Woman Cleared in Insanity Claim Lets Daughter Wed
Roberta L. Walker, a Seattle music and art teacher, was found not insane by a commission after a day-long trial. The verdict clears her of her mother Anna Walker’s insanity charge tied to her engagement to Lester Ingram Sargent of Pullman Washington. The court heardExamina tion by Dr. Nicholson and Dr. Calhoun. The audience erupted in applause as the decision was announced. Mrs. Walker said the dispute was over the engagement and vows to respect her daughter's plans. The couple plans to marry once Sargent arrives in Seattle after harvest duties.
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E. P. Chalcraft
Roberta L. Walker
Lester Ingram Sargent
Pullman
Wash
Miss Walker
Seattle
Sargent
Austin E. Grittitha
BD. A. Nicholson
A. P. Calhoun
Amanda L. Gordon
Griffiths
Anna Walker
Horr Defends Carnival Raffle Fraud Claim
Ralph Horr, general chairman of the Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment committee, says raffle ticket buyers were served by carnival admission cards. About 3,000 ticket holders lost a chance to win three cars, and the organization faces a $1351 deficit after police closed gambling and girl shows at the arena.
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Ralph Horr
Horr
Murdered divorcee found on Iowa highway near Fairfield
The wifeless body of Velma Bain, 22, a divorcee, was found on the main highway half a mile north of Fairfield this morning by a passerby. She had been shot through the heart with a small caliber bullet. A revolver and tracks by the road are the clues, with footprints of a man and a woman nearby.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Velma Bain
Here
No Cut in Pay for Street Car Workers
The budget committee decided no reduction will be made in the pay of street car employes. More than 270000 dollars were saved from the large appropriation asked for railway extensions and betterments. Further cuts are anticipated.
Willing to Talk It Over in Anti-Poindexter Fight
Three progressive Republican candidates for U.S. senator discuss a conference to drop two rivals. Judge Griffiths vows to stay in, Col. Lamping supports a panel to eliminate two, and Mrs. Axtell says she would step aside if the committee’s decision so requires.
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United States
Judge Griffiths
Lamping
Axtell
Republican Party
Geo. B. Lamping
Poindexter
Austin E. Grif
Last chance to register before September primaries
City registration books in the county city building close Tuesday evening. By order of City Comptroller Harry W Carroll the office will stay open until 9 PM or later if needed. If you haven’t registered since January 1 you must sign up to vote in the September primaries. Total registrations so far are 91 000.
Axtell Signals No Quick Withdrawal From Race
Mrs Frances C Axtell said she would not withdraw without backing organizations consent while noting she expects to defeat Poindexter and projects a 36 percent vote at beast. She said her action would depend on party interests and backing groups.
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Poindexter
Beast
Frances C. Axtell
Hood River Youth Dies Saving Camp Dog
In Hood River Oregon an 18 year old, John Young, died while saving a camp dog at a Pacific Power and Light Co. construction site. He leaped from a locomotive to grab the dog but slipped and was fatally injured. The dog was unharmed and praised as the camp mascot by workers.
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Hood Niver
Ore
John Young
Owen PD
Young
General Electric Co
New York
Pacific Power & Light Co
Hood River
Camp T
Drunk Driver J W Anderson Jailed In City Court
A jail term of 10 days and a $100 fine were imposed on J W Anderson for driving an automobile while drunk. His license was cancelled. Fourteen other drivers had their licenses suspended for carelessness while driving, with total fines reaching $422.
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J. W. Anderson
Jacob Kalina
Anderson
Flivver Plane to Get Baptismal Clouds Here
A tiny heavier-than-air craft, called a flivver plane and the smallest in America, will have its baptismal flight next week in Dayton Ohio. The midget airplane, nicknamed a dead ringer for its earthbound cousin, spans 14 feet in wings. It was designed by Capt. Aubrey Eagle and Lieut. Melvin Ww. Asp. of Ellington field Texas.
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Dayton
Ohio
America
Aubrey Eagle
Melvin Ww
Ellington Field
Tex
Two Killed as Trains Collide in Arizona
Two persons were killed and several injured in a collision between Santa Fe trains at Kingman Arizona early today. A relief train was dispatched and the injured were expected to be brought to Los Angeles for treatment. details were not yet available.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Fe
Kingman
Ariz
Brewer
Twelve Die as New York Hotel Floor Collapses
On August 22 in New York City twelve workmen were crushed when the second floor of the Claridge hotel on Broadway and 44th street fell during renovations. Foreman Mike Marmolsen may have been mortally wounded as steel beams collapsed, shaking the bright light district filled with sightseers.
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New York
Claridge
Broadway
44Th St
Mike R. Marmolsen
President Harding Feet Labeled Muscular and Perfect
A Washington report notes President Harding's feet are muscularly and anatomically almost perfect and identical in size and shape. Dr. Peter Kahler examined the president at the White House with Laddie Boy present as the dog playfully bounded for a rubber ball.
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Harding
Washington
Peter Kahler
New York
Kahler
White House
Will Dismiss Police Driver After High Speed Crash
Patrolman Fred Mills driver of the police auto that crashed at high speed into a one man street car injuring himself and three other officers will be dismissed from the department. Chief W B Severyns announced after completing an investigation. Mills took all the blame for the crash. Mills EB H Davey G C Jensen and Investigator Robert Kernan remained in Providence hospital Tuesday and are thought to be recovering. Also Sybill Fletcher daughter of Admiral Fletcher recovering from injuries after being thrown from a horse.
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Fred Mills
W. B. Severyns
Mills
Severyns
Eb, H. Davey
G. C. Jensen
Robert Kernan
Providence Hospital
Bloodhounds Track Auto Thief On McNeil's Island Escape
The manhunt for De Lage, a 32 year old auto thief, continues on McNeil's Island as bloodhounds Rambler and Rattler lead U S Marshal Tobey and guards through dense brush and beaches after his escape from custody. Guard Darby was dismissed after failing to halt the convict who dodged fire from guardhouse No 4. De Lage, rated one of the cleverest thieves, was sentenced in April under the Dyer Act to two years.
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Peteristy
McNeil’s Island
H Lage
Rambler
Rattler
Matt Starwich
King County
Sage
U. S
Tobey
Starwich
Altho
State Penitentiary
Walla Walla
de Lage
Martin E. Darby
Guard House No. 4
Roy Gardner
E. R. Tobey
Seattle
Hat Island
MacNeil
Red Convention in U S Raid Arrests in Bridgeman Michigan
Fifteen delegates to the Communist Party of America national convention were arrested in Bridgeman Michigan with sixty more delegates detained. Federal agents from Chicago led the raid under William J. Bivens and 20 deputies assisted. Notable figures William Z. Foster and two Lenin delegates fled to Chicago.
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Bridgeman
Mich
Communist Party of America
William J. Bivens
Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Chicago
Trade Educational Union
Lenin
C. Ke, Ruphenberg
Workers’ Party of America
Cleveland
William F. Dunne
Workers
Max Lerner
Seattle
Wash
T. R. Sullivan
St. Louis
Nordling
Portland
Ore
Boris Yetstein
Arnold Lokowsky
Foster
Africa’s Paper Mille Shortage And Shoe Stitch Count
A note notes Africa has only four paper mille and mentions about 3,000 stitches in a hand-sewn shoe pair. The text blends two separate facts into a concise archival observation.
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Africa
Delage thief who escaped prison during baseball game
Delage, 32, six feet tall and 165 pounds with a light complexion, fled after breaking from the prison during a baseball game. Gardner was wounded, Delage hid on an island then fled toward Arizona where he was captured during a later robbery attempt. A woman who fled with him was captured in Tacoma and Seattle. the couple had four children returned to Massachusetts. Charges include bigamy, passing worthless checks, Mann Act violations, auto theft and interstate transporting, among others.
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DeLage
Gardner
Arizona
Impya
Bogart
Tacoma
Seattle
Framingham, Mass
Massachusetts
Demands Removal of Federal Prohibition Chief
Rep John P Hill charges Federal Prohibition Commissioner R A Haines with defrauding the government by using Treasury mail for personal political propaganda in support of himself and associates the Antil Saloon league. The complaint was made to Secretary Mellon. Sources note Pennsylvania had 49 paper mills in 1770.
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Washington
R. A. Haines
Why Bronner Went to France
Milton Bronner, European correspondent for NBA Service, returns from a tour of French farming districts. He shares observations on peasant views of world affairs and their potential impact on the United States. The report appears on page 9.
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Bronner
France
Milton Bronner
N. B. A. Service
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