Humphrey Refuses Comment On Seattle Postoffice Site
Washington report notes Congressman Humphrey sidestepping questions about his ties to the Seattle postoffice site. An interview seeks to verify his quoted denial and letters from the treasury department, while Humphrey reiterates he will not comment for the Seattle Star or any other paper.
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F. M. Kerry
Washington, D. C
Humphrey
Seattle Postoffice
Seattle
Washington City
Seattle Star
Congressman Humphrey
News Association
United States
Treasury Department
Window Blows Out Injuring Girl at Metropolitan Bank
A strong afternoon wind shattered a 12 by 14 foot plate glass window at the Metropolitan Bank located at Fourth Avenue and Union Street. One girl suffered deep cuts and several passersby sustained minor injuries from flying glass. Bank officials would not release names of the injured or those present. The girl was taken to a nearby doctor.
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Fourth Ave
Union St
Treasury Report on Seattle Post Office Site Findings
An April 29 joint study by the Treasury and Post Office departments concludes the Block 283 Seattle site is unsuitable for a federal building or post office. It notes long mail hauls, lack of local improvements, and plans to sell with low current value. A preferred site would offer public access, shorter mail distribution routes, and central placement for eight local stations. Byron R. Newton sends the confidential report to Congressman William E. Humphrey for information.
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Wm. E. Humphrey
House of Representatives
Secretary of the Treasury
Seattle
Byron R. Newton
Booze Cases On Trial Friday In Seattle Court
Four hundred gallons of liquor in bottles demijohns and casks sealed in Sheriff Hodge's evidence room face trial Friday. Wealthy Seattle defendants W. E. Boeing D. E. Skinner and J. C. Eden contest Sheriff Hodge’s seizure as a constitutional rights violation with Deputy Prosecutor Meier for the state and lawyers Hughes McMicken Covell Ramsay Danworth Hastings Stedman for the defense.
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Bob Hodge
Milady
Rainier Club
Northwest
Hodge
United States
Meier
Hughes, McMicken, Covell & Ramsey
Danworth & Todd
Hastings & Stedman
Austria Must Explain To U S Submarine Seizure of Oil Tanker
Secretary Lansing announced Austria must explain why a submarine stopped the Standard Oil tanker Petrolite on the high seas and took stores after firing on the American flagged vessel. Captain Thompson says a crewman was wounded and an American hostage held. Austria may offer indemnity per the Ancona pledge.
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Washington
Austria
High Seas
Lansing
Thompson
Alexandria
Egypt
Philadelphia
Ancona
Zeppelin raid sinks British cruiser and two destroyers
Berlin reports Zeppelins in their last raid on England sank the cruiser Caroline and the destroyers Eden and Nith. The Cologne Gazette notes the British admiralty denied any sinking in the raid.
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Berlin
Sayville
England
Caroline
Eden
Nith
Cologne
Local man wakes three alarm clocks to beat oversleeping
A Cleveland man named H. K. Keapp devised a quirky method to rise on time. He placed three extra alarm devices in his room after repeatedly sleeping through morning rings, ensuring multiple alerts to wake him.
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Cleveland
H. K. Keapp
Registration closes as city election surge nears record
With 5 341 registered by Wednesday, registration may surpass the 1914 peak of 73 919 as crowds swell from downtown hotels. Midnight cutoff arrives as books stay open at the Prefontaine Building Third Ave and Yesler.
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Prefontaine
Third Ave
Yesler
Turks Sell Girls in Geneva Dispatches Report Massacres
Dispatches from Geneva report Turkish forces massacre Armenians, with thousands of men and boys killed and many girls sent to Constantinople to be sold into harems. The grim note highlights ongoing ethnic violence and forced relocation in the region.
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Geneva
Constantinople
Stella’s Seattle Visit Sparks License Question and Drama
Stella’s manager sends a provocative appeal to Mayor Gill about staging her in Seattle after a San Francisco showing. He hints at a dramatic, almost theatrical rise if permitted, while the mayor weighs censorship and licensing amid public fascination and controversy.
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Stella
Seattle
San Francisco Exposition
Gill
Edward Vaughan
Censorship Board
Halibut Trade Here In Danger
Secretary of Commerce Redfield proposed that the United States begin negotiations with Canada to curb halibut competition. He urged Grand Trunk railway to give Ketchikan Alaska equal facilities with Prince Rupert British Columbia, as a tariff was less favored. The industry, producing 61 million pounds yearly, has centered in Ketchikan and Seattle but Prince Rupert’s railway is rising.
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Washington
Redfield
State Department
Canada
Grand Trunk Railway
Ketchikan
Alaska
Prince Rupert
B. C
United States
Seattle
H. C. Strong
Ho Boes Fare Well In De Kalb Jail
Ho boes in De Kalb Illinois are treated well at the local jail. They are kept warm on cold nights and receive unconsumed banquet delicacies sent to them for sustenance.
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DE Kalb, Ill
DE Kalb
Armor Plate Bill Heads to Senate Monday
Senator Tillman won permission from senate leaders to place the administration armor plate manufacture bill as a special order for Monday. The president endorses pushing the measure forward as government armor plate production is considered.
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Washington
Tillman
Senate Naval Committee
Senate
Day of 100 Specials At McDougall Southwick's
The ad page promises bargains and spring styles with a lineup of money saving opportunities. Tomorrow features the day of 100 specials, drawing shoppers to the McDougall Southwick store for notable discounts and fashion finds.
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McDougall-Southwick
Why I Should Be Eleced Mayor Space for All Potent City Reforms
Seattle voters stand a week from primaries choosing a mayor and several city posts. The candidate profile highlights a long record in municipal ownership, promising continued policies, efficiency, and public utilities under public control. He pledges to fire the current police chief if elected, citing a clash with working-class interests.
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Seattle
Momy
Council
the Star
Star
Altho
Wife Denies All, Husband Testifies in Divorce Case
Joseph W. Collins, secretary of Collins Wet Wash, testifies in a divorce hearing before Judge Frater. He recounts arguing with his wife who he says beat him with words and once stabbed him with a case knife after he said I should worry. Collins denies jealousy. wife admits tensions and denied all allegations.
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Joseph W. Collins
Collins Wet Wash Laundry
12Th Ave
Collina
Old Bachelor Goes to School to Fight Loneliness
Lonely 53 year old Emerson Wesley, a mail carrier for 24 years in Minneapolis, attends Prescott high school to combat loneliness and age. He says the school life offers companionship and purpose, describing it as an effective antidote.
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Minneapolis
Emerson Wesley
Prescott High School
Morrison's Picture Printed Through Error
The Star reprints a correction stating Frank Morrison, former field claim agent for the industrial insurance commission, was pictured by mistake on February 4 with J. F. Gillies, who was convicted of forgery in the commission’s funds. Morrison had no connection to the Gillies trial.
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Frank Morrison
The
Industrial Insurance Commission
Star
J. F. Gillies
Morrison
Gillies
Alki bluff slides trap seven. residents evacuated
Avalanches from the Alki ave bluff destroyed five houses and damaged others, with property losses over 2500 dollars. Sailors from the Pittsburg aided multiple rescues as seven people slept trapped but unharmed after the slides. A mother shielded her 7-year-old, likely saving her life, while repeated danger prompted mass evacuations from the threatened zone.
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Alki Ave
Lieut
Dolphin
West Seattle
Alkiave
Bluff
Pittsburg
Mabel Stewart
Thomas H. Stewart
Harry Stewart
Charles Berger
Clinton Stewart
Olive Stewart
Margaret Stewart
Alki Ave. W
Matt Dee
Harry
Czar Ferdinand to Visit Berlin After Frayed Ties
Reports say Bulgaria's Czar Ferdinand plans a Berlin visit soon, first since the Kaiser’s friendly gesture cooled relations for years. The impending trip signals a thaw in long strained ties between Bulgaria and Germany.
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Amsterdam
Czar
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Berlin
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