Government to Launch War on Narcotic Trade
A Public Health Association plan proposes direct federal state action against drug peddlers with medical treatment for addicts. Advocates compare the effort to internal revenue actions against moonshining, urging nationwide public education and registration of users to curb the narcotic trade.
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American Public Health Association
Hugh
United Tes Public Health Service
C.B Terry
New York
E. S. Bishop
Revo
Regis
Nates
U. 8
United States
Actress Drug Victim Buried in California
Margaret Shields of Philadelphia died amid drug troubles and was buried in California. The funeral, funded by the Actors' Fund of New York, drew local stage figures to the flower strewn grave as Father McQuaide delivered rites.
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San Francisco
Margaret Shields
Philadelphia
Actors’ Fund of
New York
Miss Shields
Canary Cottage Company
Father McQuaide
Former Seattle Man Dies in Belgrade
Maj. B. B. Metheany, once a Seattle real estate broker and later an American Red Cross officer in France and Jugoslavia, died August 29 in Belgrade of malaria fever and will be buried in Lima Ohio. He is survived by his widow Elizabeth Metheany and a son Benjamin Metheany Jr. of San Francisco.
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B. B. Matheany
Seattle
American Red Cross
France
Jugo-Slavia
Lima
Metheany
Belgrade
Elizabeth Metheany
28Th Ave
N. FE
Benjamin Metheany, Jr
San Francisco
Wild Buffalo Herd Found in Mackenzie River Basin
Winnipeg reports explorer HL Kitto of the interior department says wild bison roam the Mackenzie river basin. He plans to report to Ottawa and notes a second herd farther north. The two herds total over 2000 buffalo and may be the last on the continent.
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Winnipeg
Kitto
Natural Resources Intelligence Branch
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Mackenzie River
Ramsay Urges Expanded County Commission Power
County Commissioner Claude C. Ramsay told the Municipal League Tuesday afternoon that the commission should be given power to run the entire county. He called the commission form of government and said current methods waste money, proposing officials be appointed rather than elected.
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Claude C. Ramsay
Municipal League
Night on the Roof and Broadway Parody
A downtown merchant on a roof garden shares a dull show with a stenographer and a witty audience. The dialogue riffs on society page culture, Liberty statues, immigrants, and a caricatured view of New York life with references to Ellis Island and the Grand Canal of Venice.
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Diana
Grand Canal of
Venice
Bernard McFadden
Dowle
Duss
Robert Marmet-Sangerbund Society
City urged to show cause in suit against rail extension
Judge J. T. Ronald orders City officials to appear in superior court on October 1 to answer why an injunction should not halt the Roosevelt Park car line extension on K fifty fifth street. G B Hayes, a district property owner, seeks to stop the project alleging diversion from the 1919 ordinance route and that he bought property along the original plan.
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J. T. Ronald
Superior Court
Roosevelt Park
K. 55Th
30Th
30Th Ave
G. B. Hayes
Hayes
Celebration of Yom Kippur Ends Today
The Day of Atonement ends at sunset today after beginning September 12. Worshipers observed services last night and continued services on Wednesday for the Jewish New Year observance.
Democrats Map Out Campaign Plans in Beattie Meeting
Democratic candidates for state and congressional races planned a Beattie gathering to discuss campaign strategy and the reorganization of the state central committee.
Patrolman Covel Helps Charge Liquor Law Violation Suspect
Patrolman FE Covel noted a suspect, G. W. Williams, 33, a salesman, near 1205 Stewart. Williams faced charges after officers observed possible liquor law violations.
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FE. F. Covel
Stewart
G. W. Williams
Land Sale Offer of 7500 Acres at Skagit Bay
Prompt sale of 7500 acres of 12 000 acres of tide flats at Skagit Bay near Mount Vernon with 15 acre tracts offered at 20 dollars per acre. Terms: cash five, balance in up to five years at 6 percent, cash discount of one dollar per acre. Abstract on file, Torrence Law title issued to purchasers. Visit office to inspect and buy quickly.
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Skagit Bay
Mount Vernon
Skagit County
Land Opportunity Near Sea Level Offered For Sale
Promoters urge readers to buy a tract of land at sea level with rich alluvial soil from the Skagit River. They promise easy access, arrange visits, and offer to send literature or have a salesman call. The appeal stresses immediacy and independence.
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Skagit
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