Cholera Death Wave Expands Across Russian Districts
Reports from Poval, Aug. 6 describe a spreading cholera outbreak across Podoglia, Kiev, Smolensk and four other provinces. About 150000 died in two towns in two months, including 52000 children, amid terror as armed bands looted homes and troops used gas to disperse fugitives. A relief commission led by Gorky and Kinshuk prepares to negotiate aid abroad.
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Peval
Podoglia
Kieff
Smolensk
Viscount Receives Courtesy on U S Battleship Visit
In Vancouver on August 6 Viscount received honors aboard the battleship Ten. Courtesy extended by Captain Rich Leagh and Consul General Ryder led to a harbor visit where the publisher was welcomed aboard Tennessee’s ship and expressed gratitude for the American courtesy.
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Vancouver
B.C
United States
Ten
Lord North
Rich Leagh
Ryder
Harbor
Moore in Critical Condition After 20 Foot Fall
A carpenter fell about twenty feet from a building seat on North 47th Street Friday afternoon and was in critical condition Saturday. Moore sustained a fractured hip a broken arm and internal injuries. He lives at 5906 Woodland Park Avenue. An Olympia notice reports the attorney general says warrants drawn on county road and bridge creating liability of more than per cent are void and cannot be honored by the county.
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Moore
N. 47Th St
Carpenter
Mar
Woodland Park Ave
Olympia
Dr Brumfield Links With Fatal Elgin Six Crash
A doctor narrator recounts an amateur criminologist's plot and a staged vehicle crash on Melrose road near Roseburg. The doctor moves a substitute corpse, a roadside explosion follows, and clues hint at Brumfield amid wreckage, with a cliffhanger about his fate and a fourth installment promised.
Dr William E Barton Talks Lincoln Life in Seattle Visit
Dr William E Barton, famed editor and Lincoln expert, visiting Seattle for ten days. He praises Pacific Northwest beauty, discusses Lincoln scholarship with Prof. Clark T. Biswett, and previews a new Lincoln book. Barton is moderator of the Congregational Church national council and writes daily essays and parables for The Star.
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Dr. Barton
Chicago
the Star
Seattle
America
Abraham Lincoln
United States
William E. Barton
van Dyke
Ministry of God
Barton
Star
Newspaper Enterprise Association
First Congregational Church
Oak Park
Clark T. Biswett
University of Washington Law School
Bissett
Lincoln
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Pr. Barton
Clara Barton
American Red Crom
Safed the Sage
Puget Sound
Congregational Church of America
Plymouth Church
Sixth Ave
University St
Bruce Barton
American Magazine Fame
Star Daily
Price & Carter
Think Dr Brumfield Is Now Highwayman
In Bend Oregon on August 6 investigators say Dr R M Brumfield of Howeburg may be one of two highwaymen blamed for a Roseburg murder on July 16. Brumfield’s likeness appears in patrols as sightings grow near Pine area. The pair robbed a Crescent store late yesterday for 250 dollars and a car, prompting a large posse to seek them. In New York a 24 year old woman Katherine Hogan was killed after being dragged by a taxi driver who faces homicide charges.
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Brumfield
Crescent
New York
Katherine Hogan
Fake Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon Denied Authority
Major Bruce Craven who calls himself grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina is not an officer of the order. Colonel William J. Simmons, grand wizard, said Craven lacked authority to disband the Klan in North Carolina in response to Craven's statement.
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Atlanta
Bruce Craven
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
William J. Simmons
Craven
Help Wanted for a House Rent in Seattle
A desperate reader writes that renting a livable seven room house in Seattle is difficult amid high demand and sparse supply. They critique overhyped model homes and distant locations sold as close to town, seeking a modest, near-office dwelling and offering a telephone contact for leads.
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Fauntleroy
Two Women Tell How Kinkead Killing Happened
The story recounts Miss Olivia Stone shooting and killing Ellis Kinkead in Brooklyn after months of pursuit. Stone testifies she forced his resignation, hired detectives, and confronted him, declaring she is the happiest woman in the world.
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New York
Kimi Kinkead
Olivia Stone
Mexico
Ellis Kinkead
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Yester
Cincinnati Law School
Miss Stone
Kinkead
No Tax Repeal Till Next Year Moves in Congress
Washington reports that republicans on the house ways and means committee tentatively blocked tax repeal before January 1, 1922. If enacted, 1922 would see excess profits and 1921 high taxes apply to businesses and wealthy individuals.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Melion
Lone Bandit Keeps Police Busy in Seattle
A bandit dodged through Seattle Friday night, robbing three victims. W G Gordon, 208 18th Ave N, gave up $3 after being held at 18th Ave N and E Republican. Fireman John Loughlin lost $30 and his gold watch at 16th Ave and Terry, and Ray Kraft at Terry and Stewart faced an empty till after the call for police. No trace was found.
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Seattle
W. G. Gordon
18Th Ave. N
E. Republican
Gordon
John Loughlin
16Th Ave
Loughlin
Terry Ave
Stewart St
Ray Kraft
Kraft
Stage Wedding in a Pool Draws Oklahoma Crowd
Miss Helen Brinsfield of Atlanta and Frank Wall of Oklahoma City were married while standing in a swimming pool to stay cool. The note also reports U S production of dyes exceeding 88,900,000 pounds last year and mentions Boldt's Advertisement for French pastry.
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Lawton
Okla
Helen Brinsfield
Atlanta, Ga
Frank Wall
Oklahoma City
U. S
Painted in window while you wait at Crescent Paint Co
A window painting service offered by Crescent Paint Co located at 703 Third Avenue. The ad promotes quick, in-store work with paint products available for customers seeking immediate results.
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Crescent Paint CO
Third Avenue
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