Ikey Snigglefritz Meets Billy McMahan at Cafe Maginnis
In 1920s New York Ikey Snigglefritz, a tailor’s apprentice, visits Cafe Maginnis where district leader Billy McMahan holds court. Ikey is swept into a revel with McMahan and his lieutenants as he toasts victory and empties his wages in a reckless display.
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Ikey
la Newburg
Alta
Cafe Maginnis
Billy McMahan
McMahan
Ikey Snigglefritz
Majesty
Olympus
Billy
Delrium
Brannigan
Hester Street
Labor Day Activities Across Seattle Communities
Labor Day events filled Seattle with campaigns and picnics. Candidates spoke at Fortuna and Woodland parks while war veterans planned a full day at Wildweed Park. Green Lake hosted music and canoe races under Senator Landon and W. M. Garrett, with other communities offering sports, dances, and outdoor films.
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Fortuna Park
Woodland Park
Lake Washington
Fortuna
Malshier Post
American Legion
Wildweed Park
North End
Green Lake Park
Moose
Green
Lake
Martha McDonald
Dan Landon
W. M. Garrett
South Park Playfield
South Park
Ambrose M. Bailey
First Baptist Church
No Parades Mar Denver Labor Day Amid Riots
Labor Day in Denver featured no parades for the first time in city history under military commander Colt C. C. Ballou. About fifteen thousand union men and women observed the holiday while stores and offices remained closed after federal troops arrived five weeks ago to quell rioting stemming from the tramway strike.
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Denver
Colo
Vicnnes
Colt C. C. Ballou
Labor Day Band Concerts Draw Strolling Crowds
Smiling skies after morning rain boosted attendance at three city park band concerts on Labor Day weekend. Wagner's band played at Woodlawn and Adams' at Volunteer Park Monday, while crowds enjoyed community singing at both parks.
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Wagner
Woodland
Adams
Volunteer Park
Three Boys Nabbed After Lost Money Adventure
Three youths Hollis Richards 16, George Richards 13, and Frank Gollier 14 began with $75 ten days ago and spent it grandly. Police found them penniless at a downtown intersection and returned them home Sunday evening.
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Hollis Richards
George
Frank Gollier
Morphine Package Found On Birthday Suspect In Seattle Bust
A man named Anderson, age 31, was arrested Saturday night by Special Investigators N. P. Anderson and R. F. Baerman of the police narcotic squad. He possessed a morphine package for each of his birthdays and carried a complete hype outfit. He allegedly admitted selling large quantities of white stuff in Seattle during the past month.
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N. P. Anderson
R. F. Baerman
Seattle
Lamping and Coman as Honest Choice for Governor
The Star argues Lamping and Coman, independent of political machines, offer genuine progress and fiscal responsibility while Hart and Hartley are deemed unfit. Lamping backs veterans and social justice. Coman, a bank head, upholds candor and independence, opposing flawed bills.
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Genator Coman
Washington
Spokane
Lamping
Senator Lamping
Legislative Ring
Hartley and Hart
STAR
Coman
Republican Party
Hart
Hartley
Senator Jones not stockholder in Japanese bank
The piece argues Senator Jones does not own stock in the largest Japanese bank in Seattle. It states his son Harry, not the senator, holds such stock and dismisses the idea that the senator would be influenced. It mocks the notion and notes historical pro Kaiser positions, ending with a wry remark.
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Wealey Lusitans Jones
Kaiser
Seattle
Bumitomo Bank
Harry
United States
Japa
U. S Senate
United State
Jones
Reds Seize Italian Towns in Wave of Factory Takeovers
Italian workmen seized industrial plants nationwide and formed red guards to defend factories. Some plants fortified with earthworks and machine guns while negotiations with employers began in several cities. Milan saw a clash with troops at the locomotive works as anarchists faced arrests in Milan and other cities reportedly organized Soviet style groups in Milan Turin Genoa Naples and Bologna.
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Rome
Red Guards
Auriasia
Labriola
London
Italy
Russia
Milan
Turin
Genoa
Naples
Bologna
Cost of beer in province reduced in Ontario
A forthcoming price cut lowers beer costs in Ontario with quarts by the dozen at government dispensaries dropping to 3.60 from 4.50 and pints to 2.40 from 3. The change marks a notable decrease in the cost of necessities for residents.
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Toronto
Canada
Chief Searing Sued for Recovery of Car
The suit for $1,000 was filed against Chief of Police W. H. Searing by G. L. Wilton, owner of an auto, alleging theft by James D. Clark who pleaded guilty in superior court. The chief holds the car pending settlement of the Clark case. Wilton seeks the return or value of the vehicle. Wenatchee plans a new courthouse costing between $160,000 and $200,000.
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W. H. Searing
G. L. Wilton
James D. Clark
Clark
Wilton
Beware of Morning Kiss Sezze Warns on Tuberculosis
Dr B B Armstrong of Framingham Massachusetts warned doctors nurses and others at a New Washington gathering that kissing is a dangerous habit for spreading tuberculosis. He described Framingham laboratory activities and noted a drop in the town death rate from 121 to 84 per 100000 annually while citing housing and economic improvements as key factors. He also cited demographic differences noting Irish more susceptible than Italians and Jews least affected.
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B. B. Armstrong
Framingham
Mass
New Washington
Armatrong
Framingham Laboratory
Armentrong
Army Aviators Are Welcomed As Pioneer Pioneers
White Horse YT September 4. Delayed report arrival of New York to Nome army airplanes from Dawson at 3 pm sparked festivities. Planes flew the three hour route. Four pilots became honorary members of the Order of Pioneers of Danton and were initiated into the Squaw Men's Union and the Pioneers of White Horse in a formal ceremony.
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White Horse
Y. T
New York
Nome Army
Dawson
Order of Pioneers of
Danton
Squaw Men's Union
Pioneers of
Two Teens Held for University Bridge Gas Station Robberies
Police arrested two 19 year olds named George Tracy and Glenwood Huser in connection with a Saturday night hold up spree at two gas stations near the University bridge. Three suspects robbed both stations, taking seventy five dollars from keepers G W Woodcock and B E Reste.
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George Tracy
Glenwood Huser
University Bridge
G. W. Woodcock
12Th Ave. N. E
B. E. Reste
Obregon Leading as Mexico Votes Counted
Mexico City Sept 6 Alvaro Obregon appeared almost certain to win the presidency as returns from today's election began to arrive. The delay in tabulation did not prevent Obregon from holding a commanding lead amid nationwide voting and reports of strong support in key states.
Soldier Arrested After Monterey Chinese Death
Salinas Cal September 6 Jesuse L Williams a soldier from the Monterey presidio is jailed after a Chinese man dies in Monterey from a skull fracture allegedly caused when Williams struck him during a near riot over a Chinese lottery ticket.
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Salinas
Cal
Jesuse L. Williams
Monterey Presidio
Monterey
Williams
Farnum Held on Open Charge in City Jail
Co. H. Farnum, 28, a laborer, is held on an open charge in the city jail after arrest Saturday afternoon on suspicion of involvement in the drug traffic.
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Co. H. Farnum
Fire hits Houston hotel in Klamath Falls five dead feared
Fire destroyed the Houston hotel and two adjoining structures in Klamath Falls during Labor Day events. Five known dead include four women with more victims feared as crews search the smoldering ruins. A baby was saved by firefighters after being tossed from a window. Police expect the death toll to climb toward fifteen or twenty.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Houston
Velun
Mary Camera
Hendrick
Argraves
W. B. Barnes
Eight Die in Interurban Car Crash Near Eldorado Springs
In Denver Colorado on September 6 eight people died and several were seriously injured when two interurban cars traveling at high speed collided head on near Eldorado Springs. Authorities announced the fatalities and injuries this forenoon. The crash occurred as both streetcars approached each other at a high rate of speed and the impact was described as severe.
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Denver
Colo
Eldorado Springs
Japanese Leaps From Third Story Window
Gui shi Yamaetta, a Japanese resident, leaped from a Polk Street building's third story and was killed instantly. Police reported no immediate witnesses or motive.
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San Francisco
Guishi Yamaetta
Polk St
Seattle Debaters Gear Up in Fight for Governorship
Senator George R B Lamping and Senator Ed Coman among rivals for the Republican nomination plan a late week debate. Spokane and Seattle host sites are discussed with Coman preferring Seattle and Lamping seeking Spokane to test a statewide audience.
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George B. Lamping
Ed T. Coman
Hart
Roland B. Hartley
Hartley
George RB. Lamping
Spokane
Lamping-Coman
Lamping
Wrecking plot nets 20 arrests near Springfield Illinois
Federal raids captured twenty foreign nationals suspected of planning to wreck the Diamond Special train on the Illinois Central line. Investigators say the group aimed to derail the engine, rob the safe, and shoot defenders. Counterfeiting gear, explosives, and weapons were found. seven arrests tied to the plot, others held for investigation and possible deportation.
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Springfield
Aqs
John Lithuanian
Kona
Erty
Two Japs Get All Sakied Up Here
T Uchimura and Mrs M Japs were found intoxicated at 669 King Street Sunday night. They were later in the city jail, awaiting further action as police secured several quarts of rice whisky as evidence.
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T. Uchimura
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