Sheriff cites danger from fire in old county court house
Sheriff Hodge told county commissioners that nearly 100 prisoners face constant risk due to unaddressed fire hazards in the old court house. He described a criminal condition from neglect to provide jail quarters in the new county building at Third Ave and James St. Loose paper and flammable material clutter floors in offices vacated in the old building and doors remain open allowing access to the upper floors.
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Hodge
Ters
Third Ave
James St
Sailors Injured in Auto Crash Involving Learner Driver
Fifteen sailors leave Mr and Mrs C T Seymour residence at 1527 Seventh Avenue after a car struck them. Rupert Davies, a learner driver, was at the wheel when the accident occurred.
Hear Boat Rate Case Tuesday Protests Over Fare Hike
The Central Labor Council of Seattle protested a Tacoma boat rate increase. The Public Service Commission moved the hearing to Tacoma for next Tuesday at the Tacoma Commercial Club. The Puget Sound Navigation Co. hike would raise round trips 60 to 60 cents and singles 35 to 40 cents amid a current strike and disputed payroll practices.
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Altho
Central Labor Council of
Seattle
Tacoma
State Public Service Commission
James A. Duncan
State Commision Sa
Puget Found Navigation Co
Tacoma Run
Miestesippt
Sound Navigation
Kaiser decorates ex-German naval attaché recalled to U S
A report from London states that Captain Boy Ed once German naval attaché in Washington has been decorated by the Kaiser on the recall to Germany prompted by this country's demand.
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London
Boy Ed
Washington
Property Owners Donated Strip to Widen City Sidewalk
North side of Pine Street between Weartlake and Eighth Avenues owners donated a three foot strip to allow the city to widen the sidewalk.
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Pine St
Weartlake and
Eighth Aves
Governor Johnson Offers Aid to Washington Nonpartisan Bill
Seattle circulator James A. Thineau received a letter from California Governor Hiram Johnson praising nonpartisan reform. He notes organized labor supports the measure and urges adoption across Washington, expressing willingness to help and hoping Washington leads California in this reform.
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James A. Thineau
Seattle
Hiram Johnson
California
Washington
Organized Labor
Ezra Meeker readies schoonermobile for coast to coast run
Ezra Meeker unveils a modern oxless chassis atop a prairie schooner top for his fourth cross country trip. He will depart from Washington for Olympia to cover about 3,560 miles, continuing his role as pioneer of a national coast to coast highway.
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Washington
Ezra Meeker
Ezra
Meeker
Here
Pacific
Olympia
Wash
Riggs Favors Park Project in Alaska
Thomas Riggs Jr of the Alaska engineering commission urges creating Mount McKinley national park to boost tourism. He spoke at a Chamber of Commerce lunch in Alaska, claiming the district would rival any national park. Judge J T Edwin, U S marshal from Alaska, and Andrew Stevenson, Bank of Alaska president at Skagway, also spoke.
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Mount McKinley National Park
Alaska
Thomas Riggs, Jr
Alaska Engineering Commission
Riggs
Sunday Baseball Permitted On Lincoln Field This Summer
Park board action Friday allows Sunday play on Lincoln play field between 1 and 6 p m this summer after requests from amateur leagues and clubs. Immigration Commissioner Caminetti at a national conference in Indianapolis urges government restrictions as over 1 000 000 immigrants are expected to come after the war.
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Lincoln
Anthony Caminetti
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Indianapolis
German interior minister Clemens Delbrueck resigns decree
Kaiser Wilhelm decreed the resignation of Clemens Delbrueck, the German minister of the interior and vice chancellor, in a government shakeup.
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Clemens del Brueck
Interior
Kaiser Wilhelm
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