Invitation to Crown Prince to Visit United States
April 11 Washington reports an exchange between President Harding and Emperor Hirohito regarding inviting the crown prince of Japan to visit the United States. The Japanese emperor cites his illness and other unavoidable circumstances as reasons for not accepting presently, though the prince might still visit America later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Yoshhito
Japan
United States
White House
America
Former Empress Passes at Doorn in Quiet Ceremony
Berlin reports the former German empress died and will be buried near where she ruled for 40 years. Kaiser Wilhelm and the prince will not attend the Potsdam funeral, while other family members and official mourners are to participate. Dr Dryander, family pastor, travels to Doorn to oversee services at the private chapel. The body may lie in state at Wild Park station before the funeral, with arrangements for a simple interment as requested by the empress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Dryander
Doorn
Wild Park Station
Royal Waiting Room
Katserin
Pet Peeves of Earwigs and Soap in Paris Green
A humorous piece by Lallian A. Le Ballister details a pet earwig infestation on Queen Anne Hill. The writer laments earwigs devouring roses, spoiling piano scale passages, and eating soap and hat decorations while experimenting with Paris Green as an extermination measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Green
Half Breed on Trial for Murder on Vashon Island
Thomas Garand, a half breed Indian diamondigger, went on trial for murder in the first degree in Judge Mitchell Gilliard's court on Vashon Island after shooting Oscar Bokien with a rifle on December 8, 1920. Bokien died February 11, 1921. Garand may plead self defense amid a quarrel over a seine, with his Indian wife observing. Dr Earnie Bokien, a Seattle chiropractor, is the deceased's brother. Deputy prosecutor John D. Carmody prosecuted with Arthur Griffin defending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Garand
Oscar Bokien
Vashon Island
Mitchell Gilliard
Bokien
Gurand
Battle Practice of Fleet to Continue In South Waters
SAN DIEGO, April 11. Battle practice of Pacific fleet ships will continue in southern waters for the rest of the month. The big dreadnoughts will boom off the coast tomorrow morning. Destroyer divisions have shattered many world records in practice in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Dancers too Happy seven under arrest
Two deputy sheriffs at a Tolt dance arrested seven revelers as the evening wore on. They seized three quarts of liquor while observers noted rising joviality and a growing outgoing crowd at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolt
William Ireinan
William Bimme
C. V. Ham
G. A. Qualit
R. J. Jones
Fred Langlois
Arthur Trits
Seek to Identify Body of Death by Own Action
Authorities in Los Angeles seek to identify a man about 40 whose body was found in Laurel Canyon after apparently taking poison. A collapsible cup beside him held poison residues, and clothing marks suggest he had recently been in Portland, Oregon, with a suit and cap bearing the R. M. Gray Portland trade mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Laurel Canyon
Portland
Ore
R. M. Gray
Tea Drinking May Be Banned in B. C.
Vancouver April 11 Four o'clock tea drinking in business offices will be prohibited here shortly. The English custom of late afternoon recess is deemed detrimental to public health. Tea taken straight is said to undermine national virility, and efforts aim to substitute brandy and soda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
Smile That Made Him What He Is Today Judge Hears Tale
James Carroll appeared in police court Monday explaining his smile caused his conduct toward Judge Gordon. A fine of ten dollars was levied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Carroll
Italian Tea Party Is Now Permissible
The latest post office bulletin states tea and coffee will be accepted in Italy and will be allowed in malls from now on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Post Office
Risky Mailing to Japan At Post Office Now
Goods sent to Japan through regular mail are accepted by the post office only at the sender's risk. This Monday announcement notes that articles such as fountain pens may be subject to import duty at the Japanese port of entry and may be confiscated if not accompanied by a customs manifest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Alleged Sea Whisky Runners Deny Guilt
Anton Korla and Frank Maccia faced a federal judge after arrest on whisky running charges. Police seized a launch with a whisky shipment following a clue from papers found on the two men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Korla
Frank Maccia
Netgrer
Thom. Fr. Yates Co. Pays Final Bankrupt Dividends
Federal court on Monday approved final dividends to creditors of Thom. Fr. Yates Co. The total paid amounted to $1,146.26 on claims totaling $7,116.63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thom. FR. Yates Co
Bride Requires All American Status For Groom
The court heard the case of Axel Olven who changed his name to Edwards after his fiance refused to marry him until he became an American citizen. He faced three counts in a naturalization proceeding before Federal Judge Neterer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neterer
Axel
Olven
Edwards
Eltizen
Week of community activity and local incidents
Community notices highlight safety drives, charity appeals, and civic events from April including Memorial Day planning, a canned goods drive, and a drama institute start. Police report a burglary attempt on a Ballard area suspect and a $4,000 warehouse fire near First Ave South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's
King County Republican Club
Japanese Association
Gillette
Arena
Pacific Northwest
St. Joseph's Boy Choir
Holy Names Academy
Knights Templar
Shrine Auditorium
Spade Up
Crusade For
Community Service Drama Institute
Bandits Rob Cashier of $20,000 in Chicago Heist
Three bandits beat Gertrude McGuddy, cashier for Consumers' Coffee and Butter store, and escaped with $20,000 in currency she carried to a bank in Chicago on April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gertrude McGuddy
Consumers’ Coffee and Butter
Cheer Up Campaign Is Begun In Seattle
Two hundred representatives from nearly every city organization met at the Pig n Whistle at noon to launch a booster drive for Seattle. The plan calls for theater advertising and newspaper slogans to portray Seattle as the Northwest’s thriving, resourceful city and to promote optimistic talk about the city and its industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Northwest
New York
Pacific Coast
Weet
Rosy Prospects for Municipal Car Lines
City officials on a warrant basis prepared to pay all payrolls as warrants were issued. The November overdraft of 599 400 is wiped out and over 400 000 in interest paid by the street car system. Funds came from railway earnings, prior reserves, and a general fund loan. Collier said April 26 cash pay warrants are likely and the outlook grows brighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Collier
Collier
Confessor Admits Lie in Elwell Murder Case
Roy Harris, who confessed to murdering Joseph K. B. Elwell, a New York whist expert, said the confession was false and only to test his wife. Harris and his wife were placed in solitary confinement in Buffalo, N Y, as the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Roy Harris
Joseph KB. Elwell
New York
Veterans' Show at the Met Tonight
The Metropolitan Theatre hosts a benefits night for disabled soldiers with jazz music and rapid fire cartooning. George Hood donates the theatre and Carl Reiter will deliver headline attractions from the Moore Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Theatre
George Hood
The
Metropolitan
Carl Reiter
Moore Orpheum
Drowning of Boy While Awaiting Baptism Near Albany
In Albany Oregon on April 11 a 14 year old boy named Clarence Alexandria drowned in the South Santiam river while waiting to be baptized with about 30 others. He was the son of Samuel Alexandria, a rancher living eight miles east of Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Ore
Clarence Alexandria
Santiam River
Samuel Alexandria
Here
Congress Opens Under Harding Tariff Session
Washington April 11 The tariff congress began at noon in a special session called by President Harding. Members sworn in and committees formed as more than a hundred new faces filled the galleries. Tomorrow tariff matters will be the first business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tariff Congress
Harding
House
Senate
Ameo
Hundreds of bills in House spark emergency and reform drive
The House considered hundreds of bills including an emergency tariff bill by Rep Young of North Dakota with protective rates on wheat wool meat and agricultural products. Rep Good of Iowa unveiled the budget bill while others advanced immigration reform a soldier bonus transportation investigations and reorganization of government departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Representative Young
North Dakota
Representative Good
Iowa
House Appropriations Committee
Wilson
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
Congressional
Senate
Harding
Dawes Commission
Army
Oklahoma Wins in Suit for Millions
Oklahoma, by a supreme court decision, won its suit against Texas over title to lands in the Red River valley worth an estimated 100 million to 160 million dollars. The United States government intervened for the Indians, backing Oklahoma’s claim to riverbed lands as a public domain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Texas
Red River Valley
United States
Sinn Feiners Fail in Bold Attack on Hotel
Sinn Feiners in Dublin attempt to seize the London Northwestern hotel using explosives hand grenades and bombs. Black and Tans answer with gunfire killing two attackers and wounding several others, one Black and Tan killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
London
King County Girls Compete For Universal Screen Contract
A King County contest invites local girls to enter test film work with Universal in Hollywood. Judges will select finalists based on film personality rather than beauty. winner earns a 10 week contract at 100 dollars per week plus travel and a lead role with a future permanent position if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Film Co
Hollywood
Cal S
Los
Universal
Jessie June MacDonald
Seattle
King County
Stors
MacDonald
Star-Universal
Miss MacDonald
American Express Company
Fairview
Sixth Ave
Madison St
Daisy Henry
The
Star
George Bourke
Universal Film Company
Dorothy Phillips
Mary Pickford
Curtis
King Unty
Landis Sentences Bay Bank Thief
Francia J. Carey, employee of the National City Bank of Ottawa NL, was sentenced by Judge K M Landis to one year in the national training school at Washington DC for stealing 96000. Congress members sought to impeach Judge Landis as the court blamed bank officials for the crime and noted Carey supported his mother on 90 dollars a month in 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Kaixer
Queen Anne Hill
Jurney
Roy St
Queen Anners
M Anne Hill
Chicago
Francia J. Carey
National City Bank
Ottawa
National Training School
Washington, D. C
K. M. Landis
Congress
Landis
Carey
Poor Pay Linked to $7 Million Mail Thefts in Chicago
Chicago officials and Leo George of the Chicago postal clerks union say low pay and harsh conditions foster a mail robbery surge. They attribute the hoard of robberies to the temporary clerk system created by night work and inadequate wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United Press Today
Leo George
Chicago Postal Clerks’ Union
Stalled Auto Delays Police Court Opening
An impatient crowd gathers as Police Judge John B. Gordon arrives late after his car stalls. A young woman helps him move the vehicle, then he rides a streetcar to court. Clerk Bodwell and Clerk Dougherty chuckle as Gordon finally reveals the cause: he forgot to turn on the gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John BK. Gordon
Gordon
Judge Gordon
2. B. Bodwell
William Dougherty Onstatt
Bodwell
Augusta Victoria Empress of Germany Dies at Doorn
Doorn April 11 The empress Augusta Victoria born Oct 23 1858 died after a long illness at Doorn Assisted by Kaiser Wilhelm II and family she had lived in exile since 1918 The funeral will be held at Potsdam where she reigned for 30 years Only family will attend the chapel ceremonies Her devoted service to the home and seven children marked her life despite wartime strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doorn
Germany
Augusta Torin
Oass
Katserin
Potsdam
Kaiser
Holland
Dam
Kaiserin
Adelbert
Wilhelm
Gene Schleswig-Holstein
Wilhelm II
Crown Friederich Wilhelm
Eitel Friedelbert
Augustus Wilhelm
Joachim
Victoria Louise
Ongen
Prince Joachim
Also Mentioned on This Page
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Our
Lallian A. LE Ballister
Molly
B. C
Bride
PageOne
Humane Week
Kodak
Maury
Lawrence Colman
Harriet J. Clark
India
Barnes
Fourth Ave
Chamber of Commerce
Scandinavia
C. L. Anderson
U. of W
19Th Ave
Bert Lang
Turku
Thomas P. Endicott
Skookum Tyee National Association Dyers and Cleaners
Beattie
Frye
Thomas Dobson
Virginia Mason Hospital
Ballard
John H. Blank
Wabash Ave
Frank Hewitt
Brown's
Duvall
Mra. M. BE
England
California Ave
W. P. Fuller
First Ave
Holgate St
Ves and
Iyessur
Swat
Gloom
Elwell
Veterans
Met
Sinn
Bay Bank
Augusta Victoria
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!