Seattle Leaders Seek 1921 Progress in City Boost Plan
In a candid interview Pacific Northwest commerce advocate Mr. Boyns argues Seattle can grow through a new chamber of commerce drive. He says prices may fall by spring, labor issues loom, and regional trade will rise as Northwest products gain buyers.
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Seattle
Mr. Boyns
Lamber
Pacific Northwest
Chamber of Commerce
North West
TELIS
Northwest Products
Beattie
Milwaukee
Portland
Pacific Steamship Co
Admiral Line
Far East
Orient
East
Thin Hobert
1921 Outlook for Seattle Progress from Boyns
Obert S. Boyns, Seattle insurance agent and upcoming Seattle Chamber of Commerce leader, emphasizes optimism for 1921. He notes 1920 was a banner year for life insurers and expects Prudential Life Insurance and local business interests to push Seattle forward despite ongoing challenges.
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Seattle
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Pro@entia
Lord Mayor of Cork Paroled in Ireland Case
Donald O Callaghan lord mayor of Cork was paroled by Secretary of Labor Wilson on his own recognizance pending decision of his case. He is free to travel nationwide until final ruling and plans to testify before the Villard commission in Washington when hearings resume January 17.
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Washington
Donald O'Callaghan
Cork
Labor
Wilson
Enid
Labor Department
O'Callaghan
Newport News
Villard Commission
Ireland
Poverty Pact Divorce Tale Ends With Wealthy Rebound
In San Francisco a divorce case reveals Mrs. Laura McGhee agreed to let her husband separate to improve his fortunes. He later rose to wealth as a packer, and she then fought to have the decree set aside upon discovering a new alliance. The case centers on whether the pact could be reversed after prosperity changed their marriage.
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Laura McGhee
Hotel Proprietor Claims Shooting Was Accidental
Horace Torbert, hotel owner in Denver, charged with murder in the death of 19 year old George Edwards, asserts in jail that the Tuesday shooting at his hotel was purely accidental. He says he has wept to the point of exhaustion and swears by God that the act was unintentional.
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Denver
Horace Torbert
George Edwards
Edwards
Torbert
Girl Stowaway Eva Printz Still Held at Immigration Station
Eva Printz a Russian stowaway who sought entry to wed Lloyd Jacot remains detained at an immigration station. The delay stems from her failure to post the required bond, the cause given by Immigration Commissioner Henry White.
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Eva Printz
United States
Lloyd Jacot
Henry White
Dorothy’s Diary Describes a Pretty Boudoir Desk
The diary notes a room now called a boudoir with a new desk and chairs bought after responding to ads in The Star. A girl at The Star office explains you can phone ads and send messages to many Seattle residents, a new convenience noted with wonder.
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Star
Seattle
Japs Oppose Anglo Japanese Alliance Urged Against Renewal
The Osaka Asahi urged that the Anglo Japanese alliance not be renewed to reduce friction with America. The Jiji urged cutting the Japanese army amid Russia's military collapse.
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Tokyo
Osaka Asahi
America
Jiji
Russia
Telephone mixups reveal Seattle mayor's staff change
A quarrel over a phone call in Mayor Caldwell's office exposes that James Crehan is no longer the mayor's secretary, and identifies Hugh M. Caldwell as the city's current chief executive.
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Jimmy
Jimmy Crehan
Immyor
Mayor Gill
Mayor Caldwell
James Crehan
Hugh M. Caldwell
Seattle
Woman Becomes First Lady Speaker in British Columbia Parliament
Mary Ellen Smith of Vancouver is named speaker of the provincial parliament, becoming the first woman to head a legislature. She will have a special staff and quarters, with ceremonial honors when entering or leaving the House. She may wear a hat and a formal long black silk dress as part of official attire.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbian
Mary Ellen Smith
King Lee Given Five Months Jail Term for Dope Trafficking
King Lee also known as Lee Can and Ah Lee receives a five months jail term after pleading guilty to two counts of morphine trafficking in two indictments. Leong Kwong and Laong Kong receive shorter terms with fines as federal judge Cushman sentences the trio.
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King Lee
Lee Can
Allaa Ah Lee
King County
Laong Kong
United States District Court
Edward K. Cushman
Leong Kwong
Cushman
Dan Landon
Lee
Kwong
Day's Debate for Congress Listed Below
Summary of multiple congressional committee hearings and ongoing debates. Topics include emergency tariff hearings by Finance, Clayton Act hearings by Interstate Commerce, immigration and patent office privilege discussions, DC appropriation reporting, oil situation commentary, nitrate bill consideration, sundry civil appropriations, tariff hearings by Ways and Means, naval radio news transmission bill, anti gambling in necessaries, Pacific coast naval bases, census reapportionment, military officer classification, postoffice reclassification, water power legislation, Alaska election contest, Panama canal divorce regulation, Indian affairs and other legislative items.
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Finance Committee
Interstate Commerce Committee
Immigration Committee
Patent
Patent Office
Appropriations Committee
District of Columbia
Senator McKellar
Senate
Ways and
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Naval
Agriculture Committee
House
Pacific Coast
Naval Affairs Committee
Daniels
Census Committee
Military Affairs Committee
Gen. Ansel
Alaska
Judiciary
Panama Canal Zone
Indian Affairs
Painting Exhibit Opens Tonight by Ritschel and Howels
The Fine Arts hall hosts a special exhibition of paintings by William Ritschel and Stephen Howels opening tonight from 7:30 to 10. The show is open to the public.
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William Ritschel
Stephen Howels
Fine Arta Hall
Arrival Feeds North Country Hype Of Airmen Return
James Bay dispatch reports huskies howling as the first real sign of the airmen’s return surfaced. Cree guide McLeod cites Star of the Rast tale as believed to safeguard Lieut Farrell and companions. Travel conditions remain arduous with cold, frozen trails, dog sleds, and carry-all transport planned.
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Mattice
Ontario
James Bay
Cochrane
Here
Hudson's Bay
Factor Aldous
Hudson's Bay Post
George McLeod
Moose Factory
Farrell
McLeod
Sinclair Martin
Harland Vincent
Marriage of White Girl to Chinese Annulled by Court
In Lewiston Idaho on January 6 192? the marriage of Vida Olson and Willie Fong was annulled by order of the court. Vida’s stern parents obtained the annulment after the romance began while both worked in a Lewiston restaurant. The case drew attention and sparked talk of a bill to prohibit interracial marriage in Idaho.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Vida Olson
Willie Fong
Stern
Vida
Willie
Morrissey Divorce Suit Ends in Annulment Granted
Mrs. Dorothy Morrissey sought divorce and $100 monthly alimony from Robert Morrissey. Judge Calvin Hall granted a decree of annulment after Morrissey countered that no legal marriage existed though they had lived together since 1910. The case noted prior divorces and questions of validity of prior decrees.
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Dorothy Morrissey
Robert M. Morrissey
Calvin
Hall
Morrissey
Altho
Frederick C. Spray
Smyth Couple Die in Fire at Sandpoint Ranch
Deputy sheriffs in Sandpoint Idaho seek evidence of incendiarism after a blaze last night destroyed the Sydney Gordon Smyth ranch home eight miles north of town killing Mr and Mrs Smyth Neighbors arrived to find the structure enveloped in flames and uncontrollable.
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Sandpoint
Idaho
Sydney Gordon Smyth
Fire Causes $500000 Damage at Otis Elevator Plant
San Francisco January 6. Fire inflicted half a million dollars damage on the Otis Elevator Construction company plant on Stockton street. Firemen fought the blaze from early today until daylight with twenty companies responding as investigators sought the fire's origin.
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San Francisco
Otis Elevator Construction Company
Stockton St
Explosion wrecks sheriff home injures father in law
Pittsburg Kan Jan 6 explosion of 200 pounds of dynamite under the home of Under Sheriff O M Lamb of Crawford county near Girard wrecked the house and seriously injured Lambs father in law who slept in a rear bedroom Sheriff Milt Gould investigates citing Lambs raids on violators of the prohibition law as possible cause.
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Pittsburg
Kan
O. M. Lamb
Crawford County
Girard
Lamb
Milt Gould
Wants to Be Councilman Adds Fifth Candidate
KE. W. Melse, former chief deputy comptroller, filed his declaration Thursday seeking a seat on the city council. Melse, currently acting assistant license inspector, has lived in Seattle all his life and becomes the fifth candidate to file.
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KE. W. Melse
Melse
Seattle
Flames Race Through Mine Area in Scranton Fire
In Scranton Pennsylvania January 6 a 50 acre underground fire rages about 500 feet below the surface in old mine workings beneath the Lower West Scranton neighborhood. Authorities believe the blaze started in abandoned mine tunnels and is spreading through hidden passageways. Fire crews battle the furnace amid smoke and warning of shifting underground conditions.
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Scranton
Lower West
Mystery Deepens In Seattle Woman Threats Case
Seattle police pursued a yearlong mystery as Mrs. C. P. Sabin faced threats and a revolver attack at her home in West Seattle. Capt. Bannick said investigators lack manpower to assign guards while the assailant, described as a six foot man about 50, may be nursing a grudge. The Sabins moved after earlier encounters. the attacker vanishes after police arrive, and the case remains unresolved.
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Max Cinnamon
E. Cherry St
Betty
Hetty
Sabin
Mrs. Sabin
Lice
Assas
Four Held in Dynamiting Case Near Willard’s Branch
Four men were arrested after a pursuit by bloodhounds following a dynamiting of the incline railway at Willard's Branch Coal company near here. Police continue to search for those responsible for the blast, the third attack on the property since the company backed open shop policy in 1919.
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Fayetteville
Willard’s Branch
Here
Street Car Hit Man Flung 75 Feet in Suit Trial
George E. Hallock sues the city for 2688 dollars claiming a street car struck him as he drove an automobile and threw him 75 feet. The case began in Judge Mitchell Gilliam's court Thursday with Hallock sustaining a broken foot and other injuries.
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George E. Hallocke
Mitchell Gilliam
Indorse Cordova Man for Governor
George E. Hazelet of Cordova was endorsed for Alaska governor yesterday by J. C. McBride the Republican national committeeman of Juneau McBride said he would use all efforts to secure Hazelet’s appointment
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Cordova
George E. Hazelet
Alaska
J. C. McBride
Juneau
McBride
Hazelet
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