Naval pier funding urged after senate conference cut
Naval experts say yard development is essential for fleet efficiency and rank a new pier as a primary need. The Senate House conference committee struck out the $500,000 appropriation and many urge Poindexter to receive earnest letters to pressure Congress to restore the funding and push action.
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U. S. Senate-House Conference
Poindexter
Naval Affairs Committee
Northwest
Congress
Washington
Earl F. Egge Named Air Mail Superintendent
The memo reports Earl F. Egge is appointed superintendent of the air mail service. It notes the hopeful expectation he will manage wisely and improve the operation amid evolving postal flight methods.
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Earl F. Egge
Air Mail Service
Student from Washington Suffers Dementia in Vancouver
William C. Carrier, 21, a University of Washington freshman and known fraternity member, was found in Vancouver, B C, ill with dementia precox and arrested by Canadian authorities. He was returned to Seattle with his uncle Dr. I H Moore and planned a brief Canada visit before departure.
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William C. Carrier
University of Washington
37Th Ave
Seattle
Vancouver
B. C
Carrier
I. H. Moore
Sedro-Woolley Man Dies En Route to City Hospital
Charles Southard aged 61 of Sedro Woolley died in an ambulance on the way to Seattle City Hospital. He suffered an apoplectic attack in the office of F. Bourns at 1011 Cobb Street after arriving from Sedro Woolley for treatment with Dr. James Kellner of Hamilton. He collapsed at King Street Station and was rushed to the hospital where he was later released.
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Charles Southard
Sedro- Woolley
City Hospital
Bourns
Cobb Bulld- Southard
Seattle
James Kellner
Hamilton
Wash
Rockefeller Habit: New Nickels for All at Golf Club
In Tarrytown June 18 report on John D Rockefeller, the oil magnate keeps a playful ritual giving each person a brand new nickel. He walks his nine hole course daily, still drives some shots, and delights workers with nickels, even paying a chauffeur with them.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Rockefeller
John D
Germany bankrupt in hope and faith says Milton Bronner
Berlin June 18 The Germany of today is a bankrupt nation in more ways than finances. It lacks unity or peace and faces political division, with cliques dreaming of monarchy bolshevism and socialists in dispute. The average German sees little hope ahead as the republic replaces the monarchy.
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Milton Bronner
Berlin
Germany
France
Italy
You
Smith
Posse Still Hunts Maniac Near City Lake
Sheriff Matt Starwiths deputies intensified the manhunt near Lake City after a Friday assault on Kathleen Collins 10 the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carter near 89th street and 12th avenue N E and earlier firing into homes north of 85th street and shooting at a stage on Greenwood avenue three times. Authorities believe the same suspect carried out all incidents and will renew efforts Saturday to capture him.
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Matt Starwith
Lake City
Whither
Kathleen Collins
Carter
89Th St
12Th Ave
N. EB
85Th St
Walter Elliott
Greenwood Ave
Three Newcomers Join Millionaires Club Saturday
Three new members joined the Millionaires' club Saturday. Whitefoot the big black tabby serves as the club mascot and is mother to the triplets. M. BD. Johanson notes the club still needs clothes for the unemployed.
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Millionaire Club
Millionaires’ Club
Whitefoot
M. BD. Johanson
Attorney Seeks $1150 For Loss Of Goat
Attorney Thomas Byron MacMahon files a brief bill alleging Jack Pratt took MacMahon's goat. The complaint demands $1150 in damages for the loss.
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Omebody
Thomas Byron MacMahon
MacMahon
Jack Pratt
Dempsey Faces Carpentier with Serious Focus Ahead
Atlantic City June 18. Jack Dempsey treats Georges Carpentier as a worthy challenger and says he learned the dangers of overconfidence from Willard and Brennan. Prominent observers debate his training needs, wind, pace, and physique while noting his improved size and strength since Toledo.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Jess Willard
Bill Brennan
Willard
Brennan
Jack
Georges Carpentier
Carpentier
Pooch” Donovan
Harvard
Jack McAuliffe
Jack Auerbach
Salt Lake City
Toledo
Auerbach
Strawberries and Cannery Proposal Over Production Glut
The article describes an overwhelming Washington strawberry crop held for canning or preserving as market demand stalls. W H Paulhamus urges a large co operative cannery at Puyallup to protect farmers from price swings and ensure a steady market for berries.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
W. H. Paulhamus
Great Puyallup Canning Enterprise
Washington
Port Commission
Puyallup
Paulhamus
Alcohol Poisoning Feared Three Men Held in City Jail
H A Dahl 32 sailor Pat Cyphert 24 laborer and George G Hammond 36 machinist held on liquor charges after Friday arrests. Dahl and Cyphert seized with two bottles of denatured alcohol at 2117 First Ave one empty bottle found and suspects watched for poisoning symptoms. James Sheasgreen of New York surprised by a prowling officer at midnight when a quart of hootch was found in his office.
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H. A. Dahl
Pat Cyphert
George G. Hammond
Dahl
Cyphert
First Ave
New York
James Sheasgreen
Acting Mayor Hesketh Foils Early Morning Burglary
Acting Mayor Robert B. Hesketh, ex-officio police head, stopped a burglary after a resident shouted There is a burglar in my house. He searched the scene at N 45th St and Eighth Ave NE, found an intoxicated man who had tried to enter through a window, and escorted him home to face his wife.
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Robert B. Hesketh
Hesketh
N. 45Th St
Eighth Ave
N. E
Bacchus
Move Takes Moonshine From Seattle Stills to Prohibition Office
Police dry squad moves all liquor from Seattle stills to federal prohibition offices. Spectators watch as stills, moonshine, whisky, home brew, and grape products depart amid lingering odor and a sense of loss.
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Police Dry Squad
Seattle
Federal Prohibition
Inmate Catches 17-Pound Carp at Sing Sing
Ossining N Y June 18 John Montforte a Sing Sing inmate fished through the prison bars and landed a 17 pound carp Guards opened a gate to aid him in securing the fish.
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Ossining
N. Y
John Montforte
Sing Sing
Montforte
Washington and St. Peter Face Judgment in Court
In Justice of the Peace court Judge C. C. Dalton presided over a case involving George Washington a bootblack turned bootlegger and St Peter a taxi driver. Washington received 250 dollars and 90 days in jail while St Peter’s charge was dismissed after the taxi firm paid a bond. Matilda Logan claimed relationship to Washington and argued the whiskey was for personal use.
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George Washington
St. Peter
Justice of the Peace
C. C. Dalton’s
J. FE
Washington
Matilda Logan
George
Matilda
Two Peruvian Girl Hikers Visit City
Two Peruvian hikers Juanita Falcon and Evelyn Carr arrived Saturday honoring Acting Mayor R B Hesketh. They travel for 16 months through five countries wearing khaki and light bags and headed next to Vancouver British Columbia.
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South America
R. B. Hesketh
Juanita Falcon
Evelyn Carr
Vancouver
B.C
Laura Gearen
Flossy Jewett
Rose Kavanaugh
Hesketh
Rolph
San Francisco
Northwest
Amundsen North Pole ice drift attempt ends in rescue
Capt. Roald Amundsen and party, who set out from Alaska to prove ice currents carry blocks across the North Pole, were rescued near Siberia and brought to Nome by Capt. Peterson of the Herman. The Maude was abandoned after being disabled near Serge, Siberia, and Amundsen had previously aided Bartlett’s Karluk rescue.
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San Francisco
Call
Roald Amundsen
Arctic
Alaska
Las Fall
North Pole
Siberia
Peterson
Herman
H. Liebes Company
Deal Amundsen
Nome
Liebes Company
Amundsen
Amundssen
Maude
Serge
Amsen
East Cape
Hi Island
United States
Herald Island
North Pale
Captain Peterson
Captain Bartlett
Bartlett
Hesketh Says He'll Sign Cabaret Bill
Acting Mayor R B Hesketh announced Saturday he will sign the cabaret ordinance. Critics feared a veto as the measure was loosened beyond his recommended limits, and he said he would seek an amendment afterward.
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Hesketh
R. B. Hesketh
Murray man electrocuted by 440 volt line
E. J. Christian of Murray was killed when he touched a live wire carrying 440 volts. The accident occurred as workers were repairing lines near the city. Police and investigators are reviewing the scene for safety compliance and cause.
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Tacoma
E. J. Christian
Murray
Star Wanted ser vice offers sane small investments
Money cannot be picked up in gutters but can be earned by prudent small investments in The Star Wanted service.
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Star Wanted
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