Burglars Use Wall and Floor Cracks to Loot Two City Buildings
Burglars cut through a wall at J Finn Metal Works on Seventh Ave South, stealing more than a ton of metal valued at 1155 dollars. They also bored a floor hole at Independent Bar on Eighth Ave South, taking a small amount of cash and three quarts of whiskey. A wagon linked to the loot was spotted heading toward Sixth Ave South Bridge, and a mask and overalls were found at the scene.
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J. Finn Metal Works
Seventh Ave. S
Sixth Ave
S. Bridge
Eighth Ave
Referendum Urges Citizens to Sign All Seven Petitions
The message warns Spokane and other cities that public utility firms push to divide referendum workers and spotlight only measures favoring corporations. It urges signers to support all seven petitions Nos 3 through 9, stressing that signing does not commit a vote but enables a future ballot choice.
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Spokane
Willard Heads to Philadelphia for Exhibition Stopover
New York reports Jess Willard the new heavyweight champion spent a brief moment in New York today before departing by train to Philadelphia for an afternoon exhibition. He traveled from Baltimore to New York and then to Philadelphia to catch a few hours sleep, then plans to return to New York.
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New York
Jess Willard
Ite Midat
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Willard
Seattle Theatre Week Brings Ziegfeld Follies and Candy Shop
Major Seattle venues stage top attractions next week. Ziegfeld Follies at the Metropolitan features Hert Williams and a 150 member cast with a famed beauty chorus. The Candy Shop returns at the Moore with Daphne Pollard and Rock and Fulton. Empress hosts Joe Welch, and Orpheum showcases Emma Carus plus a large vaudeville bill. Pan tages presents The Garden of the Rajab with Utah beauties and Florence Modena's team.
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Candy Shop
Joe Welch
Seattle
Metropolitan Theatre
Moore “the Candy Shop
Empress
Orpheum
Emma Carus
Pantages
Utah
Metropolitan
Hert Williams
Leon Errol
Vera Michelena
Louise Meyers
Ed. Wynn
Arthur Deagon
Anna Pennington
Stella Chatelaine
Herbert Clifton
J. Bernard Dybyn
C. Morton Horne
Johnny Dove
Kay Laurell
May Carman
Gladys Feldman
Jean Barnett
Lottie Vernon
Addison Young
Dorothy Newell
Arthur Rose
Margaret Dana
Mabel Snyder
New York Beauty Chorus
Panama Exposition
Oscar Ragland
Jas. F E. Sullivan
Frances White
Ida Gold
Homer Dickinson Ted Burns
al Gerrard
Plorence Morrison
Daphne Pollard
Ethel Boyer
Gypsie Haywood
Louise Evans
Carmen de Smythe
Orpheum Theatre
Miss Carus
Carl Randall
Harry Cooper
Charlea Henderson
Victor Stone
Stella Tracey
Bryan Lee
Mary Cranston
Carltons
le Noir
Marcus Loew
Empress Theatre
Welch
Etta Bryan
Roy Sumner
Austria Fears Italy Threatens Peace In War News
Rome reports say Austria, pressed by Russia to defend Hungary, abandons plans to invade Serbia and concentrates troops on the Italian frontier. Reports from Petrograd say Franz Josef seeks separate peace with czar protection and cedes Bosnia and Herzegovina while retaining Trento, Istria, and Transylvania.
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Rome
Carpathians
Hungary
Italy
Austria
Serbia
Peter
Petrograd
Russia
Milan Secolo
Franz Josef
Garcia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Trente
Istria
Transylvania
Sewing shirts for soldiers sent to Parla
Seattle women have stitched woolen garments for war sufferers and sent the finished shirts to Parla for relief efforts. The effort highlights civilian support and wartime charity during hardship.
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Seattle
Parla
Much Married Mr. Ross Gone
D W Ross fled controversy after a California woman identified as Mrs Ross No 2 arrived last week. Police and detectives seek him on a bigamy warrant while a wife abandonment charge was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Rosa reportedly left a sick Portland wife over two years ago and married Eva Tedford in Wenatchee, living with her at the St Francis apartments. Rumors place a third wife in Elmira New York.
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D. W. Ross
California
Ross No. 2
Junilee Whitehead
Rosa
Portland
Eva Tedford
Wenatchee
St. Francis Apartments
Elmira
N. Y
Savoy Cafe Reopens After Four Months of Repairs
The Savoy cafe has reopened after four months of repairs expanding its floor space. The reopening marks a larger dining area and improved facilities for patrons in the neighborhood.
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Savoy Cafe
Doctor Treible Arrested in Mail Fraud Case
SPOKANE April 10 Dr E D Treible is under arrest held on 15000 bail for using the mails to defraud He allegedly sent circulars via the mails promising cures for certain diseases and soliciting patients
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Spokane
D Treible
Seventy seven Painful Epidemic Remedy Advised by Hum
In the grip of a prevailing epidemic doctors urge taking Dr Humphreys Seventy seven at the first chill to ensure best results. Delays risk full influenza with aching bones coughing and sneezing. Pleasant and portable, 26e or $1.00, Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co, 166 William Street, New York.
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Humphreys
Ilomeo, Medicine Co
William Street
New York
Submarine Sinks French Bark Chateaubriand Off Isle of Wight
The French bark Chateaubriand bound for New York from London was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off the Isle of Wight. All 25 crew members survived after drifting in open sea for more than 24 hours and reaching Le Treport in France.
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New York
London
Isle of Wight
Admiralty
le Treport
Dieppe
France
Chateaubriand
Prepare Answer to Germans Complaint
Counselor Lansing prepared a reply to German claims that the United States violates neutrality by exporting arms to the allies. The government will argue such export is within U S rights and that an embargo would favor Germany while Britain France and Russia would deem it neutral.
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Washington
Lansing
State Department
United States
Germany
Great Britain
France
Russia
Alaska to Vote on Prohibition in 1916 Referendum
Juneau report states Alaska will vote on prohibition on November 4, 1916 after the senate approved the Snow memorial. Delegate Wickersham pledges to push for complete statehood while the house memorial seeks broader territorial powers.
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Juneau
Alaska
Senate
House
Wickersham
Congress
Feud Flares Into Knife Duel in West Virginia
In Letart West Virginia on April 10 two men died two died and two wounded after six Shirley and Bosworth brothers dueled at a school ground ending with multiple fatalities. Eldest brothers Eral Shirley 28 and Orson Bosworth 38 were killed after a quarter hour of brutal combat. Jackson Shirley and Joan Bosworth also fell. Teens on both sides were wounded. the feud stemmed from a baseball quarrel months earlier. A sheriff’s posse guarded the scene overnight amid fears of further attacks.
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Letart
W. Va
Shirley
Bosworth
Eral Shirley
Orson Bosworth
Jackson Shirley
Joan Bosworth
Girl Admits False Story About Chief
Victoria Desparte testified under oath that she told a false story reflecting on Chief of Police Sebastian. Sebastian faced additional indictments for contributing to Edith Serkin's dependency and for attempting to influence the grand jury. Desparte’s confession was seen by Sebastian and allies as vindicating the chief on related charges.
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Los Angeles
Victoria Desparte
Taft
Sebastian
Edith Serkin
Earl Rogers
Meat Never Killed a Man Fact Ad Campaign
An old style advertisement urges continued meat consumption for strength and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a kidney and rheumatic aid. It claims the oil and herbs are harmless, imported from Holland, and sold by The Owl Drug Company.
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Haarlem
Holland
Owl Drug Company
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