Rosa Ponselle Discusses Home Life and Cooking Passion
Rosa Ponselle, star of the Metropolitan Opera, declares she loves cooking with onions tomatoes and garlic and plans to marry soon. She recalls family support and a early public debut sparked by her sister Carmela then notes the challenge of staying on top at age 24.
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Rosa Ponselle
Ruth Agnes Abeling
New York
Metropolitan Opera Company
Rosa
Carmela
The
Metropolitan
City Light Rates Fight to Help Factories Only
City council eyes a “factory juice” ordinance to cut electricity costs for factories from 9:30 p m to 4:20 p m daily, while housewives would keep higher rates. Current housewife rates: 6 cents per kilowatt up to 45 kWh, then 2.5 cents, with later 6 cents again. factory rates could drop to 2.6 to 0.61 cents per kWh depending on size.
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Seattle
Council Finance Committee
D. Rosa
Man Dies After Truck Collision On Slippery Street
Masuda driver of a truck for T Masuda, an express man, was involved when his vehicle, attempting to avoid a street car, skidded on a slick road and struck by Buck, who died hours later at city hospital. Coroner W H Carson opened an inquiry as bodies were moved from Fort Serpent vicinity. officials led by Capt F C Itfiece and Lieut Relph Willamuth oversaw the case.
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Ichi Masuda
West Mercer St
Elliott Ave
City Hospital
Masuda
Buck
Fort Lawton
Masura
T. Masuda
Express
W. H. Carson
Coldier
Safe Leves
Fort Serpent
F. C. Itfiece
FB Davis
Relph Willamuth
Quirky Clip on Hopes and Hurdles in Daily Life
A collage of satirical snippets covers topics from crime and parole records to transportation and taxes. It mocks government rules on home-brew ingredients, beeves social plans, streetcars, and prohibition. It notes humor in everyday woes and oddities in modern life.
Coal Mine Wrecked. Workers Suspected in Kansas
Pittsburg Kansas October 28 The sheriff's office investigates the wrecking of the Gray Wolf coal mine near Gross Kansas rocked yesterday by two dynamite charges after a visit by 35 disgruntled trainers.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Sheriff's Office
Gray Wolf
Gross
Missionary Sends $2.50 For Hotel Towels
In Redding California on October 28 a Tillamook woman calling herself a reformed missionary sent $2.50 to Mayor Norton to reimburse a local hotel for two towels borrowed years ago and an unpaid meal.
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Redding
Cal
Tillamook
Ore
Norton
Priest Killers May Be Caught
New evidence in the murder of Father A. B. Belknap surfaced as coroner's inquest began. County Attorney James Fowler hinted arrests may follow after bloodhounds traced a path from the scene in Poor Man's Gulch to Tony Bartolino and Simon Kootzman. Deputies sought Andrew Orlando, a boarder who vanished shortly after the crime.
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A. B. Belknap
James Fowler
Poor Man's Gulch
Tony Bartolino
Simon Kootzman
Bartolino
Andrew Orlando
Rose Bertolero
Rain Not a Bit A Mistake Says Weather Expert
A reader column recounts Wanda and observers noting heavy drizzle while meteorologist Lawrence Fisher calls it a drizzie. He cites 1.47 inches since Sunday but dismisses it as light rain, prompting the author to joke about umbrella runoff filling sinks.
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Wanda Won Kettler
Lawrence Fisher
Weather Bureau
Mr. Fisher
Welcome of Marshal Foch Draws New York Steam
Crowds along Lower Broadway greet Ferdinand Foch as he lands from the Paris to join the American Legion convention in Kansas City. Sirens cannon fire and ticker tape mark the arrival while General Pershing welcomes him at Pier A and troops salute on the Battery.
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New York
America
Ferdinand Foch
France
American Legion
Kansas City
Paris
Battery
Lower Broadway
City Hall Park
Foch
General Pershing
Europe
Vigilant
Pier A
Marshal Foch
Pershing
Japanese Empress Hosts Warren at Luncheon
In Tokyo on October 24 Charles Warren the American ambassador to Japan was the guest of honor at a luncheon hosted by Empress Sadako. Crown Prince Hirohito Premier Hara and other leaders attended as they discussed postwar relations. Warren assured them that the U S government is sincere in arranging the Washington conference on armament limitations.
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Tokyo
Charles Warren
Japan
Sadako
Hirohito
Hara
Warren
Railroad Walkout Averted by Government Bargain
Chicago, Oct 23 The October 30 strike was canceled after Brotherhood leaders agreed to suspend action while the United States railroad board reviews wage and working conditions. Ken Hooper, Harding’s railroad board spokesman, met with chiefs and committees to secure the settlement, crediting Hooper with the victory.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Board
Transportation Group of Rail
Railroad Board
Ken Hooper
Harding
Hooper
Brotherhood
William G. Lee
Henderson for Trollibus Here
D W Henderson municipal railway superintendent urges purchase of trackless trolley buses after city tour of Eastern cities. He argues these trolleys suit districts north of Green Lake such as Cowen Park and Woodland Park, offering greater efficiency and lower operating costs than gas buses or street cars.
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D. W. Henderson
Municipal Railway
Henderson
Cowen Park
Beacon Hill
35Th Ave. N. W
10Th Ave. N. B
Fifth Ave. N. EB
Star asks motorists to transport Seattle orphans to party
The Star seeks volunteers with cars to carry about 100 orphan children to and from a 4 p.m. Monday Coliseum event featuring Mary Pickford in Little Lord Fauntleroy. The Lexington company and Glen D. McLeod have pledged cars. call the Movie Editor with capacity.
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Fellows
Seattle
Coliseum
Mary Pickford
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Lord Fauntleroy
Lexington
Glen D. McLeod
McLeod Barber Shop
Main 600
Breach of Contract Suit Moves to Federal Court
The Koster Co. of California sues Vollmer Clearwater Co., Ltd. of Idaho for 25 943.97 alleging breach of contract. The case shifts from superior to federal court on Friday.
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Koster Co
California
Vollmer Clearwater Co., Ltd
Idaho
Japan Dictionary Slip Mentions Whooping Cough Term
A reporter finds the term Hyakunichizeka meaning whooping cough in a Japanese dictionary left on a Summit car. The entry shows Nipponese characters for a strong expletive rendered in a stylized way.
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Japan
William Peterson Case Goes to Federal Jury
Evidence in the case of William Peterson, charged with theft of government property, went to a federal petit jury Friday morning.
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William Peterson
Federal
Petit Jury
Mrs. Lyda Southard Trial Delayed Again
The trial of Mrs. Lyda Southard, accused of murdering her fourth husband Edward F. Meyer with arsenic, faced another delay as defense witnesses testified to other causes of death in Meyer and three prior husbands and a brother-in-law.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Lyda Southard
Waistcoat Stories Amid Hotel Washroom Find
W H Countryman kept a diamond set watch with a heavy gold rope chain and a $10 gold piece charm in his vest. The items were discovered in the washroom of the Planters hotel, where he hung up his waistcoat.
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W.H. Countryman
Planters’ Hotel
Two Die as Auto Falls in Creek Near Salem
A car left Jefferson Way five miles south of Salem and flipped into Taylor Creek. Ruth Wortham a 54 year old Alaska missionary and James H. Wilson a 62 year old retired farmer died. Mrs James H Wilson was hospitalized with a crushed chest but expected to recover. Joseph Rizniczek and his brother Raphael escaped injury.
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Salem
Ore
Jefferson Way
Taylor Creek
Ruth Wortham
Alaska
San Bernardino
Cal
James H. Wilson
Joseph Rizniczek
Gergais
Raphael Risniczek
Woman Arrested in San Francisco Shootout to Save Baby
Edith Flemming said she shot her husband Edward Flemming to protect their three year old son Edward Jr amid a night confrontation. He was described as violent and drunk. She fled to call police after the shooting and was arrested later by authorities. A Shanghai notice offered an English built cargo vessel once intended for ex Kaiser Wilhelm for sale, converted for use as a cargo vessel.
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San Francisco
Edith Flemming
Edward Flemming
Edward, Jr
Flemming
Shanghai
England
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
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Hal Armstrong
City Light Department
Tim Seay
Auiuiol
Sgt
Tommy
Mr. Anon
British Columbia
Firth
James Q. Cleeameerr
John, D. Rockefeller
Greenwich Village
W. W. Whitney
Logal
Prohibition
Bazoo
Missionary
South Dakota
Hyakunichizeka
Mrs. Southard
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