War Department reports correspondent held at Vera Cruz
Frederick L. Boalt of the Seattle Star is kept in quarters at Vera Cruz while investigation continues into a dispatch deemed objectionable by American military authorities. The arrest stems from a Ley de Fuga incident cited by a naval squad during the occupation, though Boalt says the information came from naval officers.
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Washington
Frederick L. Boalt
Seattle Star
Vera Cruz
War Department
United States
Fred L. Boalt
Boalt
War Partment
Notable Citizens Named in Local Court Case Panel
Five individuals are listed as participants in the proceedings: F.G. Pettit, business secretary of the Y. M. C. A.. Col. J. M. Hawthorne, attorney. Everett C. Ellis, deputy prosecutor. Senator Daniel Landon, attorney. and Charles M'Kenzie, real estate dealer. The document names roles suggesting a formal inquiry or trial panel.
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F.G. Pettit
Sec’y Y. M. C. A
J. M. Hawthorne
Everett C. Ellis
Daniel Landon
Charles M’kenzie
Bachelors Flirt Mystery Probed by Nina Gailbert
Nina Gailbert, Metropolitan players member, under the star byline, recounts a lighthearted skirt into Seattle bachelors offices posing as a magazine agent. She notes polite reactions from Mr Pettit Col Hawthorne and Deputy Kennedy as she seeks subscriptions and observes bachelor charm.
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Mies
Nina Gailbert
Metropolitan Players
Beattie
Mise Gailbert
Seattle
Star
Saturday Evening Post
The
Bachelors
Writer Takes Murder Blame in Mineola Case
An anonymous letter writer calling herself a Trained Nurse confessed to firing the shot that killed Mrs. Bailey and pleaded for Florence Carman’s release. The writer claimed to have aimed for Dr. Carman and vowed to target him, seeking authorities to free Carman.
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Mineola
N. Y
Bailey
Florence Carman
Fale
Port Orchard Pioneer and Former Mayor’s Wife Dies at Phone
Bremerton July 10. While telephoning for a physician to come to her, Mrs. Olive J. Garrison, pioneer and wife of a former Port Orchard mayor, fell dead at the phone. The incident occurred as she sought medical help, details forthcoming.
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Bremerton
Olive J. Garrison
Port Orchard
Percival and his mother clash over boyhood mischief
A narrator recalls an afternoon in Volunteer Park watching Percival as his mother’s strict commands keep him tethered. The piece contrasts protective parenting with a boy’s urge to play, citing a Minnesota convention remark that a boy blends play and fight with little room for work or religion.
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Percival
Minnesota
Chicago
City Cars on Fourth Ave Faces Federal Ruling
Three federal judges hear arguments over restraining injunction on city common-user rights along Seattle, Renton and Southern tracks. Lawyers debate scope of injunction and whether it bars city actions under the franchise repeal, with city officials accusing delay tactics by the road’s receivers.
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Seattle
Renton & Southern
Danworth
Triple Court
William B. Gilbert
Edward E. Cushman
Jeremiah Neterer
Harold Preston
Bradford
R. 8. Pierce
Pierce
Preston
A New Neighbor Brightens The Star Office
The Star notes a pretty new neighbor moving next door to the Col. Beett Ecker era home. The staff expresses mixed shyness and curiosity about her identity and origins while recalling the late Col. Ecker and hoping to greet the visitor kindly. A fond, reflective piece about how a single fresh presence lifts a newsroom.
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Albert
Robin
Big Cat Holds City in Terror in Highland Cal
A huge Maltaese cat rampaged through Highland California for three days, biting people and attacking dogs, sending residents home. The beast has been slain and the town is returning to normal as victims watch for hydrophobia symptoms.
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Big Cat
Highland
Cal
Coin Flip Decides Tie for Seattle Merchants Trustee
At yesterday's Seattle Merchants' Exchange meeting a coin was flipped to resolve a tie between James Griffiths and Geo F Thorndyke for trusteeship. The coin landed heads.
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James Griffiths
Yeaterday
Seattle Merchants’ Exchange
Geo. F. Thorndyke
Old Man Tries Suicide as Bullet Misses and Kills
In Santa Barbara California on July 10 William Bartlett eighty died at the county hospital after a gun attempt. He seized a revolver and fired as friends wrestled the weapon the bullet flew over his head embedding in the ceiling. He then collapsed and died despite efforts to save him.
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Wm. Bartlett
Santa Barbara County
Bartlett
Filing Bee Opens With Long Line of Candidacy
Filing Clerk H W Odom found a steady rush as 23 names appeared by 8 40 in the day’s first stage of candidate filings for county and state offices. About 35 had filed by afternoon with 29 days left to file._LIST of early filers includes Frea Brown Tom Mulligan James Lambert James Smart H Boxill John Thatcher John Wright J B Carroll John A Bennett Leola May Flinn Jas BK Shannon Jas A Ghent M EB Durham Arthur P Denton Fred Mees C A Hola E B R Brown John Gordon Otis W Brinker KE Bodwell George Clementean Crawford F E White Robert Grass Dr Walter T Christensen John H Pletcher Thomas Murphine Lincoln Davis Miller Freeman Frank Pdrdwa Orlson J C Dutton Kerb Cox Wm Wray Elmer F Conner Edwin S Douglas N A Shellberg.
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H. W. Odom
Frea
Brown
Tom Mulligan
James M. Lambert
James W. Smart
H. Boxill
John M. Thatcher
John B. Wright
J. B. Carroll
John A. Bennett
Leola May Flinn
Jas. BK. Shannon
Jas. A. Ghent
Repubcan
M. EB. Durham
Arthur P. Denton
Fred J. Mees
C. A Hola
Walter T. Christensen
John H. Pletcher
Anseseor
Thomas F. Murphine
Lincoln Davis
Miller Freeman
Frank Pdwarda
Orlson J. C. Dutton
Kerb
Cox
Wm. Wray
Elmer F. Conner
Edwin 8. Douglas
N. A. Shellberg
NAB Woman in Gambling Raid At Lexington Hotel
A woman named Barris Peterson was arrested in a Lexington hotel gambling raid last night. She faces disorderly conduct charges along with R. Thomas and Walter Johnson among eight total arrests.
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Lexington Hotel
Barris Peterson
R. Thomas
Walter Johnson
Auditor Clausen stands by hospital inquiry findings
The King County auditor refuses to alter the examiner report accusing Dr. Waldo Richardson, superintendent, of incompetency brutality and waste of funds. The stance challenges Commissioner Knudsen and prompts questions to the commissioners about possible removal.
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Gqtate
Clausen
King County Hospital
Waldo Richardson
Knudsen
Hamilton
Jack Spratt Trouble Giving Away Money
Reporter Jack Spratt tries to give away a dollar to downtown shoppers for a Star prize. A stern woman threatens arrest, another snubs him, but Blanche Colwell of 1117 Pike Street accepts the dollar with thanks as Spratt resolves to continue this stunt.
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Jack Spratt
Jack
Blanche Colwell
Pike St. Ois
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New York
Col. Hawthorne
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Qrintov
Fred Boalt
J. Beett Ecker
Second
West Virginia Infantry
Santa Barbara
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