Letter from Frank Holt on munitions protest ends in tragedy
Dallas July 8 A letter said to be written by Frank Holt to his wife outlines plans to plant explosives on an Atlantic liner to stop Europe’s slaughter and ammunition shipments. He mentions Morgan of Glen Cove as an intended ally and predicts possible death or imprisonment, with family at risk.
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Dallas
Tex
Frank Holt
O. F Sensabaugh
Jonah
Europe
America
Firet
R. Pearce
Washington
New York
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Saxonia
J. Pierpont Morgan
Glen Cove
Long Island
Morgan
Frank
W York
Halifax
F. A. Claret
Claret
Capitol
58Th St
North River
Holt
No. 3
Cape Race
Chebucto Head
Harbor
Atlantic Transport Line
Mrs. Morgan
Seattle Boosters Welcome Delegations From Patterson and Detroit
Delegations from Patterson Indiana and Detroit Real Estate men arrive tonight to Seattle. Teachers and Shasta Limited guests join at 8 30 p m and 11 30 p m for welcome and conversion into Seattle boosters.
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Patterson
Indiana
Shasta Limited
Detroit
Seattle
Cincinnati Tornado Death Toll Mounts Across Region
Tornado swept the Ohio river valley killing at least 25 in Cincinnati and injuring over 100 others. Dozens of buildings were leveled, homes collapsed trapping residents as crews searched the ruins. Bit by bit more deaths and missing persons emerged as authorities tally the disaster's impact.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River Valley
Meyer
Israel Tennebaum
Esther Cohen
Bechmont
West Eighth St
Meyer and
Israel Tennebium
Tennebaums
Dick Fulton
Ohio River
West Sixth
Cohen
Mes Cohen
Israel
Shots Fired at U S Soldiers Near Brownsville
The incident reports shots fired from an ambush east of Brownsville at a U S cavalry patrol. No troopers were hit. Authorities suspect Mexican bandits behind the attack and the threat has sharpened local tensions.
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Brownsville
Amy
U. S. Cavalry
Here
Civil Engineer Falls Four Stories at Walden Hotel
William Aird, 20, a civil engineer, fell four stories from a Walden hotel window at 2:20 a.m. Thursday. He was rushed to City Hospital where doctors found only a broken nose and one tooth knocked out.
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William Aird
Walden
City Hospital
Longshoremen Return To Work After Cove Strike
Union longshoremen who walked out at Smith Cove Tuesday resumed duties Thursday after a conference between the Longshoremen Association secretary and Griffiths and Stevedores.
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Smith Cove
Secret of
Longshore Association
Griffiths & _Stevedores
Shriners Plan Rainier Trip From Tacoma Convention
Elaborate plans of the Afifi Temple of Tacoma outline Shriners conventions in Seattle next week and a special Mt Rainier excursion for visitors. Three hundred autos will transport delegates, with more than 3,000 expected to take the two day trip Friday and Saturday.
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Tacoma
Afafi
Seattle
Mt. Rainier
Thaw is called as witness in sanity trial
Harry K. Thaw testified as a state witness in a sanity trial in New York. He showed initial nervousness then appeared calm as Deputy Attorney General Cook pressed him about a supposed conspiracy with wealthy men and William Travers Jerome to keep him at Matteawan. Thaw doubted Jerome’s motives and noted Jerome followed him to Canada.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Cook
William Travers Jerome Ia
Matteawan
Thaw
Teachers 10 Boost Town Seattle Visitors Arrive
A party of 35 Patterson Indiana teachers are due in Seattle as part of a booster effort organized by The Star and the Commercial Club. City leaders plan a Tacoma meetup to tour Seattle and tout its merits with statistics and local facts.
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Seattle
Star
Commercial Club
Patterson
Ind
Cooper
Tacoma
Realty
Detroit
Los Angeles
Walter C. Piper
New
Washington
Mayor Orders Dismissal of Red-Light Buildings
Prosecutor Lundin pushes to clean Seattle as Judge Ronald orders removal and destruction of 714 and 720 Lane to curb illegal red-light activity. Court signals broader abatement, while insufficient proof stops action at the Potlatch hotel. Witnesses include Mrs Donna Snook and family. multiple abatement cases set this week.
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Lundin
Ronald
Coort
Seattle
Weller St
Summers
Donna BE. Snook
Snook
Herbert Snook
Mrs E Bateman Aylesbury Soldier Kin Highlight
Mrs E Bateman of Aylesbury aged 80 has 18 grandsons and two sons serving in the British army. The notice celebrates family military service reflecting wartime devotion.
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Aylesbury, Eng
E. Bateman
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