Miners Trapped in Argonaut Gold Mine Face Dwindling Hope
Fifty or more men are trapped 600 feet below ground at the Argonaut gold mine in Jackson California after a Sunday fire blocked escape. Rescue efforts by the Bureau of Mines pursue two routes to reach the entombed miners while fighting the blaze and pumping water to advance toward the lower levels.
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Argonaut Mine
Argonaut
Jackson
Cal
Bureau of Mines
Kennedy
Itata Sinks Off Choros Island With Heavy Losses
Santiago Chile August twenty ninth two hundred forty people drowned when the Chilean passenger steamer Itata sank near Choros Island off Coquimbo. Crew survivors report over laden conditions and a possible wreck on rocks. Itata tonnage 1971 built 1873 Liverpool for Cia Nacional de Vapores registered at Valparaiso under the Chilean flag.
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Itata
Choros Island
Santiago
Chile
Coquimbo
Chacabuco
Choros
R. and J. Evans Company
Liverpool
CIA Naconal de Vapores
Valparaiso
Mayor appoints officials amid city reforms and jests
A satirical municipal wrap discusses Chief Severyns shifting 400 patrolmen, a mayoral appointment of a former Dee’s dental clinic worker as superintendent of streets and sewers, and light commentary on radio, pensions, tariffs, and local politics featuring Dobyns and other figures.
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Brown
David
Dee
Li'l Gee Gee Sez Oddities and Fashion Notes in Town
A column notes fashion quirks and weather hints as Li’l Gee Gee comments on flappers, long skirts, and rains. The piece mentions Pathe's Weekly not showing King George, golf spellings, and a humorous quip about speeders and highway robbers. Mayor Brown is cited on honking road behavior.
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Mayor Brown
Briton Leads Irish Attack on Cables at Valentia
Erskine Caïes, British author of The Riddle of the Sands, led Irish rebels in a motor boat raid on international cables at Valentia. Childers party was beaten back by Free State troops after cutting a cable. Caïes now with Eamonn de Valera directing the insurgent revolt against the Free State.
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Dublin
Erskine Caiéers
Valentia
Childers
Free State
Eamonn de Valera
Britain
Collins
Griffith
Dail
German millionaires meet to save Germany from ruin
Four richest Germans Stinnes Vogeler Kirders and Thyssen met with Chancellor Wirth to discuss stabilizing the economy after the mark slump. They outlined a plan to underwrite Germany’s ability to pay reparations if a moratorium is granted and proposed treaties with Belgium and France to support the effort.
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Berlin
Germany
Stinnes
Voegeyer
Kirders
Thyssen
Wirth
Belgium
France
Fire horses doomed as Seattle council backs motorization
Seattle council budget committee approved complete motorization of the fire department. More than 60 fire horses will be retired as gasoline engines costing 180000 dollars will be bought on installment, with long term bonds issued to cover payments.
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Seattle
Council
George M. Mantor
Extradition Move In San Francisco Case Of Gladys Quill
Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas prepared extradition papers for Gladys Quill who is wanted in Seattle on grand larceny charges. Quill was arrested in San Francisco and released on $500 bail after allegedly obtaining store merchandise on credit under a false name and address.
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Malcolm Douglas
Gladys Quill
Seattle
San Francisco
He Got Away With $56 Says Charge
Charges of grand larceny were filed in justice court Tuesday by Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas against Owone Swhab. Swhab is alleged to have stolen $56 from Reider Ring. He admitted the theft according to Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Bert Koss.
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Justice Court
Malcolm Douglas
Owone Swhab
Swhab
Reider Ring
Bert Koss
Dentist Conley slain by poisoned liquor in office
Dr. Conley of 058 3tnd ave NW died Tuesday in his Washington building dental office after a patient gave him a drugged drink and robbed him while he slept. Detectives search for the mysterious attacker as Coroner W H Carson orders an inquest. Mrs. Conley and Dr J L Scott describe a troubled scene and theft of cash and scrap gold.
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KB. Conley
Ave
N. W
Washington Building
W. H. Carson
Dr. Conley
Pheasant-Wiggins
State Miners Back at Work in Washington Coal Fields
About 2 000 union miners in the Roslyn Cle Elum and Tone coal fields return to work on Tuesday after a Monday agreement between union officials and the Washington Coal Operators association. No coal price rise expected this winter. Within ten days reopened mines should produce 10 000 tons daily under the existing wage scale.
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Roslyn
Cle Elum
Tone
Washington Coal Operators’ Association
Washington
John Rycock
Operators’ Association
Mine Workers Recalled Elect New District Officers
Four district officers of District No. 10, United Mine Workers of America, have been recalled and new officers elected. Martin J. Flyzik becomes president, H. J. Allsop is secretary, Robert McLean is vice president, and James Johnson fills the international board seat.
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United Mine Workers of America
Martin J. Flyzik
Ben Farrimond
H. J. Allsop
Ernest Newsham
Robert McLean
Alec Evans
James Johnson
Sam Caddy
Premier Is Guarded Against Assassins
London August 29 Lloyd George prepared to depart on a vacation trip amid threats from Irish extremists. Officials kept his destination secret while he planned holidays in the south.
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London
Lloyd George
The Story of a Senator Insurgent Emerges
An unvarnished chronicle follows Miles Poindeater from aristocratic kinship to first elected office as a Democrat. He emerges as an insurgent figure and climbs to national prominence through bold political moves and public clashes.
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Miles Poindeater
Poindexter Career Reflections From Early Days to Senate Rise
The article traces Miles Poindexter from early background through his low publicity approach, highlighting a quiet rise after 1910 to the U S Senate. It notes his ancestry, with a Confederate veteran father and a grandfather who served in the Senate during Clay and Van Buren’s era, shaping his path.
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Miles Poindexter
United States Senate
Poindexter
Altho
Congressional Directory
Chary
United States
Senate
Henry Clay
Martin van Buren
Senate Recess Delays Bonus Bill Vote In Washington
Washington August 29 The senate resumed discussion on the bonus bill with a final vote likely delayed. Republicans push to clear the measure to make room for pending strike legislation and hope for a definite decision, possibly in a night session, though a delay until tomorrow is regarded as certain.
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Washington
Senate
Hanging Invitations Soon Issued for George Howard
Salem Ore Aug 29 Invitations for the hanging of George Howard of Malheur county scheduled for Sept 8 will be issued by Warden Lewis in a few days. Howard, 25, was convicted of murdering George Sweeney of McMinnville. His appeal failed when the supreme court affirmed the lower court verdict.
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Salem
Ore
George Howard
Malheur County
Lewis
Howard
George Sweeney
McMinnville
Supreme Court
40 Youngsters Off to Rainier
A group of 40 Seattle youngsters aged 10 to 14 travel with chaperones to Paradise Inn Mt. Rainier for a two day stay. The trip, organized with Mt. Rainier park supervisors and The Star, includes lodging in dormitories, a glacier visit, and a high-spirited arrival to share with resort guests. A Tacoma group departs separately with a newspaper editor companion.
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Wanda von Kettler
Seattle
Paradise Inn
Mt. Rainier
Mt. Rainier Park
The
Star
Washington
Theodora
Daddy Draper
Bristol
Tacoma
Paradise
Six Accused of Speeding In Justice Court
George Perkins was charged with speeding in a complaint filed before Justice of the Peace C. C. Dalton Tuesday by Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas. Eleanor F. Holland allegedly drove 40 miles an hour when stopped by Deputy Sheriff Tom Morgan. Others charged are A. P. De Celle 38 mph J. D. Potts 39 mph Mer lynn Alloway and C. L. Crane 45 mph.
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George Perkins
Justice of the Peace
C. C. Dalton
Malcolm Douglas
Eleanor F. Holland
Tom Morgan
A. P. de Celle
J. D. Potts
Merlynn Alloway
C. L. Crane
Political rally and dance at Duwamish hall
A political rally and dance are planned at Duwamish hall near Duwamish station on Saturday at 8 p.m. Local organizers invite residents to attend the evening event promoting community involvement and civic engagement.
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Duwamish Hall
Duwamish Station
River Shrouds Crime Victims In Missouri River Graveyard
A second body was found lashed to a steering wheel of a wrecked car in the Missouri river near Nearman. Divers recovered the first body earlier, and authorities say two men, one white and one Black, remain unseen. A crowd gathered as searchers probe the murky river bottom under about 18 feet of water.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
Kepler
Wyandotte County
Kepleker
Shift In Police Beats Affects Over 400 Officers
Seattle Chief W B Severyns and Mayor E J Brown announce a major police shakeup to move more than 400 patrolmen and sergeants away from long standing beats to curb graft and protection money. The changes, coming September 1, end officers being attached to beats for 10 to 14 years.
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W. B. Severyns
Severyns
E. J. Brown
Seattle
Youth Fatally Shoots Himself in School Dormitory
In Herminie Pennsylvania a 14 year old boy Howard Wilson refused to return to classes then fired a gun in his dormitory, causing instant death. Local authorities reported the tragedy as a youth suicide with no further details disclosed.
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Herminie
Howard Wilson
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