Suspected Slayer Not Right Man In 1919 Beach Drive Killing
Two alleged accomplices claimed Rothwell shot and killed Andrew Uren the white haired station tender on Beach Drive near Smith Cove. Rothwell was thought at large after a claim of capture in Evanston Wyoming. Frank Weaver received life for Uren murder and John Ozek turned state evidence and got one year. The two say Rothwell fired the fatal shot.
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Rothwell
Andrew Uren
Beach
Smith Cove
Liberty
Evanston
Wyo
Harry Ajax
Prinker’s Court
Ajax
Monroe Reformatory
John Stringer
Frank Weaver
Uren
John Ozek
Boys Confess Robbing Store Leads to Juvenile Arrests
Confession of a nighttime robbery at Ralph Ptawell's grocery on Howell Street led to two of three juveniles arrested at Westlake and Stewart. All under 16, they admitted breaking the Bissell store lock and taking cash and cigars after $4 in pennies split among them. They were held at the detention home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rnalph Ptawell
Howell St
Hane Damm
Westlake
Stewart St
L. Graham
Central
Bissell
Westlake Ave
Thugs Outnumber West Seattle Cops
Police Captain Charles C. Dolphin warns thieves outnumber officers in the West Seattle precinct. The area spans ten and a half square miles with 13 officers across three shifts, leaving four on duty at any time. About 15 burglars operate or attempt nightly, in a district housing around 60,000 people.
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West Seattle
Charles C. Dolphin
Dolphine
Seattle
Arrested by Mail, Motorist Remits Self-Imposed Fine
N H Miller of Kennydale Washington paid an $82 fine after receiving a traffic slip on Firestone Avenue Seattle. Miller mailed a $2 check to the police department following a December 27 incident. The case marks the city’s first arrest by mail.
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Beatts Police Department
N. H. Miller
Kennydale
Seattle
Firetave
R. van Horn
John S
Gordon's Court
Frank du Cett
Beara & Roebuck’s
Miller
Bachelor Lawyer in Shipping Firm is Cupid's Target
W. A. Johnson of the Pacific Steamship company legal department married Miss Marion Francea Comrada at Trinity church on Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Canon W. H. Bliss with Hugh Mackenzie as boat man. The couple then left for British Columbia and will sail for California Friday.
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Pacific Steamship Company
J. W. Alexander
British Columbia
W. A. Johnson
Trinity Church
Marion Francea Comrada
Summit Ave
Hugh Mackenzie
Canon W. H. Bliss
Piritish Columbia
California
Labor Council Opposes Government Raids and Protests Professors
The Central Labor Council condemned raids on alleged radicals and criticized University of Washington professors for snobbishness while urging wage increases. A committee was formed to investigate the killing of John Martin, a former boxer and alleged gangster, by taxi driver Harry Erickson. Hulet M. Wells praised Seattle’s labor movement from Leavenworth and urged worker solidarity.
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Taida
Central Labor Councthere
University of Washington
Nea
Hulet M. Wells
Seattle
John Martin
Harry Erickson
Seattle Labor Movement
Lees
Martin
Charles W. Doyle
J. E B. Phillips
Fr. B. Clifford
Admitted Guilty in First Degree Murder Case
Maud Leo McClure and William Chastain pleaded guilty to first degree murder of Detective Anton Sehoembe in San Francisco Superior Court before Judge Louia Ward. Prosecutors and police indicated life sentences, with agreement to avoid the death penalty. The pair, captured in San Jose after a gunfight in Seattle, faced a previously hung jury on the earlier trial. Sentence set for Monday.
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Ban Francisco
Maud Leo McClure
William Chastain
Anton Sehoembe
Louia Ward
Ran Quenin
J. Taafe
Ward
White Bearded Groom Weds 59-Year-Old Bride in Seattle
Willam Thompson aged 79 of Portland obtained a license to wed Anne Huffman aged 59 of Seattle from Cupid Kennedy on Thursday. Thompson wears a white beard and first met his bride over 40 years ago. Justice John KR Wright performed the ceremony.
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Willam Thompson
Portland
Anne Huffman
Seattle
Kennedy
Thompson
John KR. Wright
Pyramid Pile Treatment Ad Offers Free Trial Coupon
An advertisement promises relief from itching and hemorrhoidal issues with a 60-cent box of Pyramid Pile Treatment. The plain wrapper mailer invites readers to request a free trial coupon and warns against substitutes.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Bidg
Marshall, Mich
Kin
Anthony laid to rest in family plot at Calvary
Funeral services for the late F Anthony were held at St James cathedral January 3 at 10 a m. Requiem mass by the cathedral choir. Pallbearers included J W Carey and others. Interment in the concrete vault in Calvary cemetery. Survived by widow Mrs F Anthony two daughters Mrs D H Careny Miss Julia Anthony and son Robert J Anthony.
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F. Anthony
Jates
J. W. Carey
KE. S Meany
Cbe Kinnear
JG. Carrol
H. L. Eggert
J. Ward
Calvary Cemetery
D. H. Careny
Julia Anthony
Robert J. Anthony
Jeweler Fined for False Advertising
Barney Byrnes a jeweler at 615 Second Ave was fined $50 by Justice Otis W Brinker for false advertising. The case involved Byrnes selling Frank T Gordon a watch marked down from 25 dollars for 11.95 while its real value was 5 dollars. Retail jewelers complained about Byrnes tactics to Gordon.
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Chamber of Commerce
Barney Byrnes
Second Ave
Otis W. Brinker
Byrnes
Frank T. Gordon
Gordon
Injury Reported After Pedestrian Struck by Auto
Val Groh of 1620 Dexter Ave sustained a broken leg Wednesday when he was struck by an automobile driven by H. K. Markey of Hitter Lake at Weetlake Ave and Galer St.
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Val Groh
Dexter Ave
H. K. Markey
Hitter Lake
Weetlake Ave
Galer St
Mustard Misbranding Charged Against Several Firms
Justice Otis W. Brinker hears charges against The National Grocery Co. Crescent Manufacturing Co. Berquist Davies Co. Wason Fairley Co. Seattle and Puget Sound Packing Co. Allen and Neuport and Groceteria Bales Co. for selling misbranded goods. Prosecutor Fred C. Brown announces that they sold a compound labeled mustard that was not. G. H. Henderson, assistant state agriculture inspector, testifies as prosecuting witness.
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National Grocery Co
Groceteria Bales Co
Crescent Manufacturing Co
Berquist-Davies Co
Wason-Fairley Co
Seattle & Puget Sound Packing Co
Allen & Neuport
Otis W. Brinker
Fred C. Brown
Henderson
Hard Job to Keep Tab on Members of Post in Paris
Paris Post No 1 of the American Legion counts members living in Paris and across Europe. Stefan Szumanski, formerly a major of engineers in the AEBF, now in Warsaw, applied for membership. Frobert Presnell, from Barcelona, represents the National City Bank of New York there.
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Paris
The
Stars and Stripes Service
Paris Post
American Legion
Europe
Stefan Szumanski
Warsaw
A. EB. F
Poland
Barcelona
Frobert Presnell
National City Bank of New York
Two Women Hurt in Auto Mishaps
Mrs. J K Hannegnan age 36 at 9046 Tenth Ave West sustained a probable fracture of the left leg after being struck by a machine driven by William K Larke of 2600 First Ave near West Spokane Street and Riverside Avenue late Wednesday night. Miss Vivian Kellam a University of Washington student of 6310 Meridian Ave was severely cut about the head when a car driven by her father W F Kellam crashed into a fire hydrant at East Green Lake Drive and Fifth Avenue North East. She was removed to her home.
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J. K. Hannegnan
Tenth Ave
William K. Larke
First Ave
Spokane St
Riverside Ave
Larke
Hannegnan
Vivian Kellam
Meridian Ave
University of Washington
W. F. Kellam
E. Green Lake Hird
Fifth Ave
N. BE
United States civil service exam for messengers and laborers
Ex service men and women 18 or older are invited to apply for a civil service examination announced February 14 to fill vacancies as messengers skilled laborers watchmen and similar posts. Salary ranges from 720 to 1140 dollars yearly applications at 30 Postoffice building. The notice notes eligibility and process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service
Kitchen Battle at Washington Hotel Sparks Charges
Cooks at the Washington Annex denied a meat-ax fight occurred in their kitchen and said the Wednesday assault on Antone Mottet did not happen there. Antone Mottet and assistant cook George Carvajas are charged with fighting.
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Washington Annex
Antone Mottet
New
Washington
Mottet
George Carvajas
Mayor to Speak at Chamber Luncheon on City Government
Mayor C. B. Fitzgerald will address the Seattle Chamber of Commerce members at Friday's luncheon, presenting the talk Know Your City Government. Capt. Ralph H. Lutz, ex intelligence officer, will discuss his observations in Berlin during an early Allied mission.
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C. B. Fitzgerald
Seattle
Girls Housing Body to Meet Friday in Seattle
Mayor Fitzgerald's five woman committee tasked to study Seattle housing conditions regarding guns will gather Friday evening in the council chambers. Every woman's organization in the city is represented on the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Seattle
Five Ton Auto Truck Kills Garage Worker in Sacramento
The body of W. J. Cooksey, 54, an oiling department employee at the Stand ard Oil Garage on the upper Stockton road, was found this morning crushed against a wall when a five ton truck in gear pinned him after he finished oiling the machine and started to crank it.
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Sacramento
Cal
W. J. Cooksey
Standard Oil
Stockton Road
Cooksey
Courtship Lesson Warns Against Letting Her Decide
A saying notes that if a young man lets a girl have her own way during courtship, he will struggle to correct the habit after marriage. The adage emphasizes traditional authority and prompt obedience in married life.
Farmer Kills Wife and Shoots Self in Iowa Tragedy
In STATE CENTER Iowa on January day Andrew 35 a farmer near the town shot his wife through the head then wounded his father in law J O Eastman and finally killed himself. The wife died Eastman is injured. Baie survived with gunshot wounds to leg shoulder and breast.
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State Center
Andrew
Here
J. O. Eastman
Times
Baie
Eastman
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