Ruth Garrison Returns to Okanogan Trial Scene
Ruth Garrison travels to Okanogan to testify in the Dudley M. Storrs murder trial as jury selection begins. She and Storrs allegedly posed as spouses during a March Seattle poisoning case, drawing crowds from across the region.
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Ruth Garrison
Okanogan
Dudley Storrs Mooney
The
Star
Dudley M. Storrs
Grace Storrs
Seattle
Storrs
Ruth Garrigan
Sala
Ruth
Okanogan River
Tragic Eastern Mine Fire Leaves 85 Dead
A mine explosion near the tunnel entrance traps 16 cars of about 200 men. The blast at 6 40 in the morning caused many deaths by inhalation and blast, with some blown to atoms or drowned in a water trench. Notables including Chuck Connors and John McCloskey identified among the dead.
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Chuck” Connors
France
John McCloskey
New York State Baseball League
Probe Deaths in Toledo Rioting
Quiet day in Toledo as the Overland plant remains closed after Tuesday’s riot. Coroner Hartung leads the investigation into the two men shot Tuesday night while no word has come from Governor Cox on dispatching state troops.
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Toledo
Overland Automobile Plant
Cox
Hartung
A Girl and the Search for a Husband
A Victorian sentiment states a girl must gain a husband before she can find contentment or attend to other matters, reflecting social expectations of marriage as fulfillment and priority for women.
Plan to Fight Higher Prices by Home Club Meeting
The Home club, led by Elinor M. Redington, schedules a June 9 meeting at 2 PM in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium to organize a boycott against expected summer price hikes for eggs milk and butter. Redington argues Seattle faces higher living costs than nearby cities and urges Seattle homekeepers to resist extortion without outside agitators.
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Chamber of Commerce
Elinor M. Redington
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
San Francisco
Portland
Flour Distributed to Riga Sufferers
Forty carloads of flour have been distributed in Riga by the American relief commission after the city was evacuated by Bolsheviks under pressure from Let t ish and German volunteers. Herbert Hoover reported the dispatch today.
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Paris
Riga
American Relief Commission
Herbert Hoover
Woman Arrested After Discovery of Grapes and Still
Mamie Taylor 29 a milliner of 703 Jeffersonist was arrested after dry squad officers found a complete still mash and grape liquor during a search of her premises A one gallon jug part full of liquor the still and mash were held as evidence Taylor was held in jail in lieu of $1000 bond
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Mamie Taylor
Billingsley Arrested Here After Release From Prison
Logan Billingsley, released Wednesday from federal prison at McNeill Island, was brought to Seattle Wednesday night and placed in the county jail for a three month sentence for liquor law violations as proprietor of the Day and Night Drug Store two years ago. He had just finished a 13 month federal sentence for liquor shipment violations and was known as the bootlegging king of the Pacific coast with Seattle headquarters. Stringer sent guards to take him into custody after learning of his imminent release. He had not served the three month term or paid the $250 fine from a King county jury.
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Ruth
Storrs
Wenatchee
Horatio E. Cosno
Walla Walla
Cosno
Mitchell
Lorraine Danks
Seattle
Miss Danks
East Republican St
Logan Billingsley
McNeill Island
Jalil
Billingsley
McNeill
Pacific Coast
Stringer
Logan
King County
Allies to reply to Huns by June 12 in Paris report
Paris June 5 The allies answer to the counter proposal will be handed to the Germans before June 12 an authoritative source said today. The Big Four heard Premier Paderski about Upper Silesia with some delegates favoring German retention over Poland. He also outlined continued fighting between Poles and Ukrainians despite promises of ceasefire.
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Paris
Paderwski
Upper Silesia
Germany
Poland
Ukraiiana
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Big Four to Call Turkish Peace Delegates on Carpet
Paris dispatch notes the big four plan to call in Turkish peace delegates as “wit nessen” not fully accredited. Turks expected to have little say on terms, with America to advise on mandates and German treaty changes still debated among the four powers.
Wire Men Plan General Strike
President 8. J. Konenkamp of the Commercial Telegraphers union warned that a rapid settlement of the Atlanta situation is needed or a nationwide general strike will unfold across the United States and Canada. He stated that telegraphers and electrical workers nationwide support the strike and that he will announce its date within 72 hours.
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Washington
J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America Today
Atlanta
United States
Canada
Konenkamp
Austrian government decrees three day national mourning
The Austrian government has decreed a three day period of national mourning in protest against the peace terms, a Vienna dispatch reported today.
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Zurich
Vienna
Atlanta Strike Continues as Ranks Grow
Atlanta telephone and telegraph strike persists with strikers reporting steady growth in numbers as of June 5. The United Press notes the action remains ongoing with workers pushing for higher pay and better conditions.
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Atlanta
United Press
Jury verdict in Bruce case reaches court after hours
After a long trial the Bruce jury returned a verdict at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning. Judge French warned spectators against reactions as Bruce left with friends. The jury, immersed in deciding if the order was revolutionary and anarchistic, faced a second issue on the I W W literature and injunctions presented by both sides.
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French
Bruce
Baby Lectures at Two Stores Friday
Friday lectures at Frederick & Nelson and the Bon Marche discuss child health and welfare topics. Dr. Mabel Seagrave speaks on Advice to Mothers Thursday. Friday features Dr. Charles Mann on The Importance of the Teeth to the Very Young at 2 p.m. at Frederick & Nelson. At Bon Marche, Dr. Jay J. Durand presents A Diet for Children at 1:45 p.m., Barbara Bartlett on Maternal Infant Mortality at 2, and John B. Manning on Child in France at 2:30. Evelyn Gardiner discusses The Land the Inadequate Home.
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Frederick & Nelson's
Bon Marche
Public Schonds Medical Department
Mabel Seagrave
Charles Mann
Child Welfare League
Jay J. Durand
Barbara Bartlett
John B. Manning
France
Evelyn Gardiner
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Wuonipes
Fourth Avenue
James T. Kolbert
Ernest Robinson
Feneral
Ole Hanson
L. Proctor
I Duncan
Mooney Defense
Proctor
Thomas H. Bolton
Robert B. Heaketh
Hinson
Bolton
Mooney Defense Committee
Labor
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Labor Council
Charles Doyle
Duncan
J. H. Stewart
James A. Duncan
Reds
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Tom Mooney
Fourth
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Joel Warren
Chamber
Grapo
HUNS
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Ferguson
America
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