Pacific Fleet Welcome Parade in Elliott Bay
Seattle hosts seven battleships and supporting ships of the Pacific Fleet arriving at Elliott Bay for July Fourth events. Mayor Brown greets Rear Admiral Hutchison and officers aboard the Muriel while a Mosquito Fleet watches the armada. Festivities include a boxing show by Cascade Athletic Club, a Colonial ball, street dancing, and a sailors parade with marching troops and fireworks.
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Caliifornia
Washington St
Tennessee
Idaho
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Bell St
Mercy
Vestal
Luna Park
E. J. Borwn
Seattle
Gibson
Muriel
West Point
Elliott Bay
Major Brown
B. F. Hutchison
E. W. Eberle
California
Bay
New York
Texas
Kidder
Farborough
Lavallette
Sloat
Wood
Shirk
Robert Smith
Selfridge
Marcus
Mervine
Hage
Mullahy
Port Madison
klaNhoma
Port Townsend
Everett
Westlake Ave
Olive St
Colonial
Yacht Club
Chamber of Com
Rainier Club
Seattle Battlers
Cascade Athletic Club
A Legion
Sailors claim town ownership of entertainment and rumors flare
A quirky local column notes public amusements and jokes about officials, prohibition, and the Navy. It jokes on disarmament rumors, a lecturer’s prison songs, and antics at public gatherings. It mentions tanks from Camp Lewis, city politics, and residents like Hugh Caldwell and Malcolm Douglas in a satirical tone.
Street Car Collision Kills 86 Year Old Miner’s Mother
In Tacoma an elderly woman known as Mother Robinson, 86, a figure in early mining camps of the West, was struck by a streetcar and killed. The item reports the accident and identifies her as a familiar local presence.
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Tacoma
Foul play suspected in deaths at City Taxicab office
Police held two men in the city jail and searched for a third as they probed the deaths of A. A. Eastman and the suspected poisoning of George Miller. Eastman died from brain hemorrhage. Miller, treated for wood alcohol poisoning, was recovering. Coroner Corson noted stomach analysis pending. Detectives questioned cafe proprietor Alex Bourlas and waiter Gust Denes while seeking a potential witness to the events.
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A. A. Eastman
George Miller
Eastman
Miller
City Taxicab Co
Willis MH. Corson
Eaastman
Corson
Charles Tenant
Alex Bourlas
Moonlight Cafe
Gust Denes
Murder Probe Sparks Northwest River Mystery
Sheriff Levi Chrisman and local officers in The Dalles area pushed a murder probe after crewmen on Union Pacific freight train No. 153 saw a human arm rise from the Columbia River near the bank about 14 miles east of The Dalles. Deputies later pulled an unidentified man’s body from the water with a fractured skull and no ID.
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Dulles
Orc
Levi Chrisman
Northwest
Union Pacific
Columbian River
Dalles
Chief Severyns Sister Arrested for Speeding Fine Paid
A traffic department report names Kathryn Severyns as the out of town Benton county resident from Prosser who was fined for speeding. Chief Police W. B. Severyns confirms the arrest slip and pays the woman's fine, noting she is his sister and a Benton county official.
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Severyns
W. B. Severyns
Benton County
Prosser
Women's Business Clubs of State
Kathryn Severyns
Four Hundred Thousand Rail Shopmen Hit By Strike
Four hundred thousand railroad shop workers joined a nationwide strike over wage cuts. Chicago and other centers shut shops as guards lined depots and Pullman yards. rail executives warned of widespread disruption with maintenance crews and yard forces walkouts. President Harding pressed miners and operators to avert a coal strike amid a tense labor crisis.
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Washington
United States Rail Board
Chicago
Pullman
United States Railroad Labor Board
Ben Hooper
Blackstone Hotel Strike Methods Discussed Nearby
A note references the Blackstone hotel and discussion over methods of meeting the strike a few blocks away, with a turn to Page 7, Column 2 for details.
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Blackstone Hotel
the Great
Dry Agents' Ruse Lands Them in Jail
Three prohibition agents were jailed in Ballard after a raid on liquor runner C. L. Ferguson alias Tom Patterson. They claimed the car and whisky were for evidence and were later released as officials defended the operation as a legitimate sting.
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Prohibition
Severyns
Severyns Alt
Roy
Lyle
Sten
Ballard
Builiness
C. L. Ferguson
Tom Patterson
Ferguson
Five Gay Weddings Now Honeymoons
The Star and Herb Schoenfeld sponsored five couples who wed Friday in the Standard Furniture Co. showroom in Seattle and began their honeymoons Saturday. An extra prize was announced for the first couple who does work for the Polk directory, a baby carriage from Standard Furniture Co. The ceremony drew about 3,000 attendees on the store’s fifth floor with thousands more turned away.
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Herb Schoenfeld
Herb
Addi
Polk Directory
Standard Furniture Co
Seattle
Along the Way With Seattle s Sailor Guests
Seattle prepares to host visiting fleet personnel as Rear Admiral Hutchinson plans public ship inspections. Sailors will tour ships Saturday afternoon and Sunday, with liberty for those remaining aboard. Rev Maurice J Bywater heads the reception committee. Mayor Brown proclaims Sailors Day to honor the fleet and strengthen city navy ties.
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Seattle
Hutchison
Auto firm merger announced in Dayton
Dayton July 1 announces an eighty million dollar consolidation of automobile truck and auto parts makers under the name of Associated Motor Industries. Will J. Homer of Dayton is chairman of the board and main offices will be in Dayton. Plants in seven states will start operations to capacity immediately as part of the combine.
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Dayton
Ohio
Associated Motor Industries
Will J. Homer
Chainman
Chick Evans Again Wins Western Amateur Title
Chick Evans extended a five hole lead over George Von Elm of Salt Lake City after the 18th hole to clinch the Western amateur golf championship. Evans played an excellent round, with only a dramatic reversal likely to spoil his advantage.
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Kansas ‘City
Chick Evans
George von Elm
Salt Lake City
Evans
Transmississippi
Babe Ruth Smashes Ninth Homer In A’s Tilt
Babe Ruth belted his ninth home run of the season in the third inning of the first game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics. The shot came off Ed Rommell, the Philadelphia ace.
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Philadelphia
Babe Ruth
New York Yanks
Athletics
Ed Rommell
Los Angeles Chosen For 1924 General Federation Convention
Los Angeles was selected to host the General Federation of Women's Clubs biennial convention in 1924 by delegates in session at Chauncauqua New York. The decision was announced on July 1, 1923, marking a major gathering for clubwomen from across the nation.
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Los Angeles
Chautauqua
N. Y
General Federation of Women's Clubs
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Odd Fellows’ Hall
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Haas
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Florence Flynn
Hugh Caldwell
Hugh
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Ole Hanson
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Tennant
A. L. Eastman
Ferdinand Sr
Charles R. Lynch
Christine Thomas
Paradise Valley
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R. Eb. Thompson
Tom Pappdas
Walter M. Justi
H. A. Beilgard
C. 8. Linnville
Bast
June d’Amour
Maurice J. Bywater
Shipping Board
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