Bloody card game ends in murder and multiple stabbings
One man, Pete Corack, is dead after a knife attack during a card game at 710 Dearborn Street. Four others, including Mrs. Rose Krammich and George Krammich, are wounded. three men are jailed. Perkovich is alleged to have killed Corack and stabbed others during a dispute over the pot. Police describe a bloody scene with cards and alcohol in the house.
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Dearborn St
Pete Corack
R. C. Watson
P. P. Vike
Peter Perkovich
Corack
Rose Krammich
George Krammich
Pete Sutia
Perkovich
Louis Krmpotich
John Carcan
Seventh Ave
Harry
Wm. Kent
John D. Carmody
Krammichs
Seattle
Krammich
Skinner & Eddy’s
Port Townsend
Chauffeur Charged After Club Shooting Incident
William Carter a 33 year old chauffeur is accused by police of confessing to shooting Joe Ferris manager of the Service Club at 608 Third Avenue. Ferris is hospitalized with a lung wound and a shattered shoulder. Carter claims self defense after a quarrel over card play and a stool attack by Ferris.
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William Carter
Joe Ferris
Third Ave
Ferris
Seattle General Hospital
Carter
Atter Ferris
Ferris Dlenes
Airship C-8 Explodes Near Camp Holabird
The navy dirigible C-8 exploded as it landed near Camp Holabird Maryland killing no crew but shattering nearby homes. About 200 spectators faced burns and fumes from the blast while the seven crewmen and two passengers escaped serious injury.
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Baltimore
Camp Holabird
Washington
Camp May
N. J
N. J. Learned
Stafford's Hatchet Attack and Fire Fatal to Family
In Portland, Oregon, R. W. Stafford Jr., a Sterling Food Products plant supervisor, attempted to kill his year-old baby with a hatchet, wounded his wife and 5-year-old son, set his home on fire, then died by his own hand. Police believe he was insane. He had been with the Minnesota State Guard previously and showed no office behavior changes before the act.
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Portland
Ore
Walter
R. W. Stafford, Jr
Wirt
Stafford
Minnesota State Guard
Sterling Food Products Co
S&s
Oregon Sheep Shearers Break Records in Lake County
Salem Ore July 2 Dr W Ly tle state veterinarian says Lake county shearers earn 20 to 35 dollars daily with 22 cents per head the highest price in Oregon history. A fair day is 100 head while 207 was the current single day record.
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Salem
Ore
W. Lytle
Lake County
Oregon
United States
Move Car Offices to City Building
Tuesday and Wednesday were moving days for the municipal street railways department. The department moved accounting and other offices from the Electric building at Seventh Ave and Olive to the fifth floor of the county city building and expects all offices to be in the new quarters before week’s end.
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Municipal Street Railways Department
Electric
Seventh Ave
Olive St
Californians Vote for Vast Highway Plan
California voters approved a $40 million highway program by a 7 to 1 margin with bonds to fund completion of existing routes, scenic extensions, and congestion relief on key state highways as counting neared final.
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San Francisco
California
Hope Forest Fires Can Now Be Checked
Dying winds gave hope that forest fires threatening villages 40 miles west of Sault Ste. Marie have abated and can be checked. No loss of life reported. Efforts to reach Raco and other small villages were unavailing as to whether wires had been destroyed.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
United Press
Here
Raco
Educators Favor Wilson or Taft for Secretary of Education
Milwaukee delegates to the National Education Association convention urged creating the cabinet post. Woodrow Wilson or W H Taft led the discussion as acceptable choices for secretary of education.
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Milwacker
Wis
Woodrow Wilson
W. H. Taft
National Education Association
Kirkland Ferry Proposal Aims Run to Lake Union South End
County commissioners send the Kirkland to Lake Union proposal to Capt. Anderson head of the water transportation department for investigation. The plan would shorten travel time by rerouting ferry service from Madison Park to the Lake Union south end.
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Kirkland Ferry
Lake Union
Kirkland
Madison Park
Capt. Anderson
County Water Transportation Department
Lumber Firm Sues City for Damages Over 1918 Flood
The Innovation Lumber Co., filed a suit Tuesday seeking 78515 dollars from the city to cover flood damages in Boxley County on December 23 1918. It claims seepage from Cedar Lake impounding basin caused the flood.
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Innovation Lumber Company
Boxley Canyon
Cedar Lake
Sheer voile frocks and stylish skirts at basement sale
Attractive midsummer dresses in printed gray lavender Delft-blue and red with collars cuffs yoke or vestee for 9.85. Plaid skirts at 7.50 and 9.50 with blue gray black white color pairs. Plush coats half length fully lined trims include gray Coney fur at 21.75 to 345.00. The Basement Store.
Basement Store Offers White Tub Skirts at Low Price
The Basement Store features white tub skirts at $2.50 in plain and striped gaberdine with patch pockets and wide belts. A beltless high-waist style with tucked yoke is also offered. Waist 26 to 32 inches. Also advertised are Georgette skirts in white and flesh color from sizes 36 to 44 at $3.50.
Children's Shoes Offerings at Low Prices for Mothers
Advertises affordable play and dress shoes for children and infants. Mary Jane pumps in patent leather, white canvas Mary Janes, patent leather Mary Jane pumps with instep strap, oxfords in tan calf or pearl elk, and infant Mary Jane pumps with hand turned soles. Sizes range from infants to 2, with prices from 1.50 to 4.00 per pair.
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Mother
Silk and Woolen Remnants at Sharp Reductions
Basement Store offers silk and woolen remnants with lengths suitable for a full dress or smaller pieces for skirts children’s dresses trimmings and linings. Silks include taffetas messalines pongee crepe de Chine tub silks and schemes. woolens feature serges poplins shepherds checks and mixtures for dresses and coats.
Crepe de Chine Fabrics Sold at The Basement Store
Thursday shoppers find Forty-inch Crepe de Chine offered at 1.25 per yard in colors Bottle-green Sage-green Emerald Chartreuse Wistaria Plum Burgundy Henna Brown. The Basement Store promotes a low price on this attractive fabric.
Basemount Store Petticoats Offer In White Sateen
The Basemount Store shows white sateen petticoats priced at 2.25 with machine embroidered scallops on the hem and a second style with a deep flounce priced at 1.50. The items are described as suitable undergarments for tub frocks and wash skirts.
Fiber Wardrobe Trunks Special $37.00
Basement Store offers twelve full size fiber wardrobe trunks at 37.00 each. Built with hard fiber three ply veneer body, cloth lining, five ply hangers, laundry bag, clothes retainers, and a drawer side for hats with draw lever belts and spring lock.
Children Knit Underwaists 19 at The Basement Store
Advertisement notes reinforced underwaists for children ages 4 to 12 with tape strengthening and pin tubing for easy fastening. Priced at a low cost at The Basement Store.
Stamped Night Gowns Priced at 1.39 in Muslin
ADE in kimono style of soft white muslin are these night gowns stamped for simple embroidery priced at 1.39 each.
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Ade
Little Tots White Dresses and Khaki Middies
Describes white voile and gauze little dresses for ages 2 to 6 with lace, embroidery, belts and ribbon bows in prices from 1.95 to 5.00. Also features khaki middies for sizes 36 to 44 in slip over and coat styles with sailor collars and pockets, priced 2.50 and 2.95.
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HEER
Women's durable cotton suits for roughing it
Sturdy khaki and blue white striped garments priced at 4.25 suit women in slight to stout figures. Ideal for gardening berry picking camping and outdoor work.
Gingham yard sale offers 32 inch fabrics at 25 cents
The Basement Store markets 1,000 yards of gingham in stripes checks and plains including Pink Blue Lavender and Gray. Suitable for house dresses aprons children's outfits and boys shirts at an unusually low 25 cents per yard.
Basement Store Ad Lists Childrens Play Suits and Bathing Wear
The Basement Store advertises serviceable cotton bathing suits in assorted colors with trimming sizes 28 to 34 at $1.25. Boys wash suits in middy and Oliver Twist styles white or striped sizes 8 to 8 years at $1.50 and $2.00. Play suits for 1 to 9 years $1.50 and 10 to 14 years $1.75. Also promotes circular cretonne covered pillows filled with cotton floss at 75 cents.
Wash Ties and Marathon Belts For Sale
Odd looking stripes and plain white effects appear in mercerized cotton wash ties with reversible effects priced at 25 cents. Marathon belts resist stretching as leather like material with patent nickel buckle sell for one dollar.
Wrappings and Conveniences for Mapleware Lunch Sets
MAPLEWARE LUNCH SETS include plates side dishes and utensils of maple with napkins and wood fiber cloths. Packages list sizes and prices for cups plates napkins and baskets with options from small to large and special picnic items.
Cups and Saucers Sets and Silverware Offer
Advertisement lists six cup and saucer sets at 75 cents, nickel silver tea spoons six for 25 cents, silver plated knives and forks six for 3.25 dollars, and mercerized cotton half hose in striped colors at 35 cents per pair, sizes 4 to 9.14.
Powder package advertised at 10 cents
Local store features face powder packages labeled as "SCUPERIOR" rice powder in white and flesh tones offered unusually low at ten cents per package. The announcement highlights the low price as a sale incentive and identifies the product as cosmetic powder.
Basement Store Remnants Sale Features Laces and Fabrics
Laces embroideries silk marquisette chiffons nets and ribbons offered at reduced prices in a Basement Store remnants sale.
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Orpheum
Northwest
United Painless
Dentists
Col. James St
Elliott
Wilson
Taft
City
Atti
Ures
Yeu
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