Roosevelt Letter Denounces Ethnic Voting Marks
Col Theodore Roosevelt replies to an Ohio German American inquiry about Belgian policy and ethnic voting. He states he wants all Americans to vote for him regardless of birthplace or ancestry and rejects tailoring his stance to please any ethnic group. He affirms United States duties and positions over sectarian considerations.
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Col. Theo. Roosevelt
Ohio
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United Press
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England
France
United States
O’Gorman Announces Senate Retirement Next March
Senator O Gorman of New York says personal affairs require his full attention and he will retire from the Senate in March.
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Washington
Sen. O'Gorman
New York
Senate
Lafe Receives Key At Joint County City Building Event
A gala event welcomed about 4000 visitors to the new County City building. Lafe Hamilton promised he would give the county the first spade and the first signing pen from the project while officials praised the modernization move and extended county line efficiency proposals.
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Lafe
Harry
Clerk Wardall
Sam Hedges
Lafe Hamilton
Hi Gill
Morris
Des Moises
Red Bluff Roaming Youth Nabbed in Seattle
A 19 year old man from Red Bluff California named Bob Robbins was arrested Friday night in Seattle after stepping from shadows on Queen Anne avenue. He carried a cartridge belt and revolver and smoked a cigarette from the lip, admitting he planned to “feel out the town.”
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Bob Robbins
Bob
Red Bluff
Cal
Seattle
Queen Anne Ave
New Bill at the Oak Show Delivers Wide Vaudeville
The Oak Theatre opens a three day engagement featuring four vaudeville acts and two films. Francis X. Bushman stars in The Moon's Bay and Marguerite Blake appears in The Man Hunt. The vaudeville lineup includes Foster and Foster, Henkel, Medlyard and Hamilton, and Debourg Sisters.
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Oak Theatre
Francis X. Bushman Ta
Aged athlete John Wilgus dies at 86 in West Wansfield
West Wansfield Ohio May 6 John W Wilgus who claimed he could turn handsprings at 80 died at his home in West Wansfield aged 86 He was known for his athletic feats and long life despite aging.
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West Wansfield
John W. Wilgus
Baby Florence Rogers Tops Better Babies Clinic List
Florence Rogers a 31 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyman H Rogers of 1521 Boylston Ave is the only child examined this year at the Better Babies clinic to achieve 100 percent. She will be entered in the national contest.
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Florence Rogers
Lyman H. Rogers
Boylston Ave
Better Babies Clinic
San Diego Aviation School Critiqued For Aircraft Needs
Experts say army aeroplanes require speed and power, citing the San Diego aviation school. The Mexican experience suggests the top need is a proper place to rest for repairs and maintenance.
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San Diego
Fire Damages Home on 4129 36th St In Early Morning
R Cerentzig awoke to flames under his bedroom door at 4 a.m. Friday. Firefighters contained the blaze with $250 in damage to the single story frame home at 4129 36th St. Cause undetermined.
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R. Cerentzig
36Th St
Recall in Tacoma City Commissioners Started
Tacoma May 5 report says a recall of some city commissioners will begin, disclosed in a morning newspaper want ad. No names are given but Commissioners Drake and Atkins are named as possible subjects.
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Tacoma
Drake
Atkins
Bowman Faces Busy Two Weeks With Graduation and Marriage
H L Bowman a McCormick theological student will complete a busy two weeks that include graduation or ordination and his marriage.
Auto crash leaves two severely hurt in Seattle intersection
An auto driven by 25 year old Chas A Davis of 2854 Alki Ave turned turtle at 20th Ave W and Barrett St at 6 50 Friday morning. Davis and passenger Eric Bernard of 27th Ave and Union St were taken to the city hospital. The vehicle belonged to Sam Schwartz and was hired to take a Fort Lawton sergeant to the barracks. The sergeant was uninjured.
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Alki Ave
20Th Ave. W
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Davis
Eric Bernard
27Th Ave
Union St
Sam Schwartz
Fort Lawton
Bernard
Girl leads strike at Westinghouse plant in Pittsburg
May 5 report from East Pittsburg says a 20 year old girl named Anna Hell led hundreds of strikers in a sortie against non union workers at the Westinghouse plant. She was jailed after a strikebreaker claimed she attacked him and was held on $500 bail for trial.
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Pittsburg
Westinghouse
Anna Hell
Tough on Co-eds at Chicago fraternities serenade fever quarantined coeds
May 6 report from Chicago notes 17 Greek letter fraternities at the University of Chicago take turns serenading 40 coeds confined in Greenwood hall with scarlet fever quarantines in place.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Greenwood Hall
The Crime Doctor Finds a Mind in Crisis
The General Thought his wife was losing her mind. What did The Crime Doctor discover in the next novel week by week in The Star starting Monday.
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The
Star
German Raider Roams Pacific Quietly
Mysterious wireless warnings flash that a German commerce raider is active in the North Pacific. The Sada Maru slipped through the straits with lights out after receiving an identity protected wireless warning. The Ixion liner also reported a similar message, suggesting an interned German ship may have slipped from Honolulu to raid commerce.
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North Pacific
Honolulu
Wake Up Routine Promises Clean Inside With Hot Water Drink
An old health advice item touts first thing in the morning hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. It claims elimination prevents poisons from entering the blood and promises improved health and appearance for common ailments.
Orpet Keeps Up Study in Cell at Waukegan
Will Orpet, University of Wisconsin student held without bail for trial May 15 on murdering his sweetheart Marian Lambert at Lake Forest March 10, by cyanide. He studies daily despite confinement in the bull-pen and eyes strain, expecting acquittal and to stay current with classes. Judge Donnelly will hear the case in Waukegan. 600 veniremen may be needed due to publicity.
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Waukegan
Ill
Will Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Lambert
Lake Forest
Orpet
Charles H. Donnelly
Woodstock
Lake County
Chris Rafferty
Chicago
Longshoremen to Seek Higher Wage Scale in Convention
Officials of the International Longshoremen's Association of America announced at their Labor Temple gathering that a wage increase will be demanded from employers. Details were not disclosed as the convention continued into the morning session.
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International LongShoremen’s Association of America
Labor Temple
Opening Spokane May 5 Colville mixed drawings July 27
Opening Spokane for opening preparations and distribution will be mixed and preparatory to drawings on July 27, according to word from Washington.
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Spokane
Colville
Washington
Perfectly Formed Baby Girl Born in Tiny 24-Ounce Infant
May 5 Tiltonsville Ohio reports a perfectly formed baby girl weighing 24 ounces born to Joseph Benson. The infant is so small that a wedding ring slides over her hand to her elbow, highlighting extraordinary tiny size.
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Tiltonsville, O
Joseph Benson
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