Woman's life saved as Napolitano sentence commuted
The Seattle Star reports Angelina Napolitano’s death sentence for murdering her husband will be commuted to life imprisonment. Public petitions from hundreds of thousands of Americans, including over 50 000 Seattle signers, helped win clemency from Canada’s Governor General Grey with justice minister Aylesworth advising.
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Earl Grey
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Suspect in Cable murder located near Rainier
Olympia July 14 A suspect in the Cable murder case believed to be Swan Peterson was found at Yelm working in a hay field. He had earlier slept in a bloodstained room and washed clothes after arriving from Portland. A second man, Arthur Pierce, was released after his alibi was shown. Deputies fear Peterson may have escaped.
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Swan Peterson
Rainier
Yelm
Pierce
Arthur Pierce
Waddell Hotel
Wash
McKenzie Farm
Peterson
Portland
Reveler of Absolute Life Faces Ten Year Term
Evelyn Arthur Gee known as a revealer of the absolute life faces a ten year term for abducting 17 year old Mildred Bridges. Stephen Bridges, the girl’s father, plans to prosecute Felicia Rees and her daughter See’s aides as the case continues. See, convicted of abduction and contributing to juvenile delinquency, returns to the junior commonwealth awaiting retrial and bail as his motion proceeds. Bridges seeks parole for Mildred.
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Chicago
Mildred Bridges
Evelyn Arthur Gee
Joliet
Stephen Bridges
Felicia Rees
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See
Ona
Deci
Ing See
Supreme Court
Bridges
Mildred
The Golden Girl Photo Trail to Edele Hegere
A fragment hints at a photo titled The Golden Girl tied to Edele Hegere and a promised follow up. The text suggests a conservation of a trail or sequence with a watch-related cadence.
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Edele Hegere
Golden Girl
Hold Up at Gates Jewelry Store in Los Angeles
Edward Burns robbed B L Gates jewelry at 809 Second Ave during a 10 30 am d mission, grabbing two trays of diamonds worth 25000. He fled but was tackled by H L Stinger and captured by Patrolman Unland. all diamonds were recovered intact.
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Dook Title Upsets Simple Yankee Jay MacDoodle
A plain man named Jay MacDoodle Dingbat is unexpectedly knighted as a Dook by the Kink in a playful tale. The comedic transfer from modest clerk to high society figure exposes vanity and pompous behavior in knights of democracy.
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Jay Macdoodle
Jay
Ability to Talk Saved Her Life
In Portland on July 14 Mrs. J. R. Kelley testified in municipal court that her rapid continuous talking for over an hour saved her from her drink crazed husband who drew a pistol. He announced intent to kill her but fled after her calls to police and she defends her actions as trying to protect her separate property. a divorce suit is pending in circuit court. Chas. E. Serveau, a wealthy florist, was held to answer in superior court after attacking his daughter Zoe, 14.
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United Press
Portland, Or
J. R. Kelley
Kelley
Creuit
Ing
Zoe
Chas. E. Serveau
Shortall
Disputed Alaskan Claim Map Vanishes in Inquiry
Washington July 14 The House committee on expenditures probes Morgan Guggenheim activity in Alaska amid a missing war department map. Major J B Cavanaugh testifies he cannot locate the document once in war department files. Critics link the map’s disappearance to the famous Dick to Dick letter implicating Taft and his brother.
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Morgan-Guggenheim
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War Department
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Taft
Lorimer Says Deneen Owes Him for a $200000 Job
In testimony before the senate Lorimer investigation Deneen claimed four Chicago bosses backed him for State’s attorney and Lorimer’s influence secured his two terms worth 56000 in salary plus 140000 in fees. He said investigators found he had underdrawn 10000 as governor candidate. In Santa Rosa doctors removed a basalt block from a blockmaker’s appendix during surgery.
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Washington
Charlies
Deneen
Ilinois
William Lorimer
Senate
Lorimer
Chicago
Santa Rosa
Senator Becomes Police Chief in Oklahoma City
State Senator William Tilghman resigns his legislative post to assume duties as Oklahoma City police chief at a $150 monthly salary. He will take over tomorrow.
Dies With Music On His Lips
John P. Jones an 88 year old Welsh composer and vocalist died in Chicago after singing his own composition Eva. His granddaughter aged 17 played piano as he sang and his voice faded and he died moments later.
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Chicago
John P. Jones
Eva
Insane man bites sheriff's fingers prompting cuffing concerns
Sheriff Bob Hodge sought a finger safe cuffing method after being bitten by William Robbins who attackers 20 pedestrians with rocks at The Meadows. Deputy Joe Hill restrained Robbins as the sheriff suffered a finger bite and wound.
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Bees Block Main Street In Springfield Chase
Bees swarmed on Main Street in Springfield Massachusetts blocking traffic. Locomotive bells rang as raucous clanging noises were mistaken for hive making by the insects, causing people and horses to give Main Street a wide berth during the swarm.
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Springfield
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Main At
Marriage Rejected Over In Law Ties
The dialogue shows She-No declining marriage to George noting La would be a sister while He-Well doubts getting along with a brother-in-law, reported by the Philadelphia Telegraph.
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George
Philadelphia Telegraph
Aged Parrot Quiet After Century Claim in New Jersey
Mrs. Rachael Melick of Peapace New Jersey believes her parrot may be over 100 years old. She has owned it 22 years and says the bird was brought from India by an old sea captain who noted its ancient age. The bird, once a chatterer in five languages, now keeps its beak shut and merely perches on her shoulder while she goes about. Attempts to converse with it fail.
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Rachael Melick
India
Boy Held After Burning Dog to Appease Demon
Roy Bradley, 8, a Black boy, is held for stealing a high bred pointer from a Japanese missionary and burning the dog in an ash pit. He says a demon followed him for days and demanded atonement by dog sacrifice. the dog was recently imported from Japan and he admits burning other animals similarly.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Roy Bradley
Japan
Local Gossip Star Pink Feature Spurs Seattle Sports Fans
The Star Pink debuts a new feature on Seattle sportsmen covering players from baseball and boxing. Readers are invited to call the sport editor with tips or gossip, with the column appearing every evening.
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Star Pink
Seattle
Sport
Victoria Realty Lands Record $1.5 Million Cadboro Bay Farm
Victoria broker Geo Barbey acting for a syndicate of European capitalists completed the largest real estate deal in the city's history yesterday. The Uplands farm at Cadboro Bay was purchased for $1,500,000.
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Victoria Realty
Victoria
B. C
Geo. Barbey
Uplands Farm
Cadboro Bay
Old Croesus Swelters Despite His Millions
Cleveland July 14 John D Rockefeller endured a heat wave unable to buy an electric fan. The richest man raced a local firm for six fans as stores were sold out and no fans could be found in the city until several days later six were delivered to the Rockefeller home.
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Cleveland
John D Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Rockefeller
Mark Twain Leaves Estate Valued at 471000
Tax appraisal filed in surrogate court shows Mark Twain left an estate valued at 471000 with his daughter Mrs Desip Gabrilo wich to receive the title. Four score and six thousand dollars are in this state while the rest lies in Connecticut. The note ends with a teaser about Henry Tuffluck in a duke business and a sports page plug.
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New York
Mark Twain
Desip Gabrilowich
Connecticut
Henry Tuffluck
Tuffluck
Costs 'Em $100 Found Guilty
Northwestern Lumber Company was fined $100 by Judge Gordon for dumping sawdust into the Raging River from its Kerriston area mill. Game Wardens’ office brought the complaint. the company filed notice of appeal.
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Northwestern Lumber Company
Gordon
London Officials Reject Dynamiter Claims as Moonshine
Scotland Yard officials dismissed recent cables claiming Bernard Kaplan or M A Schmidt are in London. The denial followed Detective Wm J Burns departure for the United States via Montreal.
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United States
Bernard Kaplan
M. A. Schmidt
Los Angeles
Scotland Yard
Wm. J. Burns
Burns
Montreal
Unclear OCR fragment on editor and town events
Fragmentary text describes confusion over yesterday's items and public interest in M. Mentions a newspaper editor and a Watertower, with notes of haste and misperception. No clear names, places, or dates are readable.
Dry channel yielding gold in Redding city limits
A dry river channel inside Redding yields about 500 dollars weekly in gold being worked by the Coele brothers who found it over a week ago. The channel dates back more than 30 years but no house has been built on the land. Deputy State Examiner Cahill files charges against former Oklahoma sheriff Chambers claiming a 6638 dollar shortage in his accounts.
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