Deluded girl on trial in poisoning case at Seattle
Miss Garrison recounts how she obtained poison and laced a cocktail at a department store tea room leading to Mrs Storrs’s death. Court heard witnesses including the victim’s mother and sister and a University of Washington chemist analyzed the stomach contents. Defense plans further testimony on responsibility.
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Mrs. Storrs
Thomas M. Askren
Askren
Miss
C. C. Tiffin
Storrs
Toda Storrs
Okanogan
Seattle
Garrison
Wil
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University of Washington
Miss Garrison
Attorney Questioning Reveals Woman’s Head Operation
Questions by her attorney elicited a brief account of an operation performed on her head several years ago. The testimony outlines the medical procedure and its impact on her subsequent life, highlighting legal questions surrounding consent and medical responsibility.
Thirteen Wounded as Plano Negro Barricades House
In Plano Texas May 6 thirteen people were wounded in a gunfight between officers and citizens and Tom Embrey a negro killed when he barricaded himself in a house and resisted attempts to arrest him Embrey wounded his wife and two others City Marshal James Vance was shot and critically hurt as officials converged on the scene Blazing wood was thrown at the building but dynamite was not used.
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Plano
Texas
Tom Embrey
Embrey
James Vance
Vance
Weather Dashes Navy Transatlantic Flight Start
New York May 6. No attempt will be made tomorrow by the United States navy transatlantic aviators to take off on the first leg of their journey due to adverse weather conditions, announced tonight by Commander John H. Towers.
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New York
United States Navy
John H. Towers
Moscow Reds Cause Hundreds of Deaths and Baum Dies
London reports four hundred killed in Moscow last week as red guard crackdown on food protests. In Los Angeles, L Frank Baum famed author of The Wizard of Oz died at home after long illness. He was born May 15, 1856 in Chittenango New York and survived by wife and four children.
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London
Moscow
Red Guard
Lenine
Trotzky
Frank Baum
Los Angeles
L. Frank Baum
Chittenango
N.Y
France
Bank Robbers Loot Liberty Bonds in Nevada Bank Heist
Robbers blew open the Moundsville State bank vault doors near Nevada Missouri, stealing Liberty Bonds belonging to customers. No attempt was made to breach the safe where cash was stored, according to bank officials. Total haul estimated between 25000 and 35000 dollars.
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Nevada
Moundsville State Bank
Moundsville
Negligence Blamed for Nine Fatalities in Fire
In Columbus Ohio nine people died in an apartment building fire last night and Ada Belle Joyce 38 died tonight raising toll. Charles Speakman wife jumped to her death and is not expected to live. State Marshal Fleming calls the blaze negligence and has begun an inquiry for the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ada Belle Joyce
Charles Speakman
T. Alfred Fleming
Young Clark calls for retooling national defense
In St Louis on May 6 Lieut Col Bennett Clark son of Speaker Clark urged the National Guards Association to smash the regular army and build up the national guard. He argued for a small regular force adequate to police the Philippines and Hawaii and for preserving efficiency while cutting inefficiency in the regular army.
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St. Louis
National Guards Association of the
United States
National Guard
Bennett Clark
Speaker Clark
Philippines
Hawaii
Plow Factory Network Transfer to International Company
A 75 year old plow producer will transfer operations on July 1 with Parlin & Orendorff branches in 10 cities leased and run by the International company in addition to its own St branches. Cities include Kansas City Minneapolis Omaha Souls Dallas Portland Denison Sioux Falls Oklahoma City and Spokane.
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Parlin & Orendorff
International Company
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Omah
Pershing to pin medals on Britons in London visit
General Pershing will visit London later this month as official guest of the government for two days and unofficial guest for three to five more. Arrangements plan an investiture likely at Buckingham Palace where he will decorate British servicemen who earned honors with American forces.
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London
General Pershing
Buckingham Palace
Treaty Terms Reflected in Paris Peace Conference Reports
The Associated Press reports May 6 from Paris on the supreme economic council debating a plan to economically isolate Germany if it refuses the peace preliminaries. Protests from Chinese delegates over Kiao Chau and Portugal's treaty concerns also surface amid talks of a $50 million Allied loan to Belgium secured by German indemnities.
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Associated Press
Paris
Supreme Economic Council
Lord Robert Cecil
Ministry of Commerce
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Elgh US
Associated Pri
Brussels
United States
M. Jaspar
Belgium
Italy
Marquis Imperial I
London
The
League of Nas Hi
Harvester Concern Buys Plow Works
The International Harvester company announced its acquisition of the entire Parlin and Orendorff company business, including the Canton Illinois plant. This marks one of the largest and oldest manufacturing consolidations in the agricultural implement industry.
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Chicago
International Harvester’ Company
Parlin & Orendorff Company
Canton
Ill
Allied flotilla on fighting front near Junction
Reports from the front indicate allied ships holding positions on the Vaga while Bolsheviks attack near Junction. Other front sections are quiet as forces engage in ongoing operations. Congress is urged to enact a federal anti lynching law by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America at its three day convention, which also supports designating a day of thanksgiving after peace is declared.
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Otilla
Congress
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Christian Reform Church
North America
Churches of God In
United States
Wrecker Case Ties Sailor Home Trial to Northcutt Births
Testimony centers on the birth of Mrs Northcutt's third child born April 6, 1918, with Northcutt claiming two children from their marriage while she says he fathered three. An attempt to bring the baby to court was denied as potentially dangerous to establish resemblance. United States District Judge William Van Fleet cautioned against such evidence.
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United States
William van Fleet
Interment to be held at Mountain View
Funeral services for the late Anderson will take place at noon at Oelock Chapel with interment at Mountain View following. Local authorities note the details reflect a single obituary notice from the page.
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S Oelock
Siaiy
Mountain View
Anderson
Curtis Funeral for William Curtis Set at Buffalo Street Residence
The funeral for William Curtis will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at the family residence on Buffalo Street, with committal at Mount Moriah Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, two sisters, two nephews, and a niece, with funeral notices to follow in later papers. Friends are asked to send flowers.
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William
Buffalo Street
Siount Moriah
Hodge
John B. Modie
John
Thomas Wilcox
John Hodge
Edward
Adashe England
Ton Kor Lodge
Masonm
Smit
Tater
Moly
Eros
Thomas A Burdge
Dakots Street
Harper
Mountain
View Talvi
Mary Talvi
Henry Talvi
Sherman
Reed
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