Six Hurt in Seattle Crime Night
A wave of robberies and assaults gripped Seattle early Saturday. Bandits attacked six people, two were severely injured, two hold ups occurred, a shot was fired into a bedroom, and a photo shop and several homes were looted. Police searched the district with little success.
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Seattle
Diezzard
Fifth Ave
Dizzard
James M. Men
Thomas Sr
G. L. Burard
Menamin
Burgard
Mra. N. Wigon
19Th Ave
Gibson
Jackson St
Vend & Son
15Th Ave. W
Citizens to Finance Cowan Park Car Line Extension
City council finance committee heard a request to extend the Cowan park car line to city limits with district citizens funding about 76000 in railway utility bonds. Superintendent D W Henderson told delegates the department lacks funds to complete the extension.
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Cowan Park
City Council
Mupictee
D. W. Henderson
Alaska Cows to Eat Again Amid Hay Cargo Shipments
To ease a hay shortage in Southeastern Alaska the steamship Northwestern will carry a large alfalfa cargo from Yakima Valley, unloading this weekend at the Alaska Steamship dock. Alaska dairymen, reliant on imported hay, have faced months without adequate feed.
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Alaska
Northwestern
Yakima Valley
Alaska Steamship Company
Tax Leaguers on State-Wide Tour
Five members of the Tax Limit league of Seattle were to speak in Kennewick Saturday as part of a state-wide tour advocating tax reduction. Speakers include George F. Meacham Albert H. Beebe Frank J. Laube R. J. Huston and R. H. Atkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Limit League of Seattle
Kennewick
George F. Meacham
Albert H. Beebe
Frank J. Laube
R. J. Huston
R. H. Atkin
Woman Senator Optimist Sees Worry as Life's Bane
Mrs. William H. Felton of Georgia, at 99, is celebrated as America's first woman U.S. senator in history and shares views on tariffs prohibition and disarmament. She lives on a cotton plantation near Cartersville, frequenting public discussion and writing, while praising education and moral law enforcement.
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Cartersville
William H. Felton
Georgia
United States
Lloyd George Opens Campaign Amid Tense British Politics
Lloyd George campaigned in Leeds amid turmoil as Bonar Law seeks a quiet weekend. The Welsh former prime minister exclaimed his sword is in hand against Tory measures and urged a government of the people over party welfare. He praised wartime leadership and warned of armament burdens.
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London
Lloyd George
Leeds
Bonar Law
Eng
Bhali
Cariten Club
Lioyd George
Lord Airedale
Yorkshire Sberals
Ee Ieee Ieee Teath
Versailles
Banki Law
Britain
Lord Balfour
United States
Bedford
Seattle Dahlia Society Forms at Chamber Meeting
The Seattle Dahlia Society elected Harry B. Orr president at a Chamber of Commerce gathering. A constitution and by laws committee was named with J C Berens G H Brown F S Pomeroy and A M Buzard. The 1922 Dahlia show and Dahlia week conclude Saturday with a free dahlia for all visitors at the tourist department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Eight Men Die in Progressive Coal Mine Fire
At McCurtain Oklahoma a gas explosion wrecked mine No. 6 of the Progressive Coal Co. killing eight men including company president and mine fire boss Everett Seaton and leaving one missing as an investigation into the accident begins.
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Mccurtain
Okla
Everett Seaton
Progressive Coal Co
Wheat Train Wreck Near Great Falls Kills Two
In Great Falls Montana on October 21 a derailed wheat train killed engineer John Hoffman and fireman Smith Halloway at Todd. The crash involved 16 wheat cars and investigators believe tampering with a switch caused the derailment.
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Great Falls
Mont
John Hoffman
Smith Halloway
Todd
Here
Funeral Services for Dorothy Henry
Funeral services for Dorothy Jane Henry five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred W Henry were held Saturday afternoon at the Home Undertaking company chapel Ninth avenue and Union street. The child died Thursday morning at the family home 349 16th avenue N after a lingering illness.
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Dorothy Jane Henry
Fred W. Henry
Home Undertaking Company
Ninth Ave
Union Et
16Th Ave
Santa Fe Hires Strikers in Pendulum of Labor Row
Santa Fe railroad opens gates to striking shopmen allowing idle workers to return if vacancies exist and conduct remains acceptable. President W B Storey states policy in PeoKa event dated Oct 21.
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Peka
Kan
Santa Fe Railroad
W. B. Storey
The
Santa Fe
Alice Waltz-Eames Opera Singer Dead
Long Beach California October 21 Mme Alice Waltz-Eames a once widely known opera singer is dead after an attack of paralysia She was widow of Elisha D Eames an airbrake inventor and appeared in grand opera at the Metropolitan Opera House New York She also sang as a soloist in Henry Ward Beecher's church in Brooklyn.
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Long Beach
Cal
Alice Waltz-Eames
Mme. Eames
Elisha D. Eames
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn
Caisson Sunk to Form West Waterway Bridge Piers
The largest open caisson in the Pacific Northwest was sunk Friday in the Duwamish river to form cribbing for two new concrete piers for the West Waterway bridge. Piledrivers drove the 87 by 74 by 73 foot structure to 37 feet below high tide. The piers are being built by J A McEachern.
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New West Waterway
Pacific Northwest
Duwamish River
J. A. McEachern
Monroe Prisoners Take French Leave
Two Monroe reformatory trusties, Robert Evans twenty and Robert Martin twenty two, were being sought Saturday after they escaped in an automobile. Evans was committed from Spokane County and Martin from Grays Harbor County.
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Monroe Reformatory
Robert Evans
Robert Martin
Evans
Spokane County
Martin
Grays Harbor
Steamer Gleaner to Resume Skagit Run
MT Vernon Wash October 21 1914 the steamer Gleaner is being put into shape for operation by owner Captain Mc Donald to resume heavy grain and potato export from the Skagit district hoping to extend freight and improve ballast on the run
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Mt, Vernon, Wash
Skagit District
Gleaner
McDonald
Two Killed in Automobile Wreck at Macon
In Macon Georgia two of four occupants died when their car overturned yesterday. The deceased are Adjt. Gen. J Vanholt Nash of Atlanta and Lieut. Butler of Griffin.
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Macon
Adjt
J. Vanholt Nash
Atlanta
Lieut. Butler
Griffin
Portland Faces Waterfront Strife as Troop Watch Begun
Portland authorities issued notice to the radical element to stay away as talks of state troops for duty began. Mayor George L. Baker sought Adjutant General White's presence and asked I W W officials to keep members clear of Portland. Over 100 alleged vagrants were rounded up, with arrests for municipal court action while police reported no signs of mass lawlessness.
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Portland
Raker
Ben W. Olcott
White
Baker
Chicago
International Longshoremen’s Union
I. W. W. Hall
Mrs Phillips to Tell Story in Unwritten Law Defense
In Angeles Oct 21 relief grows as jurors question the defense team in Mrs Clara Phillips murder case. Eleven jurors addressed as Mr Herrington indicates Phillips will testify to relate her version and argue the unwritten law defense stronger than the alleged insanity plea.
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108
Angeles
Clara Phillips
Tras
Alberta Meadown
Heffington
Talesmen
Herrington
Miss Hopper Returns to Stage With Fountain of Youth
The Seattle performance features Miss Hopper presenting a skit by Raymond Hitchcock and sharing methods she claims keep actors young. She promises more appearances after this week and recalls past roles in Dr Syntax Wang and Plerodora.
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Ture
Miss Hopper
Seattle
Raymond Hitchcock
No Guarantee to Foreigners at Vladivostok Ends
Moscow reports the Soviet government withdraws protection guarantees for foreigners at Vladivostok as Japan demands evacuation of troops before Russians occupy the city. Foreign Minister Tchitcherin says a protection lapse will occur during this transition, with American and British marines reported ashore. He notes Japan will withdraw first and allow Russian forces to enter after October 25, creating a dangerous interim period and placing full responsibility on Japan amid ongoing fortifications destruction.
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Moscow
Vladivostok
Tchitcherin
United Press
Russian War Eastern Army
Tehltcherin
Tehitcheria
Eyewitnesses Talk on Hall Mills Murder Case
Two witnesses who saw the murder of Rev Edward W Hall and Mrs Eleanor Mills presented statements to the prosecutor as County Attorney Strickler summoned five persons for questioning. Ralph M Geraline vestryman at St John the Evangelist and Barbara Tough upstairs maid are among those to be questioned. grand jury adjourns until Monday with no indictments expected before next week.
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Gerard P
Overton
New Brunswick
N. 4
Edward W. Hall
Eleanor Mills
Strickler
Ralph M. Geraline
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Farbara Tough
Special classes urged for supernormal pupils in Seattle
Miss Goodhue argues schools should create separate classes for highly gifted children to avoid double promotions and ensure proper development. She notes a streetwise eight year old with sharp intellect and urges rest periods before high school, with tests guiding placement. Illinois data are cited to compare Seattle pupil intelligence at each grade.
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Mies Goodhue
Seattle
Miss Goodhue
Althe
Ilinols
U.S. Army
Ilinois
Salesman to Defend Self in De Boucher Case
Wilbur Leggette retained attorney Fairfax Colby to vindicate himself of alleged relations with Mrs. One zvima de Boucher. Colby said Leggette is prepared to give his deposition and will aid Mrs. De Boucher while pursuing his defense. In Sheridan Oregon a fire at Bridewell Warehouse burns $50,000 worth of wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Wilbur Leggette
Fairfax Colby
Onezvima de Boucher
Leggette
Asa G. Candler
Mra
Sheridan
Bridewell
Daugherty sues over war contracts for $454,188 in Ohio
Attorney General Daugherty files suit at Cleveland Brasge & Copper Mills Inc for return of $454,188 tied to wartime contracts. In Pendleton Oregon local grain dealers report buying 200000 bushels of wheat in 20 days at about $1 per bushel.
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Washington
Daugherty
Cleveland Brasge & Copper Mills, Inc
Pendleton
Ore
Lac
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Evangelist Frank Lindblad
Tabernacle Pike
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Home Guard
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Red
William H. Feiton
Dahlia
Dorothy Henry
Alice Waltz
Eames
West Waterway
Monroe
Skagit
George L. Raker
Gray
Ted Howland
California Beauty Chorus
Musican
Sevong
Frank Keenan
Rulers of the Road
Alt
Oat
Edna Pu Staehg
Johnnie Ie Y
Lati Reas
Palp Ates
Winter Garden Orchestra
International News
Silas Marner
James Glackin
Cumberland
King County
Glackin
Ozark Coal Mining
Federated Industries OF Washington
Alaska Building
Atharine
Mischa Elman
May Peterson
Metropolitan Opera Company
Florence
Mischa Levitzki
Rosa Ponselle
Metropolitan Opera Co
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