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Varied News From Across The Nation And World
Western Union dispatches report the death of Jesse W. Lillienthal in San Francisco as he delivered an address at the St Francis hotel. Meredith Snyder defeats F T Woodman for Los Angeles mayor. Venice offers $50,000 prize for aviators to fly to Australia. Garfield heirs share $17,000 estate. California cotton growers expect about $20 million. Lethargic encephalitis added to reportable diseases. August Tribe sentenced for fatal auto crash. Leather from fish skins becomes Alaska industry. War Department updates on missing in action. Jane Jeffrey cited for bravery as Red Cross nurse. Foreign items include typhus in Vienna, Tokyo cable plan, German recruitment, and Hoover on European harvests. Paris cab licenses expand with 500 sidecars. Battles and espionage notes from Coblenz and Paris. Sports items list boxing, Purdue captaincy, tennis, and other matches. General news coverups include a Detroit munitions fraud probe and a Texas nitroglycerin explosion.