Free Rides for Sailors Sought by Seattle Civic Groups
Delegations from nearly all Seattle civic organizations plan to ask the city council for free streetcar transportation for all Pacific fleet members during their three day visit July 2 3 and 4. They also seek free admission to all Seattle theaters for the visiting sailors. Navy ships will anchor in Elliott bay July 2 and a large welcome program is set, with fleet headquarters at Fourth Ave and Madison St. Salvation Army workers will hand out coffee and doughnuts while the Y M C A and Knights of Columbus offer gym and showers. Mayor Brown will proclaim Fleet Day July 3 and a city wide welcome will be staged with various events. At Woodland Park US ships Arizona and California crews will play baseball to brass band music.
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Elliott Bay
Central Fleet
Fourth Ave
Madison St
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
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Woodland Park
U. S. S. Arizona
U. S. S. California
Brass Bandas
Congress of Youth Camp Opens on Bain Ridge Island
For the first time since 1917 the Congress of Youth camp on Bain Ridge Island opens Thursday with 50 boys aged 16 to 19 scheduled to arrive for a one week session from June 29 to July 6. Talks by speakers from across the region will be part of the week.
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Bainridge Island
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The
Nomination of Morton Howell to Egypt post before Senate
Washington reports the nomination of Morton Howell of Ohio to be the first United States minister to Egypt has been confirmed and is expected to be finalized today.
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Washington
Morton Howell
Ohio
Egypt
Trials of 10 IL W. W. members in sacramento
In Sacramento on June 22 trials began for 10 members of the IWW charged with criminal syndicalism under state law. Defense witnesses testified that Dr C H Chapman, alleged former university president, said to be connected with the group, was involved, while prosecutors warned that witnesses admitting IWW membership would be arrested.
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C. H. Chapman
University
Women Jurors on Tong War Murder in The Dalles
Six or seven women will serve on the jury in the murder trial of Chin Bile a Portland Chinese man charged with killing Chang Kong in a tong war. The hearing opened with tentative seating of seven women and evidence presentation set to begin Thursday. District Attorney Francie V. Galloway said the case is circumstantial, with Mowry of Multnomah County assisting.
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Dalles
Ore
Portland
Brown University Bestows Honorary Doctorate on Sir Auckland Geddes
Sir Auckland Geddes, the British ambassador to the United States, is awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Brown University in Providence Rhode Island. The ceremony honors Geddes for his service fostering British American relations and academic ties.
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R. J
Sir Auckland Geddes
United States
Brown Uni
I W W Leader Testimony in Oregon Case Cited
Mitton Ferguson estate librarian testified that over 20 I W W publications are on file at the state library. Defense argued the material shows harmlessness and state recognition, while the prosecution pressed for broader concerns about the I W W influence.
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Mitton Ferguson
State Library
Harmlckeness
Witty clippings mix humor with church notices and grand plans
A jumble of humorous quips about politics and Hollywood educates amid a Vancouver Province tone. It mixes satirical lines on college courses and film tropes with local notes from Bainbridge Island Beacon, including house moves, Ruth comparisons, and church sermons.
Sheriff and Pastor Slain in Moonshine Raid Fight
In Albany Oregon on June 22, farmer David F. Weat 70 killed Linn County Sheriff C. M. Kendall and Rev. Roy Healy pastor after moonshine raid. Heat fired rifle then barricaded himself. a five hour standoff ended with Weat's suicide.
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C. M. Kendall
Linn County
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Mra. Weet
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Taylor murder suspect taken
M H Howard alias Herbert Lee Carter was held in Marysville California for investigation of possible knowledge about the killing of William Desmond Taylor, the Los Angeles motion picture director. He was arrested near Roseville after reportedly terrorizing motorists and robbing four parties at night. Sheriff C J McCoy said Howard claimed to have killed a man in Southern California and traveled from Los Angeles to Northern California. He carried a book showing an address in Saint Louis Missouri. Stamps have been taking the place of small coins in Belgium.
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Cal
M. H. Howard
Herbert Lee Carter
William Desmond Taylor
Los Angeles
Howard
Roseville
Oroville
C. J. McCoy
California
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Taylor
M. J. Howard
W. 18Th St
Loula
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed By User
Mrs Detta Scholz reports relief from cramps pains and backache after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Her family also used it and she can resume housework all month. The ad claims years of use and restorative effects from herbal ingredients.
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Detta ScHorz
Salisbury St
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Scholz
Labor Defense Council Formed at AFL Convention
Lawrence Martin reports that at the Ohio National Guard Armory in Cincinnati on June 22 the AFL convention approved forming a labor defense council to meet the legal onslaught of labor foes under court decisions. The council would operate while labor pushes constitutional amendments to curb judicial power. The recommendation, and a four amendment program including child labor prohibitions and giving Congress a veto, passed nearly unanimously.
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Ohio
Labor Defense Council
American Federation of Labor Convention
Special Committee On
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