Threat letters target three rich Angelenos demand money
In Los Angeles police pursue the writer of letters threatening wealth owners Warren Wilson and EB Barrett. Ex Mayor Workman was told to place a $20,000 sack under a brush heap near Hollenbeck park. the bundle vanished. A suspect was arrested then released. letters share a German handwriting style.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Thre City
William M. Workman
Warren Wilson
EB. W. Barrett
Workman
Hollenbeck Park
Train Hits Electric Car in Chicago Wreck
Thirty five people were injured when an electric car was struck by a Pennsylvania suburban train at a grade crossing in Chicago. Motorman P. Hest died of his injuries and several others may die. The cause was a braking failure on the streetcar and no gate or flagman at the crossing. The train, traveling about 40 miles an hour, overturned the car, throwing it into a ditch.
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Chicago
Pennsysvania
P. Hest
Lagman
Letter Threats Prompt Police Probe In European Home
The Star reports a house servant opened a threatening letter addressed to Barrett who with his family is in Europe. The note demanded money be placed under a brush heap by August 9. Police suspect a calculated crime, not a deranged act, as others in the neighborhood received similar threats.
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STAR
Europe
Barrett
Unclear Prairie Road Crash Kills Teenager Near Highlands Ridge
A nighttime collision on Ridge Road near Highlands ends with the death of a teenage boy. Two Chicago men, allegedly the vehicle occupants, were arrested after the wreck.
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Crown Point
Ind
Tretorn
Chicago
Bwartgatt
Actress stabbed on stage at Rockaway Beach
Mile Daste, an actress, was stabbed in the breast during a theatre performance at Rockaway Beach. Her jealous rival Mile Lina allegedly aimed a dagger at her heart using two blades, one real and one rubber. The steel blade caused a four inch wound but doctors say the injury is serious but not fatal.
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Mile
Daste
Rockaway Beach
Lina
Dante
Dooore
Japanese plantation strike called off in Hawaii
Honolulu Aug 6 The strike of more than six thousand Japanese plantation laborers two months long and causing losses to planters has been declared off by the Higher Wage association the organization of the strikers.
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Honolulu
Islands
One Woman’s Bluff Stops Night Intruders in Caled Press
Mrs Chas Green, wife of a Lakeshore engineer, thwarted two masked men peering at her home at night. She signaled with a pretense of calling her husband, prompting the pair to flee. Police were alerted to monitor the area.
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Caled
Chas, Green
Lakeshore
Dog Guards His Master From Rescuers
In Burlington New Jersey on August 6 James Logg intoxicated fell into a creek. A faithful dog stood between Logg and rescuers forcing them back several times. Police attempted to lasso the dog and were about to shoot it when a family member coaxed the animal away. Logg was saved as the tide carried him.
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United Press
Burlington
N. J
James Logg
East Burlington
Logg
Highwaymen Sentenced in East Lake City
Five men linked to a series of depredations in East Lake City and Ogden were found guilty and sentenced to five years in the state prison. The defendants faced charges tied to crimes committed about a week prior.
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East Lake City
Joba HO
Ogden
Two Children Kidnapped in Week Bring Police Suspicion
New York police investigate two abductions from the Guardino family in one week as they seek four year old Stephen who was returned and his brother Anthony still missing. The incidents suggest possible blackmail attempts by the kidnapper who entered a home while neighbors were visiting.
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United Press
New York
Stephen Guardino
Pringet
Stephen
Anthony
Guardinn
New York City
Four Drowned After River Launch Strikes Piling
A boat carrying 18 people on the Patapsco River near Baltinghy Maryland capsized after striking piling. Sixteen escaped, six drowned including a Baptist Sunday school party. Local authorities investigated the accident and issued warnings for river travel.
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Baltinghy
Ang
Patapeco
Instant relief from rheumatism with Hake Oven treatment
Suffering for months from aggravated rheumatism, H F Jackson of 1525 Eighth Avenue Beattie found near instant relief after visiting Loughney & Loughney Hake Oven experts at suite 220 225 People's Savings Bank Building. Dr F H McClellan and professional nurses supported care with free consultation and precise diagnosis. Bake Oven hours are 1 PM to 6 PM daily and 9 AM to 12 noon on Sundays.
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H. F. Jacksson
Eighth Avenue
Beattie
Loughney & Loughney
People’s Savings Bank
Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Loughney
MAY SEND NORWEGIAN COLONY TO ALASKA FROM CORDOVA
Capt J Mikielborg, from Norway, directs investigations into Alaska fishing farming and mining to attract a Norwegian colony to Alaska He hopes to recruit 100 families and may charter a regular Norway Alaska run if successful Also noted is the death of Brigham Young's widow Maanah Kjet Young aged 84 at East Lake City with no children reported.
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Cordova
Alaska
J. Mikielborg
Norway
Ttle
Mikkel
Alanka
Epidemic of Stripping Disease Paralyses City Victims
An outbreak in Winona Minnesota affects children ages six months to ten years, often leaving survivors crippled. Health boards fail to contain spread as officials plan a city wide sanitation drive to eliminate germs from streets and sidewalks.
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Winona
Minn
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OoThin
City
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