Search for motive in Starbuck ranch killings widens
A statewide search at the Starbuck ranch near Cazadero aims to clarify motive in the Kendall family murder. Authorities suspect revenge. DA Lea notes $200 taken from Kendall is missing, and a Japanese ranch hand Yamaguchi is under suspicion. Coroner Blackburn and Sheriff Smith plan field work, hoping for new evidence and possible body fragments.
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Henry Yamaguchi
Yoshida
Starbuck Ranch
Lea
Yamaguchi
Blackburn
Smith
Court martial faults officer over Fort Casey mortar misfire
The Navy court martial reports Major Evan Thomas was struck by a 12 inch mortar fire from Battery Alexander Schenck at Fort Casey. First Lieutenant Kollo Anderson is confined to post for two months and fined $100 for not communicating the firing angle before the shot.
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Vancouver
Wash
Evan Thomas
Fort Casey
Kollo Anderson
Anderson
Alexander Schenck
Bay 10
Cooperative GO OP stores planned for Seattle launch
A Seattle cooperative wholesale and retail plan was discussed by the state grange and a Central Labor Council committee. It aims to eliminate middlemen, boost producer profits, and lower consumer prices, with incorporation at 250000 capital and 8 percent guaranty. The plan forecasts favorable council reporting and a September 1 opening, with Fruit Growers and Hotel Men's associations among interested parties.
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Seattle
State Grange
Central Labor Council
Fruit Growers Association
Hotel Men's Association
Ice on Front Walk Merges with Urgency
A neglected block of ice on the front walk melts rapidly as Baby Joe alerts others with the cry Oh come quick the ice is withering.
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Baby Joe
Spinster in Reno Publishes Bold Marriage Disclosure
Reno as a backdrop, Miss Leslie Curtis headlines a public notice she has never married to quell rumors she came for a divorce. The playwright seeks to settle gossip about residency and legal plans with a vivid ad in a local paper.
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Reno
Nev
Leslie Curtis
Specialista
Miss Curtis
New York
Society of Reno
Mise Curtis
John D. Rockefeller Surprised by Pleasant Gate Visit
Deputy Sheriff Halloran sought to serve papers on John D. Rockefeller at his Rockefeller estate in Cleveland. Rockefeller had a carriage sent to bring Halloran to the manor, then personally greeted him on the veranda after papers were served. Rockefeller walked the grounds with the deputy to show him the estate.
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Cleveland, D
Rockefeller
Halloran
John D. Rockefeller
Lynch
Fire breaks out at Graham building in Spokane
Spokane Aug 5 The anniversary of the great Spokane fire marked another blaze as John W. Graham Co wholesale and retail book and paper building burned. Firemen faced oil explosions and half a hundred hotel occupants fled in night clothes. Loss estimated at 150000 with insurance covering the stock and plans for a larger building underway.
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Spokane
John W. G@ham & Co
Graham
Graham Concern
Lowsea
Seattle Woman Is Drowned
Mrs. John J. Bowen of Seattle disappeared while vacationing at Glenbrook Nevada after leaving Glenbrook Inn to row on Lake Tahoe. A wrecked boat and a parasol were found. authorities consider her drowned. John J. Bowen and son Joseph Bowen were reported dangerously ill at their Seattle home as the case was investigated.
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John J. Bowen
BE. Pike Sr
Tatum & Bowen
Glenbrook Inn
Glenbrook
Nev
Wappenstein
Nevada State Police
J. Bowen
E. Pike St
Joseph A. Bowen
Woman Dies in Flames After Lamp Incident
Dayton reports Mrs. W. E. Cahill wife of a real estate and insurance man burned to death when a lamp she knocked from a sewing machine ignited her clothing. She died after being taken to Dayton ten miles away. the house and nearby forest also burned as neighbors fought the blaze.
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Dayton
W. E. Cahill
Seven Die In New York Fire At Jamaica Hotel
A fire in an old wooden hotel and employment agency in Jamaica, New York, killed seven people five men and two women while others were injured. Dogs alarmed neighbors who alerted residents, but escape routes were blocked and several occupants leapt from windows as flames surged through the attic.
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Fy United Press
Jamaica
L. L
Saloon Hold-Up at Booth Park Strikes Five Patrons
A lone highwayman robbed the saloon of J. H. Parichott at Booth Park at 10 45 pm. He ordered five patrons to the wall and seized cash from the bar before fleeing. Patron Cochran pursued and fired but the robber escaped.
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J. H. Parichott
Booth Park
Patrotrean Cochran
Guggenheims Send Gold To California
The Morgen Guggenheim syndicate tightens grip on Alaska as local gold receipts drop sharply. July receipts fall by 400,000 compared with 1909, with gold now going to Selby smelter in California rather than Seattle. Dawson district shows marked decline. John Freeman and Lydia Clarke wed at First Presbyterian Church in Verter, Washington, with Rev Millin officiating.
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Morgen-Guggenheim Syndicate
Alaska
Locgal Say
Morganingeenheima
Seattle
Aaway
California
Selby
Amelting Trust
Dawson District
John Freeman
Verter
Wash
Lydia Clarker
Palle City
First Presbyterian Church
C. RR. Millin
Master Raymond Faces Dual Worlds On Stage And At Play
Seven year old Raymond Hackett stars as the winsome child in Margaret Anglin’s The Awakening of Helena Richie. He balances mature stage ambitions with boyhood delights like marbles and swimming, living between the bright boundary of footlights and everyday life. He avoids talking shop, preferring dogs, ponies, and swimming beyond city curbs, while audiences praise his stage presence.
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Raymond Hackett
Margaret Angiin
Helena Richie
Haymond
Naid
Ballard Youth Burglar Confesses to Multiple Break-ins
Fifteen year old George Kitchell of Ballard admits to seven night burglaries in Ballard area, entering by windows, stealing money and jewelry. His 14 year old brother Join Kitchell sits in jail on suspicion as partner. their mother supports them while trails unfold. Kitchell previously fought with L Pickett at 743 10th Ave NW and fled after Pickett wrestled away a revolver.
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George Kitchell
Trallard
Batlard
Youngs Kitchell
Kitchell
Ballard
Coulter
Join Kitchell
Mallard
L. (. Pickett
N. W. Pickett
Hhs
Pickett
Pool Night at Oriental Pool Room Tonight
Play pool at Oriental Pool Room tonight with $10 daily cash prizes. Located at 1413 rd Ave between Pike and Union, join for games and winnings.
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Oriental Pool Room
Saturday Specials at Royal Market
Royal Market at 1427 Fourth Ave offers choice roast beef lamb chops fancy steak and chickens as Saturday specials.
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Royal Market
Fourth Ave
Surgeons Gave Her a New Eye in Remarkable Operation
A blind woman at Medico Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia underwent an unusual operation by Dr Webster Lox. He replaced her atrophied cornea with a transparent cornea from a donor, restoring her sight. The procedure involved moving the recipient cornea and grafting the living cornea to the eye, marking a rare success.
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Philadelphia
Medico- Chirurgical Hospital
Webster Lox
Sweetest Words From Star Dust Correspondents
Quotations play with language as Star Dust correspondents tease phrases like There’s that tan and What’ll you drink confirming playful word games. Readers see cheek in closed and home team wine as clever puzzles in a lighthearted column.
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Star Dust
Japanese Lieutenant Shirase Joins South Pole Quest
Lieut. Shirase of Japan will compete with other nations in the race to locate and reach the south pole, signaling a major polar exploration effort. The multinational race highlights national pride and technological prowess as teams prepare for a high-stakes expedition.
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Lieut
Shirase
Japan
South Pole
Dollar Sale Attracts Massive Crowds Extends One More Day
All day long shoppers queued for bargains as the Dollar Sale expands to become the only exclusive store corridor from coast to coast drawing immense throngs. Manager Hoffman orders one additional Saturday shopping day to satisfy public demand with new fall suits skirts and waists included at promotional prices. The sale is called the banner of the season and far surpasses expectations.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Hoffman
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Cleveland Ball Club
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