Asset questions dodge by Cable Directory Co investigation
Major Ross probes the Cable Directory Co assets and representations with no filing. Col Hawthorne delays awaiting Monday reply while Rose questions Leland Brown, an 18 year old Navy veteran who sought stock, prompting a grander inquiry. local witnesses are reviewing alleged misrepresentations and investment plans.
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Cable Directory Co
Bert C. Ross
Theney
Major Ross
Pany
Col. Hawthorne
Rose
Leland Brown
Brown
Navy
Corporation
World Cable Directory Company
Price & Carter
Star
Fragmented Seattle Ledger: Offbeat Headlines and Notes
A jumble of clipped items, quips, and notices from a Seattle era paper. Scattered lines mention county officials, city buses, Shakespeare quotes about baseball, marriage and separations, a kitten for sale, and reader subscriptions with cheeky asides.
County Officials Arrested in Alleged Highway Robbery
Accused of wholesale highway robbery, Dr. Carl B. Knapp the county sanitary inspector and A. E. Harris of the treasurer’s office are said to have confessed to Sheriff Starwich. The alledged victims include F Kramer and his fiancée at 4273 Woodland Park Ave, four miles north. The suspects were jailed Saturday after being arrested following months of alleged activity.
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Carl
Knapp
A. E. Harris
Matt Starwich
F. Kramer
Woodland Park Ave
Scent fare expert may come here in Cleveland
Councilman C B Fitzgerald hints the 3 percent transfer charge in the proposed one cent fare ordinance may be removed on feeder lines such as James and Madison cables and short stubs on 40th avenue. Lou Cohen demands rider relief on short James and Madison streetcar routes.
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James and Madison
40Th Ave
Royat CouncilIman
Lou Cohen
Main Street to Run as Serial in The Star
The Star announces the serialization of Sinclair Lewis's Main Street inviting Seattle readers to join a nationwide frenzy. Fans can arrange for daily delivery by calling Main 0600 or sending a card to the circulation manager.
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Main Street
America
Seattle
The
Star
Sinclair Lewis
Fourth World Series game halted by rain at Polo Grounds
Rain delayed the fourth game between the New York Giants and Yankees at Polo Grounds. The game will resume tomorrow with rain checks honored. Babe Ruth, in civilian clothes with an infected arm in a sling, questioned his ability to play tomorrow and may miss the lineup.
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Polo Grounds
New York
New York Giants
New York Yanks
Yanks
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Cleveland
Fewster
31 Held in Big Booze Arrests
Washington, Oct. 8 an extensive bootlegging ring in the capital was broken up with the arrest of 31 men and women and the seizure of hundreds of gallons of liquor. William Butler labeled mastermind had $60,000 in cash on arrest.
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Washington
William Butler
Promoter Aims to Build Military Corps From Company
Thomas Y. Nabatame founder of World Cable Directory seeks 4000 percent dividends and will turn the firm into a military organization led by himself. Employees are ordered to salute on entering rooms and drill may begin next week. Nabatame plans to arm every corporation, declaring the military ideal superior to armaments. In a separate item, Henry Harbor was executed for wife murder as a phonograph played When You and I Were Young Maggie.
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Thomas Y. Nabatame
World Cable Directory Company
Potsdam
Tokyo
Nakatame
Moundsville
Henry Harbor
Maggie
Col. Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Olympia
Tra
W. H. Cooper
Leon J. Gravelle
B. Coon
Ernest Aiken
Nabatame
Jap Contract Provides for Death by Own Action
Several employees of the World Cable Directory Co agreed to commit hari-kari after being told insider secrets. They apparently misunderstood the term, which Webster’s New International Dictionary defines as death by self-inflicted abdominal cutting, historically used by Japanese nobles in disgrace.
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World Cable Directory Co
New International Dictionary
Japan
Urges Attendance on Parents Night At School Event
Daniel B. Trefethen, chairman of the civic bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, urged members at the weekly luncheon that every parent of a university or high school student should attend the big parents night.
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Daniel B. Trefethen
Civic Bureau
the Chamber of Commerce
Members’ Council
Nabatame’s Blended Family Sparks Public Spat
Thomas Y. Nabatame, rival of Ponzi and head of World Cable Directory, is described as a 69 year old Japanese immigrant with a white wife Polly Taylor, a rumored prior marriage and daughter, and a new controversy after his second wedding. A daughter reportedly protested in public last week.
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Thomas Y. Nabatame
Ponzi
World Cable Directory Company
King St
Altho
Rhode Island
Polly Taylor
Pestle
University of Washington to Host Evening Assembly
The University of Washington will hold an assembly on campus next Thursday at 8 p.m. The event will take place in Meany Hall.
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University of Washington
Hawthorne Denounces Star Exposure of World Cable Directory
Col J M Hawthorne attorney for World Cable Directory rejects The Star report on a get rich scheme. He asserts Nabatame is resourceful and humanitarian while stating Y M C A staff aided some workers though official denial exists.
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Altho
J. M. Hawthorne
World Cable Directory Company
The
Star
Thomas Y. Nabatame
Nakatame
Col. Hawthorne
J. Willam Carson
Advisory
Carson
Bears Devour Apple Harvest At Palmquist Orchard
In Royal Washington on October 8 bears have been feasting on the apples at the Palmquist place, leaving a slim harvest for humans. Carpenters nearby report no effort to drive them away as the bears roam the orchard.
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Royal
Wash
Mahoney Seeks New Trial in Wife Murder Case
Attorneys Lee Aeston and L B Schwellenbach file a motion in Superior Court for a new trial for E Mahoney condemned for the murder of his wife Kate. They claim legal errors at trial and potential new evidence. affidavits may be filed later. Hearing set for next week.
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E. Mahoney
Kate
Lee Aeston
L. B. Schwellenbach
Mehoney
Johnston
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Mike McNally
Shakespeare
Nebf
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Oei
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Russia
Highland Park Press
Roger Whiliars
Vashon Island
Bill Jeffrey
Los Angeles Evening Herald
Peter de Witt
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Military Corps
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