Seattle's Black Prince blamed in brutal San Francisco House of Terror
Jean Stanley and Jessie Montgomery testified about brutal assaults by five men in San Francisco linked to the House of Terror. Police said three officers investigating the case were murdered in Santa Rosa as George Boyd and accomplices face charges. Boyd, a former Seattleite, awaits arraignment after wounds are healed.
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Santa Rosa
Jean Stanley
Jessie Montgomery
Edna "Ullmer
Pearl Hanley
George Boyd
Boyd
House of Terror
Howard al
Dope Charges Faced by Two Men After Arrest
After a preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner McClelland Tey Ping and Wong Pong Wing were ordered to appear for final narcotic hearings Friday morning. They were arrested Wednesday afternoon by federal agents and opium valued at $2,000 seized.
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U. S
McClelland
Tey Ping
Wong Pong Wing
Love Rival Shatters Calm In Bremerton
Edward Humerick, a seaman aboard the Orion, is recovering in Bremerton yard hospital from a bullet wound to the leg after a lovers dispute in Seattle. Authorities withhold the rival’s name, saying matter remains sealed except within martial court circles. The suspect, said to be a daughter of a Seattle family, reportedly attempted three times to kill Humerick, with the latest shooting occurring last night. The would be assassin fled the scene and has reportedly been recaptured.
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Dew
Edward Erick
Orion
Seattle
Hamerick
Humerick
Azrassin
Far North Called to Me in a Child’s Adventurous Wake
Capt John Bertoncini recalls a lifetime at sea from a 12 year old deck boy in Stockholm to the lure of the North. He describes blackbirding in the South Seas, slave traffic by white traders, and his longing for Arctic winds and sea-ice while pursuing whaling in San Francisco.
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PSE
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Stockholm
Henry
Gailor
Polynesia
South Seas
Africa
Fijis
San Francisco
Suit Over Ride In Car Ends In Injury
Ethel Vera Eaton sues Riggs after an April 18 1920 accident on Beacon Ave claiming Riggs invited her for a ride and drove with faulty brakes. Eaton seeks 2410 dollars while Riggs argues she jumped of her own accord and that he was inexperienced and blameless. Judge Boyd J Tallman presides.
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Ethel Vera Eaton
Riggs
Boyd J. Tallman
Beacon Ave
Biamelesas
Write to Your Congressman Opposes Tax Proposal
A call to action urges readers to oppose Secretary Houston's tax plan raising incomes under 5000. It lists state senators Wesley L. Jones and Miles Poindexter and representatives John F. Miller Lynn Hadley Albert Johnson W W Summers and J Stanley Webster. Readers are urged to mail protest forms to both house members and senators.
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Ecretary
Houston
Wesley L. Jones
Miles Poindexter
John F. Miller
Seattle
Kitsap County
Lynn Hadley
King County
Northwest
Albert Johnson
W. W. Summers
J. Stanley Webster
House
Senate
Congress
Letter Opposing Tax Plan Appeals to Senator
A citizen from Washington urges the senator to vote against a tax proposal taxing incomes under $5,000 and expanding 42 high earners surtaxes. The writer argues exemptions of $1,000 for singles and $2,000 for married people are insufficient for living costs and would unfairly burden small and moderate incomes. The letter asks for emphatic opposition and reflects constituent sentiment.
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Washington, D. C
Fight to Avert Tie Up of Cars
City officials set a Thursday conference with Seattle bankers to decide how to make warrants from the city railway fund negotiable as street car workers threaten to quit if wages are not paid. Mayor Caldwell and the utilities committee weigh the Thomson fare increase while the general fund remains in the red by over $106,000.
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Caldwell
Seattle
Thomson
Utilities Committee
John FE. Carroll
Seattle Faces Hard Financial Sledding, Utilities Warn
City Comptroller Harry W. Carroll reports severe financial strain on Seattle utilities. The light and Parkway departments face tangled finances and the Skagit river project risks bond sales failure, prompting drastic steps to avert a deeper slide this month.
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Seattle
Harry W. Carroll
City Utilities Committee
Skagit River
Carroll
Man Struck by Runaway Auto on James Street Hill
W. J. Campbell, 66, civil engineer of 202 W. List St, was struck by a runaway auto driven by Dr. C. L. Templeton as it sped down the James Street hill near Third Ave. The car, which lost brakes, hit Campbell who suffered multiple injuries. Templeton, the lone passenger, reported the brakes failed but he aided Campbell and later reported to police. Campbell was taken to the city hospital.
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James St. Hill
C. L. Templeton
31St Ave
W. J. Campbell
W. List St
Third Ave
James St
Dr. Templeton
Campbell
City Hospital
Railroad Ave
Templeton
Sixth Ave
Traffic Division
Fourth aAve
Man claims forced 1919 marriage to drugged woman
Petitioner alleges Hawkins wed Helen Hawkins under narcotic influence during a July 1919 ceremony. He says he told the magistrate he did not want the marriage but was compelled. The pair were arrested after an incident on First Ave and police later released him. He asserts he has not seen his wife since.
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Hawkins
Helen Hawkins
Imperial Court
Iie
Indian editor speaks at university on education impact
Dr. S Hardiker editor of Young India addresses journalism students at the university. He says India for 160 years has throttled education and urges reforms. The remarks were delivered to the campus audience Thursday.
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India
S. Hardiker
Young
Univ
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