Sentry Foils Raid After Hotel Stabbing Threat in San Diego
In San Diego police report a Third Oregon infantry sentry wrestled a pistol from a raider at a downtown hotel corral. A separate home invasion victims include Mrs. Carley bound by a Turkish towel and robbed of a few dollars before the suspect fled. Carl Hickey, held on concealed weapon charges, is among suspects questioned as officers search for other participants.
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Police
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Wilson
Blaine
Summit Ave
Priest
Carl Hickey
Potlatch
Despondent man shoots friend after hardware delivery
JP J. Smith, 55, a retired cattleman, received a 22 caliber revolver at his home on 102 21st N. Wednesday and, in a despondent act, shot the delivery man at 4 p.m. Thursday. Police learned of the incident Friday. the victim is expected to recover.
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JP J. Smith
Physicians Cruise the Sound on Chippewa Steamer
About 365 doctors cruised the Puget Sound aboard the steamer Chippewa. They visited salmon canneries near Orcas Island and held a beachclam bake after the Washington Medical Association meeting closed.
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Orcas Taland
Washington Medical Association
Vaudeville Actress Delivers Baby Six Hours After Show
Tipton Maryland reports vaudeville performer Mrs. C W Davia finished a singing and dancing act, then gave birth to a baby boy six hours later at a local hospital. The event highlights quick classroom style timing and shows the theater life often linked with dramatic life events.
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Tipton, MD
C. W. Davia
Expert chaser of echo begins hunt in courthouse rooms
An acoustician named Swan explains trapping echoes with absorbent felt and a light cloth overlay to reduce reflections. He plans to charge per room and has already tackled several chambers, noting the labor and material costs could rise with square footage.
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H. W. Johns
Manville
Mr. Swan
Swan
Longshoremen Shot in Tacoma Riot Sparks Grand Jury Call
Tacoma July 15 A grand jury investigation was asked after the killing of union striker Alexander Laidlaw and the wounding of bystander C Harris by special deputy J F Dowling. Dowling and A Joslin fired to repel a crowd as Laidlaw died an hour later. Commenteral Club calls for inquiry into riot conditions and police adequacy.
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Grand Jury
Alexander Laidlaw
C. Harris
J. F. Dowling
Laidlaw
Dowling
Pacific Ave
A. Joslin
Fen
Harrisfoot
Comeneretal Club
Longshoremen Strike Split Sways Open Shop Vote
A Commercial Club poll will gauge support for an open shop on the waterfront as two factions remain firm over the longshoremen strike. Capt Gideon and C K Magill report minimal shipping disruption despite attacks on workers and union picketing, with a federal injunction restraining interference by the union at Northern Pacific yards in Tacoma.
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C. K. Magill
San Francisco
Northern Pacific
Cushman
Tacoma
Stevedores Union Votes Secret Ratification for resumed Work
In San Francisco on July 15 union members secretly voted on a proposal approved by Stevedores and employers committees. If ratified, work will resume Tuesday under the old scale until a compromise rate takes effect August 1 and across all ports via Federal Mediator White. Over time concessions and retention of non union workers are allowed.
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San Francisco
Stevedores’ Union
Threats of Picket Beatdown at Pier 6 Docks
James C. Hunter, treasurer of the International Checkers' association, reports threats by strikebreakers at Pier 6 and the Great Northern docks to attack union pickets. Unions have added extra pickets after two nights of warnings.
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Pier 6
Great Northern Docks
James C. Hunter
International Checkers’ Association
Husband Missing From Fre mont Area
A. Christensen, once employed by the gas company at Fremont, left 2654 Whitman Ave on June 13 and has not been heard from. He told his wife he was going to Tacoma. He is 41, 5 feet 7 inches, about 150 pounds. His wife and children seek any information.
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A. ©. Christensen
Fremont
Whitman Ave
Tacoma
Naval collier Hector lost at sea after storm
The naval collier Hector broke in two during a July storm off Cape Romaine and was abandoned at 12:45 a m. All crew including master G F Newell and 60 marines were later aboard tug Wilmington and lighthouse tender Cypress. Three injured, two seriously, as the vessel headed to Charleston for rescue operations.
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Hector
Navy Yard
Wilmington
Cape Romaine
G. F. Newell
Boarch
Port Royal
Santo Domingo
Cuba
Rines
Navy Department
Perfect 36s Out of Luck at Red Cross Camp
Deep consternation hits 78 women registered for the Red Cross training camp opening July 20 at Fort Lawton. Instead of perfect 36 uniforms, some ordered pieces are No 40s and 42s, and the women were told to buy them slightly large. Miss Sophia Rutley, to lead the camp, is expected in Seattle Monday.
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Red Cross
Fort Lawton
Sophia Rutley
Seattle
Proclamation Sparks Droll Roebling Debate At Local Paper
Editor’s brother Bill McDermott returns from five years in Walla Walla. He quips about weather as Richardson of Roebling Wire challenges the editor. A playful pun-filled item ends with George W. Allen, the bond man, offering to bond anything including whisky.
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Walla Walla
Bill
George George W. Allen
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