Hatfield and Matewan Gunman Shot at Courthouse
Hatfield and Ed Chambers were killed in a gun battle with detective C. E. Lively at the Matewan courthouse steps. Following the shootout, Lively and four others were arrested on murder charges amid ongoing Mingo county strife and related indictments in Welch.
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W.vaco Tae Hatfield
Matewan R
Ed Chambers
House Yard
C. E. Lively
Welch
Mohawky
Chambers
Union
Mingo County
Matewan
Bill i
McDonald County
Lively
Hatfield
Shota
Fragmented local page with scattered notes and quotes
A jumble of brief items mentions a girl found asleep near a gun at Fort Worth practice, jokes on humor and blushes, census talk, a Lake County discovery, Home items, and a tease to read more on Page 7 Column 2. The text blends social commentary, gossip, and partial notices from an early newspaper page.
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A O'Brien
Fort Woreee
Fire at McKay Annex Ruins Believed Incendiary
Fire Inspector Ries Laing says the Saturday night blaze at the three story McKay Annex apartment building at Seventh Ave and Pike St is incendiary. The vacant building, rented by Joseph Miller who faced arson charges earlier and was acquitted, owned by Charles Punty and managed by West Wheeler, suffered about $6000 in damage after Patrolman Scully found it burning shortly after midnight.
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McKay Annex
Seventh Ave
Pike St
Ries Laing
Joseph Miller
Laingmys
Charles Punty
Harrigan St
West & Wheeler
RE. C. Scully
Scully
Laing
Johnson testifies Bible does not specify race in marriage claim
In New York on August 1, Jack Johnson told a negro church congregation that the Bible does not specify colors in the command to take a wife. He said he married a white college woman and faced backlash, claiming he acted as the Bible instructed.
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Jack
BIBLE
New York
Jack Johnson
Three Chinese Educators to be Entertained at Blancs Café
The China club hosts three Chinese educators at Blanc's cafe on August 9. Attendees named include Dr. fu Chen-yen Dr. Tsao and Dr. FY. L. Chang.
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Blanc’s Cafe
China Club
Fu Chen-yen
Tsao
FY. L. Chang
First steps taken to relieve Russian prisoners
Washington on August 1 reported initial moves to ease the plight of Russians. A cable from Maxim Gorky to Secretary Hoover promised release of prisoners, while Hoover ordered Walter Lyman Brown in London to go to Riga but delay talks until Americans in Soviet hands are freed.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Maxim Gorky
Gorky
Walter Lyman Brown
American Relief Administration
London
Riga
Suseia
War plan urged by Trotsky to stave famine
Berlin dispatches report Soviet War Minister Leon Trotsky calls for a war covering Poland and all Europe to secure food. The message says Trotsky argued war would force other European nations to provide supplies. London notes the Allied Supreme Council will discuss the Russian famine at its next conference.
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Trotsky
Europe
Carl D. Groat
United Press
Berlin
Poland
Leon Trotzky
Trotzky
London
Allied Supreme Council
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Auburn Plans Big Show With Kick
In a tradition nearly 25 years old, Auburn sets a Wednesday celebration known as Auburn day in the White River valley. The event will close with the annual Auburn day ball at Liberty hall. Seattle’s foreign-born population stands at 73,875 or 23.4 percent per Chamber of Commerce statistics based on the last census.
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White River Valley
Liberty Hall
Seattle
Statistics Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
What Salary Should a Husband Earn Then
A University of Washington graduate asks several women about affordable marriage plans. Lelon McCausland argues a man should earn at least $200 monthly, noting high costs and the difficulty of switching from single to married spending. Helen Worboys contends a right man with good prospects could live with $125, given prudence.
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Wanda von Kettler
University of Washington
Lelon McCausland
The
College of Education
Ashe
Lelon
Helen Worboys
Helen
Hammered husband attacks wife in Portlands home
Frances Coberty is in a local hospital near death after Russell Coberty 25 allegedly struck her with a hammer. He is jailed and blamed her relationship with a third man. Police hunt for the third man as details emerge of their Kalama Wash marriage history.
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Portland
Frances Coberty
Russell Coberty
Mrs Anna Cohen Moves To Oust Them
New York Aug 1 Mrs Anna Cohen took steps to oust her kin, removing to drive them out according to reports.
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New York
Anna Cohen
Logging Cable Fatality At McNeill Island
William M. Pridges aged 34 was fatally injured Friday night on McNeill Island when a logging cable broke authorities said.
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Tacoma
William M. Pridges
McNeill Island
Beale to Attend Skagit Pioneers Picnic at La Conner
One of the old-timers who will attend the Skagit County Pioneers picnic at La Conner on Thursday is Chas. W. Beale age 91. He spends part of the year in Seattle with his daughter Mrs. F. L. Clem.
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Leland Ryder
Presbyterian
North End
Aurora Ave
Brewer
William H. Sears
Acros
Ryder
Wome
J. Y. Ryder
10Th Ave. N
Skagit County
la Conner
Chas. W. Beale
Seattle
Mra, F. L. Clem
Speeders Nabbed On Des Moines Rothell Pacific Highways
Twenty three speeders were arrested Sunday by deputies from the sheriff s office on the Des Moines Rothell and Pacific highways.
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Sheriff's
Des Moines, Rothell and Pacific
Slugger in North End: Ryder Denies Assault Claims
The article recounts a youth named Ryder in custody denying attacking women after three neighborhood girls visited his grandmother’s house. He describes a misinterpreted incident with blindman’s buff and a handkerchief game, insisting no assault occurred. Authorities, including the prosecutor, reference differing statements from the children’s mother.
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North End
Ryder
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