Woman Refuses Bronze Token Fight Ends With Trial on Streetcar
A Seattle streetcar incident on Capitol Hill, involving a woman disputing an old token, led to a mock trial with attorney Jack Sullivan and Frank Hammond presiding. Twelve jurors chosen from passengers found the case moot as the conductor resumed service after token payment. three tokens were exchanged, one bronze.
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Round Table
Capitol Hilltreet
Jack Sullivan
Seattle
Sullivan
Frank E. Hammond
Hammond
1921 Automative Leader Offers Optimistic Outlook
H Shields of Shields Livengood Motor Co speaks on postwar conditions. He says prices decline toward normal, resources remain abundant, and the United States remains a creditor nation with ample work. He predicts a settling of the auto business and broader recovery as labor, farmers, merchants adjust to reduced conditions.
J G Scripps Laid To Rest In California
Last honors were paid to James G Scripps publisher of the Scripps papers during a private service at the family home in Miramar near San Diego. Rev Howard B Bard officiated as associates attended, with interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Floral tributes poured in from across the United States.
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Ban Diego
Cal
James G
Scripps
Mirimar
Here
West
Greenwood Cemery
United States
Look Out for Your Cats and Dogs Now
City officials warn residents to license their cats and dogs by Saturday or risk enforcement. FE L Marsh, chief license officer, cautions that pets may be impounded if licenses are not obtained.
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FE. L. Marsh
Auto seized as boom carrier sold at auction
Maxwell auto seized as a boom carrier was sold at auction for 204 dollars. Chief Deputy United States Marshal Theodore conducted the sale and Otto B. Dohn was the successful bidder.
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Maxwell Auto
United States
Theodore
Otto B. Dohn
Missing brooch recovered via Star Want Ads
Dorothy recalls a fright when her mother's diamond brooch, in a purse with her pocketbook, disappeared during a downtown shopping trip. She placed a Lost and Found ad in The Star, and the brooch was safely returned today, underscoring the paper's help to the family.
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Mother
the Star
Women Threaten Court Over Railroad Fare Tokens
Rainier Valley women announce plans to sue the Seattle and Rainier Valley Railway Co. to force acceptance of fare tokens sold last week before the fare increase. Tokens required purchases of at least seven dollars, leaving some customers holding old tokens and facing exchange or ride denial.
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Rainier Valley
Seattle & Rainier Valley Railway Co
Sone
Olympia
$1 000 Worth of Old Tokens Cashed In at Utilities Office
Crowds flooded the public utilities office on Monday as patrons exchanged 6 1 2 cent tokens for a new 7 1 2 cent fare. Over $1,000 in tokens were exchanged in under an hour, with conductors barred from token swaps. Exchanges only at the county city building fifth floor office. Refund allowed when three or more tokens are presented. The new fare took effect Sunday. KK W Jones to address Municipal League at Meves Cafeteria Tuesday noon on School Revenue.
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Belasco
Public Utilities Department
County City
KK. W. Jones
Municipal League
Meves
Has Seattle Forgotten Henry Yesler's Fallen Grave
An editorial laments the neglected grave of Henry L. Yesler in Volunteer Park cemetery. It contrasts the tidy plots of fellow pioneers with Yesler's unkempt resting place, arguing his role as Seattle's founder and proponent of the Yesler Saw Mill shaped the city, and asks if the community has forgotten him.
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Volunteer Park
Seattle
Northwest
Henry L. Yealer
Henry J. Yesler
Henry Yester
Yesler
Henry L. Yesler
Puget Sound
Gladstone
Slugged by a thug in soldier uniform robs man at store
Al Bushaw at 500 Ballard Ave reports being assaulted and robbed at 12:30 am Monday. A thug in military uniform knocked him down and lifted his pockets, stealing $14 and a gold watch. Bushaw described the assailant as having a prominent nose and being about 130 years old.
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al Bushaw
Ballard Ave
Bushaw
Starving Wife Clings to Miracle as Husband Rejects Fasting
In Danville, Sadie Harrington endures 43 days of hunger to save her husband Ernie's soul. He doubts the claim, continues running his produce store, and resists conversion while local Church of God members pray at their home. Doctor notes a conversational fast as observers weigh spiritual stakes.
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Danville
Ernie Harrington
Sadie Harrington
The
United Press Today
Ernie
Church of God
Mrs. Harrington
Harrington
Olive Brown
Sadie
Mrs. Brown
William Gerety
Fat Driver Missing or Murdered Says Brown
Prosecutor Brown reveals a months long search for A. J. Driver in the Elizabeth Bryan murder case. He says Driver, a painter and Seattle union member, was to be the star witness but vanished two hours before the verdict, leaving investigators to question if he was murdered or in hiding.
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Fred C. Brown
Malcolm Douglas
A. J. Driver
William Fay Kaly
Anna Nemus
Elizabeth Bryan
Driver
Brown
Orn
Mra Bryan
Faly
Star
A. J
United States
Seattle
Bryan
Seattle Star
Boy Fatally Struck by Automobile Near Woodlawn Avenue
Stuart E. Pray, 11, son of Stuart Pray a bookkeeper, died after being struck by a car driven by Lester Schwald 22, a rural mail carrier, at Woodlawn avenue and Mapleleaf place. The boy suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries and died at Swedish Hospital. Schwald, from 8519 Fifth Avenue Northeast, was on personal reconnaissance when the collision occurred Sunday night. The boy lay unidentified at city hospital for three hours.
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Lester Schwald
Hbberty
Woodlawn Ave
Mapleleaf Pl
Stuart
City Hospital
Stuart BE. Pray
The
Deep Sea Salmon Co
Schwaid
Fifth Ave
N. E
Boy Hit by Street Car May Recover
Hom Hoffman an eight year old boy suffered a fractured skull when struck by a street car at N 43rd street and Phinney avenue Thursday night He was reported improving and fighting for life at Columbus Sanitarium Monday
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Hom
Hoffman
N. 43Rd St
Phinney Ave
Fight For Life At
Columbus Sanitarium
Ends Life as Theft is Bared Spokane
In Spokane January 10 Jay Hough blames stock speculation for trouble leading to the death by suicide of partner John B. Milholland. Milholland and Hough had anticipated exposure over forged bonds linked to a $353,000 loss involving Inter State Jim Callahan. Hough later confessed and surrendered after accusing Milholland of hypnotizing him.
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Spokane
New York Stock Exchange
Jay Hough
John B. Milholland
Hough
Jim” Callahan
Joe Lindsley
Milholland
Slade Trial Over Bribe Claim In Grand Larceny Case
G E Slade stands trial in Judge King Dykeman's court on grand larceny charges after Robertson testifies he gave Slade 100 dollars to free Dyer from county jail where he served 80 days. Complainants W H Robertson and Clayton Dyer appear as witnesses. A separate trial of S King and E Hamer on boone charges is slated for March 1 in federal court.
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T. F. Patterson
G. E. Slade
King Dykeman’s
W. H. Robertson
Clayton Dyer
Robertson
Slade
Dyer
Camp Lewis
S. King
E. Hamer
Boone
Slave traffic exposure after arrest on Pacific coast
Louie Gong a 48 year old Chinese immigrant is jailed on an open charge after a San Francisco bound train stop in Seattle. A contract for the sale of 13 year old Luli Ah Lin for 2100 dollars is found in his pocket, prompting investigations into a white and Oriental slave ring operating along the coast.
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Pacific Coast
Louie Gong
Lai Ah Lin
Gong
BE. L. Hedges
South
San Francisco
Great Northern
Immigration and Welfare
King Dykeman
Miss Wu
Donaldine Cameron
Presbyterian Mission Home
Seattle
Luli Ah Lin
Boise
Baird
Judge Dykeman
Trial delay in coal miners conspiracy case in Indianapolis
The government's case against 125 coal miners and operators charged with conspiring to restrain coal production and distribution was continued indefinitely by Federal Judge A B Anderson. The delay follows a motion by District Attorney Frederick Van Nuys citing ongoing federal grand jury investigations into the coal industry.
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Indianapolis, Inc
A. B. Anderson
Frederick van Nuys
Soldiers Bonus Tops Oregon Legislative Agenda
The Oregon legislature opens a biennial session with the American Legion demanding a $15 monthly cash bonus for World War I service from April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1919, or farm or home loans from $400 to $2,000. A bill to bar land ownership by Orientals mirrors California’s anti Japanese law, under scrutiny amid the debate.
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Oregon
Salem
Ore
American Legion
Department of Oregon
California
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