CICORIA MAKES STATEMENT DIES OF GUN WOUNDS
First degree murder charges prepared against Attorney Edward F. Kienstra following the death of John Cicoria proprietor of Columbus care in the city hospital. Police describe a dying statement and say Cicoria denied hitting anyone. The investigation continues as the coroner seeks poison traces.
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Edward F. Kienstra
John Cicoria
Columbus Care
Daleas
Chcoria Duran Argumen
John K Ter
Kienstra
Slet Ave
Frater
Byrne
Cicoria
Bure
Ducett
Cleoria
Gaskill
Conservatives Crush Mooney Defense Committee At Labor Council
After a stormy Central Labor Council session on Wednesday night conservatives won control over the Mooney Defense Committee. The committee was discharged and censured with a financial accounting demanded for funds alleged to fund radical propaganda. The heated debate lasted hours ending with the abolition of the committee and adjournment near midnight.
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Central Labor Council
Mooney Defense Committee
Mooney
Class War Prisoners’ Committee
Altho
Frank Turco
F. B. Clifford
State Federation of Labor
Farmer conundrum on hog costs and consumer prices
The passage notes hog producers face losses as grain and mill feed costs rise while meat prices stay high. It laments how producers bear the burden while consumers pay topsy margins, calling out a scheme that strips profits from both sides.
Handsome Sheriff Wears Prince Albert on Deputies’ Morning
Sheriff John Stringer appears at the county city building Thursday in a black Prince Albert suit with flapped tails and two prominent buttons. Officials marvel at the sudden wardrobe, saying a tailor’s strike forced the change after an hunting trip ruined his only suit. The note closes with a remark about the red tail hawk’s vermin destruction.
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John Stringer
Stringer
Jack
Prince Albert
City urged to curb abusive landlord practices
The editorial calls for strong action by Mayor Fitzgerald and the city council to crack down on unscrupulous speculators raising rents. It condemns those who double rents without cost increases and criticizes opposition about unconstitutionality while urging legitimate investments over predatory behavior. Seattle should welcome lawful growth, not bloodsucking practices.
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Fitzgerald
Phelan Warns of Jap Threat in Shantung Vote Debate
Washington reports Senator Phelan urging opposition to the Shantung amendment to the peace treaty. He argues restricting Japan's gains in Shantung would curb aggression and protect America, warning that an uncompromising stance could alienate Britain and France and imperil the League of Nations. He cites surreptitious entry and a rising Japanese birth rate as risks to California lands.
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Washington
America
Phelan
Okkeda
Senate
Shantung
China
Japan
Asia
League of Nations
Great Britain
France
Germany
California
Japanese dairyman suspects water in milk prank
Jap dairyman Imai near Renton Junction faced arrest after city health officer Fraech found his milk sample contained 10 percent water. Imai insisted it was tricks, imagining someone tampered, while authorities warned of a 30 day jail term and a $100 fine.
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Imai
Mebby
C. F Fraech
Renton Junction
Senate debates Shantung issue and Johnson league amendment
Phelan urges diverting naval expansion to Asia while Shantung amendment faces opposition. Republicans expect a senate vote on reservations and the Johnson amendment, signaling limited chances for U S ratification and a potential delay in treaty effect. Administration leaders foresee no viable amendments passing.
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Shantung
Japan
United States
China
Senate
League Assembly
Paria
Coal Strike To Hit City Hard In Seattle Report
Seattle faces a coal shortage amid a nationwide miners strike set for November 1. Dealers report scarce supply, with schools holding three months of heat, while Renton and Grand Ridge mines are closed or delayed. Britain BC Wellington coal currently fuels Seattle, but shipments may drop once the strike begins.
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Seattle
W. BR. Monks
Monks & Miller
Renton
Grand Ridge
Utah
British Columbia
Monks
Wellington
Altho
Carbonado Coal
Presidents Health Briefs Report On Three Leaders
The latest dispatches note President Woodrow Wilson remains officially unchanged in condition with a swollen gland improving. Samuel Gompers rested at home and expressed a wish to rise, saying he felt better. Colonel House is reported by physicians to be doing very well.
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America
Woodrow Wilson
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
House
Senate to Greet King of Belgium in October Visit
The Senate voted to receive the king and queen of Belgium at 1:30 p m Tuesday October 28. The announcement specifies the welcoming ceremony and timing for the royal visit in Washington.
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Senate
Washington
Belgium
Want Ad Rhyme Contest Entry Promotes The Star Classified
The poem by B. P. Castner touts The Star Classified for maid or housework ads. It stresses reliable help and the appeal of classified listings to find a first class serving maid.
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Want
B. P. Castner
Tenants Press Rent Restriction Aimed at Speculators
Tenants' Protective association presents evidence to Mayor Fitzgerald and the city council urging a speedy rent control ordinance. The packet cites steep increases at Madrona apartments and Victoria Terrace, with notices of new leases and alleged profiteering by landlords and managers amid nonJapanese ownership.
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Tenants’ Protective Association
Westlake
Fitzgerald
M. Cramer
Madrona
30Th Ave
Cherry St
Metcalf & Metcalf
F. G. Drake
Victoria Terrace
15Th Ave
McMahon
Ansell Testified on 1918 Deeds Court Martial Advice
Samuel T. Ansell former acting judge advocate general testified to the house war department expenditures committee that on November 11 1918 he urged a court martial for Col KEA Deeds over aircraft work mismanagement but Secretary Baker ordered a new inquiry.
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Washington
Samuel T. Ansell
House War Department Expenditures Committee
KE. A. Deeds
Baker
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