Three Injured by Motor Cars in City Accident
A collision left three people hurt including 4 year old Harold Barrett son of Lieut HM F Barrett of the city fire department. He suffered a lacerated scalp and was treated at the city hospital after being struck by a car driven by Oliver J Wallace of Harvard avenue near Miner and Stewart streets. Wallace said he did not see the key before the crash. DP Head of First Avenue also injured.
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Harold Barrett
HM. F. Barrett
City Fire Department
Boy Dies in Lariat Hangings Accident in Home
Eleven year old Charles Pohl killed himself in a strange accident at his Pittaburg home on January 16. He threw a lasso which looped over his head as he stood on the stair landing. Losing balance he fell over the railing, the noose tightening and strangling him five feet from the floor. one end of the rope was tied to a bed post.
Unclear traffic collision reports injuries on Broadway
An unidentified meteor cyclist struck a machine on Broadway causing a broken tooth and a laceration. The incident involved R. M. Elliott at 708 University and occurred near Fifth Avenue and Weatlake Avenue.
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R. M. Elliott
University At
Broad Way
Diamond Dye Promises Rich Fadeless Color for All Fabrics
Old garments gain new life with Diamond Dyes guaranteed to color wool silk linen cotton or blends. The Direction Book guides dyeing over any color so no mistakes. Have druggist show you Diamond Dye color card to match material.
More Jobs for Returned Men
The city council's streets and sewers committee approved early start on the Hothave B water system and grading on 42nd Ave 8 W and other projects with preference given to ex-service men on municipal work. Dexter Ave and Beacon Ave paving will also use former service members as far as possible, per Chairman William Hickman Moore who said this preference is the only condition.
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C. B. Fitegerald
Council Streets and Sewers Committee
Thureday
Hothave. B
Labor Basin
42Nd Ave
Dexter Ave
Beacon Ave
William Hickman Moore
the Streets and Sewers Committee
Fined for wasting bread during strike in London
London January 16. Mrs Ida Lawrence, wife of a miner, was fined 25 dollars for throwing four pounds of bread into a waste tub. She said the bread was dirty bread her husband brought home. The magistrate noted the husband was on strike and that strikers' families should not waste bread.
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London
Ida Lawrence
Chicago Cries High Crime Rate Attributed To Lenient Sentiment
Chicago crime aimed to 1919 with over 200 murders and 10 900 thefts led by lack of public pressure to punish. Edwin W Sims of the crime commission blames indulgent services for criminals and praises Sheriff Peters for a public hanging to send a warning.
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Chicago
Publc
Edwin W. Sims
Crime Commission of the Association of Commerce
Mrs Luella Adkins Secures Restraining Order in Divorce Bid
Mrs Luella Adkins, wife of Wel come Adkins, alleges her husband a broker earning $500 monthly keeps her trunk and clothes, with a car taken to Wapato Washington. Superior Judge Frater restrains sale of automobile and trunk and grants $250 temporary alimony as divorce proceeds.
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Adkins
Three Americans Die in Shipwreck Off Roche Shoal
In Nantes France three Americans were among victims washed from the wrecked Afrique near the bay of Biscay. The ship went aground on Roche shoal Sunday with about 400 people aboard.
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Nantes
France
Roche Shoal
Bay of Biscay
Adkins Couple Ties Married in Virginia Montana
The Adkins were married in Virginia, Montana on November 8, 1916, and reside together in the area. The report notes their habit of bringing liquor home as part of their daily life.
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Adkins
Viteginia
Mont
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