Missing girl Lillian Graham sought by detectives
Twenty four detectives search for Lillian Graham after she vanished Sunday night from her sister’s apartment. Relatives fear kidnapping to prevent her testimony in the case against Ethel Caprad, charged with attempted murder in the shooting of millionaire W Be. D. Stokes. investigators report no trace of her movements since she left home.
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Lillian Graham
Sur
Ethel Caprad
conn@tion
W Be. D. Stokes
Storm wrecks orchards and Medford opera house
A fierce wind storm surrounding Medford caused thousands of dollars in fruit to be blown from trees and felled many trees. In Medford frame structures collapsed, windows shattered, wires prostrated, and the Medford opera house was twice lifted from its foundation by the near hurricane, followed by light rain.
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Medford
Neck and Neck Race Among Flyers Heads to Manchester
Glasgow July 25 Beaumont led Vedrine in a dramatic start to a 1,010 mile London Daily Mail contest. Beaumont passed Carlisle with Vedrine close behind after Edinburgh launch at 3 10 am while a mist complicated the route. Vedrine closed the gap between Carlisle and Glasgow to six minutes before Manchester.
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Glasgow
Scotland
London Daily Mail
British Isles
Beaumont
Connean
Carlisle
Manchester
Edinburgh
Vedrine
Glaggow
Gang of drowners terrorizes Delhi with river murders
Police blame a river drowners gang for more than twenty murders in recent months in Delhi. One member has been arrested. others hunted. Victims, mostly bathers, were pulled under in the Jumna to steal heavy Hindu gold jewelry. A recent case saw four Marwari women attacked, with bystanders saving one victim.
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Delhi
India
Jumna
Mohammedan
Tramps 14 Years With Two More to Go For $30,000 Prize
A St Louis newsboy explains he began tramping 14 years ago to win a $30,000 prize offered by the St Louis club. He claims to have circled the world three times and traveled as many as 500,000 miles in 16 years ending 1912, averaging near 98 miles per day across 6090 days.
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Tramps
St. Louis
St Louis Club
Boston
England
Angelino Napolitano
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Julius
Painless Dental Services At Albany Clinic
Albany dentists advertise painless dental work including gold crown full set bridge work silver fills and alloy fills. Open evenings until 4 90 and located on the second floor of the Peogle's Bank Building at Second Avenue near Bon Marche and Gali Houthwick.
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Alban
Albany
Peogle’s Bank
Second Avenue
Bon Marche
Gali & Houthwick
Boy Burns House in Spite. Arson Charge Looms
Henry Sumara fifteen state ward confessed to arson after a house valued at seven thousand dollars owned by Mrs Ada White was burned to the ground in Awagam Mass. He had been sent to bed by supporters and later confessed to the crime. Grace Ella Kelley two died in Saxonburg Pa when a gas pipe near an oil well exploded after a match lit by older children.
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Agawam
Mass
Henry Sumara
Ada L. White
Samara
Baby Want See
Butler
Grace Ella Kelley
Saxonburg
Stock tips from W. Stevenson brokers for current prices
FF. W. Stevenson & Co brokers advise purchasing stocks at current prices. Bailey Building offices noted for the guidance. The notice presents a brief market tip aimed at readers seeking investment ideas.
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FF. W. Stevenson & CO
Bailey Bldg
Oes
Seattle Uses Five Hundred Tons of Ice
Report notes Seattle consumed 500 tons or 1,000,000 pounds of ice yesterday. The text compares the amount to 4 pounds per resident, describing it as a solid ice wall about one foot by one foot by one foot in size per person, referencing Pioneer equipment.
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Seattle
Pioneer
Georgetown
Lake Union
Latona
Loeman
Hotel Men and Wives Plan Rainier Trip from Seattle
The Washington State Hotel Men's association near 200 members and wives depart Seattle by car for Rainier National Park. They attend a Seattle roof reception, hear Spokane's Elks quartet, and will lunch at Hotel Tacoma then reach Rainier Inn for a banquet before returning Thursday. Officers for the coming year include President J. H. Johnson of Spokane and Secretary F. S. Brophy of Seattle, with a slate of vice presidents from multiple cities and a few wives named for honorary posts.
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Washington State Hotel Men's Association
Seattle
Rainier National Park
Washington
Elks’ Quartette of
Spokane
Tacoma
Ashford Village
Rainier Inn
J. H. Johnson
H. E B. Kennedy
J. H. Davis
F. 8. Brophy
A. D. Short
Beattle
Jesse Bonar
Waterville
Frenzied Finance King Lawson to Speak in Seattle
Tom W. Lawson, Boston finance figure behind Frenzied Finance, arrives in Seattle to address the Commercial Club. The 50 plus financier is noted for spending $1,500,000 on newspaper ads over two years to publicize his ventures.
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Tom W. Lawson
Boston
Wall Street
Seattle
Lawson
Lawson’s bold stock moves and lavish gifts spark finance buzz
The text notes Lawson’s personal stance on the stock market. He paid $65,000 for a Law son Pink carnation, gifted a $100,000 steam yacht on a secretary’s wedding, and sold $20,000,000 in copper mining stock. Bay State Gas recovered value for stockholders as Lawson steered the firm.
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Bay State
Lawson
Prince of Wales to Meet Kaiser's Daughter
Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales will attend the Swinemunde naval review on August 30 with Austrian, Turkish heirs, and the Prince of Monaco. They will visit the Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz and attend the Guard parade in Potsdam on September 1. The Emperor vowed his daughter would marry for love, not politics. The first quarantine was established at Venice in 1127.
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Berlin
Mary
England
Prince of Wales
Princess Mary
Swinemunde
William
Senator Lea Saved His Wife Again
Mrs Luke Lea wife of the Tennessee senator is improving after arriving in Colorado for treatment. The physician reports rapid progress since Friday night with gaining strength and better color. The senator says they will stay until both are well and hearty and notes Colorado’s help.
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Senator Lea
Denver
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Colorado
Ata
Barrymore Wife Avoids Husband Remarked In Quebec
In Johns, Quebec, July 25, reports say actress Ethel Barrymore is avoiding her husband Russell G. Colt. Colt, visiting their son, left for New York and Barrymore arrived. Colt sought a meeting and she would depart if he returns.
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Johns
Ethel Barrymore
Russell G. Colt
Colt
New York
Meteor Sighted Over Portland by Large Crowd
A large number of people in Portland Oregon reported seeing a brilliant meteor at 9 35 pm. The sky wanderer resembled a huge sky rocket and was followed by a shower of sparks. It rose from the south swept across the sky and vanished in under a minute.
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United Press
Portland, Or
Wick to Wick sensation eclipses Dick to Dick affair
In Washington on July 26 a newsboy quips about the Wick to Wick sensation replacing the Dick to Dick affair as Delegate Wicker Sham hurries to his committee room. Judge Wickersham smiles at the exchange between rivals and attorneys general.
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Washington
House
Wickersham
Veader
Times
Mosquito Plague Strikes Abbotsford Rural District
In Abbotsford British Columbia on July 25 the town and surrounding area face a severe mosquito infestation. The problem is described as far worse than usual with many biting insects. A baby's death is attributed to bites, along with cattle and horses dying or driven frantic by the swarm.
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Abbotsford
B. C
Egypt
Princess de Chimay Separated from Husband in Paris
Princess de Chimay formerly Clara Ward daughter of the late Commodore Ward of Detroit has secured a separation from her husband Ric ki and is said to be contemplating a fourth marriage Each of her divorced husbands received a portion of her fortune.
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Paris
Princess de Chimay
Clara Ward
Commodore Ward
Detroit
Ricki
Spokane Freight Rates Are Ordered Reduced
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered materially reduced freight rates in the Spokane Reno Pacific coast cases. It ruled that eastern freights to Spokane and Reno must not include back haul boosts and gave railroads until October 15 to adjust rates. The decision seeks to stop arbitrary market limits by carriers.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Denver
Spokane
Reno
Seattle
San Francisco
Opin
Borah Bill Aims to Bar Ex-Congress Members from Federal Jobs
Washington July 25 Senator Borah Idaho introduces a bill to bar anyone who has served in Congress from any federal government position within two years after their term ends. The measure targets the so called lame duck brigade and seeks to curb post term influence.
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Lame Duck Brigade
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Congress
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