Woman Confesses Goading Hubby to Attack Bus Driver
Police report Mrs. George Pidd admitted taunting her husband who struck Lawrence Berquist a Tacoma Camp Lewis bus driver. Pidd took an iron bar, robbed Berquist of $10, fractured skull, then left him for dead. Pidd, a private at Camp Lewis, awaits transfer to Tacoma.
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Portland
Lawrence Berquist
Tacoma
Camp Lewis
George Pidd
Pidd
Berquist
44Th Infantry
Turkey dinner drives Seattites gift for gas firm
More than 200000 Seattiettes contributed to a turkey dinner for the gas company. The city council received an oil painting of Mount Rainier donated by Tacoma citizens. Six new cars joined Fastlake line as a holiday token from the P L P Co. The eight hour day to be set at lumber camps by order of B S Grammer. Mayor Gill says he will not seek reelection and backs Victor Putnam.
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Mount Rainier
Tacoma
Fastlake
Grammer
Gill
Victor Putnam
Gen
Irons
John D. Rockefeller
Lenine Preparing to Fly From Russia
United Press reports Lenine plans to flee Petrograd as Bolshevik grip weakens and fighting erupts. Trotsky reportedly stays in Petrograd while peace talks loom against possible public opposition. Garrison orders and Bolshevik committees move toward surrender of power to a constituent assembly.
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Stockholm
Nicholai Lenine
Petrograd
Lenine
Leon Trotsky
Kerensky
Haparanda
People's Commissaries
Constituent Assembly
Christmas Mails Disposed Of In Seattle Delays
All Christmas mails arriving in Seattle Monday were cleared for delivery. Postmaster Pattle kept extra staff late to handle the fast Northern Pacific mail, which arrived 13 hours late. Autos were used to make later deliveries.
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Seattle
Pattle
Northern Pacific Mall
Gac A. m
Packers Claim All Differences Ended
Through the federal mediation board the packers and their employer announced that practically all points of difference have been settled. John F. Williams, Illinois fuel administrator, was named final judge of all labor disputes in U S packinghouse industries through war end.
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United Press
Chicago
Federal Mediation Board
John FE. Williams
Illinois
U. S
Mass Turkey Incident Shocks City Markets Collapse
Old General Prosperity directed a mass incident on turkeys as floods blocked shipments and a hasty surge drained thousands of birds. Poultry merchants faced near universal demand. prices spiked from 8 to 50 cents. Families raced to secure dinners while substitutions like chickens and ducks were rushed from cold storage.
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Old General Prosperity
Turkeys
Western Ave
A. C. Frye
Publisher Louis Lange Dies in Los Angeles
Louis A. Lange editor and publisher of the Daily Reporter and longtime Wisconsin state legislator died Monday in Los Angeles, according to a message received. He had served many years in the Wisconsin general assembly.
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Y United Press
Louis A. Lange
Daily Reporter
Los Angeles
Wisconsin General Assembly
Youthful Autoists Killed In Smashup
Los Angeles December 25 two youths identified as F B Dow dell and Albert Thompson both 15 were killed when Dow dell's car crashed into a wagon driven by a Japanese vegetable vendor. Dow dell was speeding at the time of impact and both bodies were removed by passing motorists.
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United Prena
Los Angeles
F.be. Dowdell
Albert Thompson
Dowdell
Woman Killed Delivering Presents in Traffic Jam
Mrs Florence Emerson, 28, of Long Beach, was crushed to death in a traffic jam after a police patrol ran over her while she carried bundles for children. The tragedy occurred in Los Angeles on December 25 as her Christmas gifts were to be delivered.
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Angeles
Mra
Florence Emerson
Long Beach
Emerson
Christmas Front Reports Intermittent Artillery and Repulsed Raid
Paris dispatch notes intermittent artillery along the front with German raids in Courieres wood repulsed. A Kansas woman who harvested grasshoppers, dried them, and sold them for chicken feed earned $560 last year.
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United Press
Paris
Kansas
Soldier’s Mother Buried After Red Cross Help Arrives
Mrs Betty Norbury died from injuries after a car strike in Georgetown. Her son Henry Selstad, a soldier at Camp Lewis, could not pay a 73 50 funeral bill. Ralph Horr of Georgetown Undertaking Co paid temporarily and Red Cross workers donated 28.
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Seattle
Georgetown Undertaking Co
Betty Norbury
Ralph Harr
the Red Cross
Red Cross
Horr
Defunct banks to pay money soon
The German American Mercantile Bank will pay a second 10 percent dividend in January. The Northern Bank and Trust Co will make a payment around the same time, per the state bank examiner. The Issaquah coal lands purchase money, the Northern bank’s largest asset, has not yet been received but is expected soon, after which steps will be taken to make the payment.
Christmas Tree Fire Burns Family in Mid Oklahoma
Walter McCullough district manager of the Knights and Ladies of Security was badly burned and Mr and Mrs Lewis and Mrs MacCulloughs mother and father were slightly burned when candles on a Christmas tree ignited curtains and threatened the house in Mid Oklahoma on December 25.
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United Press
Mid, Okla
Walter McCullough
The
Knights and Ladies of Security
Lewis
The Meanest Man Found In Chicago Stole Food Load
Chicago dispatch reports a man and accomplice stole an automobile truck load of Christmas food found with no Merry Christmas note. Authorities describe him as the meanest man. The incident occurred in Chicago on Christmas Day.
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Chicago
United
Pal
Three Airmen Die in Texas Camp Within 24 Hours
United Press dispatch reports three Royal Flying Corps personnel killed at a Texas camp in one day. Two pilots burned beyond recognition when a gasoline tank exploded midair during takeoff, setting the aircraft alight. A mechanic, J Syrad, was killed instantly when attempting to start a plane as the engine backfired.
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Fort Worth
Royal Flying Corps
J. Syrad
City winner in claims for site of power plant
Seattle learned from Washington officials that the Skagit River Power Co. claim for the river site was canceled and Seattle’s claim will be granted under specified conditions. The city council approved a water department extension plan and a $5,000,000 bond issue, supporting the effort for the power site.
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Seattle
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Caldwell
Washington
DD. C
Skagit
Water Department
Speculation Rife On Latest Peace Offer From Germany
London observers discuss the form of Kaiser Wilhelm II peace proposals as announcements pause for 24 hours. Dutch reports say Germany may jointly reply to Russian proposals while German socialists oppose peace with Russia. The front sees no activity for a week, with expectations of a major Italian front blow and renewed troop movements behind the lines.
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United Press
London
Germany
Russia
Kaiser
Western Front
Italy
Asiago
Ding
Itallange
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