Northwest to double tourism through better promotion
Seattle and Washington state tourism leaders discuss boosting Northwest visitors next summer. Traders cite more publicity, improved hotels and convention facilities, wider advertising in California and national magazines, and highway and camping improvements to attract tourists. Industry groups urge unified effort and funding to capitalize on climate, scenery, and historic sites.
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Seattle Girl Seeks China Excitement Abroad
Miss Misa Holgate plans to teach English at Nanking University and tour China after years as a W C A field secretary in the Northwest. She will travel with her father, Northwestern University president emeritus Thomas Frankin Holgate, and mother and sister aboard the Empresa of Asia leaving Vancouver.
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China Miss Holgate Will Be Joined By Her Father, Thomas Franklin Holgate
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City Calling Old Firemen for Possible Retirement
The fire department relief and pension board ordered a physical exam of nine officers aged 55 plus with 20 years service. A special session will review the physician's report and act on each case including several Assistant Chiefs and Battalion Chiefs for half pay retirement.
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W. H. Clarke
George Marlowe
Robert B. Noonan
Harry J. Hale
William J. Carr
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F. W. Braun
Martin Bresnahan
John R. Drury
Henry T. McDonald
Police Pension Board
Whisky consumption rises in prose of period
Revenue figures show Americans drink twice as much whisky as non beverage spirits in early 1921. Stamp sales for non beverage sprite totaled 27.916 million dollars versus 42 million in 1920, while whisky withdrawals exceeded 6.0 million gallons, more than double the 2.5 million logged in the prior year.
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Iiternal Revenue Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Government Replies to Sinn Fein Rejoinder Sent to De Valera
London reports the government prepared a formal reply to Sinn Fein's rejoinder to British proposals. The document will be sent to President De Valera prior to Sinn Fein parliament's meeting to consider the proposals.
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de Valera
Audrey Munson Seeks Ideal Mate in Western Cowboy Offer
Audrey Munson, famed sculptor’s model, may have found a match in C. B. Wood a 30 year old cowboy and night clerk from Texas who offered himself as her ideal husband He stands 5 11 14 and weighs 200 pounds and promises to share physical measurements upon request Wood claims he has never married and envisions a ranch life together in the West with money saved and plans to ride the ranges of Arizona.
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Senator Johnson Demands Troop Return From Germany
United Press report quotes Senator Hiram Johnson of California calling for bringing home American troops from Germany. He criticizes Treasury authority to refund allied debts and questions why troops remain while claims from Germany and other nations are unresolved. Johnson notes payments for British war efforts and shipping claims totaling many millions.
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Great Britain
American In Relief Measure Agreement Reached
PATIS Aug 13 The American ambassador Harvey agrees to include the United States in the Russian relief commission a decision made by the supreme council today.
SeLE Plumbing Fixtures And Repairs at D B Spellman Co
SeLE Plumbing fixtures offer installation and repair services as listed by D B Spellman Company at 1901 Mighth Ave. Main. The ad highlights affordable prices and asks customers to let them quote on work.
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D. B. Spellman &@ Co
Grace Anna Lustig the 3 year old charity benefactor
Grace Anna Lustig 3% saves pennies for the Pickering family fund donating $7.17 from her penny bank to aid a Seattle family burned from a recent house fire. The total fund reached $61.97 with other gifts noted from local businesses as the Destitute Editor appeal continues. Everett highway board reviews state funds to pave Everett avenue east end.
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