R34 arrives at Roosevelt Field after Atlantic flight
The R34 dirigible lands near Mineola after circling Roosevelt Field at 2000 feet. Major John B. M. Pritchard leads recovery as Major Hugh Fuller is away. Crew of 30 rests and plans talks on possible Washington flight and navigation data. Offset by overhead routes over New York Philadelphia and Baltimore.
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Mineola
Scott
Roosevelt Field
Hugh Fuller
Bos
S. C
John BE. M. Pritchard
Fuller
Zachary Lansdowne
Atlantic
Navy
Washington
New York City
Phil
Baltimore
Stabber faces murder charge in multiple killings
Pete Perkovich was formally charged with first degree murder after allegedly confessing to killing Pete Corack and stabbing George and Rosa Krammich and Pete Sutia following a card game dispute at 710 Dearborn Street. Wounds left Krammich and Sutia in hospital. others held as witnesses. This marks the third murder case in custody since June 1 under the new capital punishment law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Perkovich
Pete Corack
George
Rosa Krammich
Pete Sutia
Corack
Louis Krmpotich
John Carcan
Krammich
Harry Kittooe
J. F. Kittoe
Albany Dental Parlors
Leo Price
Kittee
Sunnydale
E. J. Swiger
F. R. , & Brother Street Railway
Jefferson St
Snow
City
Ryan
Duwamish River
Navy Yard probe targets illicit discharges at Goat Island
San Francisco July 7 A Navy Yard inquiry led by Rear Admiral Jayne investigates alleged misconduct at the Goat Island receiving ship Boston. Three yeomen are under arrest with more to come as sailors report discharge frauds offering early release for as little as ten dollars.
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San Francisco
Navy
Asiatic Service
Jayne
Boston
Goat Island
Several Hurt in Cleveland Strike
In Weland Ohio on July 7 up to 2,600 street car workers walked out after a Sunday strike. Several people were injured by flying debris and six strikers were arrested. The union seeks a 12 cent hourly raise while the company offers a smaller increase. President John J. Stanley said the 12 cent rise would hinge on boosting the stockholders dividend from 6 to 7 percent. This marks the second street car strike here in eight months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weland
Bargain Buyers Depart for East on Buying Trip
Bert Brown and Pf J Kelly depart Monday for extended buying trip in eastern markets. Brown is ready to wear buyer for the Bon Marche bargain basement. Kelly handles fly buys men and boys clothing furnishings for the bargain basement.
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Bert Brown
Pf. J. Kelly
Brown
Fly
Passenger Air Service Over Oceans Next Step
London reports on Howard Coffin predicting rapid growth of transocean air travel within years. He outlines routes across North America and Europe, early passenger liners as sea planes, and potential fares of 700 to 1000 dollars one way. He also notes money transfer via air a key service and reduced interest costs on cross Atlantic flights.
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Atlantic
Europe
Coffin
New York
Liverpool
Florida
Georgia
California
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Mississippi
Cleveland
Buffalo
Washington, D. C
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Kansas City
Detroit
Chicago
First Atlantic news by airship arrives in London R-34
The R-34 carried the first regular news matter across the Atlantic via air mail from Scotland to New York. Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne oversaw an envelope to United Press containing stories and photographs. The event signals a new epoch in journalism with rapid, coordinated text and images across the ocean.
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Atlantic
Coffin
United States
Transcontinental Air Limited
North
South America
East Fortine
Scotland
Zachary Lansdowne
United Press
New York
London
United States Navy
Amer
Can
Howard E. Coffin
American Aviation Commission
City Opposes Buying Army Tinned Meats
Mayor Ole Hanson and the city council oppose a plan for the city to buy carload lots of army tinned meats bacon and hams offered by the war department for sale through public markets. They cite a government report declaring canned meats subpar in nourishment and note state law restricts sales to perishables. The war department says millions of pounds of canned meats and smoked hams will be sold at substantial reductions.
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Ole Hanson
War Department
Hanson
Autoist Fails to Report Accident Charges Filed
J E Brashears 36 of 3225 Mt Baker Blvd faces charges for failing to report an accident within the legal time after striking Miss Beth Shaw 26 and injuring her and her sister. Shaw said she was dragged a half block after being hit by Brashears motor at 10 10 p m Thursday. Brashears released on 25 bail.
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J. E. Brashears
Mt. Baker Bird
Brashears
Beth Shaw
Cherry
E. L. Hedges
Miss Shaw
Alice
Grant Calhoun
36Th Ave
Joseph Zimmerer
Thomas St
Seattle General Hospital
F. W. Beeman
Terrace St
Much Booze Seized By Dry Squads
Dry squad officers arrest Thomas Gilbert 27 and A. ne 25 at 714 21st Ave South for possession of 168 pints of whisky and disorderly conduct. George Fort 34 of 452 New York Black held 11 pints of whisky. Parker Apartments raid at 417-19 13th Ave North led to six men and three women arrested. A. F. E. Blomquist 35 manager charged with running a disorderly house. Others charged with disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gilbert
21St Ave
George Fort
New York Black
Parker Apts
13Th Ave. N
Horse Runs Away Injuring Peddler in Seattle Incident
Phillip Gingirilla, 67, a fruit peddler of 2012 Atlantic Street, was bruised when his horse bolted on Western Avenue. He was tossed from the wagon and taken to Seattle General Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Gingirilla
Atlantic St
Western Ave
Gingirilla
Seattle General Hospital
Pot-still distillers resume in Ireland after two years
Dublin reports pot-still distillers restart operations after two years of inactivity. Whisky in bond stocks are increasing rapidly as production resumes across the industry.
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Dublin
Ireland
Pearls Sell High At Christie's Auction in London
A rope of 161 Orient pearls brought 166000 dollars and a necklace of 56 large Orient pearls sold for 108000 dollars at Christie's in London. The sale reflects strong demand for fine pearls in the international market.
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London
Christie’s
London Introduces First Lady Stock Broker
London records its first female stock broker who conducts business only with clients preintroduced by trusted patrons. Her clientele includes both men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War bonuses paid to postal workers reach 280 million
London reports postal service war bonuses totaling over 70 million dollars annually. Over the four years of European conflict the total bonuses accrued to 280 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Swiger Faces First Degree Murder Charge
EB J Swiger a conductor on the East Madison line is charged with first degree murder for shooting F R Snow at the Jefferson Street car barns. The event occurred at 2 a m on June 28 after an argument with fellow car man William Malyeux. Snow died July 2 at the city hospital. Swiger was in jail during the investigation.
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EB. J. Swiger
East Madison
John D. Carmody
F. R. Snow
Jefferson St
Swiger
William Malyeux
Snow
Victory Buttons Distributed to Yankees Veterans and Soldiers
Five hundred silver Victory buttons and bronze medals for nonwounded soldiers have arrived at the army recruiting office on the fifth floor of the Mutual Life building. General distribution began Monday to be extended to Yan kee veterans and American soldiers.
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Army Recruiting Office
Mutual Life Building
Psychologist to Use Hun Skull in Soldier Lecture
Prof John Edwin Ayer will lecture on why the Hun is a Hun at 8 p m Monday before the American Legion in the Soldiers and Sailors club auditorium. He will illustrate with a Verdun battlefield Hun skull showing rifle and shrapnel fire. Madame Harriet Saunderson will perform violin piano and vocal solos.
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Germany
John Edwin Ayer
M. V
American Legion
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club
Ayer
Verdun
Harriet C. Saunderson
Millinery Buyer on Her Way East
The Bon Marche millinery buyer Miss Olga Brandenburg is traveling to New York. Charles A. Biederman ready to wear, just back from the East, expects to return to the market within ten days.
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Olga Brandenburg
New York
Charles A. Biederman
Altho
Railroad Employes Guests of Transportation Club
Seattle O W R N employes were guests of the Transportation club at its regular meeting Monday. Speaker Farmer C L Smith agricultural expert for the O W railroad spoke on Why the Railroads Are Interested in Better Farming.
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Seattle
Transportation Club
C. L. Smith
O.W. Railroad
Butte Office Dynamited in Montana Heist
Three arrests have been made and others are expected as police search for the culprits who dynamited the pay office of the Anaconda Mining Co in Butte Montana at 4 a m Sunday. Windows in surrounding buildings were blown in and a heavy iron grate was blown into a building across the street. Loss estimated at about $5000. The pay office was a newly completed annex to the engineering and timekeeper's office. Police offer no reasons for the dynamiting.
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Butte
Mont
Anaconda Mining Co
California Yanks Killed in Siberia
The War Department released home addresses of American soldiers killed or wounded in the Bolshevik attack at Romanovka Siberia on June 25. Names listed include Dart A Balch from California killed and Corporal Geo W Starham of Butte Montana wounded, and Private Louis G Camini of Stockton California among the slightly wounded.
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Washington
United Press
Romanovka
Siberia
War Department
Dart A
Balch
Twrlock
Cal
Geo
W. Starham
Warren Ave
Butte
Mont
Louis G.camini
Stockton
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Edwin Hullinger
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Long Island
Howard EB. Coffin
Council of National Defense
Aviation Commission
ITV
State
Nation
Ayres & Sisler
Bayles Brothers
Blair
Will
Blossom Provine Lumber Co
Breene Peabody Coal Co
Carl, Emil
Cascaile Coal Co
City Fuel Co
Clark Fuel Co
Cornwall
Edgewater Fuel Co
Eighty-fifth St
Green Lake Coal & Wood Co
Green Lake Fuel Co
Heckman, Henry
Holmes Lumber Co
Holmes
E. B
Lumber & Fuel Co
Independent Fuel Co
Interlake Fuel Co
Keating Fuel Co
Keene, W. L
Kindred Fuel Co
Leschi Transfer & Fuel Co, McMullen & Co
McNaughton, D. W., & Co
Milligan & Nesbitt, Monks & Miller, Nelson Coal Co
Northwest Fuel & Supply Co
Occidental Fuel Co
Pine Street Fuel Co
Queen Anne Fuel Co
Seattle Coal Co
Spokane Grain & Fuel Co
Spring Hill Fuel Co
St. Marie
Stuart Feed & Fuel Co
Sunnyside Coal & Wood Co
University Coal & Wood Co
Valley Fuel Co
Vining
Washington Wood & Coal Co
Wainwright & McLeod
Yankees
161St Infantry
County City
Eatonic
Rosine Co
D. C
Swift
Pharmecy
Collum Dropsy Rem
Dept
Atlanta
Diamond E and
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