Beast Man At Large In Portland Rampage Threats Escalate
Portland reports a Beast Man at large in the East Side with two women as known victims. Capt. Leo Harris and 20 officers have searched for days as Mayor offers 100 reward. The Portland News received a threatening letter while Chief Jenkins warns women and police continue the hunt.
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Portland
East Side
Leo Harris
Portland News
Jenkins
Captain Harms
Fred L. Boalt
Columbia Park
Harris
Peninsula
Han
Harms
Welfare Bureau
Bureau
Scott
Ernst Seeks County Auditor Nomination in Democratic Campaign
Seattle resident A. B. Ernst, 30 years in the city, runs on the democratic ticket for county auditor. He is aligned with the party’s progressive wing and has served on the park board under Mayors Dilling and Cotterill. He left the board when Governor Ernest Lister appointed him to the state industrial insurance commission.
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Seattle
A. B. Ernst
Ernst
Park Board
Dilling and
Cotterill
Ernest Lister
State Industrial Insurance Commission
Seattle to Greet Financial Magnate Wonacott Visit
Seattle welcomes Co N Wonacott vice president of the Atlantic Gulf and West Indies Steamship Co and a Wall Street financier. He arrives after a Portland conference on August 15 and is linked to Oregon Washington projects. Wonacott once led the Presbyterian New Era movement and remains connected.
Court decision to determine death of Cassons after drownings
In Birmingham on August 14, a question hinges on which of the Cassons died first, Mr. or Mrs. Arthur C. Casson, as a large estate awaits legal determination. Both were drowned in October 1920, and the outcome may affect the estate.
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Birmingham
Eng
Arthur C. Casson
Mice Gnaw Matches Start Fire in Chicago Store
Fire risk escalated when mice gnawed matches at Henry Peters store in Chicago. The blaze endangered about 30 residents living in apartments above the shop during the incident on August 14.
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Chicago
Henry Peters
Hygienists Rally Against Tight Corsets in Paris
Paris August 14 Hygienists will unite to oppose the return of old-fashioned tight corsets claiming they are harmful to health and posture drawing attention to modern alternatives and women's welfare concerns.
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Paris
How They Should Look The Lumberman Bored Gambler Chipper
The Boston Transcript presents a portrait of professions and foibles with nicknames linked to traits. Each character type reveals a facet of daily life and social roles through witty contrasts and concise characterization.
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Boston Transcript
Bryan Scores Reactionaries
Former Congressman J W Bryan urged the Woman's Republican club to oust the Old Guard and abandon the reactionary program. He warned the party would lose power as progressive reforms were rolled back and Wall Street influence expanded, urging party change before 1924.
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J. W. Bryan
Woman's Republican Club
Ryan
Progressive Party
Wall Street
the Treasury
Federal Reserve Banking System
United States
Congress
Fordney-McCumber
House
Senate
Payne Aldrich
Golden hours and diamond minutes waste in time
A reflective piece rants about idle bystanders watching construction at Fifth and Union and in Seattle. It cites the teacher's warning about wasting time and extols the value of active work, concluding with self interrogation on whether the writer also wastes time by composing this piece.
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Myotic Lake
Oscar
Myntic Lake
Fifth and Union
Fifth
Union
Seattle
Aimilar
Hix
Tiffany's
Washington Street
Lamping Maintains State Tour For U S Senate Bid
Col George Lamping campaigns across Southwest Washington urging support for the Republican nomination. He spoke in Hoquiam Aberdeen and Kima last week and planned a speech in Vancouver Washington on Thursday. He backs reopening the Newberry cane and expulsion if a hearing wins, supports Columbia basin federal aid and farm credit, opposes entangling alliances, and aims to curb Japanese aggression on the Pacific coast.
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Washington
George Lamping
U. S
Raymond
Hoquiam
Aberdeen
Kima
Vancouver
Wash
Col. Lamping
Columbia Basin
Electic Credit
Pacific
Vet Trainees to Attend National Convention Leaves Granted
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Beattie and the Northwest in vocational training under the U S veterans bureau will receive leaves of absence to attend the national convention starting next Monday. District manager L C Joaseph notes about 3 300 disabled veterans are in training in the district.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Beattie
Northwest
United States Veterans’ Bureau
National Convention of the Veterans
L. C. Joaseph
Indigent Family Seeks Aid prompts Physician Inquest
A township trustee dispatched a physician to aid an indigent family. While there the doctor observed an emaciated horse in a ramshackle shed and questioned the owner about its purpose and condition.
Plans Laid for Electric Show Week in Seattle
A two house electric exhibit opening August 22 in Seattle showcases home devices. Gardner J, designer, directs construction with public openings after a brief ceremony. The Electric Club of Seattle hosts speakers from civic groups to stress electricity’s role in the West and share industry progress. Window displays will appear in town stores as part of an educational week.
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Broadway
Lakewood
Siet
Gardner J
Seattle
Electric Club of Seattle
West
Harry J
L. BR. Grant
Sam Roy Worth
W. R. Ruat
Meacham
Irving B
Clocked Silk Stockings at Bargain Prices
An ad offers women silk stockings priced at 1.35 with reinforced foot and lisle hem top. Colors include black white brown and gray, featuring contrasting clocks and durable construction.
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Vanity Cass
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