Coral Sleeve Button Leads Naples Detective to Bandit
In Naples, Signor Lancani was murdered for his jewelry. Detective Giuseppi Varilli traced a twin coral sleeve button to a London music hall where a Naples native, Scarpa, matching the bandit and killer profile, wore the item. Varilli then captured him and he was sent to life in solitary confinement.
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Naples
Italy
Signor Lancani
Giuseppi Varilli
Carabinieri
Varilli
Camorra
Lancani
Varilla
London
Sorrento
Amalfi
Scarpa
Berlin
Herr Berhoff
Five Year Lease Proposed for Kennewick Park Site
City may lease G. E. Hanson tract in Garden Tracts for five years at five thousand dollars with option to buy at the same price. Council backs plan and may levy one mill in-city tax to cover interest and upkeep but action awaits tax collection next year. The park committee will explore other tract options and report next meeting.
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Kennewick
G. E. Hanson
Park Committee
Bier Protests City Council Over Fire Hose Purchase and Surveys
H A Bier appeared at the last city council meeting voicing grievances over lack of notice about a possible fire hose purchase to replace worn equipment. He submitted hose samples, but no bids or commitments were made. He also questioned a improvement district survey and claimed excavation estimates differed from the contractor’s work.
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H. A. Bier
Bier
Traveling photographers face city license fee rule
J H Gravenslund attended the city council meeting last Tuesday alongside Ex Mayor Bier and press. The ordinance requiring traveling photographers to pay a $10 license fee to operate in the city was discussed and disposed of before Gravenslund appeared. First and second readings were performed.
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J. H. Gravenslund
Bier
Slaughterhouse Closed Over Sanitary Violations
The health officer reports to the city council that the Sec tion Seven slaughter house was closed due to extreme unsanitary conditions. Water supply is inadequate and workers drew water from a nearby irrigation flume. The facility will stay shut until conditions improve.
Kennewick Plans Ball Team Decision at City Hall
Residents face a Sunday meeting at 10 am in Kennewick City Hall to decide if a local ball team will be organized this season and how much it will cost. Community members are urged to attend.
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Kennewick
City Hall
Ry Boldt
Harper's
Cascade Lumber Co
Kennewick Valley
Cascade
Mounsey
The Poisoned Kiss and the Cobra Murder Plot
Captain Oldershaw of the Seventy second regiment in India tortures his servant Abdullah over a theft. After nearly paying the debt through forced labor, Abdullah poisons him with a kiss and a cobra bite, exacting deadly revenge as the officer collapses beneath the sleeper’s venomous coil.
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India
Borgias
Oldershaw
Abdullah
Overruled judge and burglars saga quoted in court
A judge recalls a night burglary where two armed men take his room. One thief keeps a watch, the judge calls it a keepsake. The burglar declares the motion overruled and appeals. The tale ends with a joke about a court’s unanimous decree upholding the lower ruling.
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Supreme Court
A Tearful Monkey
A Brazilian forest dwelling tiny monkey draws attention for its gentle nature and striking delicate appearance with behavior described as almost human. Bound-
Mystery of the Forager and the Five Eggs
A Pall Mall Gazette note recounts a tale from Higher Equity, Bismarck about a forager and two companions in a deserted village who obtained five eggs. He swallowed two then split the remaining three with his companions, presenting a curious idea of equal division.
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Bismarck
Pall Mall Gazette
Ambiguous Kennewick Event Delayed and Dates Unclear
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Kennewick rival event tied to a carnival and charity themes. It mentions a exhibit or pavilion, financial concerns, and social nights with rooms and a banquet. Details about dates and exact actions remain unreadable.
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C. E. Nicoson
Weisel
J. Jacot, Finley
Wash
Kennewick Harness Co
Duroc Jersey Stock Boat
John Eichner
J. A. Boynton
H. N. Rounds
Kertnewick
Finley
Courier Office
R. I
F. H. Hutchinson
O. B. Gjerde
Pasco
L. H. Marks
American Auto Academy
East Pike Street
Seattle
Creswell
F. L. Fraser
Fred LeMasurier
Ore
Hover Investment Co
Third St
J. F. Shafer
Hotel Koontz
R. FF
G. L. Robertson
S. Broadway
Los Angeles
Cal
Co. Hoadley
Omar W. Rich
Singer
Morton, Ida
Pend d’ Oreille
P. O
Royal Grape
Tum-a-Lum Lumber Company
Cascade Lumber Comp
van Norsdall
Van
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