Veterans rally calls for release of Henry Alber
Seattle Post reports American Legion pleas to release Henry Alber a wealthy wartime figure jailed amid alleged missteps by the Justice Department It notes hundreds attended a Roosevelt Hall gathering at 1618 Third Ave with entertainment and war veterans leaders urging mercy on cases deemed deserving of reconsideration.
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Seattle Post
American Legion
Tote
Department of Justice
Henry Alber
Roosevelt Vet Phall
Third Ave
Vy of Justice
Seattle ‘Post
Steve
Com. Bremball
Paineworth
Miss Pemn
Pedestrians Hit by Automobiles Recorded in 1921
A 1921 report cites pedestrians struck on Avakewey pavement with an automobile driven by A A Gardner of 29th Ave S W responding to police Friday night. Another incident notes B W of Woodlawn Ave firing arm from his auto to avoid contact at Second Ave and Pike St. R W Main of Fifth Ave N Wy reported an auto incident with Mrs Bower at N 21st St.
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Avakewey
Spo
A. A. Gardner
29Th Ave
S. W
B. W
Woodlawn Ave
Second Ave
Pike St
Morris
R. W. Main
Fifth Ave
N. Wy
Imaginative Bay Commuters Mistake Drowned Bodies
Port warden Fred M Lathe notes harbor patrols searched hundreds of bay miles yearly for floating bodies sighted by commuters driven by imagination not sight. Foggy mornings produce more wrong identifications as hats or logs are misread as bodies. Police records show more than a dozen drownings were recovered on the bay last year.
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Lathe
Bay Atramera
Sayn
Officers Fire 13 Rounds Chasing Fugitive Garrett
Police in a prowler car chase Garrett and another man after stopping an auto at First Ave and FB James. Garrett was captured by Patrolman Broughton and Spruce after leaping from the vehicle. 13 shots were fired, some entering nearby homes, while officers say they fired into the air. The companion fled, and Garrett offered little when arrested.
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Potica
1St Ave
Jefferson
Poth Ave
Terrace
Garrett
H. G. Broughton
Tistave
BE. Spruce
F. W. Stuart
EB. Jefferson
Christy
Valet
City to bar aliens from running cabarets in Seattle
Plans move forward after Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion request a city cabaret license change. Robert B. Hesketh, chair of the license committee, asked Corporation Council Walter B. Meier to introduce a provision prohibiting aliens from operating cabarets.
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Seattle
Veterans of En Wars and the Americas Legion
Robert B. Hesketh
Corporation Coungel Walter
Peggy Hopkins says she's thru with men for time being
Chicago April 30 Peggy Hopkins Jones the Fol les girl and third husband Joyce prepare a brief to fight or retain her name and $750000 in gifts and seek separate maintenance Joyce seeks annulment and return of jewels Peery says she may face accusations but notes his cruelty and gifts as peace offerings San Francisco April 30 Helen Darling Los Angeles actress tells of never marrying again in divorce suit with John Darling alleging abandonment in 1917
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Chicago
Peggy Hopkins Jones
Showeir
Teeey
J. Stanley Joyce
Joyce
Sherburne Hopkins
Peselyte
San Francisco
Helen Darling
Los Angeles
John Darling
Darling
Logger and Barber Arrested Over Liquor Possession
In a Southern hotel at 106% First Ave S, two men named Highland and Reed were held on liquor violation charges after officers found 22 bottles of whisky among their possessions. Federal prosecution will follow, with Highland accused of bringing liquor to the hotel to sell to Reed.
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First Ave. S
I. Highland
W. R. Reed
Barber
Highland
Reed
Raid arrests tally two women and seven men in liquor sweep
Sergeant BE W Pielow arrested a white woman, two white men and five negro men at 1424 Jackson Street Friday night. George Cason, 26, a waiter, faces a disorderly house accusation. The remaining arrestees were charged with disorderly conduct.
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BE. W. Pielow
Jackson St
George Cason
Probe Begs Investigation Into Girl's Death
Chicago coroner requests a thorough inquiry into the death of Mary Vance of Glencoe after a Chicago death certificate cited pneumonia. Authorities seek details on nicotine poison found in Mina Vance and probe fiancé Robert Lockhart relation and the train meeting in Los Angeles.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Hoffman
Mary Vance
William Vance
Glencoe
Mina Vance
Covington
Robert Lockhart
Vance
Lockhart
Mooney to Testify in San Francisco Court Hearing
Trena Mooney went to San Quentin to compel Warden Johnston to bring her husband Thomas Mooney to court Monday for a new trial. Superior Judge Shortal issued a writ based on affidavits claiming Mooney’s conviction rested on perjured testimony, including a sworn statement by Judge Griffin.
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San Francisco
Trena Mooney
San Quentin Penitentiary
Johnston
Thomas Mooney
Mooney
Shortal
Griffin
Luxemburg Enacts Penalty for Nonvoting Eligible Voters
A new measure in Luxemburg imposes a penalty on eligible voters who abstain from participating in elections. The policy targets all registered citizens who fail to cast ballots in designated elections, with fines or sanctions outlined by the electoral authority.
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Luxemburg
Four steamers laid up as Portland strike talks go on
Four loaded steamers, Eastern Guide, West Himrod, Weat Ivan and lawlet, sit tied in the river awaiting wage dispute decisions. Six more ships loading, Akutan, Styder Hanify, Stanley Dollar, Weat Maven, Wabkeena and Stanwood, are expected to join them. Other American steamers in port plan to sail to beat a possible strike.
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Ping
Eastern Guide
West Himrod
Weat Ivan
Lawlet
Akutan
Styder Hanify
Stanley Dollar
Weat Maven
Wabkeena
Stanwood
Emergency Tariff Bill Is Reported
The Young emergency tariff bill was reported today by the Senate Finance Committee. It will be called up in the Senate Monday, chairman Senator Pentonse said. He believed it will be enacted within a week.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Pentonse
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