Bride Confesses Murder After Disguised as Boy
A 15 year old Maxine Carr was found in Edmonds wearing boys clothes after vanishing from home. Robert Purvis, a Canadian ex-soldier, was detained after inquiring for Maxine at her home. Meanwhile in Oakland a woman, Mrs Virginia Clark, admitted killing her husband Chester J. Clark in a blind rage after he allegedly treated her indecently. She claimed self defense and said she would give a full story later.
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Maxine Carr
Edmonds
Hase
Maxine
Robert Purvis
Carr
Edmonds Hotel
Oakland
Virginia Clark
Chester J. Clark
Hartford
Conn
Oa'land
Aus
Drew
Clark
Warsaw falls unconfirmed as reports swirl in London
Scanned dispatches from London on Aug 17 report rumors of Warsaw's fall without confirmation. Russian forces are alleged in the city, but officials say the truth is not substantiated and the Polish government vows to defend Warsaw to its last breath.
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London
Warsaw
Krassin
Kamaneff
State Department
A Lickpenny Lover in the Biggest Store
Masie, an eighteen year old glove salesgirl in a large department store, navigates attention from Irving Carter and other shoppers as she earns their wary admiration. The scene blends flirtation with social inside views of department store life and the ambitions of young lovers. Carter seeks a discreet advance after presenting his card and hoping for a meeting, while Masie projects shrewd beauty and a calm, calculating awareness of masculine overtures.
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Masie
Carter
Cupid
Irving Carter
Bill
Jack
Mickey
Massec
Psyché
Sunday Slips Nations League Nonsense in Lincoln Speech
In Lincoln Nebraska on August 17 Billy Sunday denounced the proposed world league calling it a plan run by mutts and mollycoddles and curmudgeons. He said he would not support a league without reservations and warned Democrats led by Jim Cox would bind Americans in a grave dig so deep they cannot hear Gabriel's trumpet.
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Gabriel
Water Cart Draws Gals in Bath Suits
MODPSTO California August 17 society women respond to heat by wearing bathing suits on a fashionable street and using a street sprinkler as a cooling bath, drawing attention from bystanders and highlighting social customs during a hot spell.
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Modpsto
Cal
Ruth Not Only Ball Baby
Pasadena authorities investigated after H F Newell found three Mexican children playing with a small object believed to be a baby. The object proved to be a three weeks old infant, raising questions about the incident and care.
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Ruth
Pasadena
Cal
H. F. Newell
Commissioner of Public Safety
Dawson Miners Track Airmen Arrival for Anniversary Flight
Miners from every creek and diggin gather in Dawson to mark the 24th Klondike gold strike anniversary and await the American army aviators en route from New York to Nome. The planes reached Whitehorse yesterday and were last reported passing Skagway in the evening.
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Dawson
Y. T
New York
Nome
White Horse
Skagway
Miss Marion Clow Opens Charge Account in Lake Forest
Lake Forest Illinois reports Miss Marion Clow opened a charge account with the police department. She was arrested for speeding and fined two dollars, with a promise to pay later.
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Lake Forest, Ill
Marion Clow
Knights of Pythias Return War Relief Funds
In Minneapolis a Knights of Pythias national conclave decided to return 300000 dollars of a 366000 dollar war relief fund. Only 25000 dollars had been spent on relief, according to a report presented at the gathering.
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Minneapolis
Knights of Pythias
Chicago Health Office Chief Enforces Segregation Policy
Health Commissioner Robinson directed segregation of women in his department for efficiency, a stenographer claims. He said the measure was to prevent flirting with aldermen and callers.
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Chicago
Robinson
House Adjourns Without Vote on Suffrage
The Tennessee house adjourned without acting on the suffrage amendment. The vote stood 52 to 4. Speaker Walker led, with ratification committees favoring a report. T K Riddick urged concurrence in the senate resolution. He cited leaders backing suffrage and warned of hidden opposition. Representative Boyer argued voting rights would degrade women.
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Nashville
Tenn
House
Walker
Antiratifi
Ehe
T. K. Riddick
Senate
Riddick
Wilson
Boyer
Canale
Sharpe
South
North Carolina Senate Debates Federal Woman Suffrage
The North Carolina senate opened debate on ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment with both sides in the galleries. Suffragists said the vote would be close with slight odds in their favor, while opponents claimed the house had a ten vote majority.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Senate
Senate
House
Solons Invite Cox and Harding to address legislature
The Tennessee state senate adopted a resolution inviting Governor Cox and Senator Harding to speak to the legislature on political issues. Addresses are requested before September 1.
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Nashville
Tenn
State Senate
Cox
Harding
May Golden Again Behind Bars After Jewelry Store Break In
May Golden a 22 year old suspect in a string of crimes was rearrested after breaking a jewelry store window on Howell Street. She was captured by Lieut Hasselblad and Patrolman Orser near Yale and Republican streets and taken to police headquarters. Officers found a ring identified by the store owner as his property. Tennant questioned her as she stood dry eyed and she admitted a career of lawlessness but would not name her male associates. She was released on probation as authorities review the case for additional charges.
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May Golden
Howell St
of Mystery
Gus Hasselblad
J. B. Orser
Yale Avo
Republican St
C. Hudson
Tennant
Dow
Sergt. Hasselblad
W. L. Keene Wood Yard
Boren Ave
Restless Horse Unearths Skeleton in Bayeux Inn Porch
In Bayeux France Aug 17 a horse pawing outside a local inn uncovered a buried trunk containing a human skeleton. Police traced the remains to a murder confessed by Mme Huchez who admitted killing her husband 15 years ago when they ran the inn. she was freed after more than a decade elapsed.
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Bayeux
France
Bayeux Inn
Mme. Huchez
African golfer escapes in union suit after coat theft
Buffalo patrolman Palmer found the empty coat of an African golfer suspect. The man wriggled out of his trousers and fled in his union suit, eluding capture.
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Buffala
N. Y
Palmer
Orator's appeal saves man from lynching in Thorold
David McNeal faced a mob that torched the town hall and dragged him to a makeshift gallows after being charged with murdering a four year old girl, Margaret Boucook. He delivered a half hour speech invoking sacred trial rights, and the crowd dispersed as police escorted him away.
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Thorold
David McNeal
Margaret Boucock
McNeal
26 Die in South Shore Electric Car Wreck at Lydick
A dispatch from South Bend indicates the South Shore electric car overturned at Lydick Indiana killing 26 people. Automobiles with nurses and doctors were sent from Michigan City and South Bend to assist, though the report was not confirmed.
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Gar Wreck
Chicago
Lake Shore Railroad
South Bend
Ind
South Shore
Lydick
Michigan City
Cossent
Husband threatens wife on Minor Avenue
Police arrest Louis 8. Dellar at 1909 Minor Ave after a complaint that he threatened to kill his wife. Dellar allegedly said he had ended a family quarrel by playfully scaring Mrs Dellar with a revolver.
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Minor Ave
W. W. Dench
George F. Reynolds
Louis 8. Dellar
Dellar
Safe Cracked at North Bend
Thieves used dynamite to force entry into General Merchandise in North Bend. They opened the safe but found only valueless papers, which they left scattered over the floor. The door had been unlocked. No injuries were reported.
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General Merchandise Company
North Bend
Peter
America Holds Olympic Lead After Seven Events
America led the Olympic standings with 68 percent as seven events were completed at Antwerp. England held 19 percent, Finland 34, France 12, Sweden 13, South Africa 14, Estonia 3, Norway 1. Event winners listed include high jump by America and multiple track wins for England, France, and Finland.
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Antwerp
America
Finland
England
Sweden
France
South Africa
Esthenia
Norway
Superstition Wingslipped at Fortuna Park Flight
A playful exchange between aviator known as Pop and a stranger explores superstition in flight. Pop cites the rule of three guiding his engine care and avoidance of undertakers, then ferries the visitor across the lake to Fortun a Park where a Rotary club picnic awaits with hot coffee. The encounter ends with the stranger revealing he is Bert Butterworth, the undertaker.
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Stranger
Maroney
Fortuna Park
Fortuna
Rotary Club
Pop
Polish Situation Dominates By Washington Dispatch
Aug 17 reports from Warsaw indicate Russian cavalry patrols near the Polish capital 12 miles away as Polish resistance stiffens. Officials in Washington expect discussion of Russo-Polish crisis and Poland food supplies at a White House cabinet meeting led by President Wilson with Secretary Colby present.
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A. L
Washington
Warsaw
Vists
Poland
Wilson
Colby
Battle Raging Over Warsaw Fates in Fierce Front
London reports a 200 mile front battle as Polish counterattacks press near Warsaw. Official word says Poles pushed Russians back across the Bug River and advanced toward Mlawa while the southern front saw Polish forces recapture Dorohusk and Swieze. Russians briefly claimed encirclement before momentum shifted.
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London
United Press
Warsaw
Poland
Bug
Wiodawa
Hrubieszow
Mlawa
Brody
Chelm
Dorohusk
Swieze
Plotsk
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Indiana
Olympic
Hal Armstrong
T. T. Maroney
Undertakers
BE Stranger
Lake Washington
Bert Butterworth
the Undertaker
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