Give Em the Ax Mr Mayor
A historical Portland style critique blasts Seattle Park Board for neglecting children and public spaces while praising music at Volunteer Park. It labels five members as self serving and out of touch with citizens and urges Mayor Gill to remove them. It notes priorities favoring shells and lights over playgrounds and roofs and questions consistency with campaign vows for music and playgrounds.
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Park Board
Seattle Park Board
Volunteer Park
Ballard
Seattle
Gill
Mount Lassen Mud Flood Forces Fleeing Residents
May 21 Cal Mount Lassen eruptions send a river of mud four to six feet deep along Hat Creek burying farms. Warnings reach forest rangers at midnight. Hall’s home and barn swept away as families escape to hills. Mud covers Wilbur Wilcor and Charlies Hawkins farms. lava flows with smoke and fumes, no ash ejection yet. Hot Creek rises, mud-filled streams reach the Pitt River. Communication crippled. Seaborne reports mud strike at 4:30 a.m.
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Reading
Cal
Mount Lassen
Hat Creek
Forest Rangers
W. C. Hall
Hie
Barne
Cassel
Farma
Wilbur Wilcor
Charlies Hawkins
Pitt River
Hall
Nurse Sued Over Stolen Fur In Court Fight
Danziger Fur Co sues Miss Ruby Kelly a nurse of 914 E Denny Way for the return of a mart en muff valued at 176 dollars. The case heard in Judge Gilliam's court drew a large Denny Way society audience. Kelly says she bought the muff from sister Mary Kelly and denies the theft while Danziger sues for slander.
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Gilliam
Danziger Fur Co
Ruby Kelly
E. Denny Way
Denny Way Society
John C. Danziger
Miss Kelly
Mary Kelly
Danziger
Motorcycle Cop Jim Clark Fired By Chief
Patrolman Jim Clark was discharged by Chief Lang before a police trial board after alleged abuse of a superior officer. The decision followed a report that Clark appeared intoxicated in a saloon and an unrelated headline error linked Clark to another officer’s auto theft, which Clark denied.
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Jim Clark
Sergis. Ribbach
Lee
Lang
Clark
R. 8
Webb
Tacks Used in Fight on Seattle Jitney Bus
A letter from jitney drivers describes a conspiracy to puncture tires with tacks placed along routes. The attackers reportedly use small cardboard tacks ready to pierce tires, with one driver finding 45 tacks in a single night. Drivers urge City Council to offer a reward for the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
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Seattle
Litney
W. J. Finegold
Yeasleway
W. W. Roberta
Ray Moon
Fred Gamble
Burt Weasley
Edward
Lewinestein
H. D. Oscall
No Wall Needed to Stop Cedar River Leak
City officials report leaks in the Cedar river bed between the old and new dam can be sealed for about 250000 dollars. Investigations by Councilman Erickson and others show water leakage through the river bed rather than the bank, with a small dry spot 100 feet below a flow point. sealing could be rapid and inexpensive.
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Dimock
Erickson
Holton, Haas
Marble
Youngs
City Water Department
Robin Hood of Sherwood at Broadway High
Broadway high school seniors perform their annual play in the school auditorium Friday night. The production titled Robin Hood of Sherwood showcases student actors and stagecraft.
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Broadway High School
Verdict for Roosevelt in libel suit with torn verdict
A New York court faced a split libel ruling in the Roosevelt Barnes case. The jury found Roosevelt not liable and suggested dividing trial costs, but Justice Andrews said the verdict illegal and sent jurors back for further deliberation. Roosevelt awaited the second round with a broad grin.
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Syracuse
Roosevelt-Barnes
Roosevelt
Andrews
Barnes
Col. Roosevelt
Barne
Grace under pressure in plainspoken advice
A terse advisory line urges restraint and composure, praising calm dignity over public boastfulness. The aphorism stresses keeping one’s shirt on and smiling despite pain, signaling restraint as strength.
Poindexter to Speak on Referendum in Seattle
Senator Miles Poindexter arrives in Seattle to discuss the referendum campaign opposing several laws from the last legislature. He will speak at the Labor Temple at 8 p.m. Friday about progressive movement aims and his view on reelection as a progressive Republican.
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Labor Temple
Poindexter
Miles Poindexter
United States
Seattle
Butler Hotel
Torpedoing Lusitania Triggers Row in New York
Henry Schultz reacts with a wild shout when news of the Lusitania sinking is flashed. A bystander rips his hat from Schultz, a man strikes him, and ten others join in a street assault as three police officers intervene. In Allegheny County jail a longtime steel gallows is repurposed as a swing for schoolchildren, decorated with colors and flowers.
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New York
Henry Schultz
Lusitania
Schultz
Allegheny
Italy strikes first seizes German ships
Naples reports Greece bound cargo ship seized with 2100 tons of rice for Germany. Venice says Austria begins interning Italian males, 50,000 at risk. Rome braces as Salandra calls cabinet, war may start within 24 to 48 hours amid crowds cheering and pledging support. Military measures and internments outlined.
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Naples
Germany
Venice
Austria
Barbariga
Dignan
Marzana
Carniola
Crotia
Rome
Salandra
Genoa
Prince von Buelow Baron Macchio
Italy
Ruspoli
Students Probe Dismissal of Prof Hart at University
A 5-member student committee begins inquiry into the firing of Dr J K Hart and other Education Department members by the board of regents. They question Dr Henry Landés and Dr J Allen Smith after a meeting of 40 prominent students. A mass meeting is planned tonight at hall.
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University of Washington
J. K. Hart
Educational Department
Board of Regents
Henry Landés
J. Allen Smith
Hall
L. C
Helen Winslow
Henry Fred ‘Linn
Alvin Dyer
Linn
Independent Association of Students
Make Up Your Saturday Shopping List From the Ads
The Star ad section promises bargains on nearly everything for a Saturday shopping list. Market prices promise value with a wide range of foods and seasonable merchandise from leading department stores and other retailers.
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MR. Mayor
Otto Roseleaf
Charles F. Munday
R. M. Kinnear
George B. Lamping
Erastus Brainerd
Munday
Kinnear
Lamping
National Guard
Mise Kelly
Yester Way
Cedar River
Teddy
Rt Ra
Hen
Duff
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