Grand Jury report urges better gambling and graft enforcement
The King County grand jury ends its labors with 14 indictments and urges policing by the sheriff and police to enforce gambling and graft laws. It concedes limited reach but cites some real evidence and wholesome results. Seattle attorney wins a $99.99 judgment from Mrs Bob Fitzsimmons. Christmas bargain marked down from 100.
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King County Grand Jury
Sheriff's Office
Spas
Grand Jury
Seattle
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jap Actress Sada Kawakami Faces Purity Ban
A Tokyo Purity society bans Sada Kawakami and her Yoshiwara girls from exhibition plans. The piece speculates the drama could travel to American cities, boosting show business through scandal while warning locals not to defy traffic cops.
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Paras
Sada Kawakami
Yoshiwara
Yoshiwaras
S. K
Purity Society
Tokio
Japan
Oshiwara
Seattle
United States
Britain feeds its people to aid war effort
The article argues Great Britain will imitate government food controls to conserve supplies, noting Britain and other nations already adopting rationing like policy. It questions how such measures and high American prices will interact with munitions needs and anticipates broader effects on U S prices amid a shifting wartime economy.
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Great Britain
Iny
Nee
Italy
Russia
Victory claims for Austrian raids raise alarm in Italy
The report notes Austrian air raids on Padua yielded significant military impact. Sixteen children died in the attack. The injured and deceased alter schedules for a trial and for observances. A boost to Seattle and the port belt line is mentioned in context.
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Padua
Italy
Non-Partisanship praised in editor letters
ANNA LOUIBE STRONG praises non-partisanship in city government and port commission, arguing national party ties harm state and local efficiency. GEO W PRITZ complains Duwamish waterway and valley sites receive neglect vs Lake Washington canal, urging recognition of best factory site district.
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the Star
Erickson
Hugh Elmer Brown
National Party
Anna Louibe Strong
Duwamah
Duwamish Waterway
United Action
Daily Papers
Lake Washington Canal
Lake Washington Waterway
Duwamish
Geo. W. Pritz
Duwamish Ave
Seattie Must Have Factories letter to editor
BOOSTS DUWAMISH SITES editor supports yesterday editorial urging Seattle to acquire factory sites at reasonable prices. The letter agrees with the call for limited city action and urges public notice of available factory sites.
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Duwamish
the Star
Star
Seattie
Haughea Beaten by Democratic Line in War Debate
The Star editor Haughea faces defeat as the Democratic line asserts that the nation must be saved, not driven by petty aims. Charles T. Hooper argues Americans fight for great causes and to defend the country, not to indulge emotion or revenge.
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the Star
Haughea
Charles T. Hooper
Rescue at Sea by Captain Eri Fire and Ice
Captain Eri fights gale and breakers in a perilous coastal crossing to reach Luther Davis aboard a drifting lifeboat. Weather ferocity, grit, and skilled oaring drive the dory toward shore as Davis clings to life and voices resolve to land them both.
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Eri
Dory
Luther Davis
Davis
Luther
Captain Fir
Captain Eri and Davin Rescued from Wrecked Lifesaving
After a brutal wreck off the shore, Captain Eri Hedge and Luther Davis are pulled from the surf by Captains Eri and Perez, with Mrs. Snow organizing aid. Abner Mayo brings news of the near disaster as the town reels, while a romance blooms between Captain Eri and Mrs. Snow and the community awaits the outcome amid press attention.
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Airth
Captain Jerry
Abner Mayo
Perez
Captain Perez
Mayo
Mr. Mayo
Cap'n Burgess
Cap'n Eri
Mrs. Snow
Elsie
Cap'n Hedge
Luther Davis
Luther
Eri
Pashy
Dory Rescuers Face Breakers In Bold Swim
In a perilous rescue on the shore Ralph Hazeltine volunteers to join Eri and Perez as they race a drowning peril. Captain Eri commands the boat crew to push off and saves a life amid the breakers with determined effort.
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Ralph Hazeltine
Captain Perez
Pashy
Ralph Haseltine
Eri
Perez
Dory
Ralph
Question on career choice between West post or station
In a conversation between Ralph and Elsie the dilemma of accepting a West posting versus staying on as superintendent at the station is weighed. Elele suggests comparing salaries and prospects, then Elsie asks Ralph to consider their shared future, while Captain Eli’s secret item becomes a playful aside at the end.
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Peruna
Eri
Davin
Lute
Altho
Walet
Ralph
Elele
Elsie
Eli
George
Rascal
Haig Reports Rain at British Front in London
General Haig reports only heavy rain on the British front today as troops endure damp conditions. No combat actions cited in the dispatch from London dated November 25.
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London
Haig
Johnsons recount fall and recovery on Rumpus Ridge
In Arkansas, Gap Johnson recalls a tree falling on his brother in law and he dubs the incident a quick recovery, while a judge comments. The gag lines include the parish philosopher and a Mere Man quip about learning from the bottom. Minnie Oulthouse in Buchanan, New York punctures a masher with a darning needle as he tries to kiss her, and a domestic joke ends with a punchline about who is boss in the house.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Buchanan
N. Y
Minnie Oulthouse
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