City Charter Criticisms Mark Andersons Farewell Speech
Claude H. Anderson told a Municipal League gathering Tuesday that Seattle’s charter is antiquated hindering efficient administration. The remarks accompanied his retirement as league president, with Anderson departing this week for Washington DC to make his home. He blamed the current system for hampering the mayor’s work and suggested it contributed to Caldwell’s souring on the job.
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Seattle
Claude H. Anderson
Municipal League
Waaht
D. C
Anderson
Caldwell
Recruiting Tent Brims With New Enlistment Orders
Fort Lawton in Pioneer square will see heightened recruiting as Capt. Fred C. Milner orders increased enlistments for posts in the Ninth Corps area and the Hawaiian department, in addition to Fort Lawton and the Philippines.
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Fort Lawton
Pioneer Square
Fred C. Milner
47Th Infantry
Ninth Corps
Philippines
Deluge theater play staged by Arthur Hopkins
In New York the Deluge dark drama unfolds in a Minis aipp levee saloon where a promoter attorney broker saloonkeeper roving actor immigrant and a woman of the streets confront death as equals. Only one woman appears, Kathlene MacDonell as Nittie, and the role carries few lines.
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James W. Dean
New York
Death
Arthur Hopkins
Henning Berger
Europe
Altho
le Kathlene MacDonell
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement urges readers to take Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for three doses to relieve nasal congestion, stop nosebleed, ease headache, feverishness, and grippe misery. It claims quick, self-contained relief, pleasant taste, no quinine, and low cost at drug stores.
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Pape
Costa
Bond Probe Blocked By Contractor Refusal
Edward W. Heese of D. D. De Luca & Co. refuses to appear at the Skagit bond investigation set for Friday. City council members unsure if Hearn's ruling will halt the hearing. Heese says the city should seek taxpayers' suit or interference amid calls for a real inquiry.
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D. D. de Luca & Co
San Francisco
Seattle
Skagit
Hearn
Hesse
Bryan to Florida Democrats Likely Won’t Seek Senate
William Jennings Bryan said Florida Democrats would decide if he should run for the senate. He stressed that he has no intention of entering a contest, noting he would consider the duty if called to represent the state in Washington.
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Miami
Wia
Democrats of
Florida
William Jennings Bryan
Senate
Bryan
Washington
Landon Seeks Seattle Mayoral Victory On Platform
Dan Landon Seattle lawyer opened his mayoral campaign promising department heads would cut budgets 10 to 15 percent if elected. He disputed claims of clique backing and said he would rely on his 12 plus years in the state legislature to aid the unemployed and protect the weak and young while fighting narcotics.
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Dan Landon
Seattle
Women's Civic Club
Landon
Detective R. E. Benjamin Dies in Seattle Police
Detective R. E. Benjamin of the Seattle police force died at Virginia Mason Hospital early Wednesday from pneumonia. Born Weston, Washington, January 1, 1877, he joined the force in 1910 as an emergency man, later became a patrolman and was named detective in 1920. He is survived by his widow Beatrice Benjamin and a three year old son Robert John of 801 234th Ave. W. The body was taken to Butterworth undertaking parlour pending funeral arrangements.
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Benjamin
Seattle
Virginia Mason Hospital
Weston
Wash
Beatrice Benjamin
Robert John
Ave. W
Butterworth
Patt Org
Photographers to Gather in Seattle June Conference
The Pacific Northwest Photographers’ Association will hold its annual conference in Seattle June 13 to 16 with more than 300 delegates including national officers. A world-wide photo exhibit will be shown and the meeting aims to promote the 1973 national convention in Beattie. San Francisco reports that conspiracy charges against Captain Hans Tauncher, husband of Madame Johanna Gadeki, for alleged neutrality violations during the war, have been dismissed.
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Pacific Northwest Photographers’ Association
M. A. Grady
Chamber of Commerce
Grady
National Photographers Asociation
Beattie
San Francisco
Hans Tauncher
Johanna Gadeki
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing for All Fabrics
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as easy to use and guaranteed not to spot fade or run. It claims simple directions for dyeing dresses skirts coats and other fabrics and urges buyers to tell their druggist fabric type for wool linen cotton or mixed goods.
N. P. to Spend 12 Millions on System Upgrades
The Northern Pacific Railroad plans outlays totaling 12 million dollars this year, says passenger traffic manager A B Smith who is in Seattle on a law inspection tour. About 2.45 million will go to equipment and 9.5 million to boosting system efficiency, including an order for 500 refrigerator cars for the Pacific Northwest. Smith is accompanied by FE Nelson assistant general manager of immigration and J A O'Brien passenger agent.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
A. B. Smith
Seattle
Smith
Pacific Northwest
FE. E. Nelson
N. P
J. A. O'Brien
Veterans in Pacific Northwest Awarded Vocational Training
The Seattle district office reports 179 disabled veterans from Washington Oregon and Idaho have been awarded government funded vocational training in the last four weeks. Trainees will receive 100 to 170 dollars monthly during their studies as announced by Harold Vaughn, eligibility officer of the bureau in the Northwest.
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Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Seattle
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Harold Vaughn
Northwest
Actress Mrs Mackie Claims Home Remedy Restores Hair Color
New York actress Mrs Mackie now a grandmother says gray or faded hair can be turned black brown or light brown with a simple at home mix using Orlex powder. Dissolve in water and comb through hair. one box lasts months and it is said to be safe non greasy and non rub off.
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Mackie
New York
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