University District Feels Heavy Loss From Reduced University Admissions
Seattle reports hundreds of thousands of dollars lost as at least 1,000 students could not enter the state university due to high fees and poor economic conditions. Registration is down about 600 from last fall, with broader impact on local business and housing as many students stay away.
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University District
Seattle
State University
University
Beattie
Ie College Playhouse
University Way
Stu Corporation
Alumni Back Fight Against Fees at Parents' Night
Alumni of the University of Washington pledged support for Parents' Night next Thursday on campus. The opening fall meeting is at noon at the Bon Marche with parents of students expected to attend Thursday evening at 30 o'clock.
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University of Washington
Henry Suzzallo
The
Parent-Teachers’ Association
British Cabinet Mulls Washington Arms Conference
London October 6 British cabinet met at 10 Downing Street to shape policy for the Washington conference on armament limitation. Lloyd George and ministers discussed delegation personnel agenda tentative Washington and procedures for the opening session.
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London
Downing St
Britain
Washington
Lloyd George
Convicts Escape Fire Rampage At Michigan Reformatory
State militiamen hunt escaping convicts after a prison fire at the Michigan reformatory sparked the breakout. One inmate was killed in the clash as authorities sought to regain control and capture those responsible for the destruction and jailbreak.
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Iontia
Mich
Liberty
Defense in Lyda Southard case hinges on typhoid theory
In Twin Falls Idaho on Oct 6 the defense seeks to show Ed ward F Y Meyer died from typhoid fever rather than arsenic poisoning. They focus on Meyer's illness after exposure to flypaper arsenite and argue a prior typhoid infection plus a relapse caused his death. Medical testimony flags possible ptomaine or food poisoning with a positive typhoid blood test earlier.
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Robert A. Donaldson
Falaa
Idaho
Lyda Southard
Pinebeardess
Edward FY. Meyer
Meyer
Blue Lakes Ranch
Tiatrict
Frank Stephan
Hal Bieler
A. B. Squires
Squires
Dr. Coughlin
Seattle Mariner Dies in Room at Home
Capt Samuel A. White a master mariner and Harbor Department employee was found dead in his Seattle room early Thursday by his physician Dr Frank Ballard. Death due to long standing heart trouble. Survived by son George White and brother Charlies A White. Interment at Mount Pleasant cemetery. Body at Cremation Society of Washington Vancouver. Vuitton Brothers drive first piling on new municipal dock.
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Samuel A. White
Densmore Ave
Frank Ballard
Ballard
Capt. White
Harbor Department
George White
Charlies A. White
Cedarburg Apartments
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Cremation Society of Washington
Diamonds Stolen From Cassatt Jewelry Store
Thieves smashed a third avenue window at 2 am and stole diamonds valued around 8600. Patrolman Petri heard the crash and saw two men flee toward University street. The empty tray was recovered in the alley behind the store. Cassatt estimates the loss may total about $500 to $8600.
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J. Cassatt
Third Ave
A. A. Petri
Anton
University Et
Cassatt
Hoquiam man loses foot to switch engine accident
Hoquiam reports a 2% year old man named Kraohok was run over by a Northern Pacific switch engine, resulting in the loss of his foot. In The Dalles Oregon a catcher at Celtic Falls in Columbia district pursues winter fish supply.
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Hoquiam
Mike Kraohok
Northern Pacific Switch Engine
Dalles
Ore
Indiana
Eatcher
Celtic Falls
Columbia
Surprise Dues For Hightower Trial In Redwood City
In Redwood City California on October the fourth day of William Hightower's trial for the murder of Father Patrick Heslin, spectators expect dramatic disclosures. The prosecution may call Doris Shirley Putnam, whose testimony could break Hightower's alibi. Mrs Putnam has sat beside her husband Lee V Putnam since her marriage the day after the alibi was shattered.
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Redwood City
Cal
Oet
William Hightower
Amyer
Patrick Heslin
Colma
Doris Bhirley Putnam
Ewart
Hightower
Vet's Watch Reunited After Veterans Bureau Aid
James T. Daley of Port Angeles, a forestry service employee, had a watch taken by a U S Veterans bureau medical officer during service in the Rhine region. The watch was damaged by a bullet but Daley recovered without a limp after the Clean Up Squad aided his return. In its first month the squad handled 667 claims and converted 260000 worth of war risk insurance plus 126000 reinstatements.
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Forestry Service
Olympic Trail
U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
Daley
Coblentz
A. BE. F
Rhine
U. S
Veterans’ Bureau
Forester
Cleveland Judge Is Found Guilty
Former Judge William H. McGannon was found guilty of contempt by Judge Day in Canton for pressuring Mary Neeley the state’s star witness in the McGannon trial for the murder of Howard Kagy. The jury had previously acquitted him. Day postponed sentence pending a motion for a new trial. Aberdeen reports Amos Barri 16 arrested for a string of burglaries after a 20 foot jail escape.
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Cleveland
William H. McGannon
Judge Day
Canton
McGannon
Misa Mary Neeley
Howard Kagy
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New York
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Idaho Defense
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Amos Barri
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Henry Wood
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League
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Interna Court of Justice
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Lithuania
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Augusta
Oxford
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Union Street
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