Mine Foreman Webb Dies in Mine Rock Slide
James D. Webb 34, general mine foreman at Pacific Coast Coal Co. Burnett mine, was crushed beneath tons of rock during a Monday slide in an 1800 foot gangway. Rescue crews found his body at 1 a m Wednesday as two pillar miners escaped with injuries. Webb’s father David and wife Rose Webb mourn him, while other miners were left shaken by the collapse.
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Pacific Coast Coal Co
Burnett
James D. Webb
Coal Company
Webb
Fred Barr
Joe Bar
David Jones
Steve Smith
Stub
David Webb
Makan
Fred
Joe Barbaro
Jones
Barbara
General Morrison Marooned in Alaska Snow Storm
Major General John F. Morrison commander of the Western department is marooned with his aide at St. Michael Alaska due to a snow storm and severe cold delaying steamer sailings. He went to Alaska on a military inspection and expected to return by August 1 to prepare to turn over command to Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett.
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San Francisco
John F. Morrison
Western Department of the Army
St. Michael
Alaska
Morrison
Hunter Liggett
Cider Too Strong Wholesaler Fined in Test Case
Louis Lawrence, proprietor of the Half Moon Bottling Works, 716 Charles Jr., was fined $100 after cider analyzed at 5.80 percent alcohol by volume. The case was a test matter as many cider merchants claimed wholesalers sold cider as sweet, blaming them for losses.
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Louis Lawrence
Half Moon Bottling Works
Charles Jr
Gordon
Not Their Fault Theyre Living Now
British father and son in wartime service both faced deadly risk but kept faith in their roles. Sir Henry B Rowell led Hawthorn Shipbuilding in Newcastle and aided national shipping and munition efforts. His son Captain B Rowell served as senior experimental pilot for the air ministry testing new aircraft designs.
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Henry B. Rowell
Hawthorn Shipbuilding Co
Newcastle-on-the-Tyne
England
Ministry of Munitions and Advisory Council
Capt
B. Rowell
Air Ministry
Capt. Rowell
First Aid Class Organized by Northwest Red Cross Official
A first aid class is organized by A. N. assistant director for the Northwest Red Cross. The event will be hosted at the division headquarters with McDonald overseeing the first aid work division.
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A. N. Sistant
Northwest Red Cross
Or McDonald
Hart Appointee Faces Legal Challenge Over Senate Ties
A lawsuit seeks an injunction to bar Senator French from duties on the code commission and from drawing salary, asserting constitutional violation due to a legislator serving on a created state office. The case may begin in the state supreme court, with veterans demanding action against French and Gov. Hart.
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Senator French
Code Commission
C. W. Clausen
French
State Supreme Court
Gov
Hart
Industrial Code Commission
Indictments Challenged Over Grand Jury Conduct
Attorney F Dore filed a motion to quash indictments against four deputy sheriffs over a booze theft probe. He contends non jurors and a stenographer in the jury room violated statutes and that Sheriff Stringer failed to properly summon the grand jury. Hearing set for August 25. defendants named are Stewart Campbell Fred A Brown Matt Starwich and Roy Murdock.
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Byttorney
F. Dore
Calvin 8
Supreme Court
Dore
C. C. Tiffin
Stringer
T. H. Patternson
Stewart Campbell
Fred A. Brown
Matt Starwich
Roy Murdock
May reconsider Chicago strike
Cooler heads among officials of 15 000 striking street car and elevated railway workers moved to seek a referendum to decide if Chicago's transportation system should stay paralyzed. The walkout began after a 67 cent wage demand and is linked to 300 radicals in the union.
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Chicago
United Press
L. D. Bland
International
Car Men's Union
Bland
W. D. Mahon
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Electric Road
City Public Safety Department
Robbers Take Over Four Thousand At Oakland Gambling House
Four unmasked robbers held 69 patrons at a gambling house in Oakland early today, securing more than $4,000 in cash and jewelry. While a fifth man kept the getaway car ready, the four entered with guns, organized the operation, and collected about $2,000 from the tables before the victims fled fearing arrest.
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Oakland
Col Roosevelt to Address Liberty Legion here
Lieut Col Theodore Roosevelt will guest the American Legion of Liberty on September 18. He will speak to legion members, with a reception planned by local posts and the Bremerton post. A state caucus may be held that day so all members can hear Roosevelt. Sullivan, vice president of the legion, spoke to 56 000 soldiers in Fargo before returning.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American Legion of Liberty
John J. Sullivan
Seattle
Legion
Roosevelt
Bremerton
Sullivan
The
Army Intelligence
Fargo
N. D
Ma” Burdick
Salvation Army
France
Will Oust German Talked Too Much
Julius Knispel a German radical released six weeks earlier from a federal internment camp on promising to leave the United States within four weeks is held by federal officers in San Francisco for deportation. He was arrested just before a planned socialist meeting after discussing Utah camp experiences. Knispel practiced law in Portland before being disbarred.
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San Francisco
United States
Julius Knispel
Department of Justice
Utah
Knispel
Portland
Plead Guilty to Local Burglary
Harold Morris and Charles Aldrich pleaded guilty before Judge Calvin Hall to second degree burglary. They admitted entering the Hemrich home at 2338 Shoreland Drive on July 15 and $1500 worth of jewelry stolen. Sentence to be pronounced Friday.
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Harold Morris
Charles Aldrich
Calvin
Hall
Morris
Aldrich
BE. FE
Tax official Josiah Collins praised by Chamber of Commerce
The bureau of taxation of the Chamber of Commerce commended Josiah Collins commissioner of public welfare of King County on Tuesday for his administration of the duties of his office.
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Collins
Bureau of Taxation
Chamber of Commerce
Josiah Collins
King County
Better Homes Seattle Homes Embrace Electric Devices
The Bon Marche fourth floor markets aim at modernizing households with labor and time saving electric appliances. Hotpoint Ovenettes, circulators, Westinghouse grills, toasters and coffee percolators feature prices from six to twenty one dollars, plus heaters and irons. The ad highlights happier homes through new conveniences.
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Seattle
Wardrobe Trunks and Travel Bags On Sale
Promotion for wardrobe trunks and travel cases highlights Belcher Oshkosh trunks priced 37.50 to 150.00 and various fiber and cowhide suit cases, Boston bags, and matting bags with prices from 2.50 to 35.00. Emphasizes spacious designs and no pressing needed.
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Belcher
Bon Marché Special Canning Outfits at $1 25
In a home canning feature the Bon Marché offers an economy outfit for 1.25 including a dozen Economy quart jars an enamel preserve kettle 4 cakes of para wax and other essentials to help preserve fruit and vegetables. Phone orders and C Q D service unavailable at this price.
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Bon Marché
C.Q. D
BON Marche
Voiles White Voile 25c Waisting Voile
Fabric notice describes Voiles White Voile 25c waistling voile a yard wide in satin and corded stripes both fine and sheer suitable for summer wear.
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Vancouver
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Elgin V. Kuykendall
Pomeroy
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Kuykendall
Rapher
Col. Roosevelt
State Convention of Legion
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Westinghouse
Een Irons
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