Dope Bandits Purged in Tacoma Child County Chase
Federal operatives armed for a gun fight chase a roving gang of dope bandits south of Tacoma after Volney Burt’s confession. An old shack 14 miles from Camp Lewin served as their rendezvous. a bivouac was found empty and the gang’s stock had been moved. Burt names a mutter charged leader now jailed in British Columbia. the gang is linked to killings in Seattle and auto robberies.
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Tacoma
Here
Volney Burt
King County
Piackie
Camp Lewin
United States
John Secrint
Albert Thayer
Department of Justice
Army
Cone
Camp Lewis
British Columbia
Mutter
Burt
Robert C. Scott
Elmer Cady
Seattle
The Man Known as Sidney Porter
We told you yesterday that we would tell you his name today. His name was Sidney Porter. But you know him as The Great Adventurer who found love, laughter, and beauty in every street and doorway.
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Sidney Porter
Witness details alleged Japan influence on Seattle shops
Mrs. Edgar Blair testifies before a congressional probe about a Japanese operated hotel near Dawson where young girls were seen with youths. She claims raids followed and describes economic pressures from Japanese prices, milk shortages, and race tensions affecting American families. She recounts encounters with Japanese workers and fears toward Japanese influence in commerce and daily life.
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Edgar Blair
Congressional Probe Committee
Dawson, Hotel
Blair
Washington, D. C
Seattle
Noisy Reflections on Nature and Society in Rural Retreat
Dana Sleeth describes a first wilderness experience with a four year old, noting how a child’s questions mirror early human attempts to explain the world. He critiques selfishness and laments how modern life still struggles to practice Christian charity and mutual aid despite ancient teaching.
Bergdoll Suspect Tracked South of Seattle by U S Agents
Federal operatives tail a man believed to be Grover Cleveland Bergdoll south of Seattle after a Kent sighting. A Kent Motor Car garage employee says two men drove a 1918 Hudson into town asking for gasoline and left toward Tacoma. Witness notes resemble Bergdoll except for two facial scars and a false mustache. The suspect is described as German, heavyset, dark, with a foreign accent. Ike Stecker often travels with Bergdoll.
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Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Seattle
Kent
Auto
Sam Pinckerton
Kent Motor Car Garage
Tacoma
Pinckerton
Bergdoll
Eugene
Ike) Stecker
Henrys Enchanting Tales Set for Daily Seattle Star Print
The Seattle Star announces daily publication of complete O Henry stories this summer. Romance and lighthearted tales will appear each day, aiming to brighten readers' days with classic surprises.
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O. Henry
Seattle Star
Chaloner Talks With Spirits On Film Plan
John Armstrong Chaloner, New York millionaire author famed for an asylum escape, travels to Los Angeles to push a film adaptation of Robbery Under Law amid his lunacy trust campaign. He claims to converse with spirits including Washington and Lincoln, while admitting skepticism about spiritualism.
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Los Angeles
John Armstrong Chaloner
New York
Bloomingdale Asylum
Lunacy Trust
Chaloner
George Washington
League of Nations
George
Lincoln
Lieut
Quentin Roosevelt
Extradition Sought in Detroit Trunk Murder Case
Formal request to extradite OF. J. Fernandez alias EB Leroy alias O. J. Wood, a suspect in the New York Detroit trunk murder, located in Saltillo Mexico, will be made through the state department in Washington, police intimated.
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Detroit
Mich
OF. J. Fernandez
EB. Leroy
O. J. Wood
New York
Saltillo
Mexico
State Department
Washington
counterfeit notes alarm linked to Philadelphia bank
The Chamber of Commerce reports that one and two dollar notes from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia have been raised to tens and twenties and are circulating in Connecticut, prompting caution today.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Connecticut
Chamber of Commerce
Metal Monoplanes Headed to Pacific on Air Mail Path
Three all metal monoplanes departed New York on a flight to the Pacific coast as a pathfinding party for the New York to San Francisco air mail service set to begin in September. The first stop was Cleveland.
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New York
Pacific Coast
New York- San Francisco
Cleveland
Sweet Talk Costs James Sullivan in Court Case
Portland court cost James Sullivan $16.66 for saying Hello Sweet Angelina to Edna Howard colored. The court ruled she was protected on the street as a white woman and thus deserved equal security.
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James
Portland
James Sullivan
Angelina
Edna Howard
Three Priced Gas On Sale in Frisco
Gasoline in San Francisco and vicinity sold at three prices. Associated and Standard offered limited quantities at 23 2 percent, Union at 22 1, Shell at 26 1 percent. Standard declined to predict another advance while Associated indicated a likely price increase.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Associated and
Standard
Union
Shell
Standard Company
Associated
Thirteen Cases Booze and Car Seized in Beattie Raid
Police dry squad seized thirteen cases of Gordon gin and whisky a houseboat a Packard motor car and a still. Tom Angelo a 40 year old chauffeur for a bootlegging ring was arrested near Fauntleroy park after officers found liquor in the tonneau and mash plus the still in a deserted boat house on the Be Waterway. The liquor allegedly came from a shore cache in British Columbia.
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Packard
Tom Angelo
Beattie
Angelo
39Th Ave
Fauntleroy Park
J. L. Allen
Allen
British Columbia
Dty
Woman uses company phone and funds in San Antonio
A young woman asked to use a tire company's phone in San Antonio and wasted time on the call while taking $200 from the company.
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San Antonio
Best Buys In Seattle Businesses In The Star Want Ads
A Seattle Star Want Ads column highlights good buys in stores restaurants and garages. Readers are urged to scan the business opportunity items for appealing offers that could start them on a path to success.
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Seattle
the Star
Resistance by Huerta Threat to Lower California Leader
Calexico July 28. Facing a first challenge since taking control of Lower California, Gov. Cantu braces as a Mexican provisional force from Guaymas and Manzanillo moves to depose him. Cantu denies rebellion and warns federal troops, including Yaqui units, will not quash his authority.
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Calexico
Cal
Guaymas
Man Ranillo
California
Cantu
de la Huerta
Mexico City
Carranda
Raldomero Almada
Lower
Ntu
Mexican Imperial Valley
Tia Juana
Mexicali
Lower California
Manzanillo
Ensenada
Gulf Coast
Indiana
Manzanila
Immediate Action to Thwart Japs, Swope Urges Immigration Reform
U S congressman Swope calls for decisive action to restrict immigration from Japanese entrants. He states no unassimilable race should fill Pacific coast states and argues entry privileges depend on loyalty and readiness to become real Americans. He notes next Congress will base legislation on the immigration committee report.
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Que
House
Pacific
Swope
Congress
JAP POACHERS FACE ARREST
Avalon California July 29 Deputy U S Marshal Glover prepared to serve about 50 warrants for the arrest of Japanese and Austrian fishermen for poaching inside the three mile limit. Warrants issued after clashes with wardens and alleged attempts to drive officers from closed waters. Reports of a fishing trust to bar non members of Austro Japanese fleet were received. A Japanese outsider was driven off at gunpoint yesterday.
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Avalon
Catalina Island
Cal
United States
Glover
Truce Reported In Ireland With 24 Hour Peace Record
Dublin reports a 24 hour quiet across Ireland confirming rumored truce between Sinn Fein and British government. For the first time in five years no outrage is logged in any part of the country as of today at Dublin Castle.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Dublin Castle
Ireland
Canada Slayer Flees 10 Hills Near Mud River
A posse hunts in the hills beyond Mud River BC to arrest Wilhelm Ogle a German accused of murdering Thomas Dodds a pioneer. Ogle fled after the attack and was bound over to keep the peace previously. Dodds’ head was found beaten to a jelly. two rifles and food were taken as he vanished.
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Prince Gporgf
B. C
Mud River
Wilhelm Ogle
Thomas Dodds
Ogle
Dodds
Physician Died After Working as Dishwasher in New York
The body of Dr. H. B. Campbell, once a prominent Pittsburg physician, was claimed in New York by Miss F. Lulu Finlay, a Pittsburg cousin. She said she searched for the physician's wife and daughter but could not locate any trace.
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New York
H. B. Campbell
Pittsburg
F. Lulu Finlay
Amundsen Plans Five Year Maud Arctic Expedition
Roald Amundsen announced on arrival in Nome Alaska that he will steer the Maud back into Arctic ice for a five year expedition. The Maud, sailing from Norway in 1918, became the first vessel to traverse the northern Europe tip passage. L J Bowen of Snoqualmie Falls filed Thursday for Snoqualmie district justice on the Republican ticket.
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Nome
Alaska
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Maud
Arctic
Norway
Europe
Amundsen
Globe
America
L. J. Bowen
Snoqualmie Falls
Justice
Snoqualmie
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Ber of Commerce
Japan
Dana Sleeth
Simon
Thave
Amall Boy
Kent Man
Ike Stecker
Henry
Looney
Roy” Chanier
Lina Cavalieri
Rob
Huerta
U.S
Canada
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