Boy Scouts Launch County and National Membership Drive
Beattie and King County Boy Scouts, with a citizens’ committee, aim to add 4000 new adult members by next Sunday. The drive is nationwide with dollar a year memberships funding expansion across the United States. Four minute men will urge joining at theaters and events under the slogan Invest a dollar in boyhood to build manhood.
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Beattie
King County
Citizens’ Committee
Boy Scouts
United States
Seattle
Boy Scouts of America
Bb. C. Beck
Citizens’ King County Committee
National Office
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Petrona
National Council
Doys’ Life
No "ifs" about Title Insurance Risk Defense
A concise insurance note declares no loopholes for title insurance. It commits to paying for legal defense if the title is challenged and covering losses if ownership is lost, stressing robust protection for homeowners.
One Killed Three Wounded in Mexican Election Clash
In Neuvo Laredo near a polling place in Monterey violence left one dead and three wounded in clashes between supporters of Gen. Marciano Gonzales and Juan M. Garcia. Dis turbances were reported elsewhere in the state. Garcia, a Monterey businessman, appeared to win the governorship with a large majority according to El Progreso.
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Laredo
Texas
Marciano Gonzales
Carranza
Juan M. Garcia
Neuvo Laredo
el Progreso
Monterey
Garcia
Roosevelt troop film to aid scouting drive at Seattle store
The event organized by Br. C Heck will screen The Littlest Scout donated by Frederick & Nelson. The Roosevelt troop will be shown thrice daily at the store auditorium with Seattle scouts performing fire making, signaling, and push calla demonstrations. A model camp is set up behind the auditorium.
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BR. C. Heck
Frederick & Nelson
Roosevelt
Seattle
Transportation Club
King County Committee
J. H. Piper
Seattle Council
Boy Scouts of America
Adier-i-ka Advertised Cure Claims Instant Relief
A testimonial from Henry Welp of Lake View Iowan praises Adier-i-ka for immediate stomach and gas relief. The ad alleges it empties both bowels and purges foul matter, prevents appendicitis, and markets a blend of herbs and simple Swift Drug Co. ingredients.
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Adier-i-ka
Henry Welp
Lake View
Iowan
Adler Ika
Bnockthorn
Swift Drug Co
Eta
German chiefs debate treaty in Berlin assembly session
In Berlin the national assembly is set to meet to examine peace terms as German delegates refuse full guilt and seek league of nations entry and plebiscites. The peace committee and cabinet may influence the treaty but final say rests with the assembly. A high court bill targets officials blamed for the war. The Social Democratic workers' councils seek a full session to consider removing leaders Ebert and Scheidemann.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Berlin
National Assembly
Assembly
Ele
Versailles
Germany
League of Nations
Social Democratic Party
Ebert
Scheidemann
Falling Down Says Murphy on Referendum Petitions
Forty percent of petition signers for a national prohibition referendum are not registered, city hall checks show. Attorney John Murphy says results are disappointing but promises more petitions, urging Secretary Howell to keep the Olympia office open late to finish signatures. Returns from Spokane, Tacoma and other cities are still pending.
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Harry Carroll
John F. Murphy
California Grape Growers’ Association
Murphy
Seattle
Olympia
Secretary of State
I. M. Howell
Washington
Spokane
Tacoma
Mooney Case Backers Claim New Evidence Emerges
An affidavit sworn by Will H. Donaldson in New Orleans, received by the Mooney defense league in San Francisco, challenges a critical letter postscript in the Oxman perjury trial. Donaldson says there was no postscript urging Rigall to avoid testifying unless physically present at the explosion.
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San Francisco
Mooney
Mooney Defense League
Will H. Donaldson
New Orleans
Donaldson
Ed Rigall
Frank C. Oxman
Rigall
Oxman
Jordan endorses League of Nations in Portland address
David Starr Jordan, president emeritus of Stanford, argued for the general idea of the League of Nations in a Portland speech. He criticized indemnities payments and disputes over the Saar valley Upper Silesia Polish claims and Kiaochou, calling the league inevitable and essential.
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Portland
Ore
Saar Valley
Upper Silesia
Kiaochou
David Starr Jordan
League of Nations
Leland Stanford
Wobbling men recall a swallow and fading footprints
A fragmentary verse notes how after a swallow the wobbling men remember their footprints would be hard to follow. The lines evoke fleeting movement and the difficulty of retracing steps.
Circle Meeting Opens For Neighbors Of Woodcraft In Seattle
Women from Western Washington and Oregon gather in Seattle as Neighbors of Woodcraft hold circle meeting at Swedish Club hall. District guardian Jeanette De Long presides with grand officers attending. Banquet and toasts follow Thursday night with addresses on Reconstruction and Life Protection. A juvenile program and a Woodcraft drill cap the Friday events.
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Washington
Oregon
Seattle
Woodcraft
Swedish Club
Eighth Ave
Olive At
Jeanette de Long
District Guardian
C. van Orsdall
Grand Guardian
Minnie Hiner
Bertha Leach
L. K. Pastrouich
Margaret Garrett
Elizabeth Owen
Rose Porer
Eva Hixon
May Fleming
Mabel Seaver
L. Berheim
C. C. van Orsdall
Sarah Marquat
Busineas
Georgia McCune
Leroy Cardwell
Letha Chaney
Velma Buiet
Marguerite Cudahy
Chace Bagley
Start Trial of Aged Physician in Nassau County
State attorneys begin trial in Nassau county courthouse to prove that Dr. Walker Keene Wilkins, 67, murdered his wife in her Long Beach home last February. Circumstantial evidence, a beating with a hammer, and the suspect’s flight are central to the case with about 30 witnesses expected for each side.
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Mineola
Nassau County
Walker Keene Wilkins
How Much More Tobacco Will My Heart Stand
An untitled health ad warns tobacco damages the heart and urges quitting. It touts Nicotol tablets as a voluntary aid with a Seattle dispensing guarantee through Bartell and G. G Guy, claiming the habit can be broken with structured steps and a week of abstinence.
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Seattle
Bartell
G. G Guy
Bootleg Raid at Blue Mule Mine Uncovers Whisky Cache
Ely November 9 report: Police raided the Blue Mule mine 600 feet underground and seized 200 quarts of whisky. The covert liquor operation had been probed for months as investigators pursued the hidden supply and sought clues to bootlegging activity in the area.
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Ely
Blue Mule
Two Society Women Killed by Train in Chicago
Mrs Rose M Gilke wife of a New York man ager at North American Surety Co and Mrs Frank Coolidge a prominent North Shore society woman were dead in Chicago after being struck by a North Shore electric train at Kenilworth MI late last night.
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Chicago
Rose M. Gilke
New York
North American Surety Co
Frank Coolidge
North Shore Society
North Shore
Kenilworth
What Is Rheumatism Why Suffer From It
An old advertisement asserts rheumatism stems from blood saturated with uric acid and warns against topical salves. It promotes 8.8.8. and S.8.S. as blood purifiers that purport to remove rheumatic poisons, claiming fifty years of use and vegetable ingredients. It offers free physician advice from Swift Specific Co. in Avanta, Ga.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Avanta, Ga
Suffragists Push For Early State Ratification
San Francisco suffragists circulated petitions today to urge Gov. Stephens to call an early special session of the legislature for ratification of the suffrage amendment. The drive aims to accelerate passage and showcase broad support across local groups.
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San Francisco
Stephens
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