Burglars Enter Windsor Apts and Harvard Home in Night Break-ins
Burglars entered Todd Sweek's room at Windsor Apartments on Sixth Ave and Union St while he slept, stealing $150 cash and clothing. In a separate Monday night break-in, burglars shattered a rear door at H. H. Bulkeley's home at 2931 Harvard Ave N, taking jewelry and clothing.
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Toom
Windsor Apts
Sixth Ave
Union St
Todd
H. H. Bulkeley
Harvard Ave. N
County to Sell Off Rock Crushing Plant
The county at North Bend will sell the rock crushing plant on the steps of the County City building on July 28. County commissioners met Monday and declared all use for the plant has ceased from the county perspective.
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North Bend
Skull of Hun Used in Legion Night Lecture
Prof Ayres phrenologist used the skull of a German soldier from Flanders to illustrate the Hun’s characteristics during Elmer J. Noble Post No 1 American Legion monthly entertainment at the Soldiers and Sailors’ club. The program included violin, songs, dances, dialect acts and monologues by local performers.
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Flanders
L.ayres
Elmer J. Noble
American Legion
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club
Arthur Kloth
John Hopper
Robert S&s Edmonds
Charles Harris
Saunderson
Mrs Lister Files Suit Over Gov Lister Relief
Mrs Alma Lister widow of Gov Ernest Lister sues in the Washington Supreme Court for 5000 the amount voted by the legislature for relief of Gov Lister. Chief Justice Holcomb orders the state auditor to show cause why payment should not be made. The auditor delays arguing the funds were a gift or an in crease to a salary while in office. Maurice Langhorne Tacoma represents the Lister estate.
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Olympia
Alma Lister
Ernest Lister
State Supreme Court
Lister
O. R. Holcomb
Maurice Langhorne
Tacoma
Col Richards Opens Seattle Ordnance Office
Lieut. Col. Willard K. Richards assumes duties as ordinance officer of the North Pacific coast artillery district. All officers temporarily in the coast artillery corps for this district must be discharged before September 1, per orders received at district headquarters.
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Seattle
Willard K. Richards
North Pacific Coast Artillery District
Coast Artillery Corps
State
Bishop objects to trial of ex-kaiser in international case
The Bishop of Exeter spoke in the cathedral condemning an international trial for the former Kaiser. He urged leaving the ex-emperor to a life of shame and noted the character should not be dignified by such proceedings.
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Exeter
England
Two Good Measures Aid Injured Veterans Seeks Passage
Milton Bronner reports in Washington that Senators Kenyon and Smith pushed two major bills expanding vocational training for injured Americans. The measures provide government matched funding to train disabled soldiers and workers, with monthly stipends and broad eligibility, and would extend state programs under federal supervision. The package aims to rehabilitate 600,000 disabled and create self supporting citizens, with remaining battles in the House and public pressure urged.
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Washington
Senate
League of Nations
W.S. Kenyon
Iowa
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Federal Board of Vocational Training
Kenyon
Federal Board For
Ajso
New Jersey
War Machine Now Rescuer in Mine Disaster Aid
The geophone once used to detect enemy mining is repurposed by the Bureau of Mines to locate entombed miners. An iron ring with a mica disc and brass cap transmits ground vibrations to a hearing device, helping operators pinpoint sources of pounding up to 1,150 feet away.
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Bureau of Mines
Release Soldiers to Harvest Wheat in War Department Order
War Department orders commanding generals at Camps Pike Bowie Dodge Funston and Fort Sill to discharge emergency men who can be spared and agree to work in the wheat fields amid urgent farm labor needs.
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Washington
United Press
War Department
Pike
Bowie
Texas
Dodge
Iowa
Funston
Kansas
Fort Sill
Oklo
Lennon Berg Open New Store at Westlake and Pine
A. J. Lennon and C. F. Berg opened a new store at Westlake avenue and Pine street. The joint proprietors received hearty congratulations on the opening.
Nervous Breakdown Reverses With Pink Pills
St. Louis man Harry H. Fleck describes severe typhoid aftereffects including insomnia headaches and melancholy. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills his nerves strengthened appetite returned and sleep improved with dizzy spells and pain vanishing.
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Harry H. Fleck
Sullivan Avenue
St. Louis
Conflict Flare Over Keiswetter Detention in London Tower
Tensions rise as Germany and Britain clash over the holding of Captain Keiswetter commander of U-56 in the London tower. He was seized while en route from Spain where he had been interned toward Berlin.
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Germany
England
London Tower
Keiswetter
Spain
Berlin
Home raid nets 83 quarts 36 pints of brew at 620 Charles St
Dry squad officers raided the home of I. B. Kellitt aged 49 at 620 Charles street Monday and found 83 quarts and 36 pints of home brewed liquor. Kellitt is held in lieu of $1,000 bail.
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Dry Squad
I. B. Kellitt
Charles St
Kellitt
Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy Advertised For Chronic Wife’s Ailments
A merchant reports his wife suffered for 106 years from gallstones gastritis and intestinal inflammation. He reads an ad for Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy and notes improvement after the first dose. The ad claims the product removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis and offers money back after one dose. Bartell’s Five Drug Stores advertises the remedy.
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Mayr
Bartell’s
Motorcycle Crash Injures Roberts at City Intersection
George M. Roberts aged 60 of 2315 First Ave was struck by a motorcycle at 12th Ave and Jackson St Monday. He suffered a broken leg and minor injuries and was taken to City Hospital. Driver A L Fries, 21, was booked for reckless driving after claiming Roberts zigzagged across the street. Roberts said he did not see the motorcycle.
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12Th Ave
Jackson St
George M. Roberts
First Ave
A. L. Fries
Fries
Roberts
Beer Prohibition Test Cases Set For Trial Tomorrow
Hartford July 8 Two test cases will be tried before Judge Chatfield in New Haven to decide the wartime prohibition law’s constitutionality and whether beer as defined by Congress is intoxicating.
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Hartford
Conn
Chatfield
United States District Court
New Haven
Careful washing for healthy hair with Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo
The article advises avoiding alkali in soaps and shampoos to prevent scalp drying and brittle hair. It recommends Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure greaseless and safe, claiming one to two teaspoonfuls produces rich lather that cleanses hair and scalp, leaves hair silky and easy to manage, and lasts months at low cost.
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