The Decline of Wild Hunting and Fishing Echoes
A meditation on dwindling wildlife and changing sport in the Pacific Northwest. The deer season opens in Oregon with rising herds, salmon rebounding on the Columbia, elk increasing near Mount St Helens, and trout fishing fading due to roads and rising pollution. The author laments gear, laws, and taste changing as fur and game shift toward farms and synthetic goods.
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Oregon
Mount St. Helene
Wilds
Jn 4
Safe Cracker Knight? Girl Held After Abduction
Lillian Miller of 414 Yale Ave N reports a drunken admirer B Griffin abducted her from a party at the Bristol hotel last night. He forced her into a taxicab driven by a man called Swede and beat her during a high speed ride to Eighth Ave and Pine St. Police later located her. Griffin had recently proposed marriage and bought her clothes after she rejected him.
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Lillian Miller
Yale Ave. N
Sho
Griffin
Hill
Eighth Ave
Pine
Liberals Gather for Joint Convention in Yakima
A large crowd attended a pre meeting in Yakima, Washington, as delegates prepare for the joint convention of the Non Partisan League, the Triple Alliance, and the Railway Federation. Speakers included John T. Mulligan and Homer T. Bone. The crowd voiced anger over an assault on a league organizer in Walla Walla and a mass meeting is planned in Walla Walla within two weeks.
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Yakima
Wash
Non-Partisan League
Triple Alliance
Railway Federation
John T. Mulligan
Homer T. Bone
E. T. Bowen
David Coates
Walla Walla
May Golden the Easy Money Safe Cracker
Detectives question May Golden a 22 year old woman accused of cracking the W L Keene Fuel Co safe. She claims crime was for freedom and says she would not reveal her father’s whereabouts or any accomplices. Police search for her alleged father as she awaits interrogation.
Sugar Drops to 25 Cents a Pound in Seattle
Sugar will retall at 25 cents per pound in Seattle this week after a 3 to 6 cent decline from the top price and following a recent $1 per hundredweight drop announced by refineries.
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Seattle
30 Preachers Ban Divorce Wedding
In Hackney Deanery clergy from over 80 churches pledge not to remarry those who have divorced or obtained a divorce. The action, reported from London, was announced on July 19.
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London
Eng
Hackney Deanery
Rose of Washington Square Passes By in Jitney
Citizens in the district crowded to view Seattle's first Rose of Washington Square as she rode past between the post office and Priest. Rose wore no stockings and her hair was bobbed in the Greenwich Village style before stepping into a jitney and vanishing.
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Seattle
Washington Square
Rose
Greenwich Village
Polish Communique Details Red Army Gains At Lida
Warsaw reports army headquarters announcing that after bitter fighting the enemy occupied Lida between Vilna and Gradno. The article notes Dobrowice village seized and that attacks on Huslatyn and Krzemeniec were repulsed by Polish forces.
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Warsaw
Lida
Vilna
Gradno
Dobrowice
Huslatyn
Krzemeniec
Lull in Political Arena as Candidates File
At a late hour Monday no new candidates filed for federal county or city offices with County Auditor Norman Wardall. Rep. John I. Miller filed for reelection on Saturday. Others who filed include John Arthur for superior judge and Frank W. Hull for county assessor.
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Norman Wardall
John I. Miller
John Arthur
Frank W. Hull
Woman admits robberies in Seattle crime spree
Police say May Golden, 22, confessed to past holdups including a Weller Street cafe safe and a Jap theft of 140 dollars. She was arrested near Eighth Ave and Virginia St after a quarrel with two men, with a revolver found on her. Evidence includes a newspaper clipping about the Keene safe robbery. She described earlier shoplifting at Bon Marche and a Pocket-Picking incident at Pantages Theatre. She claimed her partner would not be named. The case awaits examination by Capt. Tennant.
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Capt
Tennant
John’ Flint
Capt. Tennant
May Golden
Eighth Ave
Virginia St
Gus Hasselblad
P. F. Knapp
Prowler
Knapp
Haaseblad
Anid
W. L. Keene Wood & Coal Co
Boren Ave
Seattle
Weller #t
12Th
14Th Aves
Sugura
Shelby St
Why Starwich Thinks He Has the Slayer
Deputy Sheriff Matt Starwich relies on circumstantial links tying Joseph Scanlon to the killings of Deputy Sheriff Robert C Scott and Bandit Elmer Cady. Burt’s confession and items linked to Scanlon including a 34 cal Colt gun, Cady and Scanlon guns, a cameo stickpin, a cigaret case, and a Vancouver letter are cited as evidence supported by five secret witnesses.
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Matt Starwich
Robert C. Scott
Elmer Cady
Volney Burt
Joseph Scanlon
Mc.Govern
Scott
Cady
Scanlann
Scanlon
Burt
Everett
Tacoma
Burke
Scanion
Vancouver
B.C
Seattle
Dorent
Crooks
Mack
Scannlon
McGovern
Red
Starwich
Scanton
Canada
Fairfax
JAP PROBERS COMING HERE FROM WASHINGTON
Members of the congressional immigration committee split into sub committees to speed proceedings on Japanese matters. Taylor and Swope travel to Los Angeles and San Diego to study conditions in Southern California. Kleczka to make limited inquiries then leave the state. Vaile Baker and Box to Au burn and nearby points for hearings. The full committee departs Thursday night to investigate Japanese penetration in the Northwest.
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Ban Francisco
Congressional Committee On Immigration
California
Taylor
Swope
Los Angeles
San Diego
Kleczka
Vaile
Baker
Box
Auburn
Point
Johnson
Northwest
Tacoma
Seattle
Southland
Swope and
Mexico
San Pedro
Intermarriage Debate Highlights Japanese Equality View
Dr. H. B. Johnson testifies before the congressional immigration committee in San Francisco defending social equality for Japanese Americans. He argues marriage should be permitted across races while avoiding a direct stance on colonization as Baker presses for a clear answer. Johnson raises comparisons with Negro immigration to challenge policy.
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H. B. Johnson
Baker
California
Dr. Johnson
Johnson
Siegel
New York
Prohibition Advocate Clinton Howard Seeks Nomination
In Lincoln Nebraska July 19 Clinton Howard a candidate viewed for the prohibition presidential nomination commented that Prohibition will soon sweep the civilized world and New Jersey.
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New Jersey
Lincoln
Clinton Howard
Boy Plunges Three Floors In School Elevator
A high school student, Ralph Sims aged 18, fell three stories down an elevator shaft at Franklin High School today. He sustained a broken leg internal injuries and possible skull fracture as emergency crews responded.
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Franklin High School
Ralph Sims
Eight Entombed in Mine Shaft Near Renton
Fight men were entombed 612 feet below the surface in the United Collieries mine at Renton near here during a routine inspection trip. The cap light explosion likely ignited mine gases. Rescue parties rushed from Pittsburgh to reach the trapped workers.
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Unity
United Collieries
Renton
Pittsburg
Women Weep as Men Leave on Deportation Train
Thirty Russian Reds, ordered deported, boarded a special car at King Street station after midnight for Portland. They will join a red train with alien radicals from Oregon and California en route to New York under heavy guard. Wailing Russian sympathizers bid them farewell. officials say none of the Seattle deportees has relatives in the United States. Five other men, two insane, accompanied the group.
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King St
Portland
Oregon
California
New York
Seattle
United States
Solicitor Seeks 60 Gallons for King Solomon Bitters
Sol Levinson, former saloon keeper, applied for a permit to buy 60 gallons of alcohol to manufacture King Solomon Bitters. The permit was granted despite protests from J. F. Sullivan, special investigator, who said the substance is ordinary liquor and intended for drinking, not medicine.
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Sol Levinson
J. F. Sullivan
Sullivan
Levinson
Horse Falls on Man at Wholesale GroupRY Facility
A horse fell on P. L. Lynch during a call to the Matchett Macklem wholesale group at 830 Fourth Avenue. Lynch suffered a double fracture in one leg and was moved to City Hospital, then transferred to Providence Hospital for treatment. Police investigated the incident.
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Matchett- Macklem Wholesale Groupry
Fourth Ave
P. L. Lynch
Lynch
City Hospital
Providence Hospital
Peking Defenders Forced to Retreat
Washington dispatch reports that General Tuan Chai Jui’s forces defending Pekin suffered severe defeats and retreated toward Pekin. His troops were said to be outflanked by General Wu Pei Su and driven toward Manchoukuo with heavy losses.
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Washington
Tuan Chai Jui
Anfu Party
Pekin
State Department
Wu Pei Su
Manchoukuo
Prisoner in Canada accused of crime
Joseph Scanlon, linked to the murder of Sheriff Robert C. Scott and deputy Elmer Cady, is jailed in Vancouver awaiting charges. The pursuit included Volney Burt aiding Scanlon’s escape, recovered weapons and items tied to the killings, with Starwich securing a Canadian arrest after Burt identified Scanlon in a Vancouver jail lineup.
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Dana Sleeth
Clover Field
Columbia River
Fraser River
Columbia
Underworld
May
W. L. Keene Fuel Co
C. E. Tennant
Jack Landis
Landis
Webster City
Iowa
Michael John O'Connor
Fort Dodge
Keel
JAP Probers
San Francisco
Congressional Immigration Committee
Peking
Dupal
Rainier Wi
Jront
Godartog
Jon
Seahlon
Mounted Police
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