Remembering Ernest Shackleton Great Explorer and Hero
The obituary honors Ernest Shackleton noting his Antarctic explorations from 1909 to 1916. It recounts the Endurance voyage, survival on ice, rescue of comrades, and leadership during war service, praising his courage loyalty and lifelong pursuit of adventure and science.
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Shackleton
United States
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
South Polar
Ernest Shackleton
South Polar Seas
Nominations and notices mix with fragmented humor in odd letter
A chaotic collection of names, quotes and musings. S. B. Asia and 15 taxpayers nominated for mayor. Dan Landon hints at a bid. Miscellaneous snippets mention Beattie police, Mexico, oil stock, a kiss motif, golf and weather chatter with scattered names and places.
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Dan Landon
Beattie
Storm lashes Southern California with heavy damage
Jan 7 1930s dispatch says worst storm in years hit Los Angeles area. One fire lost and a worker drowned after a ship capsized near San Pedro. A Mount Lowe railway derailment left 71 passengers stranded, later helped down. Long Beach expo ruined, city streets flooded, communication crippled and gas pressure low. Residents exposed to rain as Parker apartments threatened by fire.
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Los Angeles
California
Jackson
Heaper
San Pedro
Mount Railway
Pacific Electric Railway
Gogate
Trutk
Echo Mountain
Pasadena
Long Beach
Angeles
Figuroa
Vernon
Belle Rosson
Parker
San Francisco Battles Snowfall Heaviest in a Decade
San Francisco and coastal counties experienced the heaviest snowfall in more than ten years. Snow began Saturday night and lingered into Sunday, melting in downtown streets but leaving white blankets on high points such as Twin Peaks. Mount Tamalpais also noted snowfall.
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San Francisco
California
Weather Bureau
Coast
Twin Peaks
Mount Tamaipale
Berkeley
Fiction With a Thrill the Wild Cowpuncher Grips In
A young cowpuncher becomes central to a cyclone of action in William Mac Leod Raine's new novel. He grapples a man and uses him as a shield as gunfire erupts above. The dramatic sequence highlights Raine's brisk frontier storytelling.
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von Herberg
Cecil DeMille
Dave
William MacLeod Raine
Romance of the cattle country opens in
This brief intro promises a romantic tale of the cattle country, authored by the writer known for The Big town Round Up The Yukon Trail and Oh You Tex It hints at a frontier setting and an adventure to unfold in the untamed plains.
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Yukon Trail
Explorer Shackleton Dies Aboard Quest Antarctic Voyage
Ernest Shackleton dies at sea off South Georgia on January 6 during a 30,000 mile Antarctic expedition begun in 1921. His body to be shipped to England, with the Quest continuing under Professor Gravel. He was knighted after the 1909 Nimrod polar reach and had earlier led the August 1914 expedition.
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Ernest Shackleton
Shackleton
Antarctic
South Pole
South Magnetic Pole
South Georgia
Elephant Island
Yelcho
Aurora
Australia
Montevideo
Uruguay
London
South Georgia Island
England
Huessy
Professor Gravel
Sir Shackleton
Pole
Sir Minert
Kilkee
Ireland
Death Penalty Sought for Two Everett Women
Mrs Bertha Wilkes and her 18 year old daughter Treva Pete faced trial for Gus Daniels murder as jurors were questioned about imposing the death penalty. Prosecution urged stringent punishment while the courtroom showcased stark contrasts between mother and daughter amid a crowded Everett hearing.
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Robert B. Bermann Everett
Dan
Bertha Wilkes
Treva Pete
Guy C. Alston
Gus Danielson
Eric Nairn
Hartford
Sarah Aymar
Everett
George J. Nurz
PD. C. Dylan
Mrs. Wilkes
Treva
S. A. Bostwick
August Danielson
Income Tax Changes Highlighted for 1921 Returns
This first in a series outlines 1921 revenue act changes affecting taxpayers. It explains personal exemptions for married individuals and heads of families, increased dependents exemptions, and how these shifts reduce tax for mid income earners. Examples compare 1920 and 1921 taxes for a married couple with three children.
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Star Daily
Pura
Flu epidemic hampers Seattle police and city workers
The influenza outbreak disrupts city operations with 68 Seattle police officers unable to report for duty and about 75 County City building employees affected. Dr. Brown notes the illness spreads easily among children and young adults but less so among those 50 and older, with symptoms lasting a week to 10 days.
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Seattle
W. H. Searing
Brown
Inquiry Demands Knickerbocker Theatre Disaster Probe
Washington lawmakers pressed for a full inquiry into the Knickerbocker theatre collapse that killed 114 while injuring many more. Senator Capper charged profiteering contractors and lax inspectors with the roof failure as officials ordered the wrecked walls razed.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Arthur C. Capper
Kansas
Capper
Healy
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Seattle Star
Geattian Wash
Ender
Sir Ernest Shackliton
Home Brew
S. B. Asia
Woodland Park
Li'l
Gef Gee
Mexico
M. RK. McMicken
P. A
New York
Colyum
C. M. Tubbs
Grace Church
Bath
Beach
Boili
Shepley Island
Engwan
WN. Salisbury
the Star
Explorer
T. A. Stiger
Q. A. Kaune
Veniremen
Lehmans Theatre
Petrograd
Conway's
Brooklyn
Opera Comique
Paris
Operte
Front Street
Baltimore
Ring Theatre
Vienna
Eee
Temple
Philadelphia
Iroquois
Chicago
Rhodes
Hourttown
Canonsburg
Calumet, Mich
Rialto
New Haven
Carl D. Groat
Gordon
Hoover
Department of Commerce
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