Income tax frauds exposed by Manly in Seattle Star series
Investigative report on 320 million dollars allegedly stolen through income tax evasion. Basil M. Manly’s six month inquiry is set to reveal how millions are unlawfully diverted, who the thieves are, and how to stop the thefts. The series continues with further articles.
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America
United States Commission On Industrial Relations
Frank P. Walsh
Manly
Newspaper Enterprise Association
United States
People of
Mantly
Manty
Washington and Lee University
University of Chicago
J. Lawrence Laughlin
United States Bureau of Labor
Basil M. Manly
United States Labor Bureau
Congress
Department of Research and Investigation
Seattle Star
Wilson
Treasury
The
Star Tomorrow
False walls hide whisky cache at Stewart Street pharmacy
Police uncovered hidden shelves and liquor behind false walls at Stewart Street pharmacy during a Tuesday raid led by Police Chief Beckingham. Prohibition enforcement nets include seizure of stock at Sherwood bar and warrants against proprietor James Jewett, plus 30 quarts found in a laundry wagon.
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Stewart Street
California
Beck Ingham
Sherwood Bar
Second Ave
James Jewett
Fifth Ave
Terrace
John Boyds Drug
Beckingham
Fts
Fred Billingsley
Petersen
Pier D
Lundin
Municipal League
Washington Annex
Seattle
Dublin rising in capital as troops clash with rebels
Dublin remains partly in rebel hands after a day of violent rioting. Telegraph wires are cut as soldiers retake the post office amid clashes that killed twelve. German backing is suspected with Sir Roger Casement captured aboard a German vessel. The east coast faced Zeppelin raids and a Lowestoft bombardment by a raiding fleet.
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London
Dublin
Ireland
Augustine Birrell
House of Commons
Curragh
Birrell
Roger Casement
Casement
England
Lowestoft
Boy Slayer Admits Killing at Age Twelve
A 12 year old boy named Joe Burke admits firing the shot that killed Frank Bealer, a millman, on Sunday night. Detectives and Capt Tennant’s officers are puzzled by the case as Burke describes a children’s world of Indians and cowboys while explaining how he obtained the revolver by swiping it from Red Gleason. The article notes Burke’s calm demeanor as he answers questions.
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Knickerbockers
Frank Bealer
Millman
Joe Burke
Law
Capt. Tennant
Gleason
German Danger Not Yet Over Warns Washington
Officials warned against overconfidence in the German submarine talks with Germany. The Kaiser's aim to avoid a break is clear as President Wilson presses for justice and concessions. Submarine activity may pause soon as diplomats await word and news is to be sent to the president. The president voted at Princeton and then returned to Washington.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
Teuton
Gerard
Princeton
New Jersey
Wash- Seeton
Arrest Japanese Find Fort Plans
Washington April 25 Books containing plans of Pacific Coast forts and San Francisco harbor and a plan for a Japanese invasion of California were found in the possession of Sho Shinto arrested in Brooklyn New York. Agents of the department of justice examine the books Chief Bielaski of the secret service expects they will be forwarded if important. Forty five percent of American income is spent for food twenty percent for rent.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
California
Sho Shinto
Brooklyn
New York
Department of Justice
Bielaski
Secret Service
Fire Aboard Temiya Maru Damages Hold Sparks Damage Probe
Fire crews fought flames for three hours under the Temiya Maru’s decks in West Seattle, with smoke filling the forward hold. The blaze began in matting and cargo planks during fumigation, but the hull remained intact and officials would assess damage after the smoke clears. The Temiya Maru was docked with a cargo of war supplies for Russia.
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Temiya Maru
West Seattle
Altho
Frank Waterhouse & Co
Russia
Ohio Primaries Define 1932 Convention Targets
Ohio voters head to the polls in Columbus as Republicans back Theodore Burton of Cleveland and Democrats rally Wilson on the ballots. The outcome shapes each party's national convention slate and campaign momentum.
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Columbus
Ohio
Theodore , Burton
Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
German Fleet Bombards Lowestoft and Dun Kirks Coast
A German light cruiser squadron raided Lowestoft at 4 a m shelling the town from long range. Two British light cruisers and a destroyer were damaged. two Germans fled after a 20 minute engagement. Simultaneously a German air raid on Dun kirk killed one woman and wounded three.
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London
Lowestoft
Admiralty
Inmate seeks pardon but faces life sentence
Harry C. Hammond of McNeil Island federal prison writes Capt. Thomas BR Foster asking help for a pardon and reform. Foster forwards the letter to Deputy Prosecutor Helsell who is preparing papers to seek life imprisonment for Hammond as a habitual criminal based on his confession and past crimes including impersonating a federal officer in 1914.
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Harry C. Hammond
McNeil Island Federal
Thomas BR. Foster
U. S. Secret Service
Hammond
Foster
Helsell
Oregon-Washington
Chicago
Defeat Dale Plan Defeated by City Council Vote
The council defeated Councilman Dale's resolution 6 to 3 regarding asking the port commission for another belt line franchise. Dale Thomson and Moore supported it while Erickson and the others opposed.
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Dale
Port Commission
Thomson
Moore
Erickson
Commission
Nonpartisan meet to discuss new bill at Good Eats cafe
A meeting is planned Thursday evening at the Good Eats cafe to initiate a new nonpartisan bill. The proposal would contain only the nonpartisan idea and opposition argues Initiative No 9 drags in unrelated issues that threaten nonpartisanship.
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Good Eats
British Traitor Likely to Escape Execution
Sir Roger Casement, an Irishman captured aboard a German vessel attempting to land arms in Ireland, is believed to be mentally unbalanced. He may be confined to an institution, with public sentiment stirred by his arrest as a gun runner.
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Dunkirk
Sir Roger Casement
Roger
Ireland
Zeebrugge
Heligoland
London
Sir Roger Casevent
Sir Roger
America
Germany
Berlin
Innes Case Pushes to Atlanta Testimony
Portland April 25 Harry Davis an official in the Southern Pacific freight department was subpoenaed to testify in Atlanta for the prosecution against Mr and Mrs Victor E Innes. Davis will discuss freight handled by the Inn when they came to Oregon after leaving San Antonio.
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Portland
Harry Davis
The
Southern Pacific
Atlanta
Victor FE. Innes
Inneses
Eloise Nelms Dennis
Davis
Oregon
San Antonio
Dane Invents 16-Person Globular Lifeboat
A Danish inventor develops a globular lifeboat capable of safely carrying 16 people in the roughest seas. The design emphasizes stability and buoyancy to enhance crew safety during maritime emergencies.
Sunshine Jane Comes to Visit Aunt Susan’s House
A nurse named Sunshine Jane visits her bedridden Aunt Susan Ralston revealing through a playful ruse a string of delightful complications. Anne Warner narrates this serialized novel excerpt to be published next week in The Star as part of the paper’s popular novel-a-week feature.
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Jane
Susan Ralston
Susan
Sunshine Jane
Anne Warner
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