Story of the Mahoney trunk on stand in murder case
The article previews expected courtroom testimony in the Mahoney trunk murder case with expressman Alvin Jorgenson detailing moving a trunk from 409 Denny Way to Howard & Son boathouse and Lake Union. It notes the trunk held Mrs. Kate Mahoney and that Jorgenson’s statements could decide James E. Mahoney's fate.
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Mahoney Trunk
Expressman
Sam B. Groff
the Star
Kate Mahoney
Mahoney
Denny Way
Jorgenson
Alvin Jorgenson
Seattle Transfer Co
Tor
Lake Union
Howard & Son
Northlake Ave
Farmers union meeting canceled as crowd fails to appear
Lawrence Kansas Journal World reports no Farmers' Union meeting was held on regular meeting night because no members attended. The item notes broader debates on taxes and local business reflections across the era.
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Farmers’ Union
Lawrence
Kan
Journal- World
Doctor Brumfield Captured in Canada Extradition to Roseburg Expected
Dr. R. M. Brumfield, wanted in Roseburg for the July murder of Dennis Raxsett, was captured in Calgary, Canada. He initially hid his identity as Norman Whitney and claimed to be a farm laborer. He will face extradition and stand trial once returned to Oregon.
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Portland
R. M. Brumfield
Roseburg
Dennis Raxsett
Calgary
Canada
Eeenee
Brumfield
Northwest Mounted Police
Norman Whitney
United States
Neuner
United Preas
Russell
Dr. Brumfield
Seattle
Roneburg
Newsies Celebrate Annual Picnic With Pie Eating Contest
At Madrona beach the Star carrier boys held their annual picnic with a pie eating contest. John Cole set a world record by finishing a huckleberry pie in 43% seconds. Newsboys swam, raced, and enjoyed lemonade as Ernest Swartout won the peanut race and Jean Ceccarelli took the shoe race.
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Madrona Beach
Star Carrier Boys
John Cole
Ernest Swartout
Greenwood
Jean Ceccarelli
Stanford Carter
Howard Parri@i
Star
Generalissima
Love Mate Bore Children Denies to Surrender Kids
Nellie Phillips accuses Denver auto dealer George Stoffel of fathering two children with her and giving them to Stoffel’s legal wife. The case, Denver’s first with a husband splitting his children between wife and lover by mutual consent, proceeds as juvenile court weighs divorce and possible legitimation.
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Denver
Cole
Nellie Phillips
George Stoffel
Miss Phillips
Stoffel
Wounded Buddies Gather for Disabled Veterans Convention
Forty war scarred delegates from 16 chapters attend the second annual state convention of the Disabled Veterans of the World War in city council chambers. A welcome address by the wounded veteran Councilman Philip Tindall launches plans for 1922, including legislation for veterans benefits and hospital care, with cooperation from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Madelon
Philip Tindall
Argonne
St. Mihiel
Chateau-Thierry
Somme
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
F. W. Woodbridge
State Department
Roy Peterson
Tacoma
Frank Quinn
H. R. Langtree
Langtree
Bellevue mass meeting denounces ferry lease terms
At a Friday night Bellevue gathering of over 200 residents in the Bellevue commercial club house, speakers including M. A. Reese and Mrs. Emma Bigelow assailed the new ferry lease as lacking Bellevue service. The crowd voted funds to cover an injunction suit to halt enforcement.
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Bellevue
Bellevue Commercial Club
M. A. Reese
Wm Raine
W. K. Hall
Emma Bigelow
Nelson
Sarah Rogers
R. T. Reid
Demand Japs Be Declared White in Citizenship Case
The Supreme Court will hear Takao Ozawa versus the United States as Ozawa seeks naturalization arguing Japanese are a white race. George W. Wickersham will represent Ozawa contending northern Japan’s Ainu lineage and southern Yamato stock are Caucasian, challenging the statute barring Mongolian races from citizenship.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Takao Ozawa
United States
Ozawa
George W. Wickersham
Wickersham
Japan
Woman Survives Hatpin Swallowing After 3 Months
Mrs. Ella Levy survived a seven inch hatpin swallowed in an apparent attempt to end her life. Doctors announced she should have died within 24 hours but the pin was removed three months later and she is expected to recover. California druggists reportedly use about 100 gallons of alcohol under federal permit every three months, versus Seattle, where the average is 15 gallons, per federal prohibition agent Sylvester A. Moore who has returned from a California vacation.
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Chicago
Ella Levy
California
Seattle
Sylvester A. Moore
Moore
Woman reveals death threat tied to Belton Kennedy case
A woman told police she spoke with the alleged slayer en route west and warned that he would “get” a certain party if a friend she knew was not treated properly. The report ties the threat to the Belton Kennedy case and notes the suspect’s expressed intent.
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Belton Kennedy
Tragic Kennedy Mystery Ties Together Northwestern Hearts
A Los Angeles report details the murder of J Kennedy in the presence of Madalynne Connor once famed Northwestern University figure. The article traces three men linked to her past Ralph B Obenchain ex husband Arthur Bureh and Kennedy as the case unfolds in Ill Chicago and Los Angeles context.
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Los Angeles
J. Kennedy
Madalynne Connor
Belle
Northwestern University
Mrs. Chain
Kennedy
Arthur Bureh
Ralph B. Obenchain
Chicago
Madalynne
Obenchain
Arthur C. Burch
Wm. A. Burch
Evanston
Ill
Madalynne ‘Connor
Burch
Angeles
Nevada
Ralph Obenchain
Madal
Madalynne Obene
Santa Fe
A. W. Bureh
Arthur Courtney Burch
Madalynne Obenchain
Ralph R. Obenchain
Bureh
Defense seeks joint trial for Burch and Obenchain in Kennedy murder
In Los Angeles the defense contemplates a joint trial for Arthur C. Burch and Madalynne Obenchain over John Belton Kennedy's murder. Witness Mrs. Warren testified Burch threatened Kennedy prior to the killing, while Obenchain’s ex-husband Ralph Obenchain urged unity and potential defenses.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Co. Burch
Mindalynne Obenchain
John Belton Kennedy
Burch
Madalynne
Cal
District Attorney's
Arthur C. Burch
Kennedy
James C. Warren
Santa Barbara
Warren
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