Music in Seattle parks and a wartime reflection
A mother and son in two arms frame a meditation on war and motherhood. The piece urges Seattle’s park board to boost music funding, arguing for about four times the current $3,600 budget and urging a $15,000 target for band concerts next summer. It ends with a curious note on beer kegs used to buoy Kansas mowing machines to save the wheat crop.
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Seattle
the Park Board
Kansas
Auto donations urged for Shriner convention visitors
DO YOU OWN AN AUTO The Shriner convention executive committee chairmen seek vehicles for Seattle sightseeing during the week long event They estimate 75000 to 100000 visitors will be in town and want hundreds of cars to show off parks and boulevards Citizens are urged to donate cars and register them by calling Alaska building Elliott 1646 or Wm Pease Main 1783 It’s a fine idea.
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Seattle
Alaska
Elliott
Wm. Pease
Automobile Committee
Main 1783
Threats and distance rumors raise tensions in wartime Munich
Opinion notes from Munich quote Capt Horsings 3200 mile submarine voyage toward the Dardanelles and compare it to 3600 miles Bremen to New York while lauding restraint. Mentions Villa and Angeles separating as well as Carranza and Obregon, hinting at further revolutions in Mexico amid uncertain political risk.
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Munich
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Dardanelles
Bremen
New York
A Scotswoman and a string of playful mispronunciations
An old Scotswoman replies to a gossip with the line that the devil is a very industrious body. The vignette uses exaggerated dialect to tell a tale of daily life and miscommunications. It ends with a quip about a daughter marrying a struggling man and a joke about a king and a baby.
Murder in the City Leaves Cop Shop Guessing
A gunman raid results in a man killed last night, prompting a police inquiry. The story, written by a junior reporter under deadline pressure, ends with a fatal quip about the victim’s bank funds, highlighting newsroom chaos and a cop’s hunt for facts.
Entertained Knights of Columbus Delegation Heads West
One hundred fifty members of the La Salle general assembly fourth degree Knights of Columbus were entertained by the Seattle council on Wednesday. The visit included sightseeing trips a luncheon at the Butler and a dance in their honor. The party departed at midnight for Portland on their way to fairs in San Francisco and San Diego.
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Fourth Degree
Knights of Columbus
San Francisco
San Diego
Seattle Council
Butler
Portland
Roosevelt reception canceled by short Seattle stay
Preparations for a major reception for Col. Theodore Roosevelt are halted after a message to former Congressman Bryan says Roosevelt will be in Seattle overnight only, arriving late and departing early. He plans to reach here the evening of July 18.
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Seattle
Supreme Court Reverses Blacklist Suit Against Northern Pacific
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed King County Superior Court ruling denying J. R. Dick damages for being blacklisted by Northern Pacific Railway since 1907. Dick, a locomotive engineer and labor advocate, claimed a nationwide letter harmed his employment prospects. He sought 50 000 dollars, with his suit now revived for trial.
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King County Superior Court
J. R. Dick
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Whitehall
Mont
United States
Canada
Thomas R. Horner
R. B. Brown
Pioneers beeline Olympic Highway on foot to Olympia
Sallie Hill Frances Hill and Robert M Hill of Port Townsend siblings complete a six day journey on foot from Port Townsend to Olympia along the Olympic highway. They are the first to make the trip this way.
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Olympia
Floating H-3 Submarine Off Point Sur Reaches Shelter
FLOAT SUBMARINE VALLEJO. July 1 The submarine H-3, which went ashore off Point Sur Tuesday, was floated late yesterday.
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Vallejo
Point Sur
Seattle Canadians Hold Dominion Day Picnic at Woodland Park
Do minion day observance featured a basket picnic with games and music at Woodland Park. Speakers Rev. Hugh G. Ross P. D. Hughes and Henry Blackwood addressed attendees.
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Seattle
Indictment Narrowed to Fatal Suffocation Case
Portland reported Mrs Bessie Fowle and her 16 year old daughter Harriet indicted by the grand jury over the death by suffocation of the couple’s illegitimate child.
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Portland
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Fowle
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