Democrats Ready for Big Expose
Washington June 11 Democrats in the senate prepare a detailed expose alleging a Republican strategy to build a nationwide postmaster network. They claim President Harding's order on post office vacancies aimed to bypass civil service and replace Democratic appointees with Republicans. The Townsend bill would let the postmaster general appoint and remove life-post postmasters without Senate consent, removing Senate control.
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Washington
Senate
Harding
Jack Silverman Named New Deputy Sheriff
Jack Silverman, an overseas veteran of four major engagements, was appointed by Sheriff Matt Starwich to succeed Deputy Sheriff Napoleon L. Loveaul who left Friday for Walla Walla to become chief turnkey of the state penitentiary. Downey presented Loveaul with a traveling bag.
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Jack Silverman
Matt Starwich
Napoleon L
Bud”) Loveaul
Walla Walla
State Penitentiary
Loveau
William E. Downey
FireIgnited by Mouse Kills Girl in Kitchen Accident
London report states Annie Florence Brooks aged 11 ignited her clothing when a candle flame from lighting a kitchen fire frightened by a mouse. The blaze caused fatal injuries to the child. Aberdeen Washington reports Mrs. Rose Bedow 44 dead. Peru mine operated by Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul was gutted by fire with no casualties.
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London
Annie Florence Brooks
Peru
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mark
Met Offers Cohan Success Revue Tops Moore Program
Seattle listings review a bustling week of theater with George Cohan’s Mary opening at the Metropolitan for a week amid a strong musical lineup. The Moore bill features vaudeville and stars like Jack Norton, Queenie Smith, Mae Melville, and more, while Palace Hip spotlights Fred Schwarz in The Broken Mirror and other acts.
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Met
Cohan
Bubbles
the Moore
Frank Stammers
B. C. Hilliam
A. Baldwin Sloane
Jack Norton
Queenie Smith
Mae Melville
George Rule
Kitner and
Reaney
de Dora
Billy Miler
Adam Killjoy
Young and Wheeler
Wilfred de Bora
Palace Hip
Loew's Palace Hip
Metro
Fred Schwarz and Company
Broken Mirror
Johnson Bros. and
Johnson
Bones
Tambo
Middleman
Marie Kell
Brower Brothers
Margaret Merie
Palermo
Passion Fruit
Doraldina
Funeral Sunday for Victim of Cave-In
Funeral services for Alberto Aluisi, killed in Thursday sewer cavern at Laurelhurst drive, will be held Sunday at Home Undertaking parlor. Burial at Warshells cemetery. Aluisi, widow at Sanders place, was an Italian soldier in 1915, captured by Austrians and held 18 months before returning to Seattle.
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Alberto Aluisi
Laurelhurst Drive
Home Undertaking Company
Warshells
Aluisi
Sanders Place
Seatue
New Link in Park System Is Opened
A new link in the city park system is opened with a formal dedication of the highway around Seward Park. Officials from city county and state attend as ceremonies begin at 2 20 p m with planned remarks and exercises.
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Seward Park
Funeral Sunday for Seattle War Hero Thomas A. Robinson
Funeral services for Thomas A. Robinson former private Company F 305th Infantry 40th division will be held at 2 p m Sunday at the Butterworth mortuary. Robinsons mother Mrs George Tapper lives at Twist.
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Thomas A. Robinson
305Th Infantry
40Th Division
Butterworth Mortuary
Robinson
George Tapper
Twist
Waldorf-Astoria Manager Decries Regents Ruling
Roy Carruthers, Waldorf-Astoria director, denounces the university regents action rejecting the Metropolitan Building Co. hotel proposal as a severe state blow. He is staying at the New Washington and touring the nation.
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Roy Carruthers
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
University Regents
Metropolitan Building Co
Carruthers
New Washington
Attempts to Defraud Cops During Carnival
Frank Phillips a 35 year old twice convicted confidence man is jailed on charges he tried to defraud Patrolmen N P Anderson and R F Baerman of the narcotic squad of 110 dollars during a Chinese street carnival. The sting involved a supposed meeting with a Jap dope peddler at the Milwaukee hotel room. Neither Phillips nor the alleged accomplice appeared. He was arrested later in a cafe on Second Ave.
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Frank Phillips
N. P. Anderson
R. F. Baerman
Phillips
Anderson
Baerman
White Cross
Dentists clash with state board in licensing fight
The state board of dental examiners begins a legal battle with advertising dentists after Superior Judge D F Wright issues an injunction blocking licenses to 40 applicants who recently passed exams. The dentists argue the dental code is defective granting autocratic powers to examiners and prevents licensure.
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State Board of Dental Examiners
Olympia
D. F. Wright
Son of J. J. Hill Is Sued for Divorce
Dorothy B. Hill has filed for divorce from Walter Hill in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The action follows a prior Minnesota case dismissed by Mrs. Hill’s attorney W. R. Miller.
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J. J. Hill
Los Angeles
Cal
Walter Hill
James J. Hon
Los Angeles County
Dorothy B. Hill
Ramaey County
Minnesota
No Chance for Band Concerts in Parks
Denying unanimously a park board petition for 6700 to fund summer band concerts, the city council finance committee Friday went on record against deficiency appropriations for city departments.
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Park Board
Council Finance Committee
New Masonic Temple Here Is Dedicated
Walter F. Meier a grand lodge orator and city corporation counsel delivered the dedication speech for the Ark lodge No. 126 temple at Rainier Avenue and Edmonds Street. Many Masonic leaders attended the Friday evening ceremony.
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Walter F. Meier
Grand Lodge
Ark Lodge No
Rainier Ave
Edmonds St
Canvasses for bridge fund on Columbia route
Businessmen were to canvass Saturday to raise 40 000 dollars for a 500 000 dollar steel bridge across the Columbia River linking Kennewick and Pasco on the Yellowstone trail. Volunteers say the bridge will bring substantial trade to Seattle.
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Columbia River
Kennewick
Pasco
Seattle
Fifty Dollar Bill Found Hidden Under Parlor Carpet
In Altoona Pennsylvania a piano tuner found a mouse nest under a keyboard containing a $50 bill nicked along the edges. The couple had previously hidden the money there last autumn for safekeeping and only recently needed it but could not locate it.
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Altoona
Uncle Sam
Thousands Plan Anti Prohibition Parade in New York
Frank C. Drake mobilizes an anti Volstead parade in New York on July 4 with over 100000 men and thousands of women volunteering. The effort expands from a single ad to a nationwide protest stressing personal liberty and a regime change, with Drake guiding organizers and a police permit expected.
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New York
Frank C. Drake
Drake
United States
Don Margulis
Sun Dial Fame
East Fifteenth St
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Don Marquis
The
Sun
Marquis
Boldt's French Pastry Ad Prompts Home Delivery
An advertisement urges readers to have Boldt's French pastries delivered home. The brief note highlights bakery items and the convenience of ordering for home use.
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Boldt
Moonshine Plant Raided in City. 29 Barrels Seized
Police raided two houses at 305 and 307 22d Ave uncovering one of the largest moonshine layouts in the city. J Hikida and H Nakagawa were jailed after the Friday afternoon seizure which yielded 29 barrels of mash 10 stills two wooden vats brown sugar and property valued at 30 000. Dry squad officers worked late hauling the liquor to headquarters for destruction. A buzzer system and signaling apparatus explained why the houses were vacant during the raid.
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J. Hikida
H. Nakagawa
Lonesome Four From Brownswood Plan Boston Bride Raid
The Lonesome Four from Brownswood Texas threaten to carry off marriageable girls in Boston. They claim correspondence with local eligible women and plan to visit next month. Residents and police wonder if the plan is genuine or a publicity stunt and whether Boston will welcome suitors or not.
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Boston
Lonesome Four
Brownswood
Tex
Hub
Jones
Dave Miller
J. W
J. D. Murphy
Heston
Star State
Ford Says He Has Foiled His Enemies
Henry Ford writes to his company that certain enemies sought to ruin him financially and had paid the last notes in buying out stockholders amounting to 100000000. The letter, in the third person, was through his secretary E G Liebold.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
E. G. Liebold
Bergdoll's Mother Pays 7000 Fine to Avoid Prison
Mrs Emma C Bergdoll mother of Grover Bergdoll draft evader pays seven thousand dollar fine to avoid one year in federal prison for aiding her son in evading the draft The article notes the case in Philadelphia and mentions a Senate bill related to vehicle and prohibition issues.
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Emma Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Emma C. Bergdoll
Grover Bergdoll
Germany
United States District Court
Washington
Senate
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