This Is the Life Says Ex Mayor of Los Angeles
Ex mayor Charlie Sebastian leaves politics and runs a gasoline station on a boulevard corner. He reflects that city hall life was fast paced and acrimonious, while owning a station offers peace, honest work, and a view of his former estate.
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Los Angeles
Ernest J. Hopkins
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Chicago
Charlies BK
Sebastian
Charlie Sebastian
Charles E. Sebastian
Princess Sophia Wreck Probe Opens in Juneau
Investigation into the Princess Sophia disaster began in Juneau with Justice Aulay Morrison of Victoria presiding. Captain Stedman testified that passengers could have been transferred, and F F W Lowie testified that CPR Alaska relayed messages and sent boats for passenger relief.
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Juneau
Alaska
Princess Sophia
Aulay Morrison
Victoria
Stedman
Peterson
Sophia
F. F. W. Lowie
Canadian Pacific
Locke
Bankers Oppose Code Amendments In Olympia Meeting
In Olympia on February 27 state bankers debated Senate bill 136 to amend the code, arguing it favors state banks over national banks and raises taxation on guaranty funds and underwriter profits. House bill 1346 was also discussed. Attorney W B Strat of Seattle chaired the session with city bankers and lawyers in attendance.
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Olympia
W. B. Strat
Seattle
Coman
License Bill Heads to Chief for Signature
The automobile tax becomes effective March 1 with licenses issued in Olympia. Acting Governor Hart is to sign amended Senate Bill 129. Calendar includes Wentfaull’s constitutional convention resolution and bills on elections and highways. House Bill 69 proposes spring city elections in Spokane, facing opposition from Eastern Washington delegates.
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Olympia
Ernor Hart
Wentfaull
Spokane
Washington
Local Bolsheviks Defense Fund Office Questioned
John Largon, described as a revolutionist, was captured by Justice Department operatives and held on a criminal anarchy warrant. Prosecutors said four warrants remain, including one against Leon Green alias Butoulsky, with over 20 men held on charges. Attorney Ralph Pierde asked whether the defense fund office downtown should be opened for collection.
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John Largon
Department of Justice
Leon Green
Butoulsky
Ralph &. Pierde
Aden
Fred C. Brown
Would Force Sale by Food Dealers
The Central Labor council urges passage of a law making it illegal for wholesale packing houses to refuse sales to anyone who can pay cash. Delegates say packers are trying to crush the Cooperative market.
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Central Labor Council
President Proposes New U S Attorneys in Alaska and California
The president sent nominations to the senate naming J. D. Clements of Helena Alaska district of Alaska division Number 2 and Mrs Annette Abbott Adama of San Francisco Northern district of California for United States attorneys.
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Senate
Wilson Washington
United States
J. D. Clements
Helena
Mont
District of Alaska
Annette Abbott Adama
San Francisco
California
When Slav Meets Scot Fight Breaks Out At Oyster House
Marinovich a cook at the California Oyster house allegedly poured a bucket of scalding liquid on A A McCafferty as he left with James A Taylor after a dispute over a $5 bill. McCafferty was taken to the city hospital. Marinovich was arrested and released on bail.
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Chinaman Murdered in San Francisco Sparks Tong War Fear
Jee Hong Song, a Chinese tong member, was killed in San Francisco as a rival tong member fired twice. Zee Boo, a Chinese woman present, did not talk to police. Precautions were heightened to curb a possible tong war.
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San Francisco
Jee Hong Song
Jee
Zee Boo
Zee Soo
Identifies Woman Who Took Life with Oregon Ties
A traveling man identified the woman who killed herself in Stockton California as Mrs Ted Conrath of Klamath Falls Oregon. She used the alias Mary R. Jackson Seattle and her birth name. Her estate includes a large Klamath Falls residence and realty. she was active in local politics there. An analysis found mercury dichloride in her stomach.
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Stockton
Cal
Herseelf
Ted Conrath
Klamath Falls
Mary R. Jackson
Seattle
Modesto
Thompson Dead Tylar BR Thompson General Manager in Missoula
Tylar BR Thompson, general manager of the Missoula Mercantile Company in Missoula Montana, died there. He was a brother of Mrs. Robert McVeigh of Seattle, according to a received report.
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Tylar BR. Thompson
Missoula Mercantile Company
Missoula
Mont
Robert McVeigh
Seattle
Church Congress in session at First Methodist Church
John Williams of the Pacific Coast Steel company will speak in the morning session and William Short of the State Federation of Labor in the afternoon at the Western Washington Joint Church Congress meeting at First Methodist Church. Bishop Frederick W. Keator opened the conference urging Christians to wake to the church’s mission and unity.
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John Willams
Pacific Coast Steel Company
William Short
State Federation of Labor
Western Washington Joint Church Congress
Frederick W. Keator
Christiana
Girl Injured by Deputy's Vehicle in City Crash
Misa Ruth Cameron a 21 year old from Lake Forest Park was severely injured when struck by an auto driven by Deputy Sheriff M L Mam in a Third Avenue Madison Street intersection crash. She remained in City Hospital in improved condition the following day, with multiple fractures and scalp lacerations.
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Misa Ruth Cameron
Lake Forest Park
Third Ave
Madison At
M L. Mamage
W. 56Th
Mias Cameron
Income Tax Rules For 1918 Filers And Docks Funeral
A public notice outlines income tax exemptions for singles and married individuals in 1918 plus dependents, with specific exemptions and corporate rules. It notes March 15 filing deadlines and lists various exempt items and conditions before reporting Moses R. Maddocks’s funeral at Bonney Watson chapel and burial at Lake View cemetery.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Collector
Federal Building
Moses R. Maddocks
Association of Pioneers of Washington
Bonney Watson Chapel
St. John's Lodge
No. 9
Lake View Cemetery
Varry Convicted of Burglary in Jewelry Store Theft
Frank Varry was found guilty of burglary in the second degree for stealing revolvers from the Neft Jewelry Co on January 4 after smashing the plate glass window. Judge John 8. Jurey presided. sentencing pending. The jury deliberated about 15 minutes.
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Neft Jewelry Co
John 8. Jurey
Burglary Accomplice Convicted in Local Court
William Egan, alleged draft evader, was convicted as an accomplice in the burglary last Monday in the same court. The verdict comes just days before a trial verdict in a related case.
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Utes
William Egan
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