Brother of Missing Girls Claims Slain and Bodies in Trunks
In Eugene Oregon Deputy Sheriff A Newton says Victor E Innes and his wife murdered Miss Beatrice Nelms and Eloise Nelms Dennis. Brother Marschal Nelms says he has evidence and that trunks carried the bodies from a rented house. investigations tie Eloise Nelms Dennis to the crime and a San Antonio murder charge faces Innes.
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Eugene
Ore
Cas
A. Newton
Victor E. Innes
San Antonio
Texas
Eloise Noime Dennia
Marschal Nelma
Misa Beatrice Nelms
Eloise Nelms Dennis
Innes
Reno
Nev
Nelms
Atlanta
Eloise
Beatrice
San Francisco
Bugene
Neims
Affordable painless dentistry in Seattle by Dr L R Clark
Dr L R Clark offers modern painless dental services in Seattle with low prices on crowns plates and fillings. An extra heavy $10 Gold Crown is available for $4 and a $19 Never-Slip Plate for $5. Receipts carry a lasting guarantee.
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L. R. Clark
D. D
Seattle
Regal Dental Offices Ad Notice
Regal Dental Offices at 3rd Ave NW near Union 81 list Dr L A Clark DO manager O S with ad note to bring this ad.
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Regal Dental
L. A. Clark
DO. O. S
Manager
3Rd Ave
N. W. Cor. Union 81
Man Holds Sleeping Baby Outside Knickerbocker Hotel
A man sat on a Knickerbocker Hotel step with a sleeping infant from 12 until 1 am. He claimed the baby belonged to Mrs F B Tremlett of Woodlawn and was to be returned after she checked on her husband. Police recovered the child and booked the baby among the night’s safekeeping. The man identified as John Ducnowse of Tacoma wandered off. the mother later called to claim the infant.
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Kolakerbocker Hotel
Seventh
Madison
F. B. Tremlett
Woodlawnavy
John Ducnowse
East St
Tacoma
Miss Grey
E. B
St. Vitus
CD. F. A
City Acts to Probe Electric Co. Hold Up Claims
City Councilman Erickson introduces a resolution asking the corporation counsel to determine if the Electric Co. can continue a practice of forcing customers to use electricity along with steam heat. A local restaurant owner, Chauncey Wright, switched to electric heat after attempting to use municipal power, illustrating the dispute.
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Erickson
Electric Co
Chauncey Wright
Mayor Gill Defends City Finances and 20 Mill Levy Cap
City council moves to keep the levy under 20 mills as Mayor Gill enforces fiscal guards. A bond refunding plan trims the 1915 levy by a mill while eradicating pay from the light fund amid long standing double charges since 1912.
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Gill
Erickson
Blaine
Coun
Hanson Campaign Endures Dust and Crowds in Spokane
Ole Hanson the progressive Senate candidate arrived in Spokane exhausted yet upbeat after a demanding Eastern Washington tour. He drew record crowds in Davenport and Davenport again and planned further meetings after the primaries with strong party support. He canvassed door to door and store to store as he heads to Whitman Walla Walla Stevens Garfield and Asotin counties.
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Spokane
Wash
Big Bend
Ole Hanson
Senate
Hanson
Washington
Davenport
Progressive Party
West Hanson
Whitman
Walla Walla
Stevens
Garfield
Asotin
Second meeting of British-American Relief association forms aid committee
A second meeting of the newly organized British American Relief association was held Monday night. A committee was appointed to look after relief for families of British subjects now at the front.
The Wax Peel For Skins Imperfect And Aging
An advertisement promotes ordinary mercorised wax as a painless inexpensive method to remove tan freckles mud and blotches by peeling away the outer skin. Daily application unveils a softer clearer skin with a healthy youthful glow and improved breathing of the pores.
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Resinol
Baltimore
Mrs Ge0 Worley Drowns In Bay Near Olympia
Mrs. Ge0 Worley sister of Seattle mayoral candidate George B. Worley drowned after her rowboat was struck by the Reflector launch operated by Richard Helser of the Capital Oyster Co. The accident occurred in fog while crossing the bay. Worley was rescued, but Mrs. Worley disappeared. The Worleys had recent ties to Seattle.
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Olympia
George B. Worley
Seattle
Worley
Richard Helser
Capital Oyster Co
Worleys
Crossing hearing in Orillia adjourned for tunnel study
After three witnesses testified the Orillia grade crossing is dangerous the public service commission adjourned the hearing in the Chamber of Commerce room until engineers inspect the site. Port Commissioner Robert Bridges urged building a rail tunnel to separate the grades.
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Orillia
Public Service Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Bridges
Banquet Guest Curran Leads San Francisco Delegation
Garner Curran deputy commissioner of the Pan ama fair in charge of the international insurance congress attended a luncheon at the Washington hotel Monday with 300 guests. Also speaking were Mayor Gill Charles H Lilly and State Insurance Commissioner Fishback.
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Garner Curran
San Francisco
International Insurance Congress
Washington Hotel
Curran
Gill
Charles H. Lilly
Fishback
Jeweler Hal Eyster Placed Under Bond for Threats
Hal Eyster the wholesale jeweler was placed under a $1000 bond to keep the peace by Justice Otis Brinker after Mrs Grace V Gillespie accused him of sending threatening letters.
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Hal Eyster
Otis Brinker
Grace V. Gillespie
W. A. Gillespie
Eyster
Pioneer Dead in Seattle Home at 63
Mrs. Mary H. Abrams 63 a Seattle resident since 1871 died Monday night at the family residence 44 Roanokest Her son Norman B Abrams was among those at her bedside King and Pierce counties fail to agree on Stuck and Puyallup river improvements
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Mary H. Abrams
Seattle
Roanokest
Norman Bb, Abrams
King and Pierce
Stuck and Puyallup River
Notable Local Notices and Political Moves Begin Clouded Week
Alimony case leaves Ed ward A Hearne jailed for 60 days. Lancaster NH to host former NH governor Chi chester B Jordan. Representative J A Falconer files 1220 expense as progressive senatorial candidate. Hoke Smith cotton warehouse bill passes Senate. Construction starts on large gas plant tank at Auburn. Jamaica lifts sugar embargo on England-friendly nations. Idle cars decline as economic confidence rises. Pacific Loggers Congress declares sixth annual convention in Bellingham. State equalization board to meet tax commission on September 8. Tacoma Germans organize aid society for widows and orphans in the fatherland. Washington revenue tax share 1865247, Alaska 31857. Mount Vernon National Bank charter issued. Paris Louvre to receive 20 million dollar art collection from Faron Schlichting estate.
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Edward A. Hearne
Chichester
B. Jordan
New Hampshire
Lancaster
N. H
J. A. Falconer
Senate
Hoke Smith
Auburn
Jamaica
England
Pacific Loggers
Congress
Bellingham
State Equalization Board
State Tax Commission
Tacoma
Ten couples separated in a local incident report
A string of city items notes two deaths and seven funerals. Ministers protest Sunday work on a downtown building while a group criticizes fishing and canning during wartime. A fusion of legal actions, social events, and public notices follow, including a libel suit and a charity picnic planned at Woodland Park.
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New Zealand
J. A. Clark
Rob W. A. Kelly
Arno
Congress Rivers and Harbors Committee
Reform School
Pope
St. James
Taxpayers’ League
Federated Improvement Club
H. Wright
Steamship Edith
Harmony Homestead
Alki Beach
H. D. James
Woodland Park
Evergreen Lodge
Thugs Attack Edward Youngren Near Dreamland Hotel
Two colored men confronted Edward Youngren at the Dreamland hotel near Sixth and Washington at 1 10 this morning asking for a match. He fled but was struck and stabbed in the face during the assault. He screamed for help and the assailants fled with nothing. He was found unconscious and taken to the city hospital for treatment.
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Edward Youngren
Dreamland Hotel
Sixth
Washington
Youngren
City Hospital
Bar owner fined for selling liquor to minor
W. L. Pierce, proprietor of the New Standard Bar on Washington, was today in police court fined 100 dollars for selling liquor to a minor. James Hicks, 19, testified he was stumbling and was arrested for being drunk. the minor status of Hicks was revealed in court. Pierce was subsequently arrested.
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W. L. Pierce
New Standard Bar
Washington At
James Hicks
Hicks
Pierce
Robbery at Argo Crossing Ends with Assault on Victim
Two men attacked W. A. Kelly at Cherry Street 312% late night as he waited for a car. They struck him on the head, took part of his clothing and stole $1.16. Police report the incident occurring near Argo crossing.
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W. A. Kelly
Cherry St
Argo Crossing
Dear Miss Grey advice column excerpt here remains lively
A reader letters page presents Q and A on love, engagement, self respect, and social advice. It includes guidance on handling relationships with two suitors, ending a steady but unwanted romance, keeping a friend friendly, and a note on a Boy Scouts inquiry. The column ends with a date trivia answer.
Gay Paree Sees Quiet Daily Life Under War Shadow
Seattle artist Roy Partridge writes from Paris that the city feels subdued and muted by wartime strain. He plans to return home, fearing pressure to enlist and public opinion, preferring safety over staying in the French capital.
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Gay Paree
Roy Partridge
Seattle
Fisherman Drowns Off Elliott Bay
Maurice Johnson, a fisherman aboard the halibut schooner Atuna, drowned in Elliott Bay Monday afternoon after cramps pulled him under while swimming to shore. His body was recovered about 30 minutes later.
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Maurice Johnson
Elliott Bay
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