Women to Seek Reform in Ballots at Convention
Cleveland April 11 The National League of Women Voters prepares to hear Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt unveil election reform plans at its annual convention. Proposals may focus on expanded local participation, with broader female influence in governance and measures to curb profiteering and improve home economics education.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
Cleveland
National League of Women Voters
Mra
League
Catt
Weil
Alto Ft
W.S. Kenyon
Harriet Taylor Upton
A. B. Pyke
Ohio
Taylor
National Republican Committee
Pyke
Women Voters
Color of hair and weight in relation to guardian
Records note the hair color and weight of the subject, including relationship to guardian. No further details provided in the fragment.
Soap Price Cuts Trigger Across Industry
Chicago reports James 8. Kirk & Co. reducing soap prices by seven to 15 percent. A 9 cent bar drops to 6 2/3 cents with other varieties cut proportionately as more manufacturers expected to follow.
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Johnny Schoolboy
Chicago
James
Kirk & Co
Iowa repeals anti-cigaret law signed by governor
Des Moines reports Governor Kendall signed the Dodd bill repealing prohibition on cigarette sales in Iowa. The measure delays effect until July 4 due to no publication clause in the act.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kendall
Revival of Old Mining Boom as 12-Inch Silver Vein Found
In Aspen Colorado a 12 inch vein of silver was discovered in a local mine. Prospectors rush to survey the area and hunt for additional outcroppings as assays place the find at about 1700 ounces.
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Colorado
Aspen
Colo
Jersey
Pekin
Copenhagen
Panama
Trial of Japanese Smugglers Tuesday
Thirteen Japanese defendants charged with conspiracy to smuggle aliens into the United States are set for trial Tuesday at 10 a.m. before Federal Judge EB Cusa.
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United States
EB. Cusaman
Rose Embezzlement Hearing Continued
Hearing in the case of Earl B Rose a Shanghai attorney charged with embezzlement of 7000 worth of Bank of Asia stock shares was continued until 11 a m Tuesday by United States Commissioner McClelland. Rose was released Saturday on 1200 cash bond.
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Earl B Rose
Shanghai
Bank of Asia
United States
McClelland
Rose
Automobile crash injures man in Westlake intersection
William Tibbetts, 60, riding with his son in law W. B. Milks of North 106th Street and Meridian Avenue, received a cut on the nose when Milks auto collided with a street car at Westlake and Sixth Avenues on Monday. The report notes the futility of involving two women in an argument.
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William Tibbetts
W. BK. Milks
N. 106Th St
Meridian Ave
Milka
Westlake
Sixth Aves
Experts to discuss causes of the Great War at Blanc’s cafe
J Oliver H Richardson of the university history department will present new official documents revealing the immediate causes of World War I before the Municipal League. The talk is set for Tuesday noon at Blanc's cafe.
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J. Oliver H. Richardson
University
Municipal League
Blanc's
Marshall to Speak Here on Jefferson Birthday Day
The King County Democratic club has secured Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana former vice president of the United States as the principal speaker for Saturday’s celebration of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday.
Union Painters in South on Strike
Union painters in San Francisco Oakland and San Mateo went on strike today over a threatened seven percent wage cut. J F Murray secretary said about ninety percent of workers were out. They opposed the arbitration of wages in building trades which recommended the wage decrease.
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San Francisco
Oakland
San Mateo
J. F. Murray
Painters’ Organization
Dummy Smashes Big Plate Glass Window in Fredericksburg Store
A window in Fredericks Frederick & Nelson's display was toppled by a reclining dummy on Saturday night. The dummy remained uninjured, but the store incurred several hundred dollars in damages for a replacement glass pane.
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Frederick & Nelson
Japanese Official Praises Seattle At Rainier Club
Baron Natsu Kanda congressman and Tokyo University emeritus spoke at the Rainier club Saturday expressing admiration for Seattle’s geographic beauty and the city’s open-hearted people. He is en route to Europe.
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Seattle
Baron Natsu Kanda
Japanese House of Representatives
Tokyo University
Rainier Club
Baron Kanda
Europe
Shaughnessy Recess Appointment To Postmaster General Aide
The White House announced the recess appointment of Edward H Shaughnessy of Chicago as second assistant postmaster general today. Shaughnessy, a railroad expert, previously served as a colonel in the transportation corps of the Army.
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Shaughnessy
Postoffice
Washington
Edward H Shaughnessy
Chicago
White House
Iurance
Transportation Corps
The
A, Ek
Man Hangs Self in Diller Hotel Window
Afflicted by incurable tuberculosis and unable to pay his board bill, John W McCarty hanged himself from a fourth story window at the Diller Hotel on First Avenue and University. The coroner ruled the death instantaneous. a note asked clothing be given to the Salvation Army and asked not to say he was insane. His widow resides in Newark New Jersey.
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John W McCarty
Diller
First Ave
University
Sarah McDermott
Newark
N. J
McCarty
Firlands
Salvation Army
EB. Miller At
Wedding on board the USS Mississippi in California
Sailors aboard the USS Mississippi witness Private Albert M. Fletcher of Goldendale Washington marry Miss Louise A. Fox on the battleship. Fletcher, a Marine, will spend his 20 day leave touring California with his bride.
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Los Angeles
U. S
Mixelasip
Albert M. Fletcher
Goldendale
Wash
Louise A. Fox
Fletcher
Marine Corps
California
One Time Opera Star Minnie Cunningham Dies in California
Mrs Minnie Cunningham 64 once famous grand opera star died at her Venice California home Her husband Res Cunningham Rochester NC automobile and carriage maker Five children survive and body to be shipped to Rochester for burial.
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Los Angeles
Minnie Cunningham
Venice
Res Cunningham
Rochester
N. C
Secretary Fall Invited to Visit Pacific Northwest
Numerous Pacific Northwest cities invite Secretary of the Interior A. B. Fall to tour the coast and Alaska during the summer. The invitation spans many cities across the region seeking an official visit and attention to regional concerns.
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Pacific Northwest
Secretary of the Interior
A. B. Fall
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Beatie High Schools Present A Girl's Garden of Fashion
Beatie's high schools hold a three day fashion revue in the Frederick & Nelson auditorium this week. The program runs at 2 and 3 pm each afternoon with instrumental and vocal selections by student talent. Admission is free to the public.
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Frederick & Nelson
Beatie’s High
British Strike Appears Crushed as Talks Resume
In London April 11 Britain faced a collapsing strike mood with railway and transport workers wavering. Miners and government negotiators re opened talks led by Sir Robert Horne as Lloyd George urged conciliation and hinted at an interest free loan to steady the industry. A June general election was discussed while pumping pits continued to avert widespread ruin with 20 pits in Bentland and 18 in Wales near collapse.
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London
Britain
Robert Horne
Lloyd George
Bentland
Wales
Haywood and 78 Must Serve Term
The Supreme Court today upheld a Chicago court order sentencing Pig Bill Haywood and 78 L W W leaders to prison terms and fines for violations of espionage and selective service laws. The court ruled their trial was fair and denied rehearing.
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Washington
Haywood
K. M. Landin
Chicago
Supreme Court
Wife’s Agent Lures Husband to Abandon Family Arrested
W. 8. Copp was arrested by sheriff's deputies Sunday night after arriving from Vancouver British Columbia. He faced charges of abandonment and nonsupport of his wife and three children. Copp was jailed with bond set at 500 dollars.
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Copp
Sheriff's Deputies
Vancouver
B. C
Robbery Reported After Nighttime Hold Up
Two young bandits held up Martin Childe and Fillen Storseth at 20th Ave N W and EB Union St Sunday night and robbed them of 12 dollars. The incident was reported to Ballard precinct.
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20Th Ave. N. W
Conce Pt
Martin Childe
Fillen Storseth
27Th Ave
Union St
Ballard Precinct
Deputy raid targets Kinerman grocery near Crane station
Saturday night deputies raided John Kinerman's grocery near Crane station and seized about nine gallons of grape and other reportedly fermenting liquids. Kinerman is held in the county jail.
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Ricky
John Kinerman
Crane Station
Kinaman
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