Japs on the Run Threatens Yakima Reservation Lands
The Yakima reservation wardens report 2000 Japanese migrants edging from rich lands as white residents push to keep the Pacific Coast white. The drive began years ago with leased deeds and Indian endorsements, now prompting warnings of a possible influx and enforcement by American Legion leaders.
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American Legion
Yakima Reserve
Wapato
Yakima Reservation
State of Washington
Legion
Pacific Coast
Yakima
King County
America
Japs Win in Yakima Reservation Land Tangle
Returning soldiers found Japanese residents entrenched on the Yakima reservation prompting anti alien land laws in Washington. The legislature tightened eligibility to land leases, but Japanese interests renewed efforts to stay. Government irrigation and reclamation spending aided reclamation while officials clashed with veteran groups over citizenship rules.
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France
Yakima
Tokyo
State of Washington
Indian Bureau
Reclamation Service
Secretary Fall
Interior Department
Washington
Legion
Puget Sound
Hiring contract beaten as fall order targets leasing to Japs
The Star reports Secretary Fall issued a second order restricting leases to citizens eligible for American citizenship who will employ White labor, striking at the "hiring contract" system. Most leases date from 1917 1918 war years for five years and now expire. Japs face landlessness, and the article hints at Legion plans to address the issue.
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Legion
Fall
The
Star
American Legion
Borah Denies Aiding Poindexter Campaign
William M. Short, Idaho labor federation president, dismisses reports that Senator Borah would aid Poindexter in Washington. Reynolds of the Idaho federation confirms Borah does not plan to speak there or influence elections elsewhere. Short backs Poindexter rival C. C. Dill, with union support noted on Milwaukee Puget Sound lines.
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William E. Borah
Idaho
Washington
William M. Short
State Federation of Labor
Borah
Short
Pottdexter
al Reynolds
Idaho Federation of Labor
Reynolds
Porah
Short Iy
C. C. Dill
Poindexter
Senate
Dill
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Milwaukee
Puget Sound
Five Holgate Students Dead In Train Crash
Five Holgate high school students were killed when a Baltimore and Ohio freight train struck their automobile on Main Street crossing late last night. The bodies were mutilated almost beyond recognition.
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Holgate
Ohio
Holgate High School
U Baltimore & Ohio
Tiny Washington math cog recalls vast university growth
Joseph M. Taylor, a 38 year veteran at the University of Washington, recalls the campus in 1884 when the math department was a single man and funding was $2,500. He led seminars, helped train soldiers in 1918, and now guides students toward Annapolis and West Point while pursuing histories of Oregon and Washington.
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University of Washington
Edmond 8. Meany
Trevor Kincaid
James B. Gould
Suzzallo
Joseph M. Taylor
Taylor
University of California
Adrian College
Mich
Eastern Oregon Normal School
University
Masxonie Commandery
Denny Hall
Pacific Mason
Oregon
Lyon Building
Annapolis
West Point
Ebert and Wirth in Danger as Plots Uncovered
Berliner dispatch states that soldiers and heavily armed police were sent to Wilhelmstrasse after reports of planned attacks on President Ebert and Chancellor Wirth. Reserves stand by, officials search government quarters, and streets near Wilhelmsstrasse are patrolled amid fears of renewed unrest.
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Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Ebert
Wirth
Wilhelmatrasse
Are You Ready For a Bargain Dandy Homes in Seattle Offer
Real estate ads from Seattle highlight daily bargains with attractive home prices. The notice promotes a featured property described as a dandy and urges buyers to act.
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Seattle
For the Bride Only Nicer Nests Offer
An advertiser invites prospective grooms to consider marriage by buying a home for the couple. The ad describes a combined living and dining room, hardwood floors, fireplace, driftwood gray woodwork, a cabinet kitchen with breakfast table, gas range and gas water heater, one bedroom and bath, a cement drive for a garage, near streetcar lines.
Motorist killed by locomotive after Broad St collision
Robert Jones of 6623 W Greenlake Way was fatally injured when his Singer Sewing Machine Co car was struck broadside by a Great Northern locomotive at Road Ave and Broad St. at 11 a.m. Friday. Jones died at 1 p.m. after being dragged 300 feet and severing an arm. the engine failed to stall in time and the car was wrecked.
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Great Northern
Road Ave
Broad St
Robert Jones
W. Greenlake Way
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Jones
M. H. McLean
United States Customs
Mark Carey
16Th Ave. W
Patrolman Arbogast May Face Prosecution In Shooting
Patrolman Marion Arbogast who shot truck driver William Pond after a near collision on King Street and Occidental Avenue may learn Friday if he will be prosecuted. Chief Severyns and Deputy Prosecutor Colvin will decide, Pond’s wounds are not serious, and Arbogast is suspended awaiting action.
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Marion
Arbogast
William Pond
King St
Occidental Ave
W. B. Severyns
Ewing D. Colvin
Severyns
Colvin
Pond
Severynsa
Arbognast
Seattle Transfer Company
Virginia Mason Hospital
Prohibition Agents Seize German Ship Oberschwessen
Federal agents in Houston seized the German steam ship Oberschwessen with 268 quarts of liquor. The captain resisted and was handcuffed to a deck rail for over two hours during the search. This marked the district’s first ship seizure, not conducted under the Daugherty ruling.
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Houston
Tex
Oberschwessen
Prohibition
Daugherty
Durand to Be Laid to Rest in Everett
Funeral services for Dr. W. Durand, former Everett physician, who died at the Sedro-Woolley state hospital, will be held at Bayside Catholic church in Everett on Saturday morning. Durand’s second insanity trial and his subsequent commitment drew wide attention. He had been in apparently improving health, per hospital reports.
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Everett
W. & Durand
Sedro- Woolley
Bayside Catholic Church
Home Classifieds Hint at Showing Arrangements
Classified listings suggest a home sale with a broker or agent coordinating showings. Details specify contact for arranging visits, times, and property access, along with pricing and listing status indicators.
Italian Crisis Pushes Mussolini Toward Italian Government
Rome reports Benito Mussolini faces a role in a reorganized government as Premier Facta contemplates resigning the cabinet. Mussolini and Fascisti demand inclusion in policy, with ministers already quitting and two veteran statesmen debated as possible successors.
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Henry Wood
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Fascisti
Facta
United Press
Victor Emmanuel
Mussolini
Pier Facta
Tant
Black Shirts
Vittorio
Giovanni Giolitti
Fuda
Lando
Michele
National Convention of the Just
Naples
Mussolini draws crowd as fascist movement wows youth
Editor notes Alice Rose describes Mussolini’s rising power and the fervor of Italian youths after a speech. The piece recalls Rose’s efforts to interview Mussolini and capture fascist sentiment riding crowded trains and engaging with enthusiasts before returning to America.
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Benito Mussolini
Italy
Eisti
Europe
Alice Rose
Rome
Mussolini
Rose
America
Theodore Roosevelt Birthday Noted With Lynden Family Blessing
Lynden residents mark the birthday anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt as the Bajema family welcome their 15th child, a boy, with thirteen remaining in the home. The note imagines Roosevelt himself pinning a medal on the growing family.
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Lynden
Theodore Rosevelt
Teddy
John Bajema
Bajema
Hving
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