A Menace to Decency in Seattle Politics
The speaker accuses Dr Brown of being a paid lobbyist for vice interests in 1918 1919 and of defending unlicensed practitioners and I W W members. It claims a campaign tie to red light women gamblers and a break with Ole Hanson over a street railway deal, urging voters toward Dan Landon.
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Hanson
Ole Hanson
Red Light
Dr. Brown
Seattle
Dan Landon
Brown
Landon
Five Overcome by Potson Gar at University
Vague political note questions guilt of campaign speakers and mentions Sharples M D and Doc Brown as favored candidates. The Star is accused of roasting the candidates in a noisy opinion piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potson Gar
Politics Makes Strange Bed Fellows in Brown Campaign
The president and other top city leaders including executives from the Associated Industries and downtown landlords association faced a shock as it was revealed Brown campaign funds supported distributing handbills in Georgetown and surrounding districts. Each notice urged a cent fare measure, a position opposed by these business leaders.
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Associated Industries
Landlords’ Association
Dr. Brown
Brown
Georgetown
Peking
Chan Tso Lin
Manchuria
Wu Pei Fu
Henan
Legation
Hsu Shih Chang
Heu Shih Chang
Landon Program Stirs Big Audience
A noon Saturday meeting in the Woodward theater featured Dan Landon outlining his mayoral platform including crime crackdown, lower streetcar fares, a major electricity plant, and graft elimination. Opponent Dr. Brown was labeled radical by speakers and challenged on past records and legal issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward Theater
Dan Landon
Bri. J. Brown
Skagit
John J. Sulivan
American Legion
Dr. Brown
Radical
Hulet M. Wells
Sam
Kate Sadler
Seattle Star
Equi
Thin Ia
Marie Equi
Portland
Seattle Taxpayers Win Ruling On Street Railway Bonds
Washington supreme court in an 8 to 1 ruling favors 14 taxpayers, reversing a superior court decision. Utility bonds funded the railways, not general obligations, so streetcar revenues must pay them. Judge Chadwick calls it a sweeping victory for Seattle homeowners though passage of a fare ordinance could affect it.
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Seattle
State Supreme Court
J. T. Ronald
Superior Court
Stephen J. Chadwick
Fullerton
Chadwick
Doctor Brown notes payroll theft impact
Dr. KE J Brown, mayoral candidate, appears in The Star office minutes before a payroll robbery. He left to fetch advertising copy and returned 20 minutes later, saying the act is tough but unlikely The Star will blame him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Brown
The
Star
Dr. Deky
Mr. Hyde
Brown
the Star
Ehyster
KE. J. Brown
Harry Marshall
Falsehoods on Landon exposed in campaign affidavits
Affidavits by William T. Laube and William M. Short reveal alleged lies spread by Ed Brown supporters about Dan Landon. Claims include misrepresentation of Landon's vote on the 1915 full crew bill and accusations about his religion and drunkenness.
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Ed. Brown
Wm. T. Laube
State Senate
Wm. M. Short
State Federation of Labor
Brown
Dan Landon
Senator Landon
Landon
Ed Tripple
Arcade
Tripple
American Bank
Earth One
H. B. Monsen
McKelvey
Capparo Leone
I. W. W. Monsen
Ia B. J. Berentsen
Short
Laurie
Campaign to send Washington crew to national regatta
A statewide drive seeks 7500 to fund Washington crew travel to Poughkeepsie for the June 24 regatta with Wisconsin. Bruce N. Beck leads the effort with the Associated Students and Seattle alumni preparing meetings and subscriptions. The crew promises strong performance, aiming to beat California and Navy as it departs June 4 for a month abroad.
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Washington
Poughkeepsie Crew Fund
The
University Alumni Association
Seattle
Bruce N. Beck
Washington Crew
University
Poughkeepsie
Wisconsin
Lake Mendota
Ben Wallis
California
Oakland
Annapolis
Navy
Airplanes Bomb Canton Navies in Pearl River Battle
Three bombing planes from Canton attacked nine river warships on the Pearl River. A direct hit wrecked the cruiser Haichi, killing 20 sailors and wounding 30. the other ships surrendered. First air versus water fleet clash reported.
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Canton
Pearl River
Peking
Haichi
Sun Yat Sen
Payroll Robbery At The Star Office Aims For $4400
Armed bandits held up Frank Webster and Miss Wilma Mayer outside The Star office at 10 20 Saturday morning taking part of the weekly payroll totaling about 4400 and fled in a waiting six cylinder Liberty. Police pursued as witnesses gave descriptions and the car plate. The wallet was not cash and contained only personal papers.
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Frank Webster
The
Star
Wilma Mayer
Webster
Miss Mayer
Seattle National Bank
Harry Bangert
Union St
Ninth Ave
Frank TuCett
F. W. Richardson
R. R. Herbert
Mr. Webster
Chester Granard
Star Carrier
Oregon St
Seattle Star
Frank W. Webster
Price & Carter Star
Probe of Naval Oil Leases to Be Made
The Senate today unanimously adopted the La Follette resolution for a sweeping inquiry into interior and naval oil leases in California and Wyoming. The investigation aims to examine all interests and terms tied to the naval oil reserves and related leasing practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
la Follette
The
Interior
Naval Oil
California
Wyoming
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Erin
Vice Syndicate
Doc Brown
Sharples
M.D
Brown Io
Painleas
Austin
Los Angeles
Percival
Laube
Laubie
Daniel Landon
Bhanghai
Seventh Ave
Star Office
W. R. Brown
Yard Ave. S
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