Fate of Dorothy Arnold promised solved as doctors arrested
Chicago and Pittsburg police report a maternity hospital raid linked to illegal operations. Dr Meredith and staff are under arrest. detectives say Dorothy Arnold, the New York heiress missing for years, may be among the cremation victims. District Attorney says inquiry centers on Meredith’s Schmidt Building office.
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Dorothy Arnold
New York
Pittsburg
Bellevue
C. & Meredith
H. E. Luts
Lucy Orr
Mary Snyder
Lutz
Laitz
Pendleton to A Larger Rose Show With More Premiums
Pendleton Floral association president Dr I A Temple says this year's rose show will be bigger and more pretentious than last year. The June exhibition will feature more premiums to prove Pendleton climate suits floriculture and many volunteers are already contributing. He notes the last show spurred widespread planting of rose bushes and anticipates an earlier bloom due to open winter and spring. The aim is to beautify the city without affecting Portland's Rose Festival.
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Pendleton
I. A. Temple
Pendleton Floral Associaton
Temple
Portland
Umatilla County Spelling Contest Opens Today
The first annual Umatilla county spelling contest began today with two preliminary rounds and a final. Eligible grades three through eight must have class average 80 percent in a 100 word written test. Oral tests follow for those meeting the class average. Two pupils from each class advance to the division contest next Friday April 17 to determine division reps for the May 1 final in this city. Prizes go to winning schools and individual team members.
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Umatilla County
Man Pays the Penalty of Murder With His Life
Jerry Allen, 40, was hanged at San Quentin for murdering his wife in a Willams house of prostitution. He faced the scaffold with a firm step, admitted the crime, and urged control of temper, saying his death should be a lesson to others.
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San Quentin
Cal
Jerry Allen
Mra. Allen
Willams
Allen
Millionaire Believed to Have Died From Poison
Chicago April 10 An autopsy found poison in the stomach of Delancey Louderbach a millionaire linked to the late Charles T Yerkes Coroner Hoffman led a searching investigation an inquest was demanded by Dr Paul Kelly who was summoned when Louderbach fell ill Kelly kept his reasons for requesting an inquest private.
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Chicago
Delancey Louderbach
Charles T. Yerkes
Hoffman
Paul Kelly
Louderbach
Kelly
Freezing Temperatures Kill Fruit Across South
Freezing temperatures at or near freezing prevailed in Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi and Oklahoma causing substantial losses to fruit and many vegetables.
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ST. Louis
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Victims of Disaster Buried at The Dalles
Hundreds of fellow workers and families attended the funeral for Edward Kendler and Charles Oldrich from the Ce Ile canal works. Coroner Burgett investigates to determine fault in the Wednesday explosion.
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The
Dalles
Ce Ile
Edward Kendler
Charles Oldrich
Burgett
Friends of Gunmen Seek New Trial Before Execution
Four New York gunmen sentenced to die at Sing Sing on April 13 planned a new trial bid. They aimed to appeal to the state supreme court for a stay and retrial citing fresh evidence. Rabbi Brown backs the effort as officials set dawn execution.
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New York
Sing Sing
Electric Chair
Herman Rosenthal
State Supreme Court
Attempt to trap evangelist ends in chase and arrest
In Hanford, California, Mrs. George Carruthers forced her way into Rev. E. J. Bulgin’s hotel room where Loomis was hidden. Loomis emerged, the woman fled in a buggy pursued by cars and motorcycles, and she was arrested after a long chase.
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Hanford
Cal
George Carruthers
Vallego
E. J. Bulgin
Bulgin
Weighing 14 Tons Table to Crown Spokane Park
Spokanes Natatorium park will feature the world heaviest table when the season opens a 14 ton natural granite slab 18 inches thick 64 square feet in area will serve summer picnickers. Found during hillside excavation park staff decided to place it as a table on a bench above the plunge and surrounded by concrete mushroom seats.
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Spokane
Wash
Natatorium Park
Dla
Father disbelieves story of Hed in Pittsburg hospital
Francis Arnold, Dorothy's father, doubts a New York report that his daughter Hed was at Dr Meredith's maternity hospital in a Pittsburg suburb. He believes she is dead but implies she disappeared on her own terms or was kidnapped briefly after. Arnold's attorney John Keth said he received reports of the girl being in Pittsburg and investigated there without success.
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Meredith
Myrtle Allison
Wilkensburg
Lutz
Dorothy Arnold
New York
Francis Arnold
Dorothy
Hed
Pittsburg
Fitteburg
Arnold
John Keth
Site picked for Hill Line docks at Flavel Tanzy Point
Astoria Ore April 14 President Hill of the Great Northern announced the proposed yards and docks for the Hill lines will be built at Flavel or Tanzy Point due to economy and permanence. The sites offer satisfactory dispatch of trains and steamships and Flavel lies within the Port of Astoria.
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Astoria
Ore
President Hill
The
Great Northern
Hill Lines
Flavel
Tanzy Point
Oregon candidates file petitions as filing closes
Salem Oregon April 10 A total of 26 candidates for state and district offices have filed declarations at noon all but forty had filed completed nominating petitions By party counts Republicans number two hundred Democrats forty five and progressives fifteen Filing closes at 5 this afternoon A creamery has been secured for Heppner but the packing house has been dropped for the present
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Salem
Ore
Heppner
Fate of Dorothy Arnold Solved Rumor Sparks Interest
General dispatch reports belief that the fate of Dorothy Arnold has been resolved amid ongoing federal tensions in Mexico City as rebel activity is anticipated.
Hotel Lorain tragedy ends with double death
In Los Angeles reporters describe deputy sheriff Claude Mathewson the former Rathskeller Cafe owner who shot and killed Nellie Murdock at the Lorraine Hotel then killed himself. Reading letters found in Miss Murdock’s room investigators noted a Raymond Washington postmark and cash totaling hundreds of dollars.
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Los Angeles
Raymond
Washington
Flo
Nellie Buck
Co-Ed Track Meet Excludes Male Students
In Evanston Illinois on April 10 Northwestern University held its first co- ed track meet with female students in bloomers and short skirts, while male students were excluded. The events included a quarter mile fifty yard dash high jump and a class relay race.
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Evanston
Patten Gymnasium
Northwestern University
George Morrow Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Colfax Washington April 16 George Morrow was found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Elmer McBride a lumberjack at Tekoa January 26 McBride was shot to death in the hotel room where Mrs Morrow was present and the husband conducted the hotel
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Colfax
Wash
George Morrow
Elmer McBride
Tekoa
McBride
Inland Canal Advocate Runs for Congress in Aberdeen
W. D. Lyman, northwest representative of the rivers and harbors congress, announced his candidacy for congress. He supports building a canal from Chehalis and Centralia to Gray's Harbor via the Chehalis River, detailing the project as a regional improvement proposal.
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Aberdeen
Wash
W. D. Lyman
Northwest
The
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Congress
Lyman
Chehalis
Centralia
Gray's Harbor
Chehalis River
Bootleggers Searched New Roseburg Law Enacted
Roseburg council adopts a search and seizure ordinance allowing officers to stop and inspect suitcases and other receptacles without warrants when bootlegging is suspected. The dry town aims to curb the practice of bringing liquor for sale.
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Roseburg
Ore
Massacre of Christians in Koritsa by Albanians
An official communication reports that Albanians entered Koritsa in Monastir vilayet and, with gendarmerie aid after disarming locals, began a massacre of Christians in Atens on April 10.
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ATENS
Koritsa
Page Speech in London A Closed Incident
Washington April 10 This report says that Ambassador Page's London speech mentioning the canal drew discussion and criticism and that members of both the House and Senate foreign committees consider it a closed incident.
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Washington
Ambassador Page
London
House
Senate
Northwest prospers says Hill optimistic on northwest
April 10 J J Hill voices optimism about the Northwest United States noting it as the most prosperous region in the country. He cites strong business, ready for spring planting, and favorable conditions for a normal crop season.
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New York
Northwest
United States
J. J. Hill
President and family reach White Sulphur Springs for Easter
The president and several family members arrived at White Sulphur Springs to spend Easter. He plans to golf and motor during the brief vacation and expects to return to Washington Monday.
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White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur Springe
Washington
Bulgarian Queen to Come Despite Threats
Queen Eleanora of Bulgaria plans to sail to the United States in late May despite anonymous threats. The Sofia reports say she will sail from Hamburg and come largely to receive American generosity for postwar relief. Officials in Washington have not confirmed the visit, but will arrange care upon arrival. The exact itinerary remains undisclosed.
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United States
Sofia
Aail
Ham
State Department
Washington
Governor Hodges Sued For Damages By Woman
Topeka April 10 Mrs Luella West files suit against Governor Hodges for 2310 alleging injuries in a scuffle over papers in his office Wednesday She says the governor struck her shoulder and wrenched her arm during the incident.
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Topeka
Kar
Luella West
Hodges
Damage to Peach Crop Estimated at a Million
Dallas reports that damage to the peach crop and other small fruit from the coldest April in 20 years is estimated at one million dollars. Abilene recorded a temperature of 26 degrees above zero.
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Dallas
Tex
Abilene
Huerta Prepares Final Stand in Mexico City Open to Villa
General Huerta readies a last stand in Mexico City as Villa and his soldiers are welcomed to the capital. The move signals a potential clash as both sides maneuver for control amid the ongoing conflict.
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Huerta
Mexico City
Villa
Uprising Feared as Troops Gather Near Mexico City
Mex City braces as troops from surrounding areas rush in to deter possible uprising and defend against external attack. Officials hint at movement against the capital while Torreon’s fall is widely suspected. Vera Cruz reports Tampico may be in rebels hands. consular dispatches note tensions as American marines reportedly land and women are taken aboard warships.
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Mexico City
Torreon
Constitutionalista
Vera Cruz
Tampico
United States
Canada
Tuxpan
Admiral Mayo
Reserve clause in baseball contracts struck down
In Grand Rapids on April 1 Judge Sessions ruled the reserve clause in organized baseball contracts worthless. The Federal League suit to block Killifer from playing for Philadelphia failed because the court found unclean hands. The decision means major league players may sign with any team after current contracts expire.
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Grand Rapids
Mid
Killifer
Philadelphia Nationals
Sessions
Philadelphia
Federale
Justice Wright May Face Impeachment Trial
A favorable report on the impeachment resolution against Justice Daniel T. Wright of the District of Columbia’s supreme court was returned to the house judiciary committee. A house vote and full investigation of charges are expected, with impeachment by Representative Parka.
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Washington
Daniel T. Wright
District of Columbia Supreme Court
House Judiciary Committee
House
Parka
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Clem Clements
St. Louis Americans
Miss Allison
Jackson
Chief Clark
Detective Bureau
Miss Arnold
Schmidt
Galesburg
Robert Higgins
Julia Flake
Aledo
Miss Flake
Velasco
EL Paso
Saltillo
Scappold
Rabbi Brown
Woman
Hill Line Docks
Justice Wright
District of Columbia
Tredges
Kansas
Joseph Cunha
Baker
Page
Hilt
Federal
Ueno
Eleanora of
Bulgaria
Burg
Judge Sessions
Federal League
Wright
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