Predicted in Russia and Bolshevik turmoil across fronts
Paris reports ground for belief of a plot to overthrow the Bolshevik government as leaders of the Soviet armies consider a coup. Disregard of orders at Moscow and by General Ludendorff styled command hints at a potential split with Lenine and possible alliance with Wrangel.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Moscow
Ludhacevsky
Trotsky
Lenine
Wrangel
Caucasus
Red Army
Reda
Osovietz
Bielstok
Rail Freight and Passenger Rate Increases Approved
The Slee commission approves freight rate hikes across regions with averages near 31 percent and passenger rates up by about 6 percent. Milk and cream on passenger trains rise 20 percent, Pullman charges up 50 percent. The moves may take effect after required notice. the commission members split in method, with an estimated revenue gain of about 1.5 billion versus 1.645 billion dollars asked.
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Washington
Slee Commission
Eastern Railroads
Southern Railroads
Western Railroads
Mountain-Pacific Group
Mately
Ros
Ciirqule
Eastman Chord
Kite fishing tale and river life with a fishing crew
The piece blends a rambling observational diary of fishing with birds and stream life. It mentions kite fishing for tuna and albacore in Southern Catalina, pelicans and kingfishers, and vivid scenes of trout streams and camp routines. It ends noting funeral services for Charles West, pioneer Puget Sound steamboatman.
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Catalina Island
Charles West
Puget Sound
Wremont Chapel
The
Home Undertaking Company
Potted Chickens Stolen From Icebox Mrs Stuffer States
Mrs. G. Stuffer of 828 17th Ave. reports a potted chicken missing from her icebox and blames a thief for the strange disappearance.
300 Carnegies Attend Palace Hip Show
Three hundred Star carrier and branch boys were entertained at the Palace Hip theatre as guests of the management Friday night. An extra big program was staged for the young Carnegies.
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Palace Hip Theatre
May Yohe Seeks Return to Seattle From San Francisco
Remarkable tale follows May Yohe returning to America with husband Jan A Smuts once a Broadway beauty famed for the Hope diamond. She now toils as a scrub woman in San Francisco while reclaiming happiness with her war-hero husband before plans possibly bring her back to Seattle.
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San Francisco
America
Seattle
News
May Yohe
Jan A. Smuts
Java
Broadway
New York
London
Lord Francis Hope
Lord Hope
Hope
Maybohe
Bradley Strong
England
Jan Smuta
Smuts
Hem
Reeves Hosts City Utilities Staff at Vashon Island Summer Home
Maj. Carl Reeves superintendent of public utilities and Mrs. Reeves hosted Saturday afternoon for the entire office force of the utilities and street railway departments at their summer home on Ellisport on Vashon Island.
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Carl Reeves
King County Population in 1920 Census Figures
Washington July 31 census release lists 1920 population for King County at 389 240 with gains since 1910 of 104 602 or 36 7 percent. Oregon counties Polk 14 181 Washington 26 376 Coos 22 257 Marion 47 117 Yamhill 20 529 Clarke Washington 22 905 and increases noted for several counties. Jefferson Oregon lacks 1910 comparison due to 1915 organization from Crook County.
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Washington
Cenus Bureau
King County
Polk County
Oregon
Washington County
Coos County
Jefferson County
Marion County
Yamhill County
Clarke County
Ore
Wash
Uncle Sam Calls for 35 Tradesmen at Puget Sound Yard
The Navy yard at Puget Sound seeks 29 machinists and six sheet metal workers. Applications are accepted by the Bremerton labor board office or via blanks available in room 303 of the Seattle post office building.
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Uncle Sam
Navy Yard
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Office of the Labor Board
Bremerton
Seattle
O Henry and a Cartoon Clerk in a Local Tale
A drug clerk forgets a patron’s name and sketches a cartoon of the customer to identify him for billing. The account references O Henry Sidney Porter, noted for memory of oddities and his Greensboro origin. The piece recalls his early life, family, and career as a prescription clerk.
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O. Henry
Sidney Porter
America
The
Star
Henry
Two Convict Slayers Captured Near La Grande
Hart and Owens, Indian halfbreeds, were found sleeping in a cabin near Kamela Oregon and taken to La Grande without resistance. Neil Hart allegedly confessed to killing Sheriff Taylor after their capture, and both men claimed escape with help, carrying copies of Pendleton newspaper reports.
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LA Grande
Ore
Hart
Owens
Kamela
Say Hunt
Sherriffs
Neil Hart
Taylor
Pendicton
Pendleton
Pendleton Jumps at News of Prisoner Captures
Pendleton rejoices over the capture of Hart and Owens north of La Grande as a $2500 and $1000 reward loom. Jack Rathie, another escapee from the county jail, is said to be pursued in the Toll Gate area near the Blue Mountains where the dawn arrests occurred.
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Pendleton
Ore
Hart
Owens
la Grande
Jack Rathie
Toll Gate
Blue Mountains
Smuggling Charges Filed Over 204 Quarts Whisky
Information charging Alix Marah and Art Watson with transportation of 204 quarts of whisky was filed in U S district court Friday. The defendants are alleged to have confessed to smuggling the liquor in from Vancouver British Columbia.
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Alix Marah
Art Watson
United States District Court
Vancouver
B. C
New York Evening World Raises Price to Three Cents
The New York Evening World announced on July 31 that starting August 2 the price would rise from 2 to 3 cents. The move makes it the last New York evening paper to hike prices due to higher labor and material costs.
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New York World
New York
New York Evening World Today
The
Evening World
Woman Dies After Taking Powders in Strychnine Case
San Francisco July 31 efforts to determine where when and by whom a bottle of headache powders containing strychnine was purchased are under way following the death of Mrs Elizabeth Singleton.
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San Francisco
Elizabeth Singleton
1000 Britishers Land in Ireland Detachment Arrives
A detachment of royal fusiliers about 1000 men with Geld guns and war materials landed at Queenston Ireland. They were ferried to their destination by motor trucks after railway workers refused to transport them.
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London
Royal Fusiliers
Queenston
Ireland
Looted Apartment Struck by Burglary in Vancouver Vacation
J. Ford, of Lucerne apartments at 1021 Pine Street, returned from vacation to find his unit looted. A thief forced entry by removing a door casing and ransacked the apartment, stealing several hundred dollars worth of Mrs. Ford’s clothing.
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J. 8. Ford
Lucerne
Pine St
Vancouver
Werd
Ex-wife recalls missing undertaker George W Howe in mystery
The Star reports on Sean Fleishman, Howe's former wife, saying she believes Howe vanished after a hurried three day honeymoon in Monroe. He left for Australia after selling his undertaker business, with $200 to $300 in his purse, and was last seen June 22. Fleishman says Howe had a history of marrying quickly and hinted at a larger stake. Page 13, column 6 turn.
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George W. Howe
Burton
Third Ave
Australia
Sean Freishman
Miss Fleishman
Monroe
Howe
Fiona Tuttle
University Methodist Church
Onea Oe
Puyallup and
Emmelaw
George Holcombe
Brooklyn Ave
Holcombe
Star
Wholesome Food and Boarding Requests in Want Columns
A column notes strangers seek wholesome food and friendly surroundings, urging readers to place Want ads in the paper to attract boarders and restaurants. It stresses that most seekers look in Want Columns and suggests submitting the Want Act today or by Monday.
Wife Works Long Journey to Aid Troubled Mother
Emma Barningham from Bayfield Wisconsin traveled to Ban Diego to seek to foster the child of an unmarried woman amid accusations against her husband. She aims to gain work through the probation office to support the mother to be and child while her husband remains in county jail.
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Ban Diego
Cal
Emma Barningham
Bayfield
Wis
Diego
Harry Hubbell
Train wreck near Downey injures many in Idaho run
Trains No. 6 and No. 32, consolidated, left the tracks four miles south of Downey Idaho on the Oregon Short Line while en route from Butts to Salt Lake City at 6 20 this morning. One report lists 20 injured and fireman Edward Milling was severely hurt as cars piled up. The superintendent F C Manson’s private car was attached but he was uninjured.
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Salt Lake City
Consolidated
Downey
Idaho
Butts
Edward Milling
F. C. Manson
Oregon Short Line
Wilson Enjoys Finest Week Says Doctor
Washington July 31 Rear Admiral Cary T Grayson President Wilson's physician reports the past seven days have been his finest week since his illness. The medical update places the health progress in favorable terms with Grayson confirming an improving condition.
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Washington
Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
Cantu Break Strikes Calexico Border Officials Split
In Calexico on July 31 customs and immigration officials along the international line in Mexicali operate under the Cantu government of Lower California. The move signals a virtual severance of relations between the district government and the de facto Mexican government.
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Calexico
Cal
Customs and Immigration
International Line
Mexicali
Cantu
Lower California
Mexico
Student Dies After Drugging At Oakland College
Sacramento reports Elwin Burns a 20 year old St Marys College Oakland student died in a local hospital from alcoholism and morphinism. Police and private detectives seek two young men wanted for complicity after Burns said he was drugged Thursday night when a glass of beer was spiked.
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Sacramento
Cal
Elwin Burns
Burns
St. Mary's College
Oakland
Japs Charge U S With Economic War Across Pacific
The Osaka Chamber of Commerce memorial accuses the United States of waging economic war on Japan, saying the American Merchant Marine Act harms the Japanese empire and its Mika do's economy.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
Osaka Chamber of Commerce
Coal Strike Ordered Off by UMW President
Indianapolis July 31 John J Lewis international president of the United Mine Workers issued a formal order directing all coal miners on unauthorized strike to return to work He said the order was issued in consideration of the request of President Wilson and applied to workers involved in the disallowed strike.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Wilsyn
Five Inmates Refuse Vaccination at Mother Ryther Home
Police guard Mother Ryther's Home in Seattle as five women inmates refuse vaccination amid quarantine for smallpox and diphtheria. Doctors say the facility is safe, but the quarantine will hold until these five comply. Mothers still inside worry about constraints and separation from their babies.
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Mother Ryther
Stoneway
L. R. Quilliam
Health Department
Court Adjourns Until August 14
Court adjourned until August 14 by order of Federal Judge Frank Rudkin after all business concluded. The next term will begin in September following a Monday start, with charges relating to a violation of a court order involving a wife and husband tied to a phonograph and other items.
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United States District 4
Frank Rudkin
Meanne
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