Three aboard stage shootout leaves one dead in Oregon
On the Columbia highway near Ratcliffe two men were shot aboard a stage. Alvin R. Price died en route to a hospital. Rodman Widing of Vancouver was wounded and George Reberto was jailed charged with murder. Widing survived.
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Portland
Rat Iy
Here
Muras
Columbia Highway
Alvin R. Price
Union 611
Rodman Widing
Vancouver
B. C
George Ro
Columbia River
Land
Astoria
Little
Jack A. Reberto
Price
Oathes
Widing
Ireberio
Wellington
Cobia County
Tennant Doubts If Mahoney Will Face the Hangman
Detective chief Tennant predicts petitions and appeals will delay the case. He believes James E. Mahoney, convicted slayer of Kate Mahoney, will escape the death sentence and likely receive life imprisonment. Tennant notes public sentiment wanes as Mahoney remains in jail awaiting state supreme court action.
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James E. Mahoney
Kate Moocers Mahoney
Charles Tennant
Mahoney
Tennant
State Supreme Court
Steel Company to Raise Wages by Twenty Percent
United States Steel Corporation will raise wages for laborers at its manufacturing plants by about 20 percent, effective September 1, announced by Judge F E Garr, chairman of the board. The note mentions California trees as be over 3,200 years old.
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Californ
Houses and Gardens at Auction in Earlington Gardens
George Albers executor announces two tracts in Earlington Gardens to be sold at auction next Saturday at 2 PM on Renton Junction Road and Auburn Way. Land is cleared and fertile with good crops potential. corner site suited for gas station or garage. three houses need repairs but habitable. Terms include 10 percent down, balance by monthly payments over up to three years. Transportation via motor buses. two paved highways border property. sale held in a tent on the ground.
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George Albers
Earlington Gardens
Renton Jund Road
Auburn Way
J. &. Barnett
Wed Highway
Rn Road
Renton Junction Road
S Mall
Renton
Million Dollar Love Suit Tangles Over Whitney Fontaine Case
In Saratoga Springs New York Aug 22 lawyers see a complex $1 000 000 breach of promise suit filed by dancer and actress Evan Burrows Fontaine against Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. The case may hinge on alleged marriage promises illegitimacy of a prior marriage and a possible paternity claim with complications from an annulment and a deceased former spouse. Fontaine now in California faces a legal fight over timeliness and validity of the suit while Whitney denies the key accusations.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Stillman
Evan Burrowes Fontaine
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Althe
Miss Fontaine
Whitney
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitney, Jr
Young Whitney
Rockland County
Sterling Adair
Adair
Texas
Altho
Mise ‘Fontaine Ia
California
Stork Delivers First Newborn at Puyallup Hospital
In Tacoma aug 22 Dr J B Mitchell and Dr William Karshner competed to deliver the first child at the new Puyallup hospital. Dr Karshner delivered a son to Mrs Estelle Briges of Electron, to be adopted by the Puyallup Kiwanis club with gifts. A second baby born to Mrs A P Newberry followed, as El bert Norton 6 suffered severe cuts from a milk bottle fall in Cashmere.
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Tacoma
J. B. Mitchell
William Karshner
New Puyallup Hospital
Karshner
Estelle Briges
Electron
Puyallup Kiwanis Club
Briggs
A. P. Newberry
Moore Favored by G O P Forces in Idaho Convention
Wallace Idaho Aug 23 The Idaho Republican biennial meeting opened with strong support for C C Moore current lieutenant governor as the probable nominee for governor The field for lieutenant governor includes Will H Gibson H C Baldridge and Donald Callahan Nominations for congressmen in the first and second districts likely stay with incumbents Burton L French and Addison T Smith The report notes sugar production worldwide at about 18 million tons.
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Burton L. French
Addison T. Smith
Citywide auto fatalities prompt tougher penalties and speed bans
A Monday conference led to bail hikes for speeders and harsher penalties for reckless driving. Officials said drunken driving will be punished under state law, and licenses may be revoked for willful speed violations. Pedestrian safety was emphasized as streets must be safer for residents.
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Automoboiies
Bf Severyna
John EB
Gordon
Jacob Kalina
Kalina
C. G. Carr
Pedestrians Hit by Automobiles in 1922 Record
A 1922 street accident list details several pedestrians struck by autos. Names include Mre J W Morris of 8721 46th Ave bruised at Third Ave and University St by J Kalones. Agnes Willong at Pine and Harvard by P H Duncan. Geo W Fry at Eighth Ave and Pike St. a Chinese man at Fifth Ave and Dearborn. Miss Holton at Second Ave and Union. Eileen Harrison at Rainier Ave and Holden St. C N Dickinson near Rainier Ave. a man and woman at Third Ave and Yealer Way. E W Mills at Westlake and Pike?St. Injuries range from slight bruises to minor knee injuries. drivers include B Carrier, H P McNamar, J Weiss, and Geo Richards among others.
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J. W. Morris
46Th Ave
J. Kalones
New Castle
Third Ave
University St
Agnes Willong
Pine
Harvard
Priday
P. H. Duncan
11Th N. E
Geo. W. Fry
16Th Ave
N. W
Eighth Ave
Pike St
Fifth Ave
Dearborn
B. Carrier
Rainier Ave
Miss Holton
Lowman Bidge
H. P. McNamar
Second Ave
Union
Eileen Harrison
Tacoma
Holden St
Geo. Richards
Falls City
Yealer Way
Rail shopmen insist on seniority rights to halt peace talks
Washington reports say railroad executives must concede restoration of seniority to shop workers for any settlement. Big Four mediators proposed terms for the 148 railroad presidents meeting in New York to resume work, while miners in Philadelphia face divisions as John L. Lewis urges terms but splits persist. Labor leaders warn the conference may fail without seniority protections.
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Eastern Railway
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Chris Golden
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Altho
Brotherhood Rail
Southern Railway
Spencer
United Preas
Peace Conference of Brotherhood
American Federation of Labor
Harding
Anti-Gouging Law Framed to Curb Coal Profiteering
Washington reports a new anti-coal profiteering measure is being framed by administration cabinet members. President Harding prompted plans submitted to Attorney General Daugherty with possible aid from Secretaries Hoover and Davis. A federal coal agency and a coal commission are under discussion to regulate prices and investigate the mining industry.
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Laurence M. Benedict Washington
Administration
Harding
Daugherty
Hoover
Davis
Senate
House
Coal Commission
Congress
Wyoming Miners Return to Work Under Peace Plan
Wyoming mine maintenance workers resume duties today after operators and miners' representatives accept the Cleveland peace plan. The 1921 wage scale and the check-off system are adopted, and miners will return to work as called by operators.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wryo
Cleveland
Cops Hunt Maniac Who Maims Horses in Kent
Kent police hunt for a man believed responsible for maiming many blooded horses in the Bromley area. Local authorities urge witnesses to come forward as the investigation continues.
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Bromley
Eng
Police of
Kent
Burglar Falls on With 800-Lb Safe Steal at Station
London report says thieves smashed heavy doors at Aston railway station post office and stole a safe weighing 800 pounds. No injuries reported as the burglary is investigated by police.
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London
Aston
Mrs McCleverty to Speak Tonight in Lake Burien
Phebe M. McCleverty a war widow and Republican primary candidate for county auditor will address residents at the Lake Burien community hall Tuesday evening.
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Phebe M. McCleverty
Lake Burien
New Testament Chapters First Divided into Verses
The text notes that the New Testament was first divided into verses by Robert Stevens, a printer, in the mid seventeenth century.
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Robert Stevens
400 Miners Return to Old Jobs End April Strike
Four hundred Campbell Creek Coal miners returned to work at daybreak ending a strike that began April, restoring coal output for the region. WV miners' chief Frank Kenney said 10,500 miners are at work in the state and will produce over 11 million tons annually, with rail disruptions not hindering operations in this district.
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L. S. Cameron
Charleston
W. Va
Pita
Campbell Creek Coal Company
Army of Peace
John Brown
Frank Kenney
West Virginia
United Areas
Kanawha
Ohio
Mississippi
Anthracite Talks End Without Settlement
Philadelphia Aug. 22 Hope for an early settlement in the anthracite region faded as operators and United Miner officials remained deadlocked after the fourth session of the joint conference. A terse statement followed with no detail, and unofficial reports suggest the stalemate centers on how to settle future disputes.
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Philadelphia
United Miner
Rail Executives Oppose Seniority Clash in Strike Talks
In New York on August 22, leaders of the American Association of Railway Executives faced split views over seniority as a shop men’s strike lingers. L F Loree of Delaware & Hudson said Eastern executives remain firm against concessions while a peace plan from the big four brotherhoods awaits a Dewitt Cuyler headed committee.
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New York
American Association of Railway Executives
L. F. Loree
Delaware & Hudson
Loree
Dewitt Cuyler
Idaho Democrats to Nominate Candidate
Delegates from every section of Idaho gathered at Hailey for the state Democratic convention opening at noon. Nominations for governor promise a big fight with Mose Alexander likely to be dominant on the first ballot, as Morgan forces led by R. H. Stevenson press to turn the tide for Morgan.
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Hailey
Idaho
Altho
W. A. Morgan
R. H. Stevenson
Morcan
Mose Alexander
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