Snoqualmie raid praises and peril described in letter
A long letter from Beattie on March 28 1921 thanks Mrs Murphy of Snoqualmie Washington for homebrew and cool conduct during a sheriff raid. It recounts deputies arresting suspects and notes a pint slipped to the writer amid the operations. The piece blends humor with Raider lore and local color from Snoqualmie to Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Murphy
Snoqualmie
Bill Furey
D. C
Halix
Mr. Murphy
Seattle
Bill Downey
Supreme Court upholds tax on gains from asset sales
The Supreme Court ruled profits from the sale of capital assets including stocks bonds and other securities are income and taxable. The decision preserves about 100 million for the federal treasury while voiding a pre March 1 1913 valuation provision. The Merchant's Loan Trust of Chicago sued for the estate of Arthur Dyson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Aseseta
Merchante’ Loan @ Trust of
Chicago
Asl
Arthur Dyerson
Story Book Lady Grows Poetic Peeve on Street Cars
A column by Mabel Cleland Peeve condemns women’s daily burdens on street cars as “peevish peeve” voiced by craft members. The piece contrasts tired women with men at leisure as it argues women carry dinner, chores, and chores after market hours, highlighting social expectations of labor at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Cleland
Peeve
Ellig
Signs of Spring In the City Streets
The girl across the street is raking the new-strewn sidewalk and cigarette stubs, a sign of spring awakening in a quiet urban block. Neighbors note early street cleanup and lingering smells of ash as light returns.
Dope Sentences In Federal Court For Four Men
Two Chinese defendants and two White men faced sentencing before Judge Jere Neterer. Fernandes and Wong Poy received fourteen to fifteen months in federal custody, while Frank Esparza and William Tong were ordered to serve one year and one day each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere Neterer
Fernandes
Wong Poy
Island
Frank Esparaza
William Tong
Diogenes Finds Him in Japanese Snuff Out Your Candle
A fragment describes a man found in a lavatory near Sixth Avenue and King Street with $60 in pocket, rushed toward a police station as owners rushed in Monday afternoon. The note mentions Hirata and a location at 419 a or ave. and references Monday morning events.
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Diogenes
Hirata
Or Ave
Lavatory
Sixth Ave
King St
Inventor of Watered Milk Seeks Rake-Off
A man claiming to have invented watered milk walked into Mayor Owen’s office and demanded royalties. He was referred to L. B. Youngs, superintendent of the city department, for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Alfred Owen
Hizzoner
Owen
L. B. Youngs
Ee Department
Work Named Asst. Postmaster Evane March 28
Colorado announcement reports Cal Work of Colorado appointed first assistant postmaster general by the White House. The move, dated March 28, marks a senior postal leadership appointment in the federal government.
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Evane
Cal Work
Colorado
White House
Sinn Feiners Fire Farms in England
The most destructive arson campaign yet attempted in England by Sinn Feiners occurred over the weekend across Northumberland, Durham, and Yorkshire. Forty farm fires raged destroying hay ricks thatched roofs and farm property with damage running to thousands of pounds. one suspect was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinn Feiners
England
London
Northumberland
Durham
Yorkshire
Turkish Troops Routed After Disorderly Retreat
The Turkish 12th corps was dispersed near Brussa after a failed surprise attack. Greek war office says Turkish nationalists were frustrated and defender counterattacked, forcing a chaotic retreat east of Brussa.
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Athens
War Office
Afluncarahianar
Brussa
Cops and Beauties in Wild Easter Streetcar Incident
Patrolman 289 pried apart a chaotic scene on an Easter streetcar where bathing beauties, a gallon of alcohol, a suitcase of flavoring extracts and a home brew outfit were tangled. Cops and the Alki Venuses were photographed. others appeared in their spirits and were taken to the railway’s lost and found.
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Lost and Found
The
Many Railway
Mrs Stillman Enjoys Easter With Children Amid Divorce Drama
Mrs James A Stillman declares a happy Easter with her children in Lakewood New Jersey while denying publicity on her divorce case. Reports cite a January interview at a New York banker's apartment where her son Bud allegedly refused his father's hand.
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Lakewood
WN. J
James A. Stillman
Stillman
Anna
James
Rockefellers
Frank A. Vanderlip
Stillman, Sr
Chai
Schmitt to hang Friday for Olympia killings in Walla Walla
John Schmitt the murderer has three days to live with a Friday execution at the Walla Walla penitentiary for the slayings of three Seattle policemen and a civilian in Olympia. Sheriff Starwich keeps a potential mother’s identification secret as she questions if Schmitt is her son. the sister is about to marry.
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John Schmitt
Walla Wala
Seattle
Olympia
W. G. Potta
Schmitt
Matt Starwich
Starwich
Mrs Stella Robinson In Serious Condition After Poison Attempt
Mrs Stella Robinson, 32, attempted death by own action by drinking bichloride of mercury on Saturday at the Seward hotel 515 Third Ave. She remained in serious condition at city hospital Monday and was not yet in critical danger.
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Stella Robinson
Seward
Third Ave
City Hospital
Auto theft uses carriage to steal cart on Sunday night
A thief used an automobile with ice power to steal a two wheeled horse cart belonging to J. H. Statleselt, Ferdinand Sr. and Lake Washington Boulevard on Sunday night.
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J. H. Statleselt
Ferdinand Sr
Lake Washington Boulevard
Fatima Bans the Monkey Toddle at Yussif’s Mile Café
A late night scene at Yussif Ben Al’s coffee shop on Washington Street unfolds as a group of uptown slummers invade seeking thrills. Fatima, Yussif’s wife, bans the monkey toddle dance, citing religious scruples, while the crowd debates propriety and safety amid a potential police raid.
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Washington St
Yussif Ben al
Yussif
Fatima
Mile
Glitteris
la Belle'ma
Wuseff
Stillman Divorce Case Revealed In Inside Story
New York reports detail the Stillman divorce tangle with data drawn from official charges and sworn affidavits filed in the New York Supreme Court. It traces James Stillman and Anne Potter Stillman from their 1901 marriage through social prominence, banking ties, and early hints of strain by 1915.
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Stillman
New York
Supreme Court of New York
Anne Urquhard Potter
Grace Church
Jim
Anne
Harvard
Charles River
Yale
James Stillman
The
National City Bank
Portland Girl Defends Home After Burglar Breaks In
In Portland on March fifteen a young girl startled a burglar during a home invasion at 445 Vancouver. Victor J. Carlson, Irene’s father and a contractor, lit the entry and the burglar drew a revolver. The girl hurled a vase at the intruder, striking him and sending him fleeing as he clutched his injured head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Prowiler
Castron
Vancouver
Victor J. Carlson
Irene
Carlson
Prowner
Japan Ultimatum to Chita Demands Negotiation
Tokyo reports that Japan has sent an ultimatum to the Chita government in Siberia. It warns that unless Chita negotiates, Japan will take free action to protect Japanese fishing interests in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Chita
Siberia
Japan
Aged Officials Laugh at Poll Tax in Birthday Jest
Councilman Robert B. Hesketh and Charles R. Case both turned 50 on Monday and laughed privately about what they would say to the poll tax assessor. The gales of laughter echoed from the fifth floor of city offices as they celebrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Hesketh
Charles R. Case
Hesketh
Case
Linen Wagon Driver In Seven Story Plunge In San Francisco
Griffith Humphrey a hotel linen man shoved his wagon into an elevator at a Fourth Street hotel. The wagon and he fell seven stories. he was found unhurt and smiling atop the linen pile. He quipped that he wanted to stop at the fourth floor.
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San Francisco
Griffith Humphrey
Fourth St
Humphrey
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