Passage of four power pact urged in senate vote tally
Senate debate on the four power Pacific treaty moves toward ratification as amendments are defeated. Article I is adopted 74 to 15. other reservations fail, with final support seen around 65 votes. Several senators are paired or absent, shaping the final tally ahead of a possible arena vote.
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Senate
Robinson
Poindexter
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Shields
United States
Per Reed
Johnson
Walsh
Massachusetts
Crow and Jones
New Mexico
Reed
Etiil
Crow
Fernald
Jones
N. M
Harding
Foreign Relations Committee
Health chief: Seattle houseboats must go
Dr. H M Read Seattle health commissioner says Lake Union and Lake Washington are health hazards. He calls for removal of 1100 floating homes and closures of principal bathing beaches until insanitary conditions are eliminated. Over 5000 residents live in floating houses. The city records its historically low death rate despite the crisis.
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Lake Washington
Seattle
H. M. Read
Read
Two Lakes
Editorials and Slogans Spark City Libel and Campaign Jests
A satirical jumble shows Rotarians accusing a Star reporter of libel over editorials. It spans mayoral slogans suggesting tax reforms and crooked legalities, crackpot quips about divorce in Reno, and quips from Li’l Gee Gee. It reads like a novelty page from a bustling newspaper era.
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Star
Wanda Sees Lights in Palaces of Jazz
Wanda von Kettler describes Seattle’s nightlife as jazz filled and dance focused as editors note a citywide mood for dancing. The piece blends colorful scenes of dancers, DJs, and the nightlife rhythm with observers and locals immersed in the swing and tango of Seattle at night.
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Wanda
Seattle
Fox4rota
Pettigrew for Governor of Kansas Stands on Personal Liberty
Len Pettigrew, 22, former Kansas City department store employee, runs in the Republican primary for Kansas governor. She champions personal liberty, light wine and beer, and opposing war, with campaign manager Alice Pettigrew. She rejects a saloon return but argues for individual choice in dress and smoking limits, aiming to end war and preserve liberty.
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F Heten Pettigrew
Kansas
Alice Pettigrew
Misa Pettigrew
Len Pattiorew
Kansas City
Funpine
Kanes
Alice
Mien Pettigrew
Mins Pettigrew
Helen Pettigrew
United States
Mother wins back home with baby and free schooling
A mother who appealed to The Star for baby care found a home for her infant the next day. Garnet Hall, Mall's Business College president, offered her a free course, and she is studying there now. She expects to earn a living soon and regain custody of her baby.
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Garnet Hall
Mall
Business College
Bonus Measure Clears House But Faces Senate Hurdle
The soldiers' bonus bill passed the House 333 to 70 and moves to the Senate. Senator Harrison of Mississippi plans pointed questions on whether action will occur this session or be delayed. Chairman McCumber says the bill remains non partisan and will pass with few changes.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senatorarrison
Mississippi
Harrison
McCumber
Finance Committee
Four Missing and One Dead in Burlington Flood
Burlington Kansas reports one confirmed dead and four missing after a cloudburst flooded the city. The business district suffered heavy losses with merchandise destroyed and walls damaged, totaling about $2,000,000 in damage. All wire communications with Burlington were cut off.
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Burlington
Kan
Hoover's Nephew Drowns in Pool at Hoover Home
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover cancels San Francisco engagements and stays at his Stanford residence after the death of his six year old nephew Walter Large who was found drowned in the Hoover home swimming pool. Hoover plans to depart for Denver on Saturday night.
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Stanford University
Cal
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
San Francisco
Walter Large
Hoover
Denver
Fred Riley Sentenced for Narcotic Charges
Fred Riley received a 13 month term in the federal penitentiary at McNeil Island after a Friday sentencing by District Judge Jeremiah Neterer. The case centered on narcotics offenses and established the standard federal penalty for similar conduct.
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Fred Riley
Federal Penitentiary
McNeil Island
Jeremiah Neterer
Friday
Semenoff Halted by Damages Suit After Immigration Wait
Gen Gregorieff Semenoff, famed Siberian Cossack leader, faces a $160000 damages suit from a New York fur firm while immigration delays him in Vancouver. He planned to travel to Washington and Chicago but remains in Canada amid the legal action and ongoing scrutiny of his admission to the United States.
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Vancouver
B. C
Semenoff
Siberia
United States
Immigration Service
New York
Seattle
Washington
St Calgary
Chicago
Gregorieff Semenoff
Siberian Cousacke
America
Paris
Ataman G. Semenoff
Antibolshevik
B.C
Insets
Gen. Semenoff
Plane Missing With Five Aboard Over Miami Search
In Miami on March 24 preparations were under way to widen the search for the missing flying boat named Miss Miami with five aboard. A fleet of planes and speed boats hunted the waters between Miami and Bimini but found no trace. The craft departed at noon Wednesday for Bimini, a 45 minute trip, and fears rose that it sank beneath the sea.
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Miami
Fla
Bimini
Editor dies aboard steamship Watana on Seattle trip
Carl S. Clement 55 editor of the Java Herald in Java South Dakota collapsed with heart failure on the Steamship Watana part of the McCormick line ten miles off Cape Flattery while traveling from San Francisco to Seattle on business. He was also attorney for the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul railway and is survived by his widow Kate Clement and his son Fritz. The body was taken to Bonney-Watson undertaking establishment.
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Carl S. Clement
Java
South Dakota
Watana
McCormick
Cape Flattery
Clement
San Francisco
Seattle
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Kate Clement
Fritz
Bonney-Watson
A Rare List of Bargains Featured in The Star Ads
The Star advertises a thrifty Saturday shopping guide. Stores seek eager trade by offering service and attention to convert readers into regular customers, promising savings across various listings. Read the ads today and every day to build a profitable shopping habit.
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The
Star Today
Star
Three Cent Carfare Debate Splits The Star Staff
Two Star staffers Hal Armstrong and Jack Hall debate the merit of a 3-cent carfare for Seattle. Erickson’s council proposal is denounced as a dangerous experiment that would end public ownership and give free rides.
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Star
Seattle
Hal Armstrong
Jack Hall
Erickson
Henry George
Hig
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