Canada Seizes Grain Shipments as War Contraband
Ft. William by Western Canada Milling Co. grain seized at Niagara Ont. destined for New York and the Baltic. Washington weighs a new protest to Britain after its warning to seize U S grain and flour bound for Germany and Austria.
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Western Canada Milling Co
Niagara
Ont
New York
Baltic
Washington
Great Britain
U.S
Germany
Austria
England
Local Woman Tries Suicide By Carbolic Acid
Evelyn Norris aged 23 of 414 Howard Avenue North attempted suicide Tuesday night by drinking carbolic acid due to illness. Her sister Lois Tucker alerted authorities and an ambulance arrived. Dr Erickson said she will recover.
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Evelyn Norris
Howard Ave
Lois Tucker
Erickson
Hotel Hold Up Foiled in Chicago Standoff
A robber at the New Southern hotel pointed an automatic gun at clerk John T. Murphy who refused to surrender cash. Murphy yelled for help as the bandit fired twice, but both shots missed.
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Chicago
John T. Murphy
New Southern
Records Smashed as January Trade Balance Surges
Washington reports January trade balances broke all records with 12 ports handling 86 percent of commerce showing a net surplus of 131 million dollars for the United States. Officials expect the full department of commerce release to show a substantial overall increase.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
U. S
Ship Purchase Bill Believed Dead After Senate Confrontation
In Washington on February the ship purchase bill was declared effectively dead as seven Democratic bolters joined Republicans to send it to a hostile committee. Senator Stone denounced the defectors as traitors, prompting a point of order from Senator O Gorman. Stone’s later apology echoed Mark Anthony while praising Brutus, with Republicans viewing his remarks as admission that the administration had been whipped on the ship bill.
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Feb B
O'Gorman
Hitchcock
Hardwick Bankhead
Camden
Vardaman
Clark
Sen. Stone
Stone
Sen. O'Gorman
Missouri
Mark Anthony
Caesar
Brutus
Lawyer Takes Woman's Means of Livelihood
A Seattle lawyer, C. A. Holtz, collected a $7 claim from a former tenant via Mrs. Ottella Carlson and caused sale of Carlson's furniture to satisfy a growing judgment now at $17.50. Carlson, supporting an 11 year old, says she has no money left. neighbors dispute the tenant’s ownership of property taken. Holtz will investigate if the tenant has a piano to attach and withdraw the suit.
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Seattle
Ottella Carlson
An Easy Way to Get Fat and Be Strong
An advertisement claims a science based fattening formula named Sargol combines elements to aid digestion and convert food into fat laden blood. It promises 10 to 20 pounds of solid flesh, with quick cheeks and shoulders fill out and urges trial through Bartell Drug Co Swift's Pharmacy and other druggists.
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Hargel
Bartell Drug Co
Swift
Bargol
Shank speaks on food trust at Star's meeting
Hig homely Lew Shank told Seattle housewives how to bust the food trust and get a nickel's worth of food for a nickel. He spoke at the Empress theatre, praising a municipally owned cold storage and wholesale public market to reduce prices and waste.
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Hig
Lew Shank
Stara
Empress Theatre
Seattle
Shanks
Shank
Indianapolis
Food Trust
Washington
Held as alien runners in border crossing incident
Ascerby V. Davide and two Italian members of a party of five aliens were brought to jail from Blaine on Tuesday. The group is held as witnesses in an attempted entry case. Davide tried to cross the boundary line by car but was stopped after shots were fired at the vehicle.
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Ascerby V. Davide
United States
Blaine
Davide
Mrs Sophie Ghee Opium Queen Fined and Jailed
Sophie Ghee, labeled opium queen, is fined 2000 dollars and sentenced to six months in jail for smuggling. The case underscores authorities crackdown on narcotics trafficking.
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Sophie Ghee
Open New Store on Third Ave by Seattle Merchant J B Robinson
J B Robinson, one of Seattle's five young merchants, opens a new store at 1422 Third Ave between Pike and Union. The shop will offer popular price clothing, furnishings, and a complete line of shoes. He moved from 716 First Ave to uptown for better prospects and plans an opening announcement soon.
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J. B. Robinson
Seattle
Third Ave
Pike and
Union
Mr. Robinson
First Ave
Robinson
Cities to lose school funds if bill passes
Olympia February 3 The house educational committee reported for passage Timblin's bill cutting the city portion of the per diem state school fund Opposition from city school boards members, but no minority report will be urged leaving debate for the floor The GI1 bill expands city receipts cutting education funds A convention of health officers bills provide for attendance and five dollar daily pay A Tacoma Seattle port plan for warehousing and bankable receipts tied to state grain inspector deputy duties Farnsworth sponsor claims wheat shipments could reach the northwest and Dakotas John Goen Long convicted of manslaughter at Port Orchard sentenced to one to twenty years
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Olympia
House Educational Committee
Timblin
DII
Tacoma
Seattle
Farnsworth
Northwest
Dakotas
Meadow mud misadventure ends with theft claim
Alex Fox of Arden reports his car stuck near Meadows race track. After help from George and Henry Sherlock, a revelers group arrives and shifts the car for a $5 fee. Fox says his gold watch disappeared during the incident and walks to Georgetown.
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Alex Fox
Arden Station
Alex
Meadows
Seattle
George
Henry Sherlock
Sherlock Brothers
Fox
Georgetown
Love and duty in relationships and marriage questions
A Bible class notes column discussing domestic duties for wives and husbands, modern feminism, and affectionate service. It covers rain coat cleaning tips, engagement timing, breaking off engagements, and a Young Woman's dilemma about marrying a man with a controversial occupation, offering cautious guidance and reflections on personal choice.
Deadly barbed wire made in U S for war use
Kokomo Indiana will supply barbed wire for European war lords. The wire features barbs over one inch long on a one eighth inch steel rod with four barbs set one inch apart, points at right angles. Barbed wire entanglements are now common in the European conflict to restrain the enemy.
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Kokomo
Ind
Europe
Vamps Sing Tipperary Then Die Wacht Die Marseillaise
In Pittsburg on February 3 a Natrona Volunteer Fire Company rule requires the Vamps to perform Tipperary followed by Die Wacht am Rhein and the Marseillaise to preserve neutrality in their social rooms.
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Pittsburg
Natrona Volunteer Fire Company
Tipperary
Ludlow Widows to Tell Story at Commission Hearing
New York Feb 3 Jerome D Green secretary of the Rockefeller foundation argued the foundation cannot be charged with paternalism before the federal commission on industrial relations He said the panel would hear testimony from women victims of the battle of Ludlow to illuminate labor perspectives in the Colorado troubles probe
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New York
Rockefeller Foundation
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Jerome D. Green
Green
Ludlow
Colorado
Hamburg Breast Tea Relief for Cold and Grippe
A German remedy called Hamburger Brust Thee is sold in pharmacies. A tablespoonful steeped in boiled water is poured, strained, and drunk to relieve congestion and loosen bowels, claimed to break a cold at once. The tea is described as inexpensive, vegetable, and harmless.
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Musterole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Hamburg
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