Japanese general suspended over Vladivostok shooting
Tokyo reports General Nishihara, commander of a Japanese brigade in Vladivostok, suspended amid allegations of responsibility for the fatal shooting of Lieutenant U N and Langdon. The war office says the sentry who killed Langdon was found not guilty, citing training failures and duty lapses.
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Tokyo
Nishihara
Vladi Vostok
Vladivostok
Japanese War Office
Lieut Langdon
U S Protest Over Mandates Faces Japanese Holdings
Paris February 22 The United States protests U N council on mandates delaying action until submissions are ready. It opposes Yap mandate to Japan and Mesa to Great Britain while urging status on Danzig and Vilna plebiscite. Oil and cable rights also factor in the protest.
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Henry Wood
Paris
United . Im
of Nations Council
United States
Japan
Great Britain
League Nations Council
Switzerland
League
Vilna
Menian
Geneva
Danzig
Yap
Great
Mesa
League Assembly
Op ‘Portune
Wireless blocks move to Vilna plebiscite clash
Paris reports that the League of Nations army, assigned to supervise Vilna’s plebiscite on whether the city should be Polish or Lithuanian, is blocked by Foreign Minister Tchitcherin’s orders transmitted by wireless. Troops from Spain, Britain, Belgium and France faced passage refusals via Switzerland and Italy amid Bolshevik pressure.
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Paris
League of Mations
Tchitcherin
Bob
League
Vilna
Switzerland
Yeaty
Moscow
Italy
Rumania
Austria
Czechoslovakia
League Army
William F McCombs Dies Ex-Chair Of Democratic Party
William F McCombs former Democratic National Committee chair died in East Greenwich Conn after a six week heart illness. He guided the 1912 national campaign for Wilson and served as party national chairman 1912 to 1916. Born 1875 in Hamburg Arkansas he studied law at Princeton and Harvard and worked in New York. Funeral plans set after body moves to New York City.
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Greenwich
Conn
William F. McCombs
McCombs
Wilson
New York City
Hamburg
Ark
Princeton
Harvard
New York
France
Letter Found After Three Years From Siberia
George Dyer, reported to be in Siberia on February 10, wrote a letter to his wife. He returned to Orovile and went to the post office where the letter he mailed three years ago was delivered, its postmark showing it had traveled through many Siberian cities.
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Oroville
Cal
George Dyer
Siberia
Spirit contact described by Mrs Doran investigation urged
Mrs Doran signed notes and fainted during a séance claiming a voice from Bradford. She affirmed hearing the professor and investigators from the American Physical Research Society in New York want a deeper study. Noted psychics including Conan Doyle Lodge and Carrington are stirred by the case.
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Bumeas
Doran
American Physical Research Society
New York City
A. Conan Doyle
Oliver Lodge
Hereward H. Carrington
Washington's Birthday Observance In Seattle Noted
Seattle pauses to honor George Washington on his 189th birth anniversary with a citywide shutdown. A 9:45 a.m. parade from the Army area led to a campus ceremony while 24 national consuls attended. Masonic and Knights events followed with dinners and dances later in the day.
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George Washington
National Guard
Yal Arch Masons of Oriental Chapter No. 19
Masonic Temple
Washington's
James Shield
Knights of Columbus
Rainier Club
Episcopal
Trinity Parish Church
Weir Guilty of Forgery in First Degree
A jury in Judge Calvin Hall's court found R. J. Weir guilty of forgery in the first degree after deliberating to 2 a.m. They said Weir signed his name on a forged check worth 28.50 to J. N. Brooks & Co and passed it. Prosecutors alleged Weir had passed thousands of dollars in worthless checks along the Pacific coast.
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Calvin
Hall
R. J. Weir
Weir
W. Main
Puyallup
Wash
J. N. Brooks & Co
L. L. Carter
Pacific Coast
Sons of Revolution Meeting Here Today
Washington State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution holds its annual election of officers this Tuesday afternoon. A banquet follows at the Elks Club at 7 p m.
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Sons of Revolution
Washington State Society, Sons of the American Revolution
The
Elks’ Club
Aviator Coney Forced Landing Near Dallas During Pacific to Atlantic Flight
Lieut. William D. Coney, attempting a one-stop flight from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast, landed 200 miles west of Dallas at Bronte, Coke County, after being lost for six hours. He left San Diego last night on a 3,070 mile flight and landed at 7:41 a.m. due to carburetor trouble. Love Field arranged escort planes to bring him into Dallas.
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Dallas
Texas
William D. Coney
Pacific
Atlante Coast
Aviation Field
Bronte
Coke County
Coney
San Diego
Love Aviation Field
Two Mail Planes Seek Transcontinental Record Flight
Two mail planes departed San Francisco at 4 30 p m aiming to carry mail coast to coast in under 24 hours. Pilots Farr Nutter and Ray Little flew to Reno where W F Lewis and J L Eaton planned to take over, heading toward Salt Lake City as they near Salt Lake City at 10 a m.
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Ban Francisco
New York
Salt Lake City
Farr Nutter
Ray Little
Reno
W. F. Lewis
J. L. Eaton
Sait Lake
Riddle Testimony in Miners' Trial
Dr. W F Hou’s key testimony in the Matewan murder case against 19 men was rigorously examined. He said Albert Felta could possibly have fired the first shot, after admitting Detective G B Cunningham partially obstructed his view of the doorway.
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Williameson
W. Va
W. F. Hou
Matewan Lat May
Cron
J. J
Mooney Case Before Jury in San Francisco
The Thomas Mooney case stood before the county grand jury in San Francisco as affidavits from Richard W. Smith were considered. Smith claimed he alerted prosecutors to alleged false testimony and was ignored. John MacDonald, the witness who identified Mooney, did not appear, with a special meeting likely to hear his testimony Tuesday.
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San Francisco
Thomas Mooney
Mooney
Richard W. Smith
Seattle
Smith
John MacDonald
Tapped Phone Leads to Hallowell Arrests
Prohibition agents described a clash after a tapped call ending with Hallowell being cuffed and jailed on open charges. Regan quoted Hallowell as "hopped up" before officers transported him to the police station. District Attorney Saunders said he would seek penitentiary if evidence supports the agents. Hallowell, a known bootlegger, has eluded capture previously.
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Hallowell
Regan
Saunders
Prohibition
McDonald
Federal drug clinics urged by federal and state officials
Washington officials call for joint federal state clinics to cure addicts and regulate opium cocaine morphine and other drugs. L G Nutt notes estimates of up to a million addicts and highlights San Francisco Pasadena Salt Lake City and New York as hotspots while urging Harrison law enforcement to reduce numbers.
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Washington
L. G. Nutt
United States
Nutt
San Francisco
Pasadena
Cal
Pacific Coast
Salt Lake City
New York
New York State
Chicago Alderman Election Brief Emphasizes Security
Police guard Chicago wards as four kidnapping victims and a polling place theft are reported amid tense aldermanic races. About 400 officers and detectives patrol 19th Ward to head off rioting between John Power and Anthony D Andrea after recent bombings and assaults.
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Chicago
Tron
John Powera
Anthony D’ Andrea
Fitemorria
Righeimer
D'Andrea
D'Andrea Was Addressing His Leutenants
Dads and Sons Banquet Opens With Big Turnout
More than 1 000 Seattle fathers and sons attend the annual Father and Son banquet at the Crystal Pool auditorium tonight. Over 900 tickets were sold by Tuesday morning with fewer than 200 remaining. Unpaid attendees may sit in the balcony free of charge. Each man must be accompanied by his son.
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Seattle Dada and Sons
Crystal Pool Auditorium
Dope Worth Millions Seized in New York
New York authorities confiscated over a million dollars worth of narcotics in a major crackdown. Dr. Carleton Simon, special deputy police commissioner, says the drug war affects health and lives of hundreds of thousands, with 35 000 cocaine heroin opium and morphine users in New York alone. He asserts many can be cured and urges suppression to push users toward help.
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New York
Carleton Simon
United Press
Simon
Rhodes Funeral in Seattle Thursday at 2 PM
The body of A. J. Rhodes president of the Rhodes department store dies in New York and arrives in Seattle on the Milwaukee at 8 15 tonight. Trustees of the Chamber of Commerce meet the body. A public funeral is set for Thursday at 2 PM at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. M A Matthews officiating. A private service will follow.
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A. J. Rhodes
Rhodes Company Department Store
New York
Seattle
Milwaukee
Chamber of Commerce
First Presbyterian Church
M. A. Matthews
Honor high schools named for military training designation
The War Department will designate certain high schools as honor high schools to boost junior ROTC interest. Corps area commanders must list best trained schools to the Adjutant General by June 1 each year, limited to 10 percent per area. Special military academies will be called honor military schools.
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Washington
War Department
Medicos Meet and Discuss Fractures
More than 100 physicians attended the King County Medical Society semi monthly meeting at the Masonic club Monday night. Fractures and their treatment methods were discussed by the medicos.
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King County Medical Society
Masonic Club
Portage Community Club elects Dr J T Slaughter president
Dr J T Slaughter has been elected president of the Portage Community club which plans to beautify the Denny Fuhr man district. The mucilage on the back of a postage stamp is made from the sirup of sweet potatoes.
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J. T. Slaughter
Portage Community Club
Denny-Fuhrman
Chinese Tong War in Frisco Renewed
San Francisco Chinatown reports another tong killing as Li Leong a Bing Kong member is found shot in the Wah Sing society doorway on Grant avenue. Four bullets from a Hop Sing highbinder believed to be responsible. Police seek a Hop Sing arriving from San Jose for the Chinese New Year event as officers mobilize in Chinatown for mass arrests.
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Li Leong
Bing Kong Tong
Wah Sing Society
Grant Ave
Hop Sing
San Jose
Chinatown
Death of Horatio E Stafford noted in California reports
Horatio E Stafford aged 63, known in Seattle and Yakima, is reported dead in Los Altos California. Dr W E Waldo president of American Osteopathic was guest of honor at an Elks Club night hosted by the King County party association. Forty two practitioners attended.
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Los Altos
California
Horatio E. Stafford
Seattle
Yakime Section
W. E. Waldo
American Osteopathic
Elks’ Club
King County 20Pattic Association
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Second Avenue
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Frisco
Hppodrome
Ralph Pollock
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Hippodrome
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