Police hunt tong murderers as Chinatown war erupts
Police pursue suspects in the killing of Liew Fong by two gunmen as a nationwide tong feud intensifies. Reported are 300 plus gunmen at large, guarded loyalties, and a deadly code driving deaths from San Francisco’s Chinatown to coastal cities amid subterranean market violence. Aberdeen Chamber seeks two artillery guns for harbor defense.
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Liew Fong
Fong
Francisco
Chinatown
Red Lantern
Bever Soucht
America
Tong
Aberdeen
Chamber of Com
Congress
Cure proposed for repeated burglar, Mrs Liebowitz
In New York a judge orders a three month hospital cure for Mrs Fannie Liebowitz a thrice convicted burglar. Doctors say hypo thyroidism dulls her thinking and restoring thyroid function could alter her criminal tendencies. The case marks the first use of such treatment on a person with criminal history.
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New York
Fannie Liebowitz
BE. H. Vaughan
Bayes
Insane Man’s Will Declared Valid After Long Battle
London August 12 Joseph Priddie, confined as insane in an asylum, made a will that faced a lengthy dispute among heirs. Justice Horridge ruled the document valid after years of contention.
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London
Joseph Priddie
Justice Horridge
Footpad Fights Off 1 000 Pursuers Near Dresden
Louis Kubert, a Saxon war veteran, held up a village 40 miles from Dresden and fought off 1 000 pursuers in a running battle, escaping when darkness fell.
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Dresden
Louis Kubert
Rescued Girls Decline Medal For Heroic Swim
Chris Ghiloni a Marlboro deputy US marshal and local athlete rescued two young women from drowning on Lake Boone. An agent offered a handsome Humane Society medal, but Ghiloni declined saying he would have been a fool not to help and kept his clothes wet. The agent left without presenting any award.
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Boston
Chris Ghiloni
Marlboro
United States
Chris
Lake Boone
Massachusetts Humane Society
Federal Building
Boundary Dispute Put Up to League
Geneva August 12 Chile resists the League of Nations move to revive the 1904 Ancon peace treaty between Bolivia and Chile. Bolivia asks the league to consider the issue at its second general assembly, but Chile questions the league's competence to revise the treaty, arguing it has already proven effective for peace.
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Geneva
Chile
League of Nations
Bolivia
League
Sultan Relative Kills Three Wives in Constantinople
Ahmed Bey a leading Turkish aristocrat and distant relative of Sultan Mohemmed killed three of his wives after finding them using English fans in Constantinople. Separate report from Wallace Idaho notes Forest fires blazing at Pine Creek Kingston Trout Creek and near Prichard.
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Constantinople
Ahmed Bey
Sultan Mohemmed
Wallace
Idaho
Pine Creek
Kingston
Trout Creek
Prichard
Winds of the World serialized in The Star
The Star begins printing Ruby Ayres novel Winds of the World in installments starting August 17. It follows Jill who dreams of wealth and luxury after a life of poverty and modest purchases.
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Jill
Ruby Ayres
The
Star
Marriages of Girl Annulled in New York Supreme Court
Florence Cobleigh 15 at time of two marriages had both unions annulled by Justice Squires. She testified the Brockelhurst marriage began as a dare near Bare Hall on Nov 24 1920 after lying about her age. The later union with Otto G Berringer was in April 1921. She sought annulments claiming underage consent, and was paroled from the children's court after proceedings.
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New York
Florence Cobleigh
Ashe
Supreme Court
Kate Cobleigh
English Woman Has 36 Husbands
In DEAL England Aug 12 Mrs Florence Keith confessed to bigamy after arrest and said she had 36 husbands living The 62 year old woman did not know how many are dead and stated she had managed numerous marriages across her life This rare case highlights a striking polygamy record in local records.
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Deal
England
Florence Keith
Forest fires in eight districts under control
Spokane reports fires in eight terrain areas including Coeur d'Alene and Priest River districts are now under control after active firefighting. No further details on containment progress or damages were provided.
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Spokane
Shipping Director Frey Moves to Emergency Fleet Post
A. J. Frey, ex-Pacific Mail executive and long-time U S shipping board expert, becomes director of operations for the Emergency Fleet Corporation. His hard driving tactics cut Pacific Coast repair costs by over 40 percent in six weeks, elevating his rise from humble beginnings to a key national post.
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J. F. Richardson
U. S Shipping Board
San Francisco
A. J. Frey
Los Angeles Steamship Company
Emergency Fleet Corporation
U. S. Shipping Board
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Frey
Fichard Schwerin
Pacific Mall
Schwerin
A. F. Pillsbury
Pacific Coast District
Pillsbury
Shipping Board
Navy Yard
Washington
Pacific
Angell Memorial Hospital Full to Capacity
Angell Memorial Hospital for Animals in Boston reports a full house with no beds or cots available. Staff attribute the surge in ill pets to extreme temperature fluctuations over recent weeks, saying sudden changes endanger dogs and cats and increase medical needs.
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Boston
Angell Memorial Hospital
Longwood Ave
Frey’s Cleanup Impacts Shipping Board Practices Coastwide
Frey’s cleanup, a landmark effort cited in Washington and echoed in shipping board policy on the coast, followed by Frey moving from the Shipping Board to the Los Angeles Steamship Company as vice president.
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Frey
Washington
Shipping Board
Los Angeles Steamship Company
Woman and suspect clash in Boston department store
In Boston a free-for-all fight erupted between a woman and an alleged female thief in a downtown department store. Special Officer Manning separated them as crowds watched. The suspect Lillian Cohen, 19, of Dorchester, pleaded guilty to stealing two pocketbooks and was tied to a case involving a $15.27 loss.
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Boston
J Manning
Eyens
Lillian Cohen
T .I
Dorchester
Burke
Lundquist
400 Girls Vanish Blamed On Cadet Ring
In Paris a government system aimed at stamping out crime has fallen back. More than 460 girls have disappeared since January 1 and are believed to have been kidnapped and sold by an organized gang.
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Paris
Gove
President and General Vie for Shipping Board Post
The text notes Liesner becoming a shipping-board commissioner, with ship operators opposing Frey for the director post. They fear his direct approach and doubt his fitness for fleet operation, though they acknowledge his ability.
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Liesner
Lisener
Shipping Board
Frey
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