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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1921

Page

10

Life Terms for Murder of Stevens

The jury found Ward Daniels C A Brown and Louis Madsen guilty of first degree murder in the death of Patrolman Volney Stevens at Magnolia Bluff on January 14. The trio fought over the vehicle to which they had access after stealing it, and the case featured heated defenses against capital punishment and appeals to public crime concerns.

Walter M. French Ward Daniels C. A. Brown Louis Madsen Volney L. Stevens Magnolia Bluff French Althe Steyvens Creighton Dodge John D. Carmody Madsen John F. Dore Brown Volney Stei

Safe cracksmen target two First Avenue safes

Early Wednesday, burglars entered the D. O. Johnson Lumber Co. and Reliable Supply and Junk Co. safes on First Avenue but failed to open them. Looting occurred at the lumber yard, while tools were left behind at both sites. Police link the cases as the work of the same gang.

D. O.- Johnson Hardwood Lumber Co First Ave Reliable Supply and Junk Co Ed Wong Charles Waechter Tom Hayden Milwaukee Wong Own Wang Wah

Lucrecia Bori Reclaims Voice After Six Years

New York reports opera singer Lucrecia Bori has recovered her voice after six years of silence following a performance of Iris. Throat specialists were baffled and had abandoned hope, but Bori credits relentless prayer with restoring her singing. She now faces contract talks as managers seek to resume her stage career.

New York Lucretia Bori

Flying Cowboy Leaps From Airplane 6200 Feet Above Seattle

Extreme cold at 6200 feet forced Ivan DeVilliers to abandon a record parachute jump over Elliott Bay. He leaped from 20000 feet, landed on a roof, was helped by police and taken to Providence hospital with minor injuries. The event drew thousands as the Aero Club of America will record it officially.

Ivan DeVilliers Eliott Bay DeVilliers Frank Miller Aerial Tours Co Herbert Munter Tig Boeing Alexander Singelow Fox Film Corporation Curtiss Seat Scovell DeVilli Steng Field Kert William Hellum East Terrace Providence Hospital Aero Club of America Hart Hart

Dope Law Violator Fined After Federal Court

Charley Chung faced a $260 fine under the antidrophe law in federal court Tuesday for attempting to outwit Uncle Sam. Four Pullman conductors in Pittsburgh were also charged with ticket fraud.

Charley Chung Uncle Sam Pittruurg Pullman

Chamber backs county city merger plan despite opposition

The Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution urging passage of the amended county city merger bill. The proposal faces resistance from residents outside the city as it moves forward.

C. of C. Indorses County City Merger Day Couity-County

Ship in Distress as Crew Lands Safely near Point Arena

The motor schooner Mae Hyman, en route from San Francisco to Point Arena, became waterlogged off Stewart's Point early today. The crew abandoned ship and reached the nearby coast uninjured, according to reports received.

Mae Hyman San Francisco Point Arena Stewart's Point

Sinn Fein munitions factory in Ballyecottonbay said destroyed

A secret Sinn Fein munitions factory at Ballyecottonbay is believed blown up after a farm house explosion in Cork. A terrific blast rocked the area and reports indicate the facility may have been destroyed.

Sinn Fein Cork Finn Fein Bally

Gets Sixty Days for Breaking Booze Law

In Yakima County Jap Mida admitted to Judge Neterer on Tuesday that he broke the dry law. He was ordered to serve 60 days in county jail to think it over. A Toppenish garage building Fire destroyed a structure valued at about $2,000.

Mida Neterer Lews Tle Yakima

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