Durant rejects salary in new low priced car effort
W C Durant, pioneer auto builder, says he has not drawn a salary or submitted an expense account while building a group of motor companies with over 195,000 common stockholders. He argues for stock ownership in industry and warns on traffic and suburban store growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Thierry
New York
W. C. Durant
Pioneer Automobile
Henry Ford
Durant
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Ford
Wall St
Wallat
America
A Curious Collection of Quips and Quirks from Seattle
A collage of jokes and notes on local life includes jokes about salt from a shaker, frogs with no tails, and a card offering high prices for cast off clothes. It notes Seattle’s impending Brick Week, sports questions, and playful editorials on Poindexter, Mayor Brown, and a recruit of humorous quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Steinburg
Mussolini Arrives in Rome to Form New Italian Ministry
Rome reports Benito Mussolini arrives for a royal reception and discusses cabinet personnel with King Victor Emmanuel. The fascist leader demands full control and is expected to form a ministry without parliamentary consent, signaling a potential dissolution of parliament on November 7. Mussolini may have met Gabriele d Annunzio at Lake Garda as part of boosting his political power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Woop
Rome
Beninto Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
Mussolini
Salandra
Milan
Lake Garda
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Italy
Fiame
French ambassador to Germany resigns in London dispatch
Charles Lau rent the French ambassador to Germany resigns, according to a Central News dispatch from London dated October 30. The move prompts diplomatic implications as Paris seeks new leadership for its overseas mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles Laurent
Germany
Meier to Resign Office Amid Proxy Voting Claim
Republicans allege Corporation Counsel Walter F. Meier plans to resign and move to Washington D C. He is said to be the first to vote by proxy for the upcoming election and to cast his ballot straight for the party of the big bull elephant. The resignation was not confirmed at the Monday city council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Meier
Washington, D. C
Meier
Dill Leads in Spokane Phone Canvass for Senate
A Spokane telephone poll shows C. C. Dill leading in the U S Senate race with 6,684 votes to 6,033 for others. Poindexter ranks higher than Duncan, while views on soldiers bonus and poll tax vary and some callers refuse to discuss politics. The Common People's Progressive league backs Dill and reports a small opposition to tariff and war votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
C. C. Dill
U. S
Dill
Democratic County Committee
Common People's Progressive League
Poindexter
Duncan
Newbery
Pointdexter
Common People’s Progressive League
H. 8. Wood
Grace Avenue
Seattle to build 900 room hotel with expandable plan
New York architects George HB Post & Sons arrived to review a revised Seattle hotel plan that reduces initial rooms to 600 with unfinished lobby dining and service areas. The scheme allows future wing additions. trustees of the Community Hotel Co meet Tuesday to approve the design, touted as aligned with modern hotel construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
J. Otis Post
George HB. Post & Sons
New York
Post
Fifth Ave
Counry
New Evidence in Hall Mills Murder Case
The Somerville grand jury prepares to hear indictments in the Hall Mills killing as prosecutor Mott weighs charges. Overnight developments include a challenge to prove a key witness, a new dying screams witness, two undisguised cartridges found near the crime scene, and an alleged attempt to sell Dr Hall's missing watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. Jd
Somerville
Mott
Hall-Mills
Jane Gibson
Seattle and Yakima Trade Rift Sparks Regional concern
A Seattle business opinion piece from Yakima notes seven million dollars in drafts routed to Seattle last year while Yakima banks thrived. Locals fault Seattle for selfishness and urge Northwest products campaigns and cooperative ties to grow regional trade and joint prosperity amid looming rail line developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
The
Star
Schwabacher
Sheep Triumph Steals Scene at Met Opera’s Mascot
A live sheep Belshazzer, brought from Woodland Park, upstages the principals in The Mascot at the Metropolitan Sunday night. His bleats during I Love You provoke laughter and awe as the audience and cast marvel at the animal’s unlikely musical turn. Belshazzer returns to Woodland Park a celebrated star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan
Seattle
Belshaster
Belshazzer
Belwhazeer
Woodland Park
Unofficial Frost Visits Seattle but Not King County
Eastern Washington felt the season first frost while Seattle and King county stayed frost free. Weather prognosticator George Salisbury noted no official frost in Seattle though some localities reported light activity. He warned a killing frost is not yet due and that first freezes typically occur in early November.
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Washington
Seattle
King County
George Salisbury
Tacoma
Salisbury
Spokane
Walla Walla
Seattle Aims to Make Fruit Show a Permanent Exposition
Seattle business leaders backed by the Chamber of Commerce push to establish the Pacific Northwest Fruit Exposition as a lasting annual event. Thirty three organizations volunteer, with displays from major fruit regions and Western Washington entrants, aiming to showcase a $100,000,000 Northwest industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Northwest
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Winnie Braden
John M. Gellatly
Wenatchee
Soldier shot while attempting escape from Camp Lewis
Walter Samler, a September 1 deserter, was killed today at Camp Lewis stockade by guard W A Coombs after he tried to escape. Coombs fired after twice ordering halt and a board of officers opened an investigation into the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Walter Samler
United States Army
Camp Lewis
Samier
W. A. Coombs
Oe Se Artillery
Coombs
Living Wage Denied by Railroad Labor Board
Chicago October 30 The railroad labor board refused to base new wage scales on a living wage, calling the concept impractical and warning it could wreck rail service nationwide. Union leaders pledge to organize against the decision and discuss how to reverse it with officials and allied groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor
R. C. Greenly
United Association of Employes of
North Egram
Harding
Greenly
Federation of Railway Employes
Edward Haskins
American Federation of Employes
Labor Board
John Grandall
Haskins
Railroad Labor Board
Ralk Road
Splinter Injures Racer at Cotati Speedway Race
In Petaluma California on October 29 Tommy Milton suffered a eye injury when a glass splinter from the track pierced his goggles. Specialists fear loss of sight as he fights to recover. Bennett Hill won the 100 mile race at 114 mph. Frank Elliott and Jimmy Murphy followed.
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Petaluma
Cal
Tommy Milton
Cotati Speedway
Milton
Bennett Hill
Frank Elliott
Jimmy Murphy
Girl Killer Dies in Electric Chair at Rockview
Thomas Vernon Ryhal, a Newcastle man convicted of murdering 15 year old Clara Lennox, was executed in the electric chair at Rockview penitentiary in Bellefonte Pennsylvania early today. The case drew wide attention as authorities confirmed the death sentence carried out without delay.
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Bellefonte
Thomas Vernon Ryhal
Newcastle
Clara Lennox
Rockview Penitentiary
Ber
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Pacific Northwest
Branch Cabell
Jurgen
University of Washington Daily
Sunshine
Brown
Ben Turpin
Senate
Hall
Gerald P. Overton
By Jack Hall
Portland
Klickitat
Washington Commonwealth
Sheep
Met
Belshazzar
Wayfarers
Rail Labor Board
Splinter
Racer
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