League of Nations birth marked by absence of U.S.
The Paris clock room inaugural session of the League of Nations opened the world body without American representation. Bourgeois and Curzon spoke as the council began drafting treaty tasks, while Spain Argentina Chile and Persia were among invited joiners.
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Paris
League of Nations
League
Supreme Council
Foreign Office
America
Bourgeois
United States
League Council
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Olive
Earl Curzon
Great Britain
Tourgeoin
Spain
Argentine
Paraguay
Chile
Eiven
The
Free Nations
Remembering a Seattle hero and a risky currency note
In Seattle a 63 year old man named A Highriter quietly ends his life after a life of quiet service at Frye hotel and mine work. The writer honors his generosity to the down and out and his mother, praising his dignity and self respect. The piece also warns on the fate of German marks amid war finance and suggests thrift as a safeguard for American dollars.
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Mr. Highriter
Seattle
HM. A. Highriter
Frye
Ketchikan
Germany
Coleman & Reitze
New York
Russia
A Pretty Girl and a Lovable One Detective Serial
The Star features J. S. Fletcher's The Middle Temple Murder in 12 daily installments. A young reporter competes with a detective as his father faces suspicion. President Wilson read the work during illness and praised it as the best detective fiction. The first installment debuts Monday January 19.
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Middle Temple
the Star
J. S. Fletcher
Wilson
French Cabinet to Quit Office Sunday
Paris January 16 Premier Clemenceau announced the French cabinet will resign on Sunday ending ministerial tenure amid wartime governance and political realignment in France.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Abe's Alligator Smiles When Tickled Under Chin
Abe White of Fayetteville possesses an alligator that smiles when tickled under the chin, described in a brief local item.
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Fpayette
Abe White
Seattle’s booming growth draws business and jobs
The city expands with growing population, expanding shipyards, and rising prices. Big firms view Seattle as a practical base for development. Remodeling and enlargement of yards boost opportunities, with many listings on the Classified Page today.
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Seattle
Lemme Out After Deputy Marshal Caged Incident
A tense scene unfolds in a federal sleutha office where Deputy Marshal Frank Colligan, imprisoned in a cell by accident, shouts for release as sounds of agitation echo behind steel bars and Theodore creeps toward the felon.
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U. 8
W. E. Theodore
Federal Sleutha
Theodore
Frank Colligtan
Youthful Hearts In Love Fail To Wound Deep
A columnist observes that most young men are too self absorbed to suffer serious harm from common love affairs. The note suggests vanity shields them from lasting hurt and reflects on fleeting passions.
Federal grand jury to hear Puget Sound shipyard probe
Federal investigators announce no witnesses for the January 21 grand jury convening in San Francisco as part of a Pacific coast shipyard fraud inquiry. Officials say extensive evidence exists on cost plus contracts and frauds across Seattle Tacoma Portland Los Angeles and related plants.
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Puget Sound
Hert Schlesinger
U. S
D. M. Callia
U. 8 Shipping Board
Shipping Board
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Bert Schlesinger
W. H. Tidwell
Treasury Department
Schlesinger
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
Los Angeles
Bureau of Investigation
North
Washington
United Press
Pacific
Department of Justice
Justice Department
Public Opinion On Women Smoking In Public Spaces
Citizens named in a survey express varied views on women smoking, with responses ranging from support for personal choice to concerns about authority and propriety. Respondents include James C. Marmaduke at New Washington Hotel and Rev. John M. Shive, among others, reflecting diverse attitudes on smoking norms.
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James CC
Marmaduke
New Washington
John M. Shive
Love of Woman Brings Arrest in Forged Checks Case
Ellsworth Boyle faces life in prison if convicted on habitual criminal charges after using forged checks to fund gifts for a sweetheart. Deputy Prosecutor Wallace W. Mount cites purchases including a diamond ring and a $175 fur coat. Jeweler M Barnette, 108 Cherry St, reported the fraud after a man paid with a counterfeit check.
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Wallace W. Mount
Toyle
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Boyle
M. Barnette
108 Cherry Sr
Tacoma teen killer to be hanged after murder verdict
John Kneip, 16, was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Nazzareno Braconi on a Dupont road. The jury, after five hours and three ballots, recommended life imprisonment but the judge will decide the sentence soon.
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Aps
Ruth Garrison
Ruth
Tacoma
John Kneip
Shout
Kreip
Nazzareno Braconi
Dupont
Walla
Atto Askren
Frank Kelley
John D
Kneip
Fletcher
Son Accuses His Mother as Killer of Her Daughter
Kalamazoo authorities state Mrs. Sarah Tabor Wasa murdered her daughter Maud, as confessed by her son Walter Tabor who was taken as a witness. Police report he said the mother killed Maud and that her other child would not share the same fate.
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Ruth
Ington
Miss Grey
Kalamazoo
Mich
Jan
Sarah Tabor
Uncle Sam Begins Sniffing for Raisin Juice at Midnight
Federal prohibition director Donald A. McDonald announces home-brewing punishments and enforcement steps in Washington state. He warns violators face fines up to 1000 dollars and jail terms, with cooperation between federal and local authorities to raid homes after midnight. The program enlists 12 agents plus local police in enforcement.
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Uncle Sam
Donald A. McDonald
State of Washington
McDonald
Tagoma
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