Alexander about his marriage to Princess Marie set for June 4 in Budapest. The parties discuss dynastic alliance as European royal ties adjust in the era.
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Belorade
Queen Marie
Romania
Carrol
Alexander
Marie
Budapest
Postal plum handed out to Paul Henderson as second assistant postmaster general
Washington April 4 Paul Henderson of Chicago has been chosen as second assistant postmaster general. The 42 year old son in law of Congressman Madden served as a World War I colonel and works in the Chicago stone business. He succeeds F. E. Shaughnessy killed in the Knickerbocker theatre disaster.
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Washington
Paul Henderson
Chicago
Senate
Henderson
Madden
Sincle
FE. BE. Shaughnessy
Poindexter Plans Washington Return This Month
Senator Miles Poindexter will return to the state after mid April to build political fences. He will spend at least two weeks consulting with his political confidant Walter F. Faust a 45 year old Nile Temple member and Seattle trunk manufacturer who died suddenly at his home.
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Miles Poindexter
Washington
Walter F. Faust
Nile Temple
Seattle
25Th Ave
Queen Anne Postal Bids Open for Substation Move
Postmaster Edgar Battle receives bids for a Queen Anne hill substation to replace the current station at 12 Boston Street. The lease expires November 17, and the new facility must provide 1,500 square feet. Bids may offer a new build or refurbished quarters.
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Ride
Edgar Battle
Postoffice
Queen Anne Hill
Boston St
Hattie
Elijah Tickets On Sale Exchange For Opening Performances
General admission ticket holders may exchange for reserved seats at the Arena box office during the day. The final dress rehearsal of both cast and chorus was held Monday night.
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Elijah
Arena
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