Seattle Daily Notes Bitter Week and Local Anecdotes
The column mixes humor and local chatter with brief mentions of Gen Ataman Semenoff’s whim to visit Seattle, a bored week of murder trials, and editorials about crime and politics. It notes William J. Hays becoming state director of the department of business control, to take office April 1, while offering assorted quips about headlines, religious week, and city life.
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William J. Hays
The
Hays Fruit Co
Yakima
Department of Business Control
Bike Fans Go on Spring Outing to Cedar River Route
Seattle's Girls and Boys Club of 400 riders depart at 1 p m from a Renton area store for Cedar River two miles east of Renton. The march includes photographers and notable locals like Arthur Lundeberg and Adele Alexander. tires puncture, repairs with Shurfix, and a nearby Milwaukee-bound train looms ahead as the group presses toward Cedar Creek.
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Renton
Seattle
Boys’ Girls’ Club
Rudy Lindgren
Cedar River
Fred Ringens
Albert Rea
Rudy Lindren
Milwaukee
Cedar Creek
Michael Kelly Pleads Guilty in Eatonville Bank Robbery
Michael Kelly, implicated in the 2500 dollar Eatonville State Bank robbery on March 21, pleaded guilty in superior court Friday.
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Michael Kelly
Eatonville State Bank
superior \ecourt
Seattle called to plan building revival conference
A resolution by Thomas J. L. Kennedy to authorize Mayor Caldwell to convene a conference of bankers contractors labor leaders and builders material dealers to revive Seattle’s building trade. Councilman A Lon Cohan says New York’s conference sparked a boom. Attendees would include the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Beattie citing house Building Trades councils Employers' association.
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Seattle
Thomas J. L. Kennedy
Caldwell
A. Lon Cohan
New York City
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Beattie Citaring House
Building Trades Counes
Employers’ Asociation
Battle on over Cole candidacy stalls school board clash
Rumors say T R Cole may sue Superintendent B Cooper as resignations and protests surface at Friday board session. Letters from 62 organizations and local figures oppose Cooper’s successor choice and urge deferral of the search until two new trustees join within six weeks. Protestants oppose supervised study and junior high focus favored by Cole.
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E. P. Chalcraft
T. R. Cole
B. Cooper
Seattle Advisory Council
Cooper
Geo. A. Smith
Ethan C. Stewart
A. Lunan
Thomas K Cole
Seattle
Cole
A. W. Porter
Vet
World Radiophone Record Established West Hears East
A San Francisco Chronicle note confirms a world radio broadcasting record as station W. G. Y. transmitted from the East to reach beyond the Rockies. The Oakland Rock Ridge station received the signal at midnight on 360 meters, the acknowledgment arriving three hours later.
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World Radiophone Record
West Hears East
Echnectady
N. Y
Black Ridge
San Francisco Chronicle
General Electric Co
Rockies
Rock Ridge
Oakland
Meier Urged to Quit as City Counsel
The Star calls for ALTER F MEiER to resign as Seattle city counsel before pursuing a mayoral bid. It notes past cases where officials vacated posts when running for higher office and urges Meier to sever ties with the two year term remaining in his legal adviser role.
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Alter F. Meier
Meier
Dean Miller
University of Washington
Hayden
Seattle
Mr. Meier
If Winter A. M Hutchinson Explores The Marriage Problem
The essay reviews the book If Winter A. Hutchinson examines incompatibility in marriage. It notes the timeless nature of the issue and praises the author’s clear discussion. The narrative follows Mark Sabre who finds hope and happiness after a dreary middle age.
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Adam
Eve
Garden
Hiden
Riage
Mr. Hutchinson
Mark Sabre
Seattle
Sabre
Seattle park board mulls tourist car fee at auto camps
Park board members meet to consider charging tourists at Seattle auto camps a daily rate of 50 cents. The plan, backed by the Chamber of Commerce and endorsed by several cities, aims to fund water, lighting, police protection and bathing facilities, though faces opposition and debate over its impact on visitors. Carrigan and M Jdan speak on regional adoption and potential effects on travel into the Northwest.
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Ganlider
Seattle
Ted
United States
M. Jdan
Tourist Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Spokane
Northwest
Pangon
Oregon
California
Carrigan
Townley Plans Resignation After Minnesota Conven tion
Arthur C. Townley will resign as national president of the non partisan league after the Minnesota state convention on March 31, he announced today.
Seventeen Men Trapped After Mine Blast
March 25 report on a mine explosion describes rescue teams lowering hopes as nine men remain inside the shaft. Gas halted work overnight though some bodies were recovered earlier. Relatives waited at the entrance as officials noted uncertain prospects for the missing miners.
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D. Cole
Valenting Martinex
Cnnai
MacDougall Southwick on Pages Four and Fourteen
Unclear text notes MacDougall and Southwick are featured on pages 4 and 14 of today’s Star. No additional context or details available from the fragment.
Five Die When Plane Miss Miami Crashes At Sea
Miami March tragedy aboard the plane Miss Miami. Pilot Robert Moore survived after sharing the account of five passengers found drowned or lost at sea between Miami and Bimini. Names include Lawrence E B Smith, Mrs August Bulte, John S Dickson, with two women dying from exposure and hunger.
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Miami
Pla
Bimini
Millers
William Greene
Robert Moore
Moore
Kage
Lawrence EB. Smith
August Bulte
City
John 8. Dickson
Memphis
Tenn
Biminind
Gulf
William Wachsmuth
Alibi Efforts Underway for George Rickard in New York
Attorneys plan further efforts next week to bolster an alibi for George Tex Rickard, the sports promoter on trial in Supreme Court for mistreatment of girls. A doctor who treated Col Roosevelt testified, alongside Frank Flournoy and others, arguing Rickard was at a football game when a witness places him with Sarah Schoenfeld in his apartment.
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New York
George
Tex) Rickard
Supreme Criminal Court
John H. Richards
Col. Roosevelt
Frank Flournoy
Helen J. Tillotson
New York Trust
Attney Max
Brewer
Richard
Sarah Schoenfeld
Father Tries to Slay Five Then Commits Suicide
Cleveland police report Frank Szus, 41, slashed the throats of two of his sons and attempted to kill his wife and two daughters before killing himself. Authorities said financial strain and unemployment may have driven the act. One son died. the other child and the rest of the family survived.
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Cleveland
Frank Szus
Szus
Murder Stuns City as Patrolman Legate Is Slain
The body of Patrolman Charles O. Legate was found in a car trunk in the Tenderloin district. The Star reports Legate was murdered not by self infliction and alleges police are shielding the killer, prompting calls for justice despite a dangerous city underworld.
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Charles O. Legate
Tenderloin
Searing
Legate
Great 3 Cent Fare Wrangle Waxes Hot
The exchange centers on the Erickson 8 cent carfare bill with Hal Armstrong and Jack Hall trading barbs. Rockefeller, L. C. Smith, and Seattle taxes loom as opponents argue about who bears the cost of a proposed 3 cent fare.
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Hal Armstrong
Jack Hall
Star
Erickson
Armstrong
Hall
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