Four Gunmen Executed In Sing Sing Death Chamber
At Sing Sing prison in Ossining New York on April 13 the gunmen known as Gyp the Blood Dago Frank Whitey Lewis and Lefty Louie were electrocuted for the murder of Herman Rosenthal. Each man faced the chair in turn the sentences carried out between 5 38 and 6 08 a m. One prisoner Whitey Lewis spoke a statement denying witnesses’ testimony.
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N. Y
Gyp the
Dago Frank
Whitey Lewis
Lefty Louie
Sing Sing
Rosenthal
Herman Rosenthal
New York
Lieut. Chas. F. Becker
Whitman
Becker
Gyp the Blood
Harry Horowitz
Dago Prank
Frank Cirofiel
Frank Seidenshner
Louis Rosenberg
Father Cashin
Ciroficl
Seidenshner
Rabbi Goldstein
Secretary Daniels Proclaims Navy Dry at Bremerton
A Bremerton Navy Yard dispatch reports Josephus Daniels announces a July 1 navy-wide prohibition. Officers express gloom and anger as the officers' wine mess will be abolished, yet enlisted men remain accustomed to dry life and social routines hinge on duty and restraint.
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Josephus Daniels
Bat
Josephus Daniela
Navy
New Craft at Bremerton Seeks Navy Drink Reform
The author criticizes an upcoming order on officers drinking in the Navy, arguing officers must drink to socialize and transfer rituals. He acknowledges no name yet agrees with the secretary of the navy on drink being harmful to both men and officers, while noting life will feel strange after July 1. He laments officers bored without drink and calls for more useful work for officers.
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Bremerton
Muget Sound
Jack
Annapolis
Leutenant
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Are They China Eggs A Big Import On Board Senator
The largest consignment of Chinese eggs is set to sail on the steamship Senator from the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. docks Tuesday night bound for San Francisco. The 270000 dozen eggs came from Hongkong aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Russia.
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Senator
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
San Francisco
Hongkong
Copper Strike Ended In Calumet After Workers Waive Demands
The copper strike in Calumet Michigan is declared off at Western Federation of Miners headquarters. Workers will return to similar conditions as before last June and seek employment with no wage or recognition changes. The paper also calls for reader opinions on statewide prohibition and offers a synopsis of the initiative law.
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Western Federation of Minera
Star
President OKs admiral firm act at Tampico
President Wilson endorses Admiral Mayo on insisting the Mexican federals salute the American flag as reparations and seeks further talks with Secretary Bryan on Mexican affairs. Anti American sentiment at Tampico is reported to be rising.
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O.K
Tampico
Washington
Wilson
Mayo
United States
Bryan
Bills propose government purchase of railways and more
In Washington on April 13 Senator Lewis of Illinois introduced three bills. One seeks government purchase of interstate railways. Another plans for 100 vessels to form an American merchant marine and a 21 member commission to supersede the Interstate Commerce Commission. A third bill would place banking and transportation under government control. Fryatt-Fowells is noted as a top business school in the city.
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Washington
Sen. Lewis
Illnoits
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prohibition Bill Synopsis Strictly Bans Liquor Sales
A proposed prohibition bill makes manufacturing and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal and bars giving liquor away except to private guests. It imposes bonds on premises owners for illicit dispensing, defines liquor to include standard spirits and beer, but excludes vinegar and unfermented juice. It restricts prescriptions, requires pharmacists records, and outlines penalties for violators including license loss. A county auditor permit system and transition rules set, with effective date January 1, 1916.
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Drugeists
Phyeteciane
Neo Transportation Company
Black Hand Note Warns Woman to Keep Silent
A threat letter received by the county sheriff warns Mrs. Magdalena Werner to stay silent about the Henry Werner murder case. Sheriff Cudihee and Under Sheriff McCormick probe. the note cites a Dago and 6525 25th av Ballard. Witness Pauline Smith is jailed as a witness against Werner and Piconi.
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Magdalena Werner
Frank Piconi
Henry Werner
Cudihee
McCormick
Ballard
Pauline
Mayor vows veto over bridge funding
Mayor Gill announced he would veto the city council appropriation of 4000 dollars for test borings for the Fremont ay bridge. He says the expenditure is part of a general bridge plan with no funds provided and may never be, and the preliminary expense is inadvisable at this time.
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Gill
Fremont Ay
Tango sermon sparks church talk on dancing craze
Dr. M. A. Matthews preached about the tango in a First Presbyterian sermon titled Slowing Down. He lamented the dance as a vice from the tenderloin and urged slowing pace in life.
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M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
Billie Burke Weds Florence Ziegfeld in Hoboken
New York April 13 Billie Burke the actress announced her marriage to Florence Ziegfeld theatrical manager in Hoboken. Burke 28 and newly married to the man once married to Anna Held and widely known he had been divorced by Held in 1912.
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New York
Billie Burke
Hoboken
Florence Ziegfeld
Anna Held
Europe
Miss Burke
Cherry
Billie
Dan Cupid
The
Star
Ziegfeld
Anny Held
Pittsburg Returns to Bremerton After Voyage
The armored cruiser Pittsburg under Captain W. W. Gilmer completes a yearlong cruise in Mexican waters and arrives in Bremerton from San Francisco.
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Bremerton
Pittsburg
W. W. Gilmer
San Francisco
Spinning’s Bargain List Daily Hardware Ad
The Star page 4 features Mr Spinning selling bicycles garden tools lawn mowers household utensils tools garden hose cutlery and general hardware stock. His daily ad lists seasonable bargains and urges readers to consult it for advantages.
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The
Star
Mr. Spinning
Ad Daily
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