Woman Fatally Struck by Auto In Seattle Area
Miss Wilhelmina Phelps 28 died after an auto driven by Miss Cecilia Hardman struck her while Phelps tried to hand a suitcase to a friend on a street car at Roy and Eastlake. Phelps suffered a brain hemorrhage and was pronounced likely to die after hospitalization and medical consultation.
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Wilhelmina Phelps
Howard Av
Miss Maze Stubb
Roy and
Eastlake
Miss Stubb
Miss Phelps
Cecilia Hardman
Miss Hardman
Anderburg
Steele
Kastlake
Royal McClure
Mary Bradshaw
McClure
Carroll
Raymond
Shannon
Hermon F. Titus
Judge Hanford
Duchess of Sutherland Seeks Cottage Life
The Duchess of Sutherland, mistress of Stafford House and Dunrobin Castle, says in a speech to teachers and domestic science associates that in this difficult age she longs for a cottage. She would live simply, cook her own meals, and seek quiet away from stately residences.
Volcanic Ash Covers Kodiak Island Passengers Report
The steamer Admiral Sampson arrived from Alaskan waters and described Kodiak Island as blanketed with gray ash up to four feet deep. Passengers noted a plague of ash and grit, leaving the island with a ghostly white pall.
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Admiral Sampson
Kodiak
Firebug Syndicate Leader Nabbed in New York Fire
Isador Steinteutzer, a diminutive East Side youth, is under arrest charged by the fire marshal as head of a large firebug network. He allegedly started more than 200 fires in five years, including a tenement blaze that endangered 80 people. The arson for hire averaged about $25 per fire, with 25 percent of city fires attributed to arson per the fire commissioner.
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New York
Isador Steinteutzer
East Side
Isador
New York City
Modesty and Fashion in 1920s Swimwear Debate
A brief exchange about bathing suit modesty with one character worried the suit is immodest while another cites current fashion. The dialogue notes fashionable attire determines acceptance and the speaker fears being unfashionable more than modest.
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Detroit Free Press
Notable Facts From Global News and Public Statements
The notes present a series of assertions about industry production, cultural items, education, and health metrics. They claim Italy produces 10 000 gross of buttons annually, buttons made from free table ivory, Bangkok Siam hosts a music school, and Seattle records the lowest death rate in the United States.
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Italy
Seattle
United States
Impeachment Evidence Accuses Judge Hanford of Drunkenness
A congressional committee hears testimony accusing Judge Hanford of repeated intoxication. Witnesses describe staggering, missed duties, and frequent bar visits. bartenders, detectives, and a physician testify to drunken episodes and unsteady conduct on streets and streetcars.
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Congress
Hanford
Congressional Committee
John Bathurst
U. S
Alaska
Fourth Ave
O. T. Erickson
R. B. Brown
A. A. Nordskog
Byrne
Hansford
Rainier Club
C. M. Oleson
Nordskog
Anton Kolar
R. W. Reed
Saratoga
Lon Tindall
Sutherland
Judge Hanford
Elmer Anderson
Daniel O. Preston
Butler
E. A. Coghlan
Hronson
Ohn J. Coffey
Jason Wicd
J. O. Taft
E. J. Brown
Maxius Sando
Woman's Club Drink List From West End Notice
A London smoking room notice from a prominent West End women's club lists cocktails and non alcoholic options. The list includes Absinthe cocktail Brandy cocktail Bronx cocktail Gin cocktail Highland cocktail Martini cocktail Manhattan cocktail Vermouth cocktail Whiskey cocktail and several others with various spellings.
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London
West End
John Collins
Royot
T. R. Convention Set For August First In Chicago
Senator Dixon, after a conference with Col. Roosevelt, said a draft for the proposed progressive convention call is finished and that the gathering will be held in Chicago around August first though the exact date remains unsettled.
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United Pree
New York
Col
Roosevelt
Outlook Office
Dixon
Chicago
Leap Year Proposal Sparks Pea-Pod Canoe Romance
A playful line about proposing in a pea-pod canoe during a leap year. Cholly reflects on how he might have known better, while acknowledging the woman's likely enthusiasm for the idea.
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Cholly Bug
Mystery around Mrs Brady near fatal gas incident cleared
Police learned from Mrs Brady's husband that his lack of support discouraged her. He said he would not visit due to proximity of the city hospital to the jail. She remained in critical condition but slightly improved this morning.
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Patrick Francis Brady
Alki Point July 4th Celebration Planned by Holy Rosary
A community event at Alki Point organized by Holy Rosary church promises an all day 4 July celebration with athletic races contests and patriotic speeches. The day ends with fireworks and luncheon served by church ladies in the old natatorium building while ice cream booths operate on the grounds. Thomas R. Marshall born March 14 1864. He attended Wabash college and later served as Indiana governor in 1909 under a progressive administration.
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Holy Rosary Church
Alki Point
Bootha
Thomas R. Marshall
Wabash College
Mise Lois J. Kinney
Angola
Ind
Columbia City
Indiana
Montamara Fest Activities Draw Thousands in Tacoma
The third day of Tacoma's Montamara festival featured a monster industrial parade and aquatic events by the Tacoma Yacht Club. Captain James Martin and Lily Irvine staged aviation exhibitions and tonight a masque carnival with seven tons of confetti was planned ahead of a climactic finish tomorrow expected to draw about 100000 on the streets and many more in the stadium.
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United Press
Tacoma
Tacoma Yacht Club
James Martin
Lily Irvine
Women Can Do Anything as Well as Men
A Chicago Tribune quote asserts that there is nothing women cannot do as well as men. Mr Moon remarks with quiet wisdom and adds a caveat about women pitching in a close game for the home team.
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Mr. Moon
Henrietta
Chicago Tribune
Darrow Counsel Fined for Contempt in Los Angeles Trial
Associate counsel Horace Appel of Clarence Darrow faces a $25 contempt fine or property seizure. The sanction follows a courtroom clash during F. H Manette’s examination and barred him from further participation until paid.
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United Presse
Los Angeles
Horace Appel
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Appel
F. H Manette
Hatton
Hutton
100 Girls Escape Fire at Willowcraft Factory
A near disaster in Boston involved 100 female workers at Willowcraft Manufacturing on Massachusetts Avenue. Four workers were lowered by extension ladders unconscious, six firefighters were overcome, and 25 workers were forced to cling to tree branches before safe ground was reached.
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Boston
New York Triangle
Willowcraft Mfg. Co
Maxesachusetta Av
National Progressive Bandana Club Organized in Portland
Permanent organization formed in Portland to back Col. Roosevelt as the Progressive party presidential nominee. Red bandana handkerchiefs were shown by Roosevelt supporters in Chicago.
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United Press
Portland, Or
National Progressive Bandana Club
Col. Roosevelt
New Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Chicago
Proprietors Agree to Obey Law After Guards Raid
Following a raid by National Guardsmen on several houses near Portland Oregon the proprietors sign an agreement to comply with the law. In exchange the governor will not order patrols in the areas where the houses are located.
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United Reas
Portland, Or
Automobile turns turtle on Magno lia Bluff bridge
E B Moore owned car driven by Wm Haynes loses control on Magno lia Bluff bridge. Party including Jack Anderson two unknown men and an unknown woman plunge into the Sound but escape with minor injuries after the vehicle overturns and hangs over the water. The driver suffers only minor bruises.
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E. B. Moore
Wm. Haynes
Harvard Jv
Magnolia Bluff
Jack Anderson
Haynes
Moore
Wee
Iromy
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