Ballot Friday debated on anti alien land measure in Olympia
In Olympia on February 4 the House postponed the anti alien land law bill to Friday after Representative Reed pledged no opposition to final passage. Antijapanese leaders claim a comfortable majority though outside speakers were invited for balance.
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Olympia
Mark Reed
House
Reed
M. A. Matthews
Seattle
A. J. Rhodes
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Matthews
Interior
Ballinger
Reginald Parsons
Anthalien Land
Parsons
Houser
Representative Beeler
Taxpayers urged to fund street railway without general taxes
The piece argues that the city should not use the general fund for railways. It credits Mayor Hugh C. Caldwell with resisting tax use for railway purposes and notes previous tax draws for Puget Sound Traction and other lines. It insists the railway must pay itself, not be taxed, and endorses Fitzgerald as protecting taxpayers against demagogues.
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C. B
Hugh C.caldwell
Fitagerald
Puget Sound Traction System
Caildwell
Caldwell
Rot Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Divorce Battle Over Fake Marriage Ends In Cross Claim
Mrs. Virginia E. McGraw presses a cross claim for divorce from F. J. McGraw, who dropped his suit after saying he was never married. She seeks $16,000 in property and alleges a forged deed transfer. McGraw says a former wife still lives in New York and a legal separation misled him. The case hinges on marriage validity and disputed property transfers.
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Altho
F. J. McGraw
Virginia E. McGraw
McGraw
Otis W. Brinker
McGraws
Vicksburg
Misa
Birmingham
Ala
Lhe
King County Recorder For
Deeds
Mary McGraw
New York
Prussian Cabinet Resigns After Election Setback
Berlin February 24 The Prussian cabinet announced its decision to resign following elections that showed gains for extreme right and left factions, signaling a major political shift in the region.
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Berlin
Word Hurlers to Hold Meet Friday
College debaters will fling furious words at a forensic contest between Washington and Whitman at Meany hall Friday night. The subject is Resolved That Immigration From Southeastern Europe Should Be Prohibited.
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Washington
Whitman
Meany Hall
Europe
Famous naturalist John Burroughs recovering in Pasadena
Prominent naturalist and author John Burroughs, who recently had surgery for an abscess on his chest, was reported as on the road to recovery in Pasadena today and expected to leave the hospital in a few days.
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Pasadena
Cal
John Burroughs
Elephants Boon Bid War Between Cities Over Pauline Frederick
In San Francisco a playful contest unfolds as Seattle and local children vie for a baby elephant named Pauline Frederick. A mystery over the elephant’s whereabouts triggers a bidding contest, with Pauline spotted in a Market Street store and both cities eager to claim the animal.
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San Francisco
Pauline Frederick
Seattle
Pauline
Market St.eet
Taxpayers to Amend Bill in Street Railway Case
Attorneys for the 14 taxpayers announced they will amend their bill of complaint after Judge Ronald Wednesday ruled the suit failed to state a case. Chief counsel Judge Stephen J. Chadwick said they will seek to present the street railway issue so the court decides if debt service for operating and maintaining street railways can ever constitute a city lien. He must confer with associate counsel Wilmon Tucker before proceeding.
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Stone & Webster
Ronald
Stephen J. Chadwick
Chadwick
O. B. Thorgrimson
Wilmon Tucker
Life sentence confirmed for habitual drunkard Kelch
Charles W. Kelch, described as a half breed Indian, was sentenced to life imprisonment after conviction in Judge Tall’s court for habitual drunkenness. The sentence was upheld by the supreme court on Wednesday. Reich is noted to have a long record including forgery burglary vagrancy and grand larceny.
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Charles W. Kelch
Boyd J. Tallman
Supreme Court
Reich
China General and Soviets Unite Report
Helsingfors Feb 24 Japanese mission at Reval says a defense pact has been signed between the Soviets and Gen Lie Chinese representative in Moscow. The accord purportedly pledges mutual defense against external threats. Chinese foreign minister reportedly told East Siberian provinces that Lie does not represent the Peking government.
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Helsingfors
Reval
Lie
Moscow
East Siberian
Lio
Peking
House Approves Funds for N Y S F Air Mail Service
The House approved the Post Office Department appropriation of 1,500,000 dollars for the New York to San Francisco airplane mail service. The action was announced from Washington on February 4.
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N. Y.S. F. Air Service
Washington
House
Post Office Department
New York-San Francisco
Seven Men Sealed In Kathleen Mine Fire
Dowell Illinois February 24 The last hope for seven men trapped in the Kathleen mine was abandoned early today as flames forced sealing of the mine. The fire 200 feet from the main entrance near the 200 foot level remains active. The mine owned by Union Colleries of St Louis was sealed for about 30 days to extinguish the blaze. Officials say a short circuit on a high tension wire likely started the fire. Efforts to reach the imprisoned men were futile.
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Dowell
Kathleen
Union Colleries Company
St. Louie
Fire devastates Northwestern Pacific railroad shop complex
A blaze at the Northwestern Pacific railroad shops in Funon began around 4 am and burned uncontrolled until about 7 am. The machine shop pattern shop mill car shop black smith shop and engine room were destroyed or heavily damaged in the early survey.
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Funon
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Business Block Destroyed by Fire in Breckenridge
A block of business buildings in Breckenridge Texas was destroyed by fire today, causing about 500000 dollars in losses. Firefighters halted the blaze by dynamiting nearby structures to check its spread in the oil town.
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Ranger
Texas
Breckenridge
Switchman Death Suit Filed for $25,000
H. K. Clark as administrator of Runwell Clark killed in a freight-car collision at Interbay on June 23 1920 filed suit against the Great Northern Railway for $25 000.
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H. K. Clark
Runwell Clark
Interbay
Great Northern Railway
He Believed That Advertising Pays
In San Francisco on February 24 Mrs. Orville Brennan told the divorce court her husband sought her through a matrimonial ad and continued advertising after their marriage. She was granted a divorce.
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San Francisco
Orville Brennan
Caruso to Sail for Italy in March
New York February 24 Priico Caruso will sail for Italy in March, as announced by his physicians.
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Caruso
Italy
New York
Priico Caruso
Plea for "Kid" Pal Leads to Long-Term Sentences
Paul Hemont a convicted counterfeiter took responsibility for Henry Nelson 20 his alleged accomplice before Federal Judge Cushman. Hemont received five years at McNeil Island penitentiary and Nelson five months in the county jail.
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Paul Hemont
Henry Nelson
Cushman
Egmont
McNeil Island Penitentiary
Nelson
13 year old newsboy saves mother and five siblings from fire
Kennon Owen rushed back into smoke filled rooms at 2635 Zistave West to bring his mother and six siblings to safety. He fought through flames to rescue Baby Marion and led the family to a window escape, while fire gutted the home valued at 2100. The family, with no clothes or money, is sheltered at the city jail matron’s quarters.
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Owen
H. A. Bremer
J. G. Forbes
Miller
Main
Trinity Place
Forbes
Thackeray Place
North
Boy Hero Kennon Owen Rescues Family From Fire
A one year old news boy named Kennon Owen rescued his mother Mary Kelly and five children from a burning home early Thursday. He crawled back into smoke filled rooms to fetch Marion the baby, then carried babies and finally helped his mother escape. Photographers captured the moment as Kennon posed proudly, his bravery honored in a hero’s gallery rather than a rogues’ gallery.
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Kennon Owen
Modest Kennon
Esther Owen
Marion
Kennan
Navano
Bernice
Norman
Robert
Mrs. Owen
Mary Kelly
Kenny
Kelly
Kennon
Ken
Levi Bradley
Rogues
Poor John Lebendenski Guilty of Carrying Concealed Weapons
In Auburn Judge Everett Smith accepts a guilty plea from John Lebendenski for carrying a loaded automatic pistol. Deputies describe two dynamite caps found on him and the defendant claims he was out to blast stumps. The judge jokes about posting a $10 loan to let him leave town as punishment.
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Ohn Lebendenski
Everett Smith
John D. Car
Mody
Lebendenski
Auburn
Carmody
Marshall McCumber
Matt Starwich
Starwich
Lebendenak
Union
L. D. Wright
Defense Counsel
Wright
Man Pleads Guilty in Still Case to Buy Shoes
John East admitted possession of a still and selling it to a Japanese buyer for 35 dollars to buy shoes for his four children and food. Judge Neterer heard the case as East faced a deferred sentence until May 2 with release on 500 dollar bond and a chance to work.
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John East
Neterer
East
Hyatt Family Lights Jamaica Home With Electricity
Brooklyn February 24. The home of Mr and Mrs Thomas D Hyatt in Jamaica is now illuminated by electricity after Hyatt sneezed and the gas vanished. The couple urges safety first as a new power supply replaces gas.
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Brooklyn
Thomas D. Hyatt
Jamaica
Hyatt
Chilly Apartments Good for Cold Cash
Chicago court awards tenant Mrs. Anna Cornwisher 80.86 damages after ruling landlord failed to provide adequate heat. Local suit cites winter conditions and tenant rights under housing standards.
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Chicago
Anna Cornwisher
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U. S. Infantry
John Miller
Veterans’ Relief Committee
Boy Hero
John
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