City to push Seattle gas quality standards and test
Public safety committee recommends filing with the public service commission against Seattle Lighting for deficient gas quality and drafting an ordinance setting a 600 British thermal unit minimum. Acting utilities head BE O'Brien cites city chemist tests showing 559 BTU per cubic foot and 16.4 percent residue in gasoline.
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Seattle
Public Safety Committees
Walter F
Estate Public Service Commission
Seattle Lighting Company
Public Safety Committee
Pounty Council
BE. D. O'Brien
Public Utilities
Public Service
O'Brien
Murderer Escapes Moving Train in Missouri
Kansas City March 25 A convicted murderer Ronard C Adams escaped by jumping from a Missouri Pacific train while being transported to Jefferson City to begin a life sentence, a message said.
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Kansas City
Ronard C. Adams
Missouri Pacific
Jefferson City
Fewer Old Bachelors If Single Women Could Not Socialize
The rule would limit social mixing as single women could not associate with married men, reducing potential matches. The constraint reflects social norms restricting interactions between genders and marital status in that era.
Bryan Democracy elects Sherrett in King county group
Demos line up in parade for Bryan pledge to follow William Jennings Bryan. The Bryan Democracy of King county organized at Wolf's cafeteria Wednesday evening. John K. Sherrett elected president.
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Bryan
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Bryan Democracy
King County
Wolf's
John K. Sherrett
Rain Aid Steady Wheat Crops Across Midwest
Rain in scattered parts of Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma aided wheat crops yesterday with precipitation from just over an inch to light showers improving growing conditions and prospects for yields in the middle west region.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Miesouri
Oklahoma
Crane Will Sail for China Monday
Washington March 25. Charles B Crane new minister to China will sail from San Francisco April 29 he has announced.
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China
Washington
Charles B. Crane
Will Eall
San Francisco
Beauty specialist shares home gray hair darkening mix
Mrs. M. D. Gileapte of Kansas City offers a simple home remedy to darken gray hair. Mix one half pint of water with one ounce hay from, small box of Barbo Compound and one ounce glycerine. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade appears. the solution is said to be inexpensive, non greasy, non staining, and non rubbing off.
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M. D. Gileapte
Kansas City
Kansas school ruled by Reds at Hays normal
Attorney General Hopkins ordered investigation into a Soviet styled disturbance at the State Normal School in Hays. He ordered prosecution of alleged Soviet leaders if necessary after reports that students and faculty who refused to recognize the new order were punished. Instructor P Casper Harvey cited ducking by a lake as a favored punishment with two lives endangered.
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Topeka
Kan
Normal School
Hays
Hopkins
P Casper Harvey
Normals
Harvey
State Board of Education
Boys Face Charge of Stealing Auto
Ben Shaffer seventeen and John Yaselumas fourteen are held in Kalama city jail awaiting grand larceny charges after being arrested in a stolen car. The youths were en route to California in a machine stolen from W Meyers of Olympia.
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Kalama
Ben Shaffer
John Yaselumas
Lade
California
Co. W. Meyers
Olympia
Wounded Burglar Found Guilty in Store Robbery Attempt
Howard L. VanDusen, a Black man, was found guilty of attempted robbery by a jury in Judge Everett Smith's court. He was shot by A. M. Eckard, a grocer on 114th avenue, during the December 5 incident. Deputy Prosecutor W. W. Mount argued the state's case.
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Howard L. VanDusen
A. M. Eckard
Eckard
Everett Smith
W. W. Mount
Girl Sends Him $19 000 Luck
Hoquiam Washington March 26 A Shanghai based stenographer inspired Charles Ryehard a China Commercial Company employee to buy lottery tickets. He sent her a $5 ticket and she predicted luck. Ryehard won a draft of $19 000 sent to him by the Shanghai based stenographer after she claimed a share of the prize.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Tomne
Charles
Rychard
Shanghai
China Commercial Company
Nivehard
Ryehard
Three Men Held for U S Inquiry in Sedition Probe
Ray Youngstood aged 19 Frank Towall 78 and James Collina 47 are being held Thursday in the city jail as federal authorities pursue an investigation into alleged seditious activities.
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U. S
Ray Youngstood
Frank #towall
James Collina
Ety
Bee Trainers Form North West League
Honey bee men will form a North West league. It was announced Thursday. A meeting will be held in the Chamber of Commerce there on March 25.
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Honey Bee Men
Chamber of Comimere
Knights Observe Maundy Thursday at Heattish Rite Cathedral
Knights Rose Croix will observe a Maundy Thursday ceremony at Heattish Rite Cathedral in Harverdave and Broadway at 630 p m on Thursday April.
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Knights
Clothing and Linen Sale Items From MacDougall Southwick
Catalog of garments and accessories with numerous items listed by type, sizes, and prices. Includes pajamas, work shirts, gloves, union suits, handkerchiefs, dresses, nurses uniforms, smocks, shawls, and various stationery and small gift items. Brands noted include Globe make and Dix dresses. street and third fleet sections present.
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Ecru
Madras
MacDougall-Southwick
Vieeer
Third Fleet
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Westlake
W. P. Fuller Paints
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Berry Bros
Martin-Senour
Elliott
Central Paint & Wall-Paper Co
Pine
Stewart
Macoogall
Southwick
Vleer
Crane
Madosa
Melrose Lawn
Hurd
Hurd’s
Ongil
MacDougall
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