Army crime probe to be broadened by senators
Senators moved to widen the inquiry into mistreatment and killings of American soldiers in France. They focus on Maj. M. I. Opie of Va who allegedly killed two men. Witnesses including Sergt. Charles Kane and KB. Fox named others to testify. Opie denies the charges and vows to clear himself.
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Fraser Edwards
Washington
France
Watson
M. IL. Opie
Maj
Opie
Royal Johnson
KB. Fox
Richmond
Fox
Brandecee
Charles Kane
New
Tee
Henry Akron
Senator Watson
Hanging of Two Americans Reported in San Diego
ISAN DIEGO December 11 A graphic account of the hanging of two soldiers, both Negroes, aboard the U S S Marvine by fireman George D. describes the event in spring 1929 at Base How 116 Baxcoches France. The scaffold was built on hospital grounds and the men were fed before execution. They were said to be being hanged at trial on a statutory offense and could not speak as the scaffold fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isan Diego
George D
Stockholders Face 100 Percent Assessment in Bank Case
John P. Duke, superintendent of banking, ruled the defunct Scandinavian bank stock must bear a full 100 percent assessment. Seattle attorney Force opposed paying on $1,400 of stock from 1920, arguing loss of value. Judge Ronald noted the 1920 assessment was a condition of the bank's continued operation. If upheld, total assessments may approach $1,000,000, though some stockholders have no collectible value. Court delays prevent exact figures for months.
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John P. Duke
Horton Dee
J. T. Ronald
Scandinavian Bank
Ree
Seattle
Ronald
Trig
Supreme Court
Perrin Ends Life After House Fire at Grandview
H K Perrin, a Grandview farmer, shot himself twice in the head and died in the yard as his home burned. The blaze, which destroyed the dwelling, was tied to his refusal to reconcile with his wife Mrs Perrin who had left for California after selling the property.
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Yakima
Pec
H. K. Perrin
Grandview
Troops Leave German Occupation Zone for Return Home
More than 4,006 American troops departed the Coblenz occupation zone yesterday for Werp to board a ship bound for the United States, marking a large-scale move home.
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Germany
Coblenz
Werp
United Slates
Up There in the Snow by the Mountaineers Holiday Trip
The editorial laments city life as 103 Mountaineers head to Paradise Valley for a winter trip. They hike in the cold, endure winds, chase comfort by a fireside, and enjoy snowshoeing, skiing, tobogganing, and hearty meals while embracing living in the mountains.
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Ashford
You
Great Mountain
Paradise Valley
Fifty Women Questioned in New York Opium Den Death Probe
Police interrogate fifty American women linked to the deaths of two Chinese men found stabbed in a three room apartment. An opium pipe and an iron kettle with a flame were seen as detectives hunt a possible paid murder by a panic-stricken victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tom Sat
Tom Shaw
Hanson Re-Elected to Chamber Office
Hanson was re-elected to a chamber office as part of a development bureau announcement. Asahel Curtis serves as vice chairman with committee heads listed for Agriculture forestry flaheries mining waterpower scenic resources roads reclamation logged off land markets and marketing and other sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Asahel Curtis
R. T. Held
Dean Hugo Winkenwerder
Ralph Nichola
Winlock Miller
Carl Magnusson
David Whitcomb
M. J. Carrigan
Joseph Jacobs
D. W. Ross
George W. Diiling
I. W. Ringer
W. T. Clark
Sol Friedenthal
W. H. Olin
8. A. Hull
Pliny Allen
Beating and Suicide Tragedy In Turton Household
David Harris aged 26 attacked his father Lenac Marrn with a stove poker after a quarrel over a minor matter. Harris then used a ramrod to fire a loaded shotgun, killing himself when deputies arrived at the scene. The incident occurred Friday in Turton. Harris reportedly suffered mental instability.
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David Harris
Twurton
Lenac M. Marrn
Young Harrie
Harrie
Harris
Marshal Peter Dallahant
Lyme
Chicago Police Ban Festivities Across City
Chicago police issue a midnight ban on revelry for New Year’s Eve 1921. Cafes and cabarets must close if liquor is found on premises. Chief Mitemor Rin says officers may search citizens’ pockets for liquor to enforce the order.
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Chicago
Mitemorrin
Fitemorrin
Funeral services for Varney White set for Saturday
Varney White aged 69 died Friday at a local hospital. Funeral services are to be held Saturday at 2 p m from the Georgetown Undertaking establishment chapel. He leaves a wife and six daughters and resided at 4115 Ninth Ave. 8.
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Varney White
Georgetown Undertaking Establishment
White
Ninth Ave
New Year Bits and Local Quips From Seattle News
A collage of cheeky notes and commentary on Prohibition, milk prices, fashion, and politics. Items reference Mayor Caldwell, Peter Witt, Lt. Carr, and Roy C. Lyle. Jabs at cinema, fish trade, and machine politics note 20 automatic voting booths.
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Seattle
Roy C. Lyle
Prohibition
Screenland
Hats Off To Notable Citizens In Watch Against Jap Aggression
New Year tribute honors Philip Tindall for leading anti Japanese exclusion efforts with Senator Miles Poindexter and for educating Americans on immigration policy. Mrs Mary Holcomb recognized for weekly hospital visits and Christmas dinner for disabled soldier boys. Martin Norgore and Reginald Fiedler praised by Fisheries Society for published research. Canon W H Bliss lauded for White Cross leadership in narcotics fight with a year of accomplishments.
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Philip Tindall
Miles Poindexter
U.S
Mary Holcomb
23Rd Ave
Providence Hospital
Price & Carter
Star Ataff
Martin Norgore
College of Fisherlies
University of Washington
American National Fisheries Society
National Society
Grady
Reginald Fiedler
Fisheries Society of America
Fiedler
College of Fisheries
W. H. Bliss
White Cross Society
New Rift Seen in Arms Meet Amid Shantung Clash
Chinese delegates threaten a showdown over the Shantung railway while Japan insists the issue remains under negotiation. Naval talks pause for New Year as France weighs the Root submarine ban and a 10 000 ton cruiser cap is eyed in a broader armament accord.
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Shantung
Chine
Japan
France
Paria
Paris Okeha
Delyrate Sarraut
Britain
Podcaire
Hawaii Ex-Attorney General Karrin Andrews to wed Amy Busby
Ban Francisco reports former Hawaii attorney general Karrin Andrews will marry Amy S. Busby of Yakima Washington in a ceremony to be held soon.
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Ban Francisco
Karrin Andrews
Hawaii
Amy S. Busby
Yakima, Wash
Census Bureau Will Tell You How Big Family Should Be
Washington reports the census bureau can advise on ideal family size. Overseers and mine foremen average 4.6 children per man while Marines average 1.4. Journalists score 2.1, with working men and various occupations showing three plus for farmers smiths and clergy, others near two to three per household.
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Census Bureau
Washington
World conference backs barter system for postwar reconstruction
An international consortium proposed by private interests and backed by governments would create a large barter network to facilitate exchange between nations and aid Central Europe, aiming for allied council approval in Cannes. The two day European financiers congress ended with a tentative agreement.
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Paris
Congress of European Financiers
Europe
Allied Supreme Council
Cannes
Ship Damaged on Australian Trip
The steamer Sonoma, which sailed from San Francisco to Australia on December 6, reached Sydney with a damaged propeller shaft. The private cablegram says she will be drydocked in Sydney for repairs.
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San Francisco
Sonoma
Australia
Sydney
Miss Grey Seeks Portland Suitor Change in Seattle
Miss Jane E. Grey age 28 fled a first engagement and traveled to Seattle where she obtained a marriage license to wed John L. Seherz 31 of Portland. Capt James Parker Schwerin commander of the Portland recruiting station had a license issued but it was canceled after she said she preferred another match.
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James Parker Schwerin
Marine Corps
Portland
Jane E. Grey
Seattle
John L. Seherz
Schwerin
Miss Grey
Sweeping County Pay Cuts Announced for 1927
County officials disclosed broad payroll reductions for the new year. Five county employees to be dropped by Auditor Ferguson while salaries stay flat. Engineer Beeman orders a 5 percent cut and five firings. Clerk Grant to abolish one job with a five dollar monthly cut. Assessor Hull to cut ten staffers and reduce pay for workers earning 150 or more monthly. Sheriff Starwich and Sheriff offices plan no cuts. commissioners propose one clerk cut in each of four justice courts amid opposition.
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KE. Ferguson
Thomas F. Beeman
George Grant
Frank Hull
Hull
Douglas
Matt Starwich
Held on Everett Fake Check Chargé
P J Fogler is held in Los Angeles County jail on charges of cashing fictitious time checks for the Great Northern railway. He claimed to be a Canadian war veteran and worked for a printing firm that made railway time checks. He allegedly cashed several of the forged checks. Funeral services for William Blattner will be held under the Spanish American War veterans at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Rafferty Undertaking Company Fremont. Burial will be at Fort Lawton. Blattner, 41, sergeant, retired due to ill health, was found dead from heart failure on his ranch at Roce Hill Friday.
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Los Angeles
Everett
Wash
Great Northern Railway
P. J. Fogler
Fogler
Rulway Company
William Blattner
Rafferty Undertaking Company
Fremont
Ft. Lawton
Bilattner
Hir Ranch
Roce Hill
Shipping plan sparks mixed early views across ports
W G C Dawson backs local funding and operation of ships with coast port cooperation to prevent friction. Jas Griffith admits unfamiliarity with the plan. John H H Burch says he knows nothing about the Mielschacker proposal and has no opinion yet.
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Tarely
W. GC. Dawson
Altho
Jas, Griffith
Griffith & Sona
John HH. Burch
Alaska Steamship Company
Spectre of War Displeases France
France would withdraw from the Washington arms conference if compelled to constantly see the specter of war, told the naval committee by Albert Sarraut chief of the French delegation. Sir Charles Lee of Britain had charged a semi official French naval magazine article against restricting submarine warfare.
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Washington
Deco
France
Albert Sarraut
Naval Committee
Sarraut
Charies
Lord Lee
Great Britain
No Solicitors Barred for Mother Ryther Home Fund
Trustees of the Mother Ryther home announce no solicitations in any form for funds. The home is a beneficiary of the Community Chest fund and will not authorize any requests for donations.
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Mother Ryther
Mother Ryrther
Trustees of the Home
Community Chest Fund
Midnight Vaudeville and Film Features Saturday Night
Vaudeville acts and film comedy are set for late showings at the Liberty Strand and Coliseum theatres Saturday at 11 p.m. Amateur and professional performers join the program with high jinks promised.
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Liberty
Strand
Coliseum
Supreme Court denies rehearing in Silver Lake suit
The Supreme Court denies the rehearing of the Silver Lake Railway and Lumber Co case against the Department of Public Works over its claim to be declared a common carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Silver Lake Railway & Lumber Co
Department F Or
Public Works
Grocer Fights Robber In Desperate Store Struggle
Police hunted a masked bandit who robbed grocer Charles Clayton at 225 West Lake Ave N. Friday night. A struggle over the cash bag left Clayton with $200 as the robber fled after grabbing his pistol and escaping down the street. The suspect is described as a well dressed man about 25 in a long dark overcoat and cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Clayton
Weetlake Ave. N
Clayton
Missing relative appeal for Marty L. Deyo in New York
Relatives of Marty L. Deyo of New Plaza New York report his mother is very ill and seeks contact. Deyo formerly lived in Panw mmm and once considered starting a business here. Anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts should write Deyo's brother in law J M Goldsmith Walden Orange County New York.
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Harry L. Deyo
Marty L. Deyo
New Plaza
New York
Deyo
Panw mmm
Indaw
J. M. Goldsmith
Walden
Orgngr County
N. Y
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