Fall of Torreon Opens With Fierce Mexican Battle
From Torreon the scene shifts to a brutal clash as Mexican forces fight Mexican units amid artillery, machine guns, and riderless ponies. General Villa leads a stubborn defense and the battle rages with heavy casualties including generals Garcia and Rodriguez and Raoul Madero wounded.
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Wilson Scott Juarez
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Torreon
Gen. Villa
Bermejillo
Villa
Mexico
Old Mount Pila
Los Federales
Angeles
Maximo Garcia
Trinidad Rodriguez
Raoul Madero
Woman Dies as Body Found. Roommate Held by Police
A woman is found dead and a man who occupied the same room is held by police. He tells investigators he did not like to disturb roomers as they discover the body. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.
Money Allegedly Missing After Woman's Death
Relatives claim Mrs Helen Hamlin owner of the Golden Star apartments had $2000 in her room before dying of a suspected stroke. Detectives investigated after her death at 2229 Western Ave while a pocketbook with $20 was found and turned over to a daughter. stomach contents sent to lab for analysis.
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Beld
Helen Hamlin
Golden Star Apartments
Weatern Av
Leo
Emma *Kraston
West Chemical Laboratory
Cobb
Stripped poker raid nets three girls in West End club
Los Angeles detectives raided a West End strip poker club early today and rounded up three girls and three youths in various stages of undress. The girls Leona Parke 18 Alma Taylor and Peggy Brown 19 were booked as delinquents before being released to their homes. Police did not arrest the men.
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Los Angeles
West End
Leona Parke
Alma Taylor
Peggy Brown
Wife describes kiss by pastor during ecclesiastical trial
Mrs William Duke Moore testified in the Price case that a kiss from Dr Jacob R Price after a prayer for her husband undermined her efforts at church conversion. She said the act troubled her deeply and contributed to the tragedy in her home.
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New York
William Duke Moore
Jacob R. Price
Fleet to Visit San Francisco for Panama Exposition
The Seattle Commercial Club urges the war department to have the great battleship squadron pay respects to Seattle during the Panama Exposition visit and to direct repairs to be done at Puget Sound Navy Yard before the fleet sails. The note emphasizes Puget Sound and Elliott Bay should not be overlooked.
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Puget Sound
Elliott Bay
San Francisco
War Department
Washington
Seattle Commercial Club
Commercial Club
Seattle
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Senate Seeks Letters on Canal Tolls
The senate adopted Senator Brandegee's resolution requesting all letters correspondence and records in the state department related to the Hay Pauncefote treaty negotiations. It concerns whether American shipping would pay the same tolls as other nations to pass through the Panama canal.
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Washington
Senate
Brandegee
State Department
Panama Canal
France Leads in Council Ballot as Peirce Successor
C J France former Municipal league president emerged with three votes on a ballot and remains in contention for the city council post to replace resigned Councilman Peirce. Six ballots failed to produce a majority yesterday. Also, Cy Warman poet died at St Luke's Hospital after a three week illness in Chicago.
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C. J. France
Municipal League
Peirce
France
Chicago
Chief Griffiths Orders Patrols to Curb Downtown Noise
The chief directed patrolmen to warn motorists to stop unnecessary engine and motorcycle noise on downtown streets. Complaints from hotel guests kept police headquarters busy as rest was disrupted. He also banned rag dances. Phone in your want ad now and pay later.
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Griffiths
Port Bottle Incident Involves 15 Year Old Girl
Deputy Prosecutor Crawford White leads an investigation into a case involving a 15 year old girl taken to her home at 1921 20th Ave last Friday evening after appearing drugged. Juvenile officer Miss Mary Brown forwarded the case for action. The girl admits taking a bottle of portine with another girl but has yet to name others involved.
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Crawford White
Mary Brown
White
Moodle
Ward politics and the Bath-House John era in Chicago
The writer recalls Bath-House John and Hinky Dink in Chicago ward politics, noting their control of beer, beds, and favors to keep re election. He describes a Ward One crowd at the Coliseum charity ball, drinking, debauchery, and the as speaker questions if Seattle should return to ward representation.
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Chicago
Hinky Bink
Bridewell
Hinky Dink
Bath- House
Johns
Hinky Dinks
Seattle
Charter Commission
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