Alcatraz to be abandoned as military prison
United Press reports in San Francisco that Alcatraz Island will be abandoned as a strictly military prison to be turned into a federal facility for both military and civilian offenders. The decision comes as McNeil Island in Washington state faces severe overcrowding. No prisoner ever escaped from Alcatraz despite many attempts.
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United Press
San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
McNeils Island Federal Penitentiary
Washington
Alcatraz
Madrona Heights Improvement Club Meets March 24
The sixth regular meeting of the Madrona Heights Improvement Club is set for Monday March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Madrona schoolhouse 32nd and East Spring. Thomas F Kane UW resident will speak on The University and the Community. Tunnels and other local issues will be discussed.
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Thomas F. Kane
University of Washington
Madrona Heights Improvement Club
Madrona Heights
Carl J. Smith
Rathskeller
$100 000 Burglar Clears Woman of Blame in Robberies
San Francisco March 17 Owen D Conn labeled the $100000 burglar shows remorse after claiming Mrs Neator Clarkson wife of a Chicago minister bore responsibility for his crimes He now says she is innocent Conn boasts of confession to stealing over $160000 in eight months He was captured after a chase and gun duel with police at a vacant jet. His rooms held jewels valued at $36000.
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San Francisco
Owen D. Conn
Neator Clarkson
Chicago
Conn
T. P. Sherman
Conny
Lazy Husband Fights the Law in Writ of Habeas Corpus
Michael Goldfarb secured a writ of habeas corpus and is free today after being sentenced to 182 days in the county jail by Justice Brown. The case argues that justice courts lack jurisdiction to sentence lazy husbands without the new lazy husband act expanding jurisdiction to both justice and superior courts.
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Justice Courts
Michael Goldfarb
Justice Brown
Lee to resign PSC chairmanship to enter law partnership
Olympia March 21 George A. Lee chairman of the state public service commission will leave his post to join a new law partnership with J. Grosscup, formerly Northern Pacific attorney. He asked Gov Lister to accept the resignation April 1 as the firm plans public service practice with offices to open in Seattle.
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Biafft
Hpeochal
Olympia
Wash
George A. Lee
State Public Service Commission
J. & Grosscup
Northern Pacific
Bia
Gov. Lister
Seattle
Arctic schooner wrecks and survivor voyage told by sailor
Sam Gottschalk, a Moras seaman, arrived in Nome after a four month trek over ice in the Bering Strait. He reports the wreck of the Kittiwack and Moras north of Big Diomede, with Capt Witting choosing to return to Siberia and later unknown. The Koren naturalist and crew endured three months on walrus huts before reaching the Seward Peninsula. The party, later found safe in an Eskimo settlement.
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Wire Nome
Alaska
Sam Gottschalk
Moras
Bering Strait
Kittlwack
Diomede Islands
Witting
Prover Bay
Siberia
Koren
Arctic
Seward Peninsula
Big Diomede Island
Walrus
Gottechalk
Esquimo
Urge New Law Against Japs
Sacramento March 21. Ranchers from the San Joaquin valley press for alien land bills to shield California soil from Japanese encroachment as Tokyo threatens to withdraw support from the 1915 Panama-Pacific exposition. A rancher warns of a deadline at Elk Grove beyond which no brown man may pass.
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Sacramento
Cal
Japan
San Joaquin Valley
Tokyo
California
Elk Grove
Senate Judiciary Committee
Portland Y M C A Leads Seattle In Membership Drive
Local Y M C A members show strong support with 347 memberships in Portland versus 188 for Seattle after four days of canvassing. The contest aims to boost national YMCA membership across associations.
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Fy United Preee
Portland, Or
Seattle Y. M. C. A
Portland Association
Seattle
West Queen Civic Center Meeting Postponed for Monday Talk
The West Queen Civic Center meeting is postponed to Monday evening. Mr. EB Shorrock, school director, will discuss Some Aspects of School Administration.
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West Queen Civic Center
EB. Shorrock
Honeymoon Upend as Bride Delays Ship Arrival
Julius Ware a Dutch tobacco merchant in Schiedam arrives in New York on the Rotterdam to find his bride Henrietta Erhardt left behind in Rotterdam. A wireless message promises her arrival aboard the Cunard liner Campania on Saturday, plunging him into anxious waiting.
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Hy United Prese
New York
Julius Ware
Julius
Schiedam
Holland
Holland America Line
Rotterdam
Scheidam
Lberty
Jallua
Henrietta Erhardt
Mia
Juliua
Henrietta
Juliaa
Jens
Campania
Cunardling
National Guard Dance Planned at Seattle Armory
The National Guard of Washington hosts a dance at the Seattle Armory on March 28 with a pre dance battalion drill revived to enhance the event. Out of town patrons include Ernest L. Lister and Mrs Lister among others.
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Haster
Seattle J Companies
National Guard of Washington
Armory
Guy
Lister
Socialist speaker to address at Labor Temple Sunday night
Socialist national speaker BH and W Perrin scheduled at the Labor Temple on Sunday night March 28. Admission listed as 106 with Muztle noted for the event titled The Socialist Challenge.
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W Perrin
Labor Temple
Muzstle
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