Tragedy in Elevator Shaft at Frederick & Nel Dept Store
Mrs. Lilly of 6543 6th Ave NE died after a fall from a basement to a shaft at the Frederick and Nel department store. Night watchman Keller says Lilly tried to enter a moving service elevator as doors opened, suffering multiple fractures and a bear skull fracture before dying at Minor Hospital.
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Frederick & Nelon
Nelle Lilly
6Th Ave. N. E
Co. B. Keller
15Th Ave. N. E
A Man Remains Bachelor Over Family Concerns
A humorous observation notes men often avoid marriage due to a fiancée’s family, yet some stay single because of that influence. The line suggests social pressure and choices around marriage in relation to family dynamics.
Tanlac relief hailed by Seattle woman after seven years
Mrs. Peter Broe of 1518 Bigelow Avenue Seattle declares Tanlac cured her seven year struggle with indigestion headaches insomnia and weight loss. She reports relief increased appetite no gas or pain and 20 pound weight gain after using Tanlac sold in Seattle by Bartell Stores under a personal divine advertisement.
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Tanlac
Peter Broe
Bigelow Avenue
Seattle
Washington
Bartell Drug Store
Taniac
Bartell Stores
Anniversary of Seattle Woman Assistant U S District Attorney
One year ago on July 15 1918 22 year old Charlotte Kolmitz became the second woman in the country to be named assistant United States district attorney in Seattle She is a 1917 University of Washington graduate and has won 20 trials and many liquor cases Her supporters say she has lived up to expectations set by Thomas W Gregory then attorney general and may travel to San Francisco in November to argue a case she won locally.
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United States
Seattle
University of Washington
Charlotte Kolmitz
Edward EB. Cushman
Miss Kolmitz
San Francisco
Thomas W. Gregory
New York
Connor
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Bartell Drug Company
G. O. Guy
Comedy Opens Palace Hip Bill With Variety Acts
Logan Dan and Hazel lead the Palace Hip bill in Two Nuts in a Kernel a new farce opening Thursday. Frank Mason and Doc Austin sing titled A Frolic of Comedy and Mirth. Davis and McCorin perform a comedy sketch A Bit of Boobology. Clifford and Marsh showcase painting and music. Frawley and West present Wonders of the Upright. The Lavigne Sisters perform song and dance in varied costumes.
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Logan
Dan
Hazel
Frank Mason
Doc” Austin
Davis
McCorin
Frawley and West
Lavigne Sisters
Moonshiners Top List as Prohibition Era Offenders Rise
The 1919 fiscal year saw a surge in illicit still cases rising 600 percent from 1918. 132 bootlegging cases yielded over 12000 dollars in fines, while 122 selective service violators were charged, with 294 convictions and 264 government wins among 614 criminal actions.
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United States
Robert C. Saunders
A. Mitchell Palmer
Iit
Anaconda Copper Miners Offered $1 Daily Wage Increase
President Cornelius F. Kelly of Anaconda Copper Mining Co offers a compromise wage rise of $1 a day for all employees. Underground miners would earn $5.75 daily with other crafts receiving proportionately higher pay. Union acceptance could avert a general strike in Butte.
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Butte
Mont
United Press
Cornelius F. Kelly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Sister seeks information on missing brother in wartime unit moves
Mrs. S. E. Wall of 6754 23rd Ave. N. W. requests any details about her brother Private Charles McAllister. He served in Company D, 161st Infantry before transfer to Company I, 26th Infantry in France. Reports of missing, killed in action, then missing prompted her appeal.
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S. E. Wall
23Rd Ave. N. W
Charles McAllister
161St Infantry
France
26Th Infantry
Aliens May Leave Without Permits Under New Telegram
A telegram from the New York office of the Chilberg agency states that all aliens except subjects of Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey may leave the United States without the usual state department permit. Passengers must hold passports issued by the state department or by their consuls.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
United States
State Department
New York
Chilberg
Realty groups prepare for Victoria convention
The Interstate Realty Association will open its convention in Victoria on Thursday with invitations sent to all members of the Seattle Realty Association to attend the meeting.
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Interstate Realty Association
Victoria
Seattle Realty Association
De Valera's San Francisco Welcome Planned for Visit
Eamonn De Valera arrives from Chicago for a four day stay with the Ancient Order of Hibernians in San Francisco. He will address the convention and Irish mass meeting, receive a PhD from St Ignatius, unveil a Robert Emmett monument in Oakland, and be met by a special San Francisco Irish train at Sacramento.
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San Francisco
Ireland
Order of Hibernians
Eamonn de Valera
Irish Republic
Chicago
Ralph
de Valera
Hibernian
St. Ignatius University
Robert Emmett
Oakland
Trish
Hiberians
Sacramento
Meat stocks in Australasian cold storage exceed 2000 tons
New Zealand and Australia hold over two thousand tons of meat in cold storage plants, according to J. B. Clarkson of Sydney who stopped in town Tuesday on his way home to Engle.
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Australia
New Zealand
J. B. Clarkson
Sydney
New South Wales
Engle
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Are
Grote-Rankin Service
Spienuia
William and Mary
Boston
Brussels
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Frisco
Hibernians
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A. Lundberg Co
Albert Hansen
Second Ave
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Fraser-Patersen
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