Seattle Daily Pulse Sums Weird Week Of News And Jests
A collage of light notes and oddities from Seattle includes musical reminiscences with Geraldine Farrar, quips about Better Home week, and playful chatter on cheerleaders. Serious items touch on a Western Union telegram about a mass casualty scenario, local accidents, and federal prohibition agents observing conventions. A sensational fragment warns of a Siberia nightmare experienced by G B Holmes, with threats against Mrs Holmes and a claim of Turkish rule.
Brutal Assailant of Local Woman Goes Unpunished by Jap Officials
Seattle couple recounts the assault on Mrs. Robert Pierson by a Japanese attacker on Kamchatka. They describe official inaction and a terror-filled foreign colony under Japanese rule, including a dramatic rescue by a Russian) and vigilante intervention as locals tried to seek justice.
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Seattle
Robert Pierson
G. B. Holmes
Cape Kamchatka
Siberia
Holmes
Kamchatka Peninsula
Japan
Tokyo
Pierson
National Grocery Co
Kamchatka River
Olaf Swenson Co
Entertaining Clem en Cea u If the Tiger of France
A fragmentary satirical column mocks travel, politics, and weather issues with playful wordplay. It references the Tiger of France, Seattle politics, an office boy, and a joking note about the ex Kaiser and rainier national park plans. It also spoofs oil protests against fogs and a quip about three mile limit liquor rules.
Forty Kiddies And Wanda On Trip To Bremerton
Wanda von Kettler chronicles a group of forty children and herself aboard the good ship Seattle heading to Bremerton. They tour under auspices of the marine recruiting corps and Puget Sound Navigation Co with lucheon planned at the navy yard. Sergt R A York supervises the departure urging the group aboard to avoid being left behind.
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Wanda von Kettler
Seattle
Bremerton
Marine Recruiting Corps
Puget Sound Navigation Co
Seattle Taxicab Co
Navy Yard
Marine Barracks
Sergt. R. A. York
Pike Street Grocery Damaged by Fire
Fire caused great damage to stock at the Groceteria Co. store located at 726 Pike Street. The blaze broke out in the rear Monday night and the origin is unknown. Meat officials were investigating Tuesday.
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Pike St
Groceteria Co
Denver Gas Price Cut Reduces Per Gallon by Three Cents
Denver continues to see lower fuel costs as Continental Oil announces a 24 cent per gallon retail price effective today, down three cents from last week, impacting motorists citywide.
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Denver
Continental Oil Company
Registration closes by 5 PM for city voters
Registration books close at 5 or you’ll be barred from voting. Residents must register this year to vote in the general election next month. Those outside the city who registered since January 1, 1920, need not register again.
Dirigible C2 Destroyed by Fire at San Antonio Camp
The Army’s largest airship C2 was lost in a spectacular blaze at a Texas camp. Maj. H A Straves and Sergt A B Albright were injured, with Capt N M Walker and Manuel Cardenas also hurt as the blimp burst into flames while being towed for an exhibition flight. The C2, completed after the Roma disaster, carried 172000 cubic feet of gas and could reach 60 mph.
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San Antonio
Tex
Arcadia
Cal
H. A. Straves
Sergt
A. B. Albbright
N. M. Walker
Hinea
Eighth Corps
Manuel Cardenas
Army
J. L. Thompson
J. Montague
Military Intelligence Department
Field
Washington
Texas
Norfolk
Army Flier Killed in Plane Crash Near San Antonio
Fleet Lieut. Walter A. Ball, an Army aviator, was killed when his plane crashed in a field near San Antonio on October 17. Authorities reported the accident and identified Ball as the deceased.
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Army
San Antonio
Tex
Walter A. Ball
Here
Lieut Maughan Sets New World Speed Record
Lieut R L Maughan U S A pilot and Pulitzer trophy winner set a new world speed record near Mount Clemens Michigan by flying one kilometer in 248.5 miles per hour late yesterday.
Missing Aviators Reach Home Safely
HOOD RIVER ORE Oct 17 Charles H Woodruff photographer and W R Graham aviator missing since Friday afternoon and believed to have crashed while taking airplane photos of Mount Hood reached Hood River safely late yesterday. They landed on a bald butte 150 miles from Mount Hood due to an overheated motor and subsisted on food given them by a sheep herder.
One Vital Civic Need A Municipal Auditorium
A Geraldine Farrar concert in Seattle drew five thousand listeners to a multipurpose building ill suited for such events. The piece argues Seattle must promptly build a proper municipal auditorium to host concerts conventions lectures and mass meetings.
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Seattle
Ae Geraldine Farrar
Seattle Am
Thrift drive ends with record deposits and praise
The Star’s Thrift campaign closed Monday with 10 350 sets out on thrift road and deposits pouring into Seattle National Bank. Clerks estimate totals will rise as the mall opens and more accounts are opened, with Friday Saturday and Monday highlighted as banner days.
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Hit & Mages
Star
Seattle
Seattle National Bank
Amundsen News Prepares for World Flight Attempt
R W Hendee arrives in Seattle aboard the Bear with news from Amundsen who is wintering near Wainwright Alaska with pilot Oskar Omdahl. The Bear has just completed a 1200 mile Arctic run under Capt S C Cochran amid dangerous ice conditions. Also aboard are Royal Northwest Mounted Police Inspector BE N Wood his wife and son Donald en route to Edmonton Alberta.
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R. W. Hendee
Colorado Museum of Natural History
Seattle
Bear
Hendee
Wainwright
Alaska
Amundsen
Oskar Omdahl
Point Barrow
8. C. Cochran
Arctic
Cochran
Bel] St
BE. N. Wood
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Herschel Island
Donald
Wood
Edmonton
Alta
Wilkins and Wood Acquitted in Grand Larceny Case
Weary Wilkins, owner of the Pacific bindery, and County Purchasing Agent Charles Wood were acquitted by Superior Judge W D Askren after a directed verdict of not guilty. The trial ended minutes after the state rested, with defense counsel having moved to reopen and admit evidence about delivered justice court civil dockets. State witnesses included county officials and grand jury members who testified to statements made in the grand jury room.
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W. A
Weary) Wilkins
Pacific Bindery
Charles Wood
W. D. Askren
Askren
Bert C. Ross
T. H. Patterson
Ivan Hyland
Wilmon Tucker
Patterson
Ross
Justice Court
Wilkins
Wood
Tucker
Lou C. Smith
Tom Dobson
William J. Brown
L. G. Horr
Three Prison Breakers Flee After Audacious Jail Escape
Los Angeles police and sheriffs pursue Herbert Wilson ex minister and reputed killer along with accomplices Guido Spingola and Adam Ward after a dramatic breakout. The trio overpowered guards, seized keys, and escaped in a post courier’s car toward Arcadia. One prisoner Herbert Cox was shot dead during the attempt.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Herbert Wilson
Pal Cuado Spingola
the Mouse
Standard Off Company
Adam Blaryk
Allas Ward
Allas Ward, Um der
W. C. Storey
Percel Post
Arcadia
Condon
Wilson
Oregon
Los Underworld
Herbert Cox
Arthur C. Burch
Condin
Woman slams taxi driver with hot huckleberry pie
In Cincinnati on October 17 Mrs. Rachel Reynolds, angered by a taxi driver's insult, struck him in the face with a hot huckleberry pie she was carrying home to her children. Police report details are limited.
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Oman
Cincinnati
Rachel Reynolds
Double Tragedy in Bremerton Tailor Shop
Bremerton October tragedy claims two lives in Rowley tailor shop. E J Rowley, 50, shoots wife Carrie McEllheny, 40, then apparently kills himself as City Attorney Garland finds them. motive unclear and authorities note possible sudden insanity.
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Bremerton
Carrie McElihenny
E. J. Rowley
Rowley
H. EB. Garland
Garland
Tablord
Waterman
Bay
Gorman
Althe Rowley
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