Woman Swindler Maud Johnson On Trial In Seattle
Dispatches from Seattle report Mrs Maud M Johnson alias Maud M Johnson aka S T Brown Hazell Peterson Grace Payton N L Harrelson and others identified by multiple railroad claim agents as the same woman who swindled transit and railroad companies. Witnesses testified to settlements totaling thousands of dollars paid for fictitious injuries. Deputy Sheriff Blakely accompanies her case from Pendleton and Seattle court proceedings continue tonight.
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Seattle
Maud M. Johnson
Joe Blakely
Pendleton
Superior Court
Middle West
Clamant
Seattle Electric Company
Johnson
John Ferron
Oakland, Cal. Traction Company
T. Brown
D. C. Davis
Northern Pacific
Tacoma
Hazell Peterson
Otto Harria
Pacific Electric Railway Company of
Los Angeles
F. A Harwood
John Hawn
Rogers, Ark
St Louis
Oskaloosa
Kas
Carl 3 Otis
Chicago
Rock Island
Pampered Dogs at Kensington Canine Show in Fulham
At the annual Kensington Canine Society show in Fulham Baths 1677 entries competed for top honors. Elaborate pet accessories drew attention alongside the dogs, including a spirit stove, sterilized milk, scent spray, meat extract, chicken and beef China box, ivory brush and comb, feeding spoon, ribbons, and an elderdown quilt as a bed cover. One dog arrived in a silk-lined box in a motor car while its mistress tended it all day. A Pomeranian catalogued at 6000 dollars, others priced at 2600 and 2500, with some entries valued higher.
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Kensington
Kensington Canine Society
Fulham Baths
Nineteen Story Building Sells For 1.6 Million
In New York the financial district set a new high real estate price with the sale of a nineteen story building at Nassau and Wall Streets. The reported price was 1,600,000 dollars for a plot around 1826 square feet, about 825 dollars per square foot.
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New York
Financial District
Nassau and
Wall Streets
Painless Cure Promised For Itching and Blindness Claims
fragmentary notice cites a New York poet mentioning his lady's lips in a line about Love's apocalypse and expresses hope for recovery while advertising a 6 to 14 day money back guarantee for a cure of itching bleeding or prot ins.
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New York
Italy Triumphs In Bullseye Contest At Sea
Italian cruiser Etruria launches a playful challenge to a U S squadron in a mock shooting gallery duel. The Italians, led by a skilled gun captain, hit many targets while the Yankee ships humorously concede. Both fleets retire to port after lighthearted exchange.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Arenur
Honor
Wealth of Russo-Greek church monasteries reported
Chancery of the Holy Synod releases statistics on Russian monastic wealth. Russia has 300 monasteries and 137 under no control, with 11 379 nuns and 35 559 novitiates in nunneries. Alexander Nevsky Monastery holds about 1.6 million in gold. Pechersko Monastery in Kiev about 900 million. Troitsa Sergleffsk Monastery near Moscow about 1.6 billion. Total estimated property value exceeds 3.726 billion dollars.
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St. Petersburg
Chancery of the
Holy Synod
Russia
Alexander Nevsky
Kieff
Troitsa-Sergleffxk
Moscow
Fashions 700 Years Old Reach England in Baroque Wave
A parade of medieval fashions from Paris, born of Russian, Italian and English influences, heads to England. Russian costumes dominate with jeweled embroideries and furs, while sixteenth century Italian styles showcase regal gold and platinum embroidery. Dresses must be parti colored with multiple hues, and thirteenth century tabard gowns return with barbaric wool embroideries.
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England
London
Paris
Russia
Italy
Miss Asquith's Fiancé Claimed by Death
London date December 16 Hon Archibald Gordon Earl Aberdeen's son died today from injuries from a car accident on November 28 Miss Violet Asquith known as the Woman with the serpent's tongue in William Watson's poem was with him at his death and their engagement was to be announced next week
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London
Archibald Gordon
Earl Aberdeen
Violet Asquith
William Watson
Gordon
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