Young Ford employee ends life over job worries
Fred W. Lapham, 27, a Ford Motor Co. employee who had just been promoted to Superintendent of the Maintenance Department, hanged himself with a chandelier at his Eastlake Avenue home after expressing fear over losing favor and his old job. A prior fire drill incident and missed notice heightened his distress.
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Ford Motor Co
Fred W. 27
Eastlake Av
R. P. Rice
Rice
Mine explosion leaves 182 still entombed at Le THbr idge
At a coal mine near Le ithbr idge Alberta, 70 living men found and 202 known dead after an explosion. By dawn 23 corpses and 20 fir men recovered, with 182 workers still trapped. Rescue efforts continued as relatives waited at the mine entrance. Flames blocked shaft access until last night.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Onty
Japanese Visitors Cancel Dinner Tour After Sea Visit
Japanese Asuma and Azuma officers arriving in Seattle June 27 cancel a chamber planned dinner. The group will still tour Mount Rainier with cadets and sailors, while the two ships arrived at White Rock, British Columbia. Former state senator W. B. Goldendal of Jat and Skamania counties died yesterday afternoon in Goldendal.
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Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Rainier
White Rock
B. C
Goldendalbe
W. B
Jat
Skamania
Land Needed for Immigrant Settlement
Joseph Jacobs president of the Pacific Northwest Society of Engineers urged state and federal cooperation to develop agricultural lands for Europeans drawn to the United States by the Panama Canal opening. The annual address emphasized securing land for immigrant settlement.
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Joseph Jacobs
Pacific Northwest Society of Engineers
Panama Canal
Drowned in Columbia River near Golden Canada
Miss Joyce Thatcher and Charles Russell drowned when their canoe capsized on the Columbia River near Golden British Columbia. Thatcher was the only daughter of Rev. E. B. Thatcher of the Church of England in Galena.
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Vancouver
B. C
Columbia River
Golden
Joyce Thatcher
Charles Russell
EB. G. Thatcher
Church of England
Galena
Sawmill Burns as Republic Mill Destroyed by Fire
Sawmill of the Republic Coal Company was destroyed by fire yesterday at a loss of 15,000 dollars and 000 feet of lumber. There was no insurance.
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Republic
The
Reput Co
Survey Teams Begin Tanana District Rail Surveys
In Fairbanks Alaska on June 20 three survey parties under Thomas Jr. are in the Tanana district conducting preliminary surveys for the Alaska rail project. The heat nears ninety degrees as crews work in the field, many reporting the area feels like home.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Thomas Jr
Tanana
Teacher Rescued After Being Lost on Mount Rainier
S H Evson, a teacher, reached town today after hours of wandering in snow near Mount Rainier’s summit. He was disoriented until he located Eagle Peak in the distance to regain his bearings.
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Tacoma
S. H. Evison
Mt. Rainier
Eagle Peak
Seminary Planned in Seattle by Pacific Synod
At the fourteenth annual session of the Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church held in Bellingham on June 20, plans were approved to begin a seminary building in Seattle this fall. Rev. Franklin Bussard of Bellingham will lead the fundraising to raise the required $100,000.
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Bellingham
Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Laitheran Church
Seattle
Franklin Bussard
Pellingham
Murder Hints After Body Found Near Rail Line
The mutilated body of A. McKinnon of Wallula was discovered beside a railroad track at Dean near Spokane. An empty purse and rifled pockets prompted the coroner to suspect murder.
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Spokane
A. McKinnon
Walla Walla
Dean
Here
Blue Ribbon Baby Seeks Blue Ribbon in Seattle Contest
Hundreds of infants enter the Better Babies contest at Saschi park on July 4. A standout is a 21 month old boy named Frederick Collina whose father disappeared over two years ago. his mother Mrs. Collins and grandmother care for him at 5642 46th Ave. W. The child weighs 26 pounds and has already won a grand prize at Panton store.
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Saschi Park
Frederick Collina
Bedy
Seattle
Father of twelve is taken into custody on bad check charge
Constable James Shannon faced a difficult duty as he escorted J. A. Ritchie from his home at 124 23rd av. S. to jail. Ritchie was arrested on a warrant from C. H. Morford of the MacDougall-Southwick Co. for passing a self drawn check with no funds at the Seattle National Bank.
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J. A. Ritchie
Av. S
Ritchie
C. H. Morford
MacDougall-Southwick Co
Seattle National Bank
Here's the Star remembers a cute child saying
The Star invites readers to submit child quips like a three year old who fell, got a head gash, was stitched up, asked if others wished they were him, and returned home with the remark.
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the Star
Charley
Harry Brush
Rescue of Spokane widow ends burglary blaze
Spokane June 20 Mrs BK RB Lesher a wealthy widow was rescued from her burning home after burglars beat her into unconsciousness and escaped after setting the house afire. She values antique furniture losses at $12,000.
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Spokane
BK. RB. Lesher
Star Want Ad Seeks Buyer Quickly
A star want ad promotes rapid sale of items or services. readers are urged to act fast to secure a good deal, with emphasis on visibility and swift results.
Metropolitan to Stage When Knighthood Was in Flower
Seattle audiences will see the costume romance When Knighthood Was in Flower at the Metropolitan. Florence Malone stars as Mary Tudor with Dwight A. Meade as Charles Brandon and James Guy Usher as Henry VIII. The production features tapestries loaned by local residents and includes Coradini's Menagerie and Lillie Jewel and her manikins.
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Charles Major
Paul Kester
Julia Marlowe
ER. H. Sothern
Metropolitan Theatre
George J. Mackenzie
Henry VIII
Mary Tudor
France
Charles Brandon
Florence Malone
Dwight A. Meade
James Guy Usher
King Henry
Seattle
Moore Theatre to Show Neptunes Daughter Starring Annete Kellerman
Neptune's Daughter featuring An nette Kellerman arrives at the Moore theatre for a photoplay engagement starting June 28 for one week. Kellerman, famed worldwide for beauty and swimming feats, stars in a water centered tale where her love for a land man is opposed by Neptune and ends in a dismal grave.
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Annette Nellerman
Neptune
Moore
Mies Marie van Tassel
Metropolitan
Isie and Hendricks
Pantages
Annette Kellerman
Moore Theatre
Misa Kellerman
Pantages Premieres The School Master and Ad Club Act
The Hendricks Belle Isle company presents The School master a merry vaudeville of school days memories. The Los Angeles Ad Club quartet a popular vaudeville feature joins the bill offering lively entertainment.
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Pantages
Hendricks, Belle Isle Company
Los Angeles
Ad Club
Divorce Case Links to Heir Inherited Money
Maude Robin sues Hubbell C. Robinson in Los Angeles where they wed August 21 1912. She claims his December 1912 inheritance of 100000 made him inattentive and led him to a fast life staying away from home at nights.
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Maude Robinson
Hubbell C. Robinson
Los Angeles
Saya Robinson
Ad Men Quartet Breaks In at Vancouver Victory
Manager Alexander Pantages has booked the Los Angeles Ad Club quartet after their triumph at the Pacific Coast Advertising Men’s association festivities in Vancouver. The popular California singers enter vaudeville and will open a week long engagement here Monday.
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Alexander Pantages
Los Angeles
Ad Club
Pacific Coast Advertising Men's Association
Vancouver
B. C
California
Ditching Car Ends in Smash Near Lake City
R W Paulson inspector for Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co drove his car off an embankment on the Bothell road near Lake City last night to avoid a man who stepped into the road. The car was badly damaged but Paulson and all passengers escaped injury.
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R. W. Paulson
Hartford Steam Roiler Inspection and Insurance Co
Bothell Road
Lake City
Paulson
Block Park Job Contested by Railroads in Smiths Cove
The port commission is restrained from placing a fill in the waterway at Smiths Cove under orders from Judge Bruce Blake of Spokane. Petitioners are O W R and N and Northern Pacific railways. Attorney Harold Preston for the commission will take the case to the supreme court.
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Port Commission
Smiths Cove
Bruce Blake
Spokane
Northern Pacific Railways
Harold Preston
Supreme Court
Swap Ministers Between Tacoma and Seattle Churches
The First Congregational Church of Tacoma and the Pilgrim Congregational Church of Seattle will exchange ministers and choir leaders for Sunday evening services.
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First Congregational Church of
Tacoma
Pilgrim Congregational Church of
Seattle
Coroners jury clears Chas N. Kline in fatal shooting
In WENATCHEE on June 20 a coroner’s jury exonerated rancher Chas N. Kline who killed Benjamin Martinson, a convict who had escaped custody. Martinson reportedly approached Kline’s home to see his wife, a niece of Kline, prompting the fatal shot.
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Wenatchee
Chas. N. Kline
Benjamin Martinson
Walla Walla Pingvon
Martinson
Kline
Roses Shine At La Conner Civic Club Show
La Conner June 20. The Ladies' Civic club held its sixth annual rose show in Woodmen hall drawing 260 entries. Many trophies were awarded.
Killer Hopkins claims lake body linked to Olson murder
Mount Vernon officials pursue a lake near Murray to test Charles Hopkins's claim that he killed Tony Olson, sank the body, and that Olson’s necktie and clothing remain near the crime scene. Hopkins, serving a life term for Olson’s killing, says Dago Frank killed Olson and Hopkins later killed Frank by the lake.
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Mount Vernon
Murray
Charles Hopkins
Tony Olson
Hopkins
Walla Walla
Olson
Dago Frank
Marysville
Frank
Arrest of 88 Year Old Woman on Arson Charge
I. M. Glover claims Mrs. May Ritter, 88, set fires in his hallway on two consecutive nights. Glover found a kerosene odor and saw a woman dash downstairs before fleeing. He identifies the suspect as Mrs. Ritter.
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May Ritter
I. M. Glover
Mrs. Ritter
Frederick R. Smith to visit Seattle for Shrine Nile temple plans
Frederick R. Smith of Rochester New York named imperial potentate of the Order of the Mystic Shrine will travel to Seattle in September to survey Nile temple plans for the Shrine national convention to be held here next year.
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Frederick R. Smith
Rochester
N. Y
Order of the Mystic Shrine
Seattle
Nile Temple
Shriners
Combine to Lower Rates Promises North Freight Benefit
O J Dickeson president of Northern Navigation Co and White Pass Yukon Railway says the merger will deliver lower rates in the North, as he visits the city to discuss the plan.
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Northern Navigation Co
White Pass
Everett Road Project Aims to Cut Pacific Highway Link
June 20 report that county commissioners will ask the next legislature to aid shortening the Pacific Highway between Everett and Maryeville by five miles. Four bridges over flats would cost about 165000 dollars.
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Everett
Maryeville
Belden and Wayland Sentenced for Mail Fraud in Coal Scheme
In Spokane on June 20 Russell G. Belden received a year and a day at McNeil Island prison and A Eugene Wayland was jailed six months for using the mails to fraudulently promote a British Columbia coal company.
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Spokane
Russell G. Belden
McNeil Island
A. Eugene Wayland
British Columbia
Suspects Held in Death of Dominico Melis
Ra Mollia Cascara and George Ganley were arrested in Dawson for possible involvement in the death of Dominico Melis whose body was found bound with wire in the river at White Horse on June 11. The three men had lived together. A Chicago paper editorial calls for teaching boys to swim, prompting questions about who taught Adam.
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Chicago
Adam
Inspect Mill at Everett by Weyerhaeuser Officers
Officers and stockholders of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. arrived from Tacoma to inspect the Everett property. They paid close attention to the new mill buildings under construction.
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Everett
Weyerhaeuser Timber Co
Tacoma
Kidney Urine Testing Offer Drastically Shifts Health Checks
Ex-government physician offers free urine tests at Brendel Drug Store Seattle inviting all residents especially women and pregnant women to have microscopic and qualitative kidney examinations to detect Brights disease diabetes or other troubles. Doctor on duty 9 30 a m to 9 30 p m daily.
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Bright
Seattle
Brendel
Yester Way
Pioneer Square
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