When Is a Ship an American Ship
A Seattle scene last Sunday features a Great Northern liner the Minnesota with Chinese and Japanese crews. Critics, including Congressman Humphrey, warn the La Follette seamen’s law could force American crew hires and stop flying the U S flag on trans pacific voyages. A satirical note on sea level canal and Oregon hop crop rounds out the column.
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Great Northern
Minnesota
Congressman Humphrey
Humphrey
Fragmentary 1919 clipped notes and city notices
A patchwork of local items includes a lawsuit filing in Philadelphia, window smashings in Milwaukee, a Seattle freight accident injuring Richard Norman, a Chinese immigrant Gee Gow’s death, civic vetoes, a library gift, a zoo bear arrival, flag ceremonies, a California school children petition for President Wilson, and a joke about a Panama hat during dress up week.
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Milwaukee
Third Ave
Keyport
Wash
Richard Norman
Seattle General Hospital
Gee Gow
Seattle
Gill
Dexter Ave
Mountaineers’ Society
New Henry Dickinson
U. S
Steel Trust
Woodland Park Zoo
Hibard-Swenson Co
Divorce sought as wife cites husband's dining excesses
Mrs Ada Hall Rixler of Tacoma seeks separation in San Francisco after alleging her husband indulged in excessive dinner parties and broke the home. A court martial of Rear Admiral William N Little is ordered for neglect of duties. A historic mansion once occupied by George Washington burned in New York. Government officials invite citizens to waterfront highway opening in Bellingham. Beers Building Co Seattle awarded Spokane bridge and viaduct work.
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Ada Hall Rixler
Tacoma
San Francisco
Daniela
William N. Little
Gev
Washington
New York
Bellingham
Beers Building Co
Seattle
Spokane
John Spends It and Turmoil Across the World
A reflective column surveys Rockefeller Foundation expenditures from May 1913 to Jan 4 1915 totaling 2 571 903 with John Rockefeller directing 858 940 including 527 315 for the Institute of Medical Research 150 000 for Brooklyn Y M C A buildings and 82 500 for outreach to foreigners The piece critiques funds used for wild birds health and foreign relief alongside warnings about Armenian massacres and American diplomacy amid Turkish actions It closes with epigrams on philanthropy and politics and a jab at loaning money to friends
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John
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller
Central America
West Indies
Egypt
Louisiana
Academy
Rome
China
Association For
Brooklyn Y. M. C. A
Colorado
Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Rockfeller Rejects Dismissal of Miners Case
The piece quotes Rockefeller resisting calls to drop the cases involving Colorado miners, insisting he would be crazy to do so. It also mocks Kaiser’s army health rumors and mentions Germany, France, neutrality, and a jab at cheap hair from Chinese heads.
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Colorado
Young Rockefeller
Rockefeller
The Seattle Spirit Defies the Hidden Rule
The passage notes an exception to a general rule, highlighting the Seattle Spirit as uniquely visible. It suggests that despite invisibility in common cases, this city’s spirit remains detectable to observers. The text implies a clue and invites inference about what is normally unseen.
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Seattle
Poetic Justice and Edison Day in Early News
A garbled report notes a bizarre onion banquet for a Seattle officer and a child’s rescue attempt in Portland. It mentions five Seattle men fined for game violations and a Vancouver woman killed by a neighbor. It also recalls Thomas A. Edison being kissed by many girls before leaving Orange New Jersey for Frisco, with October 21 labeled Edison Day.
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Seattle
Justice Shakespeare
Mra. P. PB. Clarke
Vancouver
Wash
Thomas A. Edison
Orange
N. J
Frisco
Edison
Famed Part belles Busy Shell Makers Ship Alaska Produce
Report notes dau alacrity of workers at a bustling factory making shells. Allegedly a mouse-filled scene arrives with aelial Tentonsa of Alaska rutabagas shipped to Seattle from Junean aboard a train, with no complaints heard from the workers.
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Tentonsa
Alaska
Seattle
Junean
Star Circle for Young Folks
George Stone, a versatile child actor of eight, adopts this motto as his guiding aim. He envisions big roles and bright future in film.
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George Stone
George
Circle Art Contest Opens For Young Creators
The Star Circle invites young artists up to age 16 to submit up to three drawings. Enter by mailing pieces to Uncle Jack so they arrive before 8 o clock next Friday afternoon. include name and address on the back of each drawing.
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Star Circle
Uncle Jack
Young Boy Aims to Be a Big Man Through School
A boy explains he saves money to study later so he can become important. George will be remembered for his work in the Biograph picture The Call of Her Child.
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Muvver
George
Honor Mention Poem Winners Listed With Addresses
The following poets received honor mention for their poems: Albert A. Adama Frances Wilson Thomas Stiles Harriet Baughman Mary Perry Lester P. Fey Elien Hazel Katherine Miller. Addresses include Seattle area and Monroe Washington listings.
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Oieleites
Albert A. Adama
W.58th At
Frances Wilson
N. 55Th St
Thomas Stiles
Duwamish
Wash
Harriet Baughman
Kenyon St
Mary Perry
18Th Ave
Lester P. Fey
Monroe, Wash
Elien Hazel
11Th Ave
Katherine Miller
Lakeview Blvd
Six-Year-Old Dives From Bridge in New Film Scene
Six-year-old Josephine Ashdown, a rising child actress, performs a dramatic 80 foot dive from a bridge for the Reliance drama The Hortification Plans. Her fearless water feats have made her a popular screen presence.
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Josephine Ashdown
Reliance
Josephine
Dollie Pell Wins Prize Pigeons or a Dollar
Dollie Pell of W is winner of this week’s prize offering a choice between a dollar or two homing pigeons. The entry features a short poem about unseen spirits and ghosts. A Boy Scout rally drew over 2,000 scouts to East Orange New Jersey on October 9. An auto accident near La Conner caused minor injuries to Police Chief and Mrs Long as they returned from a bridge dedication.
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Dollie Pell
Istave. W
Dollie
Long
la Conner
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