Whitcomb Sees Bright Seattle Future Despite Tax Hurdles
In a candid 1921 interview from the Arcade Building, David Whitcomb urges Seattle to stop dwelling on problems and focus on actions. He touts rising tourism to Rainier National Park, noting 6 105 visitors from the Midwest in the season and $290 000 spent on hotels. Whitcomb argues for prudent spending, continued development, and pride in Seattle as a growing tourist hub.
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Seattle
Wid Whitcomb
Rainier National Park
Rainier National
Mississippi
Park
Frank Branch Riley
Iowa Society of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Rainier Park
Telegrams protest Hart code as Tacoma murder case unfolds
Hundreds of telegrams from across the state flood the senate as it nears finishing the Hart civil administrative code. The session fights over fisheries powers and board control, while later in Tacoma John Schmitt faces murder charges with security measures and a scheduled trial.
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P. L. Sinclair
Sinclair
Washington
Labor Square Deal urged against Hart McArdle code
The Star argues labor representation on boards is essential as workers and employers fund the industrial insurance fund. It accuses McArdle and the governor of aiming to eliminate labor from boards, warning the code would create economic upheaval and urging that the code be killed.
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McArdle
STAR
Hart
Cash for slain policemen families reaches 6000
Cash donations to assist the families of two police officers slain last Friday night by outlaw John Schmitt have reached $6000. The Strand theatre and others plan benefit performances with police officers selling tickets at box office and doors to raise funds for food clothing and essentials for the departed officers families.
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John Schmitt
Matt Starwich
Schmitt
Pierce County
Tom Morris
Desperado
Strand Theatre Today
Strand Theatre
State closes Fremont bank after irregularities found
The North Side State Bank of Fremont was closed by state examiner H. Bennett who cited mismanagement risks to depositors. Estimated deposits total about 170000. President Jacob Schaefer reportedly ill at home, with other officers unreachable by phone.
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North Side State Bank
Fremont
H. &. Bennett
Bennett
Jacob Schaefer
Whitman Ave
Warren D. Lane
Charles L. Schaefer
Lewis Wins Seat Fight in Olympia House Vote
In Olympia on January 26 the Washington House voted 80 to 18 to back the minority report and dismiss Mrs Frances Haskell s contest against David Lewis for his seat. Murphine led the minority argument while James H Davis spoke for the majority in a heated floor battle.
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Olympia
House of Representatives
Committee of Privileges and Elections
Frances Haskell
Tacoma
David Lewis
Lewis
Murphine
King
James H. Davis
Pierce
Seattle man unconscious after Pasadena boxing bout
George A. Rawson of Seattle, 30, former aviator and athlete, remained unconscious with a brain concussion after a sparring match at the Pasadena YMCA last Thursday. He lapsed into coma several hours after a boxing bout with 19 year old Thomas Payne, assistant physical director at the same YMCA.
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Pasadena
Cal
George A. Rawson
Seattle
Pasadena Y. M. C. A
Rawson
Thomas Payne
Two Companions Escape After Auburn Roadhouse Shootout
Ernest Smith and two bandits attempted a dawn hold up at Motor Inn near Auburn. Smith and one other fled after a gunfight with A Marco of Tacoma. Marco wounded an escaping bandit and forced a stolen auto to be abandoned. Smith later identified by patrol, with deputies scouring the valley for the other fugitives.
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Ernest Smith
Seattle
Up Motor Inn
Auburn
Smith
A. Marco
Tacoma
Marco
R. C. Watson
City
Jack Tearney
Skinner & Eddy
Hoffman Bros
Rainier Ave
C. S. Campbell
N. L. Loveaul
George Bundy
Kent Hospital
Husband Bartered by Hymn Book Notes in Church
Mrs. Charlies A. Wheatley, a Spiritualist lecturer, sought her husband after notes offering him for sale appeared in a Hymns of the Heart bible. A stranger claimed to claim the husband, negotiations followed, and the husband later warned he would not return, remaining away.
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San Francisco
Charlies A. Wheatley
Wheatley
Spiritualist Church
Ment
Ishot the Bandit at the Motor Inn Shootout
The narrator recounts a gun battle at a Motor Inn between 2 and 2:30. He shoots one bandit in the temple after a confrontation at the door and flees in a Cadillac. He later captures the wounded bandit near Auburn and delivers him to the marshal, noting he carried a .38 automatic.
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Motor Inn
Seattle
Tacoma
Bangee
Auburn
Gasoline Sells at 25 Cents in Texas Towns
Gasoline was selling for 25 cents a gallon in Houston and Port Arthur, Texas, on January 26 as crude oil prices fell. Local filling stations posted the price across the state, reflecting the drop in crude costs.
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Texas
Houston
Port Arthur
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Whitcomb
Que
Arcade Building & Realty Co
Arcade Building
Sun
India
Seat
Beattie
David Whitcomb
A. J. Shannon
Lon Johnson
Fisheries Board
JL. KR McArdie
Coman
George Kummens
Rummens
Fred Norman
Federation of Labor
Fishers of
Pacific County
Hicktown
Norman
Ronald
J. T. Ronald
Louis Silvain
Caesars
the Bandit
City Hospital
Price & Carter
Fremont Bank
North Side Institution
Seattle City
Jack
BY A. Marco
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