Young Wife on Trial in Philadelphia Shooting Case
Catherine Rosier, 25, stands trial for killing her husband Oscar Rosier and his stenographer Mildred Reckitt in January. Defense seeks emotional insanity, arguing jealousy and alleged flirtations drove her to act. prosecutor plans to portray a jealous wife protecting her home.
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Philadelphia
Catherine Rosier
Oscar Rosier
Srapher
Mildred G. Reckitt
Frank H. Schrenk
Rosier
Miss Reckitt
Oscar, Jr
Burlesque Montage Talks and Democratic Banter in Seattle
A collage of witty slang and political riffs spans school life, crimestudy humor, local theater chatter, and national finance. References include Judge Ronald, Mrs Homer Brew, Pacific Steam Ship Co, and Congressman Curry. The piece ends mid reformist finance tease with a turn to Page 7.
Li'l Gee Geek Office Vamp Quips About Style Weight
The Office Vamp quips that the difference between a well dressed man and a well dressed woman is about 20 pounds of clothes. The remark reflects playful gender style humor from a 1920s voice.
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Li'l Gee Geek
Supreme Court Upholds Interstate Railroad Rate Increases
The Supreme Court rules that increased railroad rates upheld by the Interstate Commerce Commission are legal. The decision covers interstate rates put into effect over the past nine months across all states.
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Washington
Supreme Court
President Harding Hears Demands on Soldier Bonus
President Harding in Washington receives a delegation from the American Legion pressing an end to the deadlock over the soldier bonus. General MacNider plans to return in the afternoon for possible access as George Christian notes. Harding resented a prior letter demanding immediate action.
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Washington
Harding
Ican Legion
White House
MacNider
George Christian
Four More Brokers Go to Wall in East
Four brokerage houses failed in New York on February 27 with suspensions from the Curb Market for A. R. Smith & Co. Thomas H. Cowley & Co. Mosher and Wallace and from the Consolidated Stock Exchange for Shewry & Falkland. Receivers were appointed for Reitze and Sullivan Mosher and Wallace and H K Guthrie of Philadelphia. Gamble and Yates filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition.
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New York
A. R. Smith & Co
Thomas H. Cowley & Co
Mosher and Wallace
Curb Market Association
Shewry & Falkland
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Reitze and Sullivan and Mosher and Wallace
H. K. Guthrie & Co
Philadelphia
Gamble and Yatea
Teachers Not Seeking Raise in Seattle Grade Schools
Myra L. Snow, president of the Grade Teachers' Club, states that Seattle grade teachers have made no attempt this year to raise salaries by any method. She says there will be no campaign or request to the school board for higher pay.
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Charles J. Curry
California
U. S. Treasury Department
Mr. Curry
Treasury
the Star
The
Star
Seattle
Myra L. Snow
Princess Mary to Wed Viscount Lascelles in London Abbey
London prepares for the royal wedding as Princess Mary will wed Viscount Lascelles in Westminster Abbey tomorrow. Crowds gather amid forecasts of occasional showers while the city lights up and hotels plan banquets for American visitors and dignitaries.
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London
George
Mary
Viscount Lascelles
England
Deiytee Americine
Ambéamsor
Harvey
Maurice Lascelles
Viscou
U S Envoy to Belgium Weds Belgian Bride in Brussels
Hugh Gibson American minister to Belgium wed Miss Inez Keyntiens daughter of a Belgian cavalry colonel in Brussels. Civil and religious ceremonies followed at Brussels cathedral with a blessing from Pope Pius XI and congratulations from the Belgian king and queen. The couple plan a Thursday honeymoon.
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Brussels
Hugh Gibson
Belgium
Inez Keyntiens
Brusecia
Gibson
Pius XI
Koesier
Warsaw
Marquis Villalobar
America
Two Girls Shot Dead in Floydada Home
Plainview Texas Feb 27 two 18 year old girls were shot in their bed in a Floydada home. A young man suspected in the shooting reportedly attempted suicide while pursued by the sheriff. A third girl in the house escaped.
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Plainview
Texas
Floydada
Soloman
Amerson
Telegrams tied to Taylor murder investigated in San Francisco
Telegraph messages reportedly sent from Los Angeles by a famous actress reach a San Francisco recipient and are believed to bear on the William Desmond Taylor case. Six Burns detectives trace three telegrams as authorities weigh new lead while a Detroit forgery confession is described as unraveling.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
William Desmond Taylor
Taylor
Angeles
Cal
William J. Burns
William Deamond Taylor
Tam
Nax
Harry Fields
Detroit
New Clue to Sands Is Found in South
Edward F. Sands the missing secretary of William DPD Taylor the murdered movie director was seen on Broadway in Los Angeles the night after the tragedy a sheriff's office statement says W S Underwood an embezzler who knew Sands and Taylor by sight testified in county jail proceedings.
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Los Angeles
Edward F. Sands
William
DPD
Taylor
Sheriff's Office
W. 8
Underwood
Underwood Ia
Ile
Sands
Canadian Money Is at Par Again Here
Canadian money jumped back to par value today for the first time since the war. Seattle retailers declared they would accept Canadian currency at par to revive cross border trade. Hundreds cheered as Canadian dollars bought earlier at discounts were sold at face value. Retailers hope the move will immediately stimulate Canadian trade across the frontier.
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Dominion
Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Shipbuilders Face Fraud Charge Indicted in Washington
Charles W. Morse, a New York financier, and 11 Virginia Shipbuilding officers were indicted by the federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States government and the United States Shipping Board.
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Washington
Charles W. Morse
New York
Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation
Federal Grand Jury
United States
United States Shipping Board
12 Hour Day Remains At Crescent Boxboard Plant
Port Angeles workers at the Crescent boxboard plant continue 12 hour days despite promises by resident manager Charles H. Myers to restore shorter shifts. Long distance calls Monday report workers’ anger over harsh conditions and potential action, though no union or organization has formed yet. Myers declined to comment on possible improvements.
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Charles H.myers
Crescent
Port Angeles
Myers
Suffrage Act Declared OK by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court ruled the 19th amendment enshrining women's voting rights constitutional and not conflicting with Article 5. The Maryland test suit challenged ratification after the Maryland legislature refused to ratify the amendment, marking the court's first ruling on suffrage law validity.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Maryland
John Fox Jr Novel Erskine Dale Pioneer to Appear
The Star will publish John Fox Jr s Erskine Dale Pioneer as its next fiction offering. The Kentucky frontier tale follows a planter s son raised by Indians, his clash between Indian camp and plantation life, and his service with the army at Yorktown with figures Boone Washington Lafayette Henry Pontiac and Cornwallis in the background.
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John Fox, Jr
Erskine Dale
Kentucky
Yorkane
James River
Cumberlands
Middle West
Boone
Washington
Lafayette
Patrick Henry
Pontiac
Lord Cornwallis
King County Rejects Lake Washington Bridge Plan
The King County board refused to act as agent to secure 15 Shipping Board hulls for a pontoon bridge across Lake Washington. Chair Claude Ramsay said the action protects taxpayers as independent analysis shows costs exceed 750000 dollars including road upgrades and annual maintenance could reach 50000. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Howard Hanson participated in the conference.
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King County
Con
Shipping Board
Lake Washington
Claude Ramsay
Saquah
Seatttle
Howard Hanson
Millions Driven Out of Seattle
Councilman William Michmes Moore charges that high off peak power rates threaten Seattle’s industrial future. He cites a pending bill to cut off peak rates by 25 percent and notes engineers find 40 million kilowatt hours of wasted off peak power in current installations.
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Seattle
William Michmes Moore
Utilities Committee
Moore
American Association of Engineers
Ship Captain Dies in Elevator Crash in San Francisco
Captain Charles J. Swanson long known on the coast was killed when a freight elevator dropped on him in San Francisco yesterday. He was found late in the afternoon crushed beneath the elevator.
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San Francisco
Charles J. Swanson
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