Chinese Students Arrive to Study at University of Washington
Five Chinese students arrive to pursue a two year business course at the University of Washington and gain practical experience with Seattle firms. They will return to China as trained agents, with additional ambassadors expected later. Several Seattle firms will host their practical training as part of the China club initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
University of Washington
Seattle
J. K. Theodore Lae
W. Ting
J. Quincy Cheng
C. F. Cheng
Zee Ching
China Club of
United States
Columbia
San Francisco
Frederick & Nelson
Frank Waterhouse & Co
the Bon Marche
Seattle Hardware Co
Western Drygooda Co
Northwest Trading Co
Whiten Hardware Co
Imperial Candy Co
Kogera, Brown Co
Gullison Orie Engine Works
Pacific Steamship Co
William Pigott
Crew Dole
J. K. Theodore Lee
5. W. Ting
Tropical Storm Wrecks Texas Towns and Crops
Travelers report a tropical storm swept the Gulf Sunday damaging Bena San Diego and Alice in Duval and Jim Wells counties. Many houses were unroofed barns leveled fences toppled and crops ruined as wind reached 60 miles per hour. The storm disrupted the Texas Mex railway up to Alice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Gulf
Bena
San Diego
Alice
Duval Jim Wells
Texas Mex Railway
Airplane Lands Safely After Storm Near Laredo
An Army plane traveling from Eagle Pass was caught in a tropical storm and landed safely at the Perron ranch 30 miles above Laredo on the Rio Grande, according to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas
United States Army
Eagle Pass
Perron Ranch
Rio Grande River
Theft Reported: Platinum Pin Worth 400 Dollars
Lachman of 2102 12th Ave North reported to police on Wednesday the theft or loss of a platinum scarf pin with nine cut diamonds valued at 400 dollars. Lachman could not provide details of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lachman
12Th Ave. N
West Seattle Gas Shortage Sparks Mass Meeting Planned
West Seattle faces an 11 day gas shortage with hundreds unable to cook as strike by gas workers continues. Officials report no relief from the Public Service Commission and stress the need for a wage increase and reinstatement of two workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Seattle
Wennesday
Gan
Rainier Valley
University
Kinnear Park
State Public Service Commission
Spinning
Seattle
Ifutohingen
Seattle. Lighting Company
City Board of Engineer
Hutchinson
W. J. Santmyer
Santmyer
Ben
Cme
Farmers Plan Price Strike In Midwest Protests
Springfield Illinois United Press reports banners calling for a sane price, meaning higher, as MidWest farmers push a price strike. The Illinois Agricultural association leads the drive with farm groups coordinating actions to hold grain and livestock until a sane market returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
United Press
MidWest
Illinois Agricultural Association
Ynost Mid West Farm Associations
DB D. O. Thompson
Board of Trade
Storm Wave Over Port Aransas Destroys Towns
Eye witness A H Hertwig of Aransas described the Gulf coast storm at Port Aransas. Water rose Sunday and a wall of water inundated Mustang Island. The hurricane neared 100 mph, wrecking oil tanks, railway facilities, and loaded cotton awaiting shipment. Damage in Port Aransas estimated at 1 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
United Press
Port Aransas
A. H. Hertwig
Aransas
Mustang Island
Hertwig
Jiggle Your Phone to Get Nickel Back, Manager Says
Charles C. Myers, local manager of the telephone company, urges customers to jiggle the pay telephone hook to reclaim nickels stuck in pay telephones. If that fails, visit the store where the phone is located or the telephone office to file a complaint and receive reimbursement. The interviewer from The Star investigates complaints about pay telephones and Central’s service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Neagle
Charles C. Myers
Myers
Bieiiows
Death toll climbs after hurricane hits Corpus Christi area
Relief efforts surge as death count from Sunday hurricane reaches 197 with losses rising to about 209 in Corpus Christi and nearby towns. Officials report 10 to 15 million dollars in damage across five counties as trains bring aid, physicians treat the injured, and refugees endure exposure in tents amid crumbling sewers and debris removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Corpus Christi Stricken City Appeals for Aid After Flood
Former Mayor Brown, head of the relief committee, appeals for immediate aid for five flooded counties. Col. J. A. Porter controls about 460 soldiers in Corpus Christi where 4,000 refugees receive food and clothing. Relief trains arrive from Brownsville San Antonio and Laredo as airplanes search the coast for bodies. Oil from destroyed tanks coats Aransas Pass bay and many victims are unrecognizable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Portland
Aransay Pass
Rockport
White Point
Rosita and Vicinity
Odom
Port Arananas
Taft
Vicinity
Roy Miller
Brown
United Press Today
J. A. Porter
Fort Sam Houston
Brownsville
San Antonio
Laredo
Aransas Pass
Houston
Texas
Corpus Christ
Court House
Gulf Coast
United Press
Seattle Races to Aid Texan Hurricane Victims
Seattle leaders formed a relief committee at City Hall to raise funds and ship aid to Texas after a devastating hurricane. Banks statewide opened to collect donations, with plans to send funds through Olympia banks, and a Seattle representative to assess needs on the ground in Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Hart
Liberty Loan
Fitzgerald
Hert
Fiteger
Gordon Boone
Corpus Christi
Tex
Corpus Christ
Calis
Capital National
Olympia National
Olympia
Texas
What Have You in Mind When You Choose a Dentist
An old style advertorial urges readers to select a Seattle dental office by consulting expert dentists on staff, promising best materials, painless work, sanitary conditions, written guarantees, and clear estimates with no obligation. It emphasizes experienced judgment over consumer guesswork and invites immediate examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Five Prisoners Escape From Kent City Farm
Seattle police pursue five released prisoners led by John Walburg after they escaped the Kent county city farm. Five men were captured earlier, including J C McKenzie and Fred Lloyd, with James Miley and Carl Gitter still at large. The escape followed an attack on guard Gus Anderson who was handcuffed after the gun was seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
James Miley
Carl Gitter
City Farm
Kent
J. C. McKenzie
John Walburg
Fred Lloyd
Gus Anderson
Walburg
Anderson
Walburs
Stockade
S.O. S
Asa Lee
McKenzie
Lloyd
Marshalls
Demand Wilson Open Prison Doors in Los Angeles
Labor groups press for release of political prisoners led by Eugene V. Debs and Upton Sinclair as President Wilson nears Los Angeles. Reports detail escape attempts, a search by deputies, and arrests around the stockade amid a broader push for clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Wilson
Eugene V. Debs
Upton Sinclair
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Empress Universal
ANT
Emma Lance Asa Chambed
ORECT
Ph PO
Tacoma
L Schoenfeld & Soas
South 11Th St
Elliott
A. Kristoferson, Inc
DK J. B. Binyon Free Examination
Binyon Optical CO
First Ave
Spring
Seneca
The
Star
Manager Myers
Debria
Suc
the Star
Joseph A. Swalwell
Liberty Loan Committee
S. Wills
Leonard Bushnell
C. D. Stimson
Ed J. Fuller
Hart
Boston Dental
Second Avenue
Bon Marche
Reignigs
Yakimas
Elbertas
Second Ave
Virginia St
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