Heart Balm Suit Targets Seattle Doctor Over Engagement
Ming Mattie FE Baker seeks forty thousand dollars from Dr. C N Maxey osteopath Seattle claiming breach of promise of marriage. Baker notes Maxey could not be located and May have left the state possibly with Miss Maude Kearns of the University of Washington art department. If he fails to return the case will proceed to judgment on his property.
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C. N. Maxey
Seattle
Ming Mattie FE. Baker
BE. Howell Sr
Leeberg
Oregon
Miss Baker
Edwards and pals freed by Texas governor pardon
In Huntsville Texas Uncle Billy Edwards and two cellmates were released on pardons after Edwards long refusal to accept clemency. Governor Hobby granted pardons to J J Carbaugh and James Nunley as well. Edwards plans to visit the Capitol and then tour while distributing his wealth to fellow prisoners.
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Jack Carberry
Huntsville
Ter
Billy” Edwards
Lagman
W. P. Hobby
Edwards
Colquitt
Ferguson
Hobby
J. J. Carbaugh
James Nunley
Edwardes
Callahan County
Capitol
Austin
Nunley
Carbaugh
Bud" Secor
Office Trusty
Prodigal Adventurer Rudolf Steiner Faces Hidden Fate
A 1920 newspaper tale follows Rudolf Steiner, a bold wanderer seeking unknown fate. He earns danger and money alike while roaming the city streets in pursuit of chance, with a piano store waterman past and a keen eye for the next corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Palisades
Ad. Venture
Rudolf Steiner
Venturer
Tim
Rudolf
Mechanic Faces Grand Larceny Charge in Auto Theft Ring
Seattle police plan to charge James Clark at Friday court hearings with grand larceny in connection with the theft of three cars. Clark, a Ballard mechanic, allegedly altered engines and wheels, forged bills, and sold two cars for about 3050 dollars while a third was to be shipped east. Victims named include V Marsan, F Emerich, and G Welpen. Clark was arrested near West Lake Avenue.
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Seattle
James Clark
Ballard
Jack Wickman
Clark
Washington
Mra. V
Weatlake Ave
Nimble Talker Links to $300 Loss at Washington Street Doorway
Charlies Davis of the Spring hotel met a charming woman in a doorway at 404 Washington st last night. After her departure he reported to police today that he had been entertained with glib conversation and found his $300 missing.
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Washington St
Charlies Davis
Spring Hotel
Oratory
Japanese Slayer Hanged in San Quentin Prison
At San Quentin California on August 27 T Niino a 40 year old Japanese man was hanged for killing his Japanese sweetheart whose father opposed their marriage. The execution took place at 10 25 and Niino was pronounced dead 150 minutes later. The girl was 21.
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San Quentin
Cal
T. Niino
Kings County
Niino
Please Turn Off Lights Mr Burglar In City Home Robbery
H Dickstein reports a Thursday night break in at 2204 Yesterday, where a child’s bank was stolen and lights were left blazing. The homeowner says the light bill spiked though the loss was minor and the thief did not return to extinguish the lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Dickstein
Dickstein
No change in Seattle gasoline prices after freight rate rise
Freight increases that took effect Thursday did not alter Seattle retail gasoline prices. Southern imports keep Seattle steady as local boat supply remains unchanged while rail-served interior routes add a half cent per gallon. Seattle outlets Standard and Union charge 28 cents per gallon, Shell 29 1/2 cents, with Standard continuing rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Standard and Union
Shell
Standard
Day Nursery Drive Fails in Seattle Fund-Raising Effort
Only about a third of the $30,000 needed to build a new Seattle Day Nursery at 802 Broadway was raised before the drive closed Friday. Many expected donors were away from the city, and organizers announced the campaign will resume on September 11.
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Seattle
Broadway
Amateur Ponzi Back to Yakima
Roy Fitzgerald, who attempted to swindle a Yakima resident out of 720 dollars, left the city jail for Seattle with Sheriff Sam Hutchinson. The pair traveled to the metropolis, where Fitzgerald faces a grand larceny warrant after trading an automobile for a lot and selling the lot for 720 dollars before being picked up Thursday night.
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Roy Fitzgerald
Yakima
Apple Belt
Roy
Sam Hutchinson
Washington
Ray
Youths Plan $40 000 Haul At White Sox Park
Three Chicago youths nicknamed Iron Jaw Jimmy Ryan Louis Maloney and Milton Bronaki allegedly plotted to rob a bank messenger with a $40 000 payroll during Babe Ruth day crowds at the Chicago White Sox park. Police say the plan was foiled by the crowd size and no murder was confirmed by officials.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Babe Rputh
Lowry
G@harles Comisky
Iron Jaw
Jimmy Ryan
Louis Maloney
Milton Bronaki
Insurance Man Is Fined $100 Here
A. W. Jones, formerly an adjuster for the Pacific States Fire Insurance Co., was fined $100 in Justice Otis W. Brinker’s court Thursday afternoon. He was charged as the first insurance adjuster in the United States to be convicted of presenting a false proof of loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
A. W. Jones
Pacific States Fire Insurance Co
Otia W. Brinker
Ten year old boy injured in elevator accident
Norman Deadmor, ten, of the San Telmo apartments, was severely injured Thursday at Bartell Drug Co. warehouse 1906 Minor Ave when entangled with elevator cables. He remained in Seattle General Hospital Friday in critical condition.
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Norman Deadmor
San Telmo Apts
Seattle General Hospital
Bartell Drug Co
Minor Ave
George Loses His New $95 Outfit in Hotel Heist
George Lebras awoke in a Virginia hotel room to find his new $95 suit stolen during the night. He reported the loss to police and searched for the missing clothing after waking Friday morning.
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George
George Lebras
Virginia
Home brew quandary stirs Washington misunderstanding
The Prohibition Office allows fruit juice to turn to cider though its alcohol exceeds 1 percent but warns it cannot be consumed as beverage. The piece asks how one may legally stock liquor at home if importation manufacture and sale remain forbidden and recounts Charles Cowen’s plea to District Attorney Saunders for guidance on making wine for private use on Orcas Island.
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Federal Prohibition Office
State of
Washington
Charles Cowen
United States
Saunders
Charles
Orcas Island
Prohibition Office
Grocer Larsen Duped by Worthless $25 Check Joke
A crude prank struck Golden Rule grocer L. Larsen at 401 North 45th Street Friday when a man presented a $25 check that turned out worthless. Larsen says the suspect appeared honest and well dressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Larsen
Golden Rule Grocery
45Th St
Larsen
Meanest Thief Haunts Seattle Again
A blind news vendor on Second Avenue reports his papers stolen Friday. John FE Moran and James Jr. notified police that all his newspapers disappeared, marking a return of the city’s meanest thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
John FE. Moran
Second Ave
James Jr
Hose stolen from Isaac Lairie’s garden during rainy spell
Isaac Lairie reported 50 feet of garden hose stolen from his Madison Street home on Thursday. He credited the rain on Friday for preventing damage to his garden and said he has no idea who took the hose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Lairie
Madison St
Larie
Girls vie to give blood for wounded war veteran
In Los Angeles two girls Maud Davis and Vivian Butler compete to donate a pint of blood to Edward C. Armentrout, a soldier patient in a military hospital. Doctors say the operation is needed to save his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Edward C. Armentrout
Maud Davis
Vivian Butler
Hunger strike crisis grows as Cork Lord Mayor nears death
Troops sealed Brixton prison in London as crowds demonstrated for Lord Mayor MacSweeney of Cork. Hunger strike weakness raised fears of death, prompting talk of possible tuberculosis pretext for release while government weighs broader policy.
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London
Bixton
MacSweeney
Cork
Mac
Sweeney
Ireland
England
Brixton
Lloyd George
Lucerne
Brixton Prison
Annie
Premier Guarded by Swiss Police
Swiss police kept tight watch around Prime Minister Lloyd George in Lucerne after reports Sinn Fein radicals had left Ireland to plot an assassination. The premier showed no visible concern as authorities intensified security measures.
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Lucerne
Lloyd George
Ireland
Sinn
Fire destroys Dundalk business district killing three
Belfast August 27 Sinn Fein sympathizers are blamed for a fire that razed Dundalk's entire business section. Thirteen people sleeping above a dry goods store were trapped and three perished as flames spread. Dundalk, a 15 000 population town on Dundalk Bay between Belfast and Dublin, faced further sectarian tension.
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Belfast
Dundalk
Sinn Fein
Liburn
Dundalk Bay
Dublin
It Isn’t Like This on Home Grounds in Seattle Game
In Seattle yesterday a Kirkland fan M M Sessions watched as a mysterious spectator lifted a gold watch and chain during the ninth inning of the Oakland game, drawing attention from the crowd and delaying play briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkland
M. M. Sessions
Kirklander
Seattle
Oakland
Bolsheviki Turn Fight Purse Reds in Poland War
British labor presses government to press Poland for peace with Russia and publish full terms. Bolsheviks reportedly lose substantial forces in Poland with about 300000 reds engaged and 80000 prisoners captured as fighting continues near Grodno to near Lemberg.
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London
Russia
Poland
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Livya George
Arthur Balfour
Leo Kameneff
Executive Council
British Labor Party
Redy
Haller
East Prussia
Grodno
Lemberg
Warsaw
Poles Capture Two-Thirds of Artillery on Polish Front
Poles report two-thirds of Bolshevik artillery captured on the Polish front as the Anglo French mission leaves Warsaw. Official communique tallies eighty thousand prisoners taken to date, with operations south of the Dniestr and along the Bug advancing against Bolshevik forces. Horodenka area described as surrounded, including a 4 000 strong brigade. prisoner total estimated at 80 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Warsaw
Dnieser
Bug
Dniester
Horodenka
Polish Premier Declares Poland Seeks Peace Not Territory
Premier Witos said the Polish victory does not alter Poland's aim for durable peace with honorable and just terms. He stressed Poland does not seek to appropriate foreign territory and called for uninterrupted talks with Polish delegates in Minsk during armistice negotiations.
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Warsaw
Witos
Minsk
Poland
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Stor
Sumor
Doudleday, Paget& Co
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
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Tangle
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