Mooney case gains new appeals as affidavit emerges
San Quentin inmate Thomas Mooney and wife Rena say new affidavit from John MacDonald casts doubt on his prior testimony. District Attorney Brady orders grand jury probe as Judge Griffin seeks a possible new trial. Mooney's death sentence was commuted to life. pardon remains Governor's option.
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San Francisco
Thomas Mooney
Mooney
Rena
John MacDonald
San Quentin Penitentiary
Charlier Fickert
Looney Wan
Hetta Knapp
Alameda
Cal
New York
Frank CC. Oxman
Draper Hand
James Rolph, Jr
Griffin
Matthew Brady
MacDonald
Brady
Fickert
Supreme Court
No Lunch Next Tuesday by Tom Ellis
Local column urges readers to skip lunch next Tuesday and donate lunch money to the Social Welfare League, which seeks a $100,000 fund for Seattle area jobless. Ellis recalls past hardships while describing the plan to marshal funds via donated lunch costs.
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Tom Ellis
Bee Williams
Social Welfare League
King County
Seattle
Lines Returned to City Traction Company Debated
Mayor Caldwell reports on a proposal from Stone & Webster to take over the city traction lines with game privileges and tax exemptions. The plan suggests leasing fines, keeping fares steady for 20 years, and maintaining service, sparking debate over public acceptance and management quality.
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Stone & Webster
Caldwell
Anine
Traction Company
Buncombe
Investigation Ordered into La Crosse Plane Crash
Governor Preuss ordered Lt. Col. W. C. Garis to lead a thorough probe into the government airplane accident near La Crosse Wisconsin that killed three people yesterday.
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ST. Paul
Preuss
W. C. Garis
Minnesota Aviation Section
la Crosse
Wis
Plan Immigration Ban For 15 Months
Senate immigration committee recommended legislation restricting immigration to the United States for a period of 14 months beginning April 1 1971. The measure was reported favorably on the Dillingham bill.
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Washington
United States
Senate Immigration Committee
Dillingham
Marines Wreck Nicaragua Newspaper Sparks Command Move
Secretary Daniels ordered Rear Admiral Bryan to Nicaragua to take charge after Marines wrecked a Mangua newspaper plant. The move aims to stabilize the Central American situation and assert U S control over events following the incident.
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Washington
Daniels
Bryan
Nicaragua
Mangua
Bill Seeks 800000 For Sand Point Naval Base
Senator Delaware today offered amendments to the naval appropriation bill authorizing an 800000 appropriation for a naval air station at Sand Point Washington and an acceptance of a gift of 400 acres of land as the site.
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Washington
Senator l
Delaware
Naval Appropriabill
Naval Air Station
Sand Point
Wash
New York Too Tough for Al Jennings in Holdup Incident
Al Jennings, once a famed gunman, described modern New York as wild and wooly after a holdup in which a thief took his money. He said he will stay in his hotel for safety and questioned Roosevelt's pardon amid the encounter.
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New York
Odern
Jennings
Roosevelt
United Press Today
CPR Ship Beatrice Strikes Rock In Fog Off Vancouver
The Canadian Pacific liner Prin cema Beatrice hit a rock in thick fog 49 miles from Vancouver in the Gulf of Georgia at 5 am. It refloated at low tide and anchored in Tucker Bay. The Princess Patricia diverted from Nanaimo to rescue all passengers. First reports came from the city harbor department as the Beatrice sent an 8 O B to Alaska Steamship Co liner Alameda. The harbor radio overheard Alameda relaying the news.
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Lasquetti
Vancouver
Gulf of Georgia
Tucker Bay
Nanaimo
Beatrice
City Harbor Department
Alaska
Alameda
Harbor Department
Seattle Maru Ashore at Yokohama Breakwater
Advices from Yokohama report the steamer Seattle Maru ashore on the Yokohama breakwater while journeying from Galveston to Japan via San Pedro. The Omaka Kaisha liner, about five years old, previously sailed Seattle to the Orient and later joined the Southern run under OQ line control.
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San Francisco
Seattle Maru
Galveston
Texas
Japan
San Pedro
Cal
Yokohama
Marine Department of the Chamber of Commerce
Omaka ‘Shoshen
Burroughs Attends Funeral for Indian Chief 106
John Burroughs the noted naturalist was to visit Santo Juncio at the San Gabriel mission near Los Angeles but will attend a funeral service for the 106 year old Californian Indian instead. Juncio reportedly said he was tired and then did not wake.
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Angeles
John Burroughs
Santo Juncio
San Gabriel Mission
Tos Angeles
Juncio
Burroughs
Court sanctions restraining order in family dispute
Mrs. Mollie J. Waut age 75 obtained a restraining order against her son Emory and his wife Maud after claiming possession of a White River valley home. Judge Brinker ruled in her favor and ordered the defendants to stay away from the property.
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Mollie J. Waut
Emory
White River Valley
Maud
Harding Arrives in St. Augustine to work on cabinet
President-elect Harding arrived in St. Augustine to resume meetings with his top advisers and finalize the cabinet selections. He pressed ahead with discussions, meeting the “best minds” as he continues preparations for in office duties.
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Harding
St. Augustine
ST. Augustine, Fla
Quing Pleads Guilty Over Chinese Whisky Smuggling
Frank Quin pleaded guilty in federal court to smuggling Chinese whisky into the country from Canada. He admitted transporting eighteen pints at a cost of 300 dollars in the case.
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Frank Quin
Washington Senate Considers Film Censor Board
A bill by Walter Davis of Tacoma proposes a state film censor board with power to bar any film deemed vulgar while approving wholesome works that uplift the human soul. Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle could be affected by the measure in Olympia.
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Olympia
Charlie Chaplin
Fatty Arbuckle
Washington
Senate
Walter 8. Davis
Tacoma
Board of
Movie Censors
Board of Censors
Death of Police Sergeant Albert W. Ryan at 64
Police Sergeant Albert William Ryan, retired, died of paralysis at his home in Seattle at 9 am Thursday. He leaves wife Janette and three sisters. his son Lewis Logan Ryan was reported missing in France while in American service. Ryan served on the force from 1888, again from 1900, became sergeant in 1909, retired 1920, and lived in Seattle 35 years. born in Shingle Springs, California. Funeral at Bonney-Watson Monday, cremation to follow.
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Albert William Ryan
82Nd Ave
Bonney-Watson
Janette
Lewis Logan Ryan
France
Ryan
Lewis
al Ryan
Seattle
Shingle Springs
Col
Colby Withholds Japan Report From Senate Panel
Secretary Colby refused to send the Morris ambassadorial report on negotiations with Japan’s Shidehara to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The document centers on California land and immigration issues tied to the talks.
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Colby
Japan
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Morris
Shidehera
California
Tacoma Lumber Firm Fire Destroys Marine Timber Mill
Tacoma reports a $150,000 loss after a late night blaze consuming the Marine Timber company main mill on the east side of the bay. More than 5,000,000 feet of lumber were saved as favorable winds helped prevent greater damage.
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Tacoma
Marine Timber Company
Final Divorce Granted for Mrs Ethel Ruether
Mrs Ethel Ruether receives a final decree of divorce from Walter Ruether a baseball pitcher recently traded to Brooklyn in San Francisco on February 0. The case ends a marriage strained by the baseball trade and public scrutiny.
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San Francisco
Ethel Ruether
Walter
Dutch) Ruether
Brooklyn
Farley Granted Re-Sentencing In Federal Liquor Case
Robert C. Farley appeal returns to Seattle federal court for re sentence under the National Prohibition Act after a circuit court mandate. He had been convicted under the old internal revenue law for liquor sales without a license.
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Bob’s
Robert C. Farley
Seattle
Circuit Court of Appeals
Internal Revenue
Too Much Silence Divorce Petition Seeks End of Marriage
Mrs. Alice B. Renfro files for divorce from Dr. L. W. Renfro on grounds of silent marriage. The couple wed January 16, 1897 and have a 21 year old son Harold E. The petition was filed Thursday in the divorce court.
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Alice B. Renfro
L. W. Renfro
Harold
The Tale of a Shark and a Boy on a Seattle Dock
A father teaches his son hand line fishing from a West Seattle dock near the ferry slip. They rig bait, anticipate a big catch, and fight dogfish that grab the bait. Later the narrator questions telling children about sharks in Elliott Bay and recalls a dictionary definition of dogfish.
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West Seattle
Singapore
Elliott Bay
Poisoned by tablets mistaken for candy
Four year old daughter of John W died after eating pills from a bottle on a shelf at 3533 Lowman Drive. She and her brother found the bottle, ate a mouthful, and fell ill. Dr. A L Howe said the tablets contained alonge and strychnine, including a laxative.
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John W
Lowman Drive
Nions
Harry Brandt
A. L. Howe
Howe
Wielded Mean Razor Costs Man Fine in Assault Case
In a dispute with William Marsh, EK Granas was fined for third degree assault after wielding a razor. The incident led to a £150 penalty.
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William Marsh
Granas
Storey Divorce Follows Brief Marriage Ends in Desertion
Mrs. Wim Storey files for divorce from Everett Storey claiming desertion after a three day marriage begun August 16 1919. The pair wed earlier that year and the suit seeks dissolution of the union on grounds of abandonment.
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Everett Storey
Bill Would Grant Corporations Power In Public Service
A house bill proposed in Olympia grants established public service corporations virtual monopolies within their territory. It would authorize the director of public works, a Hart official, to decide when a public service firm may enter a field already served by another company.
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Olympia
Hart
Mother's Day Declared National Observance by Senate
Olympia notes the senate adopted a resolution observing Mother's Day as a state festival. Mothers nationwide will be honored on the second Sunday of May, designated as National Mother's Day.
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Olympia
Senate
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