Tragic Cumberland train crash claims nine lives on Palmer cutoff
Chief Deputy Coroner W H Carson weighs inquest into the death of Alger Helmgren and Frank Olsen after their truck was struck by a Northern Pacific freight near Cumberland. Eight other men were injured as the truck was hurled and the cab buried, with one rider dying later. All riders except the driver and Elmgren were from Narcissus Sweden, workers on a Mayer logging camp crew en route to the Old Pat Gibbon mine when the collision occurred at 7 15 am Wednesday near Enumclaw.
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Seattle
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Cumberland
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Gust Carlson
30Th Ave
Axel Peters
John Lundberg
Howell Hotel
Herman Elmgren
Ti Larsen
George Bolyan
Mayer Logcamp
Johnson
Enumclaw
F. G. Ulman
C. G. Chittenden
Eric Erickson
Gigon
Fremont
Bach
Sweden
Elm
al Wilson
Aren Osee
Tougan
Chinese Look Same But Woo Is Not George
Woo Gee and George Wing, two Chinese men, were released from the county jail but Woo was mistaken for George. Both asked for clothes in Sergeant Smith’s office and were briefly free before Woo was recaptured when the error was discovered. George had been released by mistake earlier and later discharged by superior court.
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Woo
George
Woo Gee
W. H. Smith
George Wing
Sergeant Smith
Ty Jallor
Smith
Campbell
State Fair to Represent Washington at Yakima Exposition
G C Finley secretary of the state fair association announced Seattle will host Puget Sound Day on September 23 during the Washington State Fair at Yakima September 20 to 25. The event will feature 17 county exhibits and professional exhibition automobile races.
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Suzzallo Burglary At University Residence Reported
Dr Henry Suzzallo president of the University of Washington had his house broken into. burglars stole a black picnic box with four thermos bottles two sandwich boxes and cutlery and plates for six persons. Mrs Suzzallo notified police Thursday.
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Henry Suzzallo
University
Premier Millerand charges Lloyd George about Polish peace terms
Panis Aug 12 Premier Millerand informs the cabinet that Lloyd George'sPoland message urging Bolshevik peace violates the Hythe agreement. France recognizes Wrangel's anti Bolshevik regime in Southern Russia without Britain’s consent and notes differences but expects continued cooperation.
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France
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Russia
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Wrangel
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Foreign Office
Quai d’Orany
Missing Ohioan Sought as San Francisco Detectives Probe
San Francisco and Oakland police searched for Elmer Armer a Toledo banker after a body found Sunday in Oakdale was identified as George De Rome of San Francisco with Armer’s cards and letters among the belongings. Armer had not been heard from for weeks.
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Oakland
Elmer Armer
Toledo
Oakdale
Here
George de Rome
Armer
Three Crises Face Lloyd George Over Europe Peace
The British premier confronts three crises affecting Europe's peace as Bolshevik advances and Polish talks in Minsk unfold. Disputes over Wrangel recognition, a potential Britain Russia war stake, and Moscow's stance on Polish independence complicate decisions at the Warsaw front and Minsk conference.
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Wrangel
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Poland
King Cancels His Visit to Scotland
The king postpones his Scotland visit due to the serious Russian situation after a late conference with Premier Lloyd George, with plans halted that were to begin tomorrow. The Pall Mall Gazette reported the decision today.
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Pall Mall Gazette
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Polish Armistice Delegates Seized and Sent to Minsk
A Soviet representative reported from Moscow that Polish armistice delegates hid in a village between Warsaw and Minsk overnight and were taken to Minsk by Bolsheviks. The telegram arrived at 10 a.m. confirming the transfer.
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London
M Kamaneff
Moscow
Warsaw
Radford Wins Catboat Race at Seattle Yacht Club
Colin Radfort’s catboat won the Seattle Yacht Club third event. Radford steered the boat with Stanley Griffiths on the main sheet as Jack Graham, a 12 year old helmsman, finished second.
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Colin Radfort
Seattle Yacht Club
Radford
Stanley Griffiths
Jack Graham
New Southern curing and storage methods for sweet potatoes
To slow deterioration researchers report new curing and storage techniques used in the southern states. The methods aim to extend shelf life and preserve quality for sweet potatoes during transport and storage.
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South
Poles Continue Grim Struggle on Warsaw Front
Warsaw reports say Polish defense vows to resist Bolshevik peace terms and defend the capital to the end. dispatches from Moscow and Warsaw describe Bolshevik cavalry advancing toward the Danzig Warsaw line while Polish skirmishers hold contact and main forces retire to a prepared position near Warsaw. The Red effort aims to encircle the city, with river crossing actions and reinforced attempts to push south of the capital.
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Moscow
Danzig-Warsaw
Bug
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Merchant Kills Mother in Law and Self in California
Phillip Lauricella a 63 year old retired fruit merchant killed his mother in law 66 in her kitchen then shot his wife likely mortally wounded her before killing himself In the adjoining room two Lauricella children were present Jealousy may have prompted the act Mrs Lauricella 40 is in critical condition after a neck wound and the wife was shot in the back during a breakfast confrontation.
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D. Hobbins
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Lauricella
Johnston Defeats Williams in Newport Tennis Match
In Newport R I Aug 12 Williamston defeated R N Williams 6 1 6 2 6 3 in the Newport Casino tournament. The Californian John ston dominated the back court rally while Williams struggled to keep pace. Australia cattle branding aims to protect hide value by marking one cheek.
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William Johnston
R. N. Williams
Williams
Australia
Chaplin Divorce Fight Delayed by Service Issues
In Los Angeles on August 12, Mildred Harris Chaplin pursues a divorce action against Charles Chaplin. Legal counsel says they will wait for Chaplin to return to the city to pursue injunctive steps. The sale of the film The Kid may proceed without affecting the strategy.
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Charles Chaplin
Salt Lake City
Mildred Harris
Chaplin
Herides
Kid
Gilbert
Rodgers Company Officially Dead
The David C. Rodgers Shipping and Drydock Co. organized weeks ago to take a mammoth ship building contract but died suddenly and ceased to exist legally Thursday morning when Superior Judge King Dykeman signed an order of disincorporation. Attorneys
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David C. Rodgers
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