Oregon Seeks Legislature Action On Japanese Invasion Threat
The Anti Japanese League presses Gov. Hart to present findings from a secret state survey on Japanese penetration of Oregon. A three member state commission and two senators would visit Washington to urge federal and regional action, with an informers act proposed to curb alien land ownership and share in escheated lands.
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Gov. Hart
Japanese League
Robert Grass
Ture
Edward Clifford
Anti Japanese League
Grasse
Washington, D. C
Congress
Pacific Coast
Grass
Oregon
California
Washington
Hart
Clifford
Miller Freeman
Colby Testifies In Own Defense Before Senate Panel
Washington March 18 Bain Colby appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to defend his nomination as secretary of state. Senator Hitchcock said Colby had scored a point against opponents of the confirmation while Colby refused to comment on improprieties of public statements during a pending nomination.
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Washington
Bain- Colby
Senate Foreign Committee
Hitchcock
Fen
Colby
Antill and North Sublet Case Upheld in Damages Award
Judge Boyd J. Tallman ordered C. W. Antill and Mrs. Josephine to pay Daniel O. and Josefina Boyd 5300 damages. The Boyds leased a St. apartment on Summit Ave EB Denny Way to Mrs. North for years at 3875 monthly. North allegedly sublet to Antill. notice to the supreme court was issued.
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C. W. Antill
Josephine
Daniel O
Josefina Boyd
Boyd J. Tallman
Boyds
Summit Ave
Denny Way
North
Antill
Supreme Court
Follow New Clue in Bagnall Murder Case
Deputy Prosecutor John D. Carmody and deputies investigate a clue in the Walter A. Bagnall murder case. Secrecy surrounds movements as authorities seek a man with a blue Chalmers bag linked to the March 1 killing near Kent.
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Bagnall
John D. Carmody
Walter A. Bagnall
Aero Alarm Co
Kent
Hurts His Head Dodging Auto Crash
B F Stevens of 914 Lenora reported he injured his head when thrown from his car at Third Ave and Blanchard Street while avoiding a overturned vehicle. He did not learn the other driver’s name.
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B. F. Stevens
Lenora
Third Ave
Blanchard
Stevens
Teen award granted in breach of promise suit
Belle Lombard received $15,000 in a breach of promise suit against Warren V. Judge A. Frater ordered the payment on Wednesday. Lombard said she was deceived into thinking he would marry her, but she remains willing to marry him.
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Belle Lombard
A. Frater
Warren V
Miss Lombard
Burglar Steals Gems From Lodge Attendee
While Mrs. George Robison Fern attended a lodge meeting Wednesday night burglars stole a mum cluster ring set with 25 nde a pair of Japanese pearl beads and a bar pin from her home or person according to local police reports.
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George Robison
Fern
Lost City Bill Prompts Fire Department Funding Talk
City official L. C. Shia reports a missing fire department funding bill reappears after a month. Residents ponder whether the delay hid motives as the fire brigade seeks a budget increase amid local intrigue.
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L. C
Gasoline Ship Beached After Fierce Fire Offshore
Radio dispatches report a vessel with 2,000,000 gallons of gasoline aboard caught fire while at anchor in the roads. A Panama canal tug laid a line and beached the ship, which continued burning as the crew was saved. Tom Olockson departed Philadelphia March 2 for Vladivostok via the Panama Canal.
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New York
United States Naval Radio Station
Panama Canal
Tom Olockson
Philadelphia
Vladivostok
Ruler of Elks Is Improved Today
A slight improvement in condition of Homer Myers recently elected exalted ruler of Seattle lodge No. 92 B P O Elks was reported at Minor hospital Thursday noon. Myers was in grave condition Wednesday after an internal operation.
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Homer Myers
Seattle Lodge
Minor Hospital
Myers
Lax Safety Rules Blamed for Man's Fatal Freight Car Incident
Edward Gibbings, 47, of 3817 17th Ave W, died after being crushed by a freight car at Pacific Coast Steel Co plant Georgetown on March 13. A coroner's jury attributed the death to improper application of safety rules, with Chief Deputy Coroner Willis H. Carson presiding.
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Edward Gibbings
17Th Ave
Pacific Coast Steel Co
Georgetown
Willis H. Carson
Such Is Life in the West Says Chaplin of Divorce Rumor
Los Angeles reports that Charles Chaplin has not lived with Mildred Harris Chaplin for months and has provided no support. HarrisChaplin says she has engaged an attorney and may seek divorce unless conditions improve. Chaplin replied with the line Such is life in the great West.
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West
Chaplin
Los Angeles
Charles Chaplin
Mildred Harris Chaplin
Car Extension Is Being Postponed
Plans for extending the Kinnear Park car line were postponed by the public utilities committee until the municipal street railway department is reorganized. Fourteen petitions for extensions are awaiting hearing.
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Kinnear Park
Public Utilities Committee
Municipal Street Railway Department
Viaduct Sought to Replace Antique Madison Street Bridge
The civic bureau and Chamber of Commerce recommended a fill or complete viaduct to replace the present antique Madison street bridge in a session with Charles RK Case, superintendent of streets and sewers. The old bridge is being replanked.
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Madison St
Civic Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Charles RK. Case
Loft Building Contract Awarded Near Hubbellway
Mrs. William Hebb receives a contract for a $50,000 loft building to be erected near Hubbellway and Ninth Avenue. Construction work has been let.
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William Hebb
Hubbellway
Ninth Ave
Bloody Car Found With Murder Suspect Under Blanchard Bluff
Police found Melville Forrester dead in a car wedged under a bluff near Blanchard Street and the Bell Street wharf. A deep neck wound and bloody marks on the car suggest murder or suicide. Witnesses questioned whether Forrester, a horse dealer, could have killed himself amid possible robbery motives.
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Blanchard St
Bell St
Melville
Forrester
John Forrester & Son
Blanchard
Furth
Blanchard Et
Kite Day Set for Next Saturday at Local Park
Kids should bring kites to the playfields next Saturday as the park board hosts a kite day with prizes for the best entries. Local families are invited to join the community fun and see which kite flies highest.
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Park Board
My Dear Children of THE STAR Family Storybook Plan
The narrator invites young readers to join in creating a serialized storybook printed by THE STAR. Stories about Seattle's early days mix make believe with true tales of Indians, bears, and local history told by Peggy, David, Grandmother, Father, Mother, and Aunt Ellen. Memorial Day and local lore frame the tales.
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STAR
The
Pit Sound
Seattle
Peggy
David
Grandmother
Father
Mother
Ellen
Seattle Story Book Offer From The Star
The Star invites readers to cut out and keep a Seattle themed story book about real children from the citys wilderness past. It promises adventures of local families and suggests parents and grandparents may have told the tales.
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Seattle
Star
No New Clues In Murder Case
Continued police investigation fails to identify the man who killed I. Smell a 53 year old logger found shot in a room at the Russell house on Sixth avenue and Jackson street. He had borrowed money for a logging camp and returned to Seattle eight days later, two days before the murder.
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I. Smell
Russell House
Sixth Ave
Jackson St
Smell
Seattle
Uncle Joe Cannon Claims He Can Do the Shimmy
Washington dispatch reports "Uncle Joe" Cannon declares he is as active as ever and offers to prove it by dancing with a roomful audience. He challenges skeptics by saying he can perform the old-fashioned dances and the shimmy as well as anyone present.
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Uncle Joe Cannon
Joe” Cannon
Portland Reds Awaiting Fate In Trial
March 18 in Portland, three leaders of the Communist Labor Party face trial for alleged violations of the state criminal syndicalism act. Karl Oster, Claude Hurst, and Fred Fray admit organizing the local branch. The key issue is whether the party seeks change by lawful means or by blood and steel. Prosecution cites witness Saulit’s testimony that the convention aimed to oust communists through court action, implying indirect violence advocacy.
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Portland
Communist Labor Party
Morrow
W. A. Uren
Karl W. Oster
Claude Hurst
Fred W. Fray
Victor J Saulit
Oregon
Organization of
The
Communist Party
First Straw Hat of Season Sold
Morrison of Cheasty's reports the season's first straw hat sale, a featherweight topper bought by a man named Grands en route to China for the American-Chinese Importing Co. The hat man notes data won’t be higher this year.
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Morrison
Cheasty's
Grands
China
Drug smuggling arrests tied to concealed items
Wa Shing and Wong Wah were arrested after narcotics were found hidden in a cap and a rubber boot. Inspector A. B. Hamar led the Wednesday afternoon round up and charged Wong Wah with illegal possession of narcotics.
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Wa Shing
Wong Wah
A. B. Hamar
Fair Weather on Thursday’s Menu Says Observer Salisbury
The Observer Salisbury forecasts fair weather for Thursday with moderate southerly winds. The brief weather note emphasizes continued pleasant conditions for the day.
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Salisbury
Seizure on Canada Border Halted Car and Whisky Shipment
Ira Weat alias J. H. West was arrested by customs officers on a Wednesday crossing from Canada. He attempted to bring 300 quarts of whisky into the United States, and his motor car was seized.
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Ira Weat
J. H. West
United States
Canada
St Patrick’s Day Souses Marked by Few Irish
Twenty men took a late advantage of St. Patrick's day to garner for themselves traditionary souses. Only three were Irishmen.
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St. Patrick Souses
Smallpox Fails to Halt Indian Wedding in Tepee
Health officers in Yakima interrupted an Indian wedding held in a tepee marked with a quarantine sign. The bride wore a smallpox rash, while the bridegroom dismissed concerns with a defiant remark. Several hundred Indians were reported nursing illness.
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Yakima
Marked Money Used in Narcotics Bust
Police used marked money to buy narcotics from Sam Chin age 37 of 926 Fifth Ave and Jim Law of 624 Third Ave on Wednesday night. Dope valued at 100 was confiscated.
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Sam Chin
Fifth Ave
Jim Law
Third Ave
Ebert Returns to Berlin Orders Arrests of Rebels
President Ebert orders legal action against Von Kapp and others who led the revolt in Germany. Berlin dispatch reports the coup collapsed after resignations and military moves to restore order. Allies weigh exiling the former Kaiser Wilhelm to Curaçao or the Dutch East Indies.
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Germany
Count Hohenzollern
Kaiser
Holland
Entente
Wilhelm
Curacao
West Indies
Dutch East Indies
Althe
von Kapp
Europe
Utrecht
Amerongen
Dooran
Ebert
Revolt Troops Leave Berlin After Resignation
Paris March 18 German delegation reports Von Kapp and Gen Luettwitz have left Berlin. Luettwitz resigned at 5 40 yesterday afternoon. Gen von Seeckt assumes war ministry and Reichswehr command pending Noske arrival. Von Oven takes control of regular army troops to depart Berlin. Whrhardt naval brigade evacuated and burned records of its role. Guards posted over public buildings.
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Paris
von Kapp
Gen. Luettwitz
Berlin
Luettwitz
von Seeckt
Ministry of War
Noske
Reichswehr
von Oven
Whrhardt
Noske to Quit German Defense Post
Gustave Noske, President Ebert's minister of defense, will retire from the cabinet, according to a Berlin dispatch reported in London.
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Noske
London
Gustave Noske
Ebert
Berlin
Revolt in Germany Collapses as Von Kapp Falls
Reports say the Von Kapp uprising crumbled with the resignation of both Von Kapp and war minister Von Luettwitz. General Von Quelsen allegedly took command in Berlin for Gustav Bauer as Ebert's government gains ground. Spartacists push for a soviet republic while clashes leave soldiers and workers dead or wounded.
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ED L. Keen
London
von Kapp von Luettwitz
Ger
Copenhagen
Frankfurter Zeitung
von Quelsen
Berlin
Gustav Bauer
Chamcellor
Ebert
Ebert Govment
Eisleben
Stuttgart
von Kapp
Gera
von Kapen
Upper Silesia
Hagen
Westphalia
von Luettwitz
Herr Daumig
von Luettwits
Theimpatch
Gustav Noske
Saxony
Ruhr
Chemnitz
Kiel
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Bob Grass
Northwest
Olympia
OWN
Bill
Olockson
Canal Zone
Melville Forrester
P. G. Burnett
Burnett
Isabel Howard
Western Ave
Sear Rattle Seon i
Mabel Cook
Portland Reds
Amsterdam
Wbert
Imperial Court
Leipsic
Dr. von Kapp
Gottlieb von Jagow
Admiral von Throta
Kehrhardt
Kertin
Carl D. Groat
von Laettwitz
Eugen Schiffer
Central Committee of Railway
Spartacans
Wilhelmshaven
Russia
Ernest Daumig
Herr Heine
Charlottenburg
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