Letters from a Boy to R Dana Sleeth on Good Fathers
A thirteen year old boy writes about morals, honesty, and the influence of fathers. He recalls his own father’s guidance, warns against teaching toughness, and urges boys to choose clean living over cruelty or mischief. He notes the value of moral examples from real men like presidents and generals. He ends urging dads to avoid rough discipline and to support boys toward better choices.
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R. Dana Sleeth
George Washington
Lincoln
Garfield
Grant
Wilson
Clemeneau
Foch
General Pershing
James, Jr
Election Erupts as UW Yell King Race Heats Up
At the University of Washington the student body election centers on yell king with Clair McCabe and Reuben Lewis as rivals. McCabe, the incumbent, is a former Broadway yell leader now vying to keep the throne. Lewis, Montana high school yell leader and UW engineering monarch, emphasizes experience. Both run on independent tickets as campus roars with soap box oratory and roistering meetings.
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University of Washington
Clair McCabe
Reuben Lewis
Yell King
McCabe
Lewis
the Daily
Broadway
Yell
California
Glen Hopper
Montana
School of Engineering
Noleelalore
Detroit Landlord Faces Manslaughter Charge Over Pneumonia Death
George Munro a Detroit landlord may be charged with manslaughter if Baby Broadbeck dies from double pneumonia Prosecutor A P Cox announced Munro allegedly turned off the heat in the Broadbeck apartment over unpaid rent prompting the illness Father of the infant states the heat was shut off due to nonpayment
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Detroit
George Munro
Baby Broadbeck
A. P. Cox
Munro
Broadbeck
Hungarians Balk at Treaty Terms
Count Apponyi head of the Hungarian peace delegation will leave for Paris in the middle of the week carrying an absolute refusal to sign the peace treaty in its present form according to a Vienna dispatch.
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Berlin
Count Apponyi
Paris
Vienna
Labor Jury May Try I W W Defendants In Montesano
Grays Harbor court prepares for trial of 11 I W W defendants over a Centralia murder. A labor jury may be seated to hear testimony and deliver a verdict, with selection ongoing as defense challenges potential jurors. Court proceedings note exemptions for many summonses while spectators and defendants remain under tight watch.
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Grays Harbor
Montesano
Abel
Metal Tradea Council
Ites
Ityis
Centralia
Grays Marbor County
John M. Wilson
Olympia
Registration Push Nears 100000 Mark in City Elections
The city’s registration tally nears 100000 as 4067 people registered Monday and 94639 total by morning. Chief Clerk Clayton said anyone inside the office by 9 PM will be allowed to register regardless of how long it takes.
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Cloton
Hotels fire Japanese bellboys dispute sparks Legion action
The Washington and Frye hotels faced criticism at an Elmer Noble post American Legion meeting for not substituting war veterans for Japanese bellboys. Adjutant HH. C. Chitler reported the hotels promised changes if veterans could be provided, but were denied. The Legion backed a resolution to empower its legislative committee to pursue the fight.
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Washington
Frye
Elmer Noble Post
American Legion
HH. C. Chitler
Cutler
Legion
Japs Call General Strike of Hawaii Sugar Workers
Honolulu January 27 A general strike of Japanese sugar plantation workers has been called for February 1 by the Japanese Federation of Labor of Hawaii. The action would affect about 24,000 men.
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Honolulat
T. WH
Japanese Federation of Labor of
Hawa
Desdemona Suffers Massive Fire Damage in Two Blocks
A massive blaze destroyed two blocks of Desdemona's business district yesterday. The fire, which began in the afternoon, left damage estimated at 3.5 million dollars and caused extensive property loss across multiple storefronts.
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Texas
Desdemona
Stevenson banned in Halifax girls’ school Treasure Land
London reports a controversy over Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Land banned at Halifax secondary school. Critics label the work vulgar and immoral while supporters say it deserves reading, reflecting a widening global debate on literary morality.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Halifax Secondary School
Treasure Island Sparks School Debate on Rum
A school controversy erupts as administrators condemn Stevenson’s Treasure Island for its pirate imagery and implications of rum and dead men. Principals question why young girls should be exposed to the tale and push to ban the work.
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Stevenson
Treasure Island
Electrical Workers Ordered to Strike Coastwide
In San Francisco on January 27 a strike order was issued for all Postal Telegraph electrical workers on the coast. The 1500 men are demanded a six dollar daily wage which the company has refused according to J C Grasser vice president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
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San Francisco
Postal Telegraph Company
J. C. Grasser
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Grasser
Bergdoll to Face Trial by General Court Martial
Grover C. Bergdoll a wealthy Philadelphian held at Governor's Island will stand before a general court martial board tomorrow for trial on charges of evading the draft law. The case is set in New York with officials reporting the convening.
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New York
Grover C. Bergdoll
Governor's Island
Mayor Backs Traffic Division to Enforce Pedestrian Safety
Mayor C B Fitzgerald and council members push creation of a traffic division to enforce strict traffic laws and reduce deaths and injuries. Councilmen Carroll Hesketh Lane Haas support a well trained squad to educate pedestrians and co operate with motorists. The proposal aims for enforcement to the letter and a safety first approach.
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Carroll
Hesketh
Haas
C. B. Fitzgerald
Lice Department
Fitzgerald
New York City
Boston
San Francisco
John E. Carroll
W. JD. Lane
Lane
A. F. Haas
Council
Infant suffocates after swallowed balloon incident
Cardiff report says Vivian Davies aged 4 swallowed a balloon while deflated. The balloon re inflated in his throat causing fatal strangulation. No indication of foul play or personal crisis was given.
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Cardiff
Vivian Davies
Davies
Wept on Being Called a Vamp in Boston Court
Mrs Katherine Carpen cried in court when an attorney called her a vamp She was ordered to pay Mrs Emma Weatherby 2000 for alienation of affections concerning Charles M Weatherby.
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Boston
Katherine Carpen
Emma Weatherby
Charles M. Weatherby
Pedestrians Hit by Autos Count Rises This Year
A three year old Walter a Schott of 418 Columbia street suffered a fractured skull after being struck by a car on Columbia street and 10th avenue. An unknown man attempting to catch a street car was hit by a vehicle driven by W E Smythe at 60th avenue. Smythe took the injured man to Dr W V Gulichs office for treatment.
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Walter A Schott
Columbia St
10Th Ave
J. S
N. 73Rd. St
Runn
Ring
W. E. Smythe
60Th Ave
Pedestrians Struck by Auto This Year Reported
Ruby Elliott of 1006 West Street reported a boy ran into her car on Monday afternoon at the corner of 10th Avenue West and West Street. He fell, then got up and left before she could learn his name.
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Ruby Elliott
W. St
10Th Ave
Man charged after alleged Cruelty and Vicious assault
George Tagas lured his ex wife to his home at 105 Fifth Ave N and beat her, then attacked his mother in law and a friend before throwing them out. Mrs. Amzel Tagas reports the incident, Tagas is in custody awaiting a third degree charge in Justice Brinker’s court. The divorce was granted on cruelty.
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George Tagas
Fifth Ave
Amzel Tagas
Tagas
Brinker
Frances
Louis
Thei
Kis
Rose Shear
de Belle
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Labor Jury
W. W
Seattle
Altho
Seattle Central Labor Council
Hart
Thomas ©. Connor
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Vanderveer
Legion Report
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Hawaii
Timmor
al Stevenson
London
Bergdoll
Police Dept
Robert B. Hesketh
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