Stagg Expected to Surrender Pending Kidnap Case
Tacoma reports attorney Scott Z. Henderson says George T. Stagg will surrender next Monday or Tuesday. Prosecutor Askren declares Stagg will not be arrested as a warrant is void and a formal information has been filed in superior court. If Stagg cooperates, Betty Brainerd may avoid trial. otherwise her case proceeds Tuesday.
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Tacoma
Scott Z. Henderson
Betty Braun
George T. Stagg
Stagg
Mexico
Henderson
Wiliam D. Askren
Miss Brainerd
Bobby
Miss
Betty
Askren
Smith
Justice Court
Strickland
George
Betty Brainerd
Betty Ras
Stags
Charity Ball at Crystal Pool Aids Ruther Home
The Retail Grocers Association hosts a charity masquerade and ball tonight at Crystal Pool to raise funds for the Ruther Child home and to build an isolation ward. W. A. Wilkins leads brick coupon drives despite rain as merchants, clerks, and families expect a large turnout. Local train ties made of earthenware mentioned in passing.
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Crystal Pool
T ' Te Retail Grocers’ Association
Ruther Child
W. A) Wilkins
Wilkins
Gun Totin Situation in Seattle Reveals Limited Arrests
Police report three key cases with firearms, noting only a few moved up to higher courts. Several Chinamen faced minor fines, while others were released or given short sentences. the piece criticizes selective enforcement of gun laws and calls for applying the proper statutes.
Two Marines Captured After Island Elopement in Yap
Two U.S. Marines Dawson and Clifton on Guam fell for two Chamorro women. They sailed to Yap and were detained by Japanese authorities, then sent to Yokohama and back to Guam. They await trial for desertion in a case Marine officials call without precedent.
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Washington
South Sea Maida
William V. Dawson
Walnut
Ala
Everett KB. Clifton
Winona
Mich
Marine Corps
Guam
Dewson
Portland
Ore
Clifton
Seattle
Dawson
Cliffton
South Seas
Yap
Yokohama
Wife Startled by Girl's Story in Murphy Trial
In San Francisco on December 17, the prosecution prepared to rest in the Ed Spud Murphy case with Jean Stanley of Portland as the chief witness. Jessie Montgomery of Reno testified, alleging an assault as Murphy’s defense faced further cross examination delays. The jury includes two single women, Olive Burnett and Hazel Stevenson, as the trial proceeds with testimony about Montgomery’s and Murphy’s tangled personal history.
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San Francisco
Spud) Murphy
Howard St. Seamon
Jean Stanley
Portland
Ore
Jessie Montgomery
Reno
Nev
Murphy
Miss Montgomery
Herman
Olive Burnett
Hazel P. Stevenson
Spagnoli
Montgomery
San Rafael
Arthur Mathias
Petaluma
Santa Rosa
Cal
Sinn Fein Attacks Kill Four Soldiers in Ireland Ambush
In Ireland near Newport in Tipperary a Sinn Fein assault by a roughly hundred men provoked a troop response. A motor lorry blocked the road as gunfire rang out from positions along low walls. Four soldiers died before the attackers fled.
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London
Great Britain
Ireland
Sinn
Sunset Electric fire causes heavy equipment loss
A fire at Sunset Electric, 1507 Broadway, Friday morning destroyed nearly $3,000 worth of machinery in a back room. Investigators believe the blaze was started by a short circuit.
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Sunset Electric Company
Broadway
Fire 2 Cops on Bribe Charges Dismissed
Patrolmen D N Schoonover and P K Stewart were dismissed by Chief W T H Searing after alleged bribe solicitation of 10 from a landlady claiming a house was disorderly. Patrolman E B Darnell suspended. Deputies seized a car tied to Schoonover and arrested Ernest Krause and William Burgess on liquor charges.
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D. N. Schoonover
P. K. Stewart
W. T H. Searing
EB. EB. Darnell
Searing
Schoonover
Stewart
Meadowdale
William Burgess
Krause
Matt Starwich
Sequim Woman Killed in Car Crash Near Port Angeles
In Port Angeles on December 17 a Sequim woman died after a car driven by her husband struck a curb, overturned on a bridge, and plunged to the tideflats. The driver suffered internal injuries and an 18 year old Indian girl passenger, Edin Stevens, was severely hurt.
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Port Angeles
Sequim
Mis
Charles Lambert
Lambert
Edin Stevens
Four Stricken by Ptomaine Poisoning After Banquet
Four persons in San Francisco were hospitalized with presumed ptomaine poisoning after the Shriners banquet at the exposition auditorium honoring Ellis Lewis Garretaon of Tacoma. The patients include Mia James, Joseph James, Frances James, Olive Gerlach, and Frances Pellier all of San Jose. doctors expect recovery. In Tacoma John Madison Dennett 83, veteran wagon train traveler and president of Dennett Milling Co., has died.
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San Francisco
Shriners
Exposition Auditorium
Ellis Lewisa Garretaon
Tacoma
Imperial
Mystic Shrine
Joseph James
Frances James
Olive Gerlach
Frances Pellier
San Jose
Tee
John Madison Dennett
Plains
Dennett Milling Co
Two Killed in Independence Race Rioting
Independence Kansas reports two dead and four injured as race rioting erupts after a murder accusation. One hundred American Legion members patrol streets and guard the county jail while ex doughboys assist police to quell violence.
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Independence
Kans
American Legion
Wedman
Topeka
Harry Ball
Jalil Altho
Jall
Noble Green
RK. KR. Wharton
C. A. Hall
RBR
Lawrence Glennan
Arthur Harper
McHenry
Baker
A. W. Mibeck
Fred Kelly
Barber
Norman Dickens
Seven Americans and Filipinos Die in Manila Police Riot
In Manila a riot between the city police and Philippine constabulary left seven Filipinos and four Americans dead. The clash followed the constabulary killing of a constabulary member earlier in the week. Widespread gunfire occurred near the city walls before police reserves stopped the fighting. The American dead include Captain W. B. Wichmann, Patrolman Albert H. Troge, John W. Driscoll, and Field Clerk Augustus Jacuman of the U. S. Army.
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Manila
Philippine Constabulary
Constabulary
W. B. Wichmann
Albert H. Troge
John W. Driscoll
Augustus Jacuman
U. S. Army
Man Killed in Revolver Battle With Burglars
In Huntington on December 17 a gunfight between two officers and three alleged burglars left Wilbur E. Severance dead. Papers indicate he is a World War veteran from New Rochelle New York. Deputy Sheriff Biggs Russell Cleco and suspect James Van Norman were wounded.
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Huntington, L. L
Wilbur EB. Severance
New Rochelle
N. Y
Biggs
Russell Cleco
James van Norman
I O O F Unity Encampment Promises Chicken Dinner
The I O O F holds a unity encampment at their temple on Tenth and Pine with free chicken dinner for members and initiates. Festivities run from 5 p m to 9 p m and include a band concert and the initiation of 100 candidates from Washington cities and towns.
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Pine
Washington
The Downstairs Store Offers Wide Mink and Sateen Sets
A downtown advertisement lists Potas eG Navy items and assorted mink and sateen sets in white brown and gray. Prices range from $2.25 to $49.00, with sizes 16. The ad highlights Beaver Squirrel and Brook Mink selections priced across several tiers.
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Coney
Envelope Chemises at Three Dollars
Attractive envelope chemises offered in pink Crepe de Chine and Satin with shadow lace motifs, insertion and shirring, and satin ribbon nonadjusting straps. Additional styles feature Valenciennes or Filet lace patterns with tiny ribbon bows for a refined presentation.
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Rum pawnstarRssory
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George Henry Lee
Tony Grillo
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Jess Flowers
Permaacens Sen Oontenes
Joe Redeagle
Redeagle
Eng Sing
George Vadel
Tris
Ah Kee
S. Ki Yoon
Chung Ti
Yoon
Ralph H. Turner
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Fifth Avenue
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China
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