Young Woman in Flat-House Mystery Sparks City Detour
Hartley, a broker, follows a lead to Vivienne Arlington of The Vaillambroga flat-house after a sleuth offers shadowing. He meets Vivi enne, a 21 year old Saxon beauty with striking blue eyes, amid a humid city night and shifting loyalties as a mystery unfolds.
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Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Robbina
Floralhurst
Robbins
Hartley
Vivienne Arlington
East 4Th Street
Vaillambroga
Vivienne
Jekyll and Hyde
Bulka
Grace Gordon Escapes Jail Ward Inmate Theft Case
Grace Gordon, 20, escaped from jail by slipping past guards after hiding under bed covers in the isolation ward. She left with stolen clothing including a pink crepe waist and blue skirt, taking items belonging to other detainees. ward doors were reportedly unlocked. Patrolman George Finnell arrested her on August 13.
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Grace Gordon
Liberty
Grace
Blanche Mason
Women's Protective Division
George Finnell
Giria
Gas Station Explosion Kills Two in Syracuse
An explosion at a Syracuse gasoline service station today killed two men and seriously injured eight others. Rescue crews battled fires and secured the scene as investigators began to determine the cause.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Mrs. Wanamaker of Philadelphia Dies in Atlantic City
Mrs. John Wanamaker, Sr., wife of the Philadelphia merchant, died in Atlantic City after a period of illness. The death occurred on August 20 as she remained ill for some time.
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Atlantic City
N. J
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Star Want Ads advice and phone number
A promotional note extols Star Want Ads as daily testimony to persistence and success. It urges readers to keep trying multiple efforts and stay engaged, declaring you are close to Star Want Ads as your phone is to you, with the contact number Main 600.
Hinkle Acts as Governor for State
Secretary of State J. Grant Hinkle, newly appointed to fill Governor Howell’s vacancy, serves as acting chief executive today while Governor Hart attends an irrigation meeting in Lewiston Idaho.
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Olympia
J. Grant Hinkle
Capt. I. M. Howell
Hart
Lewiston
Idaho
Missing Only the Bride and Groom
New York dates a plan to provide an airplane and a minister for couples at the police field games. The note also records the light travel time from sun to earth as eight minutes and 20 seconds.
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New York
Earth
Roosevelt Speaks Tonight at Arena Mass Meeting
Hugh C. Todd will chair a mass meeting at the Arena where Franklin D. Roosevelt will speak. Doors open at 7 30 p m crowd may overflow. Prof T J Ryan leads community singing before the candidate arrives. A song by Amy B Gardner dedicated to Cox and Roosevelt will be performed by a quartet.
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Roosevelt
Hugh C. Todd
Franklin D. Roosevelt
T. J. Ryan
Mins Amy B. Gardner
Cox
Roosevelt as Human Aristocrat and Scholar, Writes Star Reporter
Star writer Zoe Heckiey visits Franklin D. Roosevelt's summer home to size up the candidate as a "human aristocrat." The piece portrays Roosevelt as educated and personable, blending aristocratic bearing with democratic appeal, while noting his international schooling and rapport with locals.
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Star Writer
Seattle
Zoe Heckiey
Star
Newark
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Banished Gambler Spies Coast League Games From Hill
Nate Raymond, barred from Coast league ballparks, attended games in Beattie this week. He rode a taxi to the Rainier Valley park and watched from a hill near the center field fence with field glasses, per Detective Ernie Yoria. Raymond is tied to a gambling row that led to suspensions for three players.
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Nate Raymond
Beattie
Nate
Rainier Valley Park
Ernie Yoria
Raymond
Yoris
Gottstein Murder Case Heads to Frist Bail Hearing
Supreme Court order denying a new trial expected Friday to reach the Sheriff’s office and trigger Gottstein’s rearrest until his attorneys secure bail. Gottstein was convicted of murdering John Murray, a freight checker, on October 4, 1918.
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Gottstein
Supreme Court
John Murray
Puget Sound Navigation Raises Freight Rates
The Puget Sound Navigation Company filed a new tariff Saturday increasing freight rates about 25 percent to Kingston Port Ludlow Port Gamble and Hood Canal points. The schedule becomes effective September 6 unless contested before the Public Service Commission.
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Kingston
Port Ludlow
Port Gamble
Hood Camal
Puget Sound Navigation Company
Public Service Commission
Penny appeal verses spark church Sunday drive
A North London church magazine prints verses aimed at boosting Sunday offerings. The pieces encourage generosity among parishioners and reflect local religious life in the area.
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London
Horses Rescued by Firefighters After Underground Pool Incident
Two horses were pulled from a treacherous underground pool beside a highway by Snoqualmie firefig hters on Friday afternoon. The animals, tied to a coal wagon, were being dragged toward danger before rescuers arrived and saved them.
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Bkighthave
Snoqualmient
Rolf's Secretary in Conference Here
W F Benedict assistant secretary to Mayor Rolf of San Francisco met with Mayor Caldwell Saturday morning in conference to discuss city affairs.
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Rolf
W. F. Benedict
San Francisco
Caldwell
Murder Mystery Deepens in Vancouver Hotel Case
Alma Lampeon was found battered to death in the Castle Hotel in Vancouver, as detectives pursue William Coleman, former Edmonton detective and alleged associate of her abusive husband Charles Sampson. The inquest heard Coleman vanished after being released for lack of evidence, while witnesses described threats and fear surrounding Alma Sampson.
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Vancouver
B. C
Alma Lampeon
Castle
Sampson Telia
Coleman
Charles Sampson
Mrs. Sampson
Sampson
Blanche
Cop's Aim Fine Hit His Man In Spokane Shootout
In Spokane Washington Bert Wilson, alleged bootlegger, was shot in the leg while attempting to flee Officer Carter of the dry squad. Carter told a police captain at headquarters I didn't aim to hit him. The incident occurred last night and centers on an attempted escape during a police action.
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Spokane
Wash
Bert
Wilson
Carter
Wilson Calls Nation's League Assembly Meet
President Wilson issues call for the first meeting of the league of nations assembly set for November 15 in Geneva. The notice was announced at the state department and sent to Sir Eric Drummond, the league secretary, to publish.
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Washington
Wilson
League of Nations Assembly
State Department
Geneva
Eric Drummond
League
Canary birds stolen in Seattle theft wave report
Police conclude thieves operating in Seattle after two canaries were taken. Harry Richmond reports his crippled footed canary stolen from a bamboo cage on his front porch. A. Larsen finds his cage door open and his canary missing.
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Seattle
Harry Richmond
Main St
Richmond
A. Larsen
Cherry Jr
Honor Guest at City Jail Makes Escape
Frank Evang, a familiar inmate, escaped from the city jail after slipping past an unguarded entrance. He had been serving a 30 day sentence for begging and was arrested at Third Avenue and Cherry Street by Sergeant M D Pence on August 16. He is 64 years old.
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Frank
Frans
Third Ave
Cherry St
M. D. Pence
Evans
Thief Hauls From Pay Phone At Dwyer Building
Sam Anderson landlord of the Dwyer building at 1918 Fourth Ave confronted a man who asked to use the pay phone. After a brief exchange the man left and the money box and phone were missing.
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Sam Anderson
Dwyer
Fourth Ave
Anderson
Neighborhood Mystery Ends With Federal Warrants
A furtive man who frequented a Firet Street store with a hidden bundle and a wary routine is revealed to be TI, after a prosecutor declines to issue warrants for home brew. The couple shifts public image from secretive to hospitable as the headline confirms federal action.
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U. S
Poland Warned by United States Over Russian Invasion Move
The United States warned Poland not to repeat its advance into Russian territory if it pushes Bolsheviks from Polish lands. The official note stressed consequences if Poland insists on a follow up order, signaling no alliance concession.
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Washington
Poland
United States
Reds north of Warsaw held in bottle neck
Brest-Litovsk 139 miles from Warsaw forms a bottleneck as Polish forces encircle from Demblin to Brest-Litovsk, trapping the Russian army north of Warsaw and hindering retreat. Reports cite armistice talks stalled with Russia accusing Poland of avoiding conference.
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Warsaw
London
Demblin
Brest-Litovsk
Poles Advance Deep Into Front as Baltic Border Pushes
Polish forces push 50 miles on the eastern front near Ware swathes, seizing over 10 000 prisoners and large quantities of munitions. They near Brest Litovsk and threaten a breakthrough while Bolshevik resistance concentrates near Lemberg and Warsaw. The Poles reportedly cross the Russo Polish boundary south of Brest Litovsk and close on Litelostok Ostrolenka and Danzig corridor, with Soviet reinforcements massed in the Grudziadz region.
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London
Lemberg
Ware Saw
Brest-Litovsk
Bug
Warsaw
Vistula
Vila
Litelostok
Brestlitovek
Credno
Ostrolenka
Loma
Danzig
East Prussia
Times
Graudenz
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F. D
T. R
T. B
America
France
Germany
Poughkeepsie
Althe
Charles A.*lampeon
Fred Saunders
Prince Rupert
Nation’s League Assembly
Hal Armstrong
Seventh Ave
Firet
Brown
Brest-Lietovsk
A. L. Bradford
Berlin
Webb
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