Admiral to Danzig Ordered Protection for Refugees
Secretary of the Navy Daniels ordered Vice Admiral Huse to sail the armored cruiser Pittsburg to Danzig to protect American refugees. The move followed distress reports reaching the State Department about Americans in Baltic ports. a destroyer convoy with the Pittsburg would not go to Danzig.
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Washington
Daniels
Huse
Pittsburg
Danzig
State Department
Baltic
Senate and the Japs Case Sparks Public Outcry
Editorial urges Americans to question the pursuit of influence by Japanese interests through U S Senator Jones and his son Harry B Jones in Seattle. It argues the senator must be beyond suspicion as Japanese ties allegedly grow, claiming peaceful penetration has begun.
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U. S
Jones
Japan
U. S. Senate
Seattle
Sea
United States
Pacific Coast States
Wesley L. Jones
Washington
Ceasar
Senator Jones
Harry B. Jones
Plans for future of the infant in Auburn prison story
Mrs Pearl O'Dell the killer of her former lover Edward Knelp begins a 20 year sentence but is sent to Auburn hospital for motherhood plans. Wardens and guards note a change in her and in other inmates as a baby becomes their focus during confinement. Officials fear emotional strain from the coming child and possible pardon prospects.
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Rochester
N. Y
Pearl Beaver O'Dell
Auburn Prison
Edward J. Knelp
Auburn
Mra O'Dell
Olf
Mrs. O'Dell
Knetp
O'Dell
Bing Sing
Col
Edgar 8. Jennings
Writer of Threats Against President Wilson Arrested
Joseph Randall, 45, was arrested Friday by secret service operatives for mailing letters threatening the life of President Wilson. He allegedly claimed Alaska inheritance rights were abrogated by the president and spoke in abusive terms while claiming to be sane. alienists will assess his sanity in state court.
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Wilson
Joseph Randall
Secret Service
Thomas B. Foster
Randall
Alaska
Foster
Tangled courtship ends in veil of self revealed
In a 1920s fiction fragment, Trysdale recalls a courtship as a green cactus jar and a wedding night loom. He confronts his own vanity while watching Aimee chose another, recalling past promises and the doubt that shattered his pedestal of devotion.
Russia Faces Anglo Italian Ultimatum Response
London reports the time limit for Russia to answer the Anglo Italian ultimatum has expired. The Bolshevik note is under study at the War Office with a copy sent to Premier Lloyd George. Minor shifts show Russian forces retreating along the East Prussian frontier while heavy fighting persists near Augustow and Grodno.
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London
Russia
Lloyd George
Lucerne
Italy
Poland
Great Britain
Augustof
Grodno
Warsaw
Red Attack at Brest-Litovsk Repulsed in War Brief
Warsaw reports three Russian columns struck Brest-Litovsk were routed with 650 prisoners taken. The north front battle nears end per Polish communique. Bolsheviks had attacked Brest-Litovsk in August 26 dispatch.
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RED
Brest-Litovsk
Warsaw
Brest-Litovak
Brest-Litovek
Germans Destroy Planes Given to Allies
Berlin August 28 Workmen at the Hintsch factory in Furstenwalde east of Berlin destroyed four seaplanes and 28 torpedo throwers that were to be surrendered to America Great Britain France and Japan The workers claimed the materials worth 60000 marks were intended for use by Poland.
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Berlin
Hintsch
Furstenwalde
America
Great Britain
France
Japan
Poland
Negotiations Resume Between Russia and Poland
Moscow reports Russo Polish armistice talks have resumed at Minsk. The Polish side rejected Russian terms but offered no alternatives, citing their front line successes as leverage.
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Moscow
London
Minsk
Young Wife Sues Over Alleged Love Theft by 50-Year-Old Milliner
Mrs. Carrie Booth files in superior court to recover 50000 from Valeria Dwyer of 45th and Sunny Side Ave accusing the milliner of alienating her husband Donald Booth. She says Dwyer showered gifts including silk hose and a Packard auto and lured him to cafes and nights away from home.
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Packard
Superior Court
Carrie Booth
Valeria Dwyer
45Th At
Sunnyside Ave
Donald H. Booth
Booth
All Schools to Open Sept 7 Countywide
Assistant Superintendent Thomas B. Hulse announced a uniform opening day for all county schools on Tuesday September 7. He has completed plans for the King county institute at Broadview High School September 1 2 and 3. The institute will be attended by every teacher in the county outside Seattle. A new county course of study aligned with recently adopted textbooks will be distributed and explained during the institute.
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Thomas B. Hulse
County Institute
Broadway High School
King County Institute
Stop Attacks in City Parks Prompts Patrol Captaincy
Roy Davis, a park motorcycle patrolman, is named captain of park police by the park board to curb attacks on children in Seattle parks. He will take civil service exams and, if successful, be made permanent with full captain pay. It is the first time a patrolman has reached captain without sergeant and lieutenant exams. Federal Grand Jury convenes Wednesday, September 1.
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Roy Davis
Park
Park Board
Seattle
Davis
Police Department
Palma Leads Elgin Road Race From Early Start
Ralph De Palma led the eighth annual Elgin road race, starting at 12:02 with the Ballot Special. A field of drivers followed in one minute intervals, including Jimmy Murphy, Joe Thomas, Tommy Milton, Eddie O'Donnell, Gaston Chevrolet, Percy Ford, and Ralph Mulford. De Palma set a 6:30 lap, closing the gap to 14 seconds by the eighth lap as Gaston Chevrolet faced engine trouble and Tom Alley joined in on lap nine.
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Elgin
Ralph de Palma
Jimmy Murphy
Deusenberg
Joe Thomas
Revere
Tommy Milton
Eddie O'Donnell
Gaston Chevrolet
Monroe
Percy Ford
Frontenac
Ralph Mulford
de Palma
Murphy
Chevrolet
Tom Alley
Thomas
Bride Never Lived With Him-Hubby Recalled in Testimony
Harry Drummond obtained a Los Angeles divorce from Hazel Innes Drummond reported to have married him in Seattle on June 12 1919 after her mother gave consent. The girl was 16 at the time and authorities note she never lived with him.
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Seattle
Harry Drummond
Los Angeles
Hazel Innes Drummond
VFW Convention Coming to Seattle in 1960
A resolution to invite the Veterans of Foreign Wars to hold their national convention in Seattle next year will be presented to the city council by Councilman Phillip Tindal on Monday.
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Seattle
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Phillip Tindal
Lawyer Refuses Court Fee. Woman Attorney Refuses For Honor
SAN FRANCISCO A lawyer named Helen M Kaufman refused to benefit from a court order that would provide a $360 fee immediately The judge expressed surprise at the act highlighting the attorney’s integrity and independence in this notable case.
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San Francisco
Helen M. Kaufman
Million-Dollar Cow Breeder’s Record Near Minot
In Minot North Dakota Major EB B Person a cattle breeder reports earning about 1000 dollars a year from a single Guernsey cow on his farm near the city. The cow produced nearly 500 dollars worth of milk last year and her calf sold for roughly the same amount making the overall yearly income about one thousand dollars.
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Minot
N. D
Person
Cloudburst Triggers Missing Persons and Heavy Loss in Carlisle
Cincinnati reports indicate three people missing after a cloud burst in Carlisle Kentucky on Friday night. The disaster left about 600 people homeless and damaged property estimated at 500000 dollars. The incident prompted emergency responses across the region.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Carlisle
Eggs Rise in Price Amid Weekend Market Fluctuations
Egg prices moved upward on Saturday with fresh ranch eggs at 60 cents a dozen and vallets selling between 49 and 60 cents. Egees reportedly averaged two cents per dozen.
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Egees
Vallets
O Brien claims ignorance of Bridget's divorce notice
Dennis O'Brien told the judge he did not see the summons Bridget published in her divorce action though he reads papers daily. Bridget said the notice appeared in a Yiddish newspaper.
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O'Brien
Bridget
San Francisco
Dennis O'Brien
Queen Mary Asked to Aid Cork Hunger Striker Release
Aug 28. Redmond Howard, nephew of the late John Redmond, seeks an audience with Queen Mary at Balmoral to press for Terence Mac Sweeney, Cork lord mayor, released from prison. He plans to enlist Lord Chancellor Birkenhead and Sir Ed to protest.
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London
Queen Mary
Terence MacSweeney
Cork
Redmond Howard
John Redmond
George
Balmoral Castle
MacSweeney
Birkenhead
Edhim Protesds
Secretary Colby asked to protest over hunger strike death
A group of Irish women pickets asked Secretary of State Colby to protest to the British government regarding the death of Lord Mayor MacSweeney in prison hunger strike. The request was made in Washington on August 28.
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Secy
Colby
Washington
MacSweeney
Prion
Austrians Plot for Monarchy Restoring Karl to Throne
In Vienna the Austrian parliament discussed a covert plan to restore former Emperor Karl to the throne. Sixty nine deputies linked to the former premier Frederick's party were named as implicated, with their identities to be disclosed at a secret session.
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Vienna
Streter
Karl
Frederick
Half Fare Plan Aimed For Vet Students In Seattle
Seattle council may pass an ordinance to grant veteran students at federal vocational schools half fare on municipal streetcars. The bill, sponsored by Councilmen Philip Tindall and John E. Carroll, mirrors student rates: three cents straight, two for a nickel, or 10 rides for 25 cents.
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Federal Vocational
Seattle
Philip Tindall
John E. Carroll
Vessel Ashore Off Grays Harbor With Vancouver Passengers
Grays Harbor tugs attempted to reach the schooner Defiance grounded on rocks near Grays Harbor on Wednesday with several Vancouver people aboard. Attempts to refloat failed yesterday. high tide was hoped to lift and tow Defiance to Portland for drydocking. Grays Harbor Stevedoring company dispatched tugs for the operation.
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Grays Harbor
Defiance
Vancouver
Seattle
Woman Hit by Ship Flag Pole in Seattle
Mrs. Peter Soret, 19, of Fragria Washington, is in Lakeside Hospital in serious condition with a possible fractured skull after a flag pole fell from a steamer Virginia TV as it neared Seattle. A child tampering with rigging caused the accident at 9:30 a.m. on board.
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Peter Soret
Fragria
Wah
Lakeside
Virginia TV
Seattle
Soret
Claude Quick
Fourth Division Troops to Pass Through Seattle Monday
Memories of wartime rise as a troop train with part of the Fourth division moves toward Camp Lewis. The Great Northern line carries the troops, with a brief Seattle stop expected for only a few minutes.
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Fourth Division
Seattle
Camp Lewis
Great Northern
Lamping to Resume Stump Next Week
George B. Lamping, governor candidate, was struck by a falling tree two weeks ago and will resume campaigning Monday. The author of the soldier bonus bill is nearly fully recovered and plans to take the stump in earnest next week.
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George B. Lamping
Lottie Pickford Divorced in Desertion Case
In Los Angeles on August 28 Lottie Pickford Rupp movie star was granted a divorce from Alfred G. Rupp a New York broker after a brief hearing. Both Miss Pickford and her mother Mrs. Charlotte Smith testified in support of the desertion and nonsupport charges.
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Los Angeles
Alfred G. Rupp
New York
Lottie Pickford Rupp
Miss Pickford
Charlotte Smith
Four Band Concerts Offer Sunday Afternoon Plans
Bathing beach enthusiasts and park-goers can choose among four band concerts Sunday with performances at 2 30 p m by Wagner at Alki Beach Adams at Woodland Park and Carrabba at Seward Also at 6 p m Adams band will play at Volunteer Park.
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Wagner
Alki Beach
Adams
Woodland Park
Carrabba
Seward
Parm
King Lee Out Again Awaiting U. S. Jury
King Lee a Chinese dope peddler furnished $750 bonds Friday afternoon and is now at liberty pending the action of the next federal grand jury called for September 1.
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King Lee
Liberty
36 Motor Mishaps Wet Day's Record
Thirty six motor vehicle mishaps were reported to the police traffic division Friday. Wet pavements were responsible in a great number of the cases reported.
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Police Traffic Division
Plow Missing From Public Safety Building Basements
City carpenter F. Gillett seeks the return of a plow borrowed by a police officer from the Public Safety building basement. Gillett declares the officer has kept it long enough and refuses to reveal the borrower’s name.
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F. Gillett
Public Safety
Gillett
Last Alaska Mail Sails on September 12
The final mail sailings for Alaska depart Seattle September 12 aboard the steamer Victoria of the Alaska Steamship Co. Edward Mc Grath, superintendent of railway mail service, announced the schedule Saturday.
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Alaska
Seattle
Victoria
Alaska Steamship Company
Edward McGrath
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Cloudburst
Lamping
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