Local notables honored for service in Seattle community
Joseph R Manning leads local repeal efforts aided by initiative though some oppose the poll tax plan. Actress joins Seattle Co operative company renovating Wilkes theatre to launch no salary season. Senator Wesley L Jones praised for voting against seating T H Newberry, while Miles Poindexter is noted as less bold. Mother Ryther honored for decades of care for Seattle families. William T Beeks resigns as chief deputy IRS NW and Alaska to lead Metropolitan Audit Co. in Railway Exchange building.
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Mary Thorne
Seattle Co-operative Company
Seattle
Wilkes
Wesley L. Jones
Washington
Senate
T. H. Newberry
Miles Poindexter
Ryther
William T. Beeks
Internal Revenue
Alaska
Metropolitan Audit Co
Railway Exchange
Seek Honor for Wilson Campaign At King County Meeting
Mians for raising a county quota of 5000 dollars toward the Woodrow Foundation fund were held Saturday noon at Meves cafeteria. Speakers included George E. chairman of the committee, Henry M. White, William Short, Dr. M. A. Matthews, and Thomas Patterson. The campaign is nonpartisan, according to Chairman Ryan.
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Woodrow Foundation
Meves
Thomas Patterson
King Country Democratic Club
George E
King County
Henry M. White
Immigration
Wiliam Short
State Federation of Labor
M. A. Matthews
Foundation
Ryan
Oakland Children Raise Lion Cubs At Home
Two Oakland children, sons of Mr. and Mrs. H S Snow, return from two years in African jungles with their parents. The father serves as curator of the Oakland museum.
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Oakland
Cal
H S Snow
Oakland Museum
Joseph Millard, Former Nebraska Senator, Dies in Omaha
Omaha news reports the death of Joseph Millard, a former U.S. senator from Nebraska. The passing closes a long career in state and national service and prompts tributes from local officials.
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Omaha, Neb
Joseph Millard
U. S
Nebraska
Prohibition Bureau Reports Alcohol Crackdown Year Summary
Washington report details third anniversary of the 18th amendment. Nearly a million gallons of liquor seized. 30 000 criminal prosecutions begun and 20 000 convictions obtained. Property seized valued at $12.9 million. total costs about $6.27 million. Importations for medicinal use half a percent of prior year consumption. Liquor withdrawals cut by percent due to new permit system. Major asset seizures include 600 cars 49 boats 16 wagons one airplane and other property.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
United Press
United States
Mrs McCormick to Teach Psychology at Lake Forest Estate
Chicago dispatch reports Mrs Marold McCormick, divorced wife of the International Harvester president and Rockefeller heir, arranging to open a school of synthetic psychology at the McCormick estate in Lake Forest. She studied at the Jung school in Switzerland for eight years.
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Chicago
Marold McCormick
International Harvester Company
McCormick Estate
Lake Forest
Orthopedic Refuses to Take Sanitarium Site Offer
The Port Angeles Rotary club proposed a $160000 sanitarium site at Lake Crescent for the Seattle orthopedic hospital. Trustees met Friday night amid land impracticability for convalescent children and noted stock restrictions under the law governing property violations.
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Becamie
Lake Crescent
Orthopedic Hospital of
Seattle
Port Angeles
Death by own action pact tied to canal findings
Police identify probable suicide link after discovering an elderly woman’s body with a sandbag around the neck in East Nockaway canal. A separate body of an older man with a sandbag is nearby, found in December, with authorities noting a rejected offer from a Port Angeles organization.
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Lynbrook, N
East Nockaway Canal
Epet
Necesary
Port Angeles
Beattle Mon day lecture on Marne battle by Gen McAlexander
Gen Ulysses Grant McAlexander, famed for the 1912 Marne advance, will lecture on the Becond Marte of the Marne at Crystal Pool Monday evening. Admission is free. He will use large-scale maps, under the American Legion Hainer Noble post and Seattle Chamber of Commerce. McAlexander, now at Camp Lewis with the Third division, is joined by his 34th infantry.
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Ulysses Grant McAlexander
Marne
Beattle
Crystal Pool
MacAlexander
Hainer Noble Post
American Legion
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Surmelin Creek
Paris
Crom
Ameri- Jean
Post and Auxiliary Hold Joint Meeting in Seattlemont
Seattlemont Post No 18 American Legion and its Auxiliary held a joint installation of 26 officers at Twoonevelt Hall. Active ties and accomplishments of the post during the last year were reviewed by retiring commander George Kanin.
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Seattlemont
America Legion
Ihe Auxiliary Frinight
Twoonevelt Hall
George
Kanin
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