Elks Hold Lincoln Site Option For New Lodge
Seattle Lodge No 3 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has taken an option on the Hotel Lincoln property next to its current site. The option price is 103000 dollars, returnable May 1, with a building committee to report at the next regular meeting. If exercised, the lodge aims to construct a major fraternal building occupying the entire half block in downtown Seattle.
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Elkdom
Seattle Lodge No 3
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Lincoln
George Bouckaert
Fegular
John E. Drummey
RK. Dykes
James R. Breweter
Hush M. Cakdwell
Samuel Williamson
Wiliam Pierce
Berman Schoenfeld
Seattie Elks Lodge
Foreigner Oil Control Warns U S Expert
Poised with a five month Mexico South America trip, B W Marland warns the United States risks becoming a second rate industrial power within five years unless it halts foreign control of crude oil. He cites American discovery and drilling abroad and says Washington has discouraged American oil investments and fuel security.
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Ponca City
Okla
United States
Mexico
South America
B. W. Marland
Marland Refining and
Kay County Gas Companies
Marland
Aim
Washington
State Department
America
Yankee and Russ Woman in Romance in Vancouver
In Vancouver on April 2 Ernest Fishburn of the American expeditionary force and Julia Bonekamp, a Russian nurse, bonded in Vladivostok and plan to wed. He spoke little Russian while she spoke little English, yet they communicated and pursued marriage after his return to America. She is 41, he 32, previously divorced from a Dutch husband, and she now prepares to move to Portland with her fiancé.
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Ernest Fishburn
Julia Bonekamp
Vladivostok
Altho
Ernest
Julia
Uncle Sam
America
Jula
Fishburn
Howspital
Alderwood Manor
Pike Street
Well Digger Buried Alive in 15 Foot Well Tragedy
Robert Schneider 23 of Richmond Beach was buried under 459 feet of dirt when a cave in at a farm well ended his life. His companion E H Markley narrowly survived a second cave in while attempting a rescue. Palmotors and sheriff rushed to the scene with efforts to revive Schneider failing.
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Robert Schneider
Richmond Beach
E. H. Markley
Schneider
Markley
G. A. Lapdore
Palmotors
Firlanda Sanitarium
Sheriff's Office
Quicksand
B. Schneider
Ronald
Union St
Wilson insists league issue core of Democratic campaign
President Wilson has told his party he will not let the league of nations be a campaign sideshow. A letter read to the Kansas Democratic state convention signals the president will push the league as the central issue for the San Francisco convention and the ensuing campaign.
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Washington
Wilson
League of Nations
Kansas
San Francisco
Mrs. Alice Woodcock Sentence Pending In San Francisco
In San Francisco on September 23 Judge Ward delayed sentencing Mrs. Alice Woodcock after a jury conviction for perjury. The judge refused pre sentence release pending the formal pronouncement of judgment scheduled for Saturday.
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San Francisco
Alice Woodcock
Ward
Hero of War Is Chamber Guest
Col. Benjamin A. Poore commander of the First Infantry at Camp Lewis was guest of the Chamber of Commerce Members' council Friday noon. He holds the American Distinguished Service Medal the Distinguished Service Cross the French Croix de Guerre with palm the Italian Croce di Guerra in Merito and membership in the Legion of Honor.
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Benjamin A. Poore
First Infantry
Camp Lewis
Chamber of Commerce
Legion of Honor
Publisher murder trial shifts blame to wife
James O'Dell testified in the Dia murder case that his wife Pearl aided the attack on Ed ward Knoeip on Mosquito Point road. He claimed he never meant to kill Knoeip as he was choked into unconsciousness during the assault.
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Rochester
James O'Dell
Dia
Edward J. Knoeip
Pearl
O'Dell
Nelp
Mosquito Point
Knelp
Senator Reed Humble After Missouri Democratic Stand
James A. Reed faced a rebuke from the Missouri Democratic convention after they refused to designate him a delegate to the San Francisco national convention. The party backed Wilson peace efforts and censured Reed for his opposition to the league of nations. The Fifth district had named him as a delegate, but opposition had been strong and his friends did not push him as a delegate at large.
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Joplin
James A. Reed
Reed
League of Nations
San Francisco
Altho
Fifth
Wilson
League
Senate
Newspaper rights and railway facilities urged in action
The record notes calls against “unfair charges” under current laws, opposing bills that would limit newspaper operations, and a pledge by members to publish fully facta about the car shortage and to support improved railway facilities.
Lowden Clinches Iowa Delegates at Des Moines Conference
Iowa's 26 delegates to the Republican national convention were instructed to back former Governor Charles Lowden at Chicago. The convention also adopted a resolution opposing government ownership of railroads and endorsed soldier aid legislation. Also notes the death of Fanny Bean in Prospect Street, with funeral arrangements in Butterworth & Sons.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lowden
Chicago
Committee On Resolutions
Ago
Recordi Ag
Mes
Fanny FE
Bean
Prospect St
H. W. Bean
Bnohomish County
Butterworth & Sons
Mount Pleamnt Cemetery
Johnson Maintains Nebraska Victory
Lincoln April 23 Sena tor Hiram Johnson maintains his lead as the Republican presidential nominee choice in Nebraska. In 1363 of 1840 precincts Johnson leads with 61 476, Wood 95 991, Pershing 23 709, Hitchcock, while McKelvie holds a strong lead for governor. Democrats Moorehead also leads for governor and two Bryan Hitchcock delegates at large are to be chosen at the Democratic convention.
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Lincoln
Neb
Hiram Johnson
Nebraska
Johnson
Wood
Pershing
Hitchcock
McKelvie
Moorehead
Bryan and Hitchcock
Bryan
Berge
Chinese peddler of dope held in federal probe
Ah Kam, 23, a Chinese man, was in the city jail Friday awaiting federal investigation into a charge of selling Thursday afternoon to members of the dry squad.
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Ah Kam
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Louis
Vancouver, B. C
Hero of War
Benedict
New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Senator Reed
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Seattle
Seattle-Everett Electric Interurban
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