Eight-Year Grammar School Exceeds Fast with Two-Year Study
Boston story reports Mrs Eliza Taylor Ransom proving two daughters completed eight years of grammar schooling in two years. Eleanor aged 15 entered Vassar, Ruth 17 in Tufts Medical. Dr Ransom condemns standard schooling and advocates outdoor learning, play focused methods, and learning by imitation.
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Boston
Eliza Taylor Ransom
Ruth
Eleanor
Vassar
Tufts Medical School
Ransom
Brama
Dr. Ransom
Wleanor
Big Man Infilms Quizzed In Taylor Murder Probe
Los Angeles police and district attorney investigators questioned a major Hollywood figure amid the William D. Taylor murder inquiry. Officials discuss alleged jealousy, a famed actress, and a possible double personality angle while another agency follows the billionaire’s son as a potential lead.
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Los Angeles
Cal
William D. Taylor
District Attorney's Office
United Press
Taylor
Hollywood
Marrage
Amert
Eugene Biscailuz
Edward F. Sands
Adams
New York
Cape Horn
Traylor
Ada Deane-Tanger
The Star Ad Pages Highlight Dollar Stretching Offers
Read The Star daily to see Seattle’s best stores offering bigger buying power. The ads promise surprising savings and increased value for shoppers every day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Park Board Refuses Diversion of Camp Funds
Park commissioners deny diverting 5000 from a 20000 city appropriation for Woodland park auto tourist camp. They urge using all funds for the campsite while debating 7000 versus 10000 for a Green Lake community house with remaining money for site plotting and improvements. The Chamber of Commerce protests the lower community house estimate.
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Woodland Park
Chamber of Commerce
Park Board
Green Lake
D. B. Trefethen
Tt. J. Fisher
G. C. Wheeler
Northwest Products Slogan Contest Opens at The Star
The Star in Seattle invites readers to submit slogans for Northwest Products with a 12 word limit. Early entries gain priority if duplicates occur. The first batch includes multiple quips from local residents and uses Northwest Products to promote home grown and local trade.
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Tream
Pacific Northwest
Star
the Star
Seattle
Wash
Northwest
Jack Davis
22Nd Ave. S
Douglas Macfarlane
Herbert EK. Russell
17Th Ave
City to Probe Phone Rates in Seattle Action
Acting Mayor Hesketh signed an ordinance authorizing a city investigation of telephone rates and practices. Corporation Counsel Meier is empowered to prosecute the complaint as experts join the sweep to examine installation charges of 3.50 and a 1 restoration fee.
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Seattle
Telephone Company
RK. HB. Hesketh
Department of Public Utilities
Walter F. Meier
Phone Corporation
Germany Walkout Brought to Close
Socialist government members secured a final compromise with striking railroad workers ending the walkout that had paralyzed Germany. City electricity water and transportation workers agreed to return, and Berlin moved back toward normal after two days without light or water.
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Berlin
Germany
Fire sweeps Hotel Lexington. 23 missing after blaze
Richmond fire crews probe the smoking ruins of the Hotel Lexington seeking 23 unaccounted persons after a blaze that destroyed the building yesterday. Three bodies later identified are in morgues as investigators comb debris for survivors.
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Richmond
Lexington
Morgues
Charge Two Negro Soldiers Killed
Washington report of senate investigation claims two African American soldiers in France were killed without apparent cause. One was shot during drunkenness concerns, the other lynched for walking with a French girl, according to testimony.
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Washington
France
Senate Investigating Committee
Storm Warning Seaboard Stations Run Ahead of Weather
A south storm warning was ordered displayed at 7 30 a m Wednesday at all seaboard stations in Washington and Oregon. The storm is central off the Washington coast moving southeast. It will bring fresh to strong southeast winds shifting to southwest gales today and tonight.
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Seaboard
Washington
Oregon
Senator Piles Presented for Undersecretary Post
Samuel Piles and Jones Lee Harding presented Huel H. Piles as a nominee for under secretary of state to succeed Henry P. Fletcher to President Harding via Senator Jones of Washington. No White House confirmation on the appointment was provided.
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Samuel Piles
Jones Lee Harding
Washington
Uel H. Piles
United States
Henry P. Vletcher
Harding
Jones
White House
Piles
Jobless Prey Charge Highlighted by Local Probe
A Hammond man, secretly indicted by the last federal grand jury, was arrested Tuesday night at Beaux Arts by Deputy U S Marshal Joe Knigek. An employment scam offered $6 a day for $500 or $750 investments, with a victim recounting being paid briefly then discharged. The Better Business Bureau says the scheme preys on unemployed families, though this is the first local criminal action against such swindlers. The Mutual Sales Co previously operated on Western Avenue.
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Hammond
Beaux Arts
U. S
Joe Knigek
J. A. van
Estabrook
Fred H. Peterson
Better Business Bureau
Mutual Sales Co
Western Are
Denby Backs Pacific Naval Base Selections
Secretary Denby urged Congress to approve the Navy Department picks for Pacific coast bases. He endorsed Alameda California 5 340 acres for vessels San Pedro California 225 acres for a submarine base and Sand Point Washington 400 acres for a base for heavier than air naval planes.
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Washington
Denby
House
Congress
Navy Department
Pacific Coast
Alameda
Cal
San Pedro
Sand Point
Wash
Boxing promoter clash leads to jail and eye injury
Immy Malone and Clay Hite staged an unadvertised event at the Pavilion. Hite faces disorderly conduct charges after a punch left a man with a discolored eye. Hite posted 100 bail as Malone disputes rent claims and ongoing sub leasing.
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Leo H. Lassen
the Star
Immy Malone
Clay Hite
Seattle
Hite
W. H. Searing
Malone
James Malone
George O'Malley
Cascade Club
Searing
Clay
British Steamer Thistlemore Runs Aground Near Provincetown
The British steamer Thistlemore carrying a heavy cargo and crew ran aground on Race Bar point three miles from Provincetown Massachusetts today. Weather and salvage efforts were underway as divers inspected the vessel.
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Provincetown
Mass
Thistlemore
Race Bar
Point
Rescue of Transport's Crew After Northern Pacific Incident
The four draughtsmen and all crew members were saved after the Northern Pacific, built for Spokane, Portland & Seattle, ran aground near Fire Island during wartime service. Rescue efforts included the coast guard cutter Kickapoo and tug Arapahoe aiding the burning ship Transportation and assisting the rescued aboard.
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The
Shipbuilding Company
Lusti
Ft . Fathoms
Northern Pacific
W. E. Cramp
Philadelphia
Francisco
Columbia River
War Department
France
Fire Island
Trin
Spokane, Portland & Seattle
Wemsel
Coast Guard
Kickapoo
Arapahoe
Cape May Navy Yard
Steamer Northern Pacific Bought To Replace Governor
The Steamship Company bought the steamer Northern Pacific to replace the Governor of the Admiral line which sank after a collision with the Westland over a year ago. The vessel will be renamed H. F. Alexander and placed on the Puget Sound to California route.
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Cg Tacoma
the Steamship Company
Northern Pacific
Admiral Line
Westland
H. F. Alexander
Pla
Puget
California
Firesweeps Ship At Dock In Alaska Steamship Incident
Hundreds of dollars worth of damage reported as flames swept the Alaska Steamship La Touche tied at Heffernan Dry Dock 701 Harbor Ave. The nearby steamers Ketchikan and Bes Dondo, owned by the same company, were tied alongside and risked catching fire as the blaze threatened the wharf.
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Alaska
Cele
Heffernan Dry Dock
Harbor Ave
Ketchikan
Bes Dondo
Ead Sncantesey
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EB. J. Brown
B. J. Brown
Frank Fretwell
Homer Brew
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Frank H. Bartholomew
Northwest Products
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Hesketh
Herbert P. Hammond
Massachusetts
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