Chinese Doctor Details Robbery In Toy Smith Trial
Quon Fon the Chinese doctor at 427 East Park street described in court how he was robbed on December 19 and 20 by Toy Smith and another man. He said they bound him and stole a diamond pin, a gold watch, and five dollars after demanding his money.
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Quon Fon
East Park Street
Toy Smith
Smith
Horace Rigg
Quong Wo
Fast Park Street
O'Donnell
Offcer Hallissey
Julia Dahlberg
Missoula
Dicky Meets Two Bright Birds in an Australian Nest
Dicky observes a tiny three inch bird with black wings and a white spot on each feather before meeting Happy Giggles and Mamma Diamond Bird. They guide him to a globe shaped nest woven from gum tree bark containing two eggs, then depart as his aunt calls him to lunch.
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Dicky
Mamma
Happy Giggles
Mamma Diamond Bird
Australia
The Clever Mamma Diamond Bird and Friends
A tale where Mamma Diamond Bird guides Dicky and Happy Giggles to a tiny hole in the ground. The hole’s far end rises to keep out rain as Happy Giggles uses magic to aid Dicky’s crawl into the small home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma Diamond Bird
Dicky
Happy Giggles
Defendants Appeal After Fines Issued in City Court
Judge Grimes fined four defendants 25 dollars each in a gambling club case at 41 South Wyoming Street with 200 dollar bonds. two women accused of running disorderly houses were fined 25 dollars each and signaled appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes
South
Wyoming Street
Lucky Man Wins Shanghai Lottery Draft for $19000
Charles H. Rychard, a Hoquiam grocer from Aberdeen, received a Chinese draft for $19,000 after paying $5 for a Shanghai lottery chance. He had recently returned from a trip to the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Wash
Charles H. Rychard
Hoquiam Grocer
Orient
Shanghai
Diamond Robbery Hits Seattle Jewelry Store
Four robbers bound and gagged owner S. W. Feldman and clerk Nettie Goldman at a downtown Seattle jewelry store. They stole diamond rings watches and bar pins valued about 10000 dollars, taking place around 9 a.m. today, Feldman reported to police.
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Seattle
Wash
S. W. Feldman
Nettie Goldman
Feldman
New Grenoble League Battles Immodest Fashions
In Grenoble district a league forms to combat immodest styles by example. Young women adopt the Autun bishop’s Lenten pledge urging avoidance of suggestive nudity, transparent lingerie, and excessively short skirts that awaken passions and invite vice.
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Paris
Grenoble
Autun
Rubbion of Treasury Decorates Courthouse
Several thousand tickets attached in long streamers swept from the treasurer’s office in the courthouse. Deputies cleaned the hall in front of the treasurer C. T. Puckett’s door. The dispute with county commissioners over janitor access led to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Puckett
Butte
Spirit medium commits suicide in Milan after haunting
Rome reports 18 year old Lisa Ghiringelli a spiritist medium shot herself in Milan. She left a letter saying she killed herself to escape persecution by the spirit of her dead sister who haunted her day and night and inflicted torture. The body showed marks from pinching or scratching.
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Rome
Lisa Ghiringelli
Milan
Korean student accuses Japanese of brutal crimes
L Pynn a Korean student at Northwestern University alleges torture and mutilation of Christian Koreans by Japanese forces in Korea. He says women have been maimed beyond recognition and a Korean classmate was jailed and killed during alleged abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
L. Pynn
Northwestern University
Cement buyer survives burying in Peculiar accident
Marvin H. Williams of Ponca City Oklahoma narrowly escaped death when a derrick cable broke causing concrete blocks to topple. He was buried under a ton of blocks but stood under a beam that broke the fall. Williams sustained only bruises with no broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Okla
Marvin H. Williams
Williams
After Effects of Pneumonia Advertisement Explained
A physician authored installment explains how pneumonia inflames air passages and lungs, and how Vicks VapoRub may aid recovery. It warns about lingering congestion after illness and urges continued medical care, noting free samples from Vick Chemical Company in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Vick
Nature
Vick Chemical Company
Broad Street
Greensboro
N. C
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Betty
Vain
Granite
Kondas
Arctics
Gaiters
Montana
Idaho
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
Seattle, Wash
Akron, Ohio
Goodrich Hi-Press
WHITE
Hi-Press
Lehigh
Neva Harrison
Dicky and
Kayser
Iadras
Manhattan
Connell’s Candy Counter
House
Ham and
Chambray
Rubbion OF
Treasury
Yile Vapo KS
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