Seattle Captain Loses Sir Francis I Off Cuba Coast
Captain Thomas Drake and his 36 foot schooner Sir Francis I were lost after a typhoon off Cape Corrientes, Cuba on April 2. Drake survived the wreck and reached shore, continuing his two year Seattle to East Me cruise begun November 9, 1920. The vessel, built at Stanwood, carried two sails, a 1,100 square foot mainsail area, and a Peerless engine.
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Thomas Drake
Sir Francis
Cape Corrientes
Cuba
Seattle
Drake
Capt. Drake
Bull
Francis I
East
Cats Dyed While You Wait' Pets to Match Houses Now
A New York feature profiles Mlle Camille La Forsos and her House of Dreams studio where cats birds and fish are dyed to match interiors. The process is described as delicate and secret with sparrows and canaries shown in vivid colors including gold wings.
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New York
Mlle Camille la Forsos
House of Dreams
Tiny Mile
la Forgue
Oldest Judge TM Full of Pep from Harvard to Supreme Court
Harvard classmates recall Wendell Jr aged 80 as the most youthful judge in sight. Once a Harvard grad and Union Army recruit, he served with vigor after three wartime shots in twenty months. Holmes joined the Supreme Court in 1902 under Roosevelt.
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Harvard
Oliver Wendell
Wendell, Jr
United States Supreme Court
Union Army
Holmes
Supreme Bench
Roosevelt
Change from lump silver to silver dollar money in China
In Jinhsien China on April 22 a description notes a shift from lump silver money carried in bags to silver dollars, replacing ancient knife shaped currency. It recalls a thousand year old practice and a banker named Yee Lin describing old chao coinage and its weight driven value.
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Junghsien
China
Yee Lin
Sand Point Air Base Key to Northwest Defense
County Commissioner Claud C. Ram say told the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce that Sand Point and the Bremerton navy yard are vital to Pacific Northwest defense. He called Sand Point ideal for an army and navy air base and said government aviation development will be a major boost for the region.
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Sand Point
Bremerton Navy Yard
Pacific Northwest
Claud C. Ramsay
Bremerton Chamber of Commerce
Pacific Coast
Romaay
Northwest
Geologist Gustave Grossman Arrested for Embezzlement
Gustave Grossman a geologist and petroleum engineer is arrested on charges of embezzling 27000 in Wyoming oil operations and is held for Wyoming authorities.
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Baltimore
Gustave Grossman
Wyoming
Brave Captain Is Picked Up At Sea
A wireless from Los Angeles reports Captain Winther and nine crew members of the Inca were rescued after their schooner was struck by a storm two hundred miles off Australia. They were taken aboard a passing liner and bound for Los Angeles. Mrs. Winther, awaiting word, plans to travel to meet him.
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Angeles
Cal
James J. Winther
Australian
Winther
Australia
Los Angeles
Death of Ford H Bechtell While Shoeing Horse at Union Ray Stables
Ford H Bechtell died Thursday night at his home 4840 Sith Ave N W after being stricken with apoplexy while shoeing a horse at the Union Ray Fuel company stables. He did not regain consciousness.
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Union Ray Fuel Company
FORD
Hbechtell
Sith Ave
N. W
Hundreds Attend Stuart Obsequies for Car Nation VP
Funeral services were held Thursday for H. H. Stuart vice president of Car Nation Milk Products Co. Hundreds of friends and business associates attended the obsequies. Stuart was killed in a fall in Vancouver British Columbia.
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Stuart
H. H. Stuart
Carnation Milk Producta Co
Vancouver
B.C
Atkeson’s Whiskers Rival Uncle Joe Cannon’s Stogie
A playful description notes Representative William O. Atkeson of Butler Missouri sporting whiskers that threaten to gain fame like Uncle Joe Cannon’s cigar. The item reflects a light congressional portrait and public humor surrounding lawmakers.
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William O. Atkeson
Butler
Joe Cannon
Filipinos Accused of Robbing a Jap in Seattle Chinatown
A. Sarmizento and Feliz Yasas, both Filipino men aged 23 and 27, are held on open charges after allegedly holding up and striking a Japanese man in an alley in Seattle's Chinatown.
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Seattle
A. Sarmizento
Feliz Yasas
Pilipinos
Widow Fights for Estate in Murder Case
Howard J. Sawyer Sr. of Spokane and his mother contest the estate against Madge Anna Sawyer widow of the murdered man. They argue the widow is not entitled because she killed him. The case, heard by Judge pro tem John Jurey in the Lowman building, is under advisement after a private argument.
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Anna Sawyer
Howard J. Sawyer
John
Jurey
Lowman
Sawyer
Howard J. Sawyer, Sr
Spokane
Charles Prather
Walla Walla
1.0.C.F. Celebrates Birthday Tuesday Odd Fellows Anniversary
The 1024th anniversary of Odd Fellowship to be celebrated next Tuesday night under Unity Lodge No. 2 at L Co F Temple. Deputy Grand Master George Chamberlain of Washington will speak on Fifteen Minutes On Odd followed by a half hour concert, dances, and musical numbers. In Vancouver Amy Adolph, 20, acquitted of murdering twins. the Hydah boat home on Lake Union noted. estate valued at 15000 with inventions awaiting valuation.
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C.F
Odd Fellowship
Unity Maccampment No. 2
L . Co
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Lattle
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Hydah
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