Fog Obliterates Seattle Crime Spree and Ship Collision
In dense fog over Seattle burglars robed Miss Ella Young and others, stealing cash and valuables while wounding no one fatally. A barge collision with the steamship Queen near Alki Point sent five cars, tools, and coal to the bottom, but Captain Inman saved a sixth car and pumps kept the barge afloat.
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Queen
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Don Inman
California
Seattle
Arab
Lillico Tug & Barge Co
Navy Yard
Carl Fos
Foas
Inman
Poison Deaths From Wood Alcohol Reach 247
Reports from several cities show at least 247 people died from wood alcohol poisoning after a new poison set in. Victims include dozens blind or seriously ill across New York Chicago Chicopee Holyoke and other cities with arrests and manslaughter charges against sellers and distributors.
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Chicopee
Mass
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al Holyole
New Haven
Conn
Chiepper
Holyoke
Thompsonville
Internal Revenue
Adolph Panar‘eli
New England
Pugilist slain in taxi shooting after beating drivers
A taxi driver, Harry Prickson, shot and killed boxer Martin after a confrontation in Seattle. Martin died in hospital. Erickson, jailed briefly, is not yet rearrested as officers search for two accomplices. Police tie ongoing violence among taxi drivers to the incident.
Pockets of Suspect Bulge With Jewelry
Frank Martinez was arrested by Patrolman T Wright at Post Ave and Spring St early Sunday morning and charged with second degree burglary. Deputy Prosecutor John A Frater said Martinez admitted robbing the Fogel and Bailey jewelry store at 921 First Ave. Police found watches bracelets rings and jewelry in his bulging pockets.
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T. Wright
Postave
Spring St
John A. Frater
Otin W. Brinker
Martinez
Wright
Fogel & Bailey
Firat Ave
Narcotic Smuggler Mo Kim Sentenced in Federal Court
Mo Kim, a Seattle Chinese man, was sentenced to thirteen months at McNeill Island by Judge Jeremiah Neterer after being found guilty of embezzling narcotics into the United States. He had already been fined heavily for possession of ovium at the time of sentencing.
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McNeill Island
Mo Kim
Seattle
U. S
Jeremiah Neterer
Kim
Two Killed in Shooting Near Lord French’s Home
In Dublin near Viscount French lord lieutenant of Ireland’s lodge, Lieut Boast and a civilian named Laurence Carey were killed in a night clash. Four civilians were arrested. authorities pursue coroner’s inquest findings. radicals blamed though not confirmed. scene drew panic and strong security.
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United Preas
Viscount French
Lord Heutenant
Ireland
View Regal Lodge
Beast
Laurence Carey
Vice Regal Lodge
Lord French
Boast
Phoenix Park
Guarded British Press Comment on Irish Trouble
London reports sum up British commentary on Lloyd George home rule as the Sinn Fein crisis deepens amid the Dublin vice regal lodge shooting. Newspaper editors debate responsibility of Lord French and Sinn Fein while police losses spark cautious analyses of the violence and its aims.
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London
Lloyd Georges
Ireland
Amity Chronicle
Lieut. Bonst
L Laurency Carey
Dublin
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Chronicle
Ulster
Daily Graphic
Times
Treut
French
Sinn Fein
Proposals for Treaty Compromise Placed With Lodge and Hitchcock
Definite proposals for a treaty compromise have been placed with Senators Lodge and Hitchcock, the party leaders. The proposals, endorsed by mild reservation advocates and some Democrats, involve three changes to Lodge reservations: altering the preamble to omit required affirmative action by other powers, revising Article 10 to clarify obligations the United States will accept, and softening the Shantung reservation to be less objectionable to Japan.
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Lodge and
Hitchcock
Senate
Wilson
United States
Shantung Reservation
Japan
Subway Lines Tie Up As Workers Skip Commute
Interborough Rapid Transit subway lines were tied up briefly as many workers walked to offices amid a forecast of light rain.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Allies to Ask Kaiser Arrest for War Crimes Extradition Sought
The Echo de Paris says France and Britain will seek extradition of ex Kaiser once Versailles terms are enacted. Legal experts in London discussed punishments for German war leaders and exchanged lists of those to be tried. The Crown Prince named among the guilty. Kaiser not specified. Versailles terms to take effect early 1920.
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Echo de Paris
London
Paria
Two Arrested Here for Death Drive
Two stage drivers between Seattle and Tacoma were arrested Monday by Motorcycle Deputy Sheriff G M Stanley for allegedly engaging in death drives along the Pacific highway. Louis C Smith and J W Freeman are charged with speeding at 40 miles an hour.
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Tacoma
G. M. Stanley
Pacific Highway
Stanley
Louis C. Smith
J. W. Freeman
Murdered man killed for money in Mount Clemens
Mount Clemens police stated J Stanley Brown a wealthy clubman died after talking too much of his money. Brown was waylaid on a country road last Wednesday morning and shot. Witness Gladys Summitt, 24, arrested in Battle Creek, said an intimate friend had threatened to kill Brown to obtain his money.
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Mount Clemens
J. Stanley Brown
Gladys Summitt
Battle Creek
Hera
Brown
Ashe
Miller to Seek Re election After Washington Trip
Congressman John F. Miller left Seattle Sunday with Mrs. Miller for Washington to pursue a national capital visit. He announced plans to run again for his seat and stated he would resume his campaign for renomination after Congress adjourns next June.
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Miller
Seattle
National Capital
Congress
What is going on in Russia anyhow
A narrator describes travel through Russia amid war blockade and revolution. He notes unheated train carriages, high costs for porters, scarce food, a hotel lacking meals, and streets barely lit. He recalls a somber mood, wearing a sheepskin coat and fur hat, feeling like a ghost of the old regime visiting a town long dead.
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Puntervald
Petrograd
Finland
Regina
Moika
Nevsky
Very Idea Says Wife At News Of Engaged Doctor
New York December 29 The Brooklyn physician Dr William Grey Vermilye was reported engaged to Miss Ruth M Keeney of Monson Massachusetts The doctor was to marry Christmas day but remained in Cumberland Street hospital awaiting a minor operation His wife Mrs William Grey Vermilye said she was married to him 25 years ago and cried out at hearing the engagement The Keeney family and the doctor were in suspense about the affair as Miss Keeney recovered from hysteria and prepared to return home
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United Press
Althe
William Grey Vermilye
Cumberland St. Hospital
Brooklyn
Ruth M. Keeney
Monson
Mass
Misa Keeney
Vermilye
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