Wee Coyle Grants 30-Day Stay In Seattle Case
Acting Governor William J. Coyle grants Isom White a 30-day reprieve from a May 20 hanging sentence. The case centers on labor unrest as federal authorities seek a $10,000-a-day injunction against multiple shipping unions for strike action at the Pacific coast.
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Wee Coyle
Olympia
Wash
William J
Wee”) Coyle
Isom White
White
Bart
Shipping Board
United States
Robert C. Baunders
Reaper
Sir Samara
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association No
W. B. Jackling
D. W. Miler
W. M. Cooma
C. 8. Fallett
Mates
Seattle
Albert Barron
Farewell Banquet Honors Movie Winner at Butler Hotel
Seattle society reads of a farewell banquet planned for the Star-Universal contest winner at the Butler Hotel grill room on Wednesday evening May 25. Dean Andrews oversees arrangements while merchants offer wardrobe gifts from Florence Upstaire to Buck Shoe Co and beyond, with John E. Savage footing the bill.
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Seattle
Star-Universal Film Company
Universal City
Butler Grill
Dean Andrews
Star Staff
John E. Savage
Florence Upstaire
Sweet Sixteen
Market Blouse
Maxime
Piper & Taft
Hartcock
Saling
Buck Shoe Co
Brown- White Shoe Co
Paxter & Baxter
Howe
Knettie Corset Co
Rowdoir
Pinehurst
Floral Co
Seattle War Risk Office to Stay Put in Seattle
District war risk insurance bureau headquarters will remain in Seattle rather than move to Tacoma. The decision was confirmed Tuesday after Arcade building owners dropped the rent to 2 dollars per square foot, meeting the rate Col. Charles R. Forbes had indicated. Arthur R. Priest of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce led the weeklong effort in Washington, D. C.
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War Risk Insurance Bureau
Seattle
Tacoma
Arcade
Charles R. Forbes
Federal Bureaus
Arthur R. Priest
Washington, D. C
Seatle "Chamber of Commerce
Man Pleads Guilty to Petit Larceny Over Diamond Pin
Nick Nicassio accused of finding a $200 diamond pin and keeping it. He pleaded guilty to petit larceny before Judge King Dykeman and was sentenced to 28 days in jail.
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Nick Nicassio
King Dykeman
Man Kills Self Over Failing False Teeth Fit
In Omaha on May 17 Jacob L. Rothschild a former saloonkeeper shot himself after failing to obtain dentures that fit. His wife said he had purchased 28 sets of false teeth, none of which satisfied him.
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Omaha
Jacob L. Rothschild
Milwaukee clubman dies in auto crash with streetcar
Klause A. Bergenthal, aviator with Pancho Villa in 1915 and a noted Milwaukee clubman, was killed in Milwaukee today when his automobile crashed into a street car.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Klause A. Bergenthal
Pancho Villa
Mexico
Chief Justice White Resting Comfortably After Minor Operation
Washington May 17 Chief Justice White was described by his physician as satisfactory. He rested comfortably through the night after undergoing a minor operation.
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Washington
White
Paper Bags Theft Leads to City Jail Hold
Jake Papin was held in city jail on grand larceny charges after allegedly stealing paper bags valued at 120 dollars from a fruit stand at 601 Pine Street owned by J Wise and selling them to 8 Morita of the Tokyo grocery at 130 Westlake public market for seven dollars.
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Jake Papin
Pine St
J. Wise
Morita
Tokyo
Westlake
The Star Advertising Column Promises Savings
Read The Star's advertising column for Seattle store ads with regular opportunities to save on essential purchases. The column highlights best offerings from Seattle's top stores and urges readers to check regularly.
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the Star
Seattle
The
Star
Woman Known as Madame Le Grande Denies Kidnapping
Detroit May 17 Mrs Evelyn Elizabeth Lewin known as Madame Le Grande stood calmly over the body of 6 year old Max Ernest the child she was accused of kidnapping and murdering Police report say she was identified by playmates as the kidnapper after the boy vanished last week His body was found in a ditch near the city outskirts after a five day search
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Detroit
Evelyn Elizabeth Lewin
Columbus, CO
Science
Ohio
T. W. Espenschied
New Philadelphia
H. H. Goddard
State Bureau of Juvenile Research
Fearful Wanes for Mine Strike War Flares in Hill Country
Williamson West Virginia May 17 Fears of renewed trouble rose after a brief two day pause in industrial warfare around here. A short skirmish at Raw last night kept tensions high following a three day bullet battle between striking miners and company employees last Thursday.
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Williamson
W. Va
Here
Tennis Meet Open To All At Woodland Park
The Star stages a large tennis meet at Woodland Park free to enter with events for men and women singles and doubles plus mixed doubles and a boys' meet. Entries close Wednesday at 6 p.m. Full meet details and entry blank appear on today's sport page.
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Woodland Park
Globe-Trotter Cat Tom Cadillac Returns Home
Tom Cadillac the globe trotting cat arrived in San Francisco on the liner Sonoma from Australia and was greeted by cameras and reporters. He traveled from Detroit after being found in an automobile crate and was fed calves hearts on ice during his voyage. He will head to Detroit with eight of nine lives intact and insured for 5000 dollars.
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C. G. Poole
Sonoma
Australia
Tom
Tom Cadillac
Detroit
Mich
Sidney
Poole
United States
Expense Estimates Slashed in Deficiency Bill
The House Appropriations Committee reported a deficiency appropriation bill on May 1 reducing department estimates by over 50 percent. The bill totals $100,680,427.25, about $119,606,338.08 less than the departments had asked.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Dog Wrecks Auto Injuring Four On Way To Seattle
Four people including three men and Mise Kate Paritt were injured when their car struck a large brindle dog on Duwamish avenue at Lucifest and overturned. Roy Ives 33 and two Foster residents John Anderson and Andy Dunbar were badly bruised while Paritt suffered facial lacerations and bruises. The party was transported to city hospital by M V Lemon’s car. The dog was killed after breaking its back.
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City Hospital
Duwamish Ave
Lucifest
Roy Ives
Tukwila
John Anderson
Foster
Andy Dunbar
Mise Kate Paritt
Mise Paritt
Seattle
Ives
M. V. Lemon
Georgetown
Australian minister Marsh heads to Boston for beans
The Rev. W. D. Marsh, 80, arrived in San Francisco after years as an Australian minister and YMCA secretary dating back to 1868. He planned to eat Boston baked beans before returning to Australia.
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Aits
San Francisco
W. D. Marsh
Australia
Boston
Marsh
R. W. Child Named Italy Ambassador
Washington on May 17 reported that Richard Washburn Child, novelist and short story writer, had been chosen as ambassador to Italy and was confirmed at the White House.
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R. W. Child
Italy
Washington
Richard Washburn Child
White House
Tax Relief Needed Now for Seattle and Washington
A Seattle Star editorial urges deeper tax reform beyond nine mills. It criticizes state leaders for evading a real solution, calls for a special legislature session, and demands fair tax distribution and revision to ease burdens on homeowners. It warns only broader changes will provide lasting relief.
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King County
Seattle
Man Fitzgerald
Oregon
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New York
Wisconsin
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Washington
Bone
Ume
Pacific Coast
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