Three Auto Racers Die In Smashup
Angeles November 26 death hits America's speed pilots as Eddie Chevrolet and Lyall O'Donnell crash during the 162nd lap of the 250 mile dash. Chevrolet and O'Donnell perish, Johnny Bresnahan survives with minor injuries. Dusen wins the race with an average speed over 103 mph as others continue the event.
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Angeles
America
Eddie
Chevrolet
Speedway Chain of America
Lyall Jolla
Aclan
O'Donnell
Rolet
Johnny Bresnahan
Searles
A Dusen
Bunyan and His Blue Ox Legend of Northwest Geo Changes
A fragmented reminiscence recounts a mythic tale of Paul and his blue ox shaping Puget Sound country before modern arms and towns. It chronicles crossings from Cascades to Whidbey Island, a dramatic Deception Pass event, and Judge Black’s failed water-drilling venture tied to Hat Island.
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Bunyan
Paul
Cascades
Lake Mogan
Jim Hill
Jim
Lake Washington
Sound
Camano Head
Hat Island
Judge Black
Admiralty Inlet
Saratoga Passage
Whidby Island
Deception
Judge Plack
Thanksgiving Feast for 150 Blind Guests in Seattle
A Thanksgiving dinner Thursday noon hosted by I. R. Singerman at Mewes's cafeteria welcomed 150 blind residents of Seattle. The event continues a 21 year old family tradition started by Paul Singerman, with hearty laughter and witty conversation reflecting the custom.
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Seattle
I. R. Singerman
Mewes
Singerman
Paul Singerman
Boy on Coaster Killed by Auto in Bellingham
Nine year old Ray Holen died when he stepped from a coaster wagon into the path of a car driven by Joseph Anstreet. The accident happened on a Bellingham street as the boy rode the wagon. He dismounted as the auto approached and was struck instantly.
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Bellingham
Ray Holen
Joseph Anstreet
Anstreet
Skin the Cat Becomes Real Business in Ames
Ames reports fur price rise as cat skin quotations jump to 1 dollar per hide. What started as a game among boys has become a trade with growing scarcity of supply and early signs of formal business activity in the area.
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Ames
Laws
D W Griffith Impersonator Baits Dallas Social Scene
A man posing as D W Griffith roamed Dallas last week singing for free entertainment with society queens and debutantes while recruiting a blond salesgirl for his next film. Dallas detectives later traced the impostor to Atlanta where forged checks amounting to 600 dollars were claimed.
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Dallas
Texas
Mall
David
Griffith
Atlanta
Georgia
Adolphus Hotel
D. W. Griffith
Outspoken Ardmore Politician Hamon Strong in 1916 Convention
The article follows OIs King and Hamon from early political outsiders to key figures. Hamon rose as a national committeeman with ties to Harding’s camp, attracted attention at Chicago, and lingered in controversy after his death amid a missing woman case and doubt over a frameup.
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Mamon
Warren G. Harding
Oblon
Chicago
Hamon
Walter Hardy
Harmon
Hardy
Clara Smith Hamnon
Lawton
Oklo
Hammond
Ardmore
Bremerton City Hall Nears Formal Christmas Day Dedication
Bremerton announces the new city hall will be formally dedicated on Christmas Day if current work schedules hold. The building, costing $45,000, comes in $12,000 under the lowest bid, and is being completed by day labor under city council supervision.
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Bremerton
Alaskan Receives $300000 Fortune
Frank Tupela a Russian resident of Alaska receives $150000 on Thursday and will obtain another $150000 in January in settlement of a court judgment over his claim to title in the Chicagoff Gold Mining Co. His interest was sold for $1000 by a guardian while he was in an asylum for the insane. upon release he sued and won.
Norway Celebrates Queen Maud Birthday
Salutes were fired and flags flown in Oslo today for Queen Maud birthday. She is the youngest daughter of the late King Edward of England and sister of King George. She married King Haakon of Norway in 1896 when he was Prince Charles of Denmark. The queen is very popular among Norwegians.
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Chrtetiania
Queen Maud
Edward
England
George
Haakon
Norway
Prince Charles
Denmark
Disarmament League Hears Reports in Geneva Session
In Geneva on November 26 the League of Nations assembly neared a week's end with commissions reporting on disarmament. Delegates urged restraint until major powers join, while plans for private weapon manufacture bans and arms traffic rules were discussed. The assembly aims to establish a permanent working framework, an international court, and initial disarmament steps.
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Geneva
League of Nations
League
Germany
International Court
Irish Arrests Rise After Cathedral Riot Incident
Three were charged with malicious misconduct and W M W Hoffman Jr and his son faced carrying concealed weapons charges. Hoffman allegedly drew a sword cane and defied rioters as Sinn Feiners gathered for a Mac Swiney memorial at St Patrick's Cathedral. The protest escalated for two hours with women leading assaults on police.
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W. M. W. Hoffman, Jr
MacSwiney
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Two Men Die in Cork Bomb Blast
Cork Ireland November 26 two men were killed and three wounded when a bomb exploded in the city. It was the second blast this week. Police cordoned the neighborhood while they tried to identify the attacker amid the confusion.
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Cork
Ireland
Week of violence in Ireland leaves 39 dead
Dublin Castle reports 39 killed and 81 injured in fights bombings and assassinations across Ireland in the last week the bloodiest since the Sinn Fein rebellion began. The toll includes civilians police and soldiers. Yakima county faces a $50,000 demand to resume river road work between Yakima and Ellensburg.
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Dublin
Ireland
Dublin Castle
Sinn Fein
Yakima
Yakima County
Ellensburg
Stadium Opens At Noon As Construction Figures Revealed
Details from the new Washington stadium show vast materials used including 800000 feet of lumber 190006 cubic yards earth moved and 409 workers. Gates will open to the public at 12 noon with crews completing final tasks.
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Washington
Motora
No Revision of Revenue Laws Now
Washington reports scant hope for any revision of the present revenue laws before Congress reconvenes after March 4. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Republican leader in the Senate, commented on the situation in remarks published today.
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Washington
Alect Harding
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senate
172 Dry Saloons Barred Under Ypstead Act Judge Order
CHICAGO November 26 Federal Judge Landis issued temporary restraining orders against 172 dry saloon owners accused of violating the Ypstead act. The saloons may remain open but could face contempt charges if liquor is sold while under the order.
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Chicago
Landis
Allied generals to honor Napoleon I centenary
Paris reports all commanders of the 1918 allied peace including General Pershing join the committee for the Napoleon I centenary. Manitoba drainage projects have brought about 3,200,000 acres under cultivation. U S draft evaders still unaccounted for total 173,911.
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Paris
Pershing
Napoleon I
Manitoba
United States Army
City of Seattle Household Vehicle Tax Plan Denied
City Attorney George A Meagher ruled that Seattle cannot legally impose a wheel tax on privately owned vehicles to offset streetcar losses. Mayor Caldwell sought an opinion on the tax plan which has been adopted in some Eastern cities but is prohibited by state law.
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Seattle
Henrys
Nelle Koyoen
George A. Meagher
Caldwell
Law Department
George
Berlin thrives amid war and gloom says Seattle jeweler
Berlin is described as the liveliest and most prosperous European capital by B. L. Gates, a Seattle jeweler just back from abroad. He contrasts Berlin with Allied capitals, noting Germans focus on enjoying life though tomorrow may bring death, while Allied cities show despair and unrest.
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Berlin
Europe
B. L. Gates
Seattle
Gates
Rules Against Barber License In Washington State
Federal Judge Cushman ruled the state barber license law unconstitutional for overemphasizing workmanship over public health and safety, infringing on 14th Amendment rights. Tacoma barber Frank Timmons faced arrest for operating without a license, with fees left unpunished.
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Tacoma
F E. B. Cushman
Frank Timmons
Beaux Arts sweets festival for Teuton children
Seattle Austrians and Germans plan a children's festival and vaudeville at the Gymnastic hall on Eighth Ave and Ollvest to raise candies for the kiddies of the central empires. The event includes a program of sweets and performances scheduled for Saturday afternoon and evening.
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Seattle
Eighth Ave
Ollvest
Paderewski Declares End to Piano Playing
FARIS Nov 26. M Paderewski says he will never touch a piano again due to neutrina in the hands. He has taken a private instrument with him on travels for sale.
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Faris
M. Paderewski
Open Shop Campaign Launched Against Closed Shop
Chicago reports the American Press Bureau opens national headquarters to promote open shops and oppose the closed shop. Thomas J. Sullivan says the bureau aims to educate labor and boost open shop adoption with support from over 1,200 Chambers of Commerce and manufacturer funding.
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Chicago
Reope
American Press Bureau
Vista
American Fedration of Labor
Thomas J. Sullivan
Bullivan
Law Bor
Sullivan
Sat
English Prohibition Lecturer To Speak in City Sunday
Agnes Slack, from Ritley England, touring the United States and Canada lecturing on prohibition, arrives from Vancouver at 355 p m Saturday and will speak Sunday at West Beattie Congregational Church in the morning and at First Methodist Church Fifth and Marion in the evening.
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Mine Agnes Slack
Ritley
England
United States
Canada
Vancouver
B.C
West Beattie Congregational Church
First Methodist Church
Fifth and
Marion
Bandits Hold Up Train Near Mexico City
Bandits under Tomaso Isquierdo halted a Mexico City Puebla train last night, killing a brakeman and taking loot. Regular troops pursue the gang, reported to be poorly equipped and not strong.
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Mexico City
Tomaso Isquierdo
Puebla
Theatres Tighten Rules In Brussels
In Brussels on November 26 new police regulations bar the public from behind the scenes and smoking inside theatres. The rules also forbid calling to actors from the stage and addressing the audience from the stage as part of stricter conduct standards.
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Brussels
Belgium
Dies as She Waits on Street for Car
Mra Anna Sibbald 72 died suddenly Thursday while waiting for a street car at California Ave and W Brandon. She lived at 248 42nd Ave S. She is survived in Seattle by her daughter Miss Ethel Sibbald. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Mra
Anna Sibbald
Californian Ave
W. Brandon
42Nd Ave
Seattle
Ethel Sibbald
City Council to Consider Fuel Dealers Plan Rework
Public safety committee adopts a recommendation to relieve fuel dealers from reoperability for dents caused by hail or wood on parking strips. The measure goes to the city council for a Monday vote.
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Caal
Public Safety Committee
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