Tragic Nome Stay-Behind Body Find Far North Probers
A party en route to Nome found six men frozen on Cape Romanoff tundra near St Michael. Bodies scattered at intervals up to a half mile, wrapped in blankets with camp gear but no food. Likely last winter’s exposure. General Randall orders soldiers to recover remains and identify the prospects party, exhausted and perished while trying to reach St Michael.
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Nome
Seattle
Wash
St. Michael
Cape Romanoff
Randall
Orphan Children Missing in Spokane Abduction Case
The 7 year old daughter and 8 year old son of the late Judge Brady vanish from Rathdrum Idaho. Their uncle Frank Pine of Keswick Indiana and housekeeper Miss Campbell are also missing, suspected abductors. Father Purcell of Rathdrum Catholic church seeks habeas corpus to return the children who were baptized Catholic at their dying father's request, against Pine's claim that their mother, Pine's sister, prohibited Catholic upbringing. The county prosecuting attorney sued to compel Pine to reveal his authority.
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Spokane
Wash
Brady
Rathdrum
Thalia
Frank Pine
Keswick
Miss Campbell
Father Purcell
Rathdrum Catholic Church
Pine
Ted
Great Mixed Paint Trust Forming in New Consolidation
A New York report on July 22 notes negotiations toward a large mixed paint trust. It suggests a $100,000,000 company may be organized to control pigment oils turpentine varnishes chemicals brushes and glass, with several local trade members approached but no definite progress reported.
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New York
T Ig
Major Donaldson Dead Ex Confederate Leader in South
Major Joan B. Donaldson of Cincinnati aged sixty two died in Atlantic City New Jersey today from Brights disease. Born in Philadelphia he moved to Charleston West Virginia and joined the Confederate engineers corps, rising to major before the war’s end. He was well known in business and had extensive southern connections. His wife survives him.
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Atlantic City
Joan B. Donaldson
Cincinnati
Donaldson
South
Philadelphia
Charleston
W .E
Engineers’ Corps
Tos
Mrs Nation Sentenced in Topeka Disturbing Peace Case
Mrs Carrie Nation was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to thirty days in jail by Judge Hazen in Topeka district court for disturbing the peace and dignity. The punishment follows a Sunday raid connected with Prohibition era actions.
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Topeka
Kans
Carrie Nation
Hazen
Nation
Family Fatally Burned in Pittsburg Penn Ave Fire
A Penn Avenue tenement fire early today killed mother Sophia Ratza and two children Viola and Kashler with another child Wabock aged two, while husband Francis Ratza is badly burned. An oil explosion from an old can during breakfast caused flames that engulfed the kitchen. the house was two and a half stories, owned by Barbara Zankle, with a bake shop on the first floor. Loss estimated at 1600 dollars, partially insured.
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Pittsburg
Penn Avenue
Sophia Ratza
Viola. Ratza
Kashler Ratza
Wabock Ratza
Ratza
Barbara Zankle
Insurance Notes Highlight Georgia Life Underwriters Meeting
The Georgia Association of Life Underwriters will hold its annual meeting at the Austell building in Atlanta with noon start. Notables from Northwestern Mutual and Mutual Life of New York are noted as leading candidates for president and secretary, while delegates will be chosen for a Portland gathering.
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Georgia Association of Life Underwriters
Austell
Woods White
Northwestern Mutual
Robert F Sheddan
Mutual Life of New York
W. R. Harner
Aetna Life
Thomas J Peters
Washington Life
National Association of Life Underwriters
Portland
United States Endowment and Trust Company
Prudential Building
United States Endowment and Trust Company of Alabama
Capacin
Clarence Angier
The
Mutual Benefit
Atlanta
Indian River
T. H. Jones
Mutual Life of Kentucky
Columbus Peacher
Union Central
New York State
Peacher
Georgia
Cartersville
Army reforms in Philippines may cut costs 6 percent
Former Adjutant General Corbin and General Chaffee plan sweeping changes to occupation forces in the Philippines including reducing troops to 20,000–30,000, abolishing district commands, creating three permanent brigades with Manila Degupan and Iloilo centres, consolidating hospitals, building new barracks, and shifting supply and transport practices to save money while reorganizing the insular forces and telegraph networks. Governor Whitmarsh cleared of charges. resignation of his secretary Scherer accepted amid commission findings.
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Manila
Bettween
Corbin
Chaffee
Philippines
Degupan
Iloilo
Cebu
United States
Pasig River
Dagupan
Luzon
Tloilo
Manita
Insular Constabulary
Whitmarsh
H Phelps Whitmarsh
Benguet Province
Civil Commission
Scherer
Whltmarsh
Train Assault Ties Methodist Fathers Feud to Fray
On a Greensboro Durham train today Rev Kilgo president of Trinity College was struck by the son of Rev L W Crawford editor of a Greensboro Methodist paper. The confrontation followed public attacks on Crawford’s father and grew from church faction tensions. Passengers separated the men as heated words escalated to blows.
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Raleigh
Greensboro
Durham
L W Crawford
John C. Kilgo
Trinity College
Crawford
Kilga
Kilgo
Itia
Klige
L. W. Crawford
Dr. Kilgo
T. J. Gattis
Trial Testimony Ties Bert Glenn to Swindle Case in Parkersburg
In Parkersburg West Virginia July 22 during the swindling trial of Bis Gienn Dr WA Howard testified that Bert Glenn had been treated by him and that he knew he was Glenn. Other witnesses corroborated the connection.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Bis Gienn
Dr. WA
Howard
Bert Glenn
Mahogany and Oak Suit Sales Debut in Local Store Review
A dealer advertises multiple solid Mahogany and Oak furniture suits with deep price cuts. Highlights include Rococo, French and Spanish styles, carved fronts, mirrors, and bedframes. Discounts range from modest reductions to aggressive cuts through August, with several items priced from 55 to 76 dollars after sale adjustments.
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C. Dd Dub. Co
Tulu
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Great Mixed Paint Trust
Ajor Donaldson
Mother
Olti
Eugene Qoberdorfer
Fidelity and Casualty
North
Michigan
Phelps Medical and Surgical Sanatorius
Battle Cenex, Mich
Creek, Mich
Tetcongmar
Corts
Ana Chaffee
MamAil Sikh Army
Chanides
Bitn Johnson Suderse Co
Ea San SC
Gerfonarch
Wilton
Fiso
Axminsters
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