Three Officers Blamed In Governor Wreck Verdict
A board of United States steamboat inspectors blames Captain Harry Marden pilot second mate Ernest Kellenberger and third mate Arne Hage of the Governor for a collision with the West Hartland near Point Wilson at 12 04 am on April 1. Eight passengers and three crew members died. Accused face possible reprimand suspension or license loss. if not guilty they may stand trial. Bartlett and Alwen are exonerated for their conduct during the emergency.
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Governor
Shipping Board
West Hartland
Point Wilson
United States
Harry Marden
Ernest Kellenberger
Arne Hage
Seattle Mariner
Marden
Mead St
Seattle
Kellenberger
San Francisco
EB. P. Bartlett
John Alwen
Hage
Star Universal contest seeks new film star from King County
Question and answer feature explains how a winner earns a $1000 contract for 10 weeks with Universal Pictures in Hollywood. Rules include age in King County, no prior stage work, and photo submission for test films. Contenders are classed likely, possible, unlikely as judges review hundreds of entries with final tryouts planned for next week and potential long term contracts.
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Star Universal Moving Picture
Universal Pictures
Universal Film Company
Katherine MacDonald
Mary Pickford
Los Angeles
King County
Universal Company
Star
Universal
Clemmoor Theatre
Universal Film Co
Hollywood
Cal
Seo
Universal 7
Our Pet Peeves The G N Railroad Dream On The Waterfront
The Star staffer laments the Great Northern Railroad blocking Seattle's water front. He imagines moving the line to Lake Union, creating a vast two mile bay esplanade with gardens and civic buildings, predicting a decade to achieve it and touting the city’s potential. A local dream with a humorous sting at the end.
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Great Northern Railroad
Nene
Seattle
Ike
Sam Hill
Everett
Bell St
Smith
G. N
Lake Union
Old de
Smith Cove
Eliott Bay
Kinnear Park
Pacific
Michelangelo
Tom Fillis
Floods Put Hundreds at Risk in Tabasco
In San Juan Bautista Mexico on April 19 heavy rains across Tabasco put hundreds in danger as floods swell rivers. Tugs and naval vessels stand by to rescue refugees while searchlights and light boats reach marooned residents. Property losses run to millions with buildings bridges and plantations destroyed.
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San Juan Bautista
Mexico
Tabasco
Millons
Settlement Hope in British Strike Talks
London reports renewed hope for a final settlement as a meeting of colliery owners is called after Premier Lloyd George secured a vote of confidence. A new wage offer from owners was expected and to be debated by miners at a special Friday session amid rising unemployment.
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Jupe Pluvius
Crystal Pool
Jupe
Nellie Cornish
Alonzo Victor Lewis
Wayne Albee
George Bourke
Daisy Henry
William Cutts
Clemmer Theatre
London
Lloyd George
Policemen Resign Under Pressure In Seattle After Crash
Two Seattle police officers F. G. Briggs and D. L. Wood quit the force under pressure after last week’s departure. Initial reports linked them to a joy ride that ended with a crash on the Spokane Street bridge, which they deny. They say resignations were to pursue better positions in another line of work.
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F. G. Briggs
D. L. Wood
Seattle
Briggs
Wood
Spokane St
Rainy notes and city briefs from Seattle area news
A scattered page one column items note Riverside University W C T U seeks members Eddie Hubbard delivers 260 pounds from Victoria and various city incidents including a robber with a peagreen macinaw coat to Peter Peterson 724 Argand St a police report on a fortuitous streetcar incident and a federal case charging A B Beck with operating a still plus other local notices involving mayoral and court activity.
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Tacoma
G. Curlette
Woodland Park
Superior Court
Southwestern
Dog Paradise
Roosevelt High
Bilanc
Municipal League
Oscar Jassen
Beck
Seventh Ave
Pete Castro
E. FE. Cuwrhment
William Stewart
Third Ave
Pike St
A. Rogers
21St Ave
Seattle
Silat Ave
Rainier Ave
Volstead
John B. Gordon
A. & Beck
BE. L. Caffee
J. J. Russel
L. Edwardson
J. R. Smith
Frye & Co
Boyd J. Tall
Peter Peterson
Nickerson Sr
More Money Needed for Railway Loss
Washington reports an additional appropriation of 400 million dollars is needed to cover losses the government incurs in operating the railroads. Director General of Railroads Davis informed Representative Good of Iowa, the House Appropriations Committee chair.
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Washington
Davia
Representative Good
Iowa
House Appropriations Committee
Civil War Veteran Loses Divorce Case
Mrs. Karen M. Hubbard and Willis G. Hubbard appeared in Judge Otis W. Brinker’s court Monday. The divorce suit was dismissed after Hubbard pledged to forget differences and resume home life. Hubbard, a Civil War veteran, had alleged neglect and incompatibility. The couple have a 16 year old daughter.
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Karen M. Hubbard
Willis G. Hubbard
Otis W. Brinker
Motor Inn Thug Gets Long Term
Trembling at the knees, Rey A. Miller was sentenced to eight to ten years in the state penitentiary for attempting a hotel guest robbery at the Motor Inn on January 26. Ernest Smith received five to ten years after pleading guilty. Miller denied a prior confession, prompting a verdict of acquittal for Robert Smith. Miller’s arrest followed a Scotland Yard‑assisted interception of a letter to his English sweetheart.
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Rey A. Miller
Motor Inn
Walter MM. French
Ernest Smith
Miller
Robert Smith
Robert
Ernest
Smith
French
Matt Starwich
England
Starwich
Scotland Yard
Bert C. Ross
William Downey
Ross
A. ©. Marco
Tacoma
Pledge Reaches 2.5 Million for Ireland Fund
At the first national convention of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic in Chicago delegates from 5,000 delegations drafted resolutions urging U S recognition of the Irish republic. The Irish fund gained 2.5 million dollars as delegates pledged money to support the Irish cause.
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Chicago
United States
American Association For
Harding
Congress
Immigration Bar Is Again Planned
Washington April 19 The restriction of immigration would take effect May 10 and run to June 30 1922 under a bill reported by the house immigration committee The measure mirrors the one vetoed by President Wilson It limits arrivals during the restriction period to 3 per cent of nationals from each country in the United States in 1910
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Washington
House Immigration Committee
Wilson
United States
Escapes Nurse to End Life in River
The body of Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubbs Mackaye was identified as a prominent suffragist and peace activist. She disappeared after threatening self harm while with her husband Benton Mackaye, a writer and forester expert. She led the Milwaukee Woman's Peace Society and organized the 1912 suffrage hike and lobbied Congress for disarmament.
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New York
East River
Jessie Hardy Stubbs Mackaye
Mabel Irvina
Benton Mackaye
Long Island
Milwaukee Woman's Peace Society
Congress
Japanese Stowaway Leaps From Liner Near Pier 6
Abe Toroyoshi, 29, a Japanese stowaway aboard the Africa Maru, leaped 30 feet from the liner as it pulled away from Pier 6. He swam to the dock under the water and was rescued by bystanders, nearly frozen, while being deported to Japan.
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United States
Eli Hott Bay
Abe Toroyoshi
Pier 6
Toroyoshi
Japan
Seattle
Court Hears 16 Judges Hear Cases Tuesday
In a bid to ease the busy superior court calendar, sixteen judges sat in session on Tuesday. Judge J. T Ronald alone disposed of five cases in the forenoon.
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Court House
Superior Court
J. T Ronald
Girl Denies Killing Baby in Storage Trunk
Miss Erice Mullane, 20, arrested after a infant girl’s bruised body was found stuffed in a trunk at a storage company in Los Angeles. An employe discovered the trunk pile. a lace handkerchief bound the neck and a pencil-sized instrument perforated the skull.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Eric Mullicane
Harding to Unveil Bolivar Statue in Central Park
President Harding with the official party arrived at the Central Park speaking stand at 3 32 p m for the unveiling of the Simon Bolivar statue A 21 gun salute greeted the president in the park ceremony
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Harding
N. Y
Central Park
New York
Simon Bolivar
President Harding Narrowly Avoids Auto Collision
President Harding's car narrowly dodged a crash with a motor truck in Washington on the day he headed to Union Station for the Bolivar statue unveiling in New York. Secret service men leapt from the car as the truck veered from a crowded street.
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Washington
Harding
Union Station
Secret Service
New York
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Victoria
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