Whisky smugglers raid nets major seizure at Meadowdale dock
Nine men including a police lieutenant and sergeant were arrested as federal agents seized 96 cases of liquor valued at 14400 after a raid at Meadowdale dock three miles north of Edmonds. Authorities say the operation involved 11 agents and a coordinated land and sea pursuit with shots fired and multiple vehicles seized.
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Meadowdale Dock
Edmonds
Roy Olmstead
Tom Clark
Centr
Meadowdale
John Ruth
Set
A Quiet Knoll by the Bay and the Anarchist Cow
On a bright afternoon I found a secluded knoll by the bay where a red anarchistic cow wore a large collar and watched ships, gulls, boats, and distant headlands. The scene contrasts with city life as I recall mundane chores and a note on society’s busy, feverish pace.
Ebert Cabinet Considers Response as Revolt in Germany Surges
Berlin reports show Ebert's government weighing concessions while Spartacist uprisings continue. Noske to stay as defense minister. radicals clash in West Berlin and Leipzig where martial law is proclaimed. thousands feared dead as troops restore control in Saxony towns.
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Carl D. Groat
Berlin
Ebert
Germany
Presiden Ebert
Gustav Noske Wit
West Germany
Reichwehr
Leipzig
Gera
Plauen
Auerbach
Borna
U S May Cut Off Food to Germany
Paris dispatch reports the American mission in Berlin telling Premier Bauer the United States cannot supply further food to Germany if a Soviet government is formed.
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U. S
Germany
Paris
Berlin
Bauer
United States
Is it a Habit or Can it Be a Gift
Bryan democrats of King county plan a Wednesday evening meeting at Good Eats cafeteria 11 Second Ave at 7 30 to enlist progressive democrats in a united movement to hold the party true to Jeffersonian principles.
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Bryan
King County
Good Eats
Second Ave
Speedway Fire Destroys Grandstand at Tacoma Track
In Tacoma Washington today flames gutted the frame grandstand buildings at the speedway razing structures valued at 1000 dollars. The fire caused total loss to the two buildings with no report of injuries.
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Tacoma
Wash
Tacoma Speedway
Missing Relatives Bureau Seeks Ruth Larsen Daughter
T. J. Larsen a Rosalia rancher travels to Seattle to find his daughter Ruth 18 whose married name is unknown. Ruth was placed with the Washington Humane Society after Mrs Larsen died in 1906. Communicate with the Bureau of Missing Relatives Seattle Star for news.
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T. J. Larsen
Rosalia Rancher
Seattle
Ruth
Suffrage Law Inches Toward Ratification in Olympia
Olympia march 22. Debate hinges on oration for woman suffrage with a two day session ahead. Governor to address a joint meeting after house organizational talks. Soldiers' bonus bill and school relief fights loom as main obstacles. Superintendent Burroughs expects 20-10 state aid per child and county aid.
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Olympia
Legion
Burrougha
King County
Two Men Escape From Contra Costa County Jail
In Martinez California on March 22 deputies searched hills for two inmates Fred B Getz and Robert Busing who robbed and escaped from the Contra Costa county jail. They climbed down from the second floor using a rope of improvised blankets.
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Martinez
Cal
Contra Costa County
Fred B. Getz
Robert Busing
Oakland
City Wins $30,000 Case in Supreme Court Ruling
The Washington Supreme Court ruled Monday that the city is not liable for damages from an explosion on a bargeload of explosives at the Ehrrick-Harrison mill on Harbor Island on May 0, 1916. The decision, argued by Assistant Corporation Counsel Frank Griffith, is expected to affect over 100 other claimants suing the city.
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Supreme Court of Washington
Ehrrick-Harrison Company
Supreme Court
Harbor Island
Frank Griffith
Veterans Demand Immediate Bonus Bill In Olympia
Washington lawmakers convene for a special session as 63000 veterans press for a bonus bill with no referendum delay. Col. W M Inglis and Senator George Lamping back a direct 15 dollar monthly bonus, oppose referendum clauses, while a capitol commission probe sparks contention amid plans for relief to state institutions.
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Olympia
W. M. Inglis
Veterans’ Welfare Commission
Senate
Washington
Inglis
George Lamping
Col. Inglis
American Legion Committee
Government wages criticized by Judge Landis in Chicago
Judge K M Landis told a Chicago audience that no employer in America has a lower wage scale than the United States government. He urged Congress to replace injustice with justice in its treatment of government employers.
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Chicago
America
United States
K. M. Landis
Congress
Oregon Man Nominated as Burne Land Register
WASHINGTON March 22 The president sent to the senate the nomination of Victor G Cozard of Oregon to be register of the land office at Burne Ore reap appointment.
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Washington
Senate
Victor G. Cozard
Oregon
Burne Ore
How Long to Arouse Legislators on Pacific Coast Menace
The speaker laments a year wasted awakening Washington legislators to ex-service men’s obligations and questions how long it will take to rouse them against Japanese commerce and economic expansion in the Northwest. He argues state lawmakers are asleep and questions Congress’s ability to protect the Pacific Coast from distant threats.
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Washington
Northwest
Congress
National Capital
Pacific Coast
Japs Apologize to China for the Foochow Attack
Tokyo declares concessions to China to settle the Foochow affair after Formosan raids killed Chinese and wounded an American. Shanghai reports Japan’s China policy debated, with factions differing on means but not end, and the aim remains securing a strong China to preserve Japan’s standing.
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China
Tokyo
Foochow
Japan
Girl Disappears Before Wedding in Stockton
Miss Ollie Cummings vanished Saturday night before her public wedding to Tommy Quinn at the food show. Hundreds of dollars in gifts had been offered to the couple. Authorities believe she fled to Oregon and cannot locate her in Stockton.
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Stockton
Cal
Ollie Cummings
Tommy Quinn
Ebert Government Members Headed to Berlin on Train
The remaining members of the Ebert government departed Stuttgart on a special train bound for Berlin. Soldiers guard the procession with machine guns as they move toward the capital.
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Ebert
Berlin
Stuttgart
Senate Action on Colby Is Awaited
Washington awaited Senate action on the nomination of Bainbridge Colby as secretary of state as March 22 proceedings opened. Colby’s approval was anticipated as the chamber prepared to vote on the nomination.
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Senate
Colby
Washington
Bainbridge Colby
Government Tax Case Is Upheld by High Court
The Supreme Court today upheld the government claim that dividends received in 1913 or later from profits earned before 1913 are taxable under the 1913 income tax law. The Union Pacific Coal Company filed suit to recover taxes paid under protest.
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Washington
Union Pacific Coal Company
De Valera Brands Britain a Murderer and Thug
De Valera, president of the Irish Republic, called Britain a murderer robber and thug in Chicago after addressing about 5 000 people. He asserted Cork’s Lord Mayor was killed by an Englishman and that no Irishman harmed him.
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Chicago
Or de Valera
Baby Arm Amputated After Street Car Accident
Physicians at Providence hospital amputated the mangled arm of Jack I. Ault a 3 year old son of Mr and Mrs Dallas V Ault of 1110 2 Jefferson St after he stumbled and fell beneath a Madrona street car Sunday afternoon when startled by an automobile signal.
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Providence Hospital
Jack I. Ault
Dallas V. Ault
Jefferson St
Madrona
U S Bill Allocates Flour for Starving Europe
The Senate approved a measure authorizing the federal grain corporation to use 5,000,000 barrels of flour to aid needy Europeans. The agency may sell the flour or extend credit to purchase it. A separate note reports Joseph Marsell of the Dreamland hotel pursuing a Japanese pickpocket after his watch slipped from his pocket, with the thief escaping after a gum was shown.
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U. S
Europe
Washington
Senate Today
Federal Gratn Corporation
Joseph Marsell
Dreamland Hotel
King St
Sixth Ave
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Warren
Ed. Chittenden
G. G. Montgomery
Federal Prohibition Office
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C. C. Klingel
Donald A. McDonald
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