Hamby to Die Tonight at Sing Sing Prison
Hamby, a Brooklyn killer known for bravado and secrecy, will die at 11 p.m. in Sing Sing. He confessed to the December 13, 1915, Brooklyn bank slaying after earlier killing shipyard worker Robert Davie, insisting he will not reveal his true name.
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Ossing
VY. Dan
Gordon Fawcett
Hamby
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
de Witt Peal
Henry Coons
Tacoma
Wash
Robert Davie
Davie
Brooklyn Nyn
I W W Trial Brings Courtroom Tension and Rules Hurdles
Spectators warned to surrender weapons or leave the Montesano courtroom as 11 I W W members face murder charges for Armistice Day killings. Judge John M Wilson rejects Legion juries and tightens questioning while defense attorney Vanderveer argues rights.
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Clem Randall
Son of Senator New Given Life Term in California
Harry S. New, son of Senator New of Indiana, was sentenced to an indeterminate term of years to life in San Quentin for the murder of his 18 year old sweetheart Frieda in a canyon on the night of July 4, 1919. After two hours of testimony the defense was overruled for a new trial and a stay of execution was secured until next Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Harry S. New
New
San Quentin
Frieda
T Canyon
A Rural Life Plea From a Sun-Worshiping Farmer
The narrator, reflecting on sun worship and rural life near the Pacific Northwest, contrasts farm life with city existence. He laments urban smog and praises the farmer's bond with nature, arguing that enduring seasons and hard labor forge happiness and resilience, even amid hardship.
Seattle Youth Kills Himself
Marvin J. Felkner, 31, shot himself in the basement of the family home at 1511 Ath Ave W. He had been suffering from mental disorder and had recently been released from an asylum. The father said the youth asked if he would feel bad if he shot himself and the shot occurred moments later, the body taken to the public morgue.
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Marvin J. Felkner
Ath Ave
O. O. Felkner
Bodry
What qualifications should a mayor candidate have
Citizens debate mayoral requirements through terse replies. Respondents offer varied traits from honesty and fairness to skepticism about leading candidates Fitzgerald Duncan and Ole dansoyy are referenced in comments from residents including Baker Elalas Gray Hanrahan and Hanscom.
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F. C. Baker
Pike
J.C. Elalas
Dewey Place
Fitzgerald
Duncan
Pedestrian Struck by Auto on Westlake Street Incident
Ira Coleson was struck while walking on N 74th at Stewart and Westlake. The driver E Dunbar of 802 Westlake honked, causing Coleson to stumble back into the vehicle cornering his knee injury.
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Dunbar
Westlake
Stewart At
Coleson
Drake Urges Stricter Traffic Controls After Near Miss
City officials debated traffic reform as Councilman A T Drake pressed for centralized authority under a single traffic chief. He urged adding patrols on busy corners and stricter enforcement, recounting a near miss at Second and Cherry where no officer was present. Mayor Fitzgerald warned against removing personnel during winter crime. The council will act after elections.
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Drake Asid
Second
Cherry
C. BR. Fitzgerald
Warren
U S to Probe Seattle Costs
The federal Department of Labor will launch a six week survey next week to study the costs of clothing rent and other necessities in 31 large cities including New York Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland New Orleans St Paul Denver Kansas City San Francisco Portland and Seattle Bureau of Labor Statistics Dr Charles Baldwin leads the investigation with several women among the field staff who will pose as ordinary consumers and keep price records while landlords and merchants remain unaware of their government roles
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Washington
Department of Labor
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New Orleans
St. Paul
Denver
Kansas City
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Charles Baldwin
Youth robber hits dairy purse for thirty dollars
A youth described as a dope addict walked into Happy Home Dairy Producta Co. at 609 Third Ave and robbed the purse of Mrs. J. Cline, an employee, taking $30. Motorcycle patrolmen searched South Kind pool rooms but did not locate the thief.
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Happy Home Dairy Producta Co
Third Ave
Tacoma I. W. W. Given Prison Term
W Randall of Tacoma I W W was sentenced to three years in McNeil Island Penitentiary by Judge Eh Cushman for conspiracy to violate the espionage act and distributing seditious literature. He was tried along with 38 other I W W suspects in the state superior court on criminal syndicalism charges.
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Takeo Ymada
South Park
John B. Gordon
Ymada
James Hamilton
Gordon
Tacoma
Wash
Don
W. Randall
McNeil To
Land Penitentiary
United States
Eh. Eh
Cushman
Mexicans to Free American Aviators
Lieutenants Davis and Grimes, American aviators who made an emergency landing in Mexico, will be released shortly. They were held at Guerrero by Mexican authorities and treated well. The flyers, disoriented by fog, landed on Mexican soil after mistaking the Salado river for the Rio Grande due to fuel shortages.
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Prownsville
Texas
Davis
Grimes
Mexico
Guerrero
Salado River
Rio Grande
Pedestrians Hit by Autos In City Incidents
James Walsh at 1120 Bowen Ave reported his car on Latona Bridge struck an unidentified pedestrian who received hospital treatment and left before identification. M Stanton of Union Hotel was knocked down on Second Ave by J B Johnson of 752 N 58th near Madison St. Stanton refused hospital aid, noting a scratched wrist.
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James Walsh
Bowen Ave
Latona Bridge
Walsh
Meare
M. Stanton
Union Hotel
Second Ave
J. B. Johnson
Johnson
Stanton
Madison St
Hart Asked to Halt Hanging in Everett Murder Case
The Central Labor Council urged Governor Louis F. Hart to commute the death sentence of 19 year old Everett killer White to life imprisonment. The resolution, passed Wednesday night, condemned the jury that ordered the hanging for lacking mercy.
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Louis F. Hart
White
Everett
Central Labor Council
Silent jury formed to watch Armistice Day murder trial
Labor delegates selected to sit at Montesano proceedings as talk of a conspiracy to mob the prisoners circulates. Central Labor council names Paul K. Mohr, Metal Trades council picks John Von Carnop as their juror while accusations accuse business interests of paying workers to create hostility.
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Montesano
John von Carnop
Metal Trades Council
Printing Trades Strike Here Settled
Reports say the five month old strike by presamen and book binders and the sympathy strike of job printers ended. The workers sought higher wages and revised working conditions. terms of settlement were not disclosed.
Honeymoon Tour Through Court House Morgue
Elizabeth Crasbure and Eddie A Thompson wed in a rush and toured local justice facilities on their honeymoon. Guided by Police Capt Mason they viewed the coroner's parlor jail and morgue with amused curiosity as the day unfolded.
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Eddie
Duwamish Valley
Mason
J. T. Mason
Message to You Promises Seattle Reach for Want Ads
A promotional note notes Seattle's population around 400000 and suggests if five minutes were spent on each person it would take days and nights for four years. It touts Star Want Ads as read by nearly all readers the same day and claims Want Ads sell everything from tools to real estate and act as your salesman.
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the Star
Seattle
Star
Ministers Demand Pilgrim Memorial Fund Campaign
Rev. William S. Beard of New York directs a local campaign seeking 8 million dollars for a Pilgrim memorial fund to aid pensioning pastors. The appeal frames the fund as essential for clergymen facing retirement and financial uncertainty.
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William S. Beard
New York
Everett Prisoner Escapes Jail By Cutting Bars
In Everett on January 29 48 year old inmate L McCilano alleged army man sawed through cell bars and escaped from the city jail. He may head toward his sweetheart at Three Lakes and authorities were notified.
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Everett
L. McCilano
H & Sweetheart
Three Lakes
Posse Scours Coast for Escaped Convicts
A posse hunted William H. Trucattle and James Ernest Portland after they escaped McNeil prison on Wednesday. Searchers combed the mainland area but found no trace as authorities urged caution.
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William H. Trucattle
James Ernest Portland
Coin
McNeil
Mild Form of Flu Hits City
A city health official reports fifty six mild flu cases with no recurrence of last year’s epidemic. Seventeen cases were recorded Wednesday and 39 more by Thursday. Officials urge calm, isolation of cases, and avoidance of crowded gatherings to prevent spread.
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H. M
Postmaster Myers and Durand Asked to Resign in Portland
Portland Ore Jan 29 Frank L Myers postmaster at Port Weld and Harry G Durand assistant have been asked to resign from the postoffice department at Wington The demand follows an investigation by inspectors into alleged political favoritism and a year old dispute between Myers and Durand with Myers making charges against the assistant.
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Portland
Ore
Frank 8. Myers
Port Wend
Harry G. Durand
Wington
Myers
Durand
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Spata
Vanderveer
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Teige Wilson
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Lewin County
van Gilder
Organization of Labor
C. C. Strayer
Aberdeen Paint and Grain Deater
Trayer
Strayer
W. H. Abel
Abel
Jeff Bartell
Slayer of Sweetheart
Dana Sleeth
Mojave
Columbia River
Hugh
Jacob Old
Quentin Quidnunc
Henry L. Gray
Terry
Thomas J. Hanrahan
N. Sithset
Zac Hanscom
Denny Way
Ole Dansoyy
Ira Coleson
Auto
A. T. Drake
Krake
U. S
Hart
Labor Council
Olympia
Court House
Elizabeth E. Thompson
Eddie A. Thompson
Elizabeth Crasbure
Seventh Ave
Palm Beach
Vancouver Island
California
Honolulu
Posse
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