Gunsight Pass Brings Oil to the Cattle Country
A Seattle writer William Macleod Raine crafts Gunsight Pass an oil era Western. The novel follows the coming of oil to the cattle country with swift action and vivid Southwestern settings. Raine draws on first hand experience including ranch life and ranger rounds to shape a thrilling human story.
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Seattle
William Macleod Raine
Gunsight Pass
Raine
London
England
United States
Oberlin College
Denver
New Mexico
Arizona
Arizona Rangers
Galiuros
Gunshot Pass
Gunsight
the Star
Home Brew Snippets and Notes from the Spokane Press
A collage of witty blasts and local jests includes jokes about coal ovens and flowers for the White House budget, a senate postmaster nomination in Weed California, and a jab at Ford's Muscle Shoals project. Also notes a theater director Mary Garden, a disgruntled tenor, and various satirical quips about public figures and common topics.
A Thought for Today and City Police Scandal
A Seattle police liquor scandal is hinted at with playful lines about choosing booze and a dance for officers. Beacons Hill basement burglars turn up two plumbers, provoking concern that the joke crossed a line.
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Seattle
Beacon Hill
Ten Million Lost To Wall Street Confidence Schemes
A Seattle Advertising club Better Business Bureau report says investors in Washington lost about ten million dollars to gilt edged securities and other scams. Victims paid for fake stock, old violins, and furniture schemes, with few profits or dividends from oil stocks. The article cites widows as prime targets and notes state blue sky laws drove sharper activity to Washington.
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Hal Armstrong
Banco
Better Business Bureau
Seattle
California
Washington
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Co
Bureau
Harry Jacobsen
Frater Should Not Be Federal Judge Editorial
The Spokane Press editorial laments a Seattle move to appoint A W Frater of King county to the United States court. It labels him the president’s boyhood friend and warns his age narrow mindedness arbitrary temperament and reactionary associates make him unsuitable for a Northwest federal judge and criticizes the Harding administration for endorsing such appointments.
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Spokane
Frater
Edi
Seattle
A. W. Frater
King County
United States Court
Harding
Northwest
U. 8
Judge Frater
American Steamer Reported Wrecked
The American steamer Commercial Pilot bound from Baltimore to San Francisco was reported aground at Cape Maisi on the Central American coast. Private advices said nothing more. the ship carried a general cargo consigned to Swayne and Hoyt of San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Commercial Pilot
Baltimore
Cape Maisi
Central American
Swayne & Hoyt
Mysterious Fire Destroys Meridian High School
A fire of mysterious origin destroyed the $10,000 Meridian high school building just completed at Laurel north of Bellingham. No one was inside. The site previously housed the old Meridian high school which burned last June.
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Bellingham
Meridian High School
Laurel
Army Transport Dix Goes Ashore in Fog
SAN FRANCISCO January 26 Army transport Dix ran ashore on the west end of Alcaterra Island in heavy fog today. Government tugs have been dispatched to aid thee vessel and its crew in the incident.
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Dix
San Francisco
United States Army
Alcatraz Island
Seattle Star Store Specials Highlight Local Bargains
The Star showcases today’s top offerings from Seattle stores with bargains designed to attract shoppers. Deals cover a range of goods and services, inviting readers to visit participating retailers for savings and exclusive promotions.
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Seattle
The
Star
Plan to Scale Mt Rainier in Winter Stirs Local Sportsmen
Three seasoned climbers from Switzerland plan a winter ascent of Mt Rainier, aiming to reach 14 408 feet. They will start from Anvil Camp with 30 pound packs and 200 feet of rope, ice axes, cameras, and a wireless set, to test a winter route and verify crevasse theories.
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Mt. Rainier
United States
Aki
Seattle
Jean Landry
Hayes
Jacques Landry
Kelso
Jacques Bergues
Lumber Exchange
Switzerland
Rainier
Anvil
Mount Rainier
Jean
Jacques
Official refuses to investigate gas rates in Seattle
H. H. Cleland of the state department of public works told Seattle clubwomen he would not investigate local gas rates. The group, backed by clubwomen, plans a campaign for a public hearing. Cleland, a former public service commissioner, was known for granting concessions to the Seattle Gas Co.
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Seattle
H. H. Cleland
State Department of Public Works
Cleland
Old Public Service Commission
Seattle Gas Co
Eighteen States Ready for Beer and Light Wines Push
Fred W. Marcolin, organizer of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, Inc, told United Press in Cleveland on January 26 that eighteen states are organized and prepared for a major assault for beer and light wines in the upcoming congressional elections.
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Fred W. Marcolin
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, Inc
The
United Press Today
Freighters Escape Ice Jam On Lake Michigan
Three lake freighters trapped by an ice jam near the Chicago river mouth broke free as shifting winds allowed them to proceed to their destinations today.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Chicago River
Mexican Guatemala conflict escalates near border
Reports from Nogales say Guatemala massing troops at Peten near the Suchiate river to invade Mexican territory. Orellano loyalists fight Mexican forces to seize Herrera refugees across Chiapas as Obregon orders reinforcements to Chiapas.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mexico
Guatemala
Mexico City
Gua
Iim
Peten
Orellano
Herrera
Honduras
Salvador
Central America
Chiapas
Orelano
Suchiate
Obregon
Cantu Plans New Revolt in Baja California
Gen Esteban Cantu ex governor general of Lower California travels to New York to secure funding for a fresh revolt against the Obregon government. In Mexicali the plan gains talk as Epigmenio Ybarra warns rebels and prepares for possible changes when new officials arrive.
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EL Centro
Cal
Esteban Cantu
Lower
California
New York
Obregon
Mexicali
Epigmenio Ybarra
Ybarra
Ensenada
Mexico City
Jose Lugo
Cantu
Baja California
Sonora
Lower California
Department of the Interior
Northwest
Mexico
United States
Florida
Relief worker Lawrence Dwyer arrested amid coal mine aid push
Washington reports Lawrence Dwyer a leader among miners and advocate for evicted families was arrested in Beckley after returning from West Virginia. He had pressed President Harding and Secretary Davis to delay evictions in multiple counties and supported a relief bill for miners’ families. A treason charge tied to march actions was mentioned as the case developed.
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Dwyer
Washington
West Virginia
Harding
Labor Davis
Davis
Morgan
Logan
Sumner
Fayette
Scott
Logan County
Beckley
Thomas Kentucky
House
Kentucky
Alabama
Ohio
Pennsylvania
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Thomas Wedla
Mand Logan
Avinne Dwyer
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Weed
Ford
Muscle Shoals
Will Hays
Pete Witt
Bimbo
Mr. Prew
Omi
H. T. Conner
Los Angeles
Ralph Hall
Spokane Press
Press
U. S
Swiss
French Alps
Dolomites
Bergues
Cleveland, Only
Frank H. Bartholomew
W. H. Porterfield
Lawrence Dwyer
International Board of Mine Workers
North Pacific
Marshfield
Alaska
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