Mesmerist Sergeant in Philippines Draws Crowd
The story recounts Sergt. Jean Huckins in the Philippines using mesmerism on troops and locals. A Filipino subject collapses during a trick and cannot be awakened, prompting worry before a return to safety. A Manila cablegram later notes the man had just completed his 575th round on Luzon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Philippines
Sergt
Jean Huckins
Seattle
Huckins
Trench
Hockine
Billey
Manila
Luzon
Married woman sues for 10000 in alleged sweetheart theft
Ida Osborn sues Adelaide Boyer in superior court claiming Boyer stole her husband Theodore H. Osborn's affection since their marriage on May 4, 1875. She alleges Boyer used wiles and coerced her into signing a release on September 16, 1920, without revealing its contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore H. Osborn
Ida ©. Osborn
Adelaide W. Boyer
Osborn
Jail for All Booze Vendors In Federal Court
Federal Judge Jeremiah Neterer announced a policy of jail for all persons convicted under liquor laws. Laura Cote proprietor of the Irving hotel was sentenced to two days in jail and a $250 fine for selling liquor on December 14. The government may move to abate the hotel as a public nuisance. District Attorney Saunders had signaled jail sentences in liquor cases.
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Jeremiah Neterer
Neterer
Laura Cote
Irving Hotel
King County
Laura
Saunders
Booze Boat and Japs Captured by Coast Guard
Coast Guard cutter Beout under Captain Ben Lichtenberg seized a 50 foot British purse seiner boat loaded with liquor just before dawn on Monday. Two Japanese individuals were taken into custody as authorities withhold specifics pending investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Ben Lichtenberg
Beout
Two youths to die by electric chair in Nebraska
In Tancoln Nebraska two youths, Alson B Cole and Alien V Grammer, condemned for murdering Grammer's mother in law, sat in the death cell awaiting execution at Nebraska Penitentiary near 3 pm as an 11th hour court reprieve loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tancoln
Neb
Nebraska Penitentiary
Alson B. Cole
Alien V. Grammer
McKelvie
Echoes of War in Court Over Wendleberg Estate
In Judge A W Frater s court Monday the state and the alien proper custodian argued counter petitions seeking escheat of the estate of the late German Robert Wendleberg valued at $400. No heirs are alleged in this country.
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A. W. Frater
Robert Wendleberg
The Wreckers Episode Begins on a Desert Rail Ride
The narrative opens with Frances Lynde's serial The Wreckers set aboard a Pacific Northwest to Chicago journey. A boss Norcross and a stenographer narrator observe a railroad delay at Widner Idaho and a tense encounter with two female passengers aboard a Pullman car as events hint at danger ahead.
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Noah
Portland
Pacific Coast
Oregon Midland
Chicago
Widner
Idaho
Dilinois
Montreal
NoreTose
Canada
Midland Construction
Sheila
Maisie Ann
Mr. Chadwick
Sand Creek Siding
Mr. Norcrows
Oregon Mountains
Inaugural Ball Returns For Harding Entry
Washington prepares for its first inaugural ball in a dozen years marking the Harding inauguration. A mardi gras on Pennsylvania Avenue will feature masked sections assigned to each state with sons and daughters reflecting their state attire and customs.
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Washington
Wilson
Harding
Pennsylvania Ave
Airplanes Begin Search for Missing Balloonists
Two army airplanes opened a search in Albany New York for the naval balloon and its three passengers missing after being swept south by the north wind last week over New York state.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Governor May Commute White Death Sentence
Governor Uart weighs clemency for Isom White in the murder of Everett taxi driver See Linton. Aware of public sentiment, the governor may grant life imprisonment if convinced the people desire mercy, with action likely after Warden Drumm fixes the execution date and amid mounting letters and petitions.
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Uart
Lfe
Mattah
See Linton
Everett
Landes
Henry Landes
Federation of Women's Club
Henry Drumm
Joseph Smith
Drumm
Senator Smith
Star
Isom White
Four Specialists Try to Save Helene Jesmer Beauty
Helene Jesmer Greenwich Village Follies star, injured in an auto crash, is treated by four specialists in New York. Her jaw was broken but her face remained unscarred. surgeons work to restore mobility, remove facial paralysis, and prevent disfigurement as her recovery continues.
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New York
America
Helene Jeamer
Greenwich Village
Miss Jesmer
Seattle
Gotham
Follies
William Morgan Platt
Yale
J. A. Jeamer
Penalty Given to Auto Driver in Fatal Kinghorn Case
Charles Johnson, driver of an automobile that fatally injured J. C. Kinghorn on October 8, 1920, was sentenced to one to twenty years at Walla Walla after pleading guilty to manslaughter before Judge J. T. Ronald. He had been fined $75 six months earlier for drunk driving.
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Charles Johnson
J. C. Kinghorn
Walla Walla
J. T. Ronald
Johnson
W. W. Mount
Kinghorn
Interlake Ave
N. 55Th St
Seventh Ave
Madison St
Anerge
Mayor Caldwell ridicules Seattle subway plan as bunk
Mayor Caldwell called the proposed Seattle subway scheme bunk and said spending five to six million dollars on a rapid transit project is ridiculous while the municipal railway struggles to meet obligations. City Engineer A H Dimock's report on the project was to be submitted to the city council Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Caldwell
A. H. Dimock
Gas Hearing Opens With Protests Over Change in Standards
Public hearing on gas service ruled by the commission opens amid uproar as about 500 protesters demand to speak first. Attorney Kennedy and gas company counsel clash over order while Commissioner Kuykendall insists the company must present its proof first. Professor Whipple outlines tests lowering thermal units from 600 to 460 T U and the hearings continue with experts and witnesses scheduled for later sessions.
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F. W. Kuykendall
Public Service Commission
Kuykendall
Cleland
Spinning
Charlies K. Poe
Gas Company
George Whipple
University of Washington
Seattle
Kane
Tacoma
T. U
Kennedy
Rudall
Commission
Tien
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Bill Downey
Hal Armstrong
Huckina
Hurkins
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Lone Water Tank
Francis Lynde
Charles Scribner
Sona
Portal City
Rory
Lad
Jesmer
Helene
Commonwealth
George N. Miller
Queen Anne Ave
Olympia, Wash
Poe
Puget Sound Traction Company
Whipple
Prof. Whipple
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