Wiped-Out Town Residents Sue Over 1918 Flood Damages
In a Wednesday petition the Wash council and 18 residents seek a council hearing on flood causes tied to Cedar River work. They press to recover 22900 from the city for loss of property and damages, claiming municipal dam work caused the disaster and asking a fair hearing next Friday.
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FP. W
Wash
Deecem
Cedar River
Lom
Pemons
End Lumber Co
Cedar Lake
PARK SUPPORT QUESTIONED AT MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MEETING
R B M Chapman, superintendent of parks, asked whether residents care only for their own small park or support city plans for a broader park system. He urged balancing local improvements with the citywide development of recreational facilities.
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Flred Clare
Municipal League
R. B M. Chapman
Parka
Chapman
Thrift Week Program Outlined With Themed Days
A local thrift week campaign plan announced by the committee in charge outlines events January 1 to 28 with special days for Theft Budget Life Insurance Own Your Own Home Pay Your Bills Promptly Share With Others and Make a Will. The dates align with Benjamin Franklin's birthday, emphasizing Poor Richard thrift maxims.
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United States
Associated Tnduatrion
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
Henry RR. King
Thrift Week
Dress of Modern Girls Is Praised
Dr. Maud Parker spoke to the Coemopeolitan club on The Modern Girl's Dress praising short skirts in moderation and noting short hose are unhealthy in cold weather. She compared today’s bone-fitting garments to those of a generation ago, calling current styles more commendable.
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Dr. Maud Parker
Coemopeolitan Club
Dr. Parker
Poor Farm Receives Christmas Gifts For Inmates
Salvation Army officers distributed candy fry cake nuts and fruit to 20 inmates at the King county poor farm. Baskets are being prepared for 300 needy families in Beattie with ducks groceries fruits and beef roasts for three meals. The relief department plans 100 tons of coal for needy families.
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King County Poor Farm
Luesses
Salvation Army
Beattie
Aged Section Hand Burned to Death in Shanty
Tacoma reports John Boyd a section hand for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad burned to death in his boxcar home in the railway yards after an oil lamp overturned. Fire destroyed the shanty rapidly and no inquest will be held.
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Tacoma
John Boyd
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Yeater
Cimay
Boyd
Paul Freeman Sentenced for Forgery in Superior Court
Paul Freeman pleaded guilty to forgery in the first degree and was sentenced by Judge Everett Smith in Monroe Superior Court to a term of one to 16 years at the Monroe Reformatory.
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Paul Freeman
Superior Court
Everett Smith
Monroe Reformatory
Former Star Man Risks Life To Save Woman From Fire
D Low Sutherland, former Star reporter, dashed into a burning Pomona home to rescue a bound and gagged woman identified as Mrs Katie Swain. He carried her outside as the house was set ablaze by an incendiary attack. The victim died en route to a hospital. the killer fled.
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Star Man
Katie Swain
Pomona
Cal
D' Low Sutherland
Star
Storm Fires Leave $25,000 Damage Near Bellingham
In a sequence of blazes from the recent storm three fires caused estimated losses totaling $25,000 near Bellingham. Carl F. Kuneman's barn and livestock suffered extensive damage, while the Jenseningle mill at Lake Wharfcom and Capt. John Riseland's residence also burned in high winds.
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Bellingham
Here
Carl F. Kuneman
Kuneman
Kunaman
Lake Wharfcom
John Riseland
Miss Anna Day Dies After Long Printing Career
Miss Anna Day aged 64 died Tuesday at St. Luke's Hospital after 11 years of partnership in the printing business with her brother Frederick KR Day in the University district.
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Anna Day
Frederick KR. Day
University District
St. Luke's Hospital
NURSES FOR VETS SOUGHT FOR REHABILITATION SERVICE
Ancles Bam seeks qualified men and women to care for disabled World War veterans and teach them a trade. Positions in the Veterans Bureau offer salaries from 1400 to 5000 dollars yearly. No written exams. ratings based on education training experience and physical ability.
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Ancele Bam Ta
Veterans Bureau of the Government
Three Youths Plead Guilty to Grand Larceny
Three young men pleaded guilty before Presiding Judge Everett Smith in superior court. Henry Smith and H B Dotson were sentenced to one to 15 years in the state reformatory at Monroe. C B Jonelyn, aged 30, was sent to the state penitentiary at Walla Walla for a similar term.
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Everett Smith
Superior Court
Henry Smith
H. B. Dotson
State Reformatory
Monroe
C. BE. Jonelyn
Walla Walla
Cosmopolitan Club Aids Two Poor Families With Christmas Fair
Members of the Cosmopolitan club part of the YY W Co A held an early Christmas fair Tuesday to aid two needy families. Volunteers arranged a tree and gifts, providing food and essentials to the households.
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Cosmopolitan Club
YY. W. Co. A
Three Spoons Removed From Woman's Stomach
Mrs. Mary Ludwig, 25, was admitted to Allentown Hospital for severe stomach pains. An X ray showed a foreign object. Chief Burgeon Schaeffer removed three teaspoons by operation. She does not recall swallowing them and had suffered for three years. The spoons were shown in the hospital laboratory. Dr. Schaeffer called them of regular wine.
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Allentown
Mary Ludwig
Allentown Hospital
Burgeon Schaeffer
Schaeffer
New YMCA Building Planned for University Grounds
Ground will be broken for the University of Washington U M C A building on June 19 at N 42nd Street and 15th Avenue NE. Part of the structure is expected to be finished by autumn.
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University of Washington U. M. C. A
N. 42d Et
15Th Ave
N. E
Funeral Services Held for Campbell and Bloom at Hoggum Bey
Funeral services for Donald G. Campbell and Capt. A W Bloomquist Seattle duck hunters were held Friday after theirore tragic jrowning Sunday at Hoggum Bey.
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Donald G. Campbell
Capt
A. W. Bloom‘quist
Seattle
Hoggum Bey
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