President Harding Honors War Dead In National Funeral Review
In New York on May 23 President Harding walked among 6,222 flag draped coffins bearing American soldiers returned from France. A solemn ceremony featured muffled drums, taps, and a wreath laid on W. Geiger’s casket. The president called for never again such sorrow and urged remembrance of the fallen. He then departed for New York.
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New York
United States
Harding
France
W. Geiger
Hart, Mich
Company I
Republic
2Ind
Auto
Woman Works Her Way Round World Pioneer Nettie Lean
Mrs. Nettie Lean, Klondike pioneer, travels by working her way around the world. She caught the travel bug on a Far North trip in 1597 and has since visited distant corners of the globe. She will depart for the North on May 28.
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Nettie Lean
Klondike
City's Auto Busses Cutting Down Losses
Losses to the city railway fund are being reduced due to auto busses operating with several car lines. The statement for the first four months of 1921 by Railway Chief D. W. Henderson notes auto busses serve outlying districts before railway extensions are feasible.
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City Railway Fund
D. W. Henderson
Four Irish Newspaper Staffers Bombed In Cork
Sinn Fein gunmen attacked the Examiner staff as they returned home in Cork. One newspaperman had his leg blown off by a bomb while three others were seriously wounded by pistol fire.
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Cork
Sinn Fenners
The
Examiner
Ing
Red Poppies for Memorial Day Sale Planned
The American Legion will sell red poppies next week for Memorial Day. A total of 75 000 poppies are ready for distribution at local posts.
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American Legion
Army Captain Exonerated in Camp Lewis Case
Roland Pothier, once a soldier, repudiates a confession that Captain Robert Rosenblum ordered him to kill Major Alexander Cronkhite at Camp Lewis in 1915. He says the shooting was accidental and Rosenblum had no involvement. Pothier claims coercion and threats influenced his prior statement while Rosenblum remains free on bail awaiting murder inquiry.
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New York
Roland Pothier
Robert Rosenblum
Alexander P. Cronkhite
Camp Lewis
Wash
New York World Today
Pothier
Central Falls
Cronkhite
Rosenbluth
Department of Justice
Mooney Fights for New Trial in San Francisco
Thomas Mooney arrived in San Francisco to pursue a new trial in his life-term conviction for complicity in the 1916 San Francisco preparedness parade dynamiting. His wife Rena and brother John joined him as attorney Byron C. Parker planned to present new testimony from about six potential witnesses.
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San Francisco
Thomas Mooney
Mooney
San Quentin Penitentiary
San Quentin
Rena Mooney
John Mooney
Byron C. Parker
Train Strikes Auto Killing Two Drivers in Tacoma Area
A car driven by Henry Wealey Lock and occupied by A L Warfield was struck by an electric train at a crossing two miles south of North Puyallup. Lock died instantly and Warfield died minutes later. Two women and nine children suffered injuries as the crash hurled occupants into a ditch. passengers were en route from Tacoma to Sumner.
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North Puyallup
Henry Wealey Lock
Camp Cady
A. L. Warfield
Olympia
Lock
Warfield
U. S. Public Health Service
Tacoma
Mra
Edith Graham
Mabel Flynn
Tonneau
Flynn
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkland Children’s Home
Sumner
Auto and Street Car Crash Injures Two
Frank Hobbes lieutenant in the motor transport corps of the army is in City Hospital with a severe skull fracture after his auto crashed into a Madison streetcar on Sunday evening. Effie McMillan suffers body bruises and possible internal injuries. Witness W C Bottteroff says the car swerved along Madison at 42nd Ave before hitting the streetcar. In a separate Seventh Ave and Weller St collision Mrs T P Quinn is treated for cuts to hands and face at City Hospital. Johnny Redmond 10 is cut above the right eye in a car crash driven by his father John Redmond.
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Frank Hobbes
43Rd Ave. N
Motor Transport Corps of the Army
Hobbes
Madison St
Effie McMillan
First Ave
W. C. Botteroff
Madison
42Nd Ave
Seventh Ave
Weller St
T. P. Quinn
44Th Ave
Fred Warner
James At
Yosemite
City Hospital
Johnny Redmond
John Redmond
12Th Ave
Woman Killed by Auto Driver Held
A. A. Taylor of 2107 EB Madison was arrested after Dora K. Scott was struck by his car at Fourth Ave and Jackson St. Scott, apparently unconscious, was taken to the Hotel New Richmond where she developed internal trouble and died five minutes later. Her father Judge W. T. Scott had served as King County prosecuting attorney 1903–05. An inquest was ordered to determine cause.
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A. A. Taylor
Madison
Dora K. Scott
Taylor
Fourth Ave
Jackson St
Miss Scott
New Richmond
Mies Scott
W. T. Scott
King County
Initiation by Caropfire Girls groups noted in Aberdeen area
In Aberdeen the initiation by Caropfire Girls from Centralia Montesano and Aberdeen is reported. The trial of Dan Curtin and three others on syndicalism charges was postponed until May 27.
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Centralia
Montesano
Aberdeen
Dan Curtin
Five Thousand Mile Air Flight Starts From San Francisco
James Ota, head of the San Francisco Aero club, with William Morina and Charles West, began a nonstop 5000 mile air journey from the Marina field toward Caracas Venezuela. The 300 horsepower Ansaldo plane flies at 150 mph and aims to reach San Diego then follow a route through Phoenix Tucson Guaymas Mazatlan Mexico City to Central America and Colombia before returning to Caracas.
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San Francisco
James Ota
San Diego
Phoenix
Tucson
Guaymas
Mazatlan
San Milas
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Tehuuntepec
Tapa Chula
Guatemala
Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Colombia
Caracas
Two Oregon Convicts Escape From Prison
Salem Ore May 23 George Evans and Lee Holliway convicts are at large after escaping the state penitentiary late yesterday They broke away while at work on the prison farm and are being hunted by guards and deputies across Marion county
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Salem
Ore
George Evans
Lee Holliway
State Penitentiary
Porses
Marton Courty
Lulled to Sleep by Drum Then Robbed
Mrs John Sothorsky testified before Judge Costello that she paid 31 to a gypsy fortune teller named Katherine Muecrat to save her husband from death. The gypsy soothed her with a drum before the theft. The judge fined Muecrat 50 and ordered her to return the 31.
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Passaic
N.J
Mra
John Sothorsky
Costello
Katherine Muecrat
Baby Health Week Set for June 14 17
Baby Health Week runs June 14 to 17 with slogan Baby First. Anna A. Jenkins named general chairman overseeing all arrangements while D A Siebert and I F Weeks lead the clinic and program departments.
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Anna A. Jenkins Haa
Mra
D. A Siebert
I. F. Weeks
Seattle Federation of Women's Clubs
China Carnival Opens Tonight in Seattle
The Chinatown event begins Monday night with a parade on Second and Third avenues at noon and a King Street opening ceremony. Mayor Caldwell’s delegation will pass city keys to Ming Beattie, then visitors tour pagoda tea shop, with fireworks, a carnival queen, Vaudeville, fashion show, dances, and UW students performing.
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Seattle
China
King St
Eighth Ave
Corncilman A. Lou Cohen
Caldwell
Chinatown
University of Washington
Army and Navy
Portland Flood Danger Grows Along Lower Rivers
May 23. Flood danger increases hourly for Portland and towns along the Willamette and Columbia rivers. Edward L. Wella of the weather bureau warns of a steady river level for three days, then a rapid rise if warm weather persists on the Snake River. A further two foot rise could force a shutdown of the Peninsula Lumber Company plant, one of the few mills still operating amid the flood.
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Portland
Willamette
Columbia Rivers
Edward L. Wella
Weather Bureau
Snake River
Bio Peninsula Lumber Company
Steam Shovel Moves Toward Paradise Road Opening
A large steam shovel clearing Sunset highway snow drifts will head Monday to Longmire Springs to begin clearing the road to Paradise Valley. Ross and Hampshire plan to have the Paradise road open by June 25.
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Sunset Highway
Longmire Springs
Paradise Valley
Ross & Hampshire
Paradise Road
Fight Land Office Move Rally Protests Seattle to Tacoma
Saturday a protest led by the Chamber of Commerce gathered in Seattle against moving the land office from Seattle to Tacoma. Reports indicate the interior department issued orders delaying the transfer.
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Fight Land Office
Tacoma
Stepa
Chamber of Commerce
Government Land Office
Seattle
Department of the Interior
Three Poster Prizes for Rainier Noble Fourth Celebration
Amateur artists urged to draw posters for Rainier Noble post No 1 American Legion Fourth of July celebration with prizes of 25 15 and 10 dollars. Submissions go to G M Brager 107 Stuart Building Hoquiam. New York hotel damaged by fire causing $300 loss.
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Rainier Noble
American Legion
G. M. Brager
Stuart Building
New York
86 Inch All Wool Henrietta at 1.85
All wool Henrietta measures 86 inches and sells at 1.85. The same quality previously cost 5.50 last year.
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BON
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Victor
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Chopin
Liszt
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E. W. Deming
Natural Arts Club
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Organdie
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