Bremerton to Build U S Navy Ammunition Ship for 3 Million
Bremerton will construct the first authorized U S navy ammunition ship at the yard under a 3 million dollar contract. Commandant Coontz confirms the project from Washington after navy board plans a site tour. The award reinforces Bremerton as a major future shipbuilding hub in Puget Sound with broader government investments.
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May or Gill faces possible federal indictments in bootlegging probe
Developments aired Saturday in the Billingsley bootlegging case implicate Mayor Gill Chief Beckingham Sheriff Hodge and numerous officers. District Attorney Allen seeks a special prosecutor as the grand jury is expected to begin hearings next week to consider the Billingsley confessions and related evidence.
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Peace leak laid to Wall St papers in congressional probe
Representative Gardner charges a leak of advance information on President Wilson's message after reading a Dow Jones News Ticker report. The hearings probe Wall Street Journal and Financial America for tips blamed for a stock market drop while Wood defends his handling of a mysterious A Curtis letter and related rumors.
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Kansas
New County Officers Take Office Next Monday
County officers elected in November begin new terms Monday as the 15th legislature convenes in Olympia. Gov. Lister's second inaugural is Wednesday. Lou Smith and Claude Ramsay replace Hamilton and Carrigan as commissioners with Ramsay likely to be chairman. Stringer becomes sheriff, Thomas county clerk, Wardall auditor, Humes engineer, and Dr. C. Tiffin coroner.
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What’s Doing at the Theatres in The Star
The Star reports Seattle theatre activity with complete daily listings and schedules. It promises full information on what is in progress in the city’s leading theatres. More than 60 000 copies daily.
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Loveberry Files for City Council Seat
George W. Loveberry owner of the Manly and Rainier stables filed Friday to seek the city council seat. He has lived in Seattle 20 years and resides at 102 West Boston Avenue in Woodsmen. A search for Otto Powell and his wife near Alder in heavy snows is nearing a halt with little hope of finding them alive.
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Allen Gives Gill Clear Field for Grand Jury Talk
U S District Attorney Clay Allen released a brief statement allowing Mayor Gill to speculate on possible federal grand jury actions regarding the Logan Billingsley brothers booze ring case. Allen said he cannot discuss grand jury steps and noted he had requested a special prosecutor from Washington after Gill threatened to seek one with Senator J Ham Lewis. He added the Millingsleys’ statements to him were the only public comments since indictments and could reveal shocking conditions if substantiated.
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Washington
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Miss Grey On Vacation
Cynthia Grey takes a week off and will not answer letters during her absence. Letters mailed in will receive prompt attention upon her return. Monday, January 15.
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No Woman or Boy Shot Say Teutons
A press bureau denial today rejected foreign reports that a woman and a 11 year old boy had been shot in Nasseln Belgium. The notice confirms a woman was sentenced to death on conclusive evidence but was pardoned.
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Bank messengers robbed by three masked men in Tarentum
A bank messenger and his guard were held up and robbed while transporting nine thousand dollars to Placeus Glass for payroll. The holdup occurred on Sixth Avenue near the Pennsylvania station as the trio leaped from a car and overpowered the messengers. Nearby, cigar dealers from the Western association planned a Frye hotel dinner at the convention opening.
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Placeus Glass Company
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Frye
Divorce Trial Revels in Kimono Receptions and Famed Casanovas
In New York on January 6 hearings in the Nolker divorce suit reveal Mrs. Nolker hosted a circle of male friends including Italian tenor Guido Ciccolini Russian counts and a Parisian French masher. Testimony from 17 year old Albertina Marlowe describes late ris ing visits to the Hillmore hotel Ableman apartment and playful encounters as Nolker chaired social episodes while leading St. Louis Aero Club.
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Voting on Military Acres in Pierce County
Pierce county voters consider a 2 million dollar bond issue to acquire a 70 000 acre tract at American Lake for a U S Army mobilization camp. If donated land, Secretary of War Baker would base a mobile troops division there with about 670 officers and 15 000 enlisted men.
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Overland Red first installment promises a full read
The description introduces Overland Red as a tramp poet with a unique philosophy, inviting readers to follow the first installment through to the final piece.
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