Pioneer Days Revived Here in Seattle's 50th Anniversary
A Seattle celebration revived memories of the village era as pioneers gathered at Meany Hall for the 50th anniversary of Seattle. Vivian M. Carkeek presented slides showing the city’s growth from a timber town to a growing metropolis. C. H. Hanford delivered a keynote address. Prof. Edmund S. Fadmund spoke, and Wal F. Meier offered remarks. Beth McCaus, a University of On senior, read a poem "Seattle." Bila Higginson of Bellingham also contributed.
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Beattie
Seattle
Ave
Cherry St
Angeline
Meany Hall
Vivian M. Carkeek
C. H. Hanford
Inter
Fadmund
Wal F. Meier
Beth McCaus
University of On
Bila Higginson
Bellingham
Seattle contributes to Red Cross drive in 1918 total
Seattle gave 64025 to the Red Cross campaign. The North Division contributed 344576, while Portland sent 55000 and Spokane and Tacoma 17496. Several cities exceeded their 1915 totals.
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Seattle
Red Cross
Portland
Spokane
Tacoma
Conscientiously Striving to Make "Many" Line Success
Councilman W. D. Lane defends his record on street railway policy urging no politics, detailing proposed fiscal moves and arguing for maintaining five cent fares to ease public burden. He asserts his hands are clean and emphasizes acting in the public interest.
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Councilman Lane
Star Yeur
Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Railway Fund
Ecounel
W. D. Lane
Negroes Plan Co operative Department Store in St Louis
A plan is underway in St Louis to establish a cooperative department store to be operated exclusively by and for Black members. The initiative aims to create a members based retail facility centered on community ownership and benefit.
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St. Louis
Liquor Still Found at Portsmouth Naval Prison
An improvised still used by inmates to manufacture liquor from apples raisins and prunes was discovered in an unused men’s hall at the Portsmouth New Hampshire naval prison. The still built largely from coffee cane yielded a small amount of liquor and ingredients. About five hundred men are confined at the prison with 150 to 200 firemen aboard the largest transatlantic liner.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Naval Prison
Prison Welfare League
Held in Room Girls Charge New York Runaway Case
Two New Jersey girls Mary Klink, Irene Scherlf fled homes to go to school and crossed the river to New York. They say a man, identified as private detective Crawford, took them to a furnished room and detained them three days with a revolver before they escaped and reported to a policeman. Crawford faces $1,000 bail on disorderly conduct charges as magistrate Simpson orders investigation.
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New York
Aira
New Jersey
Simpson
John KK. Crawford
Crawford
Mary Klink
Irene Scherlf
Poiceman
Seattle to Hear Aero Club Wing Slip Episode
Lieut Sir Arthur Whitten Brown famed Vimy pilot presents the epoch making non stop Atlantic flight tale in Seattle under Aero club of the Northwest. He will appear December 4 at the Masonic temple with a city tour and a dinner in his honor led by prominent Northwest aviation supporters.
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Arthur Whitten Brown
America
Europe
Atlantic
Seattle
Masonic Temple
Aero Club of the
Northwest
Hic
Pittsburg
Descont
Lieut. Brown
Aerochub of the
Brown
Aerolub of the
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Aero Club
Reginald Parsons
A. J. Rhodes
James W. Spangler
David Whitcomb
Thomas Burke
Joshua Green
Samuel H. Piles
Frank Waterhouse
Henry Suzzallo
John F. Miller
C. EB. Horton
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City Railway
Becaus
ROE Co
Aviviews
Quincy
William Sabine
Palmer
Houghsa Neck Road
Palm and Beasts
DR. Wilson
Washington
Wilson
T.J. Wilson
Colman
First Avenue
Elliott
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