Convict No 2146 Spurs Prison Reform at McNeil's Island
In a Seattle Star piece by Fred L. Boalt Convict No 2146 recounts harsh conditions on McNeil's Island and drives reform. The report notes a grand jury inquiry, calls for a sanitary inspector, isolation of plague victims from healthy inmates and kitchen labor bans for infected prisoners.
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Federal Grand Jury
Uncle Sam’s
McNeil’s Island
Christian Science Journal
The
Star
Robert Bacon
C. W. Brooke
Department of Justice
Washington
Federal Grand Jur
Cushman
Tacoma
M'Neil
Isla
Wilson takes railroad strike situation in hand
President Wilson moves to curb a looming Eastern railroad strike involving about 100000 trainmen and conductors. He plans arbitration under Erdman Act amendments after talks with railroad managers and workers, aiming to prevent wider walkouts and ensure trains continue to run.
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Pres. Wilson
New York
Eastern
Erie Railroad
National Civic Federation
William B. Wilson
Eastern Railroad
Wilson
Roosevelt
The Seattle Star Pennants Offer
Coupon rules allow any four consecutively numbered The Star coupons plus 15 cents for a 65 cent pennant. A new pennant weekly, Washington State pennant due July 17. Mail orders incur 5 cents postage. Send or deliver to The Seattle Star 1307 Seventh Avenue near Union Street.
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Star
Washington State
Seattle Star
Seventh Avenue
Union Street
Stubbs Boomed for President Card Announces Candidacy
A Buffalo mailed postal card proclaims Gov. Stubbs of Kansas as Progressive Party candidate for president in 1916. The card bears no signatures and bears the slogan Gov Stubbs of Kansas Progressive Party Candidate for President in 1916. Progressives had not yet considered him a leading contender.
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Gov
Stubbs
Kansas
Progressive Party
Buffalo
N. Y
Daniels A Dad Secretary Leads Dads Parade
Daniels elected at Tate's cafe as a Dads club member and parade organizer for Dads and Children's Day next Saturday July 19. Kennedy says about 10 floats will participate and Ballinger notes poppies as the official flower. Parade will be led by 1,500 playfight children in a free form event downtown.
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Daniels
Tate's Cafe
Dads’ Club
H. K E. Kennedy
Harry Ballinger
Electric Trains Collide in Night Casualties Soar
At Vineyard station near Los Angeles a Pacific Electric rear end collision killed multiple travelers and injured about one hundred. Two stalled trains waited after a broken trolley wire when a third train dived into the scene. investigators move to fix blame amid missing motorman.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Electric Railway
Los Empeies
Ka Miller
Mika Avata
Irving Platt
Carl J. Murray
J. A. Harman
G. C. Norman
Edna Alter
Pasadena
Ganmioguchi
Ollie Axell
San Francisco
Sidney Johnson
Pacific Electric Co
Bartholomas
R. P. Forester
Burglar shot by patrolman as he fled tailor shop
Percy Rhine, about 40, shot at 1205 Thirday Street after refusing to halt and drawing a gun. He told police and wife Mrs Rhine he ruined himself and others. Rhine denied giving information. he later died at City hospital while wife pleaded for his name. A gun, tools and stolen cloth were found.
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Percy Rhine
Mra
Progress
Pike St
Rhine
St. Elmo Apartments
Girl Prisoner of Boys Gang
A young girl claimed three boys aged 16 to 20 assaulted her after imprisoning her. Patrolman J A Warren found her crying early this morning in a vacant lot behind the Yesler Theatre on Yesler Way between 18th and 19th. The girl, aged 18 but believed younger, works as a housemaid in the neighborhood.
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J. A. Warren
Yesler Theatre
Yesler Way
Body of missing expressman found near Oriental dock
The missing expressman S. W. Kneeland whose team was left on a downtown street was found dead floating near the Oriental dock at the foot of Virginia street. He is survived by a widow and daughter of 1620 Tenth avenue.
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S. W. Kneeland
Kneeland
Oriental Dock
Virginia St
Tenth Av
Singing Fish Disturb Enumclaw Residents
ENUMCLAW WASH JULY 14 Residents protest nightly singing by underground bull pout fish that surface to cisterns and pools. Officials report offers for the singing fish have been rejected as angry townsfolk plan a mass meeting to discuss silencing the vocalists.
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Enumclaw, Wash
Enumelaw
Meanest Man With a Cruising Searchlight in Park
A man with a powerful car searchlight roams Volunteer Park at night, dazzling couples and drawing gossip. Some say he was jilted, others that he is simply mean. the Benevolent and the Amalgamated Benchers scheme to scatter tacks on his route. More than 2,500 of Hyatt Fowells graduates are mentioned in passing.
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Wilson
Congress
Verlaating Binger
Billy
Fred
Atx
Sutherland's
Martin Gilroy
Sutherland
Martin A. Gilroy
Volunteer Park
John
Sue
Benevolent
the Order of Amalgamated Benchers
Sfyatt-Fowells Business School
Hyatt-Fowells
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Sutherland’s Place
Seattle
Bealt
Billy Setherland
Dee J. Bealt
Star Ataff
Fred L. Boalt
Billy Sutherland
Jap Bar-Boy
Moses
Hanzat
United States
Maryland
Syracuse
Cornish
Nhs
Mia
Tnardall
Dan Cupid
Spooners
Seatat
Rey Cepies
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