Two Explorer Parties Trapped by North Ice Conditions
A United Press dispatch reports Vilhjalmur Stefansson's party marooned on Wrangell Island while the Teddy Bear schooner, under Captain Bernard, drifts among ice floes trying to reach them. Bernard's crew, previously reported lost, are believed escaping danger. Marshaled marooned explorers include Allan Crawford of Toronto and E Loreme Knight of McMinnville Oregon.
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Teddy Bear
Bernard
Stefansson
Wrangell Island
United Press
New York
S Today
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Wisland
Nome
Siberian
Joseph Bernard
Seattle
Sp Sea
Far North
Allan Crawford
Professor Crawford
Toronto University
E. Loreme Knight
McMinnville
Ore
Stefansoon
Inane 1920s Patchwork Notes and Local Banter
A jumble of quips and opinions echoes a community page with political digs, fashion quips, crime notes, and light social commentary. It mocks politicians, references Prohibition era figures, and lampoons fashion and radio culture while peppering jokes about daily life and public concerns.
Seattle Chief pushes drastic clean up of vice zones
Seattle Chief William B. Severyns calls the fight against bootleggers dope peddlers and other violators nearly impossible under current enforcement. He cites 40 percent of downtown residents aiding vice and urges stiff sentences and deportation of women involved, noting raids on bootleg shops and shady houses have occurred but long term success remains elusive.
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Seattle
William B. Severyns
Severyns
Severyna
Fairbanks and Pickford Start Pacific Tour
Doug Fairbanks and Mary Pickford left San Francisco for Seattle to tour Canada and the eastern United States. They expect to arrive in Seattle Tuesday at 6 30 am and stay two and a half hours before sailing on the Shasta Limited toward Vancouver on a Canadian Pacific steamer later that morning. Mary noted her fashion choices as she travels with her honeymoon partner.
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Doug Fairbanks
Mary Pick
San Francisco
The
Mare
Mary Pickford
Seattle
Canada
United States
Mary
Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Doug
North America
Vancouver
B. C
Butte Miners Plan Union to Bargain With Operators
Three thousand miners met in Butte Montana to organize a miners union to handle future negotiations with operators. Wages were not on the agenda.
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Butte
Butte, Mont
Maga
Copper Miners’ Union
Big Mutt Dog Parade Returns In Seattle Feature
Wanda von Kettler recalls the annual Community Fund Seattle Star Mutt Dog Pet Animal and Youngster Parade, begun after last year’s event on November 26. The piece notes mutt dogs inspired the parade and hints at continued annual celebration with pets and youngsters.
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Seattle
Matt
Phone rate hike delayed by 90 days in Washington state
Olympia reports a 21 percent telephone tariff increase will not start November 1 after the public works department to file a 90 day suspension order. A possible 60 day extension may follow as Seattle officials call for restoration of prewar rates and refunds to customers.
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Olympia
State Department of Public Works
Corye
Seattle
Thomas J. L. Kennedy
Department of Public Works
Women Prepare to Fight 31 Percent Phone Increase
Seattle club women plan to launch a fight Monday against a threatened 31 percent rise in telephone rates. The King County Legislative federation, gathering at the YMCA cafeteria at noon, will discuss the proposed tariff.
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Seattle Club
King County Legislative Federation
School Lunches Bulletin Guides Seattle Parents
The Star's Washington bureau releases a condensed government inspired guide on school lunches. It offers practical nutrition tips for mothers with children in Seattle schools and invites readers to mail back a coupon for access.
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Seattle
Star
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Washington Bureau
Seattle Star
New York Ave
Washington, D. C
Star defends press freedom amid editor contempt arrest
The Star defends its right to critique the Chicago strike and judges, stating it will continue to publish critical opinion on railroad disputes. It endorses Memphis editor G. V. Sanders and rejects penalties against press comment, asserting constitutional protections and public duty.
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The
Star
Tacoma Times
Chicago
Memphis
G. V. Sanders
Memphis Press
Sanders
Daugherty
Cons
United States
Allied Note Presented to Turkish Representative in Constantinople
The allied Near East peace note was handed to Hamid Bey in Constantinople. Christians remained uneasy as Kemalist forces gathered near Ismid, though a reported invasion of the Chanak neutral zone was attributed to a mistaken British withdrawal. Turkish and British commanders conferred and Turkish cavalry withdrew, with no shots fired. Greeks sought to leave the city amid fears of invasion.
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Constantinople
Hamid Bey
Ismid
Mustapha Kemal
Erenkol
Chanak
Peace offer provokes Greek reaction over Near East settlement
Athens reports allied proposals to return to Turkey the territory Greece won in World War I, drawing dignation from the press. The Greek national assembly is summoned for October 6 to decide Greece’s stance on allied intervention, with rumors of a possible coalition government replacing the current cabinet.
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Athens
Near East
Italy
France
Great Britain
Greece
Greek National Assembly
Kemal Reply Now Awaited As Peace Talks Open
Paris dispatch reports Mustapha Kemal’s reply to allied Near East peace proposals awaited with optimism. Kemal leads nationalist forces and the plan would allow Turks to return to Europe and reclaim Constantinople as a capital.
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Paris
Mustapha Kemal
Kemal
Europe
Constanti
Yakima Prosecutors Spar Over Judicial Transfers
In Yakima a conflict unfolds as Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas seeks to compel transfer of cases involving him and Judge Griffiths. Meanwhile Sydney Livesey faces affidavits of prejudice against Judge Holden, who may reallocate witness fees from the superior court to the prosecuting attorney’s budget as tensions rise ahead of fall elections.
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State Supreme Court
Malcolm Douglas
Austin B. Griffiths
Seattle
Yakima County
Griffiths
O. V. Nicholson
Mitchell Gilliam
Sydney Livesey
George B. Holden
Douglas
Livesey
Nicholson
Holden
Judge Holden
Superior Court
Carpentier Brutally Beaten by Siki in Sixth Round
Georges Carpentier, once a French ring idol, was knocked out in the sixth round by Battling Siki in a 20 round bout. He suffered severe facial injuries and required constant care as he begged for a rematch while his doctors and wife cared for him.
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Paris
Georges Carpentier
France
Siki
Senegrese
Descamps
Carpentier
Dr. Martel
Jack Dempsey
Herrin Massacre Suspects Await Bail Decisions
IIL September 25 officials expect 44 Herrin massacre suspects to be released on bail except eight held. Six of the eight remain in custody and two more will be arrested soon. No trial date set, but officials anticipate October hearings.
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Marion. Iil
Herrin
Trail of Bond Thieves In Texas Suspect Arrests Reported
Dallas authorities said they were on the trail of leaders in a nationwide bond theft plot. A woman, described as a pretty blonde, was arrested on the bond robberies estimated at 250000 to 300000 dollars. She arrived from Tulsa and followed the arrests of a man and a woman at a local hotel Saturday night.
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Dallas
Texas
Sheriff's
Tulsa
Oklo
Argonaut Disaster Probe Agents Named
Sacramento September 25. Gov. Stephens appointed W. J. Loring mining engineer A. B. C. Dohrmann head of the state industrial welfare committee and J. C. Williams former Grass Valley Miners union officer and practical miner to investigate the Argonaut mine disaster which cost 47 lives.
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Sacramento
W. J. Loring
A. B.C. Dohrmann
State Industrial Welfare Committee
J. C. Williams
Grass Valley
Cal
Miners’ Union
William D. Stephens
Argonaut
Murderer Is Slain by Colorado Posse
In Aguilar area a man who shot Charles Pratto in a saloon after a violent quarrel was killed by a posse an hour later in the mountains near Aguilar. The man's identity was not learned.
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Portland
Colorado
Trinidad
Colo
Charles Pratto
Aguilar
Pratto
Judge to Sign A. R. Injunction
Chicago report says Judge J. H. Wilkerson would issue a temporary injunction against the railroad and urged both sides to agree on an immediate hearing for a permanent injunction. A request by the attorney general is needed, with an affidavit showing great public interest.
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Chicago
J. H. Wilkerson
Japan Russia Parley Breaks Up in Tokyo
Tokyo September 25 press report says the Chang Chun conference between Russia and Japan collapsed without serious talks. Russia demanded evacuation of Saghalien, a sticking point that ended participation and left aims of national alignment unclear.
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Tokyo
Aaa
Japan
Russia
China
Saghalein
Child Denied Woman Disrupts Court in South Bend
In South Bend on September 25 Mrs. Augusta Tiernan hurled her handbag at Harry Poulin after he denied paternity. The courtroom erupted as she tried to toss law books at attorneys. Mrs. Donohoe, sister of Poulin, collapsed and a recess was ordered to revive her.
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South Bend
Ind
Augusta Tiernan
Harry Poulin
Rae
Tiernan
Donohoe
Paulin
Captain Tennant Returns From Olympic Cruise
Captain Charles Tennant, head of detectives, resumed duties after a three week leave near Dungeness. He kept in touch via a radio in his cabin while away and returned to work Monday.
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Charles Tensant
Dungeness
Capt. Tennant
Slogan Winners To Be Announced In Three Days
The Star reports that electrical week slogan entries have flooded the office. Judges W G Moore Bert Izzard and Prof H K Smith are temporarily overwhelmed as they work to uncover the top submissions. Winners will be announced in three days and published by The Star.
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Star Office
W. G. Moore
Bert Izzard
H. K. Smith
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Li'l Gee Gee
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Hart
Bill Hart
Tal Gee Gee
By S. B. Groff
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