Farmers Protest Japanese Immigrants in Pacific Coast
In Spokane on November 18 a resolution to restrict Japanese immigration was prepared for the National Partners Educational and Co operative Union of America. C W Booth of New Perce Idaho will present the document drafted by A A Elmore and A D Cross for the Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho jurisdiction. The resolution cites Japanese control of Seattle milk supply hotels and restaurants and warns that food supplies along the Pacific coast are under Japanese influence threatening American producers and the nation.
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Spokane
Pacific Northwest
National Partners’ Educational and Co-operative Union of America
Memphis
Seattle
Pacific Coast
In the Night the Boy Returns to His Mother
A narrative portrait urges Lloyd Harrison to write home to his mother and seek solace, money, and guidance. It recalls youths fleeing town, facing winter hardship, prison, or death, and the enduring ache of maternal love amid a harsh, roaming life.
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Lloyd Harrison
Ate Hamilton
Boyville
Tad
Jesse James
Old Cap Brady
Penitentiary
Vlandera Field
Ladder Burglar Strikes From High On Top of Ladder
An alert burglar uses a stepladder to access second and third floor windows in Madrona district. Miss T Southard reports a ladder mark at 165 19th Ave and a later incident at 337 27th Ave where $4.50 was stolen. A third break-in near 614 34th Ave involved two men, shots fired, cap found, and fog aiding escape. Police, including Sgt J Warren Smith, pursued leads.
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Miss T . Southard
19Th Ave
Miss Southard
Miss Southworth
Madrona
BE. Schellmaker
34Th Ave
Mr. Smith
J. Warren Smith
32Nd Ave
Hope to Circle Fugitive Reds Near Armistice Day Killings
In Centralia Washington on November 14 posses closed in on Hansen's cabin 34 miles northeast of town and 10 miles north of Hunter's cabin where rancher John A Haney was killed. Three I W W members were believed hiding in Hansen's cabin as armed woodsmen encircled the area. The death of Haney is now attributed to a posse rather than I W W members.
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Centralia
Wash
Hansen
Hunter
Dysart
University of Washington
Haney
Hunter's Cabin
Ben A. King
Prenton McDonald
King
State Case Outlined to Jury in Holt Murder Trial
Retired marine sergeant major James R. Deaver faces first degree murder charges for the killing of I. C. Holt, the Alki grocer, at Walnut and Hanford streets. Police testified Deaver claimed innocence as detectives described his arrest and the weapon recovered from under a pillow. The jury was selected after the hearing began, with Mrs. Katherine Scott as the first witness.
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James KR. Deaver
I. C. Holt
Alki Grocer
Walnut Are
Hanford St
A. R Baisinger
Denver
Carmody
Deaver
Holt
Basinger
Altho Deaver
Seattle
Walnut Ave
Katherine Scott
Everett
Bianchi
Majewski
Mra. Deaver
Frisco Aims to Beat Us as Flyer Town
San Francisco and Portland threaten Seattle as an aerial terminal unless a landing field is secured. At a Tuesday meeting in city council chambers members of the Aero Club of the Northwest and Councilmen Carroll and Drake discussed plans to float a $500000 bond to buy a suitable field for airplanes and sea planes. A committee led by Teel Williams and Carroll will meet later this week to act on acquiring the landing site.
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San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
The
Aero Club of the Northwest
Carroll
Drake
Teel Williams
Flyers’ Organization
Professors Seek Fair Play For University Of Washington
A group of Washington University professors report rising costs and delayed pay, sharing letters about needing better wages to support families. They plan a formal appeal to the Board of Regents and governor, urging public action to ensure fair compensation.
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of Washington
University of Washington
Powers That Be
Association
Board of Regents
Prince of Wales Lands in New York Amid Crowded Demonstration
The Prince of Wales arrived at the Battery at 11:20 a m aboard the Renown's barge after crossing from Jersey City. Viscount Grey and Sir William Terrill greeted him along with Gen Chariton and British air ministry officials. He used his crippled right hand for the handshake for the first time since its injury in Canada.
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New York
Prince of Wales
Prince
Renown
North River
Jersey City
Viscount Grey
William Terrill
Chariton
Air Ministry
Canada
400000 Miners Continue Strike Amid Wage Talks
Government estimates show more than 400000 miners out on strike while operators and union leaders enter the third day of wage scale and contract negotiations for the central competitive field.
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Ralph F. Couch
United Press
Washington
Dpd
Calexico Resident Eugene Lack Fatally Shot in Mexico
Eugene Lack prominent Calexico resident dies after being shot on the Mexican side of the border. Brother of Fred Lack, a Calexico banker, Lack was allegedly killed by a Mexican policeman without provocation. Tensions rise as threats to cross the border surface and cavalry guards reinforce the city. Mexican authorities have not yet acted per official reports.
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Calexico
Cal
Eugene Lack
Lack
Fred Lack
Lower California
Governor Hart backs current laws to curb I W W
Olympia governor Louis M. Hart urges citizens to support prosecuting attorneys in enforcing existing laws to stamp out the I W W threat. He says current statutes are sufficient if properly enforced across the state.
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Olympia
Navy
Louis M. Hart
Bolshevik Arrests in Seattle Raid Linked to I W W Network
Seattle police seized propaganda and Russian Soviet materials during a raid on the U and I hotel and earlier at the American hotel. Four men Andrew Maidanuk Denis Fedeschke Roman Nelepovich and Nase Stripka were arrested with dozens of pamphlets red ties and 4000 dollars in cash and 1000 rubles. Investigators expect federal charges while prosecutors weigh state charges amid signals of a wider Northwestern network tied to the I W W and unions.
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Lenine
Communist Party
Bolsheviks
Seattle
Pou
U and I
Maynard Ave
Andrew Maidanuk
Denis Fedeschke
Roman Nelepovich
Busian
Nase Stripka
Maidanuk
G. W. Wilson
J. S. Shayler
King St
Trotsky
Fred Brown
Chief Warren
Claude C. Bannick
Altho
Reds
Inspector Bannick
Centralia
Ludwig Frank
DPD
N. Schoonover
Vasil Gornovsky
Bol
Shevik
John
Sam Brush
I. W. W. Litera
Soviet Russia
Everett
Mooney
Joe Dragish
Seven Die In Auto Smashup At Grade Crossing
Seven people died when a New York Central passenger train collided with an automobile at a grade crossing in Buffalo New York. Six of the victims were nurses.
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New York Central
Buffalo
N. Y
Governor Allen Urges Miners to Return to Work
Governor Henry J. Allen calls Southeastern Kansas miners to restart coal production under state direction. He plans to visit mining camps this week to personally urge workers to return, as state authorities take over the mines from private owners.
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Pittsburgh
Kas
Henry J. Allen
Besgan
Kansas
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Dana Sleeth
John Haney
Posse
Smith
Bridges
Roorma
L. C. Smith
Patterson
Frisco
INNY
U.S
Mexico
Gov. Allen
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