Rainier Park Opens Season With Seattle Tacoma Parade
A two day celebration started with an auto parade from Seattle to Tacoma and Auburn leading to Mount Rainier National Park. A luncheon in Tacoma preceded a mountain drive, dinner and an inaugural program. Sunday featured climbing snow battles at Narada Falls and visits to Paradise and Ramparts.
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Mt. Rainier National Park
Seattle
Narada Falls
George B. Duncan
Gov. Hart
Paradise
Eagle Park
Rail and Mine Parley Undecided on Strike Action
Lawrence Martin reports rail and mine workers unions in Cincinnati plan a first formal conference Tuesday night as they weigh strike options after wage cuts. John L. Lewis pledges no compromise for coal miners and warns the rail workers must fight, aiming to protect organized labor’s standing. Ohio official Thomas Duffy says a $25 000 a year offer was made to switch sides in the fight the workers resist.
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Lawrence Martin
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rail
Rail Union
John L. Lewis
Labor Board
Lewis
Thomas J. Duffy
Ohio Industrial Commission
American Federation of Labor Convention
Duffy
Turley Held for Murder of Mrs Wise in Denver
Orville J Turley is held on murder charges in Denver after the mutilated body of Mrs Emma Wise a wealthy rooming house proprietor was found in the furnace of her rented house The police say Turley confessed after the body was discovered stating he killed her to rob her He lured her to the house beat her to death and pushed the body down the furnace airshaft.
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Denver
Colo
Orville J. Turley
Emma Wise
Turley
Wise
American Citizen Slain in Mexico
War ren D. Harvey an American citizen employed as pay master for an oil company was murdered near Tampico by Mexican bandits on June 17. The U S State Department said representations have been made to the Mexican foreign office and the Tampico consul was ordered to investigate. Robbery is suspected as the motive.
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Washington
Warren D. Harvey
Tampico
State Department
Fire destroys major speedway near San Francisco
San Carlos speedway, built less than a year ago, suffered about 60 percent destruction by fire. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars. Separate brief items note Rosie Reeve, 11, to enter Columbia Law School in fall and John Hammer, 76, dying of heart trouble in Yakima.
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San Francisco
San Carlos
Here
New York
Rosie Reeve
Law School
Columbia University
Yakima
John Hammer
Order Your Menagerie Now
In San Francisco June 19 Gene Cohn reports Frank Buck and wife plan their annual jungle trip to acquire rare wild animals. Their order book includes two Indian rhinoceri for New York 200 two pairs of snow leopards for Philadelphia zoo four markhor goats and a full Dallas city menagerie. Mrs Buck defends animal collecting as profitable and says she would trust animals over most people.
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Gene Cohn
San Francisco
Frank Buck
New York
Philadelphia
Dallas
Texas
Buckanys
Miller’s dubious medical schemes scrutinized by BBB
The Better Business Bureau examined Dr. Miller’s ventures including a Sunday school, a so‑called Ruskin university, a “consumption cure,” and psychology lectures. It cites high fees and dangerous outcomes, noting 62 consumption cases with 50 dead and 7 in terminal stages, and describes Miller as a former advertising quack.
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Miller
Glen Ellyn
Chicago
Ruskin University
Chicago Health Department
Metropolitan Hospital
New York
Better Business Bureau
H. Jacobsen
Hetter Business Bureau
Mrs Reid accuses Miller of graft and crime in Seattle
Mrs Reid testifies she was drawn into Miller’s circle and later warned against him. She alleges he siphons funds from his free lectures for the International Society of Applied Psychology and describes a pattern of moral corruption within the party. A telegram linked Reid to criminal plots but she denies the claims. Seattle reporters dispute physician involvement.
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George Kahin
Better Business Bureau
Miller
Kabin
Star
Portland
George L. Burnham
F.C. Ontario
Miller Party
Reid
San Francisco
Bush
Vancouver
Mrs. Reid
Prohibition Orders Tighten Liquor Concentration System
Washington reports Prohibition Commissioner Haynes ordered concentration of all liquor in 904 warehouses nationwide. Regulations allow in bond storage before transfer, with a 100000 dollar safety bond and 2.20 per gallon tax bond. About 40000000 gallons touched. guards will be strengthened at key warehouses to protect supplies.
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Washington
Prohibition
Haynen
Haynes
Congress
Treasury Department
McCormick Start Noted in Page One Report
The article notes details about McCormick and Mme. Walska, clarifying she knows little of his illness or private life beyond what is printed. It states Mme Walska is not engaged and has no marriage plans with McCormick or anyone else.
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Mme. Walska
Gland Selling Is Oral Question
In Chicago on June 19 church and medical authorities debated the morality of buying and selling life giving glands. Dr. Ben Reitman argued selling health, vitality and personhood harms workers in mines and sweatshops. Rev. Herbert C. Noonan of Marquette University called both parties in such a transaction morally guilty.
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Chicago
Ben Reitman
Herbert C. Noonan
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Gland Transfers Declared Outdated by Medical Experts
New York June 19. Medical authorities say transferring glands between bodies is not illegal but is decidedly out of date. Dr. Monaghan acting health commissioner says nothing in law or morality prohibits it. Dr. Silkman, chief veterinarian, calls it legal but outdated and favors modern methods using tied cords for better results.
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New York
Frank J. Monaghan
Aaron Silkman
Department of Health
Steinach
Dr. Silkman
Maine Primary Voter Turnout Seen Low in Bad Weather
Bad statewide weather reduced turnout in the Maine primaries. The centerpiece is the Republican race for senator with incumbent Frederick Hale facing challenger Howard Davis of Yarmouth. Davis argues family man credentials make him more qualified than Hale, a bachelor.
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Augusta
Maine
Frederick Hale
Howard Davis
Yarmouth
Davis
Hale
Mrs Reid denies blackmail claims against Miller staff
Mrs Reid says reporters never near her home during Wilson visit and condemns a telegram alleging a diabolical plot involving her press connections. She plans to provide Prosecuting Attorney Douglas with authenticated facts on arrival in Seattle. She discusses the $25,000 heart balm suit against Horace Tarbox and explains it grew from an attempt to pressure psychologists.
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Wilson
Miler
Reid
Miller
Malcolm Douglas
Seattle
Horace Tarbox
New Prize in Wedding Jump Off Contest Wins Local Fame
The Star invites entries for a wedding contest hosted with Standard Furniture Co. and The Grady Studio. Winners marry Friday or Saturday, with prizes including a photo essay, a wedding supper, cake, and a $10 last place prize. Essays must be 300 words or less and received by Saturday night.
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Herb Schoenfeld
Buongalow
Standard Furniture Co
Grady
Bungalow Inn
Silverlake
George North
Acheme
Daddy
June d'Amour
Warning Issued to Red Members in Sacramento Trial
In Sacramento on June 19 the district attorney warned that IT. W. W. witnesses admitting membership could be arrested, while defense attorney BE. 8. Smith said he does not expect arrests. Ten defense witnesses who testified in a prior criminal syndicalism case were arrested as they left the stand, prompting volunteers to testify at their own risk.
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Sacramento
IT. W. W
Smith
J. A. Casdorf
Karl Firey
Small Trial Nears Close
Waukegan June 19 The prosecution finished its case against Governor Len Small in a conspiracy to defraud the state trial. Attorneys said they would present few documents and offer no defense. No witnesses will testify for the governor, Leforge announced. The defense may ask the judge to take the case from the jury.
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Waukegan
Len Small
C. C. Leforge
Edwards
Downstairs Store Offers Cotton Jersey Bloomers at 25 Cents
Elastic waist and knee bloomers in sizes 8 10 and 12 marketed by The Downstairs Store. Very low price of a quarter per pair highlights the bargain in this small ad.
Auto crashes claim four victims in Seattle area
Coroner and police probe three Sunday crashes. William Gross, 14, of Train, Washington, killed by Russell Farrell’s car as he stepped from in front of a car with friends near Enumclaw. Nels Nordquist, 31, and daughter Rose injured when Nordquist’s car rolled after hitting streetcar tracks. Grocer Dominike Bresse, 30, injured after being struck by a Morris car at Dearborn and Rainier. Both women taken to Swedish Hospital. Nordquist bruised.
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Willis H. Carson
William A. Gross
Train
Wash
Russel R. Farrell
Seattle
Nels Nordquist
Rose Nordquist
Nordquist
Dominike Bresse
Grocer
Rainier Ave
C. BE. Morris
Lenora St
Dearborn St
Young Gross
Enumclaw
Farrell
Pike St
12Th Ave
Swedish Hospital
Eagle Boat on Rocks Rescued After Twenty Hours
After spending over 20 hours on the rocks at Cattle Point San Juan Island the naval eagle boat No. 57 with 14 militiamen from Seattle and 10 from Tacoma aboard was floated and made safe on Monday. The vessel ran ashore at 2 am Sunday during a weekend cruise and was refloated under its own power at 10 30 pm.
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Cattle Point
San Juan Island
Naval Eagle Boat No. 57
Seattle
Tacoma
Launch seized in booze raid at Blake Island port
Pat Kelly of Seattle B Taylor Herman Schaefer and H H Hammon were jailed after a raid at Blake Island six miles southwest of Alki point led to the seizure of the Seattle launch Bly loaded with 14 barrels and 400 beer bottles 27 sacks of whisky and beer and two cases of Canadian Club whisky. Sheriff Stanioch and two deputies waited 380 hours in ambush and buried liquor was found in sand. Seattle bootlegging ring is said to be involved.
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Port Orchard
Pat Kelly
Seattle
B. Taylor
Herman Schaefer
H. H. Hammon
Kitsap County
Blake Island
Alki Point
John Stanioch
Clue Sought in Roseville Chinatown Slaying
Northern California officers search for identification in the murder of a young Chinese woman found on a highway north of Roseville. Sheriff Gunn asks San Francisco police for help, suspecting kidnapping and transport by car. no missing girl reports from local Chinese communities.
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Sacramento
California
Roseville
Elmer Gunn
Placer County
San Francisco
Frisco Crooks Take Holiday in San Francisco
San Francisco police chiefs from major and smaller cities gathered for the annual Police Chiefs Association session. The program focused on car control auto thefts and crime waves with talks on new identification methods and technology amid postwar crime trends.
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United States
Police Chiefs Association
Richard Sylvester
District of Col
Will Aid Shut-ins Through Pupils’ Expression Program
A collection will be taken Monday evening at Monteliuy hall for a radio fund aiding shut ins. The fundraiser follows a program by pupils in Vera Daytos Cook's expression class led by Dp Frank R. Loope.
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Frank R. Loope
Monteliuy Hall
Vera Daytos Cook
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