Boy admits accidental shooting linked to bank robbery
In Portland a 10 year old, George Miller Jr., admits he killed his playmate Frank McCauley, 7, accidentally while showing him an automatic revolver. The body lay in the attic for days. no arrest yet and the case to be handled by the juvenile court.
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Portland
Ore
United Press
George Miller, Jr
Frank McCauley
Miller
McCauley
George
Smith
J. C. McCauley
Frank
Foroer and Juvenile Court
Phone Girls 10 Get Back Money in San Francisco
The Pacific telephone operators win retroactive pay from January 1 after a coastwide strike. About 1,700 workers gain wage restoration. a Seattle discrimination dispute faces union leaders as mass meetings plan actions.
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Francisco
Pacific
Eee
Wire Control Board
Washington
John P. Noonan
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Bakersfield
Cal
Oil Workers’ Union
Leslie
Seattle
Control Board
Nellieson
International
Eive
Well Oscar What D Ya Think of Em Paid It in Pennies
In Chicago on July 24 Joseph Feldman, with a candy wagon, paid his ice cream war tax in pennies totaling 9 800 coins. He sells it by the wagon load.
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Oscar
Chicago
Joseph Feldman
Cafdy
Milwaukee River Access Cited For Police Patrols
Milwaukee officials were urged to provide a motor boat for the police department to monitor the Milwaukee River. The request notes canoe routes and river inlets are restricted to canoeists and calls for safer access.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee River
Recreation in the air delights Tracy senior
John Greenman, 54, enjoys his first airplane ride during a July afternoon in Tracy. He praises the smooth flight with no bumps, saying the experience provides welcome recreation for older residents.
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Tracy
Minn
John Greenman
Waitress Reports Theft by Man After Payment Claim
A waitress described to police that a man named Daly gave 20 for a kiss then demanded the money back. Officers reviewed statutes to determine the proper charge.
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Ie Daly
Ole Hanson Cub Leads Woodland Park Zoo Pride
The Woodland Park Zoo named the third cub lion Ole Hanson after the city mayor. Keeper Gust Knudson introduced two siblings Isabelle and Alice, while Ole Hanson, a bold young male, now presides over his section of the exhibit.
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Ole
Ole Hanson
Ole Hanson, Sr
Woodland Park Zoo
Gust Knudson
Isabelle
Alice
Hiram C. Gill
Lincoln Auto Club Picnic Draws Hot Air Test
Lincoln Nebraska July 24 The Lincoln Auto club sets its annual picnic with a hot air con test for auto salesmen as a featured event.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Auto Club
County Board Doubles Assessments Cuts Tax Rate
El Centro July 24. Imperial county officials voted to double all county assessments and reduce the tax rate by one half in a move aimed at lowering overall taxes despite higher property valuations.
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EL Centro
Cal
Imperial County
Board of Supervisors
Train fare lure and staged baggage raid at Montana depot
Oskar Kerma and Herman Hermanson awaiting a Seattle train were challenged by a stranger who offered to pay their fare if they carried his blankets and suitcases to Aberdeem. Deputies found booze in the bundles near Seattle and the men gave alibis to Federal Judge Jeremiah Never. The judge set bail at $200 each. In San Francisco, Lester Chapman's wife files for divorce after a misdirected disguise call and a joyride with him ending in anger when revealed.
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Oskar Kerma
Herman Hermanson
Anaconda
Montana
Seattle
Aberdeen
Oskar
Hermap
Jeremiah Netever
Bathless Mount Pulaski Faces Water Shortage
Mount Pulaski Illinois residents count 1500 souls with no bath for 48 hours after a consumer left a faucet open. City water tank ran dry by morning, triggering a supply crisis and urgent action.
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Mount Pulaski
Bond Heist Hits Hillsboro Bank for up to 115000
The State Bank of Donnelson near Hillsboro Oregon was robbed early Wednesday of Liberty bonds and securities valued at a range between 50 000 and 115 000. Bank president Charles E Mansfield said registered bonds and negotiable papers taken total 50 000 while unregistered papers may raise the loss to 115 000.
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Hillsboro
Ore
State Bank of Donnelson
Here
Liberty
Charles E. Mansfield
U S Plans Two Massive Fast Liner Ships for Atlantic Run
The United States Shipping Board announces two oil burning liners designed for 30 knot speed and under four day Atlantic crossing. Each 1000 foot vessel carries 3 000 first class 1 000 saloon and 8 000 steerage passengers with a 1 000 crew. Four propulsion shafts generate 110 000 horsepower and 7 000 mile steaming radius. Plans include inner double skin and naval conversion for war, with possible Fort Pond Bay terminal and a commissioning committee overseeing construction.
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Atlantic
Californians Rally to Save Lake Tahoe
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce urges statewide action to halt Nevada water diversions. Sacramento and San Francisco join the effort to oppose irrigation water withdrawals from Lake Tahoe, with senators Johnson and Phelan and California congressmen urged to protest to Secretary Lane.
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Sacramento
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
Lake Tahoe
San Francisco
Nevada
Newlands
Johnson and
Phelan
Lane
Liberty bond quotations listed for July trade
Liberty bond quotations posted for July 24 show prices for 14s at 99.26, first 4s at 94, second 4s at 92.48, first 4% at 94.90, second 4 14s at 95.92, third 4s at 95.08, fourth 4% at 93.92, Victory 3%s at 100, and Victory 3%s at 99.06.
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New York
Liberty
Grace Valentine Outsmarts Reporter in Stage Room Interview
Grace Valentine turns the tables on a metropolitan reporter in a dressing room interview at the Metropolitan theatre. She teases about Seattle Tacoman status and a city editor, then negates the interview by claiming she was unavailable for questions. The piece notes her star effect on Leo Carrillo’s work.
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Grace
Smilie
Rate case to convene here in Portland hearing
Attorneys for the Columbia river ports pressed for rate cuts on Inland Empire products as three interstate commerce commissioners heard technical evidence. Lawyers split into issues to speed proceedings, with plans to adjourn Friday and proceed to Seattle next week. The session featured sharp legal battles and frequent questions from the commissioners amid high financial stakes. A light remark about a pretty woman’s smile closes the report.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia River
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Seattle
Chicago restricts sugar sales to two pounds per customer
Chicago retailers imposed a two pound sugar limit today. American Sugar Refining officials denied market conditions justified the move, blaming refiners' lagging orders and unwarranted price rise reports. They noted government controls sugar production remains steady.
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American Sugar Refining Company
Hungarian Reds Hit Rumanians In East Bank Offensive
Vienna reports the Hungarian Reds under Bela Kun pushing along the east bank of the Tisza river toward Grosswardein. They claim to have captured Szentes and Torok-Zcent-Miklos and crossed the Tisza at multiple points while planning attacks on the Hungarian White army. Bela Kun sent a peace note to the conference citing Romanian disregard for the Entente will.
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Vienna
Tisza River
Bela Kun
Red
Grosswardein
Szentes
Torok-Zcent-Miklos
Tisza
Budapest
Tokuje
Col
Julier
Ti i
Water Shut Off In District North Of W Tbth Street
Water service will be cut Saturday July 26 in the district north of W Tbth St and west of 28th Ave N W from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The street and water department issued the notice on Thursday.
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W. Tbth St
28Th Ave. N. W
Street and Water Department
Stork Loses to Plane in 75 Mile Air Race
Byron Brooks, naval architect, won a race from Staten Island to East Hampton L I in an hour and 22 minutes beating a stork by 10 minutes. He motored to Mineola, rented an aero taxi, and sent word that he was coming by air.
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New York
Byron Brooks
Staten Island
Mineola
Jean
Brooks
East Hampton
L. I
Eight Gas Cars Blow Up at Oil Plant
Four persons were seriously injured and many others burned when eight tank cars containing gasoline or naphtha exploded at the Texas Oil company plant in Bayonne New Jersey. The explosions occurred in succession, felt within two miles. Fire spread to two storage houses but was controlled after a general alarm.
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Bayonne
N. J
United Press
Texas Oil Company
Aviator Hopes to Circle U S in 8000-Mile Flight
Colonel R F Hartz of the army air service left from Washington for Augusta Maine on the first leg of a planned 8000 mile flight around the United States. He aims to complete the journey in stages, visiting key cities and issues updates along the route.
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Washington
R. F. Hartz
Army Air Service
Augusta
Maine
United States
Troops to Quell Prisoners Riot at Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kansas July 24. Troops from Fort Riley Camp Dodge and Camp Grant arrive today to end the prisoner strike in the disciplinary barracks. Commandant Rice said inmates will be moved from cells to work once emergency troops arrive. Bread and water are reported as the mutineers only nourishment.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Fort Riley
Camp Dodge
Camp Grant
Rice
Clean Breast of It Writer's Advice on Past Lives
Cynthia Grey counsels frankness about pasts in a reader letter. A man should reveal his penitentiary past to his fiancée, a woman to her fiancé, to gain trust and prevent future heartbreak. The response emphasizes forgiveness, honesty, and mutual support for a healthier marriage.
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Cynthia Grey
Mother
Bolshevik Claim on Archangel Front North Zone Victory
Wireless reports from London dated July 24 claim Bolshevik forces captured Onega on the Archangel front. The statement says they now have an opportunity to drive the British from Archangel, with Onega located eighty five miles southwest of Archangel at the mouth of the Onega River.
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London
Onega
Archangel
Angel
Onega Rive
Restored Trieste Rumor From Agram Report
Reports from Agram claim a meeting of the oil of state discussed restoring monarchy by Great Britain and others. They accuse plotting to Nicholas I to reclaim the throne of Montenegro, a postwar deposed king linked to a pro Jugo Slavic faction. Agram, capital of Croatia and Slavakia, is cited as the source.
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Trieste
Agram
Oil of
Great Britain
Nicholas I
Nicholas
Mongro
Croatia
Slavakia
Campaign to raise funds in America for German relief
A New York mass meeting approved a campaign to raise at least 365 million dollars for relief of war victims in Germany and Germans in Austria. About 600 German ancestry citizens attended. a 35 member committee will run the effort with similar groups planned in Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis. Backers include James Speyer Hubert Gillis and Victor Ridder. The effort is said to be sanctioned by the state department.
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New York
Germany
Austria
Chicago
Cincinnat
St. Louis
James Speyer
Hubert Gillis
Guandian Life Insurance Company
Victor Ridder
Staats Zeitung
State Department
May Use Radio for Commercial Work
Secretary Daniels asked Congress to authorize commercial messages on naval radio stations. The House referred the request to the naval affairs committee. Chairman Butler said it could ease cable congestion as the Navy owns about 85 percent of U S radio stations and could improve relations with the Orient amid Pacific delays.
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Washington
Daniels
Congress
Naval
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Butler
Navy
Pacific
Troops Suppress Washington Riots After Night of Calm
Police officials announced an end to race riots in Washington after a night with armed soldiers patrolling the streets. Six people died, including Marine Private Louis Havlicek, who succumbed in a hospital after being shot.
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Washington
Louis Havlicek
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