Love and Law Split Ravensdale Farm Heirs
The judge divides the Ravensdale farm estate of Gwilym Jones between his second wife Esther and his first wife Sarah Jones of Merthyr Tydvil. Under Washington law, community property is split, with Sarah receiving half the estate and Esther the other half. The will stands, granting Esther his half and Sarah her rightful share.
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Gwilym Jones
Nether Jones
Walea
Scranton
Jones
Pennsylvania
Ravensdale
Esther Jones
Esther
Gwilym
Mother Jones
Mather Jones
Atlantic
United States
Shire
Merthyr Tydvill
Wales
Sarah Jones
Mather
Mra. Eather Jones
Washington
Rather Jones
Dykeman
Devine
Man chained to bed at Swick sanitarium reported brutal abuse
Humane society released a report on Edward Fox, a patient at Swick sanitarium, alleging attendants subjected him to inhuman treatment including chaining to posts, blows with a brass object, assault by four male staff, and deprivation of water and proper food. Fox was moved to Queen City sanitarium where he improves. Swick sanitarium shut by health authorities.
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Swick
The
Humane Society
Edward Fox
Fox
Andrew Willetten
H. Marchmedt
Peter Bettinger
E. G. Beck
Rome
Queen City Sanitarium
Ick Sanitarium
Health Department
Beck
Old Lady Misses Prayer Meeting Plans Blackmail Plot
Miss Mary Shuff, 65, confessed attempt to extort 500 dollars from attorney M. M. Meyers. She skipped a long standing prayer gathering to carry out the plan, sent an anonymous note, and hid a demand in an alley can. Five men with shotguns confronted her. she fled and prayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OS Angeles
Mary Shuff
M. M. Meyers
Mies Shuff
Meyers
Divine Courts Mockery of Seattle Franchise Votes
The columnist mocks the idea of a sacred divinity of judges while recounting Seattle franchise battles. Voters repeatedly supported common user safeguards, but courts overturned and nullified these willful votes, prompting the claim that courts need not heed public wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Traction Company
Supreme Court
How Long May A Kiss Be And Be Proper
A column discusses the length of a kiss in cinema and social life, citing Chicago censors who set a three foot limit for film kisses. It notes protests from Miss Alice Lord and mentions kiss filters and new methods like chin kisses as alternatives to noserubbing.
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Chicago
Thack
Alice Lord
Seattle Board of Moving Picture Censors
Star
Cyrus F. Clapp Dies After Mt. Baker Car Attack
Cyrus F. Clapp 63, financier and three term Washington state legislator, was stricken by apoplexy while riding a Mt. Baker streetcar. He died at 1820 Jackson St after removal. Survived by widow, a son and two daughters.
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Mt. Baker
Mt. Baker Street
Cyrus F. Clapp
W. W. Felger
Mr. Clapp
Medford
New England
Belfast
Ireland
Scotland
Washington
Port Townsend
H. EB. Lutz
Clapp
Seattle
Isnt It 100 Bad Now About the Poor S E Bunch
Attorney James B. Howe for Seattle Electric Co objects to a council port commission resolution requiring common user safeguards for franchises. The joint body agreed to study Howe's drafted wording while Avalon franchise extension is kept for a week.
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Seattle Electric Co
James B. Howe
Council
Port Commission
Avalon
Howe
Oscar North Pinched After Unlucky Seattle Visit
A man named Oscar L North arrived from a distant river town near Seattle and spent a reckless night. He had 122 dollars in unearned cash and a pocket pistol with a missing safety pin. After wandering with bottles and live chickens he hired a taxi to the Snoqualmie hotel where the driver charged a fare. When the money vanished the taxi driver collected his due by force, leading to North's arrest.
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Oscar L. North
Seattle
Snoqualmie Hotel
Pikest
Oscar
County Official and Citizen Clash Over Alleged Blow
County Commissioner Lafe Hamilton and R. J. McIntyre trade claims in a lawsuit with McIntyre denying the initial strike and seeking a jury trial. The report notes a dispute over responsibility and hints at local ads promoting quick sales.
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Lafe Hamilton
R. J. McIntyre
McIntyre
Hamilton
Wife's alleged plate-throwing habit sparked divorce suit
Rosa Bloss is accused by her husband Domick Bloss of making life disagreeable by throwing plates. He has filed suit for divorce.
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Rosa Bloss
Domick Bloss
Bloss
Insanity Finding in Slaying Case of Kona Turi
A jury in Judge Gilliam's court returns not guilty by reason of insanity in the ax murder of partner Jack Mynte by Jacob Kona turi. Implication is commitment to Steilacoom for evaluation and possible confinement.
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Gilliam
Jacob Konaturi
Jack Mynte
A Worth-While Idea A Municipal Dance Hall Proposal
A Star editorial urges Seattle to imitate Cleveland and open a municipal dance hall at Leschi. It argues the venture would be financially profitable, offering a social mixer with lake breezes, estimating nightly receipts around 1500 dollars and costs dominated by a band and staff, suggesting clear profit of about 1000 dollars weekly.
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Leschi
Cleveland
Seattle
Fireman Fights Off Robbers But Yields Cash
Sta tion No 12 firefighter Vance Gubble faced two masked stickup men at 24th avenue and Washington Street last night. He kept cool and offered a truce. the robbers escaped with 60 cents. A separate U S and S statistic notes 5 500 000 people over age ten in the country are illiterate.
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Vance Gubble
Russia Congratulates Seattle Mayor on July Fourth
D. A. Kohanowski, acting consul for Russia in Seattle, writes on behalf of the imperial Russian consulate to mayor HI Gill. He offers greetings for American Independence and expresses hope for continued friendship between the nations.
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Jones
Eether Jones
Russia
HI Gill
Seattle
Portland
Everett
Kizzoner
D. A. Kohanowski
Ezar
Kohanowski
Cap Anderson Charts Dances Aboard Lake Ferry
Cap Anderson of the Anderson Steam Boat Co offers nightly public dances aboard the ferry Issaquah on Lake Washington. The boat departs from Lesehi at o clock and from Madison park 20 minutes later as it cruises the lake.
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Cap” Anderson
Anderson Steamboat Co
Lake Washington
Lesehi
Madison Park
Lumber workforce grows 20 percent since 1912 in state
Figures from Labor Commissioner Olson show the lumber industry employed 20 percent more men in 1918 than in 1912. Payrolls in 1913 stood at 124 202 men.
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Olympia
Oson
Ford Starts Consumptive Sanitarium in Detroit Plant
Otto McFeele reports Ford Motor Company's Detroit works opened a dry-air steel tempering room as a tuberculosis sanitarium for employees. Ford, with doctors, treated over 50 workers there, noting weight gain, strength, and improved morale. no deaths among those treated in this heat-treat room.
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Otto McFeele
Detroit
Mich
Ford Automobile Works
Judge Neil
Ford
Hi Pocket
Neil
Foard
Dawn
Arizona
Arizona E Sanitariums
Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Japanese Flag Flies Amid US Flag Dispute in Seattle
Reginald Kerr, a carpenter at 941 29th Ave, complains a Japanese flag is flown atop a building with no adjacent American flag. Seattle ordinance requires Stars and Stripes to be displayed above foreign flags. Humboldt sails for North tonight with large tourist party.
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Reginald Kerr
the Today
Bet of Commerce
Seattle
Kerr
Chamber
Public Holiday Parades and Carnivals Across Cities
Tomorrow features Ballard parade at 10 with Mayor Gill and Declaration reading, 11 30 at grandstand, Adams school grounds sports from 1 with Ballards versus Eagles, sack races and dances at Junction and Woog's halls. Seattle Kirkland Bremerton Tacoma Everett Seattle events include feasts, races, fireworks, and a big Montamara Festo auto race.
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Ballard
Gill
F. B. Carpenter
Wagner's
Eagles
Adams
Ballards
Pioneers
Junction Hall
Woog’s
Kirkland
Seattle
Newell
Woody
Bothell
H. G. Dahiby
Geo. N. Roed
Rose Hill
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Board of Health
Cyrus Clapp
Washington State
Mac
Parn
U. S&s
Cap Anderson
Humboldt
Bremerton
Colman Dock
Tacoma
Montene
Occidental
Yesterway
Pine St
Col.man
Lescht Park
Vancouver
Woodland Park
L. C. Smith
Beach
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