Man Falls 45 Feet From Cargo Hook Aboard Steamer
William Johnson a 31 year old stevedore died or severely injured after falling 45 feet from a cargo hook on the West Mahwah while waiting lumber for the Orient. He hung with his clothing caught on the hook and was carried upward before the hook ripped free and he fell to the deck. He suffered a skull fracture and remains in Seattle General S hospital in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Mahwah
William Johnson
Seattle General S Hospital
Johnson
Con Ut St
Orient
Johnnson
Expert Yeggs Steal $20 000 in Port Angeles Bank Heist
In Port Angeles on March 5 yeggmen cracked the State Bank vault using an electric drill to a vault lock and looted safety deposit boxes. They removed cash securities bonds and valuables while leaving a heavy man’s manganese circular case untouched and then escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Angeles
Yeggemen
State Bank
Rail workers back miners strike in nationwide stand
Cleveland March 25 a nationwide clash looms as coal miners call for a strike starting March 31 and rail unions consider action. The United Mine Workers backs the strike. leaders seek support from the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen while nonunion miners may be drawn in. Rail workers and telegraphers show sympathy, with potential disruption to 40 percent of nonunion coal output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
United Mine Workers
Big Four
Seka L. Lewis
W. S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lewis
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Train
Norfolk & Weat
United States
Canada
Reading Homer Mooched News in City Hall
City hall workers stir controversy as one employee spends mornings reading newspapers. He mooches papers, sits in a retired spot, and ignores work. Last week someone hid the current issue and replaced it with a July 2, 1921 paper. He continues reading old issues for days, unaware of the mismatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toy
Town Runs Grasp of Feminine Rule in North Dakota
DES LACS ND March 25 This village of 600 fell under eight women's control at a town meeting. Mrs F P Ward wore the marshal badge and patrolled streets. Mrs Rebecca Varnes as justice of the peace said work would be light unless town grew worse. They formed a booster club and plan a consultative government to avoid high handed measures.
Treaty of UnityAlt Pacific Coast to Unite
A Pacific Coast unity pledge outlines a Treaty of Unity to end intercity jealousy and promote cooperation across West coast cities. Signatories include presidents and directors from advertising clubs in Los Angeles San Francisco Oakland Seattle Portland and more. The text calls for press restraint and respectful discourse among communities. Unity Week arrangements to be finalized at the Washington Hotel Annex in Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Great
Chambers of Commerce
Buat
Rem Clube
America
West
BE. N. Strong
Helen Campbell Judson
Henry Shirley
Freeno Advertising Club
Hugh A. Marti
Long Beach Advertising Club
Bert Butterworth
Advertising Club of
Los Angeles
L. B. Bobele
Women's Advertising Club of
R. A. Chalmand
Modesto
L. B Lund
Oakland Advertising Club
P. A. Mitchell
Bocamento Advertising Club
L. B. Mill
Tacoma Advertising Club
Gladys Hamilton Dickey
Girls’ Junior Advertising Club of
Tacoma
Seattle
Washington Hotel
Tug Boat Crew to Share Mahoney Reward
Three members of the tug Audrey crew Forward Meagher captain Martin Cammon engineer and George B Malley deckhand will split the 1000 reward offered by the county for finding the trunk with Mrs Kate Mahoney s body in the murder case Judge George D Abel ruled the men will receive about 666.66 each while Tom Beeman who found the trunk did not file a claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey
Mahoney
George D. Abel
Meagher
Martin Cammon
George B. Malley
Kate Mahoney
James F. Mahoney
Tom Beeman
George Revelle Files Candidacy for School Board Seat
George H. Revelle, attorney and brother of Tom Revelle, has filed for the one year school board term. W. C. Kean of Ballard has filed for the port commission and is active in real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Revelle
George H. Revelle
Tom Revelle
W. C. Kean
Ballard
Port Commission
Rockefeller backs three cent fare debate in Seattle
Hal Armstrong reports on a debate where Rockefeller is said to favor a three cent street car fare. The piece notes the fare would undercut luxury car usage by Seattle motorists and suggests Rockefeller would not sell much FAA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Armstrong
Rockefeller
Seattle
FAA
Mr. Rockefeller
Acros
Jack Hall
Erickson measure threatens homeowners burden in Seattle
A columnist argues radical tax cuts are needed for ordinary citizens to own homes and for city services like streetcars. He cites rising taxes, car costs, and 4000 real estate reverts to the city as evidence, and questions the Erickson bill’s impact on small homeowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Erickson
Three-Cent Carfare Seen as Single Tax Scheme
A. H. Wiseman labeled the Erickson three-cent car fare bill as another expression of the single tax idea, noting it has twice been defeated by Seattle voters at a Friday meeting of the Sash and Door Manufacturers' association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erickson
Seattle
A. H. Wiseman
Sash and Door Manufacturers’ Association
Ireland Faces Gravest Crisis Amid Ireland Split
Tragedy and tension grip Ireland as Belfast sees intensified killings and fears of revolt in Dublin. Northern leader Sir James Craig and southern figures Collins and Griffith prepare to meet London as Britain urges a conference to avert civil war. Border front warfare and mass disruption strain civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trindon
Ireland
Belfast
Dublin
Great Britain
Ulster
James Craig
Winston Churchill
Michael Collins
Arthur Griffith
Ramonn Duggan
Chail
London
Belfort
Churchill
Michael Coline
Tster
Irish Republican Army
Griffith
Collins
Free State
Tyrone
Fermanagh
Monaghan Fronta
Craig
Irish Office in London Raided and Ransacked
London report says the intelligence section of the Irish office in Queen Anne Street was raided by Irish extremist agents last night. Confidential documents were removed and the office will cease many functions with the Free State establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queen Anne of
Free State
One Man Cars Flayed Again
The central labor council urged the city council and the street railway head to change rules for operating one man street cars. Resolutions condemn motormen starting cars before fares are collected and transfers issued, saying the practice hazards passengers and has caused several accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Council
Estret
Labor Council
Agreement Seen on Near Eastern Issue
Paris dispatch reports Allied foreign ministers nearing agreement on a Graeco Turkish peace treaty basis. Conference principles to cover territorial and financial suggestions. EMPLAVES of the Admiral Inc to hold their annual dance at 9 p m Saturday at the Seattle Yacht club on Lake Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Emplaves of the Admiral Inc
Seattle Yacht Club
Lake Union
Mrs Miracle Seeks City Council Seat With Housecleaning Theme
Kathryn Miracle announces a city council bid presenting herself as an expert housewife and businesswoman. She vows to clean up city politics, protect children, and represent homes, noting she will resume campaigning Monday after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Miracle
Miracle
Leena Owen Files Divorce Suit in Los Angeles
Leena Owen, screen star, sues husband George Walsh for divorce in Los Angeles. Estelle Taylor named co respondent. Taylor has just been chosen to play the vampire in a new screen version of A Fool There Was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leena Owen
Los Angeles
George Walsh
Estelle Taylor
Vampire
Senate action urges League approval of four power Pacific pact
The Senate ratified the four power Pacific treaty and discussed seeking formal League of Nations approval. Officials noted Britain France and Japan would join once their governments register the pact at Geneva, making the accord an instrument of peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
League of Nations
Senate
League
Great Briitain
France
Japan
Geneva
United States
Dolly Johnson Back in Cell After Suspected Malignant Growth
Mrs Dolores Johnson sister of the wife murderer James F Mahoney remains in custody in King County Jail. Doctors reported a malignant growth requiring a major operation, but jail physician Dr J A Ghent said the operation is not urgent and ordered her returned to her cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Johnson
James F. Mahoney
King County
Johnson
J. Tate Mason
Mason
School League Sparks Heated City Debate Over Teacher Load
The era Information league faced a fiery denunciation from Superintendent Cooper over reforms. He boasted low pupil per teacher ratios, drawing prolonged applause while critics urged higher loads. President Croson refused floor access for debate on the issue. Homer Hill cited Tax Reduction union views and a $7000 salary cap for a new superintendent. A Boise applicant inquired about the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl B. Croson
Homer M. Hill
Tax Reduction Council of
Seattle
P. J. Zimmer
Boise
Idaho
Suit Aims to Stop Sheriff Sale of Ace Auto
C. W. Avery and Frank Nielsen filed in superior court seeking a restraining order to halt the sheriff sale of an Ace automobile. They claim General Distributors' corporation and Inland Finance corporation attempted the sale to prevent freighters from collecting pay for repair work. The sale had been scheduled for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Distributors’ Corporation
Inland Finance Corporation
C. W. Avery
Frank Nielsen
Superior Court
Pair Accused of Selling Loot From Lumber Yard
Alleged to have sold two electric motors valued at 600 dollars stolen from the Smith-Post Lumber Company at 1301 Northlake Ave. Fred Davis, 35, and Charles Bushman, 32, mechanics, were arrested Saturday. Detectives A. A. Brown and L. C. Harris made the arrest and recovered the motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Post Lumber Company
Northlake Ave
Fred Davis
Charles Bushman
A. A. Brown
L. C. Harris
Auto Crash Victim Has Chance to Live
Simon Schotens, 29, of Richmond Beach, remained in critical condition at the city hospital after a Friday accident in which his car struck a police phone pole at First Ave and Senecast. He was said to have a good chance for recovery Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Schotens
Richmond Beach
City Hospital
First Ave
Senecast
Moonshine Possession Brings $250 Fine in Court
Mivin Hulteren was fined $250 in Justice of the Peace C. C. Dalton's court Saturday for possession of a half gallon of moonshine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mivin Hulteren
Justice of the Peace
C. C. Dalton
Shipwreck tale from flying boat Miss Miami tragedy
Moore, the lone survivor, described a brutal five‑person wreck rescue off Bimini as the missing passengers disappeared one by one. Captain Wachsmuth planned a search while airmen prepared bodies’ recovery amid a winter air tour voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Altho Moore
Bimini
Florida
Wachemuth
August Bulte
Bulte
Bule
Wachamuth
Wachsmuth
Ewing
Mra
J. Stewart Williams
Pan-American Petroleum Company
William Greene
Fr. Thomas Joseph Sentenced for Grand Larceny
Fr. Thomas Joseph was charged with grand larceny and sentenced by Superior Judge Mitchell Gilliam to a term ranging from 1 month to 15 years in the penitentiary on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fr. Thomas
Mitchell Gilliam
Woman Leads Night Riders Threat in Dallas
Dallas authorities report organized bands of froggers have whipped 65 people, with a suspected female-led group. Governor Neff offered Texas rangers to assist police in combating the night riding terror and protecting residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Texas Rangers
Neff
Rangers
Carroll attacks Erickson plan over 3 cent fare
Councilman John E. Carroll denounces the Erickson street car plan as economically harmful to Seattle veterans and citizens. He vows to oppose the plan, claiming it imposes extra taxes of 20 to 22 mills in 1923, risking jobs and street circulation for service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
John E. Carroll
Erickson
American Legion
Seattle
Seatulle
Shears Loses 3-Year Battle Over Pen Term In Monroe
Allen H. Shears, after court battles since December 4, 1918, must serve one to 15 years in the Monroe state reformatory. The state supreme court upheld his grand larceny conviction for embezzling $3,500 from the Philadelphia Underwriters where he acted as Seattle agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen H. Shears
State Reformatory
Monroe
State Supreme Court
Shears
T. H. Patterson
Philadelphia
Seattle
Jap to Be Deported After Serving Term
Japanese resident Torakichi Tomita, held for deportation after a 30 day jail sentence for operating a house of ill repute, was picked up by immigration officials in Yakima. Tomita has lived in the United States 28 years while authorities continue the murder investigation into Daniel A. MacDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Torakichi Tomita
Wong Lee Drug Bust Ties to Empress of Russia Shipment
Vancouver police, acting on a tip about Wong Lee a Chinese merchant, uncover $10,000 worth of drugs hidden in his basement linked to a shipment from the steamship Empress of Russia. The case involves a wartime era drug ring and a major enforcement action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Wong Lee
Alaska Governor Bone to Head North from Seattle
Governor Scott C. Bone of Alaska travels from Seattle on April 6 heading north for unspecified duties. He is currently in Washington state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Scott C. Bone
Alaska
Seattle
North
Man Held on Arson Charge After Thistle Street Fire
After a 24 hour investigation, D A Bkeen occupant of 3021 Thistle was arrested on second degree arson and jailed for $500 bond. Fire inspectors noted his recent purchase of the home for 500 and furniture valued at 111 moved from 217 W Republican Cat. his seven children and wife faced displacement as crews battled a mattress fire caused by a toppled coal oil lamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thistle
D. A. Bkeen
Skeem
W. Republican Cat
Bayou Laundry Company
Bkeen
Thistle St
Amundsen Plans Two Planes For Far North Trip
Captain Roald Amundsen will use a smaller plane on his Far North expedition in addition to the nine passenger all metal craft recently bought in the East. Haakon Hammer, Amundsen’s Seattle representative, says testing will take about three weeks before a flight to Seattle after arriving in New York from Norway next Tuesday. The Mande schooner will be overhauled and the party hopes to depart Seattle about June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roald Amundsen
Far North
Haakon H. Hammer
Seattle
Amundsen
New York
Norway
Mande
Semenoff Fails to Arrive in Seattle
Gen. Ataman G. Semenoff, anti Bolshevik Cossack leader, was due in Seattle on the 7:20 a.m. Great Northern from Vancouver to reach Washington, D. C. He did not arrive as scheduled, with the conductor saying he seemed ready to depart but suddenly altered his plan for unknown reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ataman G. Semenoff
Seattle
Washington
D. C
Great Northern
Vancouver
B. C
Gen
Semenoff
America
Fixer Found on Chicago Grand Jury
A fixer on the Chicago grand jury responsible for fixing juries in labor leader cases prompted State's Attorney Robert Crowe to dismiss the investigating body. The fixer had secured a dominating position on the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert Crowe
George Loggie Mill Man Dies at Home
George Loggie a prominent millman died at his Bellingham home after years of invalid status following a paralytic stroke. He was associated with Pat McCoy of Seattle in the McCoy Loggsie Logging company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellingham
George Loggie
Pat McCoy
Seattle
McCoy- Loggsie Logging Company
Cohen Seeks Light on Cars Made Here
Councilman A. Lou Cohen asks the city legal department whether the council can award a contract for 200 street cars to a local company if outside concerns submit lower bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohen
City Legal Department
A. Lou Cohen
Missouri Pacific Plans Bond Issue
Missouri Pacific railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue 18,096,500 first and refunding mortgage six percent gold bonds to meet maturity obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Yeggs
Sequim State Bank
ER Harpor
FR. C
Harris
Vancouver Coal
Pacific Coast Advertising Cabs’ Association
Mahoney Trunk
BY Jack Hall
Hollywood
Russia
Sakhalin Island
Dolly Johnson
W. J. Roberts
Kent
White River
Kent Commercial Club
H. H. Guth
Daniel A. MacDonald
Matt Starwich
John D. Carmody
Amundsen Trip
Explorer
Chicago Grand Jury
Missouri Pacific
Americas
Blue Bird Appliance CO
Bluebird Appliance Co
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