Washington roads delay travel and hinder commerce claim
A reader laments slowing Northwest highways from Olympia to Vancouver with long detours and unfinished paving. He contrasts private efforts in California with public neglect, urging year‑round tourism and business travel and blaming contractors for blocking arteries of state life.
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Ppalifornia
Automobile Club of
Southern California
California
Tate
Northwest
Washington
Olympia
Vancouver
Seattle
Graham Tot and Ludwig Pass Away in Tragic Family Incident
Prosecutor Fred C. Brown will charge Nora Edwards, 27, with first degree murder after a Friday shooting at 1053 Thistle Street where Mrs. Graham killed her daughter and herself. Ludwig died after a visit to 606 12th Ave. N., where he claimed Edwards shot him. The survivor Mrs. Graham is to be treated for insanity. Edwards, held by Captain Tennant, sobbed and refused to speak. her listed relatives are unclear.
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Fred C. Brown
Nora Edwards
Ludwig
Graham
Nell
Carleton
Brown
Roselinn
First Ave
Yealey Way
Hanford St
Whatcom
Majority for Rent Hog Bill Passes Council Committee
City council acting as a committee of the whole approved Mayor Fitzgeralds rent hog curb ordinance after three hours of debate among councilmen landlords and tenants. A final vote is likely next Friday with one member abstaining and another absent during the report vote.
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Fitzgerald
Erickson
Haas
Lane
Bolton
Drake
Carroll
Hesketh
Moore
Dime Cost Hits Conductor in City Court
Al Barton a conductor on the Cowen Park street car line paid 250 dollars for a dime in Justice of the Peace Otis Brinker s court Tuesday morning. Barton was caught pocketing a dime tendered by a passenger and arrested on a petty larceny charge. He was released on 250 dollars bail but forfeited that sum Tuesday.
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al Barton
Cowen Park
Justice of the Peace
Otis W. Brinker
Barton
Jay Meany
Meany
Weatherman Salisbury Predicts Wind and Rain Tuesday
Official forecaster George N. Salisbury warned of rain and wind beginning Tuesday night and continuing into Wednesday. He noted fresh southwesterly winds accompanying the storm system.
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George N. Salisbury
Ex Kaiser photographed by farmer near Amerongen garden
A Dutch hay wagon stop near the ex Kaiser Wilhelm II's Amerongen garden yields a rare snapshot. Photographer Ruben Velleman of Het Leven captured Wilhelm and the ex Kaiserina as bystanders and a peasant with a pitchfork clicked the camera. The arrest was brief, plates passed to a confederate, and Het Leven published the photos despite government pressure.
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Amerongen
Holland
William Hohenzollern
Ruben Velleman
Amsterdam
Het Leven
President Unable to Cast His Vote in New Jersey Salient
President Wilson is ill and will not vote in New Jersey as usual. Secretary Tumulty also cannot travel due to coal strike and other government duties, marking his first absence from the trip in seven years.
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Washington
United Press
Wilson
Tumulty
New
Jersey
Man Charged With First Degree Murder In Police Killing
Prosecutor Brown filed first degree murder against Motorcycle Patrolman Charles A. Roselius after he shot and killed Police Sergeant Guy L. Carleton. Roselius claims the death was accidental during a pursuit sparked by alleged affairs and a lingering dispute with Carleton over his wife. Funeral services for Carleton were planned at Mt. Baker Presbyterian Church with cremation.
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Charles A. Roselius
Guy L. Carleton
Roselius
Carleton
Mt. Baker Presbyterian Church
Police Relief Association
Ring Lost by Captain Found in Duck
Captain Floyd Cook dropped a valuable ring into a lake while retrieving decoy ducks three weeks ago. The ring was recovered yesterday in a dead duck, ending the minor misfortune at Portland Oregon.
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Portland
Otc
Floyd Cook
German club revival at University of Chicago
In Chicago on November 4, a report notes that the war is over and the German club has been revived at the University of Chicago, reflecting postwar cultural developments.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Poets Offered Free Clemmer Tickets In Rhyme Contest
Dayton Davies of 616 15th Ave North submits a Christmas gift idea and urges readers to try rhymes for free Clemmer tickets. Subscriptions to The Daily Star are proposed as gifts. Rhymes and Want Ads accepted at Downtown Classified Branch rear of Bartell's 610 Second Ave.
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Clemmer
Dayton Davies
15Th Ave. North
Daily Star
Classified
Bartell’s
Second Ave
Miners' Chief Talks Truce Amid National Labor Move
Congressional action to end the coal strike began as Senator Kenyon introduced a joint resolution for a three member wage commission. The measure seeks a fifteen day window for direct settlement with public recommendations if needed. L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers urged government action to restart bargaining in Indianapolis.
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Kenyon
House
Wilson
Wtas
Segin
Senate Labormittee
Washington
L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Gov
Attitude of Union Head Appears More Favorable
John L. Lewis acting president of the United Mine Workers says the joint bargaining system remains intact and could be moved to negotiate a wage deal. He notes no contact with Gompers or Stone about a strike settlement as a federal court injunction looms. Miners plan actions if needed, including seeking court relief and modifying the injunction to pay strike benefits.
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J. L. O'Sullivan
United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Anderson
Samuel Gompers
Warren Stone
Phil Penna
Indiana Operators’ Association
United Mine Workers’ News
U. S. Officials Seek Peace Path in Miners Strike
Washington reports indicate officials believe striking miners favor arbitration under Wilson offer. Tumulty and Palmer reiterate arbitration, John L. Lewis hints at negotiations, while government weighs lifting injunctions. Cabinet meeting called off as parties seek conciliation and a formal arbitration list awaits presidential action.
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Ralph F. Couch
United Press
Washington
White House
Wilson
Tumulty
Palmer
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
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