Flood Waters Recede as Rain Ceases in Western Washington
Western Washington floods ease as heavy rains stop and temperatures drop. Stanwood near Everett floods when dykes failed, water covering Main Street two feet deep. Seattle areas remain flooded, rail and telegraph hampered. Yakima River stays two feet above record high, with Ellensburg facing heavy damage unless waters fall.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
Stanwood
Everett
Yakima
Ellensburg
Caruso's Last Song Reveals Voice Before Death
New York December report quotes Enrico Caruso’s widow Dorothy Park Benjamin recalling his final aria from Martha sung five days before his death. She describes his renewed strength and joy as he proclaimed I can sing before passing away peaceful and happy.
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New York
Enrico Caruso
Dorothy Park Benjamin
Enrico
Dorothy
Vast flood inundates Swagit River region and towns
Bellingham reports thousands of acres along the Swagit River flooded while Burlington and Hamilton streets sit under water. Everett reports heavy property loss at Ebey Island in the Snohomish River delta where livestock drown. Scores flee the island as the Pacific Highway remains six feet deep in water.
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Bellingham
Wash
Swagit River
Burlington
Hamilton
Everett
Ebey Island
Snohomish River
Last Call for Christmas Mail Outside Seattle City
Postmaster warns that tomorrow is the last day to mail Christmas letters for destinations outside Seattle and nearby areas to ensure delivery by Christmas. The steamers Princess Mary and Spokane will carry the mail, with Spokane due December 22 for Seattle, and deliveries paused on Christmas Day. Tonight the Alameda brings mail to Juneau, and the Admiral Watson is mentioned in the ongoing route notices.
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Seattle
Princess Mary
South
Z. M. Bradford
Spokane
Alameda
Juneau
Watson
Admiral Watson
Gardner Pleads Guilty to Robbery and Skull Operation
Roy Gardner, the escaped mail train bandit arrested last month, pleads guilty in Federal Court to attempting to rob a mail car and assaulting mail clerk Herman Inderlied. Judge Sawtelle sentences him to 25 years, total 75 years. authorities may operate to relieve a skull pressure alleged to drive his crimes.
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Phoenix
Etc
Roy Gardner
Herman Inderlied
William H. Sawtelle
Gardner
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Santa ship to deliver Channel Christmas mail from Seattle
The Santa Claus ship sails from Seattle December 17 and will carry four days of mail for Gastineau Channel residents. The vessel should reach December 21, ensuring parcels arrive before Christmas Eve. This is the last preholiday touchpoint. hundreds of sacks are being dispatched daily, including 48 sacks sent from the Alameda Juneau office last night.
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Seattle
Gastineau Channel
Channel
Alameda
Juneau
Japanese Premier Prefers Brazil for Japanese Emigration
TOKIO December 13 Premier Tanasashi is quoted expressing opposition to sending Japanese to the United States or Australia. He favors sending Japanese to South America and specifies Brazil as the destination where they would be welcomed.
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Tokio
Tanasashi
South America
United States
Australia
Brazil
Bonus Bill Likely To Pass In 90 Days
United States Senator Porter J McCumber said the Soldiers Bonus Bill will probably be passed by Congress within 90 days, a telegram from American Legion leader Hanford MacNider reported from Indianapolis. Oregon Supreme Court upheld the state Soldiers bonus act as constitutional in Salem.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Porter J. McCumber
North Dakota
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Congress
MacNider
Salem
Ore
State Supreme Court
Reduction Ordered in New York Navy Yard
New York, Dec. 13. Orders received at the navy yard provide for a reduction in the 10,000 enlisted personnel. As a result many ships will be laid up and crews greatly reduced on many others.
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New York
Navy Yard
Alaska forests seen as future paper source and industry
Col. W B Greeley, Chief of the Forestry Service, says Alaska offers opportunity to guide development of a vast forest region for permanent national interests. He expects rapid expansion of forest industries with proper land control to sustain raw materials for lumber and paper, potentially supplying a third of U S paper needs. He stresses transportation, especially marine, and decentralized administration as Alaska’s primary needs.
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Washington
W. B. Greeley
Forestry Service
United States
Alaska
Colonel Greeley
Greeley
Ulster Premier Craig vows no shift from ideals
Sir James Craig, premier of Ulster, described the Irish peace situation as grave yet hopeful and pledged Ulster will not swerve from its path. He accused Lloyd George of breaking his pledge to Ulster. In Dublin, Trinity College students endorsed ratification of the Anglo Irish peace treaty.
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Belfast
Der
James Craig
Ulster
Craig
Lloyd George
Dublin
Trinity College
Explosion Fire Damages Heyden Chemical Works
In Passaic New Jersey December 13 the Heyden Chemical Works at Garfield damaged about 500000 by an explosion and fire. The main building was destroyed and five smaller buildings damaged. A score of workmen were injured. The plant had been acquired two years earlier by the Alien Property Custodian for 1500000.
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Passiac
N. J
Heyden Chemical Works
Garfield
Red Pepper Used By Women to Stop Miners at Work
Militant women and followers of Alexander Howard imprisoned leaders of the Kansas district miners then stormed two Central Coal and Coke Company mines in Pittsburgh Kansas. They stopped work and drove 85 miners away using red pepper, stones and bricks in a clash dated December 13.
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Pittsburgh
Kans
Alexander Howard
Kansas District
Central Coal & Coke Company
Civil Aviation Bill Seeks New Bureau in Commerce Dept
Senator Wadsworth introduced a bill to create a bureau of civil aviation within the Department of Commerce. A commissioner would oversee air routes landing fields license pilots and regulate passenger and freight carriage. The Indian commissioner urges citizenship for all non citizens while keeping protective supervision over their property. The Senate votes 1,000,000 for additional hospitalization as hundreds of service men die of tuberculosis in desert care areas.
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Washington
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
New York
Bureau of Civil Aviation
Department of Commerce
It Ia
Senate
Henry F. Ashurst
Arizona
Navy Expert Urges Peace Time Helium Use
Commander Allen G Olson of the Fort Worth helium plant urges Congress to recognize helium gas as non explosive and useful for peaceful purposes beyond wartime needs, arguing that armament limits should not impede its broader potential.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Congress
Allen G. Olson
United States Navy
Four Nations Sign Pacific Treaty Pact
Plenipotentiaries of the United States Great Britain France and Japan formally signed the quadruple power treaty to preserve Pacific peace. Senate opposition emerged with Borah and Reed denouncing the pact while Poindexter defended it.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
Japan
Pacific
State Department
Island of Yap
Harding
Senate
Borah
Reed
Miles Poindexter
League of Nations
LaFollette
Harding Accepts Honorary Presidency of Magna Charta Association
President Harding has accepted the honorary presidency of the Magna Charta Day Association. The group, led by J. W. Hamilton and Dr. William J. Johnstone, seeks recognition of Magna Charta Day across English speaking nations. The plan includes 20 national vice presidents and active executive officers in the United States, Canada, and England.
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Harding
Magna Charta Association
ST. Paul, Minn
J. W. Hamilton
St. Paul
William J. Johnstone
United States
Canada
England
Newfoundland
Ises
South Africa
New Zealand
Australia
Marion LeRoy Burton
University of Michigan
Samuel Fallows
The
Reformed Episcopal Church
John Grier Hibben
Princeton
Henry L. Myers
Montana
Cyrus Northrop
University of Minnesota
David Starr Jordan
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Caruso
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Giovanni Caruso
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Bruno Zarato
SMTE
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Mre
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Queen Mary
Viscount Lascelles
London
Viscount Lasceles
Earl of Hiarewood
Pricess Mary
Seattle City
Vicinity
U. S
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Sky
Chemical
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NAVY
PACT
Poindexter
Bulletin
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