Seattle Lawyer's Tragic Death Accent and Mexican Pursuit
April 4 dispatch describes American troops advancing toward the Durango line south of Chihuahua City with Col. Dodd's forces at San Antonio and Villa reported fleeing toward Satevo. Carranzista units move north from Torreon while Pershing and Washington await firm reports as Villa’s fate remains uncertain.
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Durango State Line
Cuihuahua City
Col. Dodd
San Antonio
Cusihuirtachic
Francisco Villa
Satevo
Durango
Canuto Reyes
Torreon
Durango Sierras
Fee
Washington
Rig
Pershing
Villa
Dodd’s
Juan Terrazas
Chihuahua City
Jez
Attorney Bamford A Robb Falls to Alley Floor in Seattle Office
Police conclude death of 43 year old attorney Bamford A Robb likely accidental after he plunged eight stories from the Lowman building window to an alley. A Lysol bottle and a daily habit of sitting on the sill are noted. coroner has not been asked to hold an inquest.
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Bamford A. Robb
Lowman
L. Conforth
First Ave
Cherry Et
City Hospital
Robb
Nore
H. Kelleran
Lowman Building
John J. Sullivan
C. K. Poe
Poe
Boylaton Ave
Seattle
Rainier Club
Americans Rout Villistas in 17 Hour Cavalry Pursuit
Col George Dodd credited with American victory over Villistas near San Geronimo. Col Erwin led 400 cavalry in a 17 hour ride, routing the bandits and pursuing them five hours over dangerous mountains. Four troopers were wounded.
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Hee H. C. Jacobs Presse
U's S
Dublan
Mex
Columbus
N. M
Geo. Dodd
Villistas E
Erwin
Dutch Refusal Tangles Allied Push To Close Frontiers
Berlin April 4 Holland flatly refused the allies formal request to close its German frontier as aid to starving campaign. Paris talks spur warlike moves in the Netherlands. Queen Wilhelmina summons parliament and cancels army furloughs. A city council probe aims to see if Washington Paving Co fulfills its contract near West 32nd Ave and if American workers with families are being discriminated against in Seattle camps.
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Berlin
Holland
Paris
Hague
Wilhelmina
Bolton
Board of Public Works
Washington Paving Co
West 32Nd
Seattle
Hesketh
Fitzgerald
The
Star
Man Burned In Accident At Heffernan Residence
Gus Carlberg a sheet metal worker was badly burned on the head and hands Tuesday morning when a charcoal burning blow pot exploded. He was working on the new Heffernan residence at 37th avenue and Washington boulevard. Attendants at the Swedish hospital said he would recover.
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Gus Carlberg
Heffernan
37Th Ave
Washington Blvd
Strengthened Washington Reinforcements Cross Border into Mexico
Additional American forces crossed the border into Mexico south of Columbus last Sunday to bolster lines of communication. Believed to be detachments of the Fifth Cavalry, the reinforcements arrive as the war effort expands.
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Washington
Mexico
Columbus
Fifth Cavalry
Jitney Law Stands in Bellingham Amidal City Court Ruling
In Bellingham on April 4 Superior Judge Brawley denied A. L. Allen's injunction to block enforcement of the jitney bus ordinance. The ruling leaves the city free to enforce provisions governing jitney operations.
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Bellingham
A. L. Allen
Brawley
Zeppelins Raid Southeast England Fortifications
Zeppelins struck the southeast coast of England again last night dropping explosive bombs on the Great Yarmouth fortifications. The airships returned safely after enduring heavy shelling from British forces.
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Berlin
Sayville
England
Great Yarmouth
Admiralty
Altho
Diplomats Protest Over Stolen American Code
Ambassadors Gerard and Penfield and Minister Van Dyke at The Hague join in a protest to the State Department over the use of the present American diplomatic code. A code book was stolen from an attache to the Balkans before the war, with secret service tracing failing for weeks. It is believed European powers can read both diplomatic and naval codes.
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Carl W. Ackerman
United
Btaff
Berlin
Gerard and Penfield
van Dyke
Hague
State Department
Balkans
Secret Service
Washington
Greece asks allies pull from Salonika front
Athens dispatches report Greece requests all allied military establishments withdraw from Salonika front. The move comes as tensions rise over occupation and security in the region.
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Berlin
Greece
Salonika
Athens
City to reject bids on $370000 Tenth bridge bonds
The city council plans to reject all bids for the $370,000 Tenth bridge bonds following a finance committee recommendation due at a special Tuesday meeting. Legal questions block the deal and halt progress.
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Finance Committee
The Ward of Tecumseh by Chittenden Marriott
The Star announces a six installment novel The Ward of Tecumseh set in Eastern Canada and the 1812 war. A French nobleman dies leaving a daughter under Chief Tecumseh then a dissolute Englishman pursues her for fortune. The girl joins Tecumseh in battle and is revealed as a boy.
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Star
Canada
Tecumach
Alabama
Tecumseh
Gov Johnson Likely to Speak on Nonpartisanship in Washington
Sacramento April 4 Gov Johnson said he would accept invitations to speak on nonpartisanship in Washington if possible. He supports the effort and envisions a future where state leaders are chosen for merit rather than party affiliation, while noting arranging conflicts may arise.
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Sacramento
Washington
Fire at Kent powder factory kills 200 in Kent county
An official statement says a fire at a Kent powder factory killed about two hundred people after breaking out last week. Explosions occurred over two hours and were heard in London as authorities withheld news until today.
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London
Paint Boil Fire Damages Madison Street Shop
A fire in a basement plumbing shop at 511 Madison Street Tuesday morning caused about 100 dollars in damages. Boiling paint ignited the blaze.
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Madison St
A Thousand Women Gasp At Seattle Men's Fashion Show
A crowd of about a thousand women watched ten male models at Cheasty's haberdashery staged at the Coliseum Monday night. The article notes the models were Seattle locals, unmarried, and selected for style rather than real life glamour.
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Bush League
Cheasty
Haberdashery
Coliseum
Reverend Slaughter To Remain As Pastor
Chico California April 4 Determined to continue as pastor Rev Madison Slaughter announced he would conduct the Wednesday night prayer meeting and meet all members of his congregation face to face while five immorality indictments against him are disposed of.
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Chico
Cal
Madison Slaughter
Drunkenness Arrests Rise as New Drug Stores Open
March shows a sharp rise in drunkenness arrests with 294 processed, up from 117 in February and 94 in January. Beverages shipped into the state surged to 6,250 permits in March, while beer and other liquor shipments increased. prohibition enforcement continues with two police details and courts handling violators. Storerooms fill as rents drop 10 to 25 percent and retailers report stronger home purchases and improved business.
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Seattle
Europe
Roy Olmstead
Zeppelin raids repulsed without public knowledge
Under Secretary Tennant told the House of Commons that multiple recent Zeppelin attack attempts on England were repelled without alerting the public.
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London
England
Tennant
House of Commons
Bombard Residence of Liquor Deputy With Ancient Eggs
Deputy Prosecutor T. H. Patterson and his wife faced an egg attack Monday evening while away. Very old eggs smeared across the front door and veranda, with odors. The door was opened and eggs tossed into the hallway. Patterson suspects liquor-case convictions tied to the act and that the assailants wanted to intimidate him.
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T. H. Patterson
Poisoner Is Sued by Wife for Divorce
Grand Rapids, Mich. April 4 Mrs Arthur Warren Waite files divorce suit against her husband Arthur Waite He confessed poisoning his wealthy father in law John Peck of New York She claims fraud in marriage consent cruelty murder of her parents threats to others and illicit relations with Mrs Margaret Horton and others unknown to the plaintiff.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Arthur Warren Waite
John Peck
New York
Margaret Horton
German ships in South America arms plan labeled nonsense
April 4 in San Francisco reports that claims of German ships interned in South American ports arming to act as commerce raiders were dismissed as nonsense by K. Reid who escaped from the German ship Henrietta.
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San Francisco
K. Reid
Teuton
Henrietta
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