Wild chase results in three arrests after four robberies
Three suspects were held in city jail after a spree that included four robberies Tuesday night and Monday, with one man leaping into Lake Union to escape police. Victims included a street car motorman, a gas station attendant, and a woman shopper.
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City
Lake Union
N. B. Mason
Madrona
Madrona Park
Mason
B. F. Post
Ravenna Bivd
An Ave
Seret
Ray Newton
J. R. McCarty
Dexter Ave
Harrison St
McCarty
F. R. Stanley
Irving Abbott
Aurelio Cabero
Victor Tapia
Seventh Ave
Fourth Ave
Washington St
Tapia
Cabero
Sixth Ave
King Et
Frank Phillips
Mayor proposes halt to contract amid bond probe
The mayor said the project cost 1 750 000 and may be stopped by court action. Councilman Fitzgerald noted Storrie and Co. have bored 200 feet of tunnel and have 200 000 dollars in supplies on hand. Hease’s allegation that Seattle bond dealers conspired to keep bond prices low was sent to the utilities and finance committees.
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Cohen
Fitzgerald
Storrie & Co
Hease
Seattle
City Utilities and Finance Committees
City bonds unsigned as mayor cites Seattle needs no funds
In a memorandum by Mayor Caldwell before sailing for the Orient he explains why he did not sign 2 million dollars of water department bonds. He says immediate delivery would earn 300 dollars daily in interest but is unnecessary until his March return. Acting Mayor Hesketh seeks direction as legal questions loom over delivery timelines and authority.
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Caldwell
The
Orient
Herb Owen
Water Department
Seattle
Bob Hesketh
Charge of Murder to Be Filed Today
Robert Foster will be charged with murder of his mother in law Mrs Georgie Bushnell. Prosecutor Malcolm Douglas announced the filing on Tuesday. The shooting happened New Year's Eve after Bushnell refused Foster access to his wife and child. Foster was treated for a self inflicted wound and is held at the county jail.
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Robert Foster
Georgie Bushnell
Malcolm Douglas
Foster
City Hospital
Missing Night and Day Bank Cashier Arrested After Shortage
Arthur O. Meininger, cashier of the Night and Day bank, detained after a state examination revealed a $754,000 shortage. He was arrested in Belleville, Alabama, and brought to St. Louis on a $20,000 bond. A separate note mentions the Library of the House of Lords holding about 60,000 volumes.
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Louis
Arthur O. Meininger
Belleville
St. Louis
The
House of Lords
England
Pretty Dancers at Moore Cameron Sisters Delight Fans
Dorothy and Madeline Cameron present a vaudeville dancing act at the Moore this week. Brooklyn high school girls turned performers, trained at the Metropolitan Halllet School, they rose from town topics to So Long Letty and Soaring vaudeville on the Orpheum circuit.
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Cameron
Dorothy
Madeline
the Moore
Brooklyn
Paviova
Cameron Sisters
Mme. Cavalazzie
Metropolitan Hallet
Opera Ballet
Letty
Orpheum
Open Door Policy in China Approved by Powers
Washington dispatch reports nine powers in a secret Far Eastern committee session endorsed a declaration supporting the open door policy in China. The agreement aims to uphold equal trading opportunities and preserve China’s territorial integrity amid international pressures.
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United Preas
Powers
Far Eastern Committee
Deny Charges in Army Probe Defend corpse handling
Senate investigating committee heard three grave registration service witnesses from Massachusetts deny claims that American soldiers' bodies were mis identified or shipped home incorrectly. John L. Flynn Thomas Corley and Richard M. Bullivan testified that each body was positively identified and rechecked before shipment, refuting Rufus P Hubbard's earlier statements. Sullivan added Ben King of Wilmington, NC was killed in action and not hanged, countering prior testimony about hangings.
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Washington
France
United States
Senate
John L. Flynn
Thomas Corley
Cambridge
Mass
Richard M. Bullivan
Bomnerville
Sullivan
Ben King
Wilmington
N. C
Smith
Okuma Funeral Draws Vast Japanese Attendance
One hundred thousand people attended the funeral of Marquis Okuma, elder statesman of Japan, in Tokyo on January 17. The ceremony showcased the nation’s high regard, with condolence messages from across the country accompanying an elaborate service costing about one million yen, roughly $475,000.
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Tokyo
Marquie Okuma
Japan
Open door policy reach broad in China declaration
The United States reaffirms the open door policy in China as a sweeping promise to observe free trade and no spheres of influence. A Chinese delegate and an American delegate announce Japan's demands will be considered, with a final committee vote due later today.
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China
Japan
Mughes
Hughes
United States
Arthur Balfour
Great Britain
Plain Linen Luncheon Cloths and Damask Napkins for Sale
Linen luncheon cloths in 36 45 54 inch widths priced 2 3 4 75 with matching napkins 14x14 inches at 5. Damask cloths and napkins offered in 70x70 to 70x108 inch sizes with moderate prices. Damask patterns include satin finish coin dot and floral options. Over 1 000 dozen all linen napkins in heavy satin finish and various patterns promoted for Hope Chest.
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Bhoond
BON Marche
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A. L. Bradford
Okuma
Jersey
Rosenthal
Noritake
Oneida Community
Union Street
Bon Marché
Wm. Boyer
del Monte
Libby
Tin
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