Revenge Motive Behind Fatal Shooting In Los Angeles Home
Nellie E. Ferguson wife of a deputy city auditor was shot at her Los Angeles home by Lillian Connally wife of realty dealer W. W. Connally. Connally admitted revenge for alleged romance and fired six shots wounding Ferguson and injuring her two children. Police seized a letter from Connally claiming betrayal by the husband.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Nellie E. Ferguson
Lillian Connally
Ferguson
Mrs. Connally
W. W. Connally
Butte Orders for Army Goods Not Filled
Market Manager J. L Legare reports orders placed in Butte for army supplies at the last sale will not be filled. The army supply store at St Paul has closed and all stock sold. Refunds will be issued to Butte residents presenting duplicate order slips at the Buscko building. Underwear refunds await money from St Paul.
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Butte
J. L Legare
St. Paul
Buscko
Legare
Special Trains Run For Easter Between Anaconda and Butte
The B A and P Railway will operate special trains between Anaconda and Butte on Sunday April 4. Depart Anaconda at 8 PM and 11 30 PM. Depart Butte at 8 PM and 12 45 AM.
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Anaconda
Butte
Yanks at Coblenz Form Overseas Masonic Lodge
Overseas lodge of Masons formed in Coblenz Germany by officers and men of the American expeditionary force will soon receive full charter rights from the Rhode Island grand lodge. It is the only regularly organized lodge to work degrees in full ritualistic form in Europe. Major Winfield S. Solomon serves as worshipful master.
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Providence
Overseas Lodge of Masons
Coblenz
Germany
Rhode Island Grand Lodge
Overseas Lodge
Europe
Tudor Gross
Winfield S. Solomon
Armenia Relief Mission Withdrawals Reported
The War Department is weighing withdrawal of 70 members of the mission led by Col. W. N. Haskell, who were sent last year to oversee the American Relief Administration and the Near East Relief Committee work.
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Washington
War Department
Armenia
Navy yard display of punishment for discredited seaman
At Charleston Navy Yard today a discharged seaman faced a public display of punishment as bluejackets with fixed bayonets drove him from the yard. The incident contrasted with previous practice of drumming him out.
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Boston
Charleston Navy Yard
Mapa Nominated Chief Justice of Philippine Supreme Court
President Wilson nominated Victorino Mapa of the Philippine islands to be chief justice of the supreme court there. Hugh T. Rippeto of Salt Lake City was named as assayer in charge of the United States assay office in Salt Lake City.
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Washington
Victorino Mapa
The
Philippine Islands
Wilson
Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands
Hugh T. Rippeto
Salt Lake City
United States
Missouri Commission Orders Streetcar Fare Reduction
The Missouri public service commission ordered a fare cut in St. Louis cash street cars from 10 to 7 cents for adults and from 4 to 8 cents for children, effective April 10.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Public Service Commission
St. Louis
Sergeant Brass sparks first wireless concert in Atlanta
Atlanta reports a Georgia Tech ARTC sergeant demonstrated wireless music via a two step amplifier receiver, sending Dardanella to listeners on a 7 30 p m test. He aims to let audiences hear remotely with fixed sounding boards and headsets for dances.
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Atlanta
Sergt
Thomas’ Brass
Georgia Tech Signal Unit
Atlanta Radio Club
Sergeant Brass
Alabama
Tech
Brass
Opera Star Alice Gentle Sues for Divorce from New York Dentist
Alice True Gentle, a grand opera singer, filed suit for divorce from Dr. Robert Bruce Gentle of New York. The complaint cites desertion after eight years of separation. They wed in Seattle in 1900 and have a son, Bruce Gentle, age 11.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Alice True Gentle
Robert Bruce Gentle
New York
Seattle
Bruce Gentle
City Council Sets Daylight Saving Vote at Primary
The Tacoma city council voted to place daylight saving on the ballot for a public vote during the upcoming city primary. The move seeks to gauge resident support for seasonal time changes.
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Tacoma
Territorial Governor Dead
Col. J. R. Wheat former territorial governor of Washington and longtime Seattle resident died March 25 in Sacramento California.
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Seattle
J. R. Wheat
Washington
Sacramento
Cal
Meat prices to rise if rail car rules limit packing shipments
Richard O'Hara of Swift & Co told the Interstate Commerce Commission that meat prices would advance if refrigerator cars are restricted to shipments of strictly packing house products. The National...
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Richard O’hara
Swift & Co
Wholesale Grocers Seek Restriction on Packers Shipments
The Wholesale Grocers' association petitions for a restriction on shipments by packers, aiming to control distribution and pricing.
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Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Population Increases Reported for Several Cities
The census bureau released figures showing Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania at 73 828 up 6 723 or 10 percent Waterloo Iowa at 36 230 up 9 537 or 35 7 percent Murphysboro Illinois at 10 411 up 2 926 or 39 1 percent Long Branch New Jersey at 13 521 up 223 or 1 7 percent.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Wilkesbarre
Waterloo
Iowa
Murphysboro
Long Branch
N. J
Memorial Tablets Honor World War Soldiers
A joint resolution proposed by Senator Harding would appropriate 1 million dollars for memorial tablets at county seats listing each county’s soldiers killed in the world war. The measure was sent to the military committee for consideration.
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Washington
Harding
Republican
Ohio
Trial of KF B Ault Opens in Seattle Monday
The trial of KF B Ault editor of the Seattle Union Record begins Monday in Seattle. He faces charges of criminally libeling the memories of four former service men killed at Centria on Armistice day.
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Seattle
KF. B. Ault
Seattle Union Record
Centralia
Emry and Others Release on Bail in Supreme Court Leak Case
Asheton F. Emry James Harwood Graves Barnett E. Moses all of this city and FE Millard Mayer Jr of New York were indicted by a federal grand jury investigating a leak in the Supreme Court decision on the Southern Pacific oil land case and appeared in court to be released on $2000 bail each.
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Washington
Asheton F. Emry
James Harwood Graves
Barnett E. Moses
City
Millard Mayer Jr
New York
Federal Grand Jury
United States Supreme Court
Southern Pacific Oil Land
Easter food packages reach Vienna poor families
The American Relief Administration and European Children's Fund report Easter gift packages of American food have been sent to Vienna for over 10 000 poor families. More than 50 000 people have benefited from the food aid in Vienna and surrounding areas.
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New York
Vienna
American Relief Administration
European Children’s Fund
Poland Rejects Soviet Peace Talks Demand in Estonia
Poland declined proposals from the Russian Soviet government to hold peace negotiations in Estonia and to declare an armistice during talks, according to official advices to the Polish delegation on April 2.
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Washington
Poland
Kesthenia
Legation
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