Bigamist banker jailed after two wives revealed in Portland tale
G. J. Lardner former Portland banker is jailed on bigamy charges after records show marriages to Georgia Horsfeldt on May 14 1910 and Mrs Dorothy Cloud on October 6 1916 in Seattle. He faced $1500 bail as investigators probe a tangled romance and a wife’s warning.
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G. J. Lardner
Portland
Lardner
Georgia Horsfeldt
Dorothy Cloud
Seattle
Summers
Scandinavian Bank of Portland
Blind man denied after stockyards injury award
The Illinois industrial board awarded Peter Zyla 5 500 dollars for injuries from alternating heat and cold in the Chicago stockyards. An investigator posing as a director induced Zyla to pose with Hazel Daley and pigeons and allegedly coaxed a lewd act. Zyla claims the attempt impaired his vision and the award was lost on appeal.
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Illinois Industrial Board
Peter Zyla
Chicago
Zyla
Hazel Daley
Mias Daley
No. 7 124 Reveals First Day Of Freedom
No. 7 124, identified only by number from Walla Walla penitentiary, begins a human interest series tomorrow. He has no complaints or axe to grind and writes to offer sidelights on life after social exile, starting with his first day of freedom.
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Walla Walla
The
Star
Bill to Regulate Stock Exchange Is Introduced
Washington reports a wave of charges over leaks from the State department to Wall Street as Henry moves to empower a House panel to regulate the New York Stock Exchange. Lawson and others push for hearings while Campbell demands a full inquiry and subpoenas.
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Stock Exchange
Washington
State Department
Wall St
Henry
House Rules Committee
Wood
Downtown Fire Mystery Leaves McCormack Store Damaged
Investigators under Fire Marshal Bringhurst searched for the fire’s cause after a Tuesday blaze in the McCormack Bros. dry goods store in the Collins block at Second Ave. and James St. The fire caused about $69,000 in damage. stock valued at $175,000 was affected and the night janitor was off duty due to a holiday. Robert McCormack was visiting Tacoma. his partner James McCormack and Takor Ed White owned the stock on the second floor. The fire was extinguished after a 20 minute battle.
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McCormack Bros
Collins Block
Second Ave
James St
Cash Register
Robert McCormack
Belmont
Stolen Theatre Tickets Lead to Man's Arrest
A burglar caught trying to attend a New Year performance at the Palace Hip after stolen theatre tickets were found in a raincoat. G. G. Nickell identified the suspect, William Drew, 23, who confessed to the burglary and blocked address. A woman accomplice fled.
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Palace Hip
G. G. Nickell
Nickell
William Drew
Drew
Advertising Manager's Daily Talk Ad Shows Savings
An advertising notice urges readers to read The Star daily to catch real savings on necessary purchases. It claims regular ads from Seattle's top stores improve service and lists The Star as delivering more than 60,000 copies daily.
U S Ambassador Fletcher to Return to Mexico City
Washington reports Ambassador Fletcher will soon depart for Mexico City to resume his post and ease friction between the United States and Mexico.
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Washington
Fletcher
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
32nd Michigan National Guard Gridiron Champions
El Paso January 2 The border football championship was won here yesterday by the 22nd Michigan National Guard team over the Eighth Artillery 32 to 14.
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el, Paso
Michigan National Guard
Eighth Artillery
OConnor elected speaker of Montana House
Despite opposition from host incumbents, Judge J. OConnor won the position as speaker of the Montana House of Representatives.
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Judge J. O'Connor
Montana
House of Representatives
Villistas Lose Loot and Men at Torreros
El Paso dispatch reports 600 Villistas defeated near Torreros with 25 dead and 140 captured and executed by government troops. Troops recaptured ammunition and supplies looted from Chihuahua City a month earlier. Torreros is in Guerrero district about 170 miles south of Pershing outposts.
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EL Paso
Villistas
Torreros
Chihuahua City
Villa
Murguia
Carranza
Villista Force Near Chihuahua City Reports Threat
Five thousand Villista soldiers are within striking distance of Chihuahua City, with refugees warning residents to expect an attack. Reports to U S authorities indicate Gen Murguia's forces may evacuate if government troops are outnumbered.
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EL Paso
A_ Villista
Chihuahua City
United States Department
Murguia
Harness vandalism hits Robert Cheetham stables
Somebody broke into Robert Cheetham's stable Saturday and cut up his harness in the incident.
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Robert Cheetham
Dr Stork Sets Out for Record in 1917 with Twins
A Seattle couple welcomes twins born New Year Day as Dr Stork, a famed aviator, starts a record chase. He leaves Beattie residence after a brief stop delivering the first twins of Beattie that year. Both mother and babies healthy. photographer John Cooley’s family gains two daughters.
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Dr. Stork
Seattle
John Cooley
Leechi
Cooley
Woman Plans Models Death Staged Murder Claim
Philadelphia January 2. A detective said a woman may have staged the murder of Mazie Colbert also known as Mrs Grace Roberts, a model for a corset and stocking company. Captain Tate predicted an arrest if the plan holds.
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Philadelphia
Mazie Colbert
Grace Roberts
Captain Tate
Farmer uprising leader Berndt shoots self in courthouse yard
State's Attorney Berndt, swept from his office in a farmer uprising, killed himself in the Burleigh county courthouse yard today.
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Bismarck
N. D
Berndt
Burleigh County
Leap year marriage licenses fall in Frisco
San Francisco reports 1916 final marriage licenses total 5 970, down from 6 879 in 1915 and 6 000 plus in 1914, blamed largely on high living costs though opportunities for women rose during the year.
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San Francisco
New Year Concert Pleases Hospital Occupants
Seattle police department band led by Sergt. C. G. Carr gave a New Year’s concert for patients and staff at several city hospitals yesterday, providing festive music and morale boosts.
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Seattle Police Department
Sergt. C. G. Carr
John Perry Delivers Personal and Legal Wins in One Day
Attorney John H. Perry celebrated a major day as he welcomed an eight pound son at Swedish Hospital and learned a libel suit he defended was decided in his favor in Los Angeles. Perry voiced quiet happiness and modest pride at the double triumph.
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John H. Perry
Perry
Los Angeles
Leary Building
Explosion Heard But Not a Bomb Confuses Officers
Police investigated a reported explosion in the public safety building. They found a three gallon apple cider glass demijohn that had shattered, apparently from its own gas, not a bomb.
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Public Safety Building
Allies Note Boosts Prices in 1917 Opening Market
A three weeks bear drive based on peace talks ended as the war market surged on the first trading day of 1917. U S Steel common climbed 4% to 110 1 2 as trading activity rose to 583 000 shares with 187 000 shares in steel.
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New York
Germany
U.S
Society Favorite Sues For Divorce In Philadelphia
Mrs. Watriss, famed as a leading Philadelphia society beauty, files for divorce from Frederic N. Watriss, a prominent clubman. The suit highlights high society circles and legal action within the city.
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Watriss
Philadelphia
Frederic N. Watriss
German Victories Expand Front Across Eastern Theater
The official Eastern front report notes German gains around Soveyva and Susita valley and the capture of Mount Faltucann. Russo Romanian advances are repulsed as German forces push the enemy back near Ostoiz valley and Sereth valleys. Three hundred prisoners are taken from the Susita action as the Ninth army presses the retreating Russians.
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Berilan
Sayville
Soveyva
Susita
Ostoiz Valley
Mount Faltucann
Riga
Duenaburg
Stanislau
Plaza Hotel Man on Trial for Public Nuisance
C Br Keene proprietor of the Plaza hotel Fourth Ave and Pike St one of 14 indicted by King County grand jury faced trial before Superior Judge French on a public nuisance charge The complaint says he conducted a disorderly house between December 1 1915 and November 23 1916 Eight young women inmates of the Plaza were subpoened as witnesses
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C. BR. Keene
Plaza Hotel
Fourth Ave
Prie St
King County Grand Jury
French Tuesday
Plaza
Keene
Church Union Fails In Baltimore Session
After a lengthy session at Mount Vernon Methodist church the joint commission on unification failed to decide on merging the two Methodist branches and adjourned without agreement.
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Baltimore
Mount Vernon
Cowboy Governor Takes Office Amid Arizona Standoff
Tom Campbell declares he will govern within the law after receiving a 20 vote majority and a secretary of state certificate. He will proceed through courts to oust ex governor Hunt from the capitol offices and records, starting by opening a new office in the business district.
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Phoenix
Tom Campbell
Arizona
W. P. Hunt
United Press Today
Tom Campbell Havine
Secretary of State
Capitol
Hunt
Leaks and Lawton Warn of Bigger Drops in Washington
Washington dispatch reports Tom Lawson, famed Wall Street figure, predicting more leaks after a recent stock market clean up. He claims the next leak will be a major reservoir tapping and says leaks have profited insiders like John Mank and Joe Blank while harming the public. He urges readers to take action, with continued coverage promised on page 5.
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Washington
Tom Lawson
Wall St
John Mank
Joe Blank
Jim Mank
Tam
Nother Job for Ed Patrolman Ed Hagen
Bank burglars sparked a Monday night robbery at a home on Fenneley Avenue. Six dollars in pennies were removed from the bank and police investigated possible ties to patrolman Ed Hagen.
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Page
Ed Hagen
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