Indictments in Booze Probe Delayed in Billingsley Case
Federal liquor syndicate investigation delays expected indictments while grand jurors resume hearings. Police Sgt. Guy Carleton and Officer Lee Gordon to testify on bootleg operations tied to Billingsleys. Minor indictments and bail set at 250 dollars. Expect speedy hearings with jurors called to testify through the weekend and into next week.
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Billingsleys
Guy Carleton
Margett
Fred Billingsley
Chief Eckingham
Lee Gordon
Central Station
Aton
Halley, Poyd and
Madie
Federal Building
Neterer
Willa Bird
Dominic Detere
N Pearson
J. Santyoshi
Ciry
W. H. Pielow
Pielow
Charles Edmonds
Kingsleys
Theatre Roof Collapses as Fireman Dies at Grand Theatre
Battalion Chief Fred G. Gulham died under tons of debris after the Grand Theatre roof caved in while crews fought the blaze at 6:30 am. Eight other firefighters were injured, and the charred interior was still being searched at 10 am. The building at 217 Cherry St. was gutted, cause under investigation.
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Fred G. Gulham
Grand Theatre
Laurence Brunson
City Hospital
Donald McGinley
Otto Rooney
al B. Colburn
Union St
Gilham
Cherry St
Fred G. Gilham
Fire Department
Board Likely to Pass Bond Issue in City
Despite Mayor Gill's veto the free committee of the city council will probably pass a 450000 bond issue for highway improvements in the city.
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Gill
Free Committee
Theatres In Ads Today Across Multiple Venues
Full news notice notes theaters in today’s ads including Orpheum Clemmer Mission Colonial Vaberty Palace Hip Clans A Pantages Alhambra tex Coliseum Oak and other venues listed for patrons.
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Orpheum Clemmer Mission Colonial Vaberty —. Palace Hip Clans A
Pantages
Alhambra Tex Coliseum Oak
Admiral Dewey Funeral Held at Capitol
At Washington a brief funeral service for Admiral George Dewey drew a large crowd and official attendance. President Wilson and Cabinet members attended as the casket lay in state with Navy bluejackets bearing it into the chamber. The ceremony included prayers readings and hymns.
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Olympia
Manila Bay
Dever
Wilson
Capitol
Dewey
Bank Offers New 25 Cent Pieces at Guardian Trust
The Guardian Trust and Savings Bank on Second Ave and Columbia will give any person a new 25 cent piece in exchange for a 25-cent piece. The bank has 2,000 of the new coins on hand and is open from 10 to 12 a.m. and 6 to 9 p.m.
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Ave
Guardian Trust & Savings Bank
Second Ave
Columbia At
Schooner Orcas to Be Launched Today in Tacoma
Jan 20 auxiliary schooner Orcas scheduled for launch at 1 40 PM at Seaborn shipyards. Elizabeth Morrison daughter of the company president will christen the vessel.
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Tacoma
Seaborn Ship Yards
Elizabeth Morrison
Warning to Allied Shippers on German Raider Near Atlantic Lanes
A British warship is issuing warnings to allied merchant ships to watch for a German raider believed active near the Atlantic steamship lanes by New York. Wireless stations reported the alert today as tension rises in wartime waters.
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New York
City Market Plan Rejected By Finance Committee
A $600,000 municipally owned public market proposal, allowing the city to buy and sell goods directly, was voted down 4 to 1 at the Friday finance committee meeting. Councilman Heaketh supported the plan while Thomason Dale Hanna and Fitzgerald opposed it. University professors Beiglund McMahon Laubie and Mason influenced the proposal at the suggestion of the Central Labor Council amid concerns over living costs.
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United States
Heaketh
Thomason
Dale
Hanna
Fitzgerald
Beiglund
McMahon
Laubie
Mason
Political Science Department
State University
Central Labor Council
Sight Raider Near Brazil
Brazilian reports say a vessel sighted off Rio Grande do Norte matches the German raider now roaming the South Atlantic. The Hahia reported sighting the lone vessel traveling north at about 20 knots with no consort. Falkland wireless notes indicate six British warships are pursuing the sea menace.
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H. D. Robertson
U. P
United Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Hahia
Rio Grande di Norte
Brazil
Falkland Islands
Vernambuco
Distress Calls Linked to Swedish Steamer Scandinavia
Unidentified vessel sent distress signals heard at Halifax during the night. The Marconi station at Cape Race relayed signals via the Standard Oil tanker John D. Archbold. Sweden’s steamship Scandinavia, en route from Norfolk to Christiania, was thought to be the source.
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Halifax
N. 8
Marconi
Cape Race
Standard
John D. Archbold
Scandinavia
Norfolk
Christiania
Man Who Made a Valley Prosper in American Magazine
A 1910s American Magazine feature profiles W H Paulhamus of Sumner Washington, leading the Puyallup Valley farmers cooperative to market a rising berry crop. It notes a shift from broke to prosperous as 1.126 million dollars in berries were sold annually via coordinated marketing and cooperative organization. The piece highlights his role in building markets, handling waste products, transportation, and dispute resolution to sustain profits. The article, by Ray B Penney, begins with the valley’s transformation and outlines Paulhamus’s leadership in forming a dominant cooperative selling network for the Puyallup and Sumner growers.
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American Magazine
Puyallup Valley
W. H. Paulhamus
Sumner
Wash
State Senate
Paulhamus
Farmers’ Co-Operative
Ray B. Penney
Pierce County
Washington
Little Valley
Mt. Rainier
United States
W. H. Paulhams
Sumner and Puyallup Fruit Growers’ Association
Three Die in Portland Hotel Fire at Ross Hotel
Fire at the Ross hotel in Portland early today killed three men and injured four others while destroying the three story frame building. Victims: A Burl of Kelso Washington Ernest Marquette of Portland and Tom Laurer of unknown address. The blaze caused about 50 000 in damage as nine men and two women escaped through rear windows.
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Portland
Ross Hotel
A. Burl
Kelso
Wash
Ernest Marquette
Tom Laurer
Frank Talbot
Move leak probe to New York City
The next leak investigation hearing will be held at the New York customs house Thursday morning per the House rules committee decision.
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MOVE
New York City
Washington
New York Custom House
House Rules Committee
Bat Wing Bowles Novel Week Proceeds in The Star
Start Monday for Arizona and spend the week on the Bat Wing ranch as The Star runs a novel a week. It follows a nervy young Easterner who travels to the West to win the girl he loves, facing a tough job at first.
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Arizona
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