Sailor Einar Johannessen Faces Death and Duty at Sea
The account portrays Einar Johannessen as a stoic seaman who survived a perilous Matterhorn wreck and prior ship losses. He and other crewmen battled wind, snow, and cold to remain alive, valuing duty and hard endurance over recognition as heroes. He plans to return to sea, accepting risk as part of his life.
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Wen
Forhorn
Johannasen
Norwe
Einar A
Einar
Johannssen
Johannessen
Seaman
Johannseen
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Norway
Johannssens
Einar Johannasen
Seattle
Grocers’ Grand Jury Action in Seattle Case
Ten local grocers testified before Seattle’s grand jury about a suspected grocers’ combine that allegedly fixes prices unlawfully. The jury ruled it will not involve Church or prosecutor’s agents and designated Sheriff Hodge to issue subpoenas and writs.
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Seattle
Vanderveer
Grand Jury
Sheriff Hodge
Church
Subpoenas Served as Jury Hears Graft Claims
Sheriff Hodge received subpoenas for service and deputies Rogers carried out the task. Attorney Kellogg testified before a jury rehashing graft claims without yielding new facts. Slot machine cases wrap up with no further witnesses. Thayer reports locating Grondahl who allegedly paid a city official, but the grand jury offers no further instruction and Grondahl need not return.
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Hodge
Rogers
Electric Company
W. R. Thayer
San Francisco
Joseph Grondahl
Thayer
Grondahl
Weather Outlook: Warmer With Rain or Snow Tonight
The forecast calls for warmer temperatures with precipitation tonight and into Wednesday. Strong southwest winds accompany the unsettled conditions as a mix of rain or snow moves through the area.
Brewer Excluded From Riplinger Jury Over Job Offer Claim
In the Riplinger case trial, Frank P. Brewer was excused from jury duty after witness L. K. Church testified that Vanderveer offered Brewer a $100 monthly position in the prosecuting attorney's office to secure his jury seat. The judge ruled it best not to have Brewer serve given the accusation and conflicting testimony. Brewer, once a noted peace officer, has ties to Whatcom and Seattle.
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Riplinger
Vanderveer
L. K. Church
P. Brewer
Brewer
John Riplinger
Bipener
Church
Vanderveery
Chi
Yakey
Frank P. Krewer
Chereh
Rewer
Tia
Ata
Bret
Poor
A. T
Vandervee
Cour
Allence
Wer
Washington
Whatcom
Belling
Hanes
rewWer
Wan
Seattle
Woman Who Holds Her Tongue Confounds Seattle Police
Edna May Nelson is jailed in Seattle as The Woman Who Can Hold Her Tongue. For days detectives chase clues to her identity and motives, but she withholds facts, claiming she writes novels under a pen name and seeks local color. Police remain baffled by her silent defiance.
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Edna May Nelson
Maxgazinay
Edna May Neleyn
Seattle
Conan Doyle
Monsieur LeCoq
Poe
Old King Brady
Fire rescue saves papier mache corpses at Drake Co factory
In Chicago on December 7 a fire trapped rescuers and onlookers as wax and papier mache figures lay scattered in the West Side factory of the J. H. Drake Co. Firemen feared fatalities but returned with rescued figures and brightened the scene. Police and volunteers aided in the unlikely recovery.
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Chicago
Sullivan
J. Hi. Drake Co
Seattle's loan sharks exposed in warning series
The Star has sent reporters to uncover loan sharks in Seattle. The article explains their methods, how they trap the weak with cunning contracts, and warns unsuspecting residents about these predatory lenders as part of a multi part series.
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Seattle
The
Star
Days Before Christmas Wage Slavery in Seattle
Ten thousand workers in Seattle are entangled with salary loan offices that charge 180 percent annual interest. Borrowers, unable to escape, sign multiple papers and pay four dollars monthly for ten dollars borrowed. Runners verify employment, then the loan is secured by a wage assignment and power of attorney.
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Seattle
E Reedy
Cry
Little Mother at Home as Father Fails to Provide
A nine year old girl acts as the head of a six room home at 6053 Sixth Ave North, caring for five children while William Soderberg, previously jailed for non support, returns to drink. The piece recounts his prior abuse and the court's suspended sentence and questions whether the law adequately protects families.
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Myrtle
Erberg
Sixth Av. N. B
William Soderberg
Offéroom
Soderberg
Hilda
Robert
Harold
Violet
Momma
Mamma
The
Star
William Ee
Chikren
Fred C. Brown
Justice Brown
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Dillon
Johann
Seven Seas
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Einar Johannessen
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Veniceman
Edna
Jalil
Marion Lowe
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