Inter Commerce Commission Warns of Bribery Risks and Rail Costs
The Interstate Commerce Commission warned in its annual report that bribery schemes threaten moving goods and penalties may follow. It cites attempts to reduce charges through false descriptions and fraud, notes railcar supply strains, and calls for congressional action. The report also discusses government loans to railroads, future rate readjustments, and anticipated freight tariff revisions in 1921 across the Mississippi valley and connecting routes.
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Inter Commerce Commission
Ft Id
Congress
Awa
Ashington
Missie Valley
Mississippi Valley
United States
Interstate Commission
Memphis
LC. C
Mississippi
Coast Girl Is to Run Orphanages in Far Armenia
Miss Charlotte Kett, UC Berkeley graduate from an influential Berkeley family, is assigned to supervise 60,000 Near East relief orphans in Armenia. Her duties include work in dangerous areas and she previously served as a canteen worker for the American committee.
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Coast Girl
Far
Armenia
Berkeley
Cal
Charlotte Kett
University of California
American Committee For the
Near
Kett
Brother Shot On Vashon Island Over Seines
On Wednesday afternoon a man named Durand shot Oscar Bokien on Vashon Island after a quarrel over a seine and land use. Bokien was wounded in the arm and body, taken to Tacoma General Hospital where he is expected to recover. Durand, living rent-free on Bokien’s land, surrendered and claimed self defense stating Bokien moved as if to draw a gun. Dr Earnie Bokien of Tacoma, the wounded man’s brother, was notified.
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Oecar Bokien
Vashon Island
Thomas Garand
Garand
Bokien
J. D. Carmody
Matt Starwich
Herbert Beebe
Frank Enocha
Tacoma General Hospital
Earnie Bokle
Peopie’s Bank
Durand
Mra Bokien
Mra Gurard
Seine
Carmody
Bokie
Gurand
Rokien
Oscar Rokien
Edward Rokien
South Hast St
Tacoma
No Radicals Now in Swedish Parliament
August Lillienau and Adolf Roos, two retired Swedish senators arriving in Seattle, say radicals are now practically driven out of the Swedish parliament during their world tour.
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August Lillienau
Adolf Roos
Seattle
Coffee Man Drops Dead on Broadway
David Henry Williams aged 54 collapsed and died on Broadway at Dennyway while returning home from mid week prayer. He lived in the city eighteen years and worked for Manning and Co tea and cottles for several years. He is survived by a wife, two daughters and a son.
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Welsh Presbyterian Church
David Henry Williams
Broadway
Dennyway
Manning & Co
Tea and Cottes
Vet Employment Office Reopening Planned at Allied Veterans Hall
Plans to reopen a veterans employment office at the Allied Veterans hall in Seattle are under way. Commander Frank C. Regan of Seattle post No. 18 American Legion says the project will be conducted by the veterans welfare commission, American Legion posts and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Allied Veterans’ Hall
Third Ave
Frank C. Regan
Seattle
American Legion
Veterans’ Welfare Commission
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ryther Dance Tonight Bets Big Brick Drive
Three hundred Beattie Life Underwriters invade Seattle for the Ryther Child home fund raising brick drive. By 1 p.m. they have raised about one third of 65,000 with bricks bombarding streets and offices as trustees and J I Hall chair the Ryther home committee. A large benefit dance at the Benton Clubhouse on Madison Avenue is planned tonight under Bluebird Dancing Club auspices.
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Beattle Life Underwriters Association
Seattle
Ryther Child
Deni
W. Aj) Wilkins
Collins
Ryther Home House Committee
J. I. Hall
Ryther
Benton Hit Club
18Th Ave
M Madison 'T
Bluebird Dancing Club
Hard Time Finding 7 Russian Children Parents
Maj. Riley Allen of Seattle says the Red Cross in Finland struggles to locate parents for seven Russian children in their care. Allen recently transported seventy youngsters from Vladivostok to Finland aiming to reunite them with their families, and he is currently in Helsinki, Finland.
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Finland
Maj
Riley Allen
Seattia
Vladivostok
Mai Alien Ie
Halilia
Dismiss Charges Against Butcher on California Steamer
Justice Otis W Brinker dismissed a petit larceny charge against C Hornberger a butcher on a California steamer accused of taking coffee meat and other provisions from ship stores on November 25 after finding evidence suggested he was told he could take the items.
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C. Hornberger
California
Justice of the Peace
Otis W. Brinker
Hornberger
132 Polish orphans aboard Suwa Mara to Seattle
The steamer Suwa Mara, idle since last January, left Yokohama for Seattle on December 6 and is expected to dock around December 10. It will bring 132 Polish war orphans among its passengers.
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Jane
Yokohama
Seattle
Irish peace thwarted as talks break down in Ireland
London reports recurring clashes between Sinn Fein and British forces in Ireland. Government raids on municipal sites continue as peace hopes fade and leaders resist mediation. Arthur Henderson and William Adamson depart after indicating a potential truce. Archbishop Gane passes Sinn Fein messages to Lloyd George, keeping some hope alive.
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London
Minn Fein
Ireland
Hippe
Ite
Sinn Fein
Arthur Trenderson
William Adamson
Labor
Henderson
Gane
Lloyd George
Arthur Griffith
Northcliffe
Four More Judges to Be Asked by Lawyers
The Seattle Bar Association will seek four additional judges for King County Superior Court from the state legislature. The move follows a quarterly meeting at Mlane's cafe where members voted to request the expansion and also to name one existing justice of the peace as an additional police judge.
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King County
Seattle Bar Association
Mlane
Assoctation
Prohibition Offenders Face Short Jail Terms Under Act
A memorandum from United States District Attorney Saunders proposes jail terms for liquor offenders under the national prohibition act. First offense may draw up to six months on each count, while a second offense carries one month to five years, depending on proven guilt.
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United States
Saunders
Auto Bandits Flee In Panic After Failed Hold Up
Police report describes a failed armed robbery on Des Moines highway aimed at H. T. K. McGallrand whose car carried four passengers. The bandits fled in their own vehicle after realizing the odds. Other incidents include a shop theft from J. Duguid and a robbery attempt near Bennie Moore’s home. A witness reports $375 stolen from Hassan by a room mate.
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Randits
H. TK. McGallrand
Ate & W
Des Moines
McGallrand
J. Duguid
Bastlake Ave
Duguid
Bennie Moore
Bennie
Polies
White H. Hasean
Renton Hotel
Fred Andersen
Hiassan
Hassan
Christmas Club Savings Across United States
About 3 000 000 people nationwide will receive roughly 110 million dollars from Christmas club funds this week. Banks on the Pacific coast will distribute over 9.2 million dollars from Christmas savings this year. The club lets people save small weekly amounts not withdrawable until two weeks before Christmas. It is most popular in Maccachusetta where one in eight participates. Seattle has not embraced it, say local bankers.
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United States
Pacific Coast
Maccachusetta
Seattle
Wea
Doll’s Lament: A Matron’s Wish for the Perfect Carriage
A fragment notes delight in a carriage made for a cherished doll. The text hints at a mother’s pleasure in matching doll accessories with care, suggesting the toy’s comfort and style matter to the keeper.
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Web Miller
BIG Christmas Club
Melon Cut
Charles M. Farrar
Frederick & Nelson
Bection
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