America Commemorates War Dead With Memorial Day Session
Congress held a special session to honor Americans who died in war. Speaker Gillett presided. Rep La Guardia and Rep Sherwood spoke, with Mondell's resolution to thank all who contributed to the war effort.
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Royal Johnson
South Dakota
France
Gillett
la Guardia
New York
Isaac Sherwood
Ohio
Mondell
Veterans and Comrades Honor Fallen in Citywide Remembrance
The article recalls a veteran procession along First Avenue and Pine Street ending at a Masonic temple and Heroes Home, where G A R and Navy associations honor fallen servicemen with flowers. Daughters of the Confederacy and Ladies of the G A R participate in grave and bay shore flower services, joining Sons of the Southland and O A R in tribute.
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Elliott Bay
Death of Col. R. Bacon Ends Diplomatic Career
Col Robert Bacon former ambassador to France died after an unsuccessful operation at Eye and Ear hospital. Born in Boston July 6 1860 he married Martha W. Cowdin and left three Harvard graduate sons Maj Robert Law Bacon Casper Griswold Bacon and Elliott C Bacon. He entered diplomacy in 1905 as assistant secretary of state under Roosevelt.
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Robert Bacon
France
Eye and Far Hospital
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Boston
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Martha W. Cowdin
New York City
Robert Law Bacon
Casper Griswold Bacon
Elliott ¢. Bacon
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Elihu Root
Charge to Export Gold Leads to Arrest in Blaine
Bert Barkley was arrested in Blaine Washington by federal officers for attempting to export 485 dollars worth of gold. He had been under secret service surveillance and was observed taking a late Thursday train to Vancouver BC. An officer will escort him back to Seattle Friday night.
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Bert Bearkley
Blaine
Wash
George Fisterman
Customs
Graine
Barkley
Secret Service
Thomas &. Fowter
Vancouver
B. C
Custom House
Congress
Seattle
Ford's Evidence Proceeds in Million Dollar Libel Trial
Mount Clemens Michigan May 30 United Press No court session today in the Ford libel suit against the Chicago Tribune The fourth week of the trial will open Monday with Edwin I Clement of the Ford educational department still on the stand and continuing his evidence on the Ford paying plan next week Dean S B Marquis of the Ford sociological department is expected to follow and then depositions will be read It will be at least the latter part of next week before the defense opens.
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Welfare Experts From Abroad Visit Seattle
An international delegation of child welfare experts led by Sir Arthur Newsholme arrives in Seattle to study and promote reforms. Delegates from Belgium, France, Japan, Italy, Serbia, and Great Britain discuss age and education standards, minimum wage, supervised employment, compulsory schooling, and care for dependent and illegitimate children. The group meets at Meany Hall and will present public talks on mothers health protection and working children education.
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America
Far East
Seattle
Arthur Newsholme
Mme
Clothilde Muton
French War Department
Rene Sand
Druesels University
Mise L. KB. Carter
Druesels
Japan
Rakayuki Namage
Japanese
Department of Interior
Italy
Fabio Frastetto
University of Bologna
Radmila Lamrevitch Milochevitch
Servia
Milochevitch
Beattle
Meany Hall
University Campus
Anther
Ronald ©. Davison
Mises L
Carter
Brussels
Alice in Jungle Land with Al G Barnes Circus
A small girl named Florine stars as Alice in Jungle Land with Al G Barnes Wild Animal Circus. She weighs 97 pounds yet subdues 30 wild lions in one cage and greets children at receptions with her jungle playmates. The circus, boasting many exotic acts, performs in three rings for three days at Fourth Ave and Lenora.
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al G. Barnes
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Alice
Florine
Little Kiddies
Hamas
Fourth Ave
Lenora
Free agricultural moving pictures for boys reserve
A farm life demonstration under modern scientific methods will be shown at the Clemmer for the benefit of the boys working reserve. The free show aims to attract city boys to rural life and agricultural work through educational moving pictures.
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Clemmer
City school plans ticket sales reflect strong interest
Vocational Director Kirkpatrick notes rising ticket requests as the city boys show willingness to be present on Saturday morning at 9:30. The statement underscores growing local interest and school attendance efforts.
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Kirkpatrick
Federal Building to Be Remodeled
Plan outlines remodeling of the first floor of the federal building with changes including moving the parcel port, adding windows to the registry section and the pestal savings bank. Work will start Monday with an estimated cost of about $4,000.
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Registry
Pestal Savings Bank
Motorship Oregon Sold to Gulf Line
The wooden motorship Oregon, the first of its type on the west coast, has been sold to the Gulf Mail and Steamship company for about $500,000. After completion in Seattle it was commandeered by the government and operated between the Coast and Hawaii.
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Oregon
Alaska Mail and Steamship Company
Gulf Mail and Steamship Company
Seattle
Hawaii
Capt MacKail Receives High Belgian Honor Merian Order Medal
Capt. Murray K. Mackail of the Fourth Engineers in the army of occupation in Germany has been awarded the Merian decoration of the Order of Leopold. The medal was presented by Gen. Vershing and news will reach friends in Beatle.
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Murray K. Mackail
Army of Occupation
Germany
Vershing
Order of Leopold
Beattle
Cross Grained Spouse Says Dinner Spoiled More Often
The saying suggests marital tensions more often ruin meals than the wife’s cooking. The remark highlights domestic frictions and the pattern of blame within couples.
Woman Pleads to Visit Porter Angelen Logger
A letter to the police chief from Marie Darnell of Seattle asks to be allowed to visit Harold van a Port Angelen logger who drank carbolic acid at a nearby camp Thursday. The letter signed by Theresa 118 Front 1 claims van took poison after being tied, and requests bedside access Friday morning.
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Marie Darnell
Seattle
Harold van
Port Angelen
Theresa
Van
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