Seattle teen automaniac flees police again and again
Floyd Merrill, 16 or 17, labeled an automaniac by Seattle authorities, has escaped from Tacoma police, county jail, and juvenile ward within ten days. He forged checks, coerced a girl with a plan to elope, rode autos with a 1 year old boy, and repeatedly fled from chauffeurs during statewide rides. He is described as a notable inventor by police.
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Floyd Merrill
Seattle
Floyd
Tacoma
Sadie Pierce
Merrill
Miss Pierce
Everett
Archie Jamieson
Jamieson
Will Favor Light Reduction Bill In City Utilities Panel
Councilman Erickson's plan to cut residence light rates moves to a favorable vote in the utilities committee next Monday. Erickson and Hesketh back the majority report while Hans Will opposes. Goddard may sign the majority, as data from Tacoma is cited to argue cheaper city lighting despite fewer customers.
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Erickson
City Utilities Committee
Erickson and
Hesketh
Hans
Goddard
Tacoma
Seattle
Ross
Robbery At Home: Two Men Corner R F Dudenthal In Chicago
Two men seized R F Dudenthal near his Chicago home and choked him until his gold teeth fell out. One attacker urged the other to tighten up as he pressed for more. Dudenthal surrendered $50 in cash and a meerschaum pipe.
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R. F. Dudenthal
Chicago
Jack
Dudenthal
Six Thousand El Paso Residents Moved to Mexico
Six thousand American residents of El Paso have had their homes deemed part of Mexico by Arbitrator Eugene La Fieur in the Chamizal boundary dispute. The compromise decision awards the two mile long strip and its seven million dollar value to Mexico, with a portion of El Paso included in the region.
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United Press
EL Paso
Tex
Republic of Mexico
Eugene la Fieur
Chamizal
Mexico
New Invention Fires Concrete Walls by Rapid Gun
In New York on June 16 an inventor unveils a method to shoot concrete walls into place using compressed air and a textile tube. The machine, backed by large capital, claims to do in a day what 24 men once did. In Olneyville Rhode Island the hobble skirt trend crowds 3,000 mill workers into unemployment.
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New York
The Town Is Full of Financiers Says Schnitzel
Schnitzel Smith boasts that townsfolk are full of financiers while Uncle Eben weighs a con trap of a new bread toaster and egg boiler invention. Schnitzel recalls a $205.75 factory start and a $200 nest egg that would grow to 96540 in 433 years, then reveals he dodges stock schemes and declines the oil shares offer.
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Schnitzel
Schnitzel Smith
Uncle Eben
Ular
Eben
Manhattan
Schaitzeel Smith
Judge 10 Removes Bats and Bangs in Youth Dress Critique
Cincinnati June 16 Judge John A Caldwell of the juvenile court scolded Hazel Arnold 16 and Ida Thomas 14 for dressing in rat or Grecian bands and short dresses. He condemned the fashion as a cause of juvenile delinquency and urged modest attire for young girls.
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United Frees
Cincinnati
Hazel Arnold
Ida Thomas
John A. Caldwell
Juvenile Court
Tallest Woman in the World Denies Marriage Plans
Elia K. Ewing of Gorin Missouri, nine feet one and a half inches tall and weighing 386 pounds, arrived in Chicago with heart trouble. She denied plans to marry a European giant, saying she does not want to wed and wonders how a family like hers would be possible.
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Chicago
Elia K. Ewing
Gorin
Million Dollar Fire Destroys St. Louis Manufacturing District
A fire in St. Louis this morning burned for four hours, destroying more than $1,000,000 in property. Wiped out were the Muttleh & Door Company, Batham & Ker Planing Mill Company, and Mis...
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Louis
Muttle #h & Door company
Batham & Ker Planing Mill Company
Mis
Woman Attacked by Sewer Rat In City Corner
Mrs Jeanet Showalter of 7451 Black Alder Ave East End fought a monster sewer rat at Liberty Ave and Seventh St. The animal sprang at her throat as she bent to pet it, sinking its teeth before it escaped into a sewer. Coroner Hoffman notes blood sports as a dangerous thrill in auto racing and aeronautics.
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Ppbrurg
Jeanet Showalter
Blackadore Av
East End
Liberty Av
Seventh St
Showalter
Nower
Chicago
Peter Hoffman
Bible Guide for Young Women in Love Praised by Rev Mason
Rev Olin Mason Caward recommends the Bible as a guide for young women in love, arguing that it offers better counsel than newspaper advice columns. He cites Rear Prov erba as a source.
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Chicago
Olin Mason Caward
High Auction Prices at Cooper & Sons Jersey Sale
Allentown buyers paid record sums at Coopersburg for Jersey cattle. Noble of Oaklands sold for 15000 dollars to M. A. Scovall of Lexington Kentucky along with his dam Lady Viola for 7000 dollars. Camboges Knight fetched 6700 dollars to T De Witt Cuyler of Paolika who also bought seven cows for 12260 dollars. One hundred head total brought 12616 dollars.
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Allentown
Cooper & Sons
Jersey
Coopersburg
Noble
Oaklands
Lady Viola
M. A. Scovall
Lexington
T. de Witt Cuyler
Paolika
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White Star
Canadian Pacific
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Holt Lines
Ann Arbor, Mich
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America
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Norway
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Blumenfeld
First Avenue
Mongeae Bes
Asin” Macon
Los Angeles
Ricardo Flores Mayon
Mexican Liberal Party
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