Poison Case May Rival Shenk Mystery Rancher Shooting
Allen Brooks of Algona, a wealthy valley rancher, was shot near the base of his brain. He chased the alleged assailant a half mile. the suspect is a circus dwarf known as Shorty Wells, three feet tall, now at large. An X-ray at Kent hospital showed the bullet. Wells’ foster father resides in town.
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Allen Brooks
Algona
Shorty
Circus
Wells
Brooks
Kent Hospital
Barly
Octogenarian Co-Ed Set To Enter U S University
Mrs Amy Winship of Racine plans to enter Ohio State University next fall as the octogenarian co ed in the United States and likely in the world. The 80 year old widow is completing her second year in the arts course at OSU and was once a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln.
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N. Wis
Jane
Amy Winship
Racine
Winship
Ohio State University
Abraham Lincoln
Bean loving 92-year-old wed at Muldrow
A. D. Dutton, 92, credited beans for longevity and married 24-year-old Rebecca Jane Gateway in Muldrow Oklahoma on June 12. Dutton joked that he has eaten the bean of perpetual youth and refuses to grow old.
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Muldrow
A. D. Dutton
Rebecca Jane Gateway
Dutton
Plaza Hotel Cat Jump Tragedy Stuns Witnesses
A yellow rat leaped from the 12th story window of the Plaza hotel as its mistress Mrs. Alice M. Payne departed. Spectators including women and children screamed and hid their eyes at the fatal plunge to the pavement below.
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New York
Alice M. Payne
Plaza Hotel
Renton Father Remembers Distant Actress Lily Graham
Pat Graham of Renton, father of actress Lillian Graham charged in a shooting case, recalls decades in King County taxes, years in Alaska, and family estrangement. He mentions building Renton’s first hotel, a divorce, and Lily's Paris music studies after years apart.
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Pat Graham
Renton
Lillian Graham
W. B. D. Stokes
New York
Graham
King County
Alaska
Liv
Lily
Paris
Mra Singleton
Hanna Oat Oyotem Defies Warrants Over Waterway Costs
County Treasurer Hanna says the waterway project is rotten and refuses to pay warrants except salaries after noting the prosecuting attorney’s absence of a written opinion. She will follow the attorney’s stance once provided, while public funding decisions hinge on this dispute.
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Hanna
Duwamish
al Murphy
Paul and
Hamm
When Is a Noise and Where and Why
Readers submit answers to the question What is a noise and where does it come from. The correspondence debates whether an explosion in a desert would be heard and defines noise as vibrations heard by the ear. Several letters argue about perception versus physical event and the idea that noise requires a listener.
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Val
Two Chums Marry Two Chums in Bellevue Courthouse
In Bellevue a pair of couples wed after obtaining marriage licenses. Robert W. Boyce aided the process by swearing familiarity with Richard Saxe Jones Jr. and Dick Jones, as Clerk Gage issued two licenses for Bobby Bo with Helen L. Campbell and Dick Jones with Willisene A. Randiett.
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Bellevue
Dan Cupid
Robert W. Boyce
HI Gill
Richard Saxe Jones
Dick Jones
Bobby Boyce
Gage
Bobby Bo
Helen L. Campbell
Willisene A. Randiett
Quake Opens Crater on Colima Volcano West Side
A new crater opened on the west side of Mount Colima after a severe quake. Lava and stones flow into the valley near Caldad, with damage reported at Colima City railway station. More than a thousand were killed in the 1806 quake in the area.
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Mount Colima
Caldad
Colima City
Girl Wanted to Go She Went
Miss Lois Day a 14 year old girl attempted to travel to Portland with friends. Her mother objected and she was detained by Tacoma police while relatives arrange to bring her home. Grandmother says Lois planned only to see friends off in Tacoma and was coaxed to continue.
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Lois Day
Portland
Lola
Tacoma
Miss Day
Lois
Theft Report From Midnight Room Break-In
M McDonald of 1106 Pike Avenue reported a burglary last night after a midnight bath. Entry was forced into his room and he found $18 and a $56 gold watch missing.
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M. McDonald
Pike At
Cupid Score at Clerk Gage Sparks Odd Baseball Notation
Unclear OCR narrative describes June 12 1910 events with a “Cupid Muff” by Marriage License Clerk Gage and a scoreline referencing years 1910 1911 and a Sunday gap. The quirky note likens love to a home plate score and cites dates in a playful ledger style.
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Gage
Justice slips a cog in court mischarges two men
Two longshoremen, Eugene Schuttes and Fred Mattson, were sentenced to five to twenty years for robbery after pleading guilty under police pressure. The Star later found they committed grand larceny only, leading Judge Gay to reduce the minimum to six months after review.
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Gay
Ed Johnson
Eugene Schuttes
Fred Mattson
Johnson
Schuttes
Mattson
Adams
Judge Gay
Wife Hires Judge To Answer Matrimonial Queries
Solomon Rettler asks Judge Main to settle if a wife can keep a husband awake by reading in bed or talking at night. He claims his wife leads a butterfly life in cafes like the Olympus in Tacoma and neglects household duties. Mrs Rettler seeks a divorce alleging late night card games and failure to provide proper support.
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Solomon Rettler
Main
Olympus
Ts ‘Coma
Rettler
Will Ship Have That Treasure
The steamship Eureka, reputed to carry treasure from the old Spanish main, is expected in San Diego from the South within hours. A. G. Sloan of Los Angeles represents treasure seekers and says the Eureka will dock for fuel. Months earlier a party sailed from San Francisco seeking sunken riches near Frieco Bay, Nicaragua, aboard a chartered ship under Captain Burtiss.
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San Diego
Eureka
A. G. Sloan
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Bay of Frieco
Nicaragua
J. C. Mellen
Burtiss
San Pedro
Delmas in Los Angeles Defends Mrs Davis in Divorce Case
Delphin Delmas,.Thaw chief counsel, appears in Los Angeles inquiries court to defend Mrs. Robert Davis in a divorce suit brought by her husband, a multimillionaire who heads a baking powder trust and claims his wife confined him to their Summit New Jersey home to seize his fortune. In New York, ex Senator W A Clark avoids a debt judgment against his son by arguing residency in Montana despite a $7,000,000 Fifth Avenue mansion.
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United
Los Angeles
Delphin Delmas
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Robert Davis
Davis
Baking Powder Trust
Summit
N. J
New York
Montana
W. A. Clark
Eloping Chicago Couples Mentor Judge Snook Dies
Michgan City Indiana mourns the death of justice of the peace Johna than Snook 765 who for forty years married more than 1 000 eloping Chicago couples.
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Michigan City
Ind
Johnathan Snook
Chicago
Justice of the Peace
Man Falls Four Stories In Oakland Walks Home
James Barry, a carrier, fell four stories and landed on a cement sidewalk in Oakland. He sustained a fractured wrist and multiple cuts but walked home alone.
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James Barry
Barry
Residents push street name change to avoid comment
Residents on Murphy place petitioned for a new street name to reduce public remark. The city council received the request from a diverse group, including some Irish, and the streets committee will decide the matter next Thursday.
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Murphy” ST
Murphy Place
Trish
LA Police Officer Arrested on Arkansas Felony Charge
Alli son L McCaleb a three month member of the Los Angeles police force is arrested on a warrant from Arkansas charging him with a felony The charge stems from a Newport Arkansas resident who formerly lived there and made the claim
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Los Angeles
Allison L. McCaleb
Arkansas
Newport
Ark
Opening Battle on Reciprocity in Senate Debates
The opening battle in the reciprocity fight was set to begin in the senate at 2 PM with four reports from the finance committee. Chairman Penrose prepared to present the majority report approving the house passed bill with the Root amendment and no recommendation.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Penrose
House
Woman with 22 years of mail service in New England
Miss Florence Markham in Hoston Massachusetts has carried government mail for 22 years none missed a trip delivering twice daily and covering over 62000 miles She also runs errands markets for farmers wives and acts as an independent businesswoman advocating outdoor life as cure for ailments
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Hoston
Mass
Florence Markham
First Arrest Under Alien Weapon Carrying Law
Hoquiam reports the first arrest for violating the prohibition on aliens carrying weapons. Domenico Sabatino was taken into custody yesterday on this charge.
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Hoquiam
Domenico Sabatino
Dowdy Queen Mary Blocks Newport Return for Two Society Women
London dispatch notes Consuelo Duchess of Marlborough and Ava Willing Astor plan to move to Newport, but Queen Mary’s disapproval matters in England. The duchess and Mrs Astor, both fashion-focused, are barred from royal circles, prompting a shift to Newport where social status hinges on mismatched shoes and stockings.
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London
America
Merrie England
Consuelo
Duchess of Marlborough
Ava Willing Astor
John Jacob Astor
Newport
Queen Mary
Mrs. Astor
England
Duchess
Woman Faints for Profit at Pantages Show
A performer used a fainting stunt to collect profits with drinks sold as part of the act. Each faint earned 5 cents, with admissions and drinks priced to draw audiences. Over three weeks the same woman repeated the ruse, confessing under mild questioning that the brand was appealing.
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Edward Milne
Dynamited by Black Hand lands two blasts in Chicago
In Chicago two dynamite explosions occurred almost simultaneously striking two saloons. Ignasia Lottisanto, a wealthy saloon keeper, had received a $500 blackmail threat. Sam Remilla, another saloon keeper, reported similar demands. The blasts damaged Lottisanto’s and nearby Aemilia’s establishments, prompting a panic among hundreds.
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United Press
Chicago
Black Hand” Society
Ignasia Lottisanto
Lottisanto
Sam Remilla
Aemilia
Wardall Fights Wind Over Luna Park License
Council votes unanimously to renew no saloon license for Luna Park after Wardall led a symbolic stand. The fight appears tied to Wardall's political image and jail reform stance amid local woman voters.
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Wardall
Luna Park
Lcense
Jack Johnson Crowned by London Crowds
The London coronation of boxer Jack Johnson draws massive crowds and unprecedented attention. Police manage traffic as Johnson tours city streets in a chauffeured car, waving to admiring spectators including girls presenting bouquets in Piccadilly.
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London
Leicester Square
Jack
Piccadilly
Puget Sound Ports Organize At Fourth Union Convention
The fourth annual convention of the Pacific district Longshoremen's union opened with speeches by C. O. Young A F L organizer and J A McCorkle Seattle carpenters' union president. The group will focus on organizing Puget Sound ports especially Seattle and Grays Harbor and recommend changes to strengthen local bodies.
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Pacific District
The
Longshoremen's Union
C. O. Young
A. F. of
J. A. McCorkle
Seattle Carpenters’ Union
Puget Sound
Seattle
Grays Harbor
Weather Forecast for Tonight and Wednesday
Fair tonight and Wednesday with light west winds. Temperatures likely mild with no precipitation. Highs around comfortable range and low humidity expected across the region.
Cholera Case Reported Aboard Berlin Steamer
The North German Lloyd liner Berlin arrived from the Mediterranean with its first cholera case in a year. A steerage passenger fell ill after leaving Naples and died the following day. No additional cases were observed aboard.
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New York
Berlin
Mediterranean
Naples
Rally Defends Col Garcia as Noble Mexican Citizen
In Los Angeles a rally supports Col Garcia, insurrecto commander in Sonora, facing bribe charges tied to the Red Lopez execution at Agua Prieta. The protesters declare Garcia one of Mexico's noblest citizens despite his arrest and detention by Garcia in Nogales.
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Los Angeles
Col. Garcia
Insurrecto
Sonora
Red" Lopez
Agua Prieta
Redo
Sinaloa
Nogales
Garcia
Mexico
Bond Set For Mrs. Way-Herkle In Poisoning Case
Mrs. Jessie R. Way-Herkle faces bond after arrest on alleged poisoning of her daughter Merl Henkie at Delaware Ohio hospital authorities say two drachms of arsenic were found in Merl’s stomach. Merl, once a popular Ohio Wesleyan University student, recalls fear and jealousy from her stepmother as she describes a night visit and a grisly dream.
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United Press
Delaware
Jessie R. Way-Herkle
Merl Henkie
Schenk
Wheeling
W. Va
Henkie
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
Ohio Wesleyan University
Athens
Jane Case Hospital
Rainier Valley Citizens Oppose Kenyon Street Transit Move
A Rainier Valley delegation visited Mayor Du to press for a Crawford line stop at Kenyon Street. W W Phalen and other Columbia City Crawford supporters attended. The mayor said Crane ford planned extra fares beyond Kenyon Street once the Y is built, thwarting the popular placement idea.
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Rainier Valley
Crawford
Kenyon St
W. W. Phalen
Columbia City
Craneford
Ofa
Spanked husband blamed for wife’s death case
Des Moines Iowa June 13 witnesses testified Irvin Devine spanked his wife Christine Devine in front of friends and she died the same day authorities report. The case centers on alleged domestic violence leading to death with testimonies outlining events at a private gathering.
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United Press
Des Moines
Christine Devine
Irvin Devine
Senator Borah Hails Direct Election Victory
Senator Borah of Idaho, originator of the direct election resolution, says he expects state legislatures to ratify it. He would have preferred the original judiciary committee form but is gratified by the passage and believes ratification by the states is likely.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Borah
Rep
Idaho
Judiciary Committee
123 When She Dies United Press Leased Wire
Mrs. Mary Rodriguez a native of Mexico is dead in Cal today at age 123 born November 1 1788 records show she lived through two centuries.
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United Press
Parers
Cal
Mary Rodriguez
Mexico
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