Burnett Confession in Fatal Hawks Prairie Picnic Killing
Defense attorney George F antis claimed Norman Burnett confessed to killing his wife and two young sons with a gun during a rage at Hawks Prairie picnic last May. The testimony described a dispute over a paycheck and a child’s paternity, with Burnett reportedly burying the bodies after firing twice at the group. Jurors showed emotion as the account referenced a blunt instrument and fatal head injuries.
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Olympia
Norman Burnett
Hawks Prairie
George Fantis
Yantis
Burnett
Troops Reoccupy German Towns and Disarm Spartacists
German troops seize Wesel and Erfurt, disarming Spartacists and freeing inmates. Advices report rapid actions as authorities move to quell radical forces amid efforts to overthrow the national government.
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Copenhagen
Wesel
Rebels Active in Bucharest Amid Crown Prince Plot
Dispatches report a state siege in Bucharest as Romanian resistance shapes a center with a suspected plot against King Ferdinand and Crown Prince Carol. The king reportedly fled after palace bombardment. earlier bulletins noted royal injury and family barriers to escape.
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Copenhagen
Ferdi
Carol
Royal Palace
Girl Is Found After Six Day Search
Elsie Killman a 14 year old school girl who disappeared last Sunday afternoon between her father's and married sister's homes has been located Saturday. The Star published a story with her picture on Friday triggering her recovery. Details of the absence are being kept private until the father J. L. Killman and daughter meet with Mrs. Blanche Mason at police headquarters. The family lives at 513 Third Ave. N.
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Ing
Elsie Killman
Blanche Mason
J. L. Killman
Third Ave. N
Wilson on Way to the U S Today
President Wilson sailed for the United States aboard the George Washington at 11:16 today. Paris dispatch notes delegates shifting focus to a definite preliminary peace with Germany to enable demobilization and resumption of global industry and commerce as economies face stagnation and harvest uncertainties.
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Brest
President Wilson
United States
Washington
Paris
League of Nations
Germany
French Received Him as a Friend Says President
Wilson issued a statement before departing for the United States praising France for its hospitality. He expressed gratitude for the two months spent there and his resolve to help in the conference's just settlement. He said the suffering and problems of France have deepened his interest in a proper solution for France and its associates and the world.
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Brest
Wilson
United States
France
Food Shortage Pressures Arising in Germany War Era
Semi official reports from Germany indicate the country has food to March but no new crops until June. Starvation risks and unrest loom unless rapid action is taken. A partial peace plan, including reparations terms, may be outlined under armistice extensions with Marshal Foch presenting proposals. the supreme economic and war councils will refine the plan amid French opposition to easing material pressures.
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Marshal Foch
Treves
Supreme Economic Council
Supreme War Council
Miles Roth Returns From War to Find Wife Marred by Affair
Miles Roth, believed dead in France, returns to Allentown on furlough to learn his wife Caroline Weinstein Roth has remarried to Bill Smith. The discovery echoes the tale of Enoch Arden as Roth contemplates his future and family.
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Enoch
EB. C. Rodgers
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Miles Answed
Harry Hoth
France
Caroline
Bill Smith
Harry
New York
Reading
Enoch Arden
Caroline Weinstein
William Smith
Milena Smith
Fullerton
Roth
United States
108Th
Troops Occupy Belfast Plant
Belfast February 15 Troops occupied the electric power station and gas works early today. The lord mayor issued a proclamation declaring military support will ensure volunteers carry on municipal service. Business remains practically at a standstill in sympathy with the shipyard workers strike.
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Belfast
Ebert Names Peace Delegates for German Talks
In Budapest on February 13, President Ebert announced in an interview with the Weimar correspondent that Germany will send peace delegates including Count Brockdorff-Rantzau as foreign minister and Dr Edward David as head of the national assembly.
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Ebert
Weimar
Arest
Count Brockdorff-Rantzau
Edward David
National Assembly
England Deporting Alien Undesirables
London reports England is deporting alien undesirables, mainly enemy subjects, as shipping conditions permit. The action is ordered by Edward Scott, the home secretary, with ships fitting restrictions noted yesterday.
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London
England
Edward Scott
Royalist Leaders Flee Portugal Revolt Widens
Report from Vigo says royalist chiefs fled Oporto and seek cross into Spain as Valencia again raises the republican flag. Lisbon reports restoration of the republic in northern Portugal and arrest of Playa Conceiro, monarchist leader.
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Oporto
Spain
Valencia
Lisbon
Portugal
Playa Conceiro
Three Airplanes to Start Flight from Venice
Three military airplanes from Ellington field Texas bound for Washington D C on a path finding trip will leave Venice today if weather permits. Lieut R O Searle flight commander Kingman Arizona is scheduled as the first stop after Venice with the machines arriving via San Diego Monday.
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Washington, D. C
Ellington Field
Texas
San Diego
R. O. Searle
Kingman, Ariz
Spartacans Rob Muelheim Bank Robbery Reported
Berlin reports unrest and looting in Hamburg Duleberg and Muelheim. The Imperial bank in Muelheim allegedly robbed of 75 000 marks by workmen and soldiers council members. Bavarian government covertly calls able bodied men to form a home defense guard against Bolsheviks.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Duleberg
Muelheim
Imperial Bank
Workmen's and Soldiers’ Council
Phone Girls to Take Ballot In Seattle Labor Action
Seattle's telephone system faces a strike ballot ordered by L C Grammer Pacific coast head of the telephone unions. Operators and electrical workers are asked to vote on a potential strike over wage scales with present pay from 11 to 16 dollars weekly and a demand for a minimum 12 dollars rising toward 25. Local hello girls wait further instructions from their international before announcing the balloting form.
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Pacific Coast
L. C. Grammer
Hello” Girls
International
Air Tank Explosion Wrecks Building in San Francisco
An air tank explosion at the Saracoo Welding Co. plant in San Francisco today damaged the facility and injured two people. The blast blew the tank lid through the building, knocked over a telegraph pole, and temporarily halted streetcar service.
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San Francisco
Saracoo Welding Co
Building Trades Council Plans Officer Nominations
The Building Trades council will nominate officers for the new year at their meeting next Friday. The election, postponed two weeks due to the strike, will occur February 28.
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Building Trades Council
Split in Shipyard Strike widens as union splits threaten action
The shipyard strike broadens with hundreds signing a petition for a new boilermakers union amid upheaval in the 18 000 member group. Leaders refused comment as financiers and officials face accusations of mismanagement and internal power struggles.
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Boilermakers’ Organization
Boilermakers’ Union
Metal Trades Council
Collins
Altho
Boilermakers in Oakland to Vote on Starting Work
In Oakland the Boilermakers union will vote by secret ballot tomorrow on returning to work. M. J. McGuire of the International predicts about 90 percent will vote to end the strike and work Monday, though another local group may be formed in Oakland.
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Oakland
San Francisco
Oakland Boilermakers’ Union
M. J. McGuire
Boilermakers’ International
Oakland Organization
McGuire
Tacoma Metal Trades Demand Living Wage for Shipyard Workers
The Tacoma Metal Trades council sent a telegram to President Wilson to be delivered on his arrival. It states shipyard workers in Tacoma are patriotic and that the lowest paid workers are not receiving an adequate living wage.
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Skinner & Eddy Corporation
Association of Northwest Shipbuilders
Vert Swain
Metal Trades Council
F. A. Robertson
Reeves Aymore
Boilermakers’ Union
Robertson
Tacoma
Tacoma Metal Trades Council
Wilson
War Hero Imposter Brought Back to Prison
Denver reports tell of Walter Rifenberg a 29 year old who posed as a World War I hero after a prison escape. He defrauded a young Denver bride and a son in South Dakota while a string of alleged battlefield exploits later proved false. Police trace a troubled past including a Nebraska murder conviction and a staged enlistment in the Canadian army. The bride vows to follow him to Lincoln Nebraska where his 25 year sentence awaits and police confirm another marriage and child in South Dakota.
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South Dakota
Walter Rifenberg
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Retese
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Nebraska
South Imkota
Eisenberg
France
Winnipeg
I W W Outlawed by King County Prosecutor Brown
The King County Prosecuting Attorney declared the Industrial Workers of the World outlawed. He said members face felony or criminal anarchy charges and that the organization must disband. Dozens were arrested or detained as raids seized radical literature and identified I W W members in Tacoma and surrounding areas.
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Industrial Workers of the World
King County
Fred C. Brown
Brown
Ngent
Law and Order
Pacific County
Senator Groff rebuked over Lamping remarks in senate
In Olympia on February 15 senators denounced Groff for insulting Civil War veteran Lamping. The Lamping ward bill was sent to a committee for reconsideration after a 9 to 16 vote. Groff apologized later as colleagues praised Lamping’s record and urged restraint.
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Ap Committee
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Colville
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Croft
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