Body found in trunk cited in Japanese aggression probe
Captain Ewing B. Colvin and Major Bert Rose plan a report on Japanese aggression for congressional investigators arriving next week. The session will use the south courtroom of the federal building in Tacoma, with Garret W. O'Neil arranging access and local citizens invited to provide information to prevent probes.
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Ewing B. Colvin
Corporation Counsel
Bert Rose
Seattle
Federal Building
Albert Johnston
House Immigration
EB. P. Kemmer
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
Garrett W. O'Neil
Federal
Congressional Committee
Philip Tindall
Ross
Colvin
Rous
Aged Mother and War Hero Pechin Chronicles
Aged mother Anna Day and son Rob Pechin, once a WWI volunteer, endured years of neglect after he lost a leg and suffered wounds. Despite an $80 monthly disability allowance and a small $40 bonus, he received no funds for years while seeking schooling and support for clothing, with his two wooden legs failing to fit.
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Pechin
Veterans Welfare Commission
Soldiers' and Sailors’ Club
Everett
Arlington
H Bolshevista
Bob Pechin
Anna Day
Murder Uncovered in New York Trunk Death
A young woman’s nude body with a 17 inch knife wound is found stuffed in a trunk labeled James Douglas and shipped from Detroit. Detected as a ripper murder by doctors and Inspector Gray, the unidentified victim appears about 20, with teeth missing and wearing a fedora and a man’s shirt. The trunk, shipped June 17 from Detroit, arrived in New York and sat in storage before Demarest opened it.
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New York
James Demarest
American Express Company
James Douglas
New York City
Harper St
Detroit
Mich
Po Hce
Gray
Clerts
Resolute Edges Shamrock in Fourth America’s Cup Race
Resolute and Shamrock battled to a close finish as Resolute led from the start. Adams aboard Resolute fired a ballooner and surged ahead late to win by three minutes and 41 seconds, with wind varying and a squall briefly interrupting racing. The fifth race is set for tomorrow with Resolute leading the series.
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Vu. & BB Goldsborough
Wireless
Resolute
Shamrock TV
Shamrock
Adams
Triangeu
Row
Gh Challenger
Liptom
Rock
Port Tack
Shamrock Eatry
Amall Baby
Subconscious Mind Theorizing Key Recovery Debate
Dr Christian Johnson and George Vanderveer discuss subconscious cues in locating a lost flivver key. The exchange debates whether the mind’s unseen processes can direct attention to the exact dust concealed spot, with skepticism about overreaching interpretations.
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Ana Bleerth
Bir
Christian Johnson, M. D
Investigation of Sugar Shipment Hoarding Suspected
United States district attorney Friday announced a secret Justice Department inquiry into the 14 carloads of sugar stored in Seattle en route from China to Chicago. Civil actions against the Hale Co. had been filed in federal court, with the investigation not yet on public file. Government officials say the probe began on suspicions of hoarding to prop up prices, though the transaction appears entirely legitimate so far.
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Department, of Justice
Seattle
China
Chicago
United States District
United States District Court
Hale Co
Saunders
South
Orient
United States
Sleuths Find Kidnapped Girl in Canada Extradited
Tacoma detectives report Florence Wilson 11 and her step-grandfather Elmer C. Knight are in custody in Kamloops British Columbia and being extradited after Knight was charged with kidnapping. Florence disappeared July 2 from her mother Beasie Wilson's home and was traced by Tacoma police via descriptions.
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Tacoma
Florence Wilson
Elmer C. Knight
Kamloops
British Columbia
Guy
Florence
Beasie Wilson
Knight
Woman Gives Clue in Trunk Mystery
Detroit reports Mrs. Lottie Brooks, wife of the janitor at 195 Harper Ave, named tenants who lived in the building in June. She said a woman disappeared days before June 17, the trunk shipping date, and that a man also disappeared after borrowing money and shipping two trunks.
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Detroit
Mich
Harper Ave
New York
Lottie Brooks
Brooks Caid
Caid
Detroit Officials Probing Nude Woman in Trunk Case
Detroit officials began checking records after a New York report stated a nude woman's body was found in a trunk mailed from Detroit. The trunk bore the name A. A. Pieturn, 105 Harbor Ave, a name not listed in Detroit’s directory.
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Detroit
Mich
American Express Company
New York
A. A. Pieturn
Harbor At
Pieturn
Taxi Driver Hits Car In Night Collision
Be Chadwick, taxi driver, misjudged and struck a rival vehicle at 12th Ave. and Jackson St. Two women reacting near the scene helped, while Howard J. Miller, riding in his brother’s car at 4317 Bagley Ave, was cut by flying glass. The incident occurred around midnight.
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BE. Chadwick
Howard J. Miller
Bagley Ave
EB. Miller
Ras
12Th Ave
Jackson St
Man’s Body Found Near Kis Vashon Island Rancher
The body of Wash Hartman 30 was found near his Kis Vashon island home Friday morning by Deputy Sheriff Frank Maoch. Officials ruled death by self-inflicted means in a despondent mood tied to ill health. Hartman a rancher lived with his father J L Hartman and was unmarried.
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Wash Hartman
Kis Vashon Island
Frank Maoch
Hartman
J. L. Hartman
Ceaseless Warfare in Business Becomes Ongoing Conflict
The piece likens business life to a constant war where mood swings and reversals threaten success. It describes a hypothetical weapon called the Wanted, crafted for the business struggle, always ready and costing only a few pennies to employ.
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Buel
Costa
Employers and Labor Snub Code Hearings in Seattle
Members of the estate industrial code commission, meeting at the Chamber of Commerce, expressed disappointment at the lack of interest from employers and labor in hearings. They noted apathy compared with other cities and planned open hearings to draft a code enabling cooperation to end strikes and unrest. Representatives of labor will be heard Friday afternoon.
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Estate Industrial Code Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Clyde M. Hadley
Chamber
Paul K. Mohr
Central Labor County
Code Commission
Spokane
Everett
Bellingham
Vancouver
Yakima
Centralia
Seattle
H Alvin Moore
Seattle Central Labor Council
Seattle Council
J. H. Bloedel
Ploedel
Donovan Mill
Kansas
Bloedel
Karl G. Rice
Superior Court
Hamilton H. Higday
Port Commission
Commission
de Witt M. Evans
Tacoma
Evans
Cpen
Hungary Orders Troops Mobilized
Paris dispatch reports the Hungarian government has ordered mobilization of all classes up to 39 years old. The directive was issued from Budapest as a nationwide move amid rising tensions. Governorates prepared for rapid deployment and conscription processes were activated.
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Hungary
Paris
Budapest
Gas Wolves Drive George to Tall Woods
George Reis, a Seattle gas station proprietor, fled to the woods for mental calm amid a gasoline shortage. He returned to Denny Way and Warren, where a sign read CLOSED For Mental Repairs. Reis warned he wakes nightly screaming No gas and fears fellow gas merchants will go crazy before fall.
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Gas “‘Wolves
George
Tall Woods
George Reis
Dennyway and
Warren
Queen Anne Motorista
George's
We - Reis
Seattle
Bolshevik Armies Reach Near German Border
Berlin dispatches report the Bolshevik northern army 54 miles from Germany with advance guard within 11 miles. Germany strengthens frontier defenses as rumors of Reichswehr movements toward East Prussia circulate. News notes Entente troops would not cross Germany to reach Poland.
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Carl D. Groat
Berlin
Germany
Reichswehr
East Prussia
Poland asks Soviet truce in line with allied proposals
The Warsaw national council of defense dispatched a formal request to Moscow and the Soviet high command for an immediate armistice. The move follows the truce outline outlined by the Allies.
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Warsaw
Warsaw National Council of Defense
Moscow
Poland asks Moscow for armistice and sends delegate
Paris July 13 reports the French foreign office said Poland asked Moscow for an armistice and would send a delegate to Moscow for talks at Grodno. Dispatches say the Polish cabinet resigned and a coalition government formed with moderate Wiles as president and Dalvinsti, socialist leader, as vice president.
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Paris
Poland
Moscow
Grodno
Wiles
Dalvinsti
French Clash With Germans in Berlin Front of Kaiserhaus
French soldiers clashed with German civilians in front of the Kaiserhaus hotel in Berlin. Shots were exchanged but no injuries reported.
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Berlin
Kaiserhaus Hotel
German marks slide to new low amid Bolshevik advance
New York July 23 German mark quotations fell to .0225 to the dollar effective 0:21 as financial circles cited the Bolshevik army advances and uncertainty in central Europe. The price marked the lowest in several weeks.
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New York
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Challenger
Dana Sleeth
Barnum
Vancouver, Wash
George Vanderveer
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Employers and Labor
Labor Council
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Red Advance Guard
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