Elopement plot pits war hero against husband in hotel arrest
Pierra Auther, a war hero and chemist, and Mrs. Philip Franzen were captured in St. Louis as they fled toward the Mexican border amid an elopement. Auther faces charges from Highland Park and Franzen claims a missing wife plot with a $100 hold up and theft claim.
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ST. Louis
Pierra Paul Auther
Philip Franzen
Wis
Frangen
Auther
Highland Park, Til
Pierra
Mrs. Franzen
Union Station
Robber Threat Note Triggers Utah Bank Heist
A lone bandit robbed Utah Savings and Trust in Salt Lake City this morning, taking about $2,000 to $4,000 after handing a note to the cashier saying pay out or die. The robber, described as about 24, fired a shot into the ceiling then fled through an alley. sheriff’s office pursues with no capture yet.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Utah Saings and Trust Company
Ao and
Sheriff's Office
Unprecedented business conditions demand careful navigation
The article urges cautious handling of economic change with phrases about listening for signals, clearing decks for action, and keeping steering in hand. It notes wholesale price declines and consumer price reductions may ease a consumer strike, while asking if purchasing power and credit exist for renewed buying. It cites Christmas trade data showing no available surplus for buyers and highlights high public sector taxes as a major issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
No Hard Times Ahead Says Eckstein
Eckstein of Schwabacher Bros. & Co. told the Chamber of Commerce that fear of hard times is foolish. He argued the economy has hit bottom and is returning, noting past panics stemmed from overbuilding and that Seattle needs $50 million for essential buildings such as schools hospitals and offices. The calamity howler is a false bet he asserted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Nt
Schwabacher Bros. & Co
Coun
Chamber of Commerce Fuiy
Eckstein
Seattle
Hotel Fire at Klondike Rest Near Washington Street
Smoke from a grease flue stove in the Klondike rests at 116 Washington St caused a hotel fire Satur noon. Tenants in the upper floors fled as thick smoke filled hallways. Firemen ventilated the four story building. damage estimated under 250 dollars.
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Klondike
Washington St
Saturnoon
Japs Deny U S War Proposal Debunked
Tokyo reports the Japanese foreign office denies instructions to Pekin to shift toward China amid looming war with the United States calling the tale mischievous fabrication. In other news F J Ellason of the Skagit hotel was arrested on a narcotics charge and released on $1,000 bail.
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Tokyo
Japanese Foreign Office Today
Pekin
China
Japan
United States
Foreign Office
F. J. Ellason
Skagit Hotel
First Ave
Ford Gains 857 Votes in Senate Recount
Washington reports the Ford Newberry senatorial recount shows Ford gaining 857 votes after tallying 2,200 precincts. Senate elections committee announced the result as the final adjusted total.
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Ford
Washington
Jan
Senate Elections Committee
Dorothy’s Diary Reveals New Boarder Describes Car Interest
The diary entry notes excitement about a young man who answered an ad and will live with the writer. She recounts that he owns a car, asked about a garage, and visited a nearby rental advertised in The Star. He took the garage, and she hopes for a motor ride once they know each other better.
Kidnapped Polish Editor Free After 11 Days in Chicago Den
Jacques Villard, legible editor of a Polish magazine in St. Louis, was released after 11 days held at gunpoint in a Chicago convict’s den. He crawled two blocks before finding help, abandoned a heavy blanket to avoid freezing, and arrived home with his wife and child. Burns Detective Agency aided the rescue.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Jacques Villard
Villard
Franklin Court
Chestnut St
Paasersby
Legboy
Lakeside
Floyd Young
Burns International Detective Agency
Wife’s Hunger Strike Aims to Convert Husband In Vermillion
In Danville Illinois Vermillion county State's Attorney John H Lawman notes a 41 day hunger strike by Mrs Sadie B Harrington to force her husband to get religious. The emaciated woman shows only pulse and temperature changes so far while the husband resists the move.
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Danville
Jan
Great Britain
MacSwiney
John H. Lawman
Vermillion County
Sadie B. Harrington
Harrington
Hunger strike by Danville woman tests faith and medicine
Mrs. Harrington refuses food and medicine claiming a divine order to fast until conversion on May 15. Her husband Karnist Harrington, a local businessman, says she may starve herself if she wishes and has asked a Church of God pastor from El Dorado to intervene as the hunger strike continues.
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Harrington
Church of God
el Doro, Ill
Danville
Police Help at Wedding Sendoff Ends in Brief Detention
Patrolman W. Carr blocked Great Northern station gates to wedding party for passing without tickets and scattering rice shoes and horns. The party rode to jail for questioning. bride and groom allowed to depart for their Denver honeymoon. Jenking and Munsey are the newlyweds. Trumpeter electors from Lincoln and Omaha chosen to carry Harding Coolidge votes to Washington.
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W. Carr
Great Northern
Munasey
Carr
Juil
KH. L. Hedges
Hedges
John Jenking
Trene Munsey
Denver
Jenking
Rainier Ave
Lincoln
Hiland H. Wheeler
Mra
Draper Smith
Omaha
Harding
Coolidge
Washingwa
Last Rites for J. G. Scripps in San Diego
Final funeral arrangements announced for James G. Scripps newspaper publisher who died yesterday. Services set for 10 a m Monday at the Scripps home near Mira Mar. Rev. Howard B. Bard to lead, with interment at Greenwood cemetery. Pacific coast colleagues to attend. Roy W. Howard traveling from the East.
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San Ditpgo
Cal
James G. Scripps
Scripps
Miraemar
Howard B. Bard
First Unitarian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Pacific Coast
East
Middle West
Roy W. Howard
Scripps Newspapers
Girl Bandit Faces Charge for Carrying Weapons
Fay Engstrom 21 and Wilbus Haskell 20 appeared before Justice John B. Gord on Saturday charged with carrying concealed weapons and attempted armed robbery of Detective D. J. McLennan on Thursday night. The pair were said to have been beaten to the draw of guns during the alleged hold up.
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John B. Gordon
Fay Engstrom
Wilbus Haskell
D. J. McLennan
Prophet Predicts Greek King to Subdue Turks
In Athens an aged prophet named Johannes forecasts King Constantine will enter Constantinople with a Greek army before October ends. He adds a grim twist that the king will be assassinated at triumph. Johannes, once an official in Philadelphia Asia Minor, has predicted major events including the world war and King Alexander's death. Chin Shing, a Chinaman, was fined $1,000 in federal court for dealing in narcotics after pleading guilty.
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Greece
Papa” Johannes
Constantine
Constantinople
Johannes
Janina
Philadelphia
Asia Minor
Chin Shing
Texas law to bar aliens from land fuels farmers in Rio Grande Valley
In Harlingen and Brownsville, white farmers seize on an 1892 Texas statute denying non resident aliens the right to own land, aiming to block Japanese colonization as two Japanese families arrive to settle. American Legion aids and offers refunds of land payments.
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San Antonio
Texas
Harlingen
Brownsville
American Legion
Littl
Legion Citizens’ Committee
Insurance Executive O W Dodge Found Dead Hints of Self Defense
The body of O W Dodge vice president of Midland Life Insurance Co was found in the yard of his country home in Kansas City Mo The nearest hand lay a revolver with one empty shell and another revolver nearby A ladder by a window suggested he rose to confront a prowler after dressing Police theorize a self inflicted death by a struggling intruder while a neighbor recalls seeing a man depart in a car
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Kansas City
O. W. Dodge
Midland Life Insurance Co
Dodge
W. R. Jaques
Conductor Wins Divorce After False Telegram
Charles Foster a street car conductor received a Portland telegram claiming his wife Mildred was dead. He traveled there to confirm the news and found it false, prompting him to seek a divorce in Judge J M Ralston's court on Friday.
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Charles "R. Foster
Portland
Mildred
J. M. Ralston
Eastern coal prices fall in Chicago amid planned cuts
Coal prices began to ease in Chicago with dealers reporting a general reduction expected Monday. One of the largest retailers announced a price cut of from 1 to 2 dollars effective today.
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Chicago
Carfares Rise Sunday for Seattle Electric Limos
Saturday is the last day to use bronze tokens for rides on Mr Seats tle's electric limousines. Beginning Sunday at 3 oclock, the new 8 ½ cent fare takes effect. Silver tokens are on cars, bronze tokens exchanged at city hall. Similar increase on Seattle and Rainier Valley line.
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Seattle
Many Railway
City Hall
Seattle and Rainier Valley
Democrats Cancel Jackson Day Fest
Washington January 8 Democrats cancel the annual Jackson Day banquet marking the first time in many years the event in the capital will not be held.
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Washington
Thirty Gallons of Booze Found Near Jefferson Park
Police were handed thirty gallons of Arapo liquor Friday night by C B Prather. He said the liquor was not for consumption and it is held for safekeeping. Prather found the booze about 300 feet south of Jefferson Park Golf Links.
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C. BE
Prather
Jefferson Park Golf Links
Balloonists Near End of Northern Flight Reach Mattice
Three American balloonists retreating from a record flight into northern Canada were thought to be within 30 miles of Mattice Ontario. They rested at John Sutherland’s camp about 30 miles down the Missinabi line, drawing a crowd as Mattice turned lively awaiting their arrival. Local estimates place their arrival for Monday evening, with movement likely to precede that time.
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James R. Kelly
United Press
Mattice
Canada
John Sutherland
Missinabi
Two Soldiers Arrested as Auto Thugs in Vancouver
Boyd Efils and Frank McCleary, infantrymen at Vancouver barracks, were arrested in a Vancouver hall after a garage robbery the previous night. Ellis faces assault and robbery charges. McCleary fought extradition as officers pursue the case. Police say $40 and ammonia were recovered. two motorcycle officers face dismissal for alleged cowardice.
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Portland
Boyd Efils
Frank McCleary
United States Army Barracks
Vancouver
Wash
Ellis
McCleary
Washington
Oregon
Skoglund and
Simpkins
Jenkins
Baker
Auto Bandits Rob Jewelry Store In $20000 Heist
In Chicago on January 8 Auto bandits robbed Jacob Klein's jewelry store of $20000 in cash and jewelry. Klein and employees including a girl were bound and placed in a room while the robbers rifled show cases and the safe.
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Chicago
Jacob Klein
Klein
Eligible Men Must Marry in Sixty Days in Hungary
Hungarian newspapers report a village decree requiring all men over 18 who can marry to wed within two months. The goal is to curb immorality and raise the birth rate.
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Paris
Hungary
Tasmanian Police to Aid Murderer
A Tasmanian police trooper has been sentenced to seven years in prison for shooting dead an escaping poacher. Police threaten to strike and rescue the prisoner if he is not released. The cabinet weighs possible remission of the sentence.
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Tasmanian Police
Hobart
Tears at Separation Between Stowaway Lovers
Eva Printz, a Russian stowaway and Seattle resident, parted tearfully from companion Anna Lapina at the immigration station. Printz has $500 deposited by fiancé Lloyd Jacot in San Francisco, plans to sail there to wed soon. Lapina’s case awaits the labor department decision.
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San Francisco
Lloyd Jacot
Eva Printz
Seattle
Eva
Anna Lapina
Department of Labor
Eva Prints
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Price & Carter
Daisy Henry
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Seine
Arthur Priest
Becquer
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Umit
Fatisa
George E. Arlund
Kelleher
Daniel Kelleher
Seattle National Bank
U. S
Dorothy
the Star
James Merrihen
Atar
M. B. Roderick
Altho
King County Superior Court
Ourtia
J. G. Scripps
Athens, Jan
BE. A. Miller
Ave. S
14Th Ave. S
Standard Oil Station
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