Thomson and Moore Unmasked as City Policy Critics
In Seattle a year after election, Thomson and Moore face scrutiny over the Nichols amendment on extending water and light services outside city limits. They warn of pestilence, while Seattle has already supplied outside areas without salting public health, and taxes remain unaffected by such extensions. In New York, birth control advocate Mrs. Ethel Byrne is forcibly fed after a 103 hour hunger strike, with doctors and nurses monitoring her condition and details of the feeding withheld.
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Seattle
Reginald H. Thomson
William Hickman Moore
Star
Beattie
Thomson
Renton
Moore
U. S
Thomson and
Messrs. Thomson and Moore
Commissioner of Corrections
Lewis
Byrne
James P. Hunt
Irma Howard
Howe
Wm. Travis Gibb
J. J. Goldstein
Theatres Showcasing a Weekend of Variety
The Star previews entertainment at Clemmer Mission Palace Hip Strand Liberty Oak Orpheum Pantakes Alhambra Colonial Coliseum. Saturday edition offers a resume of what’s on at local theatres and venues this weekend.
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Clemmer Mission Palace
Hip
Orpheum
Pantakes
Alhambra Colonial Coliseum
Mex
Alwaye i
Municipal bond plan for $450000 cold storage plant to reappear
The city may vote on a $450000 municipal cold storage plant after Councilman Fitzgerald changed his stance to support the bill. Mayor Gill said he would sign the resolution if the measure passes on reintroduction Monday following last week’s five to four defeat.
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Cuncilman Fitzgerald
Gill
Pacific coast wins. Baker resigns from Shipping Board
Washington January 27 Bernard Baker of Baltimore resigned from the federal shipping board as the administration sought a Pacific coast chairman. The move leaves the board with a vacancy and signals a coast wide influence in its leadership.
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Washington
Federal Shipping Board
Pacific Coast
Bernard Baker
Baltimore
Mrs Myers Granted Divorce Over Cross Complaint
Mrs Irene Myers was granted a divorce from P H Myers on a cross complaint. The judge found no proof of infidelity and awarded alimony and custody of their child.
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Irene Myers
P. H. Myers
Tallman
Myers
Wilson Sends Birthday Greeting to Kaiser
President Wilson sent a birthday greeting to Kaiser Wilhelm. Fra Rogers was convicted in Met ookraters court of robbing E. C. Slater near Lincoln Park on October 24. sentenced to five to ten years at Walla Walla.
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Washington
President Wilson
Kaiser Wilhelm
Rogers
Met ooKraters
E. C. Slater
Lincoln Park
Walla Walla
Two Billion-Dollar Blaze Hits Pittsburg Downtown
A massive fire consumed the eastern half of Pittsburg's downtown block near Fifth avenue and Wood street, with losses estimated up to 2 million dollars. Ten injured as fire crews battled through the morning, while a second, unrelated fire at the Philadelphia Company building spread toward Nixon Theatre. Over 4,000 workers were left unemployed by the blazes, many unaware their jobs were gone.
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Pittsburg
Fifth Ave
Wood, Diamond and Smithfield Srs
Wood St
Philadelphia
Sixth St
Smithfield
Philadelphia Company
Fifth
Nixon
May complete tourist fund by next week
The campaign to raise 5000 for the tourist rate case aims to conclude by Monday. Contributions today from Seattle and beyond bring the total close to completion, with donations from many hotels and individuals including the Frye hotel managers and others.
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Seattle
Bass
Frye Hotel
Germans Repulsed at Petrograd Front Report
War office bulletin from Riga front says German assaults east of Kalace m road toward Chlok were beaten off with heavy losses. It notes mass German panic around Mitau after our attacks.
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War Office
Riga
Kalacem Road
Chlok
Mitau
Trade Conference Set for Frisco in 1917
Pittsburg January 27 The National Foreign Trade council plans its next annual convention with Frisco as the likely host for 1917IT was announced by William Pigott Seattle chairman of the Pacific coast delegation of 150 The Coast group will present its claims to a committee in September
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Pittsburg
San Francisco
National Foreign Trade Council
Wm. Pigott
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Pershing Forces Begin Evacuation of Colonia Dublan Base
At daybreak Pershing's headquarters and base at Colonia Dublan were evacuated as Carranza forces reported. Troops move leisurely northward expected to establish next base at Ojo Federteo, with the evacuation to continue for several days.
Rogers to Establish New Plant in Seattle
Rogers Baking Powder Company plans a new manufacturing plant in Seattle. The first unit should be operating in about ten days, with J. Ek. Rogers in charge of the Seattle operation.
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Seattles
Rogers Company
J. Ek. Rogers
Seatle
Indictments in Boozering Probe Delayed by Grand Jury
The federal grand jury in Seattle did not return indictments on Saturday for the Boozering inquiry, with several key witnesses such as H E McLaughlin and Glen G Evans still testifying. Patrolman H R Cox and others appeared as the panel considered charges, while J Mullen was dismissed from the police department amid efforts to derail the Billingsleys.
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Seattle
Federal Grand Jury
H. E. McLaughlin
Billingsley
Grand Jury
Glen G. Evans
Beckingham
Federal Building
H. R. Cox
Co. J. Mullen
Billingsleys
Police Department
Joe Mason
Newton and
McCafferty
Miss Larkin Recovers From Train Crash Injuries
Mollie Larkin, 22, of Seattle, injured when a Nickel Plate passenger train crashed into freight cars near a Cleveland suburb, is improving from internal injuries and nervous shock. She remains hospitalized at Wright Hospital East Cleveland for at least 10 days.
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Mollie Larkin
Seattle
Cleveland
United Press
Star Today
Alice Larkin
Jackson St
Wright Hospital
East Cleveland
Hunger strike by Mrs Byrne over birth control law
New York January 27 Mrs Ethel Byrne begins a hunger strike at Blackwell Island prison to protest state birth control laws she says kill 8 000 working mothers in New York each year and a quarter of a million nationwide Her sister co defendant Mrs Margaret Sanger says the move aims to test the constitutionality of the law and defend motherhood and freedom against government tyranny.
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New York
Ethel Byrne
Blackwell Island
Margaret Sanger
United Press
U. S
Cone
Byrne
Webb bill endorsed by National Foreign Trade council
Pittsburg January 27 resolutions strongly endorsing the Webb bill authorizing closer cooperation between American commercial interests were adopted by the National Foreign Trade council in its fourth annual convention closing session.
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Pittsburg
Senate
National Foreign Trade Council
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