Leonard Seen Runner-Up in Bishop Election Dull Here
Rev Adna W Leonard of Seattle placed second in four ballots for seven new bishops at the Methodist Episcopal conference in Saratoga Springs New York May 18. Rev M B Hughes of Pasadena heads the candidate list. No contender has yet won the two thirds required.
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N. Y
Adna W. Leonard
Seattle
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. M
Hughes
Pasadena
Cal
City Knocks Out Eyres Complaint In Liquor Raids
Judge French sustained the city's demurrers to Eyres Storage & Distributing Co. and Northern Drug Co. complaints seeking to restrain the city from holding liquor seized in the raid. In a separate matter drug clerk Arthur Schroeder was arrested after failing to locate a prescription book in the Hewetson case.
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Eyres Storage & Distributing Co
Northern Drug Co
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Brendel
J. W. Hewetson
Austrian Army Masses 300000 On Tyrolese Front In Italy
Three hundred thousand Austrians strike along a 35 mile Tyrol front against Italian lines as Berlin hints at a major offensive to break defenses and invade Northern Italy. Losses mount over three days of intense fighting with eastward advances from the Adige toward the Astico valley. Vienna claims capture of Zegnatorta while Rome reports repulse.
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Astico
Vienna
Zegnatorta
Rome
Norwegians Celebrated Independence Day At Moose Hall
J A Sorley praised Norwegian Americans at Moose Hall where 800 men and women gathered to mark Norwegian independence day in Tacoma. He said Norwegians have stood for life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and are strong American citizens.
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Tacoma
J. A. Sorley
Moose Hall
Suspect Held in Portland Murder Case
Portland May 18 ex convict Bennet Thompson is jailed in connection with the murder of Mrs Helen C Jennings though officers lack evidence linking him to the crime. Thompson was arrested yesterday by three detectives after being found on a street corner waiting for a ride to police headquarters. He refused to explain his actions or whereabouts on the night of the murder, and witnesses on Fred Ristman’s jitney bus were not sure Thompson was the suspect despite identifying his photo yesterday.
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Altho Bennett Thompson
Helen C Jennings
Thompson
Fred Ristman
Althe
Socialist Won't Send Children to School in Oregon
Frank Srack, a socialist in Baker Oregon, began serving 10 days in jail for refusing to send his children to school. In court yesterday Srack denounced the school system and challenged its rules.
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Frank Srack
Srack
Thief Mugs Woman Near Home. Neighbors Aid After Attack
Misa Mary Pinchever, 20, of 155 22nd Ave was assaulted at midnight near her home when a thief grabbed her purse from behind. He knocked her down and struck her with a club before escaping as neighbors responded to her screams.
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155
22Nd Ave
Fishing Smack Research Sunk. One Dead, Two Wounded
London reports the fishing smack Research was sunk with one killed and two injured when a mishap occurred at sea. authorities confirm the loss and casualties as details emerge from the incident.
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A Sure Way to End Dandruff
A product pitch claims to dissolve dandruff with four ounces of plain liquid arvon applied nightly and massaged in. The ad promises instant relief from itching and flaking, with hair described as fluffy and silky after three to four applications.
Seattle Rotarians Weigh Name for Mount Rainier
A Tacoma Tacoma group and 125 Seattle Rotarians met at the Washington Annex to urge renaming Mount Rainier with an aboriginal title. Rev. Frank Dyer joked to lift the curse while a committee would consider the request. Some favored Rainier, others urged a new name, and a humorous suggestion of Judas Iscariot closed the session.
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Judas Iscariot
Public to Own Canadian R R
Ottawa May 18 The stress of war drives Canada to seek government aid for its two transcontinental railways experts view nationalization as likely. A loan of 15 million to one line and 10 million to another would effectively pawn the systems to the government. Some say all lines may be included and 20 000 miles of track would be affected.
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Dominion of Canada
Editor’s Mail Slams Liggett Call for Mothers’ Class
A subscriber rejects Mrs Liggett’s idea that educated women should not be mothers and that motherhood should be limited to the lower class. The writer says such beliefs threaten society and oppose God’s will, arguing if Liggett is right then God is wrong.
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Lady Richardson urges women to take up hard exercise before breakfast
English social leader Lady Constance Richardson promotes strenuous morning workouts for women who work, arguing women in wartime Europe must prepare to bear the brunt. She frames the routine as a parlor stunt to fit women for tough duties.
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Constance Richardson
Wartorn
Europe
Richardson
Webster School Flagstaff Lacks Flag, Reader Claims
A local reader asserts Webster school at 30th avenue N. W. and 67th street has a grand flagstaff but no flag displayed on it or visible from outside the building, suggesting a patriotism issue.
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the Star
Webster School
30Th Ave. N. W
67Th At
Letter from an American soldier defending Canadian and British troops
The writer from New Westminster British Columbia critiques Dr Waldo Richardson's May 6 remarks, praising Canadians and British allied soldiers. He notes service with the first Canadian contingent in Flanders, injuries in the Festubert battle, English hospital care, and pride in Canadian and British allied fighting, while acknowledging many Canadians born in Europe. He signs as Private T A Walsh 17292 7th Battalion 1st BC Regiment.
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Festururt
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England imposes mail blockade on Germany and cuts lines
Berlin reports an absolute mail blockade by England with fewer letters arriving in Berlin since the war began. British control of cables is tightening, isolating Germany from America and prompting Washington protests to London over censored mail and delayed dispatches.
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United Press
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America
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Washington
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United Press Berlin
Captain Arrested in Tacoma Over Foundering Deaths
Captain E. I Wood of the launch Victor, which foundered off Point January 15, was arrested in Tacoma on a secret federal grand indictment. He faces charges of responsibility for the deaths of W. and Florence Bower who drowned.
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Tacoma
E. I Wood
Florence Bower
Mother Dies After Caesarian Birth of Triplets
Omaha, Neb. May 18 Following a Caesarian operation that produced three sons, Mrs. Anne Richter died today. The babies are in good health and likely to live.
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Omaha, Neb
Anne Richter
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