Gene Walters Reporter Friends Laugh At His Play Boast
A reminiscence by Fred L. Boalt recounts Gene Walter, once a hard living police reporter, becoming a celebrated dramatist after writing Paid in Full. Boalt recalls skepticism, Walter’s success, generous repayment of a loan, and a hoped reunion with his former colleague.
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Gene Walter
Fred L. Boalt
Metropolitan
Charlotte Walker
Gene
New York
Walter
Frohman
Gompers Fights Local Autonomy in Metal Trades Row
Samuel Gompers attacked the Metal Trades Council of Boston over a proposal for local union autonomy to organize strikes and aid fellow unions. He warned that central control strengthens labor and predicted the autonomy measure would fail. He also opposed a universal labor label and backed a joint label exhibit for the San Francisco exposition.
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Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Metal Trades Section
Metal Trades Council of Boston
Cigar Makers’ Union
Gompera
Mathew Woll
Chicago
Metropolitan Theatre
Orpheum
Mining Department of the Federation
Labor Temple
Hill leaves for Vancouver amid lingering peeve on trip
James J. Hill and a party of financiers and railroad men depart Seattle at nine in the morning for Vancouver and Portland later, with Northern Pacific president J. M. Hannaford downplaying any significance of the continental crossing. In Seattle Hill attends a Rainier Club dinner hosted by Judge Thomas Burke.
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James J. Hill
Vancouver
B. C
Portland
Empire Builder
J. M. Hannaford
Northern Pacific
Hill
Hannaford
George Fisher Baker
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wall Street
Seattle
Rainier Club
Thomas Burke
Four Die in Auto Collision on Washington Boulevard
Four people were killed instantly and several injured when two cars collided on Washington boulevard in Los Angeles. Victims include Erwin Chapman W R Sanders Harry B Curtis and Mrs Vride Elmore. The most severely hurt was H C Neufachaefer who had a fractured skull and was not expected to survive. The crash occurred as a high powered car returning from a party struck a smaller vehicle that turned into the boulevard. Most occupants of the second car were injured.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Washington Boulevard
Erwin Chapman
W. R. Sanders
Harry B. Curtis
King county approves spring start for $2 million road bonds
Construction will begin in the spring on the first roads under the $2,000,000 bonds voted by King county. The plans for Rothell, Redmond, Snoqualmie, Des Moines-Manhattan and the Black Diamond-Auburn roads were approved Thursday by State Highway Commissioner W J. Roberta and County Engineer Denton. The preliminary surveys for the Cascade acenic highway have also been completed.
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King County
Rothell, Redmond
Snoqualmie
Des Moines
Manhattan
Auburn
W J. Roberta
Denton
Poisoned Knife Used On General Diaz In Havana Attack
In Havana General Felix Diaz was attacked by Pedro Guerrero who lunged with a knife striking behind the ear as Diaz and companions were near a band concert at the Malecon. A revolver fired during the melee left Guerrero seriously wounded though not fatally. Authorities suspected poisoning in the weapon but no poison symptoms appeared yet.
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Havana
Navy
Felix Diaz
Diaz
Malecon
Pedro Guerrero
Carraanza
Guerrero
Guerero
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