Ideal Communism to Reign on Amundsen Polar Voyage
The Maud expedition led by Roald Amundsen will test a form of communism aboard the ship with equal sharing from captain to Sally the husky. The crew includes Oscar Wisting H U Sverdrup F Malmgren O Umdahl Odd Dahl and others as they prepare to drift toward the North Pole with scientific aims and two airplanes for data collection.
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Russia
Maud
Landerst
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
Kakot
Sally
Oscar Wisting
H. U. Sverdrup
F. Malmgren
Oskar Umdahl
Odd Dahl
G. N. Olonkin
Soren Syvertsen
O. Pearson
Sven Sally
Universal Ship & Trading Co
Seattle
Explorer
Stefannson
North Pole
Altho
Quirky Punchlines Mark City Letter Page
A collage of quips and notices ranges from jokes about hay fever and milk bans to warnings about face powder hazards and Sanity leagues. It notes civic searches for Charles W. Morse, comments on local life, and a teaser for Dr. Philip Grant’s upcoming talk.
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Philip Grant
Public Officials Urge Tightening School Expenditures
Dr. B J Brown mayor elect and civic leaders pressed for economy in education. Director Shorrock warned against cutting teachers, noting 40 percent of spending goes to salaries and 90 percent with books. Brown urged serial bonds and not issuing new debt until payments are secured, calling for public costs to fit means.
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Shorrock
B. J. Brown
Brown
Chop
Cupid Loses Battle With Mary Baker
Paris May 27 The McCormick Baker wedding is postponed again. Allister McCormick says the ceremony is now set for September Mary Landon Baker will travel to London May 30 and McCormick will follow ten days later. Baker followed McCormick from the United States to Europe amid repeated postponements.
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Webb Miller
Paris
McCormick-Baker
Allister McCormick
Mary Landon Baker
Chicago
London
McCormick
Mine Baker
Europe
United States
Paria
Mies Baker
MacCormick
Max Oser's Chances Fade as Fiancée Splits
Chicago May 27 Mathilde Mc Corsnick 17 fiancee of Max Oser parted with Julia Mangold a close friend since the Rockefellers granddaughter returned to America from Zurich to seek family consent for marriage to Oser. Mangold a former bookkeeper left for New York planning to return to Switzerland alone. The split fuels reports that McCormick wedding to Oser, originally set for June, will be long deferred.
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Max Oser
Chicago
Mathilde McCorsnick
Julia Mangold
Mies Mangold
Mathilde
John D. Rockefeller
America
Zurich
Oser
Switzerland
Miss McCormick
Soderman Found Guilty in Powers Killing
Dave FE Soderman was found guilty of manslaughter for shooting J. Clay Powers a playwright, lawyer and Kentucky figure. He received a five year penitentiary sentence. Mrs Soderman cried on the witness stand as the verdict was read.
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Dallas
Texas
Dave FE. Soderman
J. Clay Powers
Kentucky
Pacific Northwest Push on Hotel Building Boom
Tacoma completes a $1,000,000 fund to create a major hotel as the Pacific Northwest launches an extensive hotel program. Astoria, Port Angeles, Lewiston, Olympia and three Eastern Washington cities plan or advance hotels costing from 150,000 to 500,000 dollars. A Seattle proposal is being studied under C. D. Stimson’s committee.
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The
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Seattle
Astoria
Port Angeles
Lewiston
Idaho
Olympia
C. D. Stimson
Soviet Rule in Mongolia Reported from Peking
May 27 dispatches claim a Moscow backed Soviet government governs Mongolia. Foreign properties are ordered confiscated with titles surrendered for a 30 year lease under a sliding rent. Americans are noted as heavy holders as many deeds were smuggled to Peking.
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Peking
Moscow
Mongolia
China
Milk price conspiracy charge laid in Seattle
Seven Seattle Milk Shippers Association members faced prosecution for conspiring to fix milk prices in Seattle. Bail set at 1000 dollars each as prosecutors allege they forced groceries to sell milk at not less than 11 cents a quart. Witnesses named include Thomas Owens and C R Scollard with reports of threats to cut off supplies for noncompliance.
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E. P. Chalcraft
Seattle
Seattle Milk Shippers’ Association
Matt Starwich
Superior Court
Malcolm Douglas
E. Fisher
Thomas
Association
Thomas Owens
Kirkland
C. R. Scollard
Sumner Osborne
Redmond
W. Makiyama
Orillia
K. Toukamaki
O'Brien
James Crehan
Central Dairy
Thomas Doge
Stoneway
Doge
Crehan
White River Valley
C. H. Peterson
Independent
Minor Ave
Ed Sherwood
Leo Cavanagh
A. Ross
Edward P. Short
C. Padelli
Guy B. Lewin
W. C. Thompson
John Dodds
Women Plan All‑Women Clubhouse In Seattle
Seattle women from all walks of life will attend a mass meeting at the Bon Marche auditorium at 3 30 Wednesday to organize an all women’s clubhouse. Mrs Henry Landes says the group aims to have the clubhouse ready by year’s end with several hundred women pledging $10 stock shares.
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Seattle
Bon Marche
Henry Landes
William H. Utter
Major Blake Finishes Second Lap At Lyons France
Major Blake, the British round the world flyer, arrived in Lyons France on May 27 finishing the second leg of his flight. He was delayed by fog sparking rumors of a possible accident.
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Lyons
France
Major Blake
American Legion Poppy Campaign Opens With Sold Poppies
Poppies for window decoration were sold Friday by American Legion auxiliaries as they opened the Legion poppy campaign. Saturday smaller poppies were sold to individuals.
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American Legion
Water Shut-Off Affects North District On Gilman and 31st
Water will be shut off Monday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 31st Ave West north of Elmore Street and on Gilman Avenue west of List Avenue West. The outage affects most of the area north of Elmore Street from 24th to 28th Avenues West.
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31St Ave
Elmore St
Gilman Ave
List Ave
24Th Ave
28Th Ave
Murder in Stanwood: Armour Sleepyhead Murder Near Dalicemaine
Sheriff West announced the Seattle salesman A. A. Armour 35 was murdered near Stanwood. Coroner Gunderson dismissed suicide as impossible due to a bullet behind Armour left ear. Armour disappeared March 8. Police pursue Crenshaw & Bloxom firm connections and a single male suspect after a car identity sighting.
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Standwood
Crenshaw & Bloxom
Western Ave
Stanwood
Lars Chroseth
Chroseth
Gunderson
Everett
N. B. Challacombe
Frederick C
Bloxom
Don Stevenson
Milwaukee Railroad
Bellingham
Stevenson
Almour
Seattle
George M. Wood
Sedro-Woolley
Joan
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