Armed Bandits Rob Frank's Cafe At 602 Madison St
Two masked gunmen robbed the cash register at Frank's Cafe at 602 Madison Street at 10 30 p m taking 47 dollars. A tow headed youth watched from the window and the robbers ordered a cook and waitress to raise their hands before fleeing down Sixth Ave and Virginia Street. A second note mentions a bandit robbed a register for 117 dollars on August 12.
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Frank
Madison St
Jim Lazarus
Cook
Neil Unger
Case Register
Burglar Steals Jewelry and Goods from Seventh Ave Apartment
Mrs. N. Buchanan reports a nighttime burglary at 2402 Seventh Ave. The thief carted off three watches including a diamond set, a woman’s ring, a child’s penny bank, a sewing machine motor, leather suitcase, a 38 caliber nickel revolver with holster, and a violin.
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N. Buchanan
Seventh Ave
Beggar Throws Powder at Campaign Manager
A disgruntled beggar hurled powder into the face of Richard M. Buttle, campaign manager for Col. Roland T. Hartley, near the Butter hotel. Buttle expected to recover full sight after the incident, which occurred a week earlier and again last Wednesday.
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Richard M. Buttle
Roland T. Hartley
Hunger Strike Riot Rainlights Baltimore Prison
Seventy hunger strikers rioted in a Baltimore penitentiary dormitory tearing down lights and breaking out of cells aided by darkness. Thirteen guards faced the unrest as police fired shots, while firemen used water streams to subdue inmates amid ongoing outbreaks.
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Baltimore
Brady
Samuel M Roosevelt Dies at 66 Artist and Cousin of President
New York reports Samuel M Roosevelt aged 66, an artist and sportsman, died of brain hemorrhage yesterday. He was a cousin of the late president.
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T. R
Sam
New York
Samuel M Roosevelt
Bride to Be Freed From Jail Today
Ruby Rose a 20 year old Tacoma waitress walked free on a suspended sentence after arrest on grand larceny charges. She said she would marry fiancé Jim Canton as soon as possible and planned to wed soon after leaving Judge John Jurey's court.
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Ruby Rose
Tacoma
Jim
John
Jurey's Court
Jim Canton
Ruby Wan
Helen Hanka
C. C. McCullough
Jurey
Ruby
Mac
McCullough
Joe Canton
Viola
Thief Steals Trousers From Home With Cash and Watch
A burglar reached through an open window at 114 24th Ave and took Mr J H Williams trousers. The pockets yielded 35 dollars, a watch and a 30 dollar check. Williams recovered the trousers later in the yard.
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J. H. Williams
24Th Ave
Williams
Willams
Police Clerk Held for $29,000 Theft
Clyde Johnston a clerk in Police Judge Chesebro's court was jailed after being indicted in a case involving the disappearance of 29000 from a courtroom safe. Witnesses testified about losses Johnston was said to have safeguarded. The robbery was discovered by Johnston himself.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clyde Johnston
Chesebro’s Court
Johnston
Theatre Bandits Still At Large After Coliseum Heist
Bandita who robbed the Coliseum theatre office of 530 dollars Wednesday night gagged two men to chairs and escaped. Police said detectives followed several clues Friday but yielded no results.
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Bandita
Coliseum Theatre
Army Planes Reach Fairbanks Alaska
Captain Street plans completion of a New York to Nome Army flight tomorrow with four planes reaching Fairbanks Alaska. The mission aims to showcase air routes and endurance under winter conditions.
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Army
Reacherbanks
Alaska
Fairbanks
New York To
Nome
Captain Street
Kill ed Wife Adjudged Insane After Self Defense Verdict
Two years after killing her husband and being acquitted on self defense grounds in Kitsap county, Hettie E. Hale aged 71 was ruled insane by a medical commission. The diagnosis "Insane with homicidal tendencies" will lead to commitment to the state asylum. The finding followed a hearing at her daughter’s home, Mrs. John Y. Messenger, 6751 Kirkwood Place.
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Kitsap County
Hettie E. Hale
John Y. Messenger
Kirkwood Place
Drug Heist In Medico Office Stuns City
Thieves robbed Dr. Aldan A. Hoopman at the Railway Exchange building Thursday, escaping with 425 grains of cocaine and muriate, two ounces of morphine sulphate, and a four ounce tin of gum opium. Detectives searched Chinatown on Friday for the suspects.
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Aldan A. Hoopman
Railway Exchange
Chinatown
Elizabeth Small Dies at 28 Years in Seattle Resident
Mrs. Elizabeth Small died of heart disease on Thursday at her summer home in Pleasant Beach after 28 years in Seattle. She is survived by her husband Edward W. Small, an inspector in the city health department, and a sister in Alaska.
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Elizabeth Small
Seattle
Pleasant Beach
Edward W. Small
City Health Department
Alaska
Rescue on Lake Washington Saves Two Men
At 9 o clock last night A P Weckman and G A Weckman of 4219 Brooklyn Ave were overturned in a canoe off Madison Park. George Brown of the Pioneer Boathouse and C A Develin of the Kantagree club heard screams and raced to the scene rescuing both men as motorcycle police moved toward the lake with pulmotors.
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Madison Park
A. P
Gerald Weckman
Brooklyn Ave
Lake Washington
George Brown
Pioneer Boathouse
C. A. Develin
Kantagree Club
Brown
Develin
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Boston
Hettie Hale
State Asylum
Medico
East Lincolnshire
Fahey-Brockman
Third and
Pike Arcade
Rhodes Co
Second Ave
Raleigh
Portland
Oregon
LAHEY
Brockman
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Jos
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