Enigmatic bank robber Hamby awaits electric chair
George Fawcett Hamby, labeled the arming bank robber of the era, sits in Sing Sing awaiting execution for murder. He is described as brilliant yet unmotivated by work, choosing crime for easy money, with a life story wrapped in mystery and fascination.
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Fawcett Hamby
Gere Ft
Hamby
Jesse James
Tapeep
New Mot Die
Electric Haven
V. We A
N. Y
Sen
Parse
Selice
Joseph A. Faurot
Gordon Fawcett Hamby
Sing Sing
George Fawcett Hamby
Zoe Beckley
Misa Berkley
Star
Jitney Bus Hearing Planned on Regulation Ordinance
The city public safety committee approved a public hearing next Wednesday on Councilman Moore’s jitney ordinance. It would require definite lines of travel regulate overloading and set a 10 cent fare. The same committee approved building a new stockade at Kent for prisoner housing.
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Moore
Public Safety Committee
Kent
Soldier Released Beats Up Jailor in San Francisco
Homer Swisher a former soldier released from a short Alcatraz term confronted Sergt. H Schoenfeld his former jailer and mauled him. Swisher was arrested and jailed for six months by Police Judge Fitzpatrick after Schoenfeld testified Swisher planned further abuse on other officers.
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San Francisco
Homer Swisher
Alcatraz Island
Sergt. H. Schoenfeld
Schoenfeld
Swisher
Fitzpatrick
Sergt. Schoenfeld
Maids Form Committee To Solve Servant Problems
In Hampstead a joint committee of mistresses and maids plans reforms for domestic service. They call for separate rooms, pictures, books, chairs, visitor facilities, and regulated hours with a 9 p.m. stop, daytime rest, two hours off daily, a yearly fortnightly holiday, and limited Sunday work.
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London
Hampstead
Town Hall
Johnston to hold only Colonel rank at Camp Lewis
Gen Johnson being reduced to the rank of colonel in the regular army, with Maj Gen William H Johnston possibly superseded as commander of Camp Lewis. Army officers note other colonels outrank Johnston and the move may alter the Camp Lewis command.
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Tacoma
William H. Johnston
91St
Johnston
Camp Lewis
Seattle Board Names Helen Reynolds City Primary Head
Miss Helen Reynolds, after 11 years as supervisor of training for primary grades at Minnesota State Normal, is chosen to head Seattle's new city primary department at 2500 dollars annually. The board approves Broadway High improvements costing 3335 dollars and raises truancy officer T H Ketcham to 2400 dollars a year. Ruth Thayer of Rainier Oregon named assistant in the physical department at 1500 dollars yearly.
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Minnesota State Normal School
Helen Reynolds
Seattle
New City
Broadway High
T. H. Ketcham
Cooper
Ruth Thayer
Rainier, Ore
Funeral Services Set For James D. Webb Mine Foreman
Funeral services are planned for James D. Webb, mine foreman at Burnett, whose body was recovered by workers Wednesday morning after a cave-in. Webb died in the incident, and services will be held Sunday at Burnett.
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James D. Webb
Burnett
New Bus Line Opens August First to Little City Farms
A 5 cent bus route on 35th Ave S W will link workers to H C Peters office at 8424 85th Ave S W and Little City Farms half acre tracts with a two room house ready to move into for 1150 dollars with 100 down and 15 dollars monthly.
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35Th Ave
S. W
36Th
Alaska
H. C. Peters
Little City Farms
85Th Ave
Little City
Third Ave
Elliott
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Gacoma
Cqring
Eness
Enduran
Jessie Allen Fowler
Beckley
Washington Pro
Pressive Dental Society
Fourth Ave Bank
Fr Saving
Lea
Cord Tires
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Rubber Company
Trea
Council Public Safety Committee
Hanson
Gen. Johnson
D. Errame
Sth Ave. S. W
Northwest
United Painless
Dentists Inc
Third Ave. Cor. James St
Phone Elliott
Rotary Club
John Henry Hicks
National Editorial Association
Washington Association
Jeannette, Pad
Schoonmaker Optical Co
First Avenue
Block South
Tos
Mayer & Bros
Colman Building
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