Wild West Seattle bear raid and other snippets
A jumble of clipped items notes a bear escape in West Seattle near 50th Ave and W. Hines Sr, a prohibition director appointment for Roy Haines, Rockefeller’s early earnings from turkeys, and a series of quick anecdotes about local life and national figures including Bernt Wick in Bismarck and Roy Carruthers praising a new hotel for university patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Gey
50Th Ave. S. W
W. Hines Sr
West Seattle
Roy Carruthers
Seattle
Washington
University Regents
Who's This Photo Silhouette Public Figure in Seattle
A photo silhouette teases a tall public figure known for size and genial nature. The caption hints at a fighting name and invites readers to check tomorrow for the reveal. Previous silhouettes identified Carl Reiter, Moore Theatre manager and noted raconteur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
Carter
Seattle
Carl Reiter
Moore Theatre
Raconteur Extraordinaire
Tacoma Opens Trade Boycott On Seattle
A Tacoma report claims Seattle dominates Puget Sound in media and place names. The piece argues mislabeling poisons neighborly relations and calls for restraint by publicity actors, noting local examples and urging accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Seattle
STAR
Puget Sound
Point Defiance Park
United Press
New York
Newark
N. J
Oakland
San Francisco
Akron
Cleveland
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ogden
Salt Lake
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Rainier
Tacoma merchants oppose Seattle boycott in local campaign
A Tacoma driven boycott by retail druggists expands with support from commercial groups. The effort targets Seattle firms, aiming to keep publicity and trade within Tacoma. Reports say Portland and Portland-area firms benefit as druggists switch suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Seattle
Heart Balm Suit Dismissed In Lewiston Court
Mrs. Myrtle Schott’s fifty thousand dollar heart balm suit against Knutson, Lewiston rancher, was dismissed on a non-suit by Judge J. T. Ronald. The court ruled the alleged promise to marry within three months after her divorce was void, removing Knutson from liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Schott
Knutson
Lewiston
Idaho
J. T. Ronald
William A. Gilmore
Gillmore
George RB. Tennant
Ronald
Schott
Three Die Hard Tax Murder Trial Underway in Tacoma
In Tacoma on June 13 the murder case of Karl Timbs, taxi driver, continues as Private Edward Filion and three co defendants face murder charges after being found guilty of complicity. The defense seeks life terms as jurors are seated and testimony begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Edward Filion
Karl Timbs
Card
Geo
W. Sharp
Carl C. Perrin
James Sparks
Filton
Children Safe Crossing Behind Seattle Policemen
Policeman Clifford J. Guettel and Officer Carpenter supervise schoolchildren crossing Pike Street near Summit Avenue. Kids rush from the hill to lunch and back under guard, with no accidents reported since police began assisting crossings. Carpenter notes he has two children of his own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford J. Guettel
Seattle
Pike St
Summit Ave
Pike Si
Guettel
O. Carpenter
Carpenter
E. Madison
Rud
Clifford Guettel
Summit
Admirals Humor Claim In Sinn Fein Comment
London reports say Admiral W S Sims plans to tell Secretary Denby that his remark about Sinn Fein sympathizers in the United States as asses with votes was an attempt at humor. He prepares to return to the United States to face a reprimand and declined to comment on messages with Denby. He may blame garbled cable transmission for the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
W. S. Sims
Denby
Sinn Fein
United States
Larson gets term in pen
Ole Larson, president of the defunct Scandinavian-American bank, sentenced to two concurrent prison terms of three to ten years for borrowing 10 000 and 6 000 without proper board approval. The judge likened Larson to a goat along with the bank’s 12 000 depositors, while 16 of 24 counts were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Ole Larson
Larson
Supreme Court
William D. Askren
Funeral ban push targets Sundays in city council meeting
Undertakers florists ministers and cab drivers petitioned the city council on Monday to prohibit funerals on Sundays. They also urged that cremation be included in the Sunday ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant Bluey
Woman Kills Self After Husband’s Death in Honolulu
Mrs. Anna C Page, 217 24th Ave Tacoma, grieving after her husband H W Page died in Honolulu two months earlier, walked into the Tacoma Interurban station ladies restroom and slit her throat with a razor. She died before aid arrived. Her two children, Robert and Elsie, are with grandmother Mrs Nelson at the same address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Anna C. Page
24Th Ave
Tacoma
Altho
Robert Nae Page
Elsie Page
Nelson
Page
Guy
Speed manhunt for desperado Gardner in Kelso region
Roy Gardner, the mail bandit, is pursued through woods and swamps near Kelso Washington after Norris Pyron's capture along the Cowlitz river tracks. Pyron describes Gardner forcing his escape and threats of death, while Pyron hides in a Kelso barn before authorities close in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelso
Wash
T Man
Roy Gardner
Dart
C Rock-Kelso
Norris Pyron
Pyron
Posseman
W. A. Pratt
F. L. Stocks
Kel- 80
Stocks
Nelson
Cowlitz
Cong
Joe
Gardner
Posse
The
Law
Thomas Mulhall
Dar
Stocks Farm
Nelson Stocks
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Bon Marche
Seattle Journal of Commerce
Roy Haines
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Bernt Wick
Beatrice
Bismarck
Fargo
N. D
Forum
Josh Wise
Melrose
FE. S. Franklin
Percy Hall
Secret Service
Red
Horror
National Capitol
Hall
Alpha Delta Phi
Portland
East
Credit Monthly
Spokane
Ee Great Falls
Butte
Geat
Kobe
Wenatchee
Chester Thorne
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Thorne
Port Commission
College of Puget Sound
the Speedway
Stadium
Camp Lewis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Todd Yard
Elmer Dover
Pacific Northwest
Alaska
Rainier National Park
Scientific American
State University
Bell
University of
Gwan
Sims
Humorist
Tacoma Bank
Desperado
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