Woman Sought By Secret Service In Shipbuilders Case
Federal agents probe murder of secret service agent Fred A. Dowsey linked to a Seattle shipbuilding ring. Investigations focus on a woman believed to have lured Dowsey and on hidden documents in a Olympia bungalow. Officials allege a corrupt inner circle manipulated ship quality and inspections, with secret surveillance and a major swindle unfolding.
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Shipping Board
Securities
Fred A. Dowsey
Secret Service
Olympia
Mhore
Dowsey
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Seattle
Grand Jury Indicts 12 Local Men in Whisky Case
A Seattle grand jury returned true bills against 12 well known residents over the June 4 disappearance of 864 quarts of whisky from the county city building. Indicted are Superior Court Judge Clay Allen former speaker W W Conner Charles G Heifner Dr J H Lyons Dr Frederick G Nichols Samuel A Martin Oscar Springer Bailiff George Gay Deputy Sheriffs Stewart Campbell Roy Murdock Matt Starwich and Fred A Brown with bail set at 500 each. The indictments cover unlawful possession and intent to dispose of liquor plus multiple counts. Sheriff John Stringer is sharply censured in a partial report issued with the indictments.
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Seattle
Grand Jury
House of Representatives
Wilson Campaign
Superior Court
Clay Allen
W. W. Conner
Chas. G. Heifner
State
Democratic Central Committee
J. H. Lyons
Frederick G. Nichols
Riverton
Samuel A. Martin
Oscar Springer
George Gay
Stewart Campbell
Roy Murdock
Matt Starwich
Fred A. Brown
T. H. Patterson
Boyd J. Tallman
Patterson
Fred C. Brown
Allen
Springer
Bailitt Gau
Charles G. Heifner
Nichols
Lyons
Connor
Martin
Campbell
Murdock
Starwich
Iown
Stringer
John Stringer
Hensgen
King County
Bill Hart Joins Star Staff to Write for Boys
Bill Hart has joined the Star staff to write for boys. His first story for Seattle boys will appear tomorrow in the Star. He is described as a grown-up boy who still enjoys the kids' ball game and exudes the kind of stories boys expect from him.
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Bill Hart
Star
Seattle
Bill
Martial Law Lodged as Longview Whites Shoot Resident
Longview Texas declares martial law after a shooting of Marion Bush by whites. Governor Hobby orders National Guard units to restore order as residents report looting and mass firearm turnins. Armed farmers guard near a schoolhouse where Bush was found slain.
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Longview
Texas
Texas National Guardsmen
Hobby
Marion Bush
Bush
Wilson Plans Western Trip
President Wilson outlines an itinerary for a tour of the states in support of the league of nations. The trip likely starts around July 23 with stops planned in Cincinnati Indianapolis Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Wichita St Paul Denver and several Pacific coast cities. Invitations have been sent to many cities but none accepted yet.
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Washington
Wilson
League of Nations
New York
New England
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Chicago
Kansas City
Wichita
St. Paul
Denver
Pacific Coast
Paris
Aged Man Shoots Wife and Himself in Portland
In Portland on July 14 Al Harris aged 60 shot and killed his wife Myrtle 35 in the presence of their three children then forced them from the room and fatally wounded himself with a 25 calibre rifle. Both shootings occurred in front of the family at their home on St. Johne. Mrs Harris had been a strikebreaker for the telephone company.
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Portland
Ore
al Harris
Harris
Myrtle
Unlucky Friday Proposal Power Play
A light anecdotal note states that the average girl might deem it unlucky to refuse a marriage proposal on Friday, reflecting popular superstition about weekday fate and romance.
Prize-Winning Rhyme Finds Lost Pooch in Want Ads
A want ad rhyme contest winner offers a hopeful note for a missing puppy. The column directs readers to the Classified Page for details and urges readers to help locate the hound.
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Star Want
Administration Stand on World League Is Outlined
In a Senate speech Senator Swanson argues the league covenant preserves US sovereignty via unanimous council decisions with congressional approval. He defends disarmament article 8, the wartime pledge in article 10, and maintains the Monroe doctrine remains intact and strengthened by the covenant.
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Washington
United Press
Senate
Swanson
Virginia
United States
League Council
Council
Congress
League
French General to Lead Allied Police in Hungary
Paris dispatch says Gen Franchet d'Esperey, French commander in the Near East, will head allied police operations against Bela Kun. The allied attack was expected to begin today as part of efforts to quell the Hungarian Soviet leadership.
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London
Franchet d'Esperey
Near East
Bela Kun
Paris
Husband and Wife Die In Separate Incidents
A post mortem will be held Monday for F. N. Harter, 65, who died Saturday afternoon in a lutcher shop at 27th avenue South and Jackson. His wife died on June 26 under similar circumstances, prompting the coroner to order examination of both cases.
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F. N. Harter
Lutcher
27Th Ave. S
Jackson
Harter
Woodrow Wilson Targeted as Montecito School Board President
Santa Barbara residents propose Woodrow Wilson as head of the local school board if he does not run for the presidency again. The community assumes his home will be in Montecito and links a McAdoo purchase there to plans for two new houses.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Woodrow Wilson
Montecito
William G. McAdoo
R-34 Safe On Home Soil After Trans Atlantic Flight
The British airship R-34 completed a round trip from Mineola to Pulham in 183 hours and safely docked in its hangar. It faced engine trouble mid voyage and skirted a squall after landing as a storm moved over Pulham. The journey covered about 3,200 miles westward and 3,000 miles eastward.
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London
United Press
Pulham
Mineola
Long Island
Greenwich
New York
Pulnam
Fast Fortune
Scotland
Air Ministry
East Fortune
Clifden
De Valera Addresses Irish Rally in Chicago Park
Mamonn De Valera spoke to about 25 000 at the Cubs baseball park amid cheers and jeers. He denounced Lloyd George and England while hisses greeted Wilson's name as he prepared to leave for the Pacific coast tonight.
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Mamonn de Valera
Irish Republic
Cubs
Lloyd George
Ingland
Wilson
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Dowsey Brothers Headed to Seattle to Aid Murder Probe
Dr G H Dowsey and James Dowsey brothers of slain government secret serviceman Fred A Dowsey travel from New York to Seattle to cooperate with federal investigators. James Dowsey of Dowsey Parson firm says he believes the death of Fred Dowsey was murder as private investigations fund the theory. The manner of the killing has been kept from the wife in Manhasset.
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New York
G. H. Dowsey
James Dowsey
Fred A. Dowsey
Seattle
Dowsey & Parson
Broadway
France Fetes Victory as 25000 Allied Veterans Parade
Paris marks Bastille Day with a grand victory parade. Marshal Foch and Marshal Joffre ride by Arch of Triumph while General Pershing leads 1500 American soldiers. Field Marshal Haig and British officers head the British contingent amid a vast French military display.
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Marshal Foch
Marshal Joffre
Pershing
Gen
Harboard
Marshall
Quackemeyer
Hughes
Hines
Allen
Lassiter
Hersey
Howse
LeJeune
MacLachlin
Langfitt
Brewster
Sladen
Rice
Harts
Bethel
Rossel
Poole
Booth
Davis
Craig
Connor
Cruikshank
Walker
McIntyre
Collins
Knight
McCoy
Parker
Bamford
Neville
Mosely
Haig
Robertson
Marshal Petain
Mangin
Humbert
Lyautey
Gouraud
Bastile Day Observed In Seattle With Dance
French Independence day celebrates in Seattle on Monday. A dance at the new Masonic temple will raise funds plus Sunday’s picnic proceeds for the fatherless children of France. May or Hanson will give a brief address and French officials will respond to the mayor. Patriotic music will be played.
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Seattle
New
Masonic Temple
Wildwood Park
France
Hanson
Nationwide strike boosts Seattle labor action
The local electrical workers strike widens as R W Fuller heads to San Francisco at a delegate request. Jack Quinn arrives amid reports of emergencies and a wage conference expected Monday. Miss May Duffy says the union will stay out until demands are met, with $10,000 in donations noted. Washington State Federation of Labor endorses the strike and pledges support to organize small-town operators.
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International
R. W. Fuller
Electrical Workers
Sacisco
Seattle
Fuller
San Francisco
Jack Quinn
Quinn
Miss May Duffy
Washington State Federation of Labor
Three Hurt in Illinois Riot at Corn Products Plant
At Corn Products Refining Co in Argo Illinois a riot left one dead and two seriously wounded as about 600 strikers clashed with loyals and guards near the plant. Dozens were fired and the entrance was ringed with barbed wire amid charges.
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Argo
Corn Products Refining Co
Liberty bonds quotations quoted in New York
Liberty bond prices listed for series 3% 3% five 4% Victory 34s and 4% among others with values ranging from about 93.50 to 100.04. The note ends with a quoted quip about some men thinking they are the whole orchestra because they only listen with drums in their ears.
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Liberty Bonds
New York
Victory
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Los Angeles
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Lilly Burger
Harry
Freida Lesser
Frieda Lesser
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Alice Lesser
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Grays Harbor Motorship Corporation
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al Schubach
Will
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Panama Canal
Hungary
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Woodrow
de Valera
United
Foch
Foch and Fre
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